Atexxo · Converted tablet
Atexxo Zone 1 Galaxy Tab Active5
- Zone 1/21
- ATEX
- IECEx
- IIC
- T6
The Atexxo Zone 1 Galaxy Tab Active5 is a standard Samsung Galaxy Tab Active5 converted by Atexxo for hazardous areas, certified for Zone 1/21 under ATEX and IECEx. It is a flameproof (Ex d) design, and the tablet runs Android 16.
- Certified for
- Zone 1/21
- Protection
- Flameproof enclosure (Ex db)
- Screen
- 8-inch
- Temperature class
- T6 (≤ 85 °C)
- Ambient temperature
- −20 °C to +50 °C
- Operating system
- Android 16Unconfirmed, see note 1
- Security updates
- Until January 2029Unconfirmed, see note 2
- Weight
- 940 g
- Price
- On request
Overview
Strengths and limitations
Strengths
- ATEX and IECEx certified, with published certificate numbers
- T6 temperature class, the strictest rating
- 5G on cellular versions
- A standard Samsung Galaxy Tab Active5 inside, with the same apps and standard device management
- Among the lightest Zone 1 tablets of its size we list, at 940 g in use
Limitations
- Not certified for Zone 0
Best for
Certification
Where you can use it
Gas
- Zone 0not certified.Explosive gas present continuously or for long periods
- Zone 1certified.Explosive gas likely in normal operation
- Zone 2certified.Explosive gas unlikely, and only briefly
Dust
- Zone 20not certified.Combustible dust present continuously or for long periods
- Zone 21certified.Combustible dust likely in normal operation
- Zone 22certified.Combustible dust unlikely, and only briefly
The Ex marking, decoded
ATEXCertificate EPS 26 ATEX 1 161 X
Gas atmospheresZones 1 and 2
II2GExdbIICT6Gb
IIEquipment group- Group II: equipment for surface industries (not mining).
2GATEX category- Category 2 for gas: suitable down to Zone 1.
ExExplosion protected- Certified to the IEC 60079 / EN 60079 series.
dbProtection type- Flameproof enclosure: the housing is built to contain an ignition inside it and stop the flame reaching the atmosphere outside.
IICGas group- Gas group IIC, e.g. hydrogen and acetylene. The most demanding group; also covers IIA and IIB.
T6Temperature class- Surface stays below 85 °C. T6 is the strictest class.
GbProtection level- Equipment protection level Gb (high): suitable for Zone 1 and 2.
Dust atmospheresZones 21 and 22
II2DExtbIIICT85°CDb
2DATEX category- Category 2 for dust: suitable down to Zone 21.
tbProtection type- Protection by enclosure for dust: the enclosure keeps dust out and its surface stays below the stated temperature.
IIICDust group- Dust group IIIC: conductive dust. The most demanding group; also covers IIIA and IIIB.
T85°CMax surface temperature- Surface stays below 85°C in dust.
DbProtection level- Equipment protection level Db (high): suitable for Zone 21 and 22.
IIEx as above.
IECExCertificate IECEx EPS 26.0044XIssue 0, 2026-09-09, Bureau Veritas CPS Germany
Gas atmospheresZones 1 and 2
ExdbIICT6Gb
ExExplosion protected- Certified to the IEC 60079 / EN 60079 series.
dbProtection type- Flameproof enclosure: the housing is built to contain an ignition inside it and stop the flame reaching the atmosphere outside.
IICGas group- Gas group IIC, e.g. hydrogen and acetylene. The most demanding group; also covers IIA and IIB.
T6Temperature class- Surface stays below 85 °C. T6 is the strictest class.
GbProtection level- Equipment protection level Gb (high): suitable for Zone 1 and 2.
Dust atmospheresZones 21 and 22
ExtbIIICT85°CDb
tbProtection type- Protection by enclosure for dust: the enclosure keeps dust out and its surface stays below the stated temperature.
IIICDust group- Dust group IIIC: conductive dust. The most demanding group; also covers IIIA and IIIB.
T85°CMax surface temperature- Surface stays below 85°C in dust.
DbProtection level- Equipment protection level Db (high): suitable for Zone 21 and 22.
Ex as above.
Safe use
Rules for the hazardous area
- Ambient temperature (Ta)
- −20 °C to +50 °C
- Charging
- Outside the hazardous area only
- Battery swap
- Outside the hazardous area only
- Ports and accessories in the zone
- SIM card installation only in a safe area, by removing the aluminium SIM cover. Bottom cover may be removed by the user only to charge in a safe area. No Ex-rated cable, dock or keyboard is listed, so none should be connected in the Ex area. Atexxo's page says storage can be extended to 1 TB with microSD; the certificate does not address microSD.Unconfirmed, see note 3
- Certified accessories
- EX-ATEXXO-STRAP (named in the certificate; original part from Atexxo only). No Ex-rated keyboard, dock, pen or harness listed. Charger is not Ex-rated (charging only outside the hazardous area).
