Samsung Announces the 8″ Galaxy Tab Active 2, Available Later This Month

Samsung has been releasing an active variant of their Galaxy S series of smartphones for a while now but they just recently started this trend with tablets. In 2014, the Galaxy Tab Active was released as a mid-range device with a rugged design and now the company has finally refreshed that line with the new Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 2. The refreshed version has twice as much RAM as its predecessor and the company has now switched from a Snapdragon SoC to their own in-house Exynos 7870.

There generally isn't much activity in the Android tablet space these days but there are some new devices that pop up every now and then. We first heard about the Galaxy Tab Active 2 at the start of this week when some details about the device were leaked by WinFuture. Some of the details from this leak were spot on, but others were slightly off.

For example, the rumor stated that the new tablet would be powered by the Exynos 7880, but instead it is using the  Exynos 7870. So let's take a look at the official specifications that have been announced.

Display	8.0" WXGA TFT (1280×800)
Chipset	Samsung Exynos 7870 @ 1.6GHz
RAM	3GB
Internal Storage	16GB
LTE Support	Cat.6 (300Mbps)
Cameras	8.0MP AF (rear) + 5.0MP, Flash (front)
Sensors	Accelerometer, Fingerprint Sensor, Gyro Sensor, Geomagnetic Sensor, Hall Sensor, Proximity Sensor, RGB Light Sensor
Wireless Connectivity	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac (2.4GHz+5GHz), Wi-Fi Direct, BT 4.2, NFC
GPS	GPS + GLONASS
Dimension	127.6 x 214.7 x 9.9mm, 415g (Wi-Fi)
Battery	4,450mAh, User Replaceable
Operating System	Android 7.1
Durability	IP68 Water and Dust Resistance, IP68 Water and Dust Resistance, 1.2m Anti-shock with inbox protective cover, MIL-STD-810G
Stylus	S Pen (IP68 Certified, 4096 Pressure Level, Air Command)
Security	Knox 2.8
MicroSD Slot	Yes
Weight	419g (LTE)

As you can see, this is a considerable upgrade from the original model which had only 1.5GB of RAM and the Snapdragon 400 SoC running the device. We don't have an exact release date right now, but Samsung tells us it will be made available in "select markets" in October.

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Source: Samsung

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