Panasonic has expanded its rugged
tablet offering in India with launch of th
new Toughpad FZ-E1 and Toughpad FZ
X1 tablets. The company has alongside
also unveiled the Toughbook CF-54
touted as the thinnest and lightest semi-
rugged PC in its category.
The Panasonic Toughpad FZ-E1 runs
Windows Embedded 8.1 Handheld and
will be available at Rs. 1,19,000. The
Panasonic Toughpad FZ-X1 , on the othe
hand, runs Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean and
is priced at Rs. 1,09,000. Both Toughpa
FZ-E1 and FZ-X1 tablets were launched
at MWC this year.
The semi-rugged Toughbook CF-54 PC
will be available at Rs. 1,39,000. Both th
Toughpad FZ-E1 and FZ-X1 tablets are
being marketed as enterprise-focused
tablets.
The company has revealed that it aims t
reach 65 percent market share by end of
this year in the rugged IT devices
category; though was unclear whether
the figures represent India or global
targets.
Both the Toughpad FZ-E1 and FZ-X1
tablets meet the MIL-STD-810G
standard, feature an IP65/IP68 rating fo
dust and water resistance, and have
been drop-tested from a height of 10
feet.
The Toughpad FZ-E1 is powered by a
2.3GHz quad-core Snapdragon 800
(MSM8974AB) processor while the
Toughpad FZ-X1 features a 1.7GHz
quad-core Qualcomm S4 Pro
(APQ8064T) processor.
Rest of the specifications of the new
Panasonic Toughpads are identical. Bot
feature a 5-inch HD (1280x720 pixels)
display; an 8-megapixel rear camera wit
flash; 1.3-megapixel front-facing
camera; 2GB of RAM; 32GB of built-in
storage; supports expandable storage vi
microSD card; 4G LTE; 3G; Wi-Fi;
Bluetooth; GPS, HDMI, and a 6200mAh
battery.
The semi-rugged Toughbook CF-54 (see
above) will be offered in various models
including gloved multi-touch model,
performance model, and prime and lite
models. It features 14-inch full-HD
(1080x1920 pixels) IPS display and is
powered by fifth generation Intel Core
i5-5300U vPro Processor (3 MB cache,
2.3GHz up to 2.9GHz with Intel Turbo
Boost Technology). It will be available
with 4GB, 8GB, and 16GB RAM
configurations and will pack 500GB of
hard disk.
The Windows 8.1 Pro-based Toughbook
CF-54 offers a range of integrated
options such as dedicated GPS, 4G LTE
mobile broadband with satellite GPS,
antenna pass-through, and insert-able
and contactless SmartCard readers. It
offers an optional second battery with
hot-swap without the need to shut dow
or hibernate. The new Toughbook also
offers dual drives. Much like the new
Toughpads, the Toughbook CF-54 meet
the MIL-STD-810G standard.
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