Mobile devices now sit at the center of clinical work. A ward nurse scans a patient's wristband before administering antibiotics. A telehealth physician runs a follow-up consultation from a clinic three buildings away. A home-health clinician documents a wound assessment at a kitchen table, twenty miles from the nearest hospital.
Each of these moments places specific demands on the hardware doing the job. Healthcare organizations need devices that can be wiped down between patients, survive drops onto hospital floors, receive security patches on a predictable schedule, and remain under IT control from the moment they ship. They also need reliable devices with long-term availability, rather than consumer models that are replaced year after year.
That is the standard the RHINO 5G Platform was built to meet. The second-generation platform is a family of four enterprise-grade Android devices built on a common hardware and software foundation, with more than one million devices already deployed across enterprise and government environments. The result is a practical one: IT teams standardize on a single platform while each clinical role receives the form factor its work actually requires.
Clinical deployments punish hardware in ways that few other environments do. Devices move constantly between wards, vehicles, and patient homes. They are cleaned with disinfectants that degrade the seals on consumer-grade hardware. They are shared across shifts, which turns identity and access control from a convenience into a compliance obligation.
The RHINO 5G Platform treats these realities as design requirements rather than afterthoughts:
Security as a baseline. Every device is Android Enterprise Recommended and Google Play Protect Certified, with a guaranteed minimum of three years of security updates. Biometric access ties each device to a verified user, a capability that matters directly when protected health information is in scope.
Cleanability and durability. IP54-rated sealing on the handhelds keeps dust and moisture out, and the platform's extended operating range of −10 °C to 55 °C covers everything from refrigerated storage areas to sun-heated vehicles.
Lifecycle stability. A guaranteed minimum of three years of product availability means the device standardized on this year is the device that can be ordered when a new facility opens. Consumer devices do not offer that assurance.
IT control from day one. Zero-Touch Enrollment and OEMConfig support mean devices arrive enrolled and policy-compliant, without generating a helpdesk ticket per unit.
The value of a platform over a collection of individual devices shows up first in procurement and deployment.
The RHINO 5G portfolio ships as a single global SKU, certified across carriers, including FirstNet, for public-safety-grade coverage. For healthcare systems operating across states or countries, this eliminates carrier-specific model fragmentation: one device to procure, one to test, and one to manage. A TAA-compliant option is available for deployments that require it.
All four devices share the same Snapdragon platform, the same 5G and dual-SIM connectivity architecture, and the same Android Enterprise management layer. As a result, policies, accessories, and management licenses carry across the entire fleet. A nurse moving from a C65 on the ward to a T85 in outpatients logs into the same managed environment on both devices.
The platform has also been tested at scale, with deployments at VaxCare, Edwards Lifesciences, and government customers. For healthcare IT leaders, that history answers many due-diligence questions before they are asked.
The right way to evaluate the portfolio is not as four products but as four answers to a single question: how much screen, battery, and handling does a given role actually require?
The 6-inch handhelds (C65 and C65R) serve roles where the device travels in a scrub pocket. Medication administration rounds, patient ID verification, barcode and NFC scanning, and point-of-care documentation all favor a device that fits in a scrub pocket and operates one-handed. The 6-inch display renders EHR data clearly without asking a nurse to carry a tablet between beds. The dedicated programmable button can be mapped to push-to-talk or a duress alert, which proves useful for lone workers in community and behavioral health settings.
The decision between the two models rests on power management requirements. The RHINO C65 integrates its battery for a sealed, streamlined build. The RHINO C65R carries a user-removable 4000 mAh battery that clinicians can swap in seconds, a design that suits double shifts and field work where outlets are not guaranteed. The RHINO C65R matters for European buyers in particular: Article 11 of the EU Battery Regulation (EU) 2023/1542 makes end-user battery replacement mandatory from February 2027, so health systems standardizing on the C65R now meet that requirement without a forced fleet refresh later.
The 8-inch tablet (T85) serves shared clinical workstation needs. Chart review, video consultations, and e-forms benefit from a larger canvas, and the T85 strikes the balance between readability and portability. Its 5150 mAh battery covers a full shift, and POGO pin charging lets the device dock and top up without cables. On a ward, T85 units rotate through cradles at the nursing station continuously. Face recognition makes shared-device handoffs fast: a clinician looks at the screen, and the device opens their session.
The 11-inch tablet (T105) handles patient-facing and document-heavy work. The 11-inch Full HD display suits workflows where screen size affects accuracy. Bedside patient engagement, eConsent capture in clinical trials, discharge instruction review, and self-check-in kiosks in clinics and pharmacies all benefit from a screen comfortable to read at arm's length. The 8 MP rear camera records 4K video, dual speakers support clear audio, and the integrated QR scanner handles intake and wayfinding. The T105 is also certified to the EN 18031-1/-2 cybersecurity standards.
The portfolio maps directly onto the healthcare deployments RHINO supports:
This is where the RHINO 5G Platform separates itself from off-the-shelf hardware, and the distinction deserves its own section.
NEXA built the platform on a simple premise: organizations should be able to deploy proven, certified devices or configure them to their specific workflows without building from scratch or re-engineering consumer hardware. That capability changes the economics of a healthcare mobility project in several concrete ways.
Faster time-to-market. A custom device program built from zero takes years. Configuring on a proven platform takes months. For a health system that needs a telehealth fleet ready before a funding deadline, that difference determines whether the project happens at all.
Workflow-matched configurations. The programmable button, biometric options, removable or integrated battery, and form factor selection allow IT to align the device to the clinical workflow rather than forcing clinicians to adapt to the device. In practice, that means a duress alert for lone community workers, push-to-talk for rapid response teams, and docking cradles for shared ward tablets.
Management built in. The portfolio includes Mambo EMM alongside Android Enterprise Recommended certification and OEMConfig support, so device fleets deploy enrolled, policy-compliant, and remotely manageable from the start.
Lower total cost of ownership. Configuring on a proven platform reduces development cost, and the three-year availability guarantee with regular security updates extends fleet life. Across fleets of hundreds or thousands of devices, those savings compound into a material budget line.
Standardizing on one platform reduces the variables IT has to manage. Training requirements simplify. Support contracts consolidate. Accessories interchange. MDM policies apply uniformly, and end-of-life replacements run software the team already knows.
Just as important, clinicians do their best work when devices stay out of the way. Hardware that connects on the first attempt, survives the realities of clinical handling, and stays secure without constant intervention allows care teams to focus on patients rather than troubleshooting.
The RHINO 5G Platform delivers that outcome: four purpose-built form factors on a proven, customizable, enterprise-grade foundation. Planning a healthcare mobility deployment?
Explore the RHINO 5G device family or see the use cases in context on the healthcare industry page.