India: geography and layout
The largest crude reserves are in the Western Offshore region at 37 per cent and Assam at 27 per cent, so both offshore platforms and remote north-eastern fields matter.
India · hazardous area
Hazardous Area Cell Phone in India
The IS-04Z1 is designed for people who work inside classified areas at Indian refineries, gas plants, LNG jetties and API blocks: field operators, inspection engineers, shift in-charges, and the HSE and materials teams whose sign-off a device has to survive. If you are specifying a hazardous area cell phone for India, this page covers the markings, the approvals and the current certification status of the IS-04Z1.
Pre-launch · certification in progress · Launching Q4 2026
Marking targetEx ib IIC T4Intrinsic safety, Zone 1 / 21 design target · certification in progress
AvailabilityQ4 2026via authorised distributors
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Short answer. The SAMS IS-04Z1 is the intrinsically safe smartphone covered here for India: pre-launch, designed for Zone 1 and Zone 21 (marking target Ex ib IIC T4), with certification in progress and no certificate issued.
Current position: certification in progress, nothing issued, launch targeted for Q4 2026. A buyer's engineering review is separate from the certificate. Certification status. Place facts reviewed October 2026.
At a glance · hazardous area
Checklist: hazardous area cell phone for India
| Check | What to look for | IS-04Z1 today |
|---|---|---|
| Zone | 0, 1 or 2 for gas; 20, 21 or 22 for dust | Designed for Zone 1 and Zone 21 |
| Gas group | IIA, IIB or IIC | IIC (target) |
| Area drawing | The operator's own classification drawing | Decided by the site operator |
| Where it applies | India: Jamnagar, Gujarat, Dahej and the Gujarat PCPIR, Hazira and Surat | Classified by the site operator |
Product · India
The product behind this search: the SAMS IS-04Z1.
SAMS IS-04Z1
An intrinsically safe Android smartphone designed for Zone 1 and Zone 21 hazardous areas in India. It is pre-launch: IECEx, ATEX and NEC 500 certification is in progress ahead of the Q4 2026 launch.
- IP68 sealed
- 4,000 mAh battery
- 50 MP camera
- Android 16
- Zone 1 / Zone 21 design target
The market · India
Where this applies in India
The classified areas, operators and sites below are the ones covered in the SAMS India market guide.
Operators, EPCs and contractors
- Indian Oil Corporation
- Panipat, Mathura, Gujarat, Paradip, Haldia refineries
- Bharat Petroleum
- Mumbai, Kochi and Bina refineries with petrochemicals
- Hindustan Petroleum
- Visakhapatnam and Mumbai refineries, Barmer project
- ONGC
- Mumbai High platforms, Hazira and Uran plants
- GAIL
- Gas pipelines, Pata petrochemicals, city gas networks
- Reliance Industries
- Jamnagar, the largest single-site refining complex anywhere
Industrial areas and sites
- Jamnagar, Gujarat
- Refining and petrochemicals at a scale nowhere else matches
- Dahej and the Gujarat PCPIR
- LNG import, petrochemicals, a dense chemical cluster
- Hazira and Surat
- Gas processing, LNG regasification, fabrication yards
- Vadodara, Koyali, Ankleshwar
- Refining and the chemical belt running down to Vapi
- Mumbai and the offshore basin
- Mumbai High platforms, Uran, the Mahul refineries
- Panipat and Mathura
- Northern refining serving the Delhi corridor
Field notes · India
More about India that matters for portable equipment
India: rules and approvals
Imports are applied for by an Indian service provider or distributor, and there is no separate PESO mark; the Ex marking and the approval letter show compliance.
India: industry on the ground
India imports 82 per cent of its oil needs, so import terminals, tank farms and coastal refineries are central to supply.
India: background
India's first oil deposits were found near Digboi in Assam in 1889, and its gas industry began in the 1960s with discoveries in Assam and the Mumbai High field.
