I think he is like me, can't make up the mind cos while they look similar, you'll appreciate 1 over another in certain situations. The phone is a must to carry all the time since it's a phone, it's how you try to make use of the 8" tablet that is the tricky part.
But 8" is really damm handy and it's like the right size to do certain things while still small enough to be hold comfortably. But for something u need more space for, a 10" tablet is the way. It's hard to make people see it la
That's true, even till now, after 2 weeks, I'm still in dilemma. I might eventually sell away my Note 8 if I got Note 3. If not my Note 3 will be useless tech for all those functions.
Video playback, as much as I love watching on my Note 8, I still find it okay to watch my Note 2, easier to handle while on trains/bus. Might find times having difficulties using Note 8 when I received messages like Whatsapp etc, due to the fact that I'm holding Note 8, I'll end up having to use Note 2 with 1 hand, which is almost impossible, tried for 3 days of actual usage.
Today, I switched back to S4 + Note 8, it's so much better, having to use S4 with 1 hand at ease, but sometimes I felt kind of crumbled up to hold them together, thus my thoughts gave me Note 3 solo usage again haha, this is like never ending cycles!
In the end, unless one use Note 8 strictly for writing wise, I believe it's still better to use only 1 device.