Tuga W8 vs Tuga W10

Only if the cable, the larger screen or the removable battery matter to you. The W10 costs £649 and the W8 £629, and they share Windows 11 Pro, 8GB of RAM, 128GB of storage, a 1280 x 800 screen, a 5000mAh battery, HDMI, USB-C, USB-A and NFC. The W10 adds a 10.1 inch screen, RJ45 Ethernet, a removable battery and the option of a UHF RFID reader, and weighs 1197g against 750g. The W8 keeps 4G LTE, GPS and a fingerprint sensor as standard, lists a 700 nit screen, and is rated IP67 and MIL-STD-810G where the W10 is IP65 with no MIL-STD rating listed. If you do not need the cable, the screen size or the removable battery, buy the Tuga W8. Both include 12 months of warranty, and the paid 3-Year Warranty is £79 on either.

On paper, the W8. It is sealed to IP67, which covers brief immersion, listed as MIL-STD-810G, and rated to work from -10°C to 50°C. The W10 is rated IP65, which covers dust and water jets but not immersion, and it lists no MIL-STD rating and no operating temperature range. Neither lists a drop height, so if a brief dunk in water is a real risk, only the W8 lists immersion protection (IP67). The W10's case rests on its ports and removable battery rather than its sealing. Our MIL-STD-810H guide explains what the rating does and does not tell you, including 810G against 810H, and the IP rating guide covers what the W8's IP67 rating means in practice.

As options, not as standard. The W8 has 4G LTE and GPS + GLONASS built in, alongside Wi-Fi 5, Bluetooth 4.2 and NFC. The W10's listed connectivity is dual-band Wi-Fi 5, Bluetooth 5.2, NFC and 100Mbps Ethernet, with 4G LTE and GPS listed as options without prices, so the standard W10 is a Wi-Fi and cable tablet; ask us before you order if you need either. The same goes for the W10's optional fingerprint reader, which the W8 has as standard. If the tablet needs its own mobile connection in the van and a position fix without a phone hotspot, the W8 has both built in. Both tablets fit the Vehicle Mounting Dock (£109) and the 12V DC Car Charger (£26) on the accessories page.

Yes, both. The Tuga W8 with 2D Scanner is £699, £70 more than the standard W8, and the Tuga W10 with 2D Scanner is £729, £80 more than the standard W10, so the scanner versions are £30 apart. Each is sold from the same product page as its base model, the W8 page or the W10 page. The W10 also lists a UHF RFID reader as an option, which the W8 does not, so if you tag pallets or tools with RFID rather than barcodes, the W10 is the one to ask about. For a handful of scans a day, a scanning app using the camera may be enough, and you should check that the app runs on the device before relying on it; our guide to built-in barcode scanners explains 1D, 2D and RFID and when the extra cost pays off.