Samsung sells some rugged Android devices under its ‘Active’ brand, but it has been more than three years since the company launched a new rugged tablet. Fortunately, companies looking for rugged devices now have a new model to choose from: the Galaxy Tab Active3.
The latest Tab Active model supplied with 3 GB of RAM, 16 GB of internal storage, support for S Pen and Android 7.1. Samsung’s replacement has an almost identical design (hello, Galaxy S7 navigation buttons!), Which Samsung says should allow existing accessories to remain compatible, as well as the same IP68 water / dust resistance and MIL-certified construction -STD-810. Most of the improvements are in the interior: more storage, more RAM, support for Wi-Fi 6, a bigger battery, newer software and so on.
Galaxy Tab Active3 supports wireless DeX, as well as some other useful features mainly in corporate settings – ‘Battery-free mode’ can keep the tablet running on wall power only and ‘Knox Capture’ turns the tablet into a reader barcode. It comes with Android 10, but Samsung says an update to Android 11 is coming and the company promises “up to three generations of Android OS updates” It is unclear whether the Android 11 update counts as one of those generations.
Samsung is primarily selling Active3 for corporate use, with prices starting at $ 489.99 for the 64 GB Wi-Fi model or $ 509.99 for the 128 GB version. LTE variants unlocked for carrier are also available for $ 589.99 (64 GB) or $ 609.99 (128 GB). You can also buy the tablet directly from the Samsung website, but only 64 GB versions are available.
