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@@MindangJunior the lte version does, the wifi version does not.

It's amazing! Still works great. Only maintenance is it needs rinsing off and cleaning out about 1-2 times per year :)

@Maui2Boise I would agree on several points. It's definitely not going to sink the company, and I am definitely not a typical user. That being said, I think it's justified to be upset enough to return a device that does not perform as advertised. I directly contacted Samsung prior to my purchase to verify calling. It was not until I had wasted a week of back and forth with my carrier and Samsung did Samsung admit to intentionally limiting the device in an effort to keep people buying phones in addition to tablets. My frustration is primarily fueled by the deception and the time sink. Also I find it frustrating that not only does Samsung impose a software restriction to prevent direct dialing, but they have also imposed restrictions disabling one's ability to sideload apps (like Google phone) that would circumvent the native phone app. That's a pretty dick move IMHO. And that's on Samsung, the carriers - regardless of how shifty they can also be - didn't put that in place. Re: the fold- respectfully that's not a replacement, the crease problem is real, and even if that were perfected a fold won't work for my use case scenario (as a dashboard for my ebike). While I may be one of the few who have tried this, I'm certainly not the only one, as I got the idea from a guy using the active 3 as a dashboard for his motorcycle. In the States, I would hardly refer to the ebike and motorcycle market as niche. If this product did as advertised and if Samsung cared to advertise it to that market, it would sell incredibly well. Not all 'phones' need to be able to fit in one's pocket, IMHO. (Incidentally the tab active does fit in the back pocket of all of my pants) Additionally, the form factor is essentially the same as an iPad mini, just thicker- which I feel is a worthy trade off for the durability, the benefit of being able to use the device with gloves on, and the ability to use the device in heavy rain. All of which are must haves for dashboard use. Re: my 10 year old phone - lol totally. This is also what stirred frustration as I bought the Tab Active 5 in an effort to replace both the phone and the Active 3 in a newer and more capable combined product. Unfortunately I am still using the 3, and have upgraded my phone to the S22Ultra (which is amazing, but I would still prefer to not carry a phone at all, especially if it means carrying 2 devices, and there is no way I'm using a flagship phone as a dashboard lol its too small, too breakable, and too expensive). I still may go with an active 5 when the software upgrades stop for the 3, but I would buy the international model next time, which should work for direct dialing. In the end the Tab Active series was developed for enterprise- not for individuals, and so I am definitely not the target market Samsung intended for this device. It would be awesome though to use a device advertised as LTE to answer calls while riding. Perhaps one day. Anyway thanks for weighing in and have an awesome holiday weekend.

My friend where is it “advertised” as being able to make LTE calls? Uninformed sales agents assuming a device they’ve likely never laid hands on has the same features the last device had is not an advertised feature. The fact that you had to ask makes it clear this is not an advertised feature. I work for Verizon tech support I have spoken to Samsung many times. I will strongly suggest sales assumed calling. And tech is assuming the reasons that tablet has no calling feature. Nobody is telling tech /care agents that a feature is gone because it forces phone sales to make Samsung more money so they can tell the public. Even if it IS the reason they ain’t telling people who can tell you. I assure you they get tired of hearing “why” and make a logical guess. My original point is that simply labeling a tablet as LTE or 5G is by no means deceptive advertising as every other LTE/5G tablet in this market cannot make calls. That said nobody begrudges you for returning a tablet that does not meet your needs I’ve returned 3 tablets this year. As far as side load restrictions, you act like Samsung gets something out of it. Google and Apple make bank but nobody buys from the Galaxy store Now I’m going to do that tech agent guess I talked about. Side loading creates support nightmares. As a user I loved side loading back in the day. As a tech rep, I hate it as I have no idea what you’ve done with the phone. All that said 😮I know I come on a little strong. Please know I actually enjoyed your review immensely. I considered an LTE 3 myself and am looking at the 5 which is why I am here. I have often considered going tablet as phone too. But I just acknowledge I’m a weirdo 😂

@ well if u do decide to try the 5, get the global/international model. Apparently it can make and receive calls, at least using European carriers like vodaphone. I’d love to know if you’re able to make that model work with Verizon. I’m on AT&T but from what I can tell the restriction is baked into the software in the model made for US production, so the intl model should work for all carriers in theory. Re: advertising- I actually saw a Samsung ad spot meant for businesses that advertised the tablet as ideal for remote tech support, wherein a user held the tablet on one end of a video call aimed at some tech that needed repair, and the tech on the other end of the call was able to draw and write directly on the video. It was pretty cool, and I may have just assumed they were using a native app when instead they were using something like google meet. Strangely enough, google meet did work to make video calls out, and when I tested that with my wife I rang in on her phone as calling from my number. But the reverse wasn’t true, I couldn’t receive google meet calls when not on WiFi. It’s totally weird. Anyway let me know if you try it, would love for this to work. If so I will likely get the global model when I’m ready to try for another upgrade. 👍

Clearly I take back my criticism as your “raging” got us all useful information. 😂 I can tell you Verizon is NOT good in that scenario. Att and TMobile play nicer with non-US devices than we do. For example, all those Chinese phones not sold in the US are far easier on other carriers. There are undocumented tricks that an experienced agent like me can sometimes do to get past constraints but Verizon does not train agents how to do it, and discourages it, so odds are that they will tell you it is an unsupported device.

