Pick Your Configuration
Hand Strap + Boot Kit
$599.99 one-time
Gun Grip Kit
$649.99 one-time
What You're Actually Getting
The scanner and cradle are in both kits. The carry hardware is what the two configurations differ on.
EA530 Android Scanner
A rugged Android handheld with a real 2D imaging engine, not a phone camera. Dedicated blue scan keys on both sides fire the imager without touching the screen, and the removable battery hot-swaps so the device never leaves the floor to charge.
1-Slot Charging Cable
Drop the scanner in nose-down and it charges through the two gold contacts on its base — no cable to fish for and no port to wear out. Deep enough to take the device with the boot case or the gun grip still fitted. Ships with a US wall adapter and USB-C cable.
Charger, USB-C Cable & Wrist Lanyard
A US wall adapter and USB-C cable power the cradle, and the same cable charges the device directly when it is away from the dock. A wrist lanyard is in the box too, so the scanner is tethered from the first shift.
Pistol Gun Grip
A contoured pistol handle with a trigger under the index finger, for pickers who scan hundreds of times a shift. It moves the work off the thumb and wrist, and the grip snaps on and off without tools so one device can switch roles between shifts.
PA768 Hand Strap w/ Buckle
An adjustable strap across the back of the device so it hangs from the hand instead of being gripped. The quick-release buckle lets a picker let go mid-task, to open a carton or sign a manifest, without ever setting the scanner down.
Boot Case
A moulded rubber bumper that wraps the corners, the part of any handheld that meets the concrete first. Cut away at the imager window, the USB-C port, and the charging contacts, so the device still seats in the cradle with the boot on.
Where a Handheld Earns Its Keep
Receiving
Scan cartons against the PO at the dock door instead of writing them down and keying them in later. Counts land in your system while the pallet is still in front of you, so discrepancies get caught before the driver leaves.
Picking & packing
Walk the pick list on the device rather than on paper. Each bin and each item gets scanned as it goes in the tote, and a wrong SKU is caught at the shelf — not by the customer three days later.
Verifying & shipping
Scan the packing slip and the printed label to confirm the right label went on the right box. It is the last cheap place to catch a mis-ship, and it costs one trigger pull per parcel.
A Warehouse Tool, Not a Phone in a Case
Four things that separate a purpose-built handheld from a consumer device with a scanning app.
A Real 2D Imager
Reads scuffed, curved, and shrink-wrapped barcodes at arm's length — including damaged labels a phone camera gives up on.
Built to Be Dropped
Sealed against dust and washdown, rated for repeated drops to concrete, and wrapped in a boot case for the corners that land first.
Never Off the Floor
The battery is removable and hot-swappable, so a device that runs low gets a fresh pack in seconds instead of sitting on a charger for an hour.
Runs Your Software
It is full Android with Google services, so ShipStation Mobile, your WMS, and any browser-based tool you already use install and run on it.
| In the Box | |
| Hand Strap + Boot Kit | EA530 scanner, 1-slot charging cradle, PA768 hand strap w/ buckle, ShipStation boot case, wrist lanyard, USB-C cable, wall adapter |
| Gun Grip Kit | EA530 scanner, 1-slot charging cradle, pistol gun grip, wrist lanyard, USB-C cable, wall adapter |
| Software | Works with ShipStation Mobile and any Android or browser-based WMS |
| Mobile Computer | |
| Model | Unitech EA530 |
| Operating system | Android 13 with Google Mobile Services |
| Camera | Rear autofocus camera with flash, front-facing camera |
| Power | USB or AC adapter |
| Ports | USB-C (data + charge), two pogo-pin charging contacts on the base |
| Physical keys | Power, volume, and dedicated scan keys on both sides |
| Battery & Power | |
| Battery | Removable Li-ion, extended-capacity pack |
| Shift life | Full shift on one charge |
| Charging | 1-slot cradle contacts or USB-C |
| Cradle & Accessories | |
| Cradle | 1-slot charge cradle, USB-C input, two pogo contacts |
| Power supply | US wall adapter + USB-C cable, included |
| Hand strap | PA768, adjustable, quick-release buckle |
| Boot case | ShipStation-branded moulded rubber bumper; cradle- and imager-compatible |
Frequently Asked Questions
Which configuration should I buy — gun grip or hand strap?
Go by how much of the shift is spent scanning. If someone pulls the trigger hundreds of times an hour on a pick cart, the gun grip moves that work off the thumb and wrist and is worth the extra cost. If the device is carried all day but scanned intermittently — receiving, cycle counts, pack-bench verification — the hand strap and boot case are lighter, cheaper, and easier to set down. Both kits include the same scanner and the same cradle, and the carry hardware can be bought separately later.
Do I need a ShipStation subscription to use it?
No. The hardware is yours. It is a standard Android device with Google services, so it runs ShipStation Mobile, your own WMS app, or any browser-based tool. We build and test it against ShipStation first, so that path is the fastest to set up, but nothing about the device is locked to it.
Is this a phone? Does it need a SIM or a data plan?
It works entirely over your warehouse Wi-Fi, no SIM, no carrier, no monthly line charge. It looks like a phone because that form factor is what people already know how to hold, but the scan engine, the sealed body, the removable battery, and the accessory mounts are all things a phone does not have.
Can I switch between the gun grip and the hand strap later?
Yes — that is the point of buying the device and cradle in both kits. Every accessory on this page is also sold on its own, so a team can start with hand straps and add gun grips for the pick line later, or buy one of each and let the crew decide.
How does it charge, and can I charge a spare battery?
Two ways: drop it in the included 1-slot cradle, which charges through the contacts on the base, or plug the USB-C cable straight into the device. The battery is also removable, so the usual pattern for multi-shift operations is to keep charged spares at the pack bench and swap rather than wait.
What barcodes can it read?
All the common 1D retail and logistics symbologies plus 2D codes — QR, Data Matrix, PDF417, and the rest. In practice that covers UPC on retail goods, Code 128 on carrier labels, and the 2D codes on carrier manifests and driver's licences. Full symbology list is in the specifications table above.