Back in September Panasonic introduced the Toughpad FZ-E1. The device is billed as being a rugged tablet, although given its 5-inch display we’re sure many would consider it more like a phablet rather than tablet. That being said availability stateside was not mentioned back then, but the good news is that if you liked what you saw, it looks like the device could be making its way to the US.
The tablet has recently been certified for the US market by the GCF. This means that if and when Panasonic chooses to launch the device stateside, it has the necessary clearance to go on sale. However there is no telling if Panasonic has such plans and that its certification could simply be a formality or for Panasonic to cover their bases.
That being said for those who are wondering what the fuss about the tablet is about, well safe to say that this is a tablet that can take a beating and then some, which you can see in the video above where its ruggedness gets put to the test. Along with its tough exterior, under the hood the Panasonic Toughpad FZ-E1 packs some pretty decent hardware as well.
The tablet will feature a 5-inch 720p HD display and will be powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 chipset clocked at 2.3GHz. It will also be accompanied by 2GB of RAM, 32GB of onboard storage along with LTE Cat 4 connectivity. It will also come with a 6,200mAh battery and will run on Windows Embedded 8 Handheld.
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