The term · hazardous area
What “hazardous area” means for a smartphone
A hazardous area is a place where flammable gas, vapour or combustible dust may be present. Standards divide these into zones: Zones 0, 1 and 2 for gas and vapour, and Zones 20, 21 and 22 for dust. Zone 1 and Zone 21 are the tier where an explosive atmosphere is likely to occur in normal operation, which is where the IS-04Z1 is designed to work. Anything carried in must be marked for the zone, gas group and temperature class of the area.
No certificate has been issued for the IS-04Z1 yet, so it must not be taken into a classified area until the certificate covering it exists and the site operator has accepted it.
In India. Indian classified areas fall into two groups: the hydrocarbon chain, from coastal refineries to gas processing, LNG terminals and offshore platforms, and pharmaceutical plants where solvents classify rooms inside buildings. The operator classifies the areas, not SAMS. The device is designed for Zone 1 and Zone 21.
The route · specification
Specifying a hazardous area cell phone for India
A short checklist for anyone writing or reviewing the specification, with the IS-04Z1 status against each point.
Check on the paper
- Marking
- Equipment group, category, protection concept, gas group and temperature class, matched to the area drawing.
- Certificate and schedule
- A certificate number, issuing body and the schedule of conditions, not a brochure claim.
- Standards edition
- The IEC 60079 or national standard edition the certificate was issued against.
Check for the IS-04Z1
- Marking target
- II 2 G Ex ib IIC T4: a target, not yet a certificate.
- Certificate status
- IECEx, ATEX, UKEX and NEC 500 in progress; none issued.
- Operator approval
- Separate from the certificate and handled with the site operator.
Questions · India
Frequently asked questions
Can we buy a hazardous area cell phone in India today?
Not today. Until the certificates are issued the IS-04Z1 stays out of classified areas, and until launch there is nothing to purchase. You can ask for the datasheet and the certification schedule, or book a safe-area evaluation unit.
What does a hazardous area cell phone in India cost?
No price is published. While certification is in progress there is no list price and no committed lead time, and a supplier quoting a firm figure for an uncertified Ex handset is promising something it cannot stand behind. Indicative pre-launch pricing is issued in writing against a stated quantity and site.
Which hazardous areas is the IS-04Z1 designed for?
Zone 1 and Zone 21 (gas and dust) with gas group IIC and temperature class T4, subject to certification. It must not be used in a classified area before its certificate is issued and the site has accepted it.
Which sites in India does this cover?
The market guide for India covers Jamnagar, Gujarat, Dahej and the Gujarat PCPIR, Hazira and Surat, Vadodara, Koyali, Ankleshwar, among others. Site-level pages are linked below.
Is intrinsically safe the same as explosion proof?
Not exactly. Explosion proof is a broad everyday term; intrinsic safety is one protection concept, which limits energy so ignition cannot occur. Flameproof (Ex d) is a different concept that contains an explosion. The IS-04Z1 is intrinsically safe by design.
Is PESO approval needed for Ex phones in India?
PESO approval is required for Ex electrical apparatus at petroleum, gas cylinder and pressure vessel premises, and imports are applied for through an Indian service provider or distributor. Whether it applies to a given site depends on the licensing category, so ask the site's safety team and a PESO consultant.
Where does hazardous-area work concentrate in India?
Typically the large coastal refineries such as Jamnagar, offshore platforms in the Western Offshore region, petrochemical and fertiliser complexes, and gas fields in Assam and Gujarat. Each operator issues its own area classification, so request the drawing, gas group and temperature class first.
Which Indian approvals apply to this handset?
The market guide lists PESO, BIS and WPC approvals as in progress, alongside IECEx. None has been granted yet. Which are needed for a given site depends on the operator and the regulator, so ask the site operator and check the current status before ordering.
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Enquiry · India
Ask about the IS-04Z1 for India
Share the site details and quantity. You will get the datasheet and the certification schedule back by email; pricing is indicative only until launch.
Enquiry · India
Launching Q4 2026
Planning for India?
Send the zone and gas group of your site and we will reply with the datasheet and schedule.