Enterprise Rugged Tablet
Wireless WAN enabled
When your work takes you off-site, that doesn't mean you're out of touch. With the ET56 Android or Windows tablet, you can communicate almost anywhere with fast LTE WAN access. With a weight as little as 1.15 lbs. and a mere 1/2-inch thickness, you'll hardly know it's there. And with the power and battery life to keep your apps at your fingertips, even if you're wearing gloves, in any weather.
Industry Use:
- Transportation
- Manufacturing
- Field Mobility
- Warehouse Management
- Hospitality
COMPATIBLE WITH
The surprisingly rugged, thin and light tablet
When it comes to choosing a tablet for your business, your workers want sleek consumer styling, while you need enterprise-class durability, data capture and an accessory family that allows you to create the perfect tablet solution for your environment, workers and apps. Now you can have it all with the ET51 and ET56 Enterprise Tablets. The thinnest and lightest of the full line of Zebra rugged tablet computers, the ET51 and ET56 provide your workers with the same great styling they love on their personal tablet. You get a tablet built to handle all-day, everyday business, inside and outside your four walls. Both the compact 8.4 inch or full-size 10.1 inch model have bright, daylight viewable displays, and are loaded with features that make data capture easy. And a wide range of accessories boost ruggedness, simplify charging, extend battery life and make this tablet easy to carry and easy to wear. The ET51/ET56 Enterprise Tablets — all the features your business needs, with the consumer good looks your workers want.
Built for all-day every-day business
Rugged and ready to use indoors and outside
Virtually nothing will stop your tablets from delivering the reliable operation you need — it’s built to handle drops to concrete, rain, snow, dust, extreme heat, subzero temperatures, spilled liquids and even a hose-down at full force. And you can virtually double the concrete drop specification from 3.2 ft./1 m to 5.9 ft./1.8 m with the optional rugged frame. The Corning® Gorilla® Glass display provides shatter- and scratch-resistance, protecting one of the most vulnerable components on any tablet. And vibration testing ensures this tablet is ideal for use in practically any vehicle, from forklifts in a warehouse to delivery and other trucks out on the road.
Class-best brightness and your choice of screen size
The compact, small and light 8.4 in. model is ideal when size and weight are most important. The 10.1 in. model is ideal for information intensive apps, providing maximum display area. No matter which display you choose, you get class-best brightness that makes the ET51/ET56 the easiest to read tablets in virtually any lighting conditions — including bright sunlight.
Advanced touchscreen technology
Workers can choose their preferred data input mode: a finger, with or without a glove; or a passive stylus for more precision. And every input mode works, even if the display is wet.
The fastest wireless connections inside and outside the four walls
With support for 802.11, the ET51 and ET56 work on virtually any WiFi network. And with support for LTE on the ET56, you can give workers in the field a dependably fast cellular connection just about anywhere in the world. The result? The constant connectivity your workforce needs to improve productivity and customer service quality.
THE ET51/ET56 — THE SURPRISINGLY RUGGED, THIN AND LIGHT TABLET
Perpetual 24x7x365 power
The removable battery ensures that the ET51 and ET56 never need to be taken out of service to charge — just swap in a fully charged battery at any time. And if you’re looking to power the longest of shifts, just add a second optional hot-swappable battery via the innovative expansion back to more than double the battery run time.
The power to run the most demanding apps
The fast ultra-low power processor combines with plenty of memory, allowing workers to run multiple apps simultaneously. And the processor minimizes power consumption, extending useful battery life.
Advanced data capture
Advanced enterprise-class scanning
Add the Zebra enterprise-class SE4710 scan engine for light scanning or SE4750 scan engine for moderate to heavy scanning via the easy to install and easy to use expansion pack. Or pick any Zebra Bluetooth scanner to pair with your tablet. And for occasional imaging, just use the integrated 8MP rear-facing color camera.* No matter which scanning option you choose, you can count on superior scanning performance. Our scanners offer PRZM Intelligent Imaging and the advanced algorithms that Zebra is famous for, providing your workers with first-time every-time fast capture of virtually any 1D or 2D barcode in any condition — damaged, dirty or poorly printed.
