Asus PadFone
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- Posted: 27 Feb 2012 Announced: 01 Jun 2011
- Market Status: Not yet released
- Release date: Q2 2012
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ASUS lifted the veil over its long-awaited redesigned 9.2mm thin PadFone at the MWC. Sporting a 4.3-inch Super AMOLED qHD display, Snapdragon S4 with the new Adreno 225 GPU, and 8MP camera with LED flash and f/2.2 aperture, as well as 16-64GB of internal storage plus microSD slot, it has what we would expect from a modern high-end. Connectivity is taken care of 42Mbps HSPA+ radio, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.0, HDMI and A-GPS, while a 1,520mAh battery unit is included as a juicer. The Padfone can get inserted into an optional tablet frame, whose 10.1" screen then gets powered by the phone itself, and can extend your battery life significantly. There is another dock, which allows you to add a detachable keyboard accessory, like on the Transformer Pad series. This one also comes with a stylus that except for doodling can be used to receive your phone calls as well, considering that the phone is inserted in the mothership.
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Asus PadFone specifications
Pros
- Dual core processor
- Thin body, measuring less than 9.5mm/0.37inches (0.36 inches)
- Fast mobile data support (4G)
- High pixel densitiy screen, over 250ppi (256 ppi)
- Big screen (4.30 inches)
- High-resolution display (540 x 960 pixels)
- Very fast processor (1500 MHz)
- Lots of RAM (1024 MB RAM)
- High-resolution camera (8 megapixels)
Cons
No consDesign
- Device type:
- Smart phone
- OS:
- Android (4.0)
- Form factor:
Form factor - Refers to the form factor of a phone. The main handset designs are bar, clamshell, slide, swivel
- Candybar
- Dimensions:
- 5.04 x 2.57 x 0.36 (128 x 65.4 x 9.2 mm)
- Weight:
- 4.55 oz (129 g)
the average is 4.2 oz (120 g)
- 4.55 oz (129 g)
Display
- Physical size:
- 4.30 inches
- Resolution:
- 540 x 960 pixels
- Pixel density:
Pixel density - The pixel density of a display represents the number of pixels over an area of one inch. It’s measured in “pixels per inch”, or ppi. The higher the number, the more detailed and good-looking the display is.
- 256 ppi
- Technology:
Technology - There are two main screen technologies currently used in phones and tablets: LCD and AMOLED. The former usually features a light source and liquid crystals, while the latter is based on organic light-emitting diodes. Newer LCD variations like IPS-LCD and Super-LCD allow for very accurate color reproduction and very wide viewing angles, where no significant image quality loss is observed. Current AMOLED screens differ in such a way that they can exhibit much more saturated colors (sometimes too much) and incredibly high contrast levels, which is due to black color being completely black in AMOLED displays.
- Super AMOLED
- Touchscreen:
- Capacitive, