Panasonic already offer laptops Toughbook for difficult operating conditions. Now Panasonic has decided to allocate these devices in a separate series of Toughpad and provided more detailed information about new products. Panasonic, prepare two tablet: ten-A1 (expected to hit the upcoming spring, priced at $ 1300) and seven-inch B1 (autumn next year, the characteristics were not disclosed.)
Protected Toughpad A1 is positioned as a competitor to Motorola ET1 and unlike the latter it will come with a newer version Android: 3.2 vs. 2.3.4. The case is made of magnesium alloy and is surrounded by an elastomer pads. Toughpad A1 meets the requirements IP65 (dust-proof device, protected against water jets) and MIL-STD-810G. The device can survive a fall from a height of 1.2 m and the difference of temperature between -10 to 50 � C. With the size 267 x 213 x 18 mm the device weight is 952g ,
Panasonic Toughpad A1 screen has a 4:3 aspect ratio at 1024 x 768 pixels and a diagonal of 10.1 inches, and it is quite readable in sunlight, the brightness reaches 500 nits. The base of hardware characteristics include dual-core processor 1.2 GHz and RAM LP-DDR2 1GB. ROM capacity 16 GB and expanded by memory cards microSDHC (up to 32 GB).
There are wireless interfaces Wi-Fi 802.11 a / b / g / n with the function of routing, Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR and a GPS receiver , optional adapters are available : 3G and 4G (LTE and WiMax). Front camera resolution 2 megapixel and rear 5 megapixel autofocus camera and LED flash. The battery capacity is 4590 mAh and will provide around 10 hours of tablet life.