Nearly two years after the release of the Galaxy Tab Active 3, Samsung has announced a follow-up to it called the Galaxy Tab Active 4 Pro.
After months of waiting, Samsung has announced the Galaxy Tab Active 4 Pro as its newest rugged tablet designed for professionals in the field or frontline. Most people are familiar with the standard Galaxy Tab line as it is intended for general users, unlike the Galaxy Tab Active line, which targets frontline workers. First released in 2014, Samsung refreshes the series every few years. The last model was the Galaxy Tab Active 3, which was announced in 2020.
Earlier this year, Samsung unveiled the Galaxy Tab S8 series. Available in three models with varying screen sizes, the flagship tablets are its most powerful ones yet as they feature the same Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 chipset as the Galaxy S22 series. The smallest model has an 11-inch display, followed by the Galaxy Tab S8+, which has a 12.4-inch screen. Finally, the Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra is its biggest yet, with a massive 14.6-inch display.
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The Galaxy Tab Active 4 Pro design shows that it is designed to take a beating. The display has Gorilla Glass 5 to protect against scratches and drops, and the tablet can survive drops of up to one meter or 1.2 meters with the included protective case. Samsung also stated that the tablet and its integrated S Pen stylus have an IP68 dust and water resistance rating. It is also "MIL-STD-810H compliant to withstand extreme altitudes, temperatures, vibration, and humidity".
The Galaxy Tab Active 4 Pro also has some unique features to make it easy for field and frontline workers. For example, there are physical navigation buttons below the screen. There are also programmable keys that can be used to launch apps quickly. Samsung has also increased the touch sensitivity to work with gloves. And because it can be difficult to hear clearly in a noisy environment, the maximum volume has also increased compared to the Galaxy Tab Active 4 Pro. There is also Dolby Atmos support, but it is not stated if it has an audio jack.
Concerning its specs, the Galaxy Tab Active 4 Pro's screen is a 10.1-inch 1920 × 1200 LCD surrounded by thick bezels. Sitting at the top bezel is an 8MP camera, while the back of the device has a 13MP f/1.9 camera with flash. Samsung doesn't specify the chipset inside the new tablet but says it is a 6nm octa-core chip. It is paired with 4GB or 6GB of RAM and 64GB or 128GB of storage. There is also a MicroSD card slot for adding up to 1TB of storage. The tablet has a single SIM slot, but the North American model will have hybrid Dual SIM support. Another U.S.-exclusive feature is support for CBRS (Citizens Broadband Radio Service) for private network service. The Galaxy Tab Active 4 Pro supports sub-6GHz 5G, Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth 5.2, and NFC. In addition, there is a fingerprint scanner buried under the home key and support for face recognition. While this has become a rarity these days, Samsung's new tablet has a removable battery with a 7600mAh capacity and charges via USB-C or POGO pins. It also supports 15W fast charging, and depending on the region it will come with a charger.
What's even more interesting is that it can work without a battery, but it has to be connected to a Type-C power source with a 9V 2.3A rating. Samsung ships it with Android 12, which has support for Samsung DeX; it can be used as a Platform for Point of Sale (POS) and can serve as an enterprise-grade barcode scanner. In addition, it will receive three OS upgrades and five years of security updates. Samsung is yet to reveal the price of the Galaxy Tab Active 4 Pro, but it said it would be available first in parts of Europe in September before launching in Asia, Latin America, North America and the Middle East.
Habeeb has years of experience covering consumer technology and has written for multiple publications. As a Senior Writer at Screen Rant, he enjoys writing about wearables, smartphones, tablets, and Chromebooks. Several of his articles include guides and comparisons that help users get the best out of their devices or choose the one that bests suits them. When he's not writing, he's catching up on the latest TV shows. He considers The Crown as peak drama and Castlevania as one of the best game-to-screen adaptations. And on days when there is nothing to watch (is that even possible?), he sneaks in a few hours of games on his PlayStation and Nintendo Switch.