| Local Name | Galaxy Tab Active 2 |
| Technology | GSM / HSPA / LTE |
| 4G Bands | LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) |
| 3G Bands | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 |
| 2G Bands | GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
| Speed | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps |
| Announced | 2017, October |
| Status | Available. Released 2017, November |
| Dimensions | 127.6 x 214.7 x 9.9 mm (5.02 x 8.45 x 0.39 in) |
| Weight | 415 g (Wi-Fi) / 419 g (LTE) (14.64 oz) |
| SIM | Nano-SIM |
| Body | Stylus IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins) MIL-STD-810G compliant |
| Display Type | LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors |
| Screen Size | 8.0 inches, 185.6 cm2 (~67.7% screen-to-body ratio) |
| Resolution | 800 x 1280 pixels, 16:10 ratio (~189 ppi density) |
| OS | Android 7.1.1 (Nougat) |
| Chipset | Exynos 7870 Octa (14 nm) |
| CPU | Octa-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A53 |
| GPU | Mali-T830 MP1 |
| Card Slot | microSDXC (dedicated slot) |
| Internal Memory | 16GB 3GB RAM | eMMC 5.1 |
| Camera Features | LED flash, HDR, panorama |
| Loudspeaker | Yes, with stereo speakers |
| 3.5mm Jack | Yes |
| WLAN | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot |
| Bluetooth | 4.2, A2DP, LE |
| GPS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS |
| NFC | Yes |
| Radio | No |
| USB | 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector |
| Sensors | Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass |
| Features Summary | ANT+ |
| Battery | Removable Li-Ion 4450 mAh battery |
| Colors | Black |