Head to head · Rugged tablets
Getac F110 vs Panasonic Toughbook FZ-G2: which rugged tablet holds up?
Verdict
The Getac F110 wins on durability and screen: 1,180 nits, IP66, and a survived 1.8 m drop. Buy it for outdoor crews in wet or cold work. Buy the Panasonic FZ-G2 if the tablet lives in a vehicle dock — it is 260 g lighter, runs 1 h 42 min longer, and carries a five-year warranty.
Tested 2026-07-02 · 3 units per model · 186 hours of testing · Review standard v3.0
Getac F110
$2,699 · 1.39 kg · IP66 · 1,180 nits
The brighter, colder-tolerant fleet tablet with a field-swappable battery.
Wins 7 of 13 comparable rows
Panasonic Toughbook FZ-G2
$3,149 · 1.13 kg · IP65 · 1,020 nits
The lighter, better-supported vehicle-mount tablet with a longer parts window.
Wins 4 of 13 comparable rows
Full specification comparison
Winning cells carry a hi-vis left edge. Deltas are stated against the winning value on that row. Every number is measured by us unless the row says otherwise.
| Specification | Getac F110 | Panasonic Toughbook FZ-G2 |
|---|---|---|
| Verdict | ||
| Reviewed | 2026-07-02 | 2026-07-02 |
| Price, fleet SKU | $2,699 — best in this comparison | $3,149+17% |
| Physical | ||
| Mass, with battery | 1.39 kg+23% | 1.13 kg — best in this comparison |
| Display size | 11.6 in | 10.1 in |
| Protection | ||
| Drop rating | 1.80 m — best in this comparison | 1.50 m-17% |
| Ingress rating | IP66 — best in this comparison | IP65 |
| Cold limit | -29 °C — best in this comparison | -20 °C |
| Heat limit | 63 °C — best in this comparison | 60 °C |
| Display & power | ||
| Brightness | 1,180 nits — best in this comparison | 1,020 nits-14% |
| Runtime | 9 h 42 min-15% | 11 h 24 min — best in this comparison |
| Charge input | 100 W — best in this comparison | 65 W |
| Platform | ||
| Operating system | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Pro |
| Memory | 16 GB | 16 GB |
| Storage | 512 GB | 512 GB |
| Connectivity | Wi-Fi 6E, 5G sub-6, Bluetooth 5.3, GPS/GNSS, Serial, Ethernet | Wi-Fi 6E, 5G sub-6, Bluetooth 5.3, GPS/GNSS, Serial, Ethernet, Barcode reader option |
| Ownership | ||
| Warranty | 3 yr-40% | 5 yr — best in this comparison |
| Advance replacement | 3 business days+50% | 2 business days — best in this comparison |
Three reasons each way
Three reasons to choose Getac
Getac F110
- 01
It survives a harder drop
26 drops onto bare steel from 1.8 m. The F110 finished the sequence functional on 3 of 3 units. The FZ-G2 lost digitiser response in the lower-right quadrant on unit 2 at drop 19 from 1.5 m.
- 02
It is 160 nits brighter and IP66
1,180 nits measured at full white after 20 minutes, against 1,020 on the Panasonic. IP66 versus IP65 also means it takes a 100 kPa jet, which matters for washdown bays and hydrant work.
- 03
It cold-boots 9 °C lower
Cold-started at -29 °C on all three units. The FZ-G2 refused to boot below -21 °C without a 12-minute cab warm-up, which is a real workflow cost on a winter round.
Three reasons to choose Panasonic
Panasonic Toughbook FZ-G2
- 01
It is 260 g lighter and runs longer
1.13 kg against 1.39 kg, and 11 h 24 min of continuous mapping work against 9 h 42 min. For hand-carry work all day, that combination is the single biggest comfort difference we measured.
- 02
Five-year warranty, two-day replacement
Five years standard with a quoted seven-year parts window. Advance replacements arrived in 2 business days on both claims. Getac quoted three years and 3 business days.
- 03
The dock is better engineered
Four hours of ISO 16750-3 vibration with zero contact dropouts, and the cradle releases one-handed with gloves on. The Getac cradle needed two hands in 6 of 10 timed attempts.
Who should buy which
400-unit utility fleet in a cold climate
Meter reading and network inspection, -25 °C mornings, units hand-carried between stops, four-year refresh cycle.
Buy the Getac F110
It is the only one of the two that cold-boots reliably below -21 °C. At 400 units, a 12-minute warm-up per shift is roughly 2,000 lost crew hours a winter — more than the $180,000 price gap.
Solo contractor, one unit, mixed indoor and site work
Quotes, photos and job sheets. Carried all day, no depot, no spare-unit pool.
Buy the Panasonic Toughbook FZ-G2
260 g lighter matters over a ten-hour day, and with no spare unit the five-year warranty and 2-day advance replacement is the thing that keeps you working.
Public safety vehicle mount
Docked in the cab for 90% of the shift, undocked for scene work, ISO 16750 vibration all day.
Buy the Panasonic Toughbook FZ-G2
Zero dock dropouts through four hours of vibration and a one-handed gloved release. Drop resistance matters less when the unit spends the shift in a cradle.
Water and wastewater crews, washdown environment
Pressure-washed vehicles, chamber work, standing water, gloves on constantly.
Buy the Getac F110
IP66 takes a 12.5 mm jet at 100 kPa; IP65 is tested at 30 kPa. We put both through the higher jet and only the Panasonic showed moisture behind the port flap.
Sources and standards
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- [2]
Toughbook FZ-G2 specification sheetPanasonic Connect North America
- [3]
MIL-STD-810H, Environmental Engineering Considerations and Laboratory Tests (Method 516.8, Shock)US Department of Defense
- [4]
IEC 60529 — Degrees of protection provided by enclosures (IP code)International Electrotechnical Commission
- [5]
IEC 62262 — Degrees of protection against external mechanical impacts (IK code)International Electrotechnical Commission
- [6]
ISO 16750-3 — Road vehicles, mechanical loads on electrical equipmentInternational Organization for Standardization
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