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RAKwireless · Handheld
RAK WisMesh TAP V2
Phone-free touchscreen handheld with offline maps (MUI), GPS and IP65 case.
Meshtastic: officially supportedMeshCore: not in flasher
From $109.00List price on store.rakwireless.com, checked November 1, 2026
At a glance
Battery
3,200 mAh
GPS
Yes
Screen
Color
Water resistance
IP65
Chip
ESP32-S3 (Wi-Fi)
List price
From $109.00
Strengths
- Built-in 3,200 mAh battery
- GPS built in for sharing your position
- IP65 water and dust rating
- Touchscreen keyboard: send messages without a phone
- ESP32-S3 with Wi-Fi, needed for features like MQTT over Wi-Fi
Trade-offs
- ESP32 boards draw more power than nRF52 boards, per Meshtastic docs
- No MeshCore build in the official flasher
Based on published specs, not hands-on testing.
Specifications
| Type | Handheld (touchscreen, on-screen keyboard) |
|---|---|
| Processor | ESP32-S3 (RAK3312 core) |
| LoRa radio | SX1262 |
| US 915 MHz version | Yes (900 MHz variant for US915 on RAK store.) |
| Screen | TFT touchscreen 320x240 (diagonal not stated) |
| Keyboard | On-screen keyboard (touchscreen) |
| GPS | Yes (RAK12501 (Quectel L76K).) |
| Battery | Built-in 3200 mAh |
| Solar input | Not listed |
| Wi-Fi | Yes, 2.4 GHz b/g/n (Meshtastic page) |
| Bluetooth | BLE (Meshtastic index lists 5.0) |
| Water resistance | IP65 |
| List price | $109.00 (RAK store.) |
Checked November 1, 2026. "Not listed" means the maker and official docs don't state it.
Known issues and cautions
From the maker's documentation and the official Meshtastic docs.
- On-screen keyboard only (no physical keyboard).
Similar devices
- Heltec MeshPocket Handheld, $49.00–$59.00
- LILYGO T-Beam Supreme Handheld, $40.35
- LILYGO T-Echo Handheld, $44.61
- LILYGO T-Echo Plus Handheld, $66.31
Compare RAK WisMesh TAP V2 with Heltec MeshPocket and LILYGO T-Beam Supreme
Sources
- meshtastic.org/docs/hardware/devices/rak-wireless/wismesh/tap/
- meshtastic.org/docs/hardware/devices/
- store.rakwireless.com/products/meshtastic-touch-client-wismesh-tap-v2-sx1262
- github.com/meshcore-dev/flasher.meshcore.io/blob/main/config.json
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