Japanese rugged tablet arrives with 16 GB RAM and 8-core Intel "Panther Lake" CPU - Notebookcheck

Panasonic has introduced the ToughBook FZ-G3, a rugged tablet for harsh environments.

The device features a 10.1-inch WUXGA display with 1000-nit peak brightness and multi-touch support.

Its core is an 8-core Intel Core Ultra 5 335 'Panther Lake' CPU paired with 16 GB of LPDDR5X RAM and a 512 GB SSD.

The Panther Lake chip is about as powerful as a last-gen Core Ultra 7 266V 'Lunar Lake' CPU in multicore benchmarks.

It also has an Intel iGPU with 4x Xe3 cores, offering performance roughly 8% faster than the Radeon 860M iGPU.

The tablet is drop-proof up to 1.8 meters on a wooden surface and 1.2 meters on steel.

It includes dual USB 4 Type-C, dual USB 3.2 Type-A, 1G Ethernet, WiFi 7, and Bluetooth 5.4 ports.

The device has a swappable keyboard accessory with additional I/O and dual cameras, including a 12 MP rear unit.

The standard and cellular variants weigh 1.2 kg and 1.25 kg, respectively.

Panasonic expects the ToughBook FZ-G3 to be available for purchase in January 2027.

The tablet is designed for industrial workloads like running field software, rendering 3D schematics, and on-device AI inference.

Pricing details are not yet available, but the specs suggest a hefty price tag.