US retail giant Walmart is giving about 740,000 of its employees a free Samsung Galaxy XCover Pro smartphone as part of its rollout plans for its new employee app. The employees are free to use the smartphone, which costs around $500, for official and personal use.

Walmart’s new employee app is called Me@Walmart. According to the company, the app will simplify daily tasks, help staff offer excellent services to customers, and help employees plan activities outside the workplace. The app will allow employees to clock in and clock out during their shifts. In addition, employee scheduling, Voice Assistant support, and several features significantly enhance employee performance and the speed of accomplishing tasks.

There are concerns, though, that the new employee app may infringe on employee privacy. However, Walmart has stated that it does not have access to personal data on the phone, and employees cannot access the app when not on scheduled work. Walmart says it desires to equip its employees with the necessary cutting-edge tools that would make them remain competitive in the retail space.

Samsung‘s flagship Galaxy XCover Pro is a rugged smartphone suitable for field workers and it was launched in the US in April 2020. It is crammed with features that stand it out as a business-oriented smartphone. It has a barcode scanner built into the primary camera, and the device can be customized into a mobile Point of Sale terminal. Its enhanced security and reliability features make it a perfect choice for the activities that Walmart has deployed it for.

Walmart hopes to completely distribute the flagship phone models to 740,000 of its fans by the year’s end. It expects to see more excellent employee performance with the deployment of the incentive of a durable personal smartphone for up to half of its current employees.

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Samsung first unveiled the Galaxy Xcover Pro in Finland way back in January this year. The tech giant has now launched the rugged Galaxy smartphone in the US. It hits the market with a price tag of $500.

The Galaxy Xcover Pro is officially introduced as a rugged smartphone for frontline workers. The ruggedness of the build makes it suitable for use by field workers who work in terrain that is not friendly to the regular high-end smartphones. The device is also crammed with features that make it a business-oriented model.

One of such features is the barcode scanner which is built into the rear camera. The camera is compatible with several laser-based scanner accessories that can turn this into a mobile point of sale system. The device also comes with NFC as well as several enhanced security and reliability features, including support for Europay, Mastercard and Visa. You also get a walkie-talkie (push-to-talk) feature onboard.

In terms of the hardware, the Samsung Galaxy Xcover Pro features a IP68 rugged build meaning it can survive 1.5m underwater for 30 minutes. It is also MIL-STD-810 certified and can withstand drops from 1.5m heights. The device packs a huge 6.3-inch AMOLED display with an FHD+ resolution of 2340 x 1080pixels. The device has a Glove mode and can detect touches from wet fingers. There are also two programmable keys, which can act as shortcuts for the most commonly used functions. It crams a 4,050mAh battery under the hood with support for 18W fast charge. The device has a set of Pogo pins for wireless charging on a dock.

The Galaxy Xcover Pro is available online through Samsung, Verizon and Microsoft as well as other distributors in the US. The phone will also be available unlocked and will be sold on Brick and mortar stores soon.

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