SpecEagle review · Samsung

Galaxy Active neo review: Japan rugged 2017.

SpecEagle Editorial·Nov 2017·$400
Overall
65/100
Class rank
#6 of 11
Tier
Rugged
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The verdict, up front

Galaxy Active neo.

Galaxy Active neo was Samsung's 2017 Japan-exclusive rugged with Felica + IP68.

01Display

60/100

60/100 is one of the weaker display results among rugged phones of 2017 — 13 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.

TypeTFT LCD
Size4.5"
Resolution960 x 540

02Performance

56/100

56/100 is one of the weaker performance results among rugged phones of 2017 — 12 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.

ChipsetExynos 7570
RAM2 GB
Storage16 GB

03Camera

64/100

64/100 is one of the weaker camera results among rugged phones of 2017 — 7 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.

Main8 MP
Front5 MP

04Battery

72/100

72/100 is one of the weaker battery results among rugged phones of 2017 — 10 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.

Capacity2,950 mAh (removable)

05Software

64/100

64/100 is one of the weaker software results among rugged phones of 2017 — 7 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.

What works
  • IP68 + MIL-STD-810G rugged.
  • Removable battery.
  • Felica mobile pay.
  • Compact 167 g rugged.
What doesn't
  • Exynos 7570 weak.
  • 2 GB RAM.
  • 16 GB storage.
  • Japan-only.
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How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 11-phone cohort of rugged devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .