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Launch X431

Smart diagnostics for smart technicians

Overview

What Launch X431 does

Launch X431 is a professional automotive diagnostic platform offering comprehensive vehicle coverage, ECU coding, and advanced diagnostics. The Android-based tablets provide wireless diagnostics with extensive OE-level capabilities for modern vehicles.

What people use it for

  • Vehicle diagnostics
  • ECU programming
  • Key programming
  • ADAS calibration
  • Emission testing

The honest half

Where it falls short

Concrete and checkable, so you can decide whether any of them matter to you. This is the half of a review a vendor will not write about Launch X431.

  • The App Store listings (publisher Launch Tech Co., Ltd) are companion apps that require a dedicated Launch X431 hardware diagnostic connector; the software has no standalone function without purchasing the paired hardware unit.

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Pricing

What Launch X431 costs

Taken from the vendor's own pricing page. Prices move, so check before you buy.

X431 Pro

$1,499 /one-time

  • Full system diagnostics
  • Basic coding
  • Bi-directional tests
  • 1 year updates
  • Wireless VCI

X431 PAD V

$3,499 /one-time

  • Advanced diagnostics
  • Online programming
  • Topology mapping
  • 2 year updates
  • J2534 pass-thru

X431 PAD VII

$5,995 /one-time

  • Elite diagnostics
  • ADAS calibration
  • Key programming
  • Oscilloscope
  • Premium support

Capabilities

Features

  • Full system diagnostics

    Full system diagnostics capability

  • ECU coding

    ECU coding capability

  • Bi-directional controls

    Bi-directional controls capability

  • Key programming

    Key programming capability

  • ADAS calibration

    ADAS calibration capability

  • Module programming

    Module programming capability

  • Battery registration

    Battery registration capability

  • Guided functions

    Guided functions capability

  • Launch cloud

    Integration with Launch cloud

  • Remote diagnostics

    Integration with Remote diagnostics

  • Training platform

    Integration with Training platform

  • OBD protocols

    Integration with OBD protocols

Behind it

Who makes Launch X431

Company
Launch Tech USA
Based in
Ontario, CA

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