Tuga A6 vs Tuga W10

Decide what kind of device you need and the choice makes itself. The Tuga A6 is a 6 inch Android 15 handheld at 277g with a Zebra 2D scan engine and two side scan keys built in, sealed to IP67, rated for 1.5 metre drops, with a removable 5050mAh battery, 4G with dual SIM and GPS as standard, at £349. The Tuga W10 is a 10.1 inch Windows 11 Pro tablet at 1197g, more than four times the weight, with an Intel N100 (up to 3.4GHz), 8GB of RAM against 4GB, 128GB of storage against 64GB, and RJ45 Ethernet, HDMI, USB-C and USB-A on the body, at £649, £300 more. One goes in a pocket or a belt holster (£22); the other goes in a bag, a Rugged Carry Case (£34) or a Vehicle Mounting Dock (£109).

Buy the A6 if the work is done standing up and on the move: proof of delivery, stock checks, asset tags, job photos, messaging, and apps that run on Android or in a browser. The scanner is built in at £349, where the W10 with 2D Scanner is £729, £80 over the standard W10 and £380 over the A6. The A6 also has the higher listed toughness figures: IP67 against IP65 on the W10, which covers water jets but not immersion, a 1.5 metre drop rating and an operating range of -20°C to 50°C, where the W10 lists neither a drop rating nor an operating temperature, and no MIL-STD rating. Its 13MP rear camera beats the W10's 5MP, and its 2160 x 1080 screen is sharper than the W10's 1280 x 800, though neither lists a brightness figure.

Buy the W10 if the work is done at a panel, a desk or a bonnet with a cable: commissioning and diagnostic software that only installs on a Windows PC, network gear that has never seen Wi-Fi, or a drawing or spreadsheet that needs a 10.1 inch screen. The W10's 5000mAh battery is removable, like the A6's, and it has a microSD slot, NFC and a pogo pin dock connector; the Charging Dock (£49.99) and Vehicle Mounting Dock (£109) are listed for it, and no dock is listed for the A6. Two things to check before you order: the standard W10 is a Wi-Fi tablet, with 4G LTE and GPS listed as options, so ask us if you need either, and confirm that your specific program runs on it, using the five minute test in our Android or Windows guide. Both include the 12 month warranty, the paid 3-Year Warranty is £65 on the A6 and £79 on the W10, delivery is free to UK addresses in 7 to 10 working days, and there is no VAT to add. If you need both kinds of device for different people, the bulk page covers mixed orders.

Tuga W10 with 2D Scanner, £729: £80 more than the standard Tuga W10 at £649. The Tuga W10 with an integrated 2D barcode scanner. The full 10.1 inch Windows experience plus professional scanning for large scale inventory, quality control and logistics operations.

There is no scanner version of the Tuga A6.