I brought Samsung's new rugged tablet on a mountain lake trek - here's how it fared

• The Samsung Galaxy Tab Active5 Pro is available starting at $659 for the 128GB version, with 5G models starting at $769.
• It's an exceptionally rugged tablet with removable dual batteries and software updates for eight years.
• RAM is a bit limited at 6GB, and the included S Pen doesn't support wireless Bluetooth functions.

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A couple of months ago I popped the SIM out of my Galaxy S25 Ultra and spent a few weeks with the rugged Galaxy XCover7. To go along with that durable phone, Samsung just released the Galaxy Tab Active5 Pro tablet, and I've been hiking, kayaking, and exploring with it for the past few weeks. 

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