The performance reader in the Socket Mobile 700 series, built for small, dense and damaged codes, with OCR for passports and licences.
The Socket Mobile SocketScan S741 is the performance tier of the 700 series and the announced successor to the SocketScan S740. It shares the S721 body, battery and charging dock, but the imager is a different proposition: it is built to read the codes that stop a general purpose scanner, meaning tiny high density labels, worn and scuffed codes, low contrast prints and the DotCode marks printed on fast moving consumer goods. Where a standard reader beeps twice and fails, the S741 is designed to get it first time.
What sets it apart commercially is OCR. The S741 decodes OCR-A and OCR-B typefaces including the machine readable zone on passports, so a venue can verify an identity document and complete the transaction on the same device instead of keeping a separate ID reader on the counter. Add a full set of postal symbologies covering Australia Post, UK Postal, Japan Postal, Netherlands KIX and USPS, plus GS1 Data Matrix and GS1 QR in the default engine, and it covers retail, hospitality, dispatch and ID checking from one handheld. Like the S721 it is a Bluetooth Low Energy device, so please check the compatibility note below before ordering.
The S7x1 generation is a Bluetooth Low Energy reader, and the scanner on its own does not offer the HID keyboard wedge mode that the Bluetooth Classic S700, S720, S730, S740 and S840 provide. How your data reaches your software therefore depends on what you pair it with. With the standard Charging Dock the reader runs in application mode only, so your point of sale or business software has to be built on Socket Mobile CaptureSDK 2.0.29 or later. With the Magic Dock, Socket Mobile states that scanned data is delivered straight into the active application using standard keyboard style input as well as enhanced capture through CaptureSDK enabled apps. Socket Mobile also sells SM Link, a USB dongle listed as compatible with the S721 and S741 that presents the reader to the host as a standard USB input and switches automatically between application driven capture and standard keyboard input. In short, if your application is not CaptureSDK aware, the Magic Dock or SM Link is the route back to keyboard style behaviour. Call us on 1300 115 808 and we will confirm the right combination for your setup.
The S741 uses the same dock family as the S721, and the choice matters for more than looks. The Charging Dock charges the reader, holds it upright for hands free presentation scanning, and leaves the reader talking Bluetooth LE straight to your host, which means your software needs to be CaptureSDK aware.
The Magic Dock is built for shared workstations where the reader is passed between staff across a trading day. A barcode is printed on the top face of the dock, so connecting a reader is a scan rather than a Bluetooth pairing exercise, and Socket Mobile states that scanned data is then delivered into the active application using standard keyboard style input as well as enhanced CaptureSDK capture. For a bottle shop or a venue checking identity documents at a fixed counter, that combination of one touch reconnection and keyboard style output is usually the one you want.
If your staff move between machines instead, Socket Mobile's SM Link USB dongle is listed as compatible with the S741 and makes the host see the reader as a standard USB input across iOS, macOS, Android and Windows. It is not bundled here, but we can source it on request.
Note the same constraint as the S721: Socket Mobile pairs the Magic Dock with the white scanner only, in a black or a white dock.
| Charging Dock | Magic Dock | SM Link (USB dongle) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best suited to | Any site running a CaptureSDK aware app, one reader to one host | Shared counters, nurse stations, front desks, multi shift sites | Portable and mixed device fleets, including macOS |
| How the reader connects | Bluetooth LE straight to the host device | Scan to connect through the dock, no manual Bluetooth pairing | Scan to connect through a USB dongle on the host |
| Getting data into your software | Application mode only, CaptureSDK 2.0.29 or later required | Standard keyboard style input into the active application, plus CaptureSDK capture | Host sees a standard USB input, so data lands in virtually any application |
| Charges the scanner | Yes | Yes | No, it is a dongle not a dock |
| Scanner colours offered | Black or White | White scanner only | Not applicable |
| Availability here | Included, choose it above | Included, choose it above | Not bundled, we can source it to order |
Check a licence or passport and ring up the sale on one device, without a separate ID reader on the counter.
Handles small, dense GS1 Data Matrix codes on blister packs, vials and unit dose packaging.
