SpecEagle review · Samsung

Galaxy Tab Active 5 review: Rugged tablet enterprise.

Item: Galaxy Tab Active 5
Rating: 76
Author: SpecEagle Editorial

SpecEagle Editorial·Feb 2024·$650

Overall

76/100

Class rank

#4 of 25

Tier

Rugged

Buy?

At the right price

The verdict, up front

Active 5 enterprise rugged.

Tab Active 5 brings replaceable battery, IP68 and 5 OS updates to Samsung's enterprise rugged tablet.

01Display

74/100

74/100 — right at the average for rugged phones of 2024.

TypePLS LCD

Size8.0"

Resolution1920 x 1200

02Performance

72/100

72/100 — right at the average for rugged phones of 2024.

ChipsetExynos 1380

RAM6 GB

Storage128 GB

03Camera

70/100

70/100 — right at the average for rugged phones of 2024.

Main13 MP

Front5 MP

04Battery

78/100

78/100 is one of the weaker battery results among rugged phones of 2024 — 12 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.

Capacity5,050 mAh (replaceable)

Charging15 W

05Software

86/100

At 86/100 this is one of the strongest software showings among rugged phones of 2024 — 13 points above the cohort average.

What works

Replaceable battery rugged.
5 OS updates.
S Pen included.
IP68 + MIL-STD-810H.

What doesn't

Exynos 1380 modest.
PLS LCD only.
$650 enterprise pricing.
470 g.

Cross-shop it against

Doogee V20 Pro

$500 · score 78/100

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 25-phone cohort of rugged devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .