The Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 5 Pro is built with durability at its core, featuring a rugged construction and an IP68 waterproof rating that allows submersion down to 1.5 m. The tablet measures 242.9 x 170.2 mm with a thickness of 10.2 mm and weighs 683 g, giving it a solid, substantial feel suited to demanding conditions. A stylus is included in the box, though it does not support tilt sensitivity. The device does not come with a detachable or backlit keyboard.
The tablet features a 10.1″ IPS LCD touchscreen with a 1920 x 1200 resolution and a pixel density of 224 ppi, delivering a reasonably sharp and clear image across its panel. A 120Hz refresh rate ensures smooth on-screen motion, while the display is protected by Gorilla Glass Victus, a branded damage-resistant glass solution. HDR10 and HDR10+ are not supported, and the screen is not of the e-paper or sapphire glass variety.
The tablet is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 system-on-chip, built on a 4 nm process and configured with an 8-thread CPU running at up to 2.5 GHz across a big.LITTLE architecture with HMP support, alongside a turbo clock of 2.4 GHz and a thermal design power of 5W. It comes with 8GB of DDR5 RAM running at 3200 MHz and 256GB of internal storage, with an external memory slot available for expansion and a maximum supported memory amount of 16GB at up to 25.6 GB/s bandwidth. Graphics are handled by the integrated Adreno 710 GPU, clocked at 1050 MHz with 128 shading units, supporting OpenGL 3.2, OpenGL ES 3.2, OpenCL 2, and DirectX 12. The chipset also includes integrated LTE and ARM TrustZone security, and the device runs Android 15 with full 64-bit support. Geekbench 6 scores are recorded at 1162 (single-core) and 3239 (multi-core).
The main camera offers a 12MP CMOS sensor with an f/1.8 aperture and supports 4K video recording at 30fps, with continuous autofocus during video capture and a single LED flash, though optical zoom, optical image stabilization, slow-motion recording, timelapse, burst mode, and panorama shooting are not available. Manual controls include ISO, exposure, focus, and white balance, giving photographers a degree of hands-on control, while HDR mode and touch autofocus are also supported. The front-facing 8MP camera has an f/2.0 aperture and is accompanied by a video light, but lacks a dedicated LED flash of its own. Neither camera supports 3D recording or 360-degree panoramas, and the main sensor is not back-illuminated.
On the audio side, the tablet includes stereo speakers for a wider sound output, along with a 3.5mm headphone jack for wired headset connectivity. There is no built-in radio tuner.
The tablet is equipped with a 10,100 mAh rechargeable battery that is also user-removable, which is a relatively uncommon feature and can be useful in field or mission-critical settings. A battery level indicator is present, keeping users informed of remaining charge. Neither fast charging nor wireless charging is supported.
Wireless connectivity covers Wi-Fi 4, 5, and 6, Bluetooth 5.4, NFC, and 5G cellular support with dual SIM capability, while the USB Type-C port runs at USB 3.2 with a maximum download speed of 2900 MBits/s. Location is handled via GPS with gyroscope, accelerometer, and compass sensors also on board, and the tablet supports device tracking. On the software side, the system offers a broad set of privacy controls including location privacy options, camera and microphone access management, clipboard warnings, and app tracking blocking, though cross-site tracking blocking and Mail Privacy Protection are absent. Productivity features include split-screen multitasking, Picture-in-Picture, full-page screenshots, media picker, widgets, customizable notifications, dark mode, dynamic and manual theme customization, extra dim mode, app offloading, on-device machine learning, offline voice recognition, voice commands, sharing intents, and the ability to play games while they download. The tablet supports multi-user operation and includes a child lock, battery health check, and live text selection from images. Biometric options such as a fingerprint scanner, iris scanner, and 3D facial recognition are not present, and there is no HDMI output, Ethernet support, infrared sensor, built-in projector, Wi-Fi password sharing, Quick Start, or focus modes. Direct OS updates from the vendor are not provided.
The tablet uses DDR5 memory and supports multithreading, contributing to its overall processing efficiency. Geekbench 5 benchmark results are recorded at 893 (single-core) and 3242 (multi-core), reflecting the chip's threaded workload capability.
