What did not like

With a heavy case, the camera is not very

What did you like

brightness, screen, shockproof case, smart, 4G

What did not like

Weak battery, little RAM (but nevertheless noticed yet)

What did you like

Display, LTE, Complete set (Cutting case, Stylus), Removal Battery

What did not like

Does not support fromG.

What did you like

Protection - design, sizes, one hand can be kept - 4G downloads 10 megabytes per second. - Stuffing, though not the most powerful, but with tasks copes - installation without hanging video 720p and editing photos in photoshop (two-gear photographs without brakes in general). I'm not talking about simple applications. Asphalt 8 on medium settings (default) without brands. The interface is very pleasant and smooth (relaxes his bullhead). - Battery (with moderate use per day, 30% loses, on the Internet 1-2% for half an hour). - Stylus! - cameras after updating at even better steel! - Very good GPS and GLONASS - NFC - Case included. - Fast charging.

What did not like

What did you like

Uploaded all possible applications for the architect without problems ... incl. Autocompany and office ... and photoshop ... Trend ... Even, managed to drop, already ... Protection works ... I chase iron in a protected body and in the rain and snow ... at home, the cat was rushing under water - the cat is intact ... and it seems that the cat is jealous to the bright "new family member" did not stop ...

What did not like

Camera - for a tick.
Price.

What did you like

Monolith and monumentality. With a rather weak hardware - it works surprisingly pleasantly and long enough. With an average mode of use - 2 days, or 8.5 hours of screen operation on autowarity (WOT, WEB, reader, films). Plugness is really on top, it is very convenient to take from the table, and from the hands does not blunt to slip out. The display is good, it is not poisonous and not such a peeler (like Super AMOLED), the information is read well, the auto-color works adequately.

What did not like

Sound - Made by the residual principle. Type for the B2B sector and do not. The speaker is not enough that quiet and no. If you do not plan to listen to music, then the lack is insignificant. When used as a phone, in a noisy place, there is also a lack of volume. However, the headset / headphones straighten the situation. Android 4.4.4 and it seems that the update will not shine. Not critical, but even ... the screen is not bad, but not excellent, someone may not be enough 1280 x 800. I have no desire to consider pixels :) And I consider it more than enough, but with bright sunlight readability worsen. Brightness I would have added.

What did you like

1. Reliability: worked in the temperature range -10 + 37, in the rain, fell (not me, and the tablet :)) ... works without glitches, i.e. at all. For three months, not a single reboot, depending on the ITP, despite the netual 2. Iron - for its price range and screen resolution, I must say correctly selected. Runs of 1.5 GB, it would be more and more but it really grabs (if the tabs in the browser are less than 20 :)). Availability LTE, NFC, GLONASS, Wi-Fi Direct is very nice, not everyone, even, top tablets there is such a set. The average percent and video is actually even in plus (well, except for the most "heavy" games) because the tablet is not heated (and therefore, theoretically, will live longer) and gives excellent 3. Autonomy is one of the best offers on the market, regardless of Prices. 11 hours video is something! In the player mode, the week will work without any problems (and by the way, yes, Apad, on autonomy loses;)). Separate pluses - removable battery 4. And equipment. Case and stylus - good bonus. However, as the ability to use the tablet, as a phone!

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With a stylus, LTE and excellent autonomy

In a large segment of mobile devices, the tablet market is perhaps the most conservative. Here are very rare bursts peculiar to smartphones and worsted gadgets, and on experiments scale, than the transition to 4: 3, few people are solved. Therefore, we follow the security of protected devices with great interest, in the assortment of which very interesting models often occur. Such as Samsung Galaxy Tab Active.

Specifications SAMSUNG GALAXY TAB ACTIVE (SM-T365)

• Model number: SM-T365
• Singlery System: Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 (MSM8926 in LTE-, APQ8026 in Wi-Fi version)
• Central processor: 4 cores Cortex-A7 @ 1.2 GHz
• Graphic Processor: Adreno 305
• Display: IPS, 8, 1280 × 800, 189 ppi
• RAM: 1.5 GB
• Internal memory: 16 GB
• MICROSD card support (up to 64 GB)
• Support GSM, WCDMA, LTE Cat 4 with phone features
• Wi-Fi 802.11 A / B / G / N (2.4 + 5 GHz)
• Bluetooth 4.0, NFC, GPS / A-GPS / GLONASS
• Cameras: 1.2 MP Frontal, 3.1 megapixel rear with flash
• Micro-USB (with OTG Support), Docking Station Connector, Micro-SIM, 3.5 mm Connector for Headphones
• Battery capacity: 4450 mA · h (removable)
• Operating system: Google Android 4.4.4
• Size: 227 × 131 × 11.5 mm (in case), 213.1 × 126.2 × 9.75 mm (without cover)
• Mass: 496 g (in case), 393 g (without cover)

We were tested for testing a model with mobile support. Its characteristics are fully consistent with the budget level, there is even a functional bonus in the form of NFC. We put our hero in one row with less protected competitors.

