Zebra TC53
Specifications
| Physical Characteristics | |
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Dimensions
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6.48 in. L x 3.04 in. W x 0.66 in. H |
| 164.8 mm L x 77.35 mm W x 16.75 mm H | |
| Weight | 10.3 oz./293 g with standard battery |
Description
| Display | 6.0 in. Full High Definition; 1080x 2160; LED back-light; 600 NITS; optically bonded to touch panel |
| Imager Window | Corning® Gorilla® Glass |
| Touch Panel | Multi-mode capacitive touch with bare or gloved fingertip input or conductive stylus (sold separately), Corning Gorilla Glass; water droplet rejection; fingerprint resistant anti-smudge coating |
| Power | Rechargeable Li-Ion, PowerPrecision+ for real-time battery metrics; Standard capacity: 4680 mAh (18.01 Watt hours); Extended capacity: 7000 mAh (26.95 Watt hours); BLE battery: 4680 mAh; Qi compatible Wireless charge battery: 4680 mAh; fast charging Warm Swap battery mode (standard SKUs); Hot Swap battery mode (premium SKUs) |
| Expansion Slot | User accessible MicroSD card supports up to 2 TB |
| SIM | TC58 only: 1 nano SIM; 1 eSIM |
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Network Connections
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TC53: WLAN, WPAN (Bluetooth) |
| TC58 only: WWAN 5G | |
| Notifications | Audible tone; multi-color LEDs; haptic feedback |
| Keypad | On-screen keypad and enterprise keyboard |
| Voice and Audio | Three microphones with noise cancellation; vibrate alert; dual speakers for loudness; Bluetooth wireless headset support; high quality speaker phone; PTT headset (3.5 mm and Zebra USB-C) support; cellular circuit switch voice; HD voice; Super-wideband (SWB) and Fullband (FB) audio; 3.5 mm audio jack only on WLAN SKUs |
| Buttons | Programmable buttons for maximum flexibility: dual dedicated scan buttons, dedicated push-to-talk button, volume up/down buttons and trigger button of trigger handle via Back I/O. |
| Interface Ports | USB 2.0 (Back I/O – Host Only), USB 3.0 (Bottom Type C) – Super Speed (Host and Client) |
| Performance Characteristics | |
| CPU | Qualcomm 6490 octa-core, 2.7 GHz |
| Operating System | Upgradeable to Android 16 |
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Memory
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4GB RAM/64GB UFS Flash; |
| 8GB RAM/64GB UFS Flash; | |
| 8GB RAM/128GB UFS Flash | |
| Security | FIPS 140-2 cryptography can be enabled on select configurations through a custom SKU request; Supports Secure Boot and Verified Boot. |
| User Environment | |
| Operating Temp. | -4°F to 122°F/-20°C to 50°C |
| Storage Temp. | -40°F to 158°F/-40°C to 70°C |
| Humidity | 5% to 95% non-condensing |
| Sealing | IP68 and IP65 with battery per applicable IEC sealing specifications |
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Drop Specifications
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Multiple 6 ft./1.8 m drops to concrete over operating temp (-20°C to 50°C/-4°F to 122°F) with protective boot per MIL STD 810H; |
| Multiple 5 ft./1.5 m drops to tile over concrete (-10°C to 50°C/14°F to 122°F) per MIL STD 810H | |
| Tumble Specification | 1000 1.6 ft./0.5 m tumbles at room temperature without protective boot, meets or exceeds IEC tumble specification; 1000 3.2 ft./1.0 m tumbles at room temperature with protective boot, meets or exceeds IEC tumble specification |
| Electrostatic | +/- 15 kV air discharge; +/- 8 kV direct discharge; |
| Discharge (ESD) | +/- 8 kV indirect discharge |
| General Certifications | TAA compliant; ARCore Google certification sustained |
| Automated Interactive Sensor Technology (IST) | |
| Light Sensor | Adjusts display backlight brightness |
| Magnetometer | eCompass to detect direction and orientation (not available in the base LAN model) |
| Motion Sensor | 3-axis accelerometer with MEMS Gyro |
| Pressure Sensor | Detects altitude information for locating |
| Proximity Sensor | Disables display output and touch input when placed against head during a call |
| Gyro | Senses linear orientation |
| Data Capture | |
| Scanning | SE55 1D/2D Advanced Range Scan Engine with IntelliFocus™ technology; SE4720 1D/2D Scan Engine |
