Tuga A6 vs Tuga A10

Only if you need the screen. The A10 costs £449 and the A6 £299. The A6 has 5G, IP69K, the bigger battery, more RAM and storage, the brighter screen and the higher resolution camera. What the £150 buys is a 10.1 inch Full HD screen, dual SIM 4G, a headphone jack and a pogo pin connector, and the dock and vehicle mount are listed for it. If you read plans, drawings or spreadsheets on site, the screen is worth £150 on its own; if you do not, buy the Tuga A6. Both have 12 months of warranty included and can take the paid 3-Year Warranty at £65 each.

If your firm does both jobs, yes. The A6 and the A10 do different jobs, so a firm whose drivers or engineers take photos and signatures while someone else reads the plans is not choosing between them and needs both. Put the A6 with whoever is on the doorstep and in the loft, and the A10 with whoever works from drawings, on the Vehicle Mounting Dock (£109) or in the cabin. Bulk discounts count devices across models, so one A6 and one A10 qualifies, and the tiers are on the bulk page. The 12V DC Car Charger (£26), the USB-C to USB-A OTG Adapter (£8) and the Tempered Glass Screen Protector (2 Pack, £14) are listed for both devices, so one accessories order covers a mixed pair; see accessories.

For a quick look it may be enough; for working from a plan all day, no. The A6 screen is 6.78 inches at 2460 x 1080. Whether a PDF is comfortable to read for a quick dimension or cable route depends on your own app, so try it on the device. Working through a set of drawings, a BIM viewer or a full spreadsheet means constant pinching, zooming and scrolling, which is where the A10's 10.1 inches at 1920 x 1200 helps most. Open the biggest drawing you use on a normal day and see whether you can work from it. One thing to weigh the other way: at 350 nits the A10 has the dimmer screen, so in direct sun it is harder to read than the A6 at 560 nits. If you read plans outdoors more than indoors, the 800 nit Tuga A8 at £379 is the one to look at next.

They share IP68, MIL-STD-810H and the -20°C to 60°C rating. The A6 lists more protection on top: IP69K, which survives jet washing rather than just rain, and Gorilla Glass 5; the A10 lists tempered glass. Neither lists a drop height or which tests were run. The A10 is a slim 14.5mm and 680g, so it is more likely to travel in a bag or a mount than a pocket, and the Rugged Carry Case (£34) suits it; the A6 at 441g rides in a Belt Holster (£22). Our IP rating guide and MIL-STD-810H guide explain what each rating does and does not test.