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Choosing a tablet for a hazardous area means reading certificates. The zones, gas group, temperature class and conditions of use sit in ATEX and IECEx documents and makers' datasheets, each brand publishes them in its own format, and comparing two tablets properly can take an afternoon with a spreadsheet.

We built explosionprooftablets.com to put that information in one place. It covers 74 tablets, rugged Ex tablets and tablet Ex cases from 19 brands, current and discontinued, and each one has its own page with its Ex marking decoded, the conditions on its certificate, its full specifications and, for cases, what still works through the case.

The site covers both routes into Zone 1 and Zone 2: dedicated Ex tablets and hazardous-area versions of rugged tablets, and standard iPads, Samsung Galaxy tablets and other consumer tablets in certified Ex cases or conversions. Both are described by the same rules, so a team can weigh them against each other on equal terms.

To help with the decision there are 31 head-to-head comparisons, 19 rankings by zone, industry and use case, each stating the criteria behind it and 8 guides.

Everything is checked against primary sources, and anything we could not confirm is marked as not verified. How we rate sets out the rules.