Video calls for on-the-spot help
The integrated 2MP front camera enables video calling over the WiFi or cellular network, allowing your workers to get instant help from a remote expert, co-worker or supervisor.
Customize your tablet solution with an unmatched accessory family
The most charging options
Charging solutions that mount on a wall or sit on a desktop enable charging anywhere in your facility. The unique ShareCradle provides space- and cost-efficiencies in the backroom by providing a common base to charge all your Zebra mobile computers and tablets — just insert the right cups for your devices in the charge bays. Charge the tablets in cars, trucks, forklifts and more with third-party vehicle cradles for cars and vehicle mounts. And docking station charging solutions available for either the standalone tablet or the tablet inside the rugged frame offer three USB ports, Ethernet and HDMI, providing all the connectivity you need to use the ET51/ET56 as a desktop solution and more. Or merely utilize charging through the USB-C port.
Innovative Expansion Back to add new features
Simply replace the standard battery back with one of three Expansion Backs to add a rotating handstrap, or the SE4710 or SE4750 enterprise scan engine with a rotating handstrap. And the optional hot swappable battery can be added to any Expansion Back for around-the-clock power.
Flexible ‘wearability’
One flexible case provides your workers with three ‘wearable’ options: in a holster on a belt, in an over-the-shoulder strap or a cross-body strap.
Unsurpassed service
Extraordinary ‘cover everything’ service
Zebra OneCare sets the industry standard for repair services, keeping your ET51 and ET56 tablets up, running at peak performance — and in like new condition. Choose the level of service that fits your needs and your budget. And no matter which level you choose, you get comprehensive coverage that literally covers everything — normal wear and tear and accidental damage. And since nobody knows our products better than we do, you get unparalleled from-the-manufacturer expertise.
Specifications
Physical Characteristics
Dimensions | 8.4 in. tablet: 9 in. W x 5.9 in. H x 0.5 in. D/ 228 mm W x 150 mm H x 12.7 mm D 10.1 in. tablet: 10.6 in. W x 7.1 in. H x 0.5 in. D/ 269 mm W x 181 mm H x 12.7 mm D |
| Weight | 8.4 in.: 1.26 lbs./570 g; 10.1 in.: 1.69 lbs./765 g |
| Display | 8.4 in.: 21.3 cm; 720 nits 10.1 in.: 25.7 cm; 540 nits Supports up to 2560x1600; Corning Gorilla Glass; daylight viewable |
| Touch Panel | Capacitive 10 point multi-touch |
| Keyboard Options | Virtual; Bluetooth®; USB |
| Expansion | Integrated connector to easily add accessories |
| Connectivity | Docking connector (charge and data) Rugged connector for use with rugged doc (charge and data) USB-C port (data or charging) |
| Notification | LED flash; barcode decode;** camera LED indicator |
| Audio | Stereo speakers and dual front-facing microphones |
Performance Characteristics
| CPU | Intel Atom A3940 quad core 1.6 GHz (Turbo Frequency = 2.0 GHz) Frequency supports 64 bit OS |
| Operating System | Windows 10 IoT Enterprise |
| Memory | 4GB LPDDR4 RAM; 64GB eMMC Flash; User accessible micro SDXC card slot (standard supports up to 2TB) |
User Environment
| Operating Temp. | -4° F to 122° F/-20° C to 50° C |
| Storage Temp. | -4° F to 140 ° F/-20° C to 60° C |
| Drop Specification | Standard: 3.28 ft./1 m to concrete per MIL-STD-810G With optional rugged frame: 5.9 ft./1.8 m to concrete per MIL-STD-810G |
| Sealing | IP65 |
| Vibration | Random: 0.02²/Hz, 20Hz to 2khz 4g RMS 1 hour per axis |
| Humidity | 5% to 95% non-condensing |
Power
| Battery User Profile | Ample power for a full shift; continuous operation is enabled with the secondary optional battery |