* - at the time of the relevant article

In order to preserve the price at the level of competitors, a hardware power was brought to the victim of the security - here the tablet is inferior to competitors. But due to the fact that permission was also reduced, it is unlikely to worsen the stability of work.

Equipment

Samsung Galaxy Tab Active comes in a cardboard box, painted under the tree, like the remaining manufacturer tablets. The box separately delivered information about the presence of a protective cover and a PEN stylus.

Together with these non-standard accessories in the box, we found a completely ordinary set of paper pieces, a Micro-USB cable and a network adapter.

Design

To begin with, we will study the Galaxy Tab Active without a cover. Among all Samsung tablets, he has the most differences from colleagues, which is sometimes not easy to identify. The front panel is surrounded by a silver frame, which is slightly raised above the glass and thereby it protects the screen.

Three Standard Android buttons are mechanical suitable for extreme use conditions. The designations on them are made by inserts from silver plastic - it is definitely not erased. The keys themselves are clearly separated, have a ripple and short, clear move.

Above the display is an additional, conversational speaker grille, a photosensitive sensor and a camera lens.

Outstanding angles, embossed inserts, protective gray-green - all these features successfully support the style of the tablet for extreme working conditions. Plastic corrugated circles are especially interesting to look especially interesting. They are slightly lifted over the case and contribute to the protection of the device from falling plastics. In this case, inserts can easily leave scratches on the surface of the mirror table, so you need to be careful.

In the center above the rear panel, the camera with a flash towers, the main speaker is replaced below. Volume margin and sound quality on tablet standards are very good, although there are no external prerequisites for this two little slots.

The checlasy fashion on the curved corners of Tab Active turns 180 degrees: here the corners of the tablet are convex. The ribs are cut at right angles and textured, which allows you to safely clap the device.

In the middle of the left side, the docking connector is aligned, providing faster charging compared to the Micro-USB port. It is convenient for use in working scenarios when you often charge a large number of devices. No wonder Galaxy Tab Active is positioned as a tablet "for business".

On the upper face there is only one small hole. Judging by the fact that the tablet removes the video with stereo sound, this is the second microphone. The main microphone is below, here we see micro-usb and 3.5 mm connector for connecting the headset.

Rear cover from tablet removable. To dismantle it, you need to pry for a slot in the corner. The lid is fixed on the set of latches, and when you take off, constantly fear them to break them. Although during testing there were no problems with this. When you return the lid to the place, you must trace all the latches to be closed, to try to try the perimeter - the operating system constantly gives a prompt about it.

The battery is easy to pick up and extract. It is not made in China, but in Vietnam, but cells - and in general at home Samsung.

Over the battery is a combined connector for two cards, and microSD can be installed, without removing the battery, and Micro-SIM is no longer.

We refund the battery, the back cover and stretch on the tablet with a complete rubber case. It is stretching like a bow, which will require some skill.

The case significantly increases the dimensions and mass of the tablet. It is designed so that all functional elements remain available. Even over the second microphone there is a small slot, although it is usually still hidden under the stylus.

The stylus does not represent anything special, it is just a plastic wand with a rubber tip. It is reliably fixed in the groove of the cover on an invisible latch. The first input in this case does not submit such wide opportunities as in the Galaxy Note series, but the presence of this tool can help, for example, with long-term work in the cold.

The cover sits on the tablet tightly not from all sides, there is a slight backlash on the left. Mechanical buttons both on the case and on the tablet itself have a short and clear move. But require quite a little effort to press. Because of this, the likelihood of random triggers when you take the Galaxy Tab Active from the table.

The quality of the assembly of the tablet claims does not deserve, the protected device fully meets the increased requirements that the label "for the business" imposes. Unfortunately, the tablet is not designed for ordinary consumers. Samsung Galaxy Tab Active is intended solely for the B2B segment. The design of the device is thought out for non-standard use conditions, when you can not rely on touch buttons, and with categorical hang, you can simply get the battery. Such an opportunity is often provided in specific devices, we recently encountered it in. But, in contrast, that a couple, the Samsung Galaxy Tab Active is attractive and with aesthetic angle. It is certified according to IP67 (dustproof and short-term immersion at a depth of 1 m). Protection is guaranteed if the tablet is in the case, otherwise the operation of the device can quickly stop. In addition, the case provides protection against mechanical shock according to the MIL-STD-810G standard (drop from a height of 1.2 m per plywood surface).