- Operating temperature
- −20 °C to +50 °C (certificate TaUnconfirmed, see note 4
Conditions of use
Ambient temperature range −20 °C ≤ Ta ≤ +50 °C. A repair of flameproof joints is not allowed according to EN/IEC 60079-1 values. Minimum property class of screws must be A4-70; only original parts from the manufacturer shall be used. The glass window must be protected from high impact energy > 2 J. Device shall not be opened in hazardous location. Battery charging is only allowed outside hazardous location. Additional accessory EX-ATEXXO-STRAP can be used only as original part from manufacturer.
Specifications
Full specifications
Device specifications are for the Samsung Galaxy Tab Active5 inside. “What works through the housing” shows which of its features you can use in the housing.
Certification
- ATEX marking
- II 2G Ex db IIC T6 Gb / II 2D Ex tb IIIC T85°C Db
- ATEX certificate
- EPS 26 ATEX 1 161 X
- IECEx marking
- Ex db IIC T6 Gb / Ex tb IIIC T85°C Db
- IECEx certificate
- IECEx EPS 26.0044X (Issue 0, 2026-09-09, Bureau Veritas CPS Germany)
- Protection level (EPL)
- Gb / Db
- Dust group
- IIIC
- Max surface temperature (dust)
- 85 °C
Device
- Type
- Converted tablet
- Tablet inside
- Samsung Galaxy Tab Active5
- Fitting
- Supplied as a complete unit
- Launched
- 2026Unconfirmed, see note 5
- Part numbers
- EXd-TABLET-GTA5-128 (Wi-Fi, 128 GB); EXd-TABLET-GTA5-128-CEL (Wi-Fi + 5G, 128 GB); EXd-TABLET-GTA5-256; EXd-TABLET-GTA5-256-CEL; EXd-TABLET-GTA5-* (conversion service for a customer's new Samsung tablet)
- Operating system
- Android 16Unconfirmed, see note 1
- Edition
- Android with One UI; Knox; Enterprise Edition and standard SKUs exist
- OS at launch
- Android 14
- OS upgrades
- Standard: up to 4 generations of OS upgrades (Samsung UK/AU). Enterprise Edition: up to 8 generations per Samsung DE pageUnconfirmed, see note 1
- Security updates
- Until January 2029Unconfirmed, see note 2
- Processor
- Samsung Exynos 1380 (octa-core, 2.4 GHz + 2 GHz)
- Processor architecture
- Arm
- Memory (RAM)
- 6 (128 GB model); 8 (256 GB model)
- Storage
- 128 GB or 256 GB, microSD up to 1 TB
What works through the housing
- Side and volume buttons
- Yes: push buttons are mounted in the housing and in the front cover (aluminium)
- Rear cameras
- Yes, behind a toughened glass opening in the housing
- Touchscreen
- Yes: front touch display under toughened specialty glass
- Screen cover
- Toughened specialty glass front window. Must be protected from impact energy above 2 J
- Charging
- Remove the aluminium bottom cover and charge in a safe area only. Charging in the hazardous location is forbidden
- USB-C port
- Only with the bottom cover removed in a safe area (charging)
- SIM card
- Self-installation in a safe area by removing the aluminium SIM cover; eSIM also supported
- Mounting points
- Integrated lug for fall prevention; optional EX-ATEXXO-STRAP (original part only)
Field capabilities
- Push-to-talk
- Via app (Samsung says the Active5 can act as a walkie-talkie; Atexxo does not list PTT; Active Key is programmable)Unconfirmed, see note 6
- Barcode scanning
- Via app (camera-based; no dedicated scan engine)Unconfirmed, see note 6
- 3D scanning / LiDAR
- Not possible (base tablet has no depth sensor)
- Remote expert / video calls
- Via app (front and rear cameras retained; camera marketed as an intrinsically safe video camera)Unconfirmed, see note 6
- Windows desktop software
- Not possible (Android tablet)
Display and camera
- Display
- 8-inch TFT LCD, 120 Hz adaptive; Corning Gorilla Glass 5
- Resolution
- 1920 × 1200 (WUXGA)
- Brightness
- 600 nits
- Touch
- Glove and outdoor touch claimed by SamsungUnconfirmed, see note 1
- Pen / stylus
- S Pen supported (IP68 S Pen in the box on the UK page)
- Rear camera
- 13 MP, autofocus, flash
- Front camera
- 5 MP
- Video
- 4K UHD at 30 fps recording
Connectivity
- Network
- Wi-Fi only (SM-X300) or 5G (SM-X306B)
- Wi-Fi
- Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax), 2.4 + 5 GHz, Wi-Fi Direct