Postal symbologies plus damaged label performance keep parcels moving when the label has been through the network.
| Model | Socket Mobile SocketScan S741 with Charging Dock |
| Scan engine | 1D and 2D imager with OCR and DotCode decoding, omnidirectional |
| Reading distance | 1.5 to 50.8 cm (0.6 to 20 in), depending on symbology, size and media |
| Difficult codes | Reads small, dense, damaged and low contrast barcodes |
| Wireless | Bluetooth Low Energy (Bluetooth LE) |
| Bluetooth range | Up to 10 m (33 ft), depending on the host device and environment |
| Pairing mode | Application mode, requires Socket Mobile CaptureSDK 2.0.29 or later |
| Operating systems | Apple iOS (iPhone, iPad), Android, Windows 11 |
| 1D symbologies (default) | Bookland EAN, Codabar, Code 128, Code 39, Code 93, EAN/JAN 13, EAN/JAN 8, GS1-128, GS1 DataBar Expanded, GS1 DataBar Limited, GS1 DataBar Omnidirectional, Interleaved 2 of 5, ISBT 128 UDI, Trioptic, UPC-A, UPC-E |
| 2D symbologies (default) | Aztec, Composite, Data Matrix, GS1 Data Matrix, GS1 QR, Han Xin, MaxiCode, MicroPDF417, Micro QR, PDF417, QR |
| OCR typefaces | OCR-A and OCR-B, including passport and driver licence formats |
| Postal codes | Australia Post, Japan Postal, Mailmark, Netherlands KIX, UK Postal, US PLANET, US POSTNET, USPS 4CB Intelligent Mail |
| Additional symbologies | Code 11 (supported, disabled by default) |
| Trigger life | Rated for 1 million actuations |
| Hands free scanning | Auto (presentation) mode when seated in the charging dock |
| Battery | 2 rechargeable NiMH cells, field replaceable, 2,000 mAh, 2.4 V |
| Charge time | Approximately 6 hours |
| Battery service life | 500 charge and discharge cycles |
| Standby time | Over 20 hours |
| Active scanning | 70,000 scans in 9 hours at two scans per second, or 12,000 scans in 15 hours at one scan every 4 seconds |
| Indicators | Barcode LED, battery LED, Bluetooth LED, charge indicator LED, multi tone audible feedback |
| Operating temperature | 0 to 45 degrees C (32 to 113 degrees F) |
| Storage temperature | -40 to 70 degrees C (-40 to 158 degrees F) |
| Relative humidity | 95 percent at 60 degrees C, non condensing |
| Ambient light | 0 to 100,000 lux (pitch black through to direct sunlight) |
| Drop specification | 4 ft (1.2 m) drop to linoleum |
| Tumble specification | 2,500 cycles at 1 m to a metal plate (IEC 60068-2-31, IEC 60068-2-32) |
| Colours available | Black and White expected in the Australian channel. Yellow, Blue, Green and Red are catalogued by Socket Mobile |
| Origin | Designed and assembled in the USA (Fremont, California) |
| Part numbers, Charging Dock | CX4660-3935 (Black scanner, black USB-C charging dock), CX4674-3949 (White scanner, white barrel jack charging dock) |
| Part numbers, Magic Dock | CX4865-4191 (White scanner, black Magic Dock), CX4866-4192 (White scanner, white Magic Dock) |
| Replaces | SocketScan S740 |
| Warranty | 12 Months Return to Base |
| SocketScan S741 | SocketScan S721 | SocketScan S840 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scan engine | 1D, 2D, DotCode and OCR | 1D and 2D imager | 1D and 2D imager |
| Wireless | Bluetooth LE | Bluetooth LE | Bluetooth Classic 2.1 + EDR |
| Pairing modes | Application mode (CaptureSDK) | Application mode (CaptureSDK) | HID keyboard mode, SPP, iOS application mode |
| Reads IDs and passports | Yes, OCR-A, OCR-B, passport MRZ | No | No |
| Postal symbologies | Australia Post, UK, Japan, KIX, USPS | Not listed | Not listed |
| Reading distance | 1.5 to 50.8 cm | 2.8 to 91.7 cm | 3.0 to 49.5 cm |
| Small and damaged codes | Optimised for 5 mil and low contrast | Standard | Standard |
| Charging dock | Included | Included | Not included |
| Warranty | 12 Months Return to Base | 12 Months Return to Base | 12 Months Return to Base |
Yes. The S741 decodes OCR-A and OCR-B typefaces, including the machine readable zone on passports and the OCR formats used on identity documents, alongside the PDF417 barcode carried on the back of an Australian driver licence. That lets one device handle the ID check and the sale, which is the main reason venues selling alcohol, tobacco or other regulated products choose it over the S721.
