Unihertz 8849 Tank Pad Review

Overview

Unihertz 8849 Tank Pad caters to everyone who needs top performance, impressive battery life, and durability at work or while exploring the great outdoors. Moreover, it has a built-in projector with a cooling fan, an exceedingly bright IPS display for great outdoor visibility, a 4K video recording main camera, a pair of stereo speakers, enhanced connectivity options, and many other features that sum up to shape an impressive tablet with bespoke rugged properties that enable it to withstand harsh environments and demanding conditions. Let's check the full specifications of the model and what's in the box, before we dive into our in-depth Unihertz 8849 Tank Pad review.

Specifications

Unihertz 8849 Tank Pad boasts a 10.95-inch IPS display with Panda Glass for protection. It has a 1920 x 1200-pixel resolution and a refresh rate of up to 120Hz. Two 1134 waterproof stereo speakers with 105 dB loudness reside on the rear shell beside an extremely bright camping light. A built-in DLP projector is also provided, coupled with a cooling fan. The projector has a resolution of 854 x 480 px and a brightness of 100 Lumens. Its focus range is from 0.5 to 3 meters. The tablet also features a 50MP Sony IMX766 main shooter with an f/1.95 aperture, a 7-element lens, and an 85-degree FoC. There's a 32MP Sony IMX616 selfie shooter on the front. Further model extras include a side-mounted fingerprint sensor embedded in the power button, an IR blaster, two customizable PTT buttons, a waterproof 3.5 mm headphone jack, and a waterproof USB Type-C 2.0 port. The tablet is powered by a massive 21200 mAh battery supporting 66W fast charging. A MediaTek Dimensity 8200 (MT6896Z) chipset ticks under the hood of the Unihertz 8849 Tank Pad. It features a 3.1GHz octa-core CPU and a 950MHz Mali-G610 hexa-core GPU. There are 16GB of quad-channel LPDDR5 RAM that can be virtually expanded with up to 16GB for a total of 32GB of RAM. The built-in UFS 3.1 storage capacity measures 512GB of UFS 3.1 and can be expanded via a dedicated microSD card slot. The device has a triple-slot tray for two Nano-SIM cards and a microSD card. Both SIM cards support 5G connectivity simultaneously and the following network bands - 2G GSM (B2, B3, B5, B8), 2.5G (BC0, BC1), 3G WCDMA (B1, B2, B4, B5, B6, B8, B19), 4G FDD-LTE (B1, B2, B3, B4, B5, B7, B8, B 12, B13, B17, B18, B19, B20, B25, B26, B28A, B28B, B66, B71), 4G TDD-LTE (B34, B38, B39, B40, B41), and 5G (n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n25, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n71, n77, n78, n79). The Unihertz 8849 Tank Pad also supports NFC, Bluetooth 5.3, Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax), Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi Hotspot, Cast Display, and all major navigation systems. It runs on stock Android 14 and is IP68, IP69K, and MIL-STG810H certified for being resistant to drops, shocks, extreme temperatures, water-soaking, dust, dirt, and other environmental hazards.

Complete Unihertz 8849 Tank Pad specifications.

What's in the box

The Unihertz 8849 Tank Pad we received arrived in a branded black box with the model's outline embossed on the lid and with the brand and model names printed on it. The tablet lies on top of a set of accessories that includes the following:

• 11V/6A (66W) charger (EU plug)
• USB Type-C to Type-C cable
• Screen protector
• Paperwork