Samsung Galaxy Tab Active5 Tactical Edition vs Samsung Galaxy Tab S9
| Type | A tablet | A tablet | A tablet | A tablet |
| Waterproofness & dust-resistance | IP68 | IP68 | IP68 | IP68 |
| Dimensions | 213.80 x 126.80 x 10.10 mm | 254.30 x 165.80 x 5.90 mm | 213.80 x 126.80 x 10.10 mm | 242.90 x 170.20 x 10.20 mm |
| Weight | 433.00 g | 500.00 g | 433.00 g | 683.00 g |
| Display size | 8.00" | 11.00" | 8.00" | 10.10" |
| Display | Color / TFT 16,7M colors 120 Hz 1200 x 1920 px (8.00") 283 ppi | Color / Dynamic AMOLED 2X 16M colors 120 Hz 1600 x 2560 px (11.00") 274 ppi | Color / TFT 16,7M colors 120 Hz 1200 x 1920 px (8.00") 283 ppi | Color / TFT 16,7M colors 120 Hz 1200 x 1920 px (10.10") 224 ppi |
| Display protection | Corning Gorilla Glass Buy screen protector
 |  | Corning Gorilla Glass Buy screen protector
| Corning Gorilla Glass Buy screen protector
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| Additional display | | | | |
| Protection of the secondary display | | | | |
| Standard battery | Li-Ion 5050 mAhBuy powerbank
| Li-Ion 8400 mAhBuy powerbank
| Li-Ion 5050 mAhBuy powerbank
| Li-Ion 10100 mAhBuy powerbank
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| Quick battery charging | | Quick Charge 2.0 | | USB Power Delivery |
| Wireless battery charging | | | | |
| Internal memory | 128 GB | 128 GB, 256 GB | 128 GB, 256 GB | 128 GB, 256 GB |
| RAM memory | 6 GB | 8 GB, 12 GB | 6 GB, 8 GB | 6 GB, 8 GB |
| Memory cards |  microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC up to 1000 GBBuy memory card | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC up to 1000 GBBuy memory card | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC up to 1000 GBBuy memory card | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC up to 2000 GBBuy memory card |
| Operating system | Android 14 | Android 13 | Android 14 | Android 15 |
| Interface | - | One UI 5.1 | - | - |
| Processor | Samsung Exynos 1380 S5E8835 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SM8550-AB | Samsung Exynos 1380 S5E8835 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 SM7635 |
| Processor clock | 2400 MHz | 3360 MHz | 2400 MHz | 2500 MHz |
| GPU | ARM Mali-G68 @950 MHz | Adreno | ARM Mali-G68 @950 MHz | Adreno |
| Touchscreen |  | | | |
| DualSIM | | | | |
| SIM cards standard | DualSIM(eSIM, nanoSIM) | | DualSIM(eSIM, nanoSIM) | DualSIM(eSIM, nanoSIM) |
| DualSIM mode | dual standby | nd | dual standby | dual standby |
| Hybrid DualSIM | | nd | | |
| Announced | 2Q 2025 | 3Q 2023 | 1Q 2024 | 2Q 2025 |
| Other names | - | SM-X716 | SM-X306B | - |
| GSM frequencies | 850 900 1800 1900 | 850 900 1800 1900 | 850 900 1800 1900 | 850 900 1800 1900 |
| UMTS | 850 900 1700 1900 2100 | 850 900 1700 1900 2100 | 850 900 1700 1900 2100 | 850 900 1700 1900 2100 |
| LTE standard | | | | |
| Standard 5G | | | | |
| CDMA | | | | |
| Standard TD-SCDMA | | | | |
| UMA | | | | |
CAMERAS - BACK
| First camera | | | | |
| Camera type | | Standard | | Standard |
| Photo matrix | 13 Mpx | 13 Mpx | 13 Mpx | 12 Mpx |
| Optical zoom | | | | |
| Flash | LED | LED | LED | LED |
| Dual-colour LED flash | | | | |
| Video resolution | | 3840x2160 px | | |
