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Janam XT200
Powerful, compact and very rugged 5-inch Android touch computer combines the best of personal and business handheld technologies and features.
(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 XT Series of rugged touch computers computers was initially introduced in 2014 with the Janam XT1 mini tablet to answer the need for devices that combine smartphone technologies with industrial-grade components and enterprise-class versatility. The smaller, ultra-rugged XT2 followed in 2016. In February 2018 the company introduced the Janam XT100, smaller yet and designed to deliver the best of both personal and business mobile computing technology. And now, in July 2019, Janam launched the Android Enterprise Recommended XT200 aimed to bring superior performance, a high-resolution touch screen, and impressive ruggedness in a compact, elegant package.
Those familiar with Janam's lineup will find in the new XT200 an evolved and more focussed alternate to the company's 5-inch higher-end XT2. The XT200 is very similar to the XT2 in design, size, weight, and most functions and capabilities. But unlike the XT2 that was created to run either Android or Windows 10 IoT Mobile Enterprise, the XT200 is all Android.
As long as Microsoft was in the small operating system game, vendors pretty much had to support both OS platforms. There was nothing inherently wrong with that, but it's better to be able to fully optimize a device for one OS. And with Microsoft no longer in the handheld OS market, Janam could do just that with the XT200 (and all their other recent products).
So that means that the XT200 is a true-blue Android device, with Android hardware buttons, running Android 8.1 "Oreo," and proudly carries Google's "Android Enterprise Recommended" (AER) certification. Among other things, that means the XT200 can be upgraded to Android 9 "Pie" and supports five years of software security patches.
Like all of Janam's rugged handhelds, this one is built to bring professional durability and features to the workplace. And that includes an industrial-grade integrated Honeywell scanner. Below you can see what the Janam XT200 looks like from all sides.
How big is the XT200? It has a footprint of 3.0 x 6.2 inches, roughly like an iPhone 8 Plus. With a big rechargeable battery and a dedicated integrated 1D/2D barcode reader and considerably more ruggedness than any smartphone, the XT200 is, of course, thicker than a consumer phone — 0.7 inches — and it's heavier, too, but not by that much. At 9 ounces it weighs just about the same as a brittle, modern smartphone in a protective case.
Hardware
In terms of hardware, the Android 8.1-based based XT200 display measures 5.0 inches diagonally, uses Corning Gorilla Glass 3 for protection, and offers very high 1080 x 1920 pixel FHD resolution. That translates into 441 pixels per inch, which is plenty sharp and right up there with the leading premium consumer phones.
There's, of course, capacitive multi-touch, and the whole thing is powered by an octa-core Snapdragon 450 processor, the same that does duty in any number of Android consumer smartphones. There's 3 or 4GB of RAM, and 32 or 64GB of onboard storage, which can be complemented via microSD card.
Wired connectivity includes a reversible USB Type-C port, surface-mount contacts for use with an optional dock, and a standard 3.5mm audio jack. On the wireless side, there's Bluetooth 5.0, quick dual-band 802.11a/b/g/n/ac, and also 4G LTE mobile broadband (plus support for pretty much everything that came before).
For data collection, there's the aforementioned industrial-grade scanner, a N6603 Series 1D/2D imager from Honeywell. Also available is RFID/NFC. Cameras are powerful, too. 13 megapixel and user-controllable flash for documentation, 5 megapixel for user-facing applications.
Ruggedness
On the ruggedness front, the new XT200 can survive multiple six-foot drops onto concrete, carries IP67 sealing, and can handle a very wide operating temperature range from -4 to 140 degrees Fahrenheit. That means it's fully dustproof, can handle immersion in water, and can be operated just about anywhere, including freezers.
The Janam XT200
In Janam's press release, Harry B Lerner, CEO, Janam Technologies, stated, "Janam has a long history of supporting products and operating systems well past their official end-of-life dates. We're thrilled to participate in Google's AER program with the new XT200, committing to long-term enterprise support that our customers already expect from us, while once again raising the bar for our competitors.".
We very much agree that long-term enterprise support is a good thing. Android has a long history of OS versiona fragmentation that left users stuck with an old OS and no support. The Google AER certification fixes that to some extent. Apart from that, with the XTw00, Janam once again listened to the need of enterprise customers who, with Windows Mobile gone, wish to migrate and standardize on compact handheld computers that work just like the smartphones almost everyone is already familiar with, but are much tougher and much more durable than consumer devices, and also come with professional-grade data collection.
Janam Technologies LLC · janam.com · 1-516-677-9500
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