- Bluetooth
- Bluetooth 5.3
- NFC
- Yes
- Satellite positioning
- GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS
- SIM
- 5G model: SIM plus eSIM ('dual SIM capability' in Samsung text; Atexxo: 'physical SIM and/or eSIM'); none on Wi-Fi modelUnconfirmed, see note 1
Physical and power
- Weight
- 940 g (including the tablet)
- Dimensions
- 240 × 150 × 20 (Atexxo: 24 × 15 × 2 cm) mm
- Ingress protection
- IP64 (Atexxo page; the Samsung base tablet itself is IP68)Unconfirmed, see note 7
- Ruggedness
- MIL-STD-810H compliant (Atexxo flyer and page; base-tablet rating)Unconfirmed, see note 4
- Battery
- 5050 mAh
- Battery energy
- 19.44 Wh
- Battery life
- Video playback up to 16 h; Wi-Fi internet up to 14 h; LTE internet up to 15 h
- Ports and expansion
- USB-C (USB 2.0), 3.5 mm headset jack, POGO pins, microSD slot
- Docking
- POGO connector (Samsung POGO dock accessories not verified for this model)Unconfirmed, see note 1
- Keyboard
- POGO pins on the tablet; Samsung keyboard cover not confirmed for this modelUnconfirmed, see note 1
Controls & Accessibility
- Keys
- Programmable Active Key (barcode, apps, PTT mapping via Knox); power and volume keys
- Push-to-talk key
- YesUnconfirmed, see note 6
- Glove touch
- YesUnconfirmed, see note 1
- Biometrics
- Fingerprint sensor
Fleet and support
- Manufacturer
- Atexxo B.V., Netherlands
Only specifications we could check are listed. A numbered marker next to a value means it is unconfirmed: it comes from a single or secondary source, or sources disagree. The matching note at the foot of the page explains each one. See the Atexxo B.V. website for the full data sheet.
Compare
How it compares
Best in this comparison
| AtexxoAtexxo Zone 1 Galaxy Tab Active5This tablet | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type | Converted tablet | Dedicated Ex tablet | Dedicated Ex tablet | Certified Ex case |
| Screen size | 8-inch | 8-inch | 8-inch | 7.9-inch |
| Availability | Current | Current | Current | Current |
| Gas zones | Zone 1, Zone 2 | Zone 1, Zone 2 | Zone 1, Zone 2 | Zone 1, Zone 2 |
| Dust zones | Zone 21, Zone 22 | Zone 21, Zone 22 | Zone 21, Zone 22 | — |
| Protection | Flameproof enclosure (Ex db) | Flameproof enclosure (Ex db) with an intrinsically safe circuit (Ex ia) | Intrinsic safety (Ex ib) | Flameproof enclosure (Ex db) |
| Gas group | IIC | IIC | IIC | IIC |
| Temperature class | T6 (best in this comparison) | T6 (best in this comparison) | T4 | T5 |
| Certification | ATEX + IECEx | ATEX + IECEx | ATEX + IECEx + UKEX | ATEX + IECEx |
| North America | — | Class I Division 1 | Class I Division 1 | — |
| Ambient temperature | −20 °C to +50 °C | −20 °C to +55 °C | −20 °C to +60 °C | −20 °C to +45 °C |
| Charging in the Ex area | Not allowed | Not allowed | Not allowed | Not allowed |
| Operating system | Android 16 | Android 16 | Android 14 | iPadOS 26 |
| Security updates | Until January 2029 | Until Q1 2032 (best in this comparison) | Until Q1 2027 | Ended March 2024 |
| Weight | 940 g | 1122 g | 890 g (best in this comparison) | 1111 g |
| Display | 8-inch TFT LCD, 120 Hz adaptive; Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | 8-inch TFT, capacitive multitouch, 60 Hz / adaptive up to 120 Hz; Corning Gorilla Glass 3 (DZ1/DZ2), Gorilla Glass 5 (D2) | 8-inch Glove-usable touch display; Corning Gorilla Glass V3 stated on the IS930.M1 page (not on the IS930.1 page) | 7.9-inch Retina IPS LCD, P3, True Tone, antireflective coating |
| 5G | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| Pen / stylus | S Pen supported (IP68 S Pen in the box on the UK page) | Samsung S Pen included (pressure sensitive), with Tab-Ex S Pen holder | — | Apple Pencil (1st generation) |
| Replaceable battery | — | No | No | No |
| Hot-swap battery | — | — | No | No |
| Price | On request | On request | On request | On request |
FAQ
Common questions
Is the Atexxo Zone 1 Galaxy Tab Active5 certified for Zone 1?
