Panasonic Launches New Rugged Handheld Tablets and Semi-rugged Toughbook for the Indian market

Panasonic India’s announced the launch of  its fully-rugged, 5-inch handheld tablet Toughpad FZ-E1/X1 and its semi-rugged Toughbook CF-54.  The new Panasonic handheld tablet Toughpad FZ-E1, powered by Windows Embedded 8.1 Handheld and the Toughpad FZ-X1, running on Android™ 4.2.2 operating system are enterprise-class devices priced at Rs.119,000 and Rs. 109,000 respectively. These devices are purpose-built to improve efficiency and productivity for professionals working in the field of defense, public safety, logistics, utilities, manufacturing, retail and field services, the company said.

Created for usage in the automotive diagnostic industry and field work, mainly for indoor maintenance, the new semi-rugged Toughbook CF-54 priced at Rs. 139,000is the thinnest and lightest semi-rugged PC in its category, the press release said. The Toughpad FZ-E1 and FZ-X1 represent a significant expansion of Panasonic’s Toughpad line, the company’s most comprehensive portfolio of enterprise-focused tablets.

These tablets are also built for easy integration into existing IT infrastructures and for smooth deployments and ongoing support, thus providing organizations with longer life cycles, translating to lower total costs of ownership

Technical Specifications

Toughpad FZ-E1 and FZ-X1

o          Resistant to a drop of up to 10 feet on concrete, MIL-STD-810G specifications, also have IP65 / IP68 dust and water proof.

o          First Toughpad devices to offer voice connectivity

o          6200 mAh battery providing up to 14 hours of continuous use based (Panasonic Test Condition)

Toughbook CF-54

o          Approx. 50% thinner and 25% lighter thanprevious model CF-53

o          Equipped with the new 5th Generation Intel® CoreTM i5-5300U vProTM Processor (3 MB cache, 2.3 GHz up to 2.9 GHz with Intel® Turbo Boost Technology)

o          Single battery life of 11 hours*2

o          Comes with a hot swappable battery option