Screen

The front surface of the screen is made in the form of a glass plate with a mirror-smooth surface resistant to the appearance of scratches. Judging by the brightness of the reflected objects, anti-glare screen properties are no worse thanGoogle Nexus 7 (2013) (hereinafter just Nexus 7). For clarity, we give a photo on which a white surface is reflected in the screens of both tablets (Samsung Galaxy Tab Active - on the left, then they can be distinguished in size, as it has more screen, and on all the following comparative photos, the test tablet is located below Nexus 7) :

SAMSUNG GALAXY TAB ACTIVE SCHOOL LIGHT LIGHT - brightness by photography 99 versus 94 at Nexus 7. Magitia of reflected objects in the Samsung Galaxy Tab Active screen is very weak, this suggests that there is no air interval between the outer glass and the surface of the matrix. oGS type screen - One Glass Solution). Due to the smaller number of boundaries (type of glass / air) with highly different refractive facilities, with other things being equal, such screens look better with a strong external illumination, but here they are repaired in the case of cracked external glass costs much more expensive, since it is necessary to change the entire screen. On the outer surface of the screen there is a special oleophobic (grease-repellent) coating (very effective, better than Nexus 7), Therefore, traces from the fingers are removed significantly easier, and appear at a lesser speed than in the case of ordinary glass.

When manually controlled brightness, its maximum value was ordage 390 kD / m², and minimal - 5 cd / m². The maximum value is quite high, and given the good anti-glare properties, with a bright daylight, the image on the screen should be well distinguishable. In complete darkness, brightness can be reduced to a comfortable level. The automatic brightness adjustment on the illumination sensor works (it is the right door of the front loudspeaker). In automatic mode, when changing external light conditions, the screen brightness is rising, and decreases. You can make adjustments to the operation of this function, moving the settings slider from -5 to +5 units. Next, for three conditions, we give the screen brightness values \u200b\u200bfor the three values \u200b\u200bof this setting - for -5, 0 and +5. In full dark in automatic mode, brightness decreases to 4.3, 7.2 and 10 kD / m², respectively (the first two are dark, the third is normal), in conditions lit by artificial light light (approximately 400 lux), the brightness is set to 75, 160 and 310 kD / m² (dark - just right - lightly, which corresponds to a given correction), in a brightly illuminated environment (corresponds to the lighting with a clear day outside the room, but without direct sunlight - 20,000 LCs or a little more) - rises to 214, 390 and 390 kD / m². Generally the result of the operation of the automatic brightness adjustment function corresponds to the expected. Only at the lowest levels of brightness appears a significant illumination modulation, but its frequency is very high, about 12 kHz, so the screen flicker is actually absent.

This tablet uses iPS type matrix. Micrographs demonstrate a typical structure of subpixels for IPS:

For comparison, you can familiarize yourself with the micrographic gallery of the screens used in mobile technology.

The screen has good viewing angles without inverting shades and without a significant shift of colors Even with a large departure of view from perpendicular to the screen. For comparison, we give the pictures on which the same images are displayed on the Nexus 7 and the tested tablet screens, while the brightness of both screens is set to about 200 cd / m², and the color balance on the camera is forcibly switched to 6500 K. Perpendicular to the plane screens White field:

Note good uniformity of brightness and color tone. And test picture:

The color rendition is good, but the colors on the screen Samsung Galaxy Tab Active pale and the color balance of the tablets differ slightly. Now at an angle of about 45 degrees to the plane and to the side of the screen:

It can be seen that the colors did not change much from both screens, but the contrast at an angle in the case of Samsung Galaxy Tab Active decreased to a greater extent due to a strong increase in the brightness of the black field. And white field:

Brightness at an angle in both tablets significantly decreased (at least 4 times, based on the difference in excerpt), but in the case of Samsung, the decline of brightness is less. The black field when the diagonal deviations is shown very much and acquires a purple or red-purple shade. Photos below, this is demonstrated (the brightness of white areas in the perpendicular plane of the screens direction from the screens is approximately the same!):

And at a different angle:

With perpendicular view, the uniformity of the black field may be impaired, but exactly very good:

Contrast (approximately in the center of the screen) high enough - order 890:1 . The response time when switching a black-white-black is 21 ms (12 ms incl. + 9 ms off.). The transition between the halftons of gray 25% and 75% (according to the numerical color value) and back in sum occupies 33 ms. Constructed by 32 points with an equal interval in the numerical value of the shade of a gray gamma curve did not reveal in neither in the lights, nor in the shadows, and the indicator of the approximating power function turned out to be 2.16, which is close to the standard value 2.2, while the real gamma The curve is practically not deviated from the power dependence:

Color coverage already than SRGB:

Apparently, the matrix light filters largely mix the components to each other. Spectra confirm this:

As a result, the colors of images - drawings, photographs and films, - SRGB-oriented space (and such an overwhelming majority), have reduced saturation. The balance of shades on the scale is somewhat compromise, since the color temperature is higher than the standard 6500 K, and the deviation from the absolutely black body (ΔE) from the spectrum is more than 10, which even for the consumer device is considered not a very good indicator. However, the variation of the color temperature and Δe is not very small, which is positively affected by the visual perception of the color balance. (Dark areas of the gray scale can not be considered, since there the balance of colors does not matter, and the measurement error of the color characteristics on the low brightness is large.)

