Panasonic Toughpad FZ-E1 and FZ-X1 rugged smartphones unveiled


Panasonic Toughpad FZ-E1 and FZ-X1

Panasonic has unveiled two new rugged smartphones in the Toughpad series. The Panasonic Toughpad FZ-E1 runs on Windows Embedded 8 Handheld platform and is powered by a 2.3 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 800 (MSM8974AB) processor, and the Toughpad FZ-X1 runs Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean) and is powered by a 1.7 GHz Qualcomm S4 Pro (APQ8064T) processor. These also have LTE or 3G connectivity support, 8-megapixel rear camera with powerful flash light and a 1.3-megapixel font-facing camera.

These are Water and Dust proof and is IP65/IP68 certified. It also has bar-code reader.

Panasonic Toughpad FZ-E1 and FZ-X1 Specifications 

  • 5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels ) touch screen with 500 cd/m2 brightness  to avoid sunlight reflection
  • 2.3 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 800 (MSM8974AB) processor / 1.7 GHz Qualcomm S4 Pro (APQ8064T) processor.
  • Windows Embedded 8 Handheld / Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean)
  • Water and Dust proof, IP65/IP58 certified
  • 8MP camera with flash
  • 1.3MP front-facing camera
  • 2GB RAM, 32GB Internal memory
  • Dedicated Security core – FIPS 140-2 Level 2 compliant
  • Drop resistant from a height of 3 meters, MIL-STD 810G compliant
  • 4G LTE/ 3G (HSPA+ 21 Mbps), WiFi 802.11 a/b / g/n/ac Bluetooth 4.0, Satellite GPS, micro HDMI
  • 6,200mAh hot-swappable with up to 14 hours talk time and up to 1000 hours standby

The Panasonic Toughpad FZ-E1 would go on sale in Mid-June and the Toughpad FZ-X1 would go on sale in Japan by the end of August. No word on pricing yet.


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