| Camera | Front—8 MP; Rear—16 MP autofocus; flash LED generates balanced white light; supports Torch mode + HDR (standard); Optical Image Stabilization (OIS) (premium SKUs only), Time of Flight (ToF) Sensor (premium SKUs only) |
| NFC | ISO 14443 Type A and B; FeliCa and ISO 15693 cards; Card Emulation via Host; Contactless payment support, ECP1.0 and ECP2.0 polling support, Apple VAS certified, NFC Forum Certified, and Google Smart Tap Ready |
| Wireless WAN, Data and Voice Communications (TC58) | |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, Beidou, QZSS Dual-Band GNSS — concurrent L1/G1/E1/B1 (GPS/QZSS, GLO, GAL, BeiDou) + L5/E5a/BDSB2a (GPS/QZSS, GAL, BeiDou); a-GPS; supports XTRA |
| Multimedia | Wi-Fi Multimedia™ (WMM) and WMM-PS; TSPEC |
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Radio Frequency Band
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North America: 5G FR1: n2/5/7/12/13/14/25/26/29/38/41/48/66/71/77/78; 4G: B2/4/5/7/12/13/14/17/25/26/29/38/41/48/66/71 ; 3G: B2/4/5; 2G: 850/1900 |
| Rest of World: 5G FR1: n1/2/3/5/7/8/20/28/38/ 40/41/66/71/77/78; 4G: B1/2/3/4/5/7/8/17/20/28/38/39/40/41/42/43/66/71; 3G: 1/2/3/4/5/8; 2G: 850/900/1800/1900 China/Japan: 5G FR1: n1/3/5/8/38/40/41/77/78/79; 4G: B1/3/5/7/8/19/34/38/39/40/41/42; 3G: B1/5/8/19; 2G: 850/900/1800 | |
| Supports private networking (LTE/5G) | |
| Wireless LAN | |
| Radio | IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/d/h/i/r/k/v/w/mc/ax; 2×2 MU-MIMO; Wi-Fi™ 6E (801.11ax); Wi-Fi certified; Wi-Fi™ 6E Certified; Dual Band Simultaneous; IPv4, IPv6 |
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Data Rates
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5GHz: 802.11a/n/ac/ax—20MHz, 40MHz, 80MHz, 160MHz – up to 2402 Mbps; 2.4GHz: 802.11b/g/n/ax—20MHz up to 286.8 Mbps |
| 6GHz: 802.11ax – 20MHz, 40MHz, 80MHz, 160MHz – up to 2402 Mbps | |
| Operating Channels | Channel 1-13 (2401-2483 MHz):1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13; Channel 36-165 (5150-5850 MHz): 36,40, 44,48,52,56,60,64,100,104,108,112,116,120,124, 128, 132,136,140,144,149,153,157,161,165; Channel 1-233 (5925-7125 MHz); Channel Bandwidth: 20/40/80/160 MHz; Actual operating channels/frequencies and bandwidths depend on regulatory rules and certification agency. |
| Security and Encryption | WEP (40 or 104 bit); WPA/WPA2 Personal (TKIP, and AES); WPA3 Personal (SAE); WPA/WPA2 Enterprise (TKIP and AES); WPA3 Enterprise (AES) — EAP-TTLS (PAP, MSCHAP, MSCHAPv2); EAP-TLS, PEAPv0-MSCHAPv2, PEAPv1-EAP-GTC, LEAP, EAP-PWD); WWAN device only — EAP-SIM, EAP-AKA; WPA3 Enterprise 192-bit mode (GCMP256) — EAP-TLS; Enhanced Open (OWE) |
| Certifications | Wi-Fi Alliance Certifications: Wi-Fi CERTIFIED n; Wi-Fi CERTIFIED ac; Wi-Fi CERTIFIED 6; Wi-Fi Enhanced Open; WPA2-Personal; WPA2-Enterprise; WPA3-Personal; WPA3-Enterprise (includes 192-bit mode); Protected Management Frames; Wi-Fi Agile Multiband; WMM; WMM-Power Save; WMM-Admission Control; Voice-Enterprise; Wi-Fi Direct; QoS Management; OCE |
| Fast Roam | PMKID caching; Cisco CCKM; 802.11r; OKC |
| Wireless PAN | |
| Bluetooth | Class 2, Bluetooth v5.2; secondary Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) for beaconing within BLE battery |
| Environmental Compliance | RoHS Directive 2011/65/EU; RoHS Amendment (EU) 2015/863; (EN IEC 63000:2018 Standard); For a complete list of product and materials compliance, please visit |
| Warranty | Subject to the terms of Zebra’s hardware warranty statement, the TC53/TC58 is warranted against defects in workmanship and materials for a period of 1 (one) year from the date of shipment. For complete warranty statement, please visit: |
| Recommended Services | Zebra OneCareTM Essential and Select support services; Zebra Visibility Services — VisibilityIQ™ Foresight; For information on Zebra services, please visit |
| Footnotes | 1. Workstation cradles and Certified Mobile Parcel available in 2H 2022 |
| 2. LifeGuard for Android is included with every Zebra OneCare Support agreement. Some features are available through a supported EMM. | |
| Specifications subject to change without notice. | |
| Mobility DNA | For information on Mobility DNA, visit |
| Mobility DNA features vary by model; a support contract may be required. To learn what solutions are supported, visit: |