Let's summarize. The screen has quite high maximum brightness and has good anti-block propertiesTherefore, the device is most likely, without any problems, you can use outdoors even a summer sunny day. In complete dark, brightness can be reduced to a comfortable value. It is permissible to use I. mode with automatic adjustment of brightness, working more or less adequate. The advantages of the screen should include an effective oleophobic coating, no flickering and air gap in the layers of the screen, excellent uniform of the black field, as well as an acceptable color balance. To significant disadvantages - low stability of black to the rejection of the view from the perpendicular to the surface of the screen and the narrowed color coverage. Nevertheless, in general, the quality of the screen is high.

Operating system

Samsung Galaxy Tab Active works under the guidance of an already obsolete version of Android 4.4.4, and this, of course, is for the famous brand omission. All tests were carried out after updating the firmware, on the version T365XXU1AOA1. It uses about 11.97 of the 16 GB of permanent memory.

Apparently, Samsung decided to no longer install Magazine UX on the tablets. In fact, the usefulness of this magazine interface was very low. The old-kind Touchwiz with pleasant additions was returned to Galaxy Tab Active. For example, in the form of quick access to the file dispatcher through the icon in the lower left corner.

In this menu, there is an "Tools panel" icon, adding a button with a dill. When pressed, it will push the menu where you can place five shortcuts on any installed applications.

It is possible to encrypt the contents of the device and memory card through the settings (SAMSUNG KNOX 2.0 technology, 256-bit AES-encryption). The list of business features also includes support for Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync, MDM remote management technologies, as well as connections via VPN. In addition, two gestures are supported - disabling the active audio signals (put the palm on the screen) and the shooting of the screenshot (hold the edge of the palm).

The shift from the right edge causes a multi-plate mode. From the list you can select two applications that will be divided by the screen on the moving boundary. Long pressing the left button below the display allows you to proceed to recent applications and task dispatcher.

The tablet operating system works smoothly, the inclusion takes about 28 seconds. But something still annoys. First, after each inclusion, the user demonstrates a reminder that it is necessary to close the lid tightly, and it is impossible to disable this reminder. Secondly, without drivers, the contents of the device on the computer will not open at all. By the way, you can download them without excess software. And thirdly, that strange, even with the device extracted by the SIM card, the device still displays an active mobile network icon in a tray.

Platform and productivity

The modification of the Samsung Galaxy Tab Active with LTE is based on the popular Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 platform, with four Cortex-A7 cores with a frequency of 1.2 GHz and Adreno 305 graphics. We have already described this SOC in the review of another tablet, WEXLER MOBI 7 LTE.

According to the standards of the modern market, Snapdragon 400 refers to budget systems, standing at the stage below Snapdragon 200 put in the cheapest devices. Interesting the volume of RAM Tab Active is not two, not one, but a half gigabyte, which in the tablets we have not yet come across.

The tested competitors have a more powerful filling, but also to ensure that it needs to work in a larger resolution.

In browser benchmarks, the difference in resolution does not play any role, and Tab Active lags significantly behind all competitors. Note the difference between the two Samsung: in both Snapdragon 800 benchmarks a little more than twice the snapdragon 400.

Approximately twofold lag from TAB Pro is stably preserved in complex benchmarks. MobileXPRT UX-mode can not be taken into account, here are very few, the bulk of the results varies in the area of \u200b\u200bthe stake.

Due to the low frequency of the Tab Active CPU, the separation from competitors in Geekbench is becoming even more.

Let's look at the results of gaming benchmarks.

Graphics is a weak point of the already low-power Snapdragon 400: Even the quad-core old Mali-450 is worthy of Adreno 305 competition. But we still have a Samsung tablet, so we can well count on stable operation of games.

Dead Trigger 2 did not allow setting the graphics settings above average, and at this level it worked fine. What you can not say about GTA: San Andreas, which remained almost unapproaching with any settings. In general, Galaxy Tab Active game compatibility We estimate as very good.

