Samsung unveils rugged Galaxy Tab Active5 series tablet in India

Besides IP68 water-and-dust resistant rating, the Samsung's new Android tablet has also passed MIL-STD-810H US military rugged durability standards.

Samsung on Monday (August 18) unveiled the new rugged Galaxy Tab Active5 Enterprise Edition in India.

The new Galaxy Tab Active5 sports an 8.0-inch WUXGA TFT LCD display with a 16:10 aspect ratio and support up to 120Hz refresh rate. The display is protected by Corning's Gorilla Glass 5 shield and comes with IP68 rating, meaning it can survive not just water splash, but also underwater up to 1.5 metres (around five feet) for close to 30 minutes.

Even the S Pen stylus, which comes free with the retail box, comes with the IP68 rating as well.

The Samsung tablet has also passed MIL-STD-810H US military rugged durability standards.

The device is tailor-made for usage at extreme conditions such as in a factory unit, mining sector and other outdoor working conditions.

The device also features a Type-C USB port, side-mounted fingerprint sensor, dual-SIM slot (in addition to e-SIM), Wi-Fi 6(802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax), Wi-Fi Direct, Bluetooth v5.3, NFC, POGO Pin (for docking folio cover case and other accessories), a microSD card slot and 3.5mm audio jack.

Samsung Galaxy Tab Active5 series.

Inside, it houses a 5nm class Exynos 1380 octa-core processor, Android 15 OS, 6GB/8GB RAM, 128GB/256GB storage (expandable up to 1TB), 13MP (f/1.9) wide camera with LED flash on the back, 5MP (f/2.2) front camera for selfies, video calling and a 5,050mAh battery.

The Galaxy Tab Active5 comes in two configurations-- 6GB RAM + 128GB storage, 8GB RAM + 256GB storage-- for Rs 49,999 and Rs 56,999, respectively.

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