@Maui2Boise lol all good man, I was definitely raging a bit. 😀 Good to know rs: Verizon. If my wife would let me leave the AT&T zone I would probably try Mint mobile. Maybe she will, we did just dump them for internet. Anyway happy turkey/tofurky day!

Hey Lionsgatebr, I have a question for you: when you launch the dialer and tap in a number, does it then launch a small, mini dialer? I have the SM-T575 (the global version of the Active 3) with the native dialer app, so it is a giant cell phone. But peculiarly, after I put in a phone number, a mini keypad pops up that actually dials the number. Does that happen with yours?

@DaphneLowe I hadn't noticed that, but after reading your comment I went to check and actually when we enter a number everything appears in normal size, like a giant cell phone, but when the dialer opens it stays in a small size, but in the top corner there are some options where you can increase or decrease the dialer, you can make the screen the entire size, but this has to be done for each call, I haven't found a setting that keeps this fixed.

@@lionsgatebr Thanks for the confirmation!

@@SabaUrushadze-l2w my active 3 is the WiFi only version. It makes calls via WiFi using teams and Google voice, but does not have a SIM card.

@@JeffGillis-lv1rz I just tested the one, but Samsung confirmed the limitation. I don’t believe the carrier was the issue.

@@JeffGillis-lv1rz yes. Sorry for the late reply, I missed this.

@@jazzyjeff1978 PLA. Printed at 100% infill for durability. 👍

@@make.and.believe Thanks!

@SabaUrushadze-l2w either Samsung is lying or the representative you spoke with is unaware of the software restriction. I'm very sorry, but that model is restricted from making and receiving calls directly in the US. The carriers can't fixing, it's imposed by Samsung. Samsung has further prevented alternate phone apps like Google phone from being loaded from the play store or even side loaded from an SD card. If you are able,you should return the tablet and get the international version. Alternatively you could use the 'call and text on other devices' feature and have the tablet use your phone instead of making and receiving calls directly, but this requires you to be on the same wifi network as your phone, so it's kind of pointless in my opinion.

@SabaUrushadze-l2w you need the x306b version, that's the international one without the software restriction- and even then I have yet to hear if anyone has gotten it to work with an American carrier. If u do please let us know.

Thanks for the detailed information! The thing is I am not from the USA! I am from Europe, so is there still no way to fix this ?

@SabaUrushadze-l2w that is a really good question- I didn't know they were selling that model overseas. If I understand it correctly the model has the restrictions built into the OS/UI software. So it shouldn't work for calling regardless of location.

Woah... They are so sneaky. So Tab 3 active works normally right? calls and etc. I have that model in mind

@@ciliciaann3504 awesome! If you do a vid let me know I’d love to see.

@deltatango3653 yes wifi is enabled in both the 5g and the wifi only version. 👍

@@make.and.believe Thanks,

@@andrewstorrie5322 actually yes! I totally forgot about that. Good mention.

@hyfija absolutely. Yes the issue is limited to America and results from a deal between the American carriers and Samsung. Capitalism left unchecked on this side of the pond unfortunately. Yet another reason to live in the Netherlands! I'm super jealous of your bicycle infrastructure 😎

Yes it is a US thing . The phones/Tablets that are listed as international work just fine. I had the older 8.4 S pro SM 705 model and it worked quite well as a phone in till it just the other day after six years quit working right all together. I was trying to find a new international model that as long as it uses EDGE protocol T-Mobile cell serves will work on a unlocked phone. So now I need to figure out what the actual whole SN# is as apposed to just "Galaxy Tab Active 5 - 5G LTE" there should be something like my old ones Model number like "SM T705C" if you could tell me the model # on yours it would be helpful.

@larzakalazerath6655 I have returned mine, but I believe my model (US) was SM-x308a. The intl model as I understand it is SM-x306b. If you end up trying it please do update us as to your success or failure- and thanks!

@@make.and.believe thanks for the response. I did an hour or two of more looking and yes the B at the end does designate international version. For us in the US it makes it about 200 more. Why did you return yours? Did find something you like better? I really like the ruggedness that they are advertising it as I ride a motorcycle a lot so the IP67 rating would be a great upgrade over my old 8.4 pro.

@larzakalazerath6655 absolutely- I do the same with my electric motorcycle aka chopper ebike. It's my dashboard and it's perfection. I returned the 5 because I have the 3 and it wasn't worth the upgrade in my view. The 3 is still my daily driver. Much love!

@itisnotwhatitisnot sorry not as of yet but I will make sure to post if someone confirms. In fact, if someone confirms I will buy it and try it and make a follow up vid.

You "seen" reviews? Jesus! Where did you go to school?

​@@deltatango3653you went out of your way to say this?

