HIKMICRO
HIKMICRO Pocket2
$600Cheaper
Released 2022
Best Thermal Cameras · head-to-head
A sourced, side-by-side comparison. HIKMICRO Pocket2 is cheaper at $600. Every spec and price links to its source.
HIKMICRO
$600Cheaper
Released 2022
Bosch
$2039
The HIKMICRO Pocket2 wins 1 of the 1 specs we compare head to head; the other wins 0. The HIKMICRO Pocket2 is the cheaper at $600. The HIKMICRO Pocket2 both leads on specs and costs less — the straightforward pick.
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The numbers that decide it, drawn to scale — longer bar wins, the accent bar is the stronger figure.
✓ marks the stronger figure where "more" — or "less", for price and weight — is unambiguously better.
| Spec | | |
|---|---|---|
| US price | $600 | $2039 |
| Brand | HIKMICRO | Bosch |
| Released | 2022 | — |
| Thermal resolution | 256x192 | 256x192 |
| Visual resolution | 8 MP | — |
| Refresh rate (Hz) | 25 | 9 |
| Netd mk | 40 | 50 |
| Temp range celsius | -20 to 400 | -20 to 600 |
| Field of view (°) | 50x37.2 | 40x30 |
| Display size (in) | 3.5 | 3.5 |
| Battery life hrs | 4 | — |
| Focus type | focus-free | — |
| Weight grams | 218 | 600 |
Sources — HIKMICRO Pocket2: hikmicrotech.com (verified 2026-07-10). Bosch GTC 600 C: bosch-professional.com (verified 2026-07-10).
Where the two actually differ on the specs we track (5 of 10). Matching specs are omitted.