Remember the good ol’ days when you could just pop off the back of your phone and swap out the battery? Well, Samsung sure does, and they’re bringing that nostalgia back with their latest rugged devices, the Galaxy XCover 7 Pro and the Galaxy Tab Active 5 Pro. These aren’t your average sleek, fragile smartphones that cry over a little water or a drop from pocket height. No, sir. These are built like tanks, with IP68 water and dust resistance, MIL-STD-810H certification for drops, and yes, removable backplates and user-replaceable batteries. It’s like stepping into a time machine 🙂
The Galaxy XCover 7 Pro is packing a Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 chip, a brighter screen, and a 4,350mAh battery that you can replace yourself. It’s designed for the enterprise crowd, but let’s be real, anyone who’s ever cursed at their dead phone with no charger in sight will see the appeal. Plus, it’s got programmable buttons and built-in pogo pins for charging, because why not?
Then there’s the Galaxy Tab Active 5 Pro, a 10.1-inch tablet that shares the same Snapdragon chip as its phone counterpart. This bad boy can run without a battery if it’s docked, and you can hot-swap batteries without even turning it off. The S-Pen stylus is also ruggedized, because Samsung knows that if you’re out in the field, your stylus needs to survive just as much as you do.
These devices might not be for everyone, but they’re a breath of fresh air in a world where phones have become too delicate to live. The Galaxy XCover 7 Pro hits the shelves on May 8, 2025, and the Galaxy Tab Active 5 Pro follows in early June. So, if you’re tired of the status quo, maybe it’s time to go rugged.
