Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 2

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It took Samsung almost three years to upgrade the Galaxy Tab Active. As before, the Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 2 is extremely durable thanks to its MIL-STD-810 certification and should survive severe pressure, temperatures, environments, vibration, and drops. It is also IP68 rated for protection against water as well as dust. Samsung says the tablet is suitable for use in many different industries for various reasons. It could be a great option for those working in construction due to its durable design, while the law enforcement sector might benefit from the many vehicle mounting options that are available. The entire tablet is surrounded by a black metal frame, the battery cover is made of plastic, and the display is covered by Corning Gorilla Glass 3. On the subject of gloves, of course, the Galaxy Tab Active 2 can be used with gloves. The cover also features a slot for the included S Pen. It is pretty tight and requires some force to let go of the stylus. The included cover fits the Galaxy Tab Active 2 very well, and the tablet seems to be very robust and tough.

Like most tablets, the Active 2 is equipped with two cameras, a front-facing, and a rear-facing camera. The latter features an 8MP sensor (3264x2448), the overall image quality was fairly decent, even in low-light conditions, with some minor blurriness around the edges and lackluster colors. The 5-MP front-facing camera was even worse. It performed better in low-light conditions than the rear shooter, although its photos turned out even paler, but at least it is more than adequate for video chats. The 8-inch display with a resolution of 1,280 x 800 pixels is mediocre at best, but is not uncommon in the mid-range bracket. That said, the predecessor already featured the exact same resolution three years ago. However, the display is pretty nice overall. Brightness is above average, contrast ratio and color representation are acceptable. Viewing angles are excellent for a TFT LCD panel and there are no distorted colors or inexplicable drops in brightness, regardless of the viewing angle.  Outdoor usability was quite good thanks to the display’s high brightness, and the display remained readable even in bright sunlight. Still, given the highly glossy nature of the display’s glass cover, a shady spot would be preferable and much less strenuous for the eyes. The Galaxy Tab Active 2 is equipped with Samsung’s own Exynos 7 Octa 7870 SoC featuring eight cores, an integrated LTE modem, a dual-channel memory controller, and an ARM Mali T830 MP2 GPU. Despite the fact that this SoC is almost two years old, it is still more than fast enough for most Android apps. 2016 games should also run fairly well on medium details.

Hands-on article by Jagadisa Rajarathnam

ARM Mali-T830 MP2: Integrated graphics card for smartphones and tablets with two clusters (MP2) supporting OpenGL ES 3.2. Only some 3D games with very low demands are playable with these cards. » Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Graphics Cards and the corresponding Benchmark List.
7870 Octa: Exynos 7 Soc with eight Cortex-A53 cores clocked at up to 1.6 GHz and manufactured in a 14-nm process. Includes the GPU ARM Mali T830-MP2 as well as a dual-channel memory controller (LPDDR3-1866).» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.
8":

This display size is a threshold between tablets and smartphones. Most tablets have larger screen diagonals but a lot of smartphones offer such a big screen.

Large display-sizes allow higher resolutions. So, details like letters are bigger. On the other hand, the power consumption is lower with small screen diagonals and the devices are smaller, more lightweight and cheaper.

» To find out how fine a display is, see our DPI List.
0.512 kg:

This is pretty heavy for a smartphone. Usually, small tablets weigh as much.

Samsung: The Samsung Group is composed of numerous international businesses, all united under the Samsung brand in South Korea. The meaning of the Korean word Samsung is "tristar" or "three stars". The Samsung brand is one of the most important brands of South Korea. Samsung is an international notebook manufacturer of medium size according market shares and reviews.

In 2015 and 2016, Samsung had a market share of around 24-25% in the global smartphone market and was undisputed market leader. In the laptop sector, Samsung is on the 8th place in the global manufacturer rankings from 2014-2016 with 1.7-2.7%.

In 2016 Samsung slipped into a crisis due to exploding smartphone batteries and a failed recall action.

77.39%: This rating is not convincing. The laptop is evaluated below average, this is not really a recommendation for purchase.
» Further information can be found in our Notebook Purchase Guide.

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