Panasonic has a new rugged tablet and it has some pretty nice features, one of which is a removable battery. The Panasonic TOUGHBOOK S1 as it is called packs mid-range specs and not the latest you will find in a 2021 phone but it should suffice.
The tablet is quite thick which isn’t surprising considering it is designed to take a beating. The buttons are big, there are flaps covering the ports, and the screws holding it together are visible.
The 7” display has a 1280 x 800 resolution and a brightness level of 500 nits. Alongside a glove mode which is a common feature of rugged mobile devices, Panasonic has also included a Rain Mode that can detect when raindrops fall on the screen and ignore it while you are using it.
It is powered by the Snapdragon 660 processor and has 4GB of RAM and 64GB of storage with a slot for storage expansion. There is a built-in barcode scanner, a full-sized USB-A port, and a USB-C port. The tablet has an IP65/67 rating and is MIL-STD-810H certified. It can also support drops from up to 5 feet.
The tablet has a warm-swappable battery. What this means is that, when you remove the battery, the tablet doesn’t go off as there is another built-in battery that keeps it on for a short while. Panasonic will be selling batteries with different capacities, so you can buy the one that suits you best. The Panasonic TOUGHBOOK S1 comes in Wi-Fi and LTE versions. The latter has support for AT&T’s FirstNet Band 14 which is for first responders.
Panasonic ships it with Android 10 but will update it to Android 12. This is an enterprise device, so you won’t be able to pick one up at a store. However, it has been reported that the base model has a $2499 price tag.
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