Zebra TC78
Specifications
| Physical Characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 6.96 in. L x 3.38 in. W x 1.12 in. H/176.8 mm L x 85.8 mm W x 28.4 mm H; Grip area: 3.179 in. W x 0.80 in. H/80.75 mm W x 20.3 mm H |
| Weight | 12.3 oz./349 g with standard battery |
Description
| Display | 6.0 inch Full High Definition+ (1080 X 2160); LED backlight; 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 | TC78 only: 1 Nano SIM and 1 eSIM |
| Network Connections | TC73: WLAN, WPAN (Bluetooth); TC78: WWAN 5G |
| Notifications | Audible tone; multi-color LEDs; haptic feedback |
| Keypad | On-screen keypad and Zebra 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 (Zebra USB-C) support; cellular circuit switch voice; HD Voice, including Super-wideband (SWB); Wideband (WB) and Fullband (FB) |
| 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 |
| Memory | 4 GB RAM/64 GB UFS Flash; 8 GB RAM/128 GB 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 Temperature | -4° F to 122° F/-20° C to 50° C |
| Storage Temperature | -40° F to 158° F/-40° C to 70° C |
| Humidity | 5% to 95% non-condensing |
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Drop Specification
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Multiple 10 ft./3.05 m drops to concrete at room temp per MIL-STD 810H |
| Multiple 8 ft./2.4 m drops to concrete over operating temp -20° C to 50° C per MIL-STD 810H | |
| Tumble Specification | 2000 3.3 ft./1.0 m tumbles, meets or exceeds IEC tumble specification |
| Sealing | IP65 and IP68 with battery per applicable IEC sealing specifications |
| Vibration | 4 g’s PK Sine (5 Hz to 2 kHz); 0.04 g 2/Hz Random (20 Hz to 2 kHz); 60 minute duration per axis, 3 axis |
| Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) | +/- 15 kVdc air discharge; +/- 8 kVdc direct discharge; +/- 8 kVdc indirect discharge |
| Automated Interactive Sensor Technology (IST) | |
| Light Sensor | Adjusts display backlight brightness |
| Magnetometer | Detects direction and orientation |
| Motion Sensor | 3-axis accelerometer with MEMS Gyro |
| Pressure Sensor | Detects altitude information for locating |
| Proximity Sensor | Detects when the user places the handset against head during a phone call to disable display output and touch input |
| Gyro | Senses linear orientation |
| General Certifications | TAA compliant; ARCore Google certification sustained |
| Data Capture | |
| Scanning | SE55 1D/2D Advanced Range Scan Engine with IntelliFocus™ technology; SE4770 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 (TC78 only) | |
| Radio Frequency Band | 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 |
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GPS
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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 including TSPEC |
| 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 (802.11ax); Wi-Fi™ certified; Wi-Fi™ 6E Certified; Dual Band Simultaneous; IPv4, IPv6 |
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Data Rates
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5 GHz: 802.11a/n/ac/ax — 20 MHz, 40 MHz, 80 MHz, 160 MHz — up to 2402 Mbps; 2.4 GHz: 802.11b/g/n/ax — 20 MHz up to 286.8 Mbps |
| 6 GHz: 802.11ax — 20 MHz, 40 MHz, 80 MHz, 160 MHz — 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; TC78 WWAN models 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 and Secondary BLE for beaconing within BLE battery |
| Warranty | Subject to terms of Zebra’s hardware warranty statement, the TC73/TC78 is warranted against defects in workmanship and materials for a period of 1 (one) year from the date of shipment. For complete warranty statement |
| 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 |
| Recommended Services | Zebra OneCare™ Essential and Select support services; Zebra Visibility Services — VisibilityIQ™ Foresight. For information on Zebra services |
| Footnotes | 1. CBRS is available in the US only. |
| 2. Compared to the Qualcomm SD660 processor. | |
| 3. Compared to prior generations of the TC7X family. | |
| 4. Available in the TC78 only. | |
| 5. Distance dependent on symbology type and size. | |
| Mobility DNA | For more information on Mobility DNA |
| Mobility DNA features may vary by model and a Support Contract may be required. To learn what solutions are supported |