Yes. The Atexxo Zone 1 Galaxy Tab Active5 is certified for Zone 1/21 with the marking II 2G Ex db IIC T6 Gb. Equipment certified for Zone 1 can also be used in Zone 2.
Can the Atexxo Zone 1 Galaxy Tab Active5 be used in Zone 0?
No. It is not certified for Zone 0. Zone 0 needs equipment with protection level Ga, such as Ex ia intrinsic safety.
What type of explosion protection does the Atexxo Zone 1 Galaxy Tab Active5 use?
It uses a flameproof enclosure (Ex db), a form of explosion-proof protection. The housing is built to contain an ignition inside it and stop the flame reaching the surrounding atmosphere.
What does T6 mean for the Atexxo Zone 1 Galaxy Tab Active5?
Its surface stays below 85 °C, so it is suitable for gases that only ignite above that temperature. Check the ignition temperature of the substances on your site.
Can you charge the Atexxo Zone 1 Galaxy Tab Active5 in a hazardous area?
No. The certificate only allows charging outside the hazardous area.
Which tablet is inside the Atexxo Zone 1 Galaxy Tab Active5?
A standard Samsung Galaxy Tab Active5. A standard tablet that a specialist has modified and certified for hazardous areas.
Which ports and accessories can be used with the Atexxo Zone 1 Galaxy Tab Active5 in the hazardous area?
SIM card installation only in a safe area, by removing the aluminium SIM cover. Bottom cover may be removed by the user only to charge in a safe area. No Ex-rated cable, dock or keyboard is listed, so none should be connected in the Ex area. Atexxo's page says storage can be extended to 1 TB with microSD; the certificate does not address microSD.
What operating system does the Atexxo Zone 1 Galaxy Tab Active5 run?
Android 16. Security updates are expected until at least January 2029.
How much does the Atexxo Zone 1 Galaxy Tab Active5 cost?
Prices for certified hazardous-area tablets depend on volume, configuration and region, so they are on request. Contact us for a price.
Notes on unconfirmed values
- From a single or secondary source; the maker doesn't state it for this model. Return to note 1
- Samsung's date for the standard model. The Enterprise Edition gets longer support; the converter doesn't say which it uses. Return to note 2
- The SIM and cover rules are from the certificate. Atexxo's page adds a microSD rule that isn't in the certificate. Return to note 3
- From a single source. Return to note 4
- Approximate: the maker doesn't publish a launch date. Based on the certificate date or the maker's announcement. Return to note 5
- Not confirmed by the maker for this exact model. Return to note 6
- From a single source; not stated in the Ex certificate. Return to note 7
Sources and verification
Facts last verified on against:
- IECEx / Bureau Veritas CPS Germany (EPS): IECEx EPS 26.0044X issue 0, 2026-09-09, Ex d and t housing for Samsung Tablet, type EXd-TABLET-GTA5 (database record and certificate PDF)
- Bureau Veritas CPS Germany (notified body 2004): EU-Type Examination Certificate EPS 26 ATEX 1 161 X, revision 0, 2026-09-09 (PDF read as page images)
- endoflife.date: Samsung Galaxy Tab (page last updated 2026-10-10; dates approximate to the year per the page)
- Atexxo: Product flyer, Galaxy Tab Active 5 Zone 1/21 (uploaded 2026/06)
- Atexxo: Product page: Explosion proof Samsung Galaxy Tab Active5 (Ex Zone 1)
- Atexxo: Downloads page (certificate list: no Samsung tablet certificates listed, checked 2026-10-25)
- Samsung Electronics UK: Galaxy Tab Active5 5G (SM-X306B) specifications page
- Atexxo: Home page product list (Samsung tablet conversions: Active5, Active5 Pro, S10 FE, S9 FE, A9; checked 2026-10-25)
- Samsung Electronics Australia: Galaxy Tab Active5 Wi-Fi (SM-X300) page
- Samsung Electronics Germany: Galaxy Tab Active5 5G Enterprise Edition (SM-X306B) page
- Intrinsically Safe Store: Zone 1 and 21 Atexxo Explosion Proof Tablet (Samsung Galaxy Tab Active5), seen 2026-10-25
- Samsung Business Insights: Meet the Galaxy Tab Active5, 2024-02-15
- SamMobile: Samsung Galaxy Enterprise Editions: eight years of OS and security updates, 2024-03-21
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