Priced at Rs. 75,000, Panasonic has launched its new tablet dubbed as Toughpad FZ-B2 which has been designed for business and industrial usages. The tablet has been tested under various rough conditions and has been proven to suite the working conditions of automotive, aviation, telecom, utility, retail, manufacturing and logistics among many others.

The 7-inch tablet features a WXGA (800x1200p) IPS LCD display and is drop-tested from a height of 150cm and also completely protected against dust and water with an IP65 rating.

The tablet bears 32GB of inbuilt storage, while also supporting expandable storage via microSD card (maximum supported capacity unspecified). It sports a 5-megapixel rear camera and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera.

Running on Android 4.4 KitKat out-of-the-box, the tablet comes with rain mode and glove touch option for those who want to use the tablet even in extreme weather conditions.

A 64-bit Intel Celeron N2930 (4 cores, 4 threads, 2MB cache, 1.83GHz base clock, up to 2.16GHz with burst) processor powers the FZ-B2 tablet, along with Intel HD Graphics (313MHz base frequency, up to 854MHz with burst) and 2GB of RAM.

The connectivity options of the Panasonic FZ-B2 include Wi-Fi 802.11ac, Bluetooth 4.0 and USB 3.0. The tablet also supports 4G LTE mobile broadband with satellite GPS. It is 18mm thick and weighs 540 grams. The company also claims that the tablet can offer up to 8 hours of battery life with a user-replaceable 3220mAh battery. An optional 14-hour battery is also available.

This device is surely the best work companion for the business professionals working in extreme and rugged conditions. The toughpad is seem to assure the customers that they can take advantage of the benefits of the Android platform without sacrificing on durability and enterprise-grade features.