Brand comparison · from catalogue data
SoluM vs VusionGroup
SoluM (11 models) versus VusionGroup (7 models): product range, communications, ingress protection, battery life, price band and sector coverage side by side, from sourced catalogue data.
Offers a broad product family drawing on hardware heritage spun out of Samsung Electro-Mechanics. The Newton series ranges from 1 inch to 32 inches. The Newton PRO datasheet (Rev 1.0, 2024) states IP68 protection, a 7-colour LED, FeliCa NFC Type-3 and 128-bit AES encryption across the family; a proprietary protocol over the BLE physical layer in the 2.4 GHz ISM band, with a 30 m line-of-sight range.
VusionGroup France · Tier-1 · Enterprise · 7 modelsThe world's largest ESL manufacturer by unit volume; market share is reported at around 20%. Store Electronic Systems was founded in 1992 and made its first store installation in 1993; in 2014 it merged with Austria's imagotag to become SES-imagotag, later transforming into VusionGroup. The label line comprises the V100 (black-white-red), V300 (four-colour, 7-colour LED), V300 Waterproof, V300 Freezer (black and white, down to -25 °C), V700 (full colour) and VSway series; battery life of up to 15 years is stated for the V-Tag series.
| Criterion | SoluM | VusionGroup |
|---|---|---|
| Models in catalogue | 11 | 7 |
| Display size range | 1" – 12,2" | 1,6" – 9,7" |
| Colour capabilities | 3 colours, 4 colours, Full colour, 2 colours | 3 colours, 4 colours, 2 colours |
| Communications | 2.4 GHz proprietary | 2.4 GHz proprietary, Wi-Fi / wired |
| Ingress protection | IP54, IP67, IP68 | IP40, IP54, IP67 |
| Claimed battery life | 4 yr – 10 yr | 3 yr – 15 yr |
| Freezer-class model | Yes | Yes |
| Share of models with NFC | %82 | %71 |
| LED indicator | Yes | Yes |
| Price bands | Economy, Upper, Premium, Mid | Premium, Mid, Upper |
| Fully verified records | %36 | %14 |
| Tier | Tier-1 · Enterprise | Tier-1 · Enterprise |
| Headquarters | Suwon, South Korea · 2015 | Paris, France · 1992 |
| Protocol / platform | 2.4 GHz ISM proprietary protocol + NFC (FeliCa Forum Type-3) · AIMS · AIMS SaaS | 2.4 GHz proprietary + BLE (EdgeSense) · VUSION Retail IoT Cloud |
| Presence in Türkiye | Through a regional distributor network and system integrators | No direct office; through local integrators and store hardware partners |
Highlighted cells only mark numeric breadth (more models, longer battery, higher verification); they do not mean "better". Estimated fields are flagged on product pages.
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SoluM
Strengths
- The industry's widest product family (1" – 32")
- IP68 protection and a 7-colour LED as standard across the entire Newton PRO family
- Freezer, industrial and full-colour variants on the same platform
- IoT expansion with sensor labels and BLE trackers
- Detailed, publicly accessible datasheets — among the easiest manufacturers to verify
Watch-outs
- Model naming (Pro / Core+ / X / Extreme / Industrial) is complex — choosing the right variant takes care
- The Core+ and X lines do not share the Pro family's IP68 and LED features; do not mistake the cheaper variant for a Pro
- Full-colour models sit in a premium price band and have long refresh times
VusionGroup
Strengths
- The widest enterprise reference network and field service capacity
- On-shelf availability (OSA) detection integrated with ESL through the Captana shelf camera
- A retail media revenue model with VUSION Rail LCD rail displays
- An industry reference for colour e-paper print quality
Watch-outs
- High initial investment and licence cost
- A closed ecosystem — high supplier dependency
- Weak cost advantage on small-scale installations
- Figures such as resolution, weight and IP rating are not published publicly — request them in writing at the quotation stage
Model-level comparisons
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