With Wi-Fi 6e and 5G comms, the Active5 can stream video and data smoothly.
It also has a 13MP rear camera for still image and video capture.
However, the single feature that diverges Active5 from most alternatives is its user-replaceable battery.
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for whatever reason, it isnt currently sold through the direct Samsung portal.
Its exclusive to 3rd-party vendors, and they also are the only source for the accessories.
Therefore, if you want a rugged tablet, there are significantly cheaper options.
This cant be removed when the protective rubber bumper that comes with the tablet is in place.
One well call wonderful, and another that is far from that.
What isnt even second billing is that Samsung gave this machine just 6GB of RAM and 128GB of storage.
And, that 128GB of store is cut to only 105GiB before the owner has installed their first program.
Considering the cost of this tablet, it should have more RAM and more storage by default.
Another area where the tablet seems underspecified is its battery capacity.
There are only two sensors, one each for the front or back.
The rear sensor is only a 12.8MP one, and the front has a 5MP selfie.
I could go into painful detail about the limitations of both these cameras, but its boring.
But the Active5 doesnt match even that $150 phone.
In short, ouch.
And when it comes to graphics, it’s more than twice the speed.
There is one area of weakness, and thats battery life.
That chip makes this tablet suitable for those who need extra processing oomph to locally process images and data.
However, there are a few issues here that are difficult to ignore.
On the subject of supporting accessories, the Active5 was launched in January.
For Cradles we have stands/stations for use in retail environments and docks for vehicle mounting.
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That could be useful if you are hiking and need it to occasionally record images or navigate.
you might add a MicroSD card, but that wont be as quick as the internal storage.
Read ourDoogee R10 rugged Android tabletreview for more information.
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AGM PAD P1
Another inexpensive, rugged tablet using the ever-popular Helio G99 processor.
The real selling point is the price, but other tablets with better specs arent much more.
Read ourAGM PAD P1 reviewfor more information.
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More rugged tech
Need the full kit for out in the field?
Here’s what we’ve reviewed so far:
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