The back surface is shown below (the top in the picture is on the right), obtained after 10 minutes of the battery test operation in the GFXBenchMark program:

It can be seen that the heating is localized in the upper part of the device, which, apparently, corresponds to the location of the SOC chip. According to the heat frame, the maximum heating was only 32 degrees, it is quite a bit. If you remove the back cover, then you can detect the heating up to 35 degrees, and the dark section of the card slot becomes visible, which in view of the mirror metal surface reflects the IR radiation of external (and relatively cold) items:

Video playback

Instead of MX Player, as a third-party player, we use VLC for Android, because it reproduces AC3-audio without unnecessary. Its Tab Active does not proceed without any assistance. But correctly displaying subtitles at VLC does not work. The standard player does not only see subtitles, but also displays them as it should be.

The MHL interface, like the Mobility DisplayPort, we did not find in this tablet, so I had to restrict ourselves to testing the image of the video files on the device itself. To do this, we used a set of test files with one division by the frame with an arrow and a rectangle (see "Methods for testing the playback devices and displaying the video signal. Version 1 (for mobile devices)"). Screenshots with shutter speed in 1 C helped to determine the nature of the output of video files with various parameters: resolution ranged (1280 per 720 (720p), 1920 at 1080 (1080p) and 3840 at 2160 (4K) pixels) and frame rate (24, 25, 30, 50 and 60 frames / s). In tests, we used the MX Player video player in the "hardware" mode. Test results are reduced to the table:

Note: If in both columns Uniformity and Pass Green estimates are exhibited, it means that, most likely, when viewing the films of artifacts caused by uneven alternation and passage of frames, or will not be seen at all, or their number and notice will not affect the preservation of viewing. Red marks indicate possible problems associated with playing relevant files.

According to the frame output criterion, the quality of the video file playback on the tablet screen is high, since frames (or frames of frames) can be output with more or less uniform intervals and without frames of frames. When playing video files with a resolution of 1280 to 720 pixels (720p) on the tablet screen, the image, in fact, the video file is displayed exactly along the wide border of the screen, one to one pixels, that is, in the original resolution. The brightness range displayed on the screen actually corresponds to the standard range 16-235 - in the shadows of the entire pair of shades merged with black color, but all gradations are displayed in the lights.

Support for wireless networks and OTG mode

The Samsung Galaxy Tab Active tablet supports Internet access via Wi-Fi 802.11 A / B / G / N, and works in both bands (both 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz). One of the versions of the device also has the ability to connect via mobile networks of the second, third generation and LTE at CAT 4 speeds.

The wireless protocol list includes Bluetooth 4.0, NFC and GPS / GLONASS / Baidow. The tablet sees satellites almost immediately after switching on the navigation, but the definition of coordinates takes a minute three or four after a cold start. Unexpectedly long for Qualcomm Izat; Usually in the same clear weather analogs on the SOC of this manufacturer, much faster.

It is possible to connect external drives via USB OTG. The speed of copying to the tablet is approximately 7.6 MB / s, and in the opposite direction slightly less - 6.8 MB / s.

Cameras

SAMSUNG GALAXY TAB ACTIVE front camera has a resolution of 1.2 megapixel. Rear camera - 3.1 megapixel nominally and 2048 × 1152, if you judge the pictures. There is an outbreak. The quality of the pictures, of course, is not outstanding, but for this resolution is very good.

The text on the reversal of the book is normal, the focus copes.

The maximum video resolution, which removes the Galaxy Tab Active is 720p.

The video looks good, bitrate and frame rate are held at a good level. Rooms of near passing machines are easily distinguishable.

Autonomous work

Samsung Galaxy Tab Active has a battery with a capacity of 4450 mAh, and it can be removed from the tablet, without cycling additional tools.

In the tablet settings there is an energy saving mode, which cuts the functionality, so it is not involved in tests.

For the duration of the offline work, the tablet player is bypassing all competitors. Cortex-A7 kernels operating at a low frequency will allow Galaxy Tab Active, for example, on campaign for several days. And if you also get an additional battery, then this partner becomes almost perfect for field conditions.

Complete recovery of charge by means of a regular adapter (5 V, 2 A) takes about three and a half hours; According to this indicator, the device does not stand out.

conclusions

Given the poor choice of tablets, unpretentious to the terms of use, and the orientation of "for business", Samsung could offer Galaxy Tab Active at a higher price. Therefore, we were pleasantly surprised when they saw that in their cost of the device was not particularly different from the analogues, which there are no protection. It is logical that in this case something will still have to sacrifice, and the South Koreans made the right choice: they installed the budget SOC to the tablet and balanced it gently.