| Video formats | | H.264, H.265, MPEG4 - 30 fps | | |
| Additional | AF, f/1.9 | AF | AF, f/1.9 | AF, f/1.8 |
CAMERAS - FRONT
| First camera | | | | |
| Camera type | | Wide-angle | | Portrait |
| Photo matrix | 5 Mpx | 12 Mpx | 5 Mpx | 8 Mpx |
| Optical zoom | | | | |
| Flash | | | | |
| Dual-colour LED flash | | | | |
| Video formats | | H.264, H.265, MPEG4 - 30 fps | | |
| Additional | FF, f/2.2 | FF | FF, f/2.2 | FF, f/2.0 |
SENSORS
| Accelerometer | | | | |
| Proximity | | | | |
| Light | | | | |
| Magnetometer | | | | |
| Gyroscope | | | | |
| Barometer | | | | |
| Altimeter | | | | |
| Gravity | | | | |
| Hall-effect | | | | |
| Iris scanner | | | | |
| Fingerprint scanner | | | | |
| Thermometer | | | | |
| Hygrometer | | | | |
Data transfer
| xHTML | | | | |
| WAP | v2.0 | | v2.0 | v2.0 |
| HSCSD | | | | |
| HSDPA | 42.20 Mbit/s | 42.20 Mbit/s | 42.20 Mbit/s | 42.20 Mbit/s |
| HSUPA | 5.76 Mbit/s | 5.76 Mbit/s | 5.76 Mbit/s | 11.52 Mbit/s |
| HSPA | | | | |
| HSPA+ | | | | |
| LTE DL | 1174.00 Mbit/s | | 1174.00 Mbit/s | |
| LTE UP | 211.00 Mbit/s | | 211.00 Mbit/s | |
| WIMAX+ | | | | |
| GPRS | | | | |
| EDGE | | | | |
| Bluetooth | v5.3 | v5.3 | v5.3 | v5.4 |
| A2DP Profile | | | | |
| HDMI | | | | |
| WiFi | v802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax | v802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax | v802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax | v802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax |
| WiFi frequencies | 2,4 GHz; 5 GHz | 2,4 GHz; 5 GHz | 2,4 GHz; 5 GHz | 2,4 GHz; 5 GHz |
| WiFi Direct | | | | |
| WiFi Display | | | | |
| DLNA | | | | |
| Miracast | | | | |
| WiFi hotspot | | | | |
| IrDA | | | | |
| USB | v2.0 Type-C | v3.2 Type-C | v2.0 Type-C | v3.2 Type-C |
| GPS | | | | |
| A-GPS | | | | |
| GLONASS | | | | |
| Beidou | | | | |
| Galileo | | | | |
| QZSS | | | | |
| NFC | | | | |
COMMUNICATION AND MESSAGING
| Call waiting | | | | |
| Conferency | | | | |
| Call forwarding | | | | |
| Push To Talk | | | | |
| Instant Messenger | | | | |
| SMS | | | | |
| EMS | | | | |
| MMS | | | | |
| Dictionary | T9 | T9 | T9 | T9 |
| Swype | | | | |
| e-mail client | | POP3, IMAP4, SMTP | | |
| Hardware QWERTY keyboard | | | | |
| RSS Reader | | | | |
Multimedia
| Radio | | | | |
| MP3 | | | | |
| Stereo speakers | | 4 | | 2 |
| Audio Jack | 3.5 mm | | 3.5 mm | 3.5 mm |
| HD Voice | | | | |
| Sound formats | AAC, AAC+, AMR, MID, WAV, eAAC+ | AAC, AAC+, AMR, FLAC, MID, OGA, OGG, WAV, eAAC+ | AAC, AAC+, AMR, MID, WAV, eAAC+ | AAC, AAC+, AMR, MID, WAV, eAAC+ |
| Polyphony | | | | |
| Video ringtone | | | | |
| Ring composer | | | | |
| Games | | | | |
| Java | ART | ART | ART | ART |
| Videophone | | | | |
| DVB-H television | | | | |
| TV-Out | | | | |
PIM AND ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONS
| Watch | | | | |
| Stopwatch | | | | |
| Alarm | | | | |
| Calculator | | | | |
| Currency converter | | | | |
| Organizer | | | | |
| Calendar | | | | |
| Flight mode | | | | |
| SyncML | | | | |
| Data and fax | | | | |
| Screensaver | | | | |
| Themes | | | | |
| Interchangeable covers | | | | |
| Voice dial | | | | |
| Speakerphone | | | | |
| Recorder | | | | |
| Vibrations | | | | |