CipherLab RS35 - Solid Mobile Computer Performance at a Competitive Price
By: Colton Redtfeldt - 9/29/2021

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[Cipherlab's RS35 mobile touch computer][1] can be summed up in a few words: a solid mobile computer with great features at a great price. With solid internal hardware, a suite a pre-packaged software, and a snappy scan engine to top it off makes the RS35 a good option for most commercial or industrial applications.

The RS35 is part of Cipherlab's mid-tier mobile touch computer line-up. After running some tests with this device, we’ve found it to be pretty comparable performance and feature-wise when compared to other mobile computers in its class and comes in at a price point slightly lower than similarly-equipped models.

**Internal Components, Connectivity, and Battery Life**
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In its standard model, the RS35 comes with an 1.8GHZ Octa-core processor, 3GBs of RAM, and 32 GBs of flash memory thought there is also an option with 4GBs of ram and 64GBs of memory. The Android operating system and pre-packaged software on the unit will take up about 20GBs of that space, so if you plan to store a lot of data on this device, you might need to take advantage of the MicroSD card slot in the back of the device.

Connectivity-wise, the RS35 comes in both a WIFI-only version and version with LTE cellular connection. On the LTE model, there’s slots for 2 SIM cards and 1 SAM card. The RS35 is also going to Near Field Communication support along with the ability to read and write RFID tags.

On the topic of battery life and charging: Cipherlab claims the battery is rated to last 12 hours before needing to charge. The device uses a hot-swappable Lithium-Ion battery rated to last 12 hours before needing to charge. The unit can be charged using a proprietary 6-pin I/O port on the bottom of the device, a USB-C port on the side, or a wireless charging pad. There is also a separate single-unit charging and communication cradle, 4-slot battery charger, and a 5-slot terminal charging cradle available. Photos of some of those options are available in the accessory section

**Scanner & Camera Performance**
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The RS35 comes with two different scanners depending on the model you get. One is a Cipherlab’s SM4 scan engine and the other is a Zebra SE4470 scan engine.

The SM4 scan engine has a green dot and white illuminator and the SE4470 features a red cross hair with a white illuminator and can scan both.  Both scanners perform pretty similarly with the Zebra engine being a little bit quicker to scan and having a little flexibility on the far end. Please refer to the review video we created to see the scanners in action.

In general you’re going to be able to scan barcodes from about 1" away all the way up to three feet for some of the larger codes. For anything in the 5 to 10 mil length — standard for most commercial applications — you’re going to be able to scan from about 10" away. The RS35 comes pre-packed with a scanner configuration tool allowing you to add things like carriage returns, prefix's/suffix's, or disable certain types of codes from scanning without needing to scan any external barcodes. One thing to note is that with the Zebra scan engine model, you’ll have to use Cipherlab’s configuration tool. Zebra’s Data Wedge utility will not work.

The scanner can be triggered with either of the two trigger buttons on the side of the device and there's a pre-loaded app on the device that adds a custom scanning trigger directly on the screen. An option trigger-handle accessory (photo included under the accessories section) converts the unit into a trigger-gun form factor.

As for the camera, you’re going to get a 13MP rear camera and a 5MP front camera. For a point-of-sale inventory-focused , the camera performed well, if a little blurry at times when photographing brightly-lit areas. Photos taken with the phone's camera are attached.

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**Appearance & Durability**
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The RS35 features a 5.5” touch screen with Corning Gorilla Glass. The unit will have buttons on either side to trigger the scanner at the top of the device and a programmable function button that can be configured. With the battery, the unit is going to weigh 10 ounces (a little over a half pound). This weight gives the unit a very rugged feeling. That feeling is backed up with an IP65 sealing and drops spec that can withstand about 500 tumbles at half a meter. At maximum the unit can withstand up to about 5 feet onto concrete and with the rubber root accessory it can go up to 6 feet.

**Accessories**
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The scanner is going to come with a snap-on-cable included with the device. A list of other accessories can also be purchased. These include a snap-on trigger handle so you can use the device as a scan gun, a rubber boot, and a hand strap.
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[1]: https://posguys.com/mobile-computers_6/Cipher-Lab-RS35_3860/
  [2]: https://posguys.blob.core.windows.net/content/images/blog/79004/001.jpg
  [3]: https://posguys.blob.core.windows.net/content/images/blog/79004/002.jpg
  [4]: https://posguys.blob.core.windows.net/content/images/blog/79004/p_200924_00101.jpg
  [5]: https://posguys.blob.core.windows.net/content/images/blog/79004/RS35_Accessories_Pistol_Grip.jpg
  [6]: https://posguys.blob.core.windows.net/content/images/blog/79004/RS35_Accessories_Rubber_Boot.jpg
  [7]: https://posguys.blob.core.windows.net/content/images/blog/79004/handstraprs35.jpg
  [8]: https://posguys.blob.core.windows.net/content/images/blog/79004/RS35_Accessories_Cradle.jpg
  [9]: https://posguys.blob.core.windows.net/content/images/blog/79004/RS35_Accessories_4BC.jpg

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