It has been two years since Samsung unveiled a
rugged tablet, but this year’s IFA puts an end to this drought – the Samsung
Galaxy Tab Active Pro is official and it is a major upgrade over the Tab Active
2. It has a larger screen – 10” big – which will facilitate DeX mode.
You can use it on the tablet itself or hook up an external screen for a dual
monitor experience. The screen has document-friendly resolution of 1,920 x
1,200px (16:10).
The tablet is designed to work even with thick
gloves as you can use the easily-accessible S Pen (which is stashed in the top
left corner). Also, there are hardware keys below the screen for basic
navigation. The screen promises 550 nits of brightness for improved visibility
outside along with wet touch and glove modes.
The Galaxy Tab Active Pro is designed to survive
extreme working conditions. It features IP68-level dust and water resistance
and has been tested for falls from 1.2m (according to the MIL-STD-810G
standard). The tablet packs 4GB of RAM and 64GB storage, plus a microSD slot for
up to 512GB more. Samsung didn’t reveal the name of the chipset, but based on
info from Geekbench should be a Snapdragon 710.
The tablet will launch with Android 9 Pie out of the
box. It’s powered by a user-replaceable 7,600mAh battery (no word on fast
charging). Additional specs include a 13MP camera on the back and 8MP on the
front.
The Tab Active will be available in Germany from
October 1 at a price of € 600. If you want LTE connectivity, that version is
€ 670. Note that Samsung is targeting business users with this tablet, so it’s
not meant for the general public. On the plus side, it commits to 4 years of
software updates.
