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Mobile Devices: Tablets & Phones
General Requirements
Mobile devices running the following operating systems, at minimum:
- Android 9+
- Apple iOS 13+
Tablets
AutoVitals tests numerous devices to run our mobile application; the recommended devices listed below stand out in terms of characteristics and performance.
The tablets we currently have available for purchase or lease through AutoVitals, and that we recommend are:
Accessories
Tablets purchased or leased through AutoVitals will come with a rugged case, but these cases are similar should you want to purchase on your own:
- Apple iPad Gen 11 Case
- Samsung Galaxy Tab A9+ Case
- For devices that do NOT have a flash, we recommend using an attachable light, or headlamp to illuminate the area you are photographing.
Unsupported Devices
- Devices without a rear-facing autofocus camera are not supported
- Android devices running on versions of Android older than 9.0 are not supported.
- iOS devices running on versions older than iOS 13 are not supported
- iPads older than the Mini 5 and Air 3. These tablets are not upgradable or have poor performance on the latest version of iOS.
- Samsung Tab 2, Tab 3, Tab 4, Tab A (2018 and prior models), and Tab E
- All Kindle Fire tablets
- All ASUS tablets
- All Windows tablets
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Hardware
Minimum and recommended hardware specifications are listed below:
Recommended
- CPU:
- Minimum Required - Core i5 processor (10th generation or later)
- Recommended - Core i7 processor (9th generation or later)
- Memory: 16 GB
- Hard Drive: Solid State (SSD)
- Type: Desktop computer. Do not get "all-in-one", "small form factor", or laptop computers
- Network Connection: Wired Gigabit ethernet connection
Minimum Required
- CPU:
- Minimum Required - Core i5 processor (7th generation or later)
- Recommended - Core i7 processor (6th generation or later)
- Memory: 12 GB
- Hard drive: HDD (SSD is better but not mandatory)
- Type: Desktop computer. Do not get "all-in-one", "small form factor", or laptop computer
- Network Connection: Wired Gigabit ethernet connection
Point-of-Sale Server
This must be a dedicated server and not used as a workstation
Software
Minimum and recommended software specifications are listed below:
Operating System
- Recommended: Windows 10 or higher (64-bit)
- Minimum: Windows 10 or higher
- Windows Server 2008 R2
Approved AntiVirus
- Windows Defender
- Malware Bytes
Network Requirements
Minimum and recommended network requirements are listed below:
Internet Speed Requirements
- Minimum Required - Wired connection with minimum upload speed of 10Mbps
- Recommended - Wired connection with minimum upload speed of 20Mbps
- Dedicated WiFi separate from the general WiFi of the store
Network Hardware
- Business class router / firewall with gigabit connectivity.
- Dual band wireless access points (APs) connected via wired backhaul and configured for seamless handoff (Recommended vendors: Ruckus and Cisco Meraki)