In 2020, Microsoft will end its support for Windows CE, impacting an estimated 5-7 million legacy Windows CE* devices.

A worker’s device impacts their productivity and efficiency, before this disruption takes full effect in your warehouse, we can offer you the ultimate solution that will boost accuracy and performance, leading to increased revenue and business prospects.

The Answer? Android.

Android is the safest and smartest change a warehouse can make to future proof their operations by modernising their mobile technology.

Android has a Global Market share of 88% and is one of the most popular operating system around the world, therefore offering your workers a user-friendly and familiar device.

Luckily with Zebra Technologies devices, system support and accessories, you can make an easy migration to Android, resulting in the enhancement of your warehouse operations.

Beneficially, with Zebra Accessories, you can make your Android devices tougher, more versatile and longer lasting. They can provide you with fresh capabilities that are perfectly aligned with the operational needs and strategic goals of your organisation.

Here are the Top 10 Reasons to Choose Zebra for Android:

1. Total Cost of Ownership

How much will your mobile device really cost? When you factor in the potential costs of work downtime, replacement cycles, additional accessories and the support needed for a successful application, the true costs of mobility go far beyond the devices initial purchase price. Zebra’s Android devices eliminates much of the complexity of running a mass of Mobile Devices, while the future-proofing reduces TCO.

2. Training and Ease-of-Use

Do you want to reduce worker training time, and provide your workers with a friendly-user device? As the world’s most popular operating system, Android will be familiar to most of the workforce – which means less training is required on the basics and users can find the functions they need quickly and easily.

3. Support and Repair

Are you worried about support availability for all your devices? Including cost effectiveness? Keeping your devices up and running requires a fast turnaround on repairs and replacement options. Zebra’s fast, expert device and infrastructure repair service applies this enterprise level of continuity to the Android platform.

4. Manageability, Control and Support

With Zebra Tools you have the ability to centrally and remotely manage your device upgrades and troubleshooting processes, easing the burden on your IT team. Our Mobility DNA Management Tool make it simple to implement maximum control and security, along with toolkits to make integrating apps and mobile devices fast, easy and problem free. The familiarity of Android also reduces helpdesk calls.

5. Backwards Compatibility

Constantly replacing devices that have failed and/or upgrading too frequently can result in your workers having mixed generation devices with significant support complexities and capital outlays. The accessories and chargers for newer models of a device may not be backwards compatible, requiring additional purchases and a loss of equity in prior investments. With Zebra Android devices, the compatibility options are unlimited, future-proofing your mobile strategy.

6. Data Capture

We know that speed and accuracy are the critical factors when scanning. Barcodes may be 1D and 2D, or damaged, distorted and placed in awkward places. Zebra’s devices can capture an entire document or multiple barcodes of data, quickly and accurately. With Zebra’s device accessories and Mobility DNA tools such as Swipe Assist, you can also accurately capture data in a single swipe, boosting efficiency and reducing inaccuracies.

7. Security and Lifecycle Management

Are you concerned about the risks and implications of potential security breaches stemming from your mobility development? Mobility Extensions (Mx) from Zebra transforms Android from a consumer operating system (OS) to a true enterprise-class OS with a series of additional features and options that improve security and device management. By adding Zebra’s LifeGuard for Android, you can extend the lifecycle of your enterprise mobile computers up to 7 years, significantly lowering your total cost of ownership.

8. Connectivity and Quality

When your workers need to be able to access job-related data or back-end system on the move, Zebra’s robust WWAN/WLAN connectivity options and seamless roaming can make all the difference. Take into consideration your workers needed capabilities – one voice required or data only? Then determine if your system needs to span one building, several buildings, large industrial space and/or support workers in the field?

9. Application Environment

Zebra’s Android devices can survive the inevitable. In a commercial environment, you need a tool that isn’t affected by drops, spills, extreme temperatures and dust environments.

10. Power Needs

Need a device that will retain its battery life for continuous use? Or even over several shifts? Power management goes beyond having a high-capacity battery that lasts a single shift, or even being able to swap out a battery in the middle of a shift. The power management within Android can enable longer battery life and power charges. With PowerPrecision Console (Zebra DNA Mobility Tool) you can identify and remove ageing batteries from your battery pool before they impact workforce productivity.

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