Rugged Tablet Selection Made Easy

Posted March 16, 2015

Finding a rugged tablet that best fits your application and environmental needs is key to ensuring you get the best performance and long term value from your investment.  Given the wide range of features and options available for each model, getting a clear overview of what each tablet can do is challenging when looking at individual specification sheets.

This convenient chart breaks down the main features of some of the most common rugged tablets. No matter the environment or harsh conditions you need to handle, there’s a tablet to meet whatever your requirements are. For additional assistance finding the right tablet, contact one of our mobility specialists at Barcodes Inc.

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Manufacturer WLAN WWAN GPS Bluetooth Operating System Scanner Camera Keypad Display RAM/Flash Memory Micro SD MSR Option IP Rating Drop Spec Processor
Marathon Honeywell 802.11a/b/g/n Optional Optional Yes XP Pro, WES 2009 or Win 7 Optional Standard QWERTY or Numeric 7″ Color/Touch 2GB or 8GB/16GB or 32GB N/A Yes IP65 4 ft drop to concrete Intel Atom Z530 1.6GHz
ET1 Motorola 802.11a/b/g/n Optional Yes Yes Android 2.3.4 or 4.1.1 Optional Standard N/A 7″ Color/Touch 1GB/4GB 4GB microSD installed Yes IP54 4 ft drop to concrete Dual Core 1GHz
TB100 Unitech 802.11b/g/n Optional GSM Yes Yes Android 3.2 Optional Standard N/A 7″ Color/Touch 1GB/16GB Yes N/A IP65 4 ft drop to concrete NVIDIA Tegra 2 1.0 GHz
ToughPad FZ-G1 Panasonic 802.11a/b/g/n Optional 4G LTE Optional Yes Win 8 Pro 64-bit N/A Standard 7-key 10.1″ Color/Touch 4GB or 8GB/128 or 256GB SSD Yes N/A IP65/Mil-STD 810G 4 ft drop to concrete Intel i5-3437U vPro
ToughPad FZ-A1 Panasonic 802.11a/b/g/n Optional 4G LTE Optional Yes Android 4.0 ICS N/A Standard 5-key 10.1″ Color/Touch 1GB/16 GB Yes N/A IP65/Mil-STD 810G 4 ft drop to concrete PXA2128 1.2GHz Dual-Core
ETT10 ELO 802.11b/g/n N/A N/A Yes Win 7e or No O/S 2D Imager Standard N/A 10.1″ Color/Touch 2GB/32GB SSD N/A Yes IP54 3 ft drop to concrete Intel Atom N2600 DC 1.6 GHz
DASH Pioneer 802.11b/g/n Optional Optional Yes Win 7e Optional Standard 5-key 10.1″ Color/Touch 2GB/32GB SSD N/A Yes IP54 4 ft drop to concrete Intel OakTrail Atom 1.5
DASH-7E1 Pioneer 802.11b/g/n Optional 4G LTE Optional Yes Win 8.1 Optional Optional N/A 7″ Color/Touch 2GB/64GB Yes Yes IP54/Mil-STD 810G 4 ft drop to concrete Intel Z2760 1.8GHz
DT307SQ DT Research 802.11a/b/g/n Optional N/A Yes Android 4.2 2D Imager Standard N/A 7″ Color/Touch 1GB/8GB Yes Yes N/A N/A Quad-core 1.4GHz
DT307SC DT Research 802.11a/b/g/n N/A N/A Yes Win CE 6.0 / Win Mobile 6.5 2D Imager Standard N/A 7″ Color/Touch 512MB/4GB Yes Yes N/A N/A ARM 800MHz
DT313H DT Research 802.11a/b/g/n N/A N/A Yes Win Embedded 7, 7 Pro, Embedded 8 or 8.1 Pro N/A Standard 1 programmable button 13.3″ Color/Touch 16 GB/32GB to 500GB Yes N/A IP54 N/A Intel Core i7 1.8GHz
DT315CT DT Research 802.11a/b/g/n N/A N/A Yes Win Embedded 7, Win 7 Pro, Win 8, Win 8.1 Pro, or Linux 2D Imager Standard 1 trigger button 9.7″ Color/Touch outdoor display option 4GB/32GB to 256GB Yes Yes IP54 N/A Intel Atom Dual Core 1.86GHz
DT362 DT Research 802.11a/b/g/n N/A N/A Yes Win Embedded 7, Win 7 Pro, or Linux 2D Imager Standard 7 front buttons, 1 trigger button 8.4″ Color/Touch sunlight-readable option 2GB/32GB to 256GB Yes Yes N/A N/A Intel Atom 1.6GHz
DT365 DT Research 802.11a/b/g/n N/A N/A Yes Win Embedded 7, Win 7 Pro, or Linux 2D Imager Standard 1 trigger button 8.4″ Color/Touch outdoor display option 4GB/32GB to 256GB Yes Yes N/A N/A Intel Atom Dual Core 1.86GHz
DT395 DT Research 802.11a/b/g/n Optional 3G module Yes Yes Win Embedded 7, Win 7 Pro, or Linux 2D Imager Standard 7 front buttons, 1 trigger button 9″ Color/Touch sunlight-readable 4GB/32GB to 256GB Yes N/A IP65 N/A Intel Atom Dual Core 1.86GHz
DT398 Series DT Research 802.11a/b/g/n Optional 3G module Yes Yes Win Standard 7, Win 7 Pro, or Linux 2D Imager Standard 3 side buttons, 1 trigger button 9.7″ Color/Touch 4GB to 8GB/32GB to 256GB Yes N/A IP65 N/A Intel Celeron Dual Core 1.1GHz
DT307SC-MD DT Research 802.11a/b/g/n N/A N/A Yes Win CE 6.0; Win Mobile 6.5 Optional Optional 1 trigger button 7″ Color/Touch 512MB/4GB Yes Yes N/A N/A ARM 800 MHz
DT315CT-MD DT Research 802.11a/b/g/n N/A N/A Yes Win Embedded 7, Win 7 Pro, Win Embedded 8, Win 8.1 Pro, or Linux Optional Optional 1 trigger button 9.7″ Color/Touch outdoor display option 4GB/32GB to 256GB Yes Yes IP54 N/A Intel Atom Dual Core 1.86GHz
DT432SC-MD DT Research 802.11a/b/g/n N/A N/A Yes Win CE 6.0; Win Mobile 6.5 Optional Optional 2 trigger buttons 4.3″ TFT-Color/Touch 512MB/4GB Yes N/A N/A N/A ARM 800 MHz
DT432SC DT Research 802.11a/b/g/n N/A N/A Yes Win CE 6.0; Win Mobile 6.1 Optional Optional 2 trigger buttons 4.3″ TFT-Color/Touch 512MB/4GB Yes N/A IP54 N/A ARM 800 MHz
DT433SC DT Research 802.11a/b/g/n N/A N/A Yes Win CE 6.0; Win Mobile 6.1 N/A Optional N/A 4.3″ TFT-Color/Touch 512MB/4GB Yes Optional IP54 4 ft ARM 800 MHz

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