Some displays are partly compensated by its excellent outdoor behavior. Do not please the lack of fifth version of Android and some trifles in the system. Further, the final list indicates extremely advantages: interesting design, excellent autonomy, good compatibility with games, the presence of LTE and phone functions, as well as the stylus. Without a doubt, Samsung Galaxy Tab Active deserved our editorial award:

What is a tablet for business? Depending on your sphere, it may be a flagship device with a unique stylus (for example, Samsung "and the Note series), and there are a lot of transformer on Windows 8, and some need and just something small compact with GPS, Internet access and more - I am good with good characteristics. And if your job sends you to a variety of construction objects where it is very dusty, where the tablet can both be on the floor and fall, but you need to always have this device at hand. Or you work at low temperature modes, or you Just the devices of such a plan do not live for a long time because they are either broken, or they are drunk, what to do in this case? Samsung offers you Samsung Glaxy Tab Active. Very rare tablet format for at least two reasons.

The first is one of the few tablets with IP 67/68 protection, and MIL STD 810G certification (military standard), for which you can not worry if the device drops from a height of 1.2 m, and allows you to work with a tablet at low temperature modes (from -20 to 20 +60), also devices with such certification are also freezing, and an acidic effect and a thermal blow and a lot more. But compliance with the military standard goes only when equipped with a complete bumper.
And the second reason, which makes the tablet unique - this is a removable battery. The removable battery, in my opinion, is much more convenient for work than to keep an additional battery, than charged with the plib (portable battery).
The appearance of the tablet is brutal enough, with his form you begin to immediately understand that the device is not simple, and it is precisely able to survive a lot.

General characteristics.
Screen.
Screen size - 8 inches.
Resolution - 1280 * 800 (189 PPI).
Type of matrix - TN.
Performance and system.
Processor - Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 with a clock frequency of 1200 MHz.
System - Android 4.4.
RAM - 1.5 GB.
Memory - 16GB, with the ability to expand Micro SD maps to 64 GB.
Video Procedure - ADRENO 305.
Camera.
Rear - 3.1 MP (autofocus, flash).
Frontal - 1.2 mp.
Wireless connection.
WiFi, Bluetooth 4.0, NFC, 3G LTE (optional), work as a cell phone.
Battery.
Capacity - 4450Mach.
Work time - 8 hours.
Battery type - removable.
Navigation.
Support GPS, GLONASS, A-GPS.
Dimensions and weight.
213 mm. x126 mm. x 9.75 mm.
Weight 393
Additionally.
Protection against external factors according to the IP67 and MIL STD 810G standard.

Appearance and equipment.

The device comes in a typical for Samsung box, the company cares about ecology therefore the package is made of environmentally friendly materials.

On the front side of the box, we see the image of the device itself, the model name, memory volume. And also the manufacturer immediately indicates that the tablet refers to a business solution and the fact that in the kit there is a case and stylus.
On the back, what characteristics have the device.

The equipment is pretty good, rarely we see that manufacturers like Samsung chole buyers with a good complete set.
The kit includes:
-Device.
Dimensions of the device 213 mm. x 126 mm. x 9.75 mm.
- Marantee coupon.
- Charger (input 100-240V, 50 / 60Hz 0.35a, output 5.3V 2000MA (2A)
- Micro USB Cable
- Protective Bumper Case
-Stilus C-Pen

When the device falls into your hands, you immediately understand that it is protected, even though it is completely made of plastic, confidence This design inspires more than.

The tablet screen is protected by glass, with good oleophobic coating. Under the screen, the mechanical control buttons are located, rarely see the tablet on android with the mechanical buttons. SAMSUNG logo, spoken speaker, front camera and light sensors are spoiled above the screen.
The framework of the device is made very interesting if you look at the tablet from afar, it seems that it is already in the bumper. The frame is made of pretty high quality and thick plastic, and the corners are repeated a little, which provide additional protection during falls and improve the appearance. On the right end, the inclusion button and the volume control button are installed, on the bottom port of Micro USB and 3.5mm output under the headphones.
The top end is free, but on the left there is a POGO connector that allows you to unload the Micro USB port to charge the device. Charger for this connector is sold separately.

The rear of the tablet is made of plastic. It has a camera module, flash, and speaker.

At first glance, you can decide that the back cover holds on the bolts, but it is actually a snack, it is attached on the latches as in the usual phone. The cover sits tightly no backlash and the embroidents were found not.

When removing the lid, you can see the battery, a slot for the memory card of Micro SD format, and a slot under the SIM card. Also on the lid are visible seals providing protection against moisture. The same protection system is used in SAMSUNG GALAXY S5.

The case included is made of plastic and pretty dense and high-quality rubber. In addition to the protective function, the case still takes place for storing the stylus.

When equipping the cover, the device increases in the amount, becomes protected according to the MIL STD 810G standard and acquires an even more powerful appearance.

