Outdoor construction applications
Intrinsically safe devices for outdoor construction: screen readability, battery, handling and site communication.
Outdoor work changes the priorities
The manufacturer's website states outdoor construction among the supporting uses for these devices. Outdoor work adds sunlight readability, dust and rain exposure, glove handling and long days away from power. Those conditions reorder the usual selection criteria: a bright, readable screen and a battery that lasts the shift matter more than a thin body or a long feature list.
What to check in the listings
Screen brightness is published for one phone listing — 400 cd/m² on the Unicorn10 PRO — and not for others, so brightness cannot be compared across the range from these listings. Ingress ratings are published per model: IP68 and IP69K on two phone listings, IP68 on one tablet listing, IP67 on another, IP65 on the terminal range and one tablet listing. Read each rating as that model's own published figure, not as a range property. Battery figures are published per model too, and the same rule applies: compare within a listing, confirm shift life in the quote request.
Communication and records outdoors
Construction sites need dispatch voice, photo records of progress and defects, and position-tagged checklists. Phones cover voice and quick photos; tablets cover checklists and drawings; terminals cover tagged-asset rounds. The device mix for a construction deployment is usually all three classes in different roles, not one class for everything. The comparison guide explains that role split.
What to put in the quote request
Confirm MOQ and lead time in your quote request. Confirm certification scope and marking for your target market before ordering. Confirm the model availability for your site before ordering. Certificates available upon request. Related: industries and field uses, phone, tablet and PDA comparison.