Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 (2020) vs Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 2 (2017)

The Samsung Galaxy Tab S7+ (2020) is a great Tablet for its $829 asking price.

The Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 2 (2017), however, is merely passable at its $358 price point. If you're considering buying a Tablet in the $350 range, you might want to check out some of its competitors.

The Samsung Galaxy Tab S7+ (2020) has managed to do great in various roundups conducted by reviewers from highly trusted sources that perform objective in-depth testing, like PCmag, CNET, and Laptop Mag - it was dubbed "Best for 5G Road Warriors" by PCmag, "Best for that PC-style feel" by CNET, and "Android lovers get two great options" by Laptop Mag. Any product that's held in such high regard by some of the most reliable sources should be considered by everyone who's looking for a Tablet at this price.

As for our analysis of the Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 2 (2017) - it's considered to be a great product by two reliable sources that do their own hands-on testing - it earned the "Best Affordable Rugged Tablet" award from Android Central and "The best rugged tablet" from Expert Reviews, which is no small feat.

When we thoroughly analyzed their review scores, we learned that all of the sources that tested both Tablets, including Expert Reviews, Notebookcheck.net, TrustedReviews, Tech Advisor, and PCmag, preferred the Samsung Galaxy Tab S7+ (2020) over the Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 2 (2017).

We also took a look at which sources they managed to impress the most. The Samsung Galaxy Tab S7+ (2020) was liked best by Expert Reviews, which gave it a score of 10, while the Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 2 (2017) got its highest, 8.1, score from Notebookcheck.net.

Lastly, we averaged out all of their review ratings and observed that the Samsung Galaxy Tab S7+ (2020), with its 8.2 average, performed considerably better than most Tablets - the mean score for the product category being 7.5 out of 10 - while the Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 2 (2017) managed an average of 7.2.

There's one caveat here - it might not be entirely justifiable to do a direct Samsung Galaxy Tab S7+ (2020) vs. Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 2 (2017) review average comparison since they aren't priced the same and more expensive products tend to get higher review scores from some sources.