Using my personal iPad for drone work and ready to get a dedicated field tablet. Needs to be bright enough for outdoor use and reliable. Budget around $1000.
Seeing recommendations for iPad, Samsung Tab, and various rugged Windows tablets. What's everyone actually using in the field?
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Sign inWhatever you get, invest in a good sunshade and maybe a cooling case. Tablets overheat fast in direct sun. I've had flights interrupted because my iPad went into thermal shutdown.
iPad Pro 11 with a sunshade. Nothing else comes close for brightness and app support. DroneDeploy runs perfectly. Get AppleCare because field work is rough on tablets.
I use a Samsung Tab S8 with DeX mode. Cheaper than iPad and the Android version of DroneDeploy is fine. Plus I can use it as a laptop replacement when needed.