The stylus in the tablet is quite simple, not like his fellow Samsung Galaxy Note.
Why Samsung put a simple stylus here, and not a corporate S-Pen, you can understand. It is needed here to control the device when, for example, dressed gloves, or your hands are dirty, and write something you need.

Screen.

The device screen has a diagonal of 8 inches and is made using TFT technology, screen resolution 1280 per 800 pixel density is 189 PPI.
The screen turned out to be very high quality. Yes, many will say that this is TFT, that permission is small, but it is necessary to understand that this device is more a workhorse than the multimedia flagship. Screen resolution is enough to use it with pleasure. The graininess is not particularly observed, the color reproduction is very good, the colors are bright and juicy. There are no problems with the viewing angles.

Camera.

The front camera is equipped with a 1.2 megapixel module, which is quite suitable for sawesvons.

The main chamber has a resolution of 3.1 megapixel, has autofocus and flash. Yes, the camera is weak, yes landscapes to capture, but take a picture of some schedule, or make a photo note completely comes.
The camera in the device has 6 shooting modes
-Avto (automatic mode)
- Do you (automatic face treatment when shooting portraits)
-Photo with sound (adding sound to photo)
-Panorama
- Sports (for photography of fast-moving objects)
-The mind (night mode)

Examples of the photo from the camera.

The video tablet writes to a resolution of 1280 to 720. Video that records the camera is pretty more than the secondary quality.

Software.

From the box on the device installed Android 4.4 Kit Kat with the TouchWiz brand interface. The interface works smoothly, for a couple of days, it was noticed with the tablet of glitches. I am glad that Samsung did not install a lot of their software, as often they do it.

From branded applications on the tablet installed various kinds of widgets, S-Planers (calendar of events, notes, etc.), Galaxy Apps company store.

Like all the latest Samsung models, this tablet supports a lot of window mode.

Hardware.

The device is built on the Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 processor, has 1.5 GB of RAM and Adreno 305 graphics accelerator.
Such characteristics now do not surprise anyone, but the tablet is not going to surprise with unprecedented performance. This is still a workhorse rather than a multimedia flagship.
This iron is enough to work comfortably with this device. Work occurs smoothly, even in a lot of window mode.
Yes, and when starting heavy games, the tablet copes with them, although on no high graphics settings
In the Antutu Samsung Tab Active test, it feeds 16460 points, which is pretty a medium result for 2015.

To check the power of iron in fact, check it in games.
With asphalt 8 On medium graphics settings, the device copes, the game goes smoothly and without hanging.

In Dead Trigger 2, the tablet itself feels comfortable only on low settings, but rolling is extremely rarely.

Also, I liked the fact that the device is installed in the device, which allows you to take and make calls from a tablet. Which is very convenient, you can call in emergency cases, or at all use the device as 2B1.
Also in the tablet there are Wi Fi, Bluetooth 4.0, NFC. Can be said, a gentlemansky set of wireless connections today

Autonomy.

This device boasts a removable battery. In an emergency, it is much easier and more convenient to replace the battery than to search for charging or charge it from an external source.
Battery in a tablet with a capacity of 4450 mA. Yes, the battery is not such a high capacity as I would like, and I would like 5,500 and above MA. Since at low temperature modes, the work time is significantly reduced, but at normal temperature it is enough for 7-8 hours of operation. It can also be easily replaced.
There is also a branded Energy Saving Function from Samsung'a, which extends the operation of the device several times.

Conclusion.

Companies practically do not offer us protected tablets. Basically, this is a Sony model with an IP 67. Panasonic security standard that produces models with a higher degree of protection not falls on store shelves, and sold on special orders of firms. Yes, and they are much more expensive. This device entered the market, and I am quite interesting, but not for everyone.
It is unlikely that it would have bought a fan to play games, as the stuffing at the tablet is not topical. It would be unlikely that it would be bought by a girl for photographs and pastime in social networks, since he is pretty the weak indicators of the camera. And many people would hardly bought it for the reason that for this money you can buy a tablet with much better characteristics, or with the same but cheaper.
But if you need a protected device, your work forces you to work in gloves, at low or high temperatures, in sufficiently dirty and dusty rooms, and you know that the tablet will fall more than once a day, I advise you to look at this model.

Pros:
-Proil housing
-Good equipment
- Standard MIL STD 810G and IP67
-Manel buttons
- Pigled battery
- Flash

Minuses:
-Camera
-the accuracy of the battery (since the work at low temperature conditions is reduced times in one and a half)

Just not intended. For example, you would not like to immerse it into the water to the depth of one meter for 30 minutes (it is the end at any depth for any time interval). You would not like to get the tablet at a temperature below -20 degrees or above +60 degrees (it is designed to work in the gap 0 and +35 degrees Celsius) and you would not like to drop it from the height of one and a half meters (it will destroy the tablet, as you know) .

ipad Air 2 is definitely the best tablet in the market. Nevertheless, it is not at all suitable for very energetic people or those users that work outdoors.