| Battery | 8.4 in.: 3300 mAh 7.6V rechargeable Li-Ion; user replaceable (25 Whr) 10.1 in.: 4950 mAh 7.7V rechargeable Li-Ion; user replaceable (38 Whr) Optional hot swappable 7.2V @ 3400mAh (24.4Whr) secondary battery (equivalent to 3.6V @ 6800mAh) USB-C charging: Supports USB-PD (Power Delivery) charging on USB-C connector up to 18W (9V and 12V modes) via Zebra's power supply (PWRWUA5V12W0) and cable (CBLTC2XUSBC-01) |
Data Capture
| Scanning | Available through the expansion back accessory: SE4750 or SE4710 integrated advanced imagers with hardware decoding |
| Rear Camera | Image capture: 8MP auto-focus camera with user controllable LED flash, illumination and aiming; photographs, video, signatures and documents |
| Front Camera | 2MP 1080p full HD optimized for video collaboration and low lighting conditions |
| Video | 1080p (Full HD, 1920 x 1080), Frame rate = 30fps |
Wireless Communications
| WiFi (WLAN) | 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/r/k/v; dual band 2x2 MIMO for transmit and receive |
| Cellular (WWAN) (ET56 only) | Global LTE |
| Bluetooth (WPAN) | Class 1, Bluetooth v4.2 (Bluetooth LE) |
| GPS | GNSS supports GPS, Galileo and Glonass with LTO technology for Assisted-GPS without sacrificing autonomous operation |
| NFC | P2P: ISO 18092; Reader/Writer: ISO 14443 –A-B, MIFARE, FeliCa®, ISO 15693, NFC Forum Tag Types 1 to 4; Card emulation: ISO 14443 –A-B-B’, MIFARE, FeliCa RF |
Sensors
Gyroscope | Maintains orientation based on principles of conservation of angular momentum |
| Motion Sensor | 3-axis accelerometer that enables motion sensing applications for dynamic screen orientation and power management |
| Ambient Light Sensor | Automatically adjusts display brightness, keypad and display backlight |
| Electronic Compass | Independent — does not depend on GNSS |
Peripherals and Accessories
| Accessories include: ShareCradles (4-slot); docking stations; vehicle mount cradle (third party); single slot charge cradle; 4-slot optional battery charger; rugged frames; expansion back to easily add accessories (scanner/hand strap and optional battery bay or hand strap); passive stylus; holster; shoulder strap; charging cables and more |
Regulatory
| For Regulatory information, please visit www.zebra.com/et5X |
Warranty
Subject to the terms of Zebra’s hardware warranty statement, the ET51/ET56 Enterprise Tablets are warranted against defects in workmanship and materials for a period of 1 (one) year from the date of shipment. For complete warranty statement, go to: |
Recommended Services
Zebra OneCare Select and Essential Support Services |
Footnotes
*The integrated 8MP color camera does not offer PRZM, Zebra’s advanced scanning algorithms or Intelligent Document Capture. Those options are only available on Zebra scanners that are integrated via the expansion pack and Zebra’s Bluetooth scanners, such as the RS6000 ring scanner, the CS4070 pocketable companion scanner and Bluetooth handheld scanners. |
Markets and Applications
Field Service
- Mobile dispatch
- Work order management
- Asset tracking
- Maintenance/inspection
- Meter reading
Field Sales
- Route accounting/DSD
- Customer relations
- Pre-sales/order management
- Merchandising/survey
- Mobile payment
Transportation and Logistics
- PoD/DSD sign off
- Yard and warehouse management
- Routing/scheduling
- Cargo/container tracking
- Fleet maintenance
- Asset management
Retail
- Inventory management
- Assisted selling
- Price verification
- Mobile Point-of-Sale
- Line busting
Warehouse and Distribution
- Warehouse and yard management
- Returns processing
- EDI transactions
Manufacturing
- Inventory management
- Supply-line replenishment
- Safety testing
- Maintenance/repair
- Compliance verification
- Receiving/put away/shipping