@@Goliad_-ox8hg you went out of your way to say this?

@@deltatango3653 yes.

Interesting. I also have the Tab Active 3 but the wifi only version, and it works via the call & text on other devices feature to make calls via the phone's #, but only when the tablet is on the same wifi network as the phone (or using the phone's mobile hotspot). The phone I'm using is the S22 Ultra. So it would seem that if your tablet has the data sim, it doesn't need to be on the same wifi as the phone to make and receive calls. Very interesting. That's something I didn't try with the 5, and now I'm curious. If anyone out there has the 5 with the data sim in the States can you test this and let us know?

I can't source a spare battery for the Tab Active 5, but here is where I got the spare for the Tab Active 3: www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09P8TJ2BM/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1 Note - the one for the 3 is not compatible with the 5. Also note - the batteries for the Samsung Galaxy S5 are not the same as for the Tab Active 5. If Samsung is smart they should have a batter for the Active 5 out soon - but I haven't seen one as of yet...

@stevesutton772 Hi! Fantastic point. I was able to easily source and acquire a replacement (or in my use case, 2nd/additional) battery for the Tab Active 3, but also could not source one for the Tab Active 5. Compounding the problem, the battery for the 3 is not compatible with the 5. Backwards compatibility is an important concept that is apparently lost on Samsung. Consumers want to be able to stay within the same product line and utilize already purchased peripherals. I use two batteries consistently with my Avtive 3 - especially when travellings and when on long bike rides. The option to open the unit up and pop in a fresh battery for double the longevity is a major selling point. Not sure why this wasn't considered foe the Active5. Big missed opportunity for sure.

Buy yourself a power brick and quit bitching.

@markmoreno7295 the tab active 3 has 4gb of RAM, and you can enable RAM plus feature for an additional 4gb of virtual RAM giving you 8gb total. For the tab active 5, if you buy the 128gb version you get 6gb of RAM, if you buy the 256gb version you get 8gb, and you can also enable RAM plus for an additional 4gb virtual RAM, so with the high end 5 you could rock 12gb. I hope this helps!

@@make.and.believe yes it does help, and it is great news. I have an iPad mini but I don't like the ecosystem nor the apple ID. I don't like the absence of battery changes. So I am looking for alternatives. I only wish this new Samsung had an oled screen like my S10. That would cinch it. I also don't like the way apple organizes photo files. But the one great thing about Apple is the language capability such as when switching back and forth between Japanese and English. Maybe, as a bonus, this tablet has language?

@markmoreno7295 yes indeed! You can add additional languages and switch pretty easily. Once added to switch you just tap on what language you want in the settings. Here is a good instruction vid for you: Https://ruclips.net/video/rtLfepH57Dk/видео.html

@techbuyer yes, the 5 was definitely faster. For me it came down to the LTE version sold in the states not making calls, so I returned my 5 and a, M still very satisfied with the 3 wifi version as my daily driver. But it sounds like you are in Europe and the EU mode, shouldn't have that restriction. In your shoes I would probably go with the 5. Let us know what you choose and good luck!

@@techbuyer the X306b model is apparently the one that can make calls according to others here in the chat, I hope this helps!

@make.and.believe Thanks. It helps a ton. Apart from that, what you have commented about taskbar on the 5 is one of those little things that drags me more toward A5.

@janicefraser32 stainless- which while heavier makes it durable and cargo worthy. 😎

Hi! Thanks for your feedback. I totally agree with you on the price challenge. The folding phones are an especially difficult investment in my view due to the inevitable crease issues. I'm not sure what more research I could have done prior to purchase though, as I called Samsung business to verify the devices ability to make calls using LTE sim before I ordered the tablet, only to find that this wasn't indeed the case. Are you implying that there is a way to make the tablet do this? Is that what you mean by massaging? I would be curious to learn how if so. I was able to make calls using Google Voice and Teams, however I was unable to call or receive calls using the SIM's cellular plan. I was also unable to install (even via sideload) alternative direct dialing apps like Google phone which should have enabled this capability. I've heard here in the comments that there is an international model.of the tab active 5 that does not have this limitation - and indeed Samsung does sell an international model but not directly in the US. One would need to get it from a 3rd party seller which can get sketchy. Also, I haven't yet heard reports of the international model working with American service providers. When I finally got someone from Samsung to admit that the limitation was intentional in order to keep people buying phones the representative also noted that the limitation was in place not only as a software control, but as an agreement with the carriers. He mentioned AT&T and Verizon specifically, and noted that in the fine print of the Samsung website that even the 'call and text on other devices' feature won't work for these carriers because they don't want users to have the ability to make and receive calls from devices other than phones. Since this vid I have upgraded my phone and I can verify that this last part isn't true. The call and text on other devices feature does work on AT&T in California using my tab active 3 (wifi version - no sim). So the guy might have been mistaken or lying - not sure. Anyway thanks again for your feedback. I would love for this to work and would definitely be interested in learning if you have a method you can demonstrate or knowledge on something I've missed. Much love!