Panasonic has announced a new smartphone under its popular Toughpad series; the 5-inch smartphone is not only available in either Windows or Android OS, it is also explosion-proof. It has been announced for Japan but will go on sale exclusively through KDDI network by the end of October.
Like I said earlier, the 5-inch explosion-proof smartphone runs either Android or Windows OS; the first model is called the Panasonic Toughpad FZ-E1 that runs Windows Embedded 8.1 Handheld Update 2 and the second model called the Panasonic Toughpad FZ-X1 runs Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean.
The highlight of both the Panasonic Toughpad FZ-E1 and the Toughpad FZ-X1 is the ability to be used in danger zones, areas prone to explosion or fire outbreak such as Oil rigs, Chemical plant, manufacturing plants, pharmaceuticals, e.t.c. It is drop resistant to heights between 1m to 3m, IP54 & IP65/68 certified for dust and waterproof and works in temperatures up to 60-degree Celsius.
It supports LTE, HSPA, WCDMA, CDMA2000 and 1xEV-DO networks; connectivity options available includes – microUSB 2.0, microSD card slot, GPS/GLONASS, Bluetooth 4.0, Wi-Fi 802.11ac and NFC. Other key addons includes – Barcode reader (One-dimensional, two-dimensional barcode reader built-in), Twin speakers. (100dBA) and 3 microphones
The Panasonic Toughpad FZ-E1(and Toughpad FZ-X1) sports a 5-inch 720p HD capacitive touchscreen display with 16:9 aspect ratio and can be operated on when wearing gloves even when the screen is watery. The main camera is a 8MP snapper with LED light and a front facing 1.3MP camera for video chats.
The FZ-E1 is powered by a 2.3GHz quad-core Qualcomm MSM8974AB processor while the FZ-X1 by a 1.7GHz quad-core Qualcomm APQ8064T processor; either comes with 2GB RAM and 32GB storage space. Both versions measures 101mm x 188 x 45mm in dimenions, the former weigh around 598 grams while the latter weigh around 595 grams.
Both models are backed by a hot-swappable 6200mAh Lithium-ion battery that provides up to 14 hours of usage and 1000 hours of standby time. The battery takes around 3 hours (Quick charge 3.0A) to 3.6 hours (Quick charge 2.6A) to charge to 100%.
