The Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 2 has been 0fficiailly launched by the company. The tablet, which comes with a rugged body design, has been announced by Samsung in Netherlands.

The new Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 2 has a rugged body with military-standard MIL-STD-810 certification, which means that it is strong enough to survive extreme pressures, temperatures, climates, shocks and traps.

Just like its predecessor, this one too comes with a 1.2-meter anti-shock protective cover. It also has an IP68 rating for water and dust resistance and comes with better display technology for use with gloves and wet fingers.

The rumours related to the tablet, which is intended for the business use, were making rounds since August this year. Recently, the device appeared on GFXBench benchmarking site and its user manual revealed that the tablet will come with a removable back cover.

As of the specifications, the device comes with an 8-inch LCD display with screen resolution of 1280 x 800 pixels, which is quite disappointing. It is powered by Exynos 7880 chipset clocked at 1.6GHz, along with 3GB of RAM.

In terms of internal storage, the tablet comes with just 16GB of onboard memory, but there is a microSD card slot, allowing users to expand storage capacity.

There is an 8-megapixel rear facing camera and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. The company is also offering S Pen with the device and also supports Bixby (Home and Voice).

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On the front, there are three buttons — Recent Apps, Home and Back. The home button has an integrated fingerprint sensor, which, as per the company, is a newly improved version.

It will be available in two options — Wi-Fi only and 4G. The Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 2 4G will be available in Balck colour in the Netherlands by the end of November, at a price of €500.

While it will be first available in Europe and Latin America, the tablet is expected to be made available in Asia and North America.

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Samsung is rumored to soon debut the Galaxy Tab Active 2 as a successor of the original Galaxy Tab Active 2 from 2014. The specifications of the device have already appeared in the previous month and it has been also approved by Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in the U.S. Over the weekend, the user manual of the Galaxy Tab Active 2 has appeared on Samsung’s official site. Also, well-known leakster Roland Quandt has unearthed some interesting information of the upcoming Samsung tablet.

The Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 is expected to arrive in two models, Wi-Fi and Wi-Fi + LTE. These variants have respective model numbers of SM-T390 and SM-T395. The latter has already appeared on GFXBench benchmarking site. The user manual of the Galaxy Tab Active 2 has revealed that the tablet will be having a removable back cover and the following image clearly shows that it has a user-replaceable battery.

The user manual also reveals that it features a S Pen stylus. The Home button that is positioned below the display is integrated with a fingerprint reader.  Its bottom side features a USB-C port. The other image from the user manual shows that it will feature Bixby Home. However, it is unlikely to feature Bixby Voice.

According to Quandt, the Galaxy Tab Active 2 will be a business-centric tablet. Since the screen of the tablet is integrated with Wacom digitizer, it will be arriving with a S Pen stylus. Since it is an Active branded device from Samsung, it will be coming with a IP68 certified ruggedized body.

With external POGO pins available on the device, users will be able to connect third-party accessories like barcode readers to it. The South Korean company is providing a software development kit that will allow developers to build special apps for corporate use.

The tablet will be coming with an 8-inch TFT LCD display that will support a resolution of 1,280 x 800 pixel and offer 480 nits of brightness. Quandt has further stated that it will be fueled by Exynos 7880 chipset that features a 1.6 GHz octa-core processor. The SoC is supported by 3 GB of RAM.

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It will be arriving with a small internal storage of 16 GB. However, it will be featuring a microSD slot for additional storage. It will come loaded with Android 7.1 Nougat that is customized with Samsung Experience UI.

The rear side of the Galaxy Tab Active 2 will be featuring an 8-megapixel camera that is enabled with auto-focus. For shooting selfies, it will be coming with a 5-megapixel snapper. Apart from Wi-Fi and LTE, other connectivity features available on the tablet include v4.2 Bluetooth, GPS and NFC. Beside fingerprint scanning, the tablet may support facial recognition. It will be packed with a huge battery of 4,450mAh capacity.

There is no information available on the launch of the Galaxy Tab Active 2. However, the leakster claims that it will be priced around 500 to 600 euros.

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Samsung is known for releasing rugged versions of its Galaxy S smartphones. In August, the company had launched the Galaxy S8 Active smartphone that is exclusively available through AT&T in the U.S. In June, the rumor mill had revealed that Samsung is working on a rugged tablet called Galaxy Tab Active 2. It is expected to succeed the Galaxy Tab Active tablet from 2014. The alleged tablet has been recently spotted with its key specifications on GFXBench benchmarking site.

Initial reports had claimed that the Galaxy Tab Active 2 would be an entry-level tablet. However, its specifications that have emerged through GFXBench listing shows that it would be coming with mid-range specs.

According to GFXBench listing, the Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 2 would be featuring an 8-inch tablet that would be supporting a resolution of 1,280 x 800 pixels. The tablet was previously rumored to feature Snapdragon 400 chipset and 1.5 GB RAM, but the benchmarking site reveals that it is powered by Exynos 7870 chipset and 3 GB of RAM.

It has a main camera of 8-megapixel and a selfie snapper of 5-megapixel. The tablet is loaded with Android 7.1.1 Nougat OS. Other reports have revealed that the tablet features a 4,450 mAh battery and houses a fingerprint scanner.

The Galaxy Tab Active 2 is speculated to arrive in two models. The variant bearing a model number of SM-T390 is rumored to be its Wi-Fi only edition and the SM-T395 is expected to support both LTE and Wi-Fi connectivity. Speculations indicate that the tablet would be coming with an IP68 certified chassis. The original Samsung Galaxy Tab Active had featured an IP56 certified body. The Tab Active 2 may feature an anti-shock covering like the predecessor model.

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The arrival of the tablet seems to be drawing near as both the variants of Galaxy Tab Active 2 have received certification from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in the U.S. in the last week. Recent reports have revealed that the Galaxy Tab Active 2 may first arrive in markets like Europe and Latin America. The tablet is also expected to arrive in Asia and North America.

In related news, Samsung is also rumored to soon release an unlocked version of Galaxy S8 Active which is only available through AT&T in the U.S. Its model number SM-G892U and it has received Wi-Fi certification earlier in this month.

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