What's the Difference Between Professional Barcode Scanner and Mobile Phone Scanning?

As a brand of barcode scanners, we, Xincode, have often encountered inquiries from some customers. The mobile phone can scan the code, and the barcode scanner can also scan the code. What is the difference between them? Everyone has a mobile phone, so why spend money on a barcode scanner? First of all, from a long-term perspective, the barcode scanner market cannot be replaced by mobile phone scanning. Today, I will analyze it with you: What is the difference between professional barcode scanners and mobile phone scanning?

I.Analysis from professional product performance

    A.The difference between the two products in decoding.

    Barcode scanner: It belongs to "hard decoding", and it has a dedicated decoding chip or camera, and the decoding speed is calculated in milliseconds.

    Mobile phone scanning: Mobile phone scanning QR code is a built-in decoding software that decodes and outputs the captured photos. The decoding success rate and barcode type are completely dependent on the calculation method of the decoding software and how to allocate the mobile phone hardware. The time used in this process It must be much larger than professional barcode scanning equipment. Mobile phone scanning barcode QR code is commonly known as "soft decoding".

    B.The difference between the two products in operation mode.

    The aiming method of the barcode scanner is called external aiming. When the key switch is activated, there will be an aiming line (frame, center point, etc.) to help you align the barcode or self-sensing scanning. The self-sensing scanning mode means that the barcode scanners reading window is generally equipped with a sensor.   it will automatically sense the item, and automatically turn on the laser line to scan the barcode of the item. After the barcode information is automatically uploaded, the laser line will automatically close, and the second scan will be performed when the item leaves the sensing area and approaches again. It is very convenient and fast to operate. Efficiency is very efficient.

    The mobile phone needs to put the barcode in the correct position on the screen, which is very slow and inconvenient to operate, and the work efficiency is greatly reduced.

II.Analysis from the use of professional products

    C.The difference between the two products in  Communication Protocols.

    Professional barcode scanners basically support USB port, RS232 serial port, and network port communication. Basically, all the application software that uses the barcode scanners use these communication protocols, and the decoding results are directly output to the application software. Such as supermarket cashier, manufacturer traceability system, logistics warehousing system, etc.

    The results of the mobile phone scan are only displayed on the screen of your mobile phone, or you can only communicate and interact with the APP on your mobile phone. If you want to communicate with the PC or other devices, the workload is huge and labor costs are high. with money. Therefore, if you need to scan a large number of barcodes or QR codes accurately and quickly, it is recommended that you use a professional barcode scanners to be more efficient and fast.