ASUS FonePad locally launched, priced under Php15K

ASUS has officially launched the FonePad here in the Philippines with a price tag under Php15K.

To give you a quick recap, the ASUS FonePad was first introduced at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona back in February. It has calling and texting capabilities in addition to its aluminum body, 7-inch WXGA IPS display, 3.15 MP rear camera, 1.2 MP front-facing, and 32GB of internal storage. Under the hood is an Intel Atom Z2460 processor clocked at 1.6GHz, 1GB of RAM, and Android Jellybean.

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ASUS FonePad specs:
7? WXGA (1280×800) IPS touchscreen display, 216ppi
1.6GHz Intel Atom Z2460 processor
PowerVR SGX540 GPU
1GB RAM
32GB internal storage
MicroSD card slot w/ support for up to 32GB
HSPA+
WiFi 802.11 b/g/n
Bluetooth 3.0 w/ A2DP
GPS w/ A-GPS, GLONASS
3.15MP autofocus camera
1.2MP front-facing camera
Non-removable 4270mAh Li-Ion battery
Android Jelly bean
Dimension: 196.4 x 120.1 x 10.4 mm
Weight: 340g

The ASUS FonePad has an SRP of Php14,995 and will be available in the 4th week of May. In the meantime you can read our full review of the ASUS FonePad here.

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ASUS introduces the 7-inch FonePad

Tablets with phone functionality have always been a rarity since manufacturers are hesitant to invest in a product that most consumers aren’t really in to. But this doesn’t stop ASUS in unveiling the FonePad which was launched alongside the PadFone Infinity.

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Considering the success that ASUS has garnered with the Nexus 7, we think that it’s only logical for the company to produce a tablet that not only has the features that endeared to the consumers, but also addresses some of the gripes that they have with it. Fortunately, that’s exactly what they’ve done with the FonePad.

The FonePad’s display is almost identical to that of the Nexus 7’s with the only significant difference being the absence of a Gorilla Glass protection on the former’s screen. Another thing that these two tablets have in common is the 1.2MP camera mounted at the front which takes care of your video calling needs. And just like its sibling, the ASUS FonePad will run on Android Jelly bean (4.1.2) right out of the gate.

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The first noticeable difference between these two devices is the use of aluminum material for the FonePad’s back cover (which by the way looks gorgeous) instead of a dimpled plastic back plate of the Nexus 7. The dissimilarity continues under the hood as ASUS forgoes the use of Tegra 3 processor and instead opted for Intel’s dual-core Atom-based processor. The processor, the Atom Z2420, is clocked at 1.2GHz and is accompanied by PowerVR SGX540 GPU and 1GB of RAM.

ASUS will be releasing the FonePad in two models initially; 8GB and 16GB. However, unlike the Nexus 7, this newly announced slate will feature a microSD card slot for storage expansion; a feature that the drove most Nexus 7 users nuts. Another feature that’s missing on the popular tablet is the phone functionality which is clearly one of the main advantages that the ASUS FonePad has over its competition.

ASUS FonePad specs:
7” WXGA IPS touchscreen display, 1280×800 @216ppi
1.2GHz Intel Atom Z2420 single-core processor
PowerVR SGX540 GPU
1GB RAM
8/16GB internal storage
MicroSD card slot w/ support for up to 32GB
HSPA+
WiFi 802.11 b/g/n
Bluetooth 3.0 w/ A2DP
GPS w/ A-GPS, GLONASS
1.2MP front-facing camera
Non-removable 4270mAh Li-Ion battery
Android Jelly bean
Dimension: 196.4 x 120.1 x 10.4 mm
Weight: 340g

The ASUS FonePad will hit the shelves starting this April and will cost USD249 a pop or almost Php10,200. So is this slate worth the cash? What do you guys think?

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