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Janam XM75
Combining smartphone technology and ease of use with professional durability and productivity-enhancing features for the workplace.
(by Conrad H. Blickenstorfer)
Janam is a New York-based rugged mobile computing vendor with worldwide distribution. The company was established in early 2006 as a provider of purpose-built rugged handheld computing devices for mobile workers.
The XM Series of rugged mobile computers computers goes back nearly a decade when Janam launched the line to answer the need for compact, versatile, rugged, pocketable and reasonably priced industrial handhelds. More recently, Janam added the XM5 and XM70 handhelds, again designed for customers who choose to have a physical keyboard or keypad on their rugged handhelds. And on March 29, 2018, the company introduced the XM75, bringing the latest tech features and advances to the Janam XM series.
Those familiar with Janam's lineup will find in the new XM75 a tougher, more ruggedly built and keypad-equipped version of the company's Android touch computers for businesses of all sizes. Like the recently (February 2018) introduced Janam XT100, the XM75 combines popular consumer smartphone functionality and ease of use with professional durability and features for the workplace. And that includes an industrial-grade integrated Honeywell scanner. But the XM75 is tougher and provides the physical keypad. Below you can see what the Janam XM75 looks like from all sides.
How big is the XM75? It has a footprint of 3.0 x 6.5 inches, about as long as an iPhone 8 Plus but a bit narrower. With its big rechargeable battery and the dedicated scanner and all the extra ruggedness, the XM75 is necessarily thicker than a consumer phone — 1.15 inches — and it's heavier, too. But at 10.5 ounces it is actually one of the lightest devices in its class.
Hardware
In terms of hardware, the Android 6.0.1 "Marshmallow"-based based XM75 display measures 4.3 inches diagonally, uses Corning Gorilla Glass 3 for protection, and offers 480 x 800 pixel WVGA resolution. That translates into 217 ppi, not as much as premium consumer smartphones, but plenty sharp enough.
There's capacitive multi-touch, and the device is powered by a quad-core Snapdragon 410 MSM8916 processor, the same that does duty in Janam's XT2 and XT100. There's 16GB of onboard storage, which can be complemented via microSD card.
Wired connectivity includes a micro-USB jack, surface-mount contacts for use with an optional dock, and a standard 3.5mm audio jack. On the wireless side, there's Class 1 (that's the powerful kind that can reach over 300 feet) Bluetooth 4.1, quick dual-band 802.11a/b/g/n. The XM75 is also available with 4G LTE mobile broadband.
For data collection, there's the aforementioned industrial-grade scanner, a N6603 Series 1D/2D imager from Honeywell. Also available is RFID/NFC. The rear-facing camera is powerful, too. 13 megapixel and user-controllable flash for documentation and related tasks.
Ruggedness
On the ruggedness front, the new XM75 can survive multiple five-foot drops onto concrete on all sides and across a wide temperature range as specified by MIL-STD-810G, can handle a very wide operating temperature range from -4 to 140 degrees Fahrenheit, and carries IP67 sealing. That means it's fully dustproof, can handle immersion in water, and can be operated just about anywhere, including freezers.
The Janam XM75
In Janam's press release, Harry B Lerner, CEO, Janam Technologies, stated that the new Janam XM75 "provides the best of both worlds for organizations that want a rugged mobile computer with a slim smartphone-like design, but don't want to choose between a keypad and touch screen".
Based on our significant experience with ruggedized handhelds over the years we agree; while capacitive multi-touch is terrific for consumer devices and, thanks to recent usability improvements, has also become the standard for rugged handhelds, there are still situations and deployments where also having physical keys is a good thing. It is, in essence, an optimal solution for users who rely on rapid, reliable data entry under any condition.
Customers will also like the XM75's ease of use (almost everyone is familiar with Android), industrial-grade data capture, and optionally available trigger handle. -- Conrad H. Blickenstorfer, March 2018
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