Asus FonePad 7-inch tablet announced at MWC

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Asus has announced the 7-inch FonePad Android tablet at the Mobile World Congress which will have a price of $249 or Rs 16,105 in Europe alongside the PadFone Infinity. The FonePad is noteworthy because it runs Intel’s Lexington chip, which was earlier seen in the Lava Xolo X500 smartphone.

Specs wise it has a 7-inch HD IPS display with a 1280×800 pixel resolution, 3G support and is powered by Intel’s new Atom Z2420 chipset that is clocked at 1.2GHz and is based on its new Lexington paltform. Additionally, it has a PowerVR GC540 GPU, a 3-megapixel rear camera, a 1.2-megapixel front camera that can shoot 720p video, 1GB of RAM, microSD card slot and will be offered in 16GB and 32GB variants. It runs on Android 4.1 Jelly Bean, just like the PadFone Infinity.

Apart from this one of the main reasons for the FonePad nomencalture is its ability to be used as a cellular phone just like the recently announced Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0.

Asus has announced that it will be available in the US in March and will come to Europe in April. That said, there is no word on an Indian launch and pricing.


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Asus FonePad To Hit Indian Shores This Month


Taiwan-based manufacturer Asus is set to roll-out its latest Fonepad—its first calling tablet—in India this month.

A company executive close to the development confirmed the launch and said that Asus will introduce the device between INR 15,000-INR 16,000 in the country anytime this month.

The tablet has 7 inch screen and comes with 3G support and voice calling features. It was originally introduced in the Mobile World Congress 2013.

The tablet has a 7 inch IPS display with 1280 x 800 resolution and runs on the latest Android 4.4 Jelly Bean operating system. The device is powered by Intel Atom Z2420 1.2 GHz processor and 1 GB RAM. It also offers 8 GB internal storage, which is expandable up to 32GB via microSD card.

The device has a 3 megapixel rear camera with 720 p HD video recording feature and also features a 1.2 megapixel front facing camera for video calling. On the connectivity front, the device supports Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. The Fonepad also features a number of sensors—Accelerometer, ambient light, Glonass, GPS and e-compass.

The company aims to achieve a 15-percent market-share in the Indian tablet market with a slew of new offerings in 2013, which includes the latest FonePad. (Entry Of Big Brands May Disrupt The Tablet Market)

Asus Fonepad could be a competitor to Samsung’s latest Galaxy Note 510 (8.0) and Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 P3100 tablets in the country.


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