Zebra DS4208 vs. DS4308 Side-By-Side Comparison
When choosing the right 2D imager you ultimately need a device that meets the demands of your specific application while being easy to use out of the box.
Historically, the DS4208 was one of the most popular imagers from Motorola/Zebra which has been discontinued and replaced with the even more capable Symbol DS4308. The chart below is a quick comparison of the new features and capabilities found in the newer DS4308.
If you’re looking for a new 2D imager, the DS4308 is a scanner that will easily improve the efficiency and speed of any scanning application.
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DS4308 |
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Market Positioning | Introductory: 1D/2D Imager for paper/ mobile bar codes | 2nd Generation: 1D/2D Imager with PRZM technology which enhances decode performance and snappiness, dramatically improving the user experience |
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DEFAULT SETTINGS | ||
Quick Keypad Emulation | Disabled | Enabled |
Unique Barcode Reporting in Continuous Barcode Mode | Disabled | Enabled |
Emulate Numeric Keypad | Disabled | Enabled |
Length for Code 39 | 2 to 55 | 1 to 55 |
Code 93 | Disabled | Enabled |
Length for Code 93 | 4 to 55 | 1 to 55 |
Interleaved 2 of 5 (ITF) | Disabled | Enabled |
Lengths for I 2 of 5 | Fixed Length = 14 | 6 to 55 |
Length for D 2 of 5 | Fixed Length = 12 | Any Length (1 to 55) |
Codabar | Disabled | Enabled |
Lengths for Codabar | 5 to 55 | 4 to 55 |
Matrix 2 of 5 Lengths | Fixed Length = 14 | 4 to 55 |
GS1 DataBar Limited | Disabled | Enabled |
USB Fast HID | Disabled | Enabled |
USB Polling Interval | 8ms | 3ms |
Different Symbol Time-out | 200ms | 100ms |
The Motorola DS4208 Helps Go Outdoors Improve the Customer Experience
Go Outdoors was faced with the challenge of wanting to provide a customer loyalty program but wanted to avoid using the traditional plastic card which are easy to forget and lose. With the ubiquity of smartphones today it only made sense to utilize an application that customers would always have on their phones.
The main hurdle for Go Outdoors was finding an imager scanner that was reliable, consistent, and able to easily read codes from a mobile device screen. The Motorola DS4208 was the perfect fit to make it quicker and easier to validate customers’ details while ensuring their scanner investment with a unit that would perform all scanning tasks in their stores for years to come.