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Panasonic Toughbook S1 Rugged tablet with Extendable battery launched for ₹98,000(~$1,294)

Pranav Sawant — Mon, 20 Dec 2021 18:24:39 +0000

Japanese tech giant Panasonic was quiet for a long time and we have barely seen the company deal in smartphones or tablets. But, today, the company has officially launched the Panasonic Toughbook S1 tablet in the Indian market. Its major highlights are its rugged body, extendable battery, and Snapdragon 660 SoC.

The Panasonic is priced at ₹98,000(~$1,294) making it one of the premium rugged tablets in the market. To compare, the tablet costs a whopping $2,499(~₹1,89,000) in the US. It comes in a single colour variant which has a combination of Black coloured back and Silver edges.

Panasonic Toughbook S1 Rugged tablet Specifications

The Panasonic Toughbook S1 sports a rugged design with a 7-inch WXGA(1200 X 800 pixels) resolution screen. It is an IPS LCD panel with thick bezels. It isn’t a surprise that the device has got chunky bezels since it is a rugged tablet.

It comes with a 13MP camera at the rear and a 5MP camera at the front. It is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SoC paired with 4GB of RAM and 64GB of eMMC 5.1 onboard storage. It has Adreno 512 GPU.

Reportedly, the tablet is marketed towards logistics, transportation, other field bases sectors. It has a 3,200mAh and a 5,580mAh extendable battery. It is claimed to offer up to 8 hours of battery backup with the 3,200mAh-cell, whereas, the 5,580mAh-cell will offer up to 14 hours of battery life.

Since it’s a rugged device, it has an IPx6, IPx5, and IPx7 water and dust resistant rating. The tablet supports 4GB LTE and dual-band Wi-Fi. It has NFC support and has a USB Type-C port, a 3.5mm headphone jack port.

The Panasonic TOUGHBOOK S1 is a $2500 7” rugged tablet with a removable battery

Habeeb Onawole — Tue, 18 May 2021 17:57:08 +0000

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.