SAMSUNG GALAXY TAB ACTIVE (35.000 p.). Recently released by the manufacturer from Seoul, South Korea, the Samsung tablet can survive not only the conditions given above, it also provides a very pleasant experience of its user.

Like an amazing, but dear Panasonic ToughPad FZ-M1 (105.000 p.), Galaxy Tab Active is built for people who are often found face to face with weather conditions. Unlike ToughPad, Active remains a much more affordable tablet capable of working over six hours.

Characteristics

8-inch tablet with Wi-Fi 802.11 A / B / G / N with support for 16 GB of memory (compared to 82 GB on TOUGHPAD). An Android 4.4 operating system (Kitkat), Galaxy Tab Active is equipped with a 4-core processor Qualcomm APQ 8026 1.2 GHz, built on the Samsung Exynos database.

Like an incredible tablet (20.000 p.), Active Tab has a magnificent form factor and lightweight design (400 grams without recommended protective housing). However, Tab Active is built with a variety of requirements - therefore, some of the most impressive features of Galaxy Tab S did not reach Tab Active, and some less impressive Tab S functions were upgraded to meet a specific user class.

For example: Unlike the Galaxy Tab S and its permissions in 2560 x 1600 pixels, Samsung Galaxy Tab Active offers only 1280 x 800. The tablet also does not have a senior version of 10.5 inches (since it requires a compactness and one-handed approach in its use. considers samsung). The resolution of the chamber is pale on the background of TAB S, whose chambers include 8 and 2.1 megapixels front and rear, respectively. Tab Active can offer only 3.1 and 1.2 megapixels.

Tab Active offers about 10 hours of autonomous work, against 12 hours of Galaxy Tab S, thanks to the built-in battery, which is hidden under an easily removed back cover, which allows you to replace the battery to a new one. Of course, you will have to buy an additional battery, but it is worth it, especially if you are often outside the electrical network.

There is nothing surprising that Tab Active is certified IP67, that is, protected from water and dust, so you can use the tablet at the construction site, immediately after cycling and in other conditions. This is not the most traditional feature for corporate level devices. However, Tab Active has a protected microphone and micro-USB ports that are also protected from dust, garbage and water, so you don't have to worry about the conditions around you when you are going to use the Samsung tablet.

Corporate users will be pleasantly surprised by the C-Pen Stylus, which can be called the nursing device more popular S-Pen. Unlike S-Pen, which requires energy and is intended for signing documents or design work, C-Pen does not require charging and is designed to provide universal navigation options. This means that you will use the stylus for any action with this tablet, even if you wear gloves. It is also compatible with any other SAMSUNG touch devices.

For users in gloves, Tab Active offers physical buttons "home", "forward" and "back" under the touch screen with Gorilla Glass.

Under the hood

Strengths Tab Active not only outside the tablet. The device supports the connection of NFC, charging the POGO and SAMSUNG KNOX security system. Moreover, the tablet has Citrix-Ready certificates, SAP for SAP Work Manager and SAP CRM Service Manager.

Active users will appreciate a 3-year warranty, which is subject to a tablet, especially if you tend to drop things from a height of more than one and a half meters.

First impressions

Work speed, lightweight design and the overall appearance make the tablet very pleasant in operation. I managed to move between applications and change the format of the tablet from horizontal to the vertical only one hand.

And although the screen resolution with the characteristics of the camera does not offer anything special, the tablet is not intended to view the streaming video and shooting Selfie. For this purpose, iPad Air 2 and Galaxy Tab S.

Personally, I really do not like the Android 4.4 keyboard, so you want to download another keyboard application, which may be problematic for the corporate device. I admit that the choice determine preferences, someone can like Kitkat keyboard.

Preliminary verdict

Unfortunately, the tablet does not offer features attractive to most consumers. The camera has nothing to offer, and the screen resolution remains on the same level with last year's devices. Samsung Galaxy Tab Active does not offer a lot of memory, so you will not be able to use it as a device two in one and hard computing.

If you need a tablet capable of withstanding harsh weather and field conditions, you will not find a more equipped device. Protected without plugs ports and lightweight housing provide their users with a durable and all-weather tablet that does not get tired of active operation. Ten hours of autonomous work are easily doubled by changing the battery, which covers the working day and night. The cost is only $ 35,000 rubles, Galaxy Tab Active becomes a wise choice for business users and fans of a sports holiday.