They share the same body, the same Bluetooth Low Energy radio, the same NiMH battery and the same dock. The difference is the imager. The S741 is tuned for difficult codes: small, dense, worn and low contrast labels, plus DotCode, OCR and a full set of postal symbologies. The S721 has the longer reach, working out to 91.7 cm against the S741 at 50.8 cm. Pick the S741 when the codes are hard and the S721 when the distance is the problem.
Not on its own, but there is a path to it. The outgoing S740 is a Bluetooth Classic reader that can present itself as a wireless keyboard in HID keyboard mode and type into almost anything. The S741 is Bluetooth Low Energy and the scanner by itself works in application mode, needing software built on Socket Mobile CaptureSDK 2.0.29 or later. Pair it with the Magic Dock instead of the standard Charging Dock and Socket Mobile states that scanned data is delivered into the active application using standard keyboard style input, and their SM Link USB dongle presents the reader to the host as a standard USB input for the same reason. This is the single biggest thing to settle before you switch, so call POS Plaza on 1300 115 808 and we will check your application with you.
Yes. Socket Mobile publishes the S741 with Magic Dock as CX4865-4191 (white scanner, black dock) and CX4866-4192 (white scanner, white dock), and you can select those configurations at the top of this page. The Magic Dock is only paired with the white scanner. It adds scan to connect setup, so a reader is connected by scanning the barcode on the dock rather than pairing over Bluetooth, and it is aimed at counters where the scanner is shared across staff and shifts.
Yes, for now. Socket Mobile has launched the S741 as the successor but has not yet published a discontinuation date for the S740. The related S720 is already scheduled to leave the December 2026 price list with final orders taken to 30 November 2026, so the S740 is widely expected to follow. If you are standardising a fleet it is worth planning around the S741.
DotCode is the dot matrix style code printed at high speed on tobacco and other fast moving consumer goods packaging, and it is the code type most general purpose scanners struggle with. Having it in the default engine means the S741 can handle track and trace scanning on those lines without a separate device.
It is rated for a 4 ft (1.2 m) drop to linoleum and 2,500 tumble cycles at 1 m to a metal plate, and the trigger itself is rated for 1 million actuations. Operating range is 0 to 45 degrees C in ambient light from complete darkness to 100,000 lux, so direct sunlight through a shop window is not a problem.
Yes, always. Every SocketScan S741 part number published by Socket Mobile bundles a dock, so there is no scanner only option. The black scanner pairs with a black Charging Dock using a USB-C connector, the white scanner pairs with a white Charging Dock using a barrel jack connector, and the white scanner is also offered with the Magic Dock. The scanner reads hands free in presentation mode while it sits in any of them, which suits a fixed checkout position.
12 Months Return to Base from Socket Mobile. Longer 3 year and 5 year SocketCare cover is available from Socket Mobile if you want it, and we can quote that alongside the scanner.
The Socket Mobile SocketScan S741 is a handheld 1D, 2D, DotCode and OCR Bluetooth Low Energy barcode scanner supplied with a charging dock, sold by POS Plaza in Black (part CX4660-3935) and White (part CX4674-3949). It reads from 1.5 to 50.8 cm and is optimised for small, dense, damaged and low contrast codes, decoding Code 39, Code 128, GS1-128, EAN, UPC, GS1 DataBar, ISBT 128 UDI, QR, GS1 QR, Data Matrix, GS1 Data Matrix, PDF417, Aztec, Composite, MaxiCode and Han Xin, plus Australia Post, UK Postal, Japan Postal, Netherlands KIX and USPS postal codes and OCR-A and OCR-B typefaces for passports and driver licences. It connects to Apple iOS, Android and Windows 11 hosts through Socket Mobile CaptureSDK 2.0.29 or later in application mode and does not provide HID keyboard wedge mode. Two field replaceable 2,000 mAh NiMH cells give over 20 hours standby, the trigger is rated for 1 million actuations, and the scanner carries 12 Months Return to Base warranty. The S741 is the successor to the SocketScan S740. Four configurations are sold: Black or White scanner with the standard Charging Dock, and the White scanner with the Magic Dock in black (CX4865-4191) or white (CX4866-4192). The Magic Dock adds scan to connect setup and, per Socket Mobile, delivers scanned data into the active application using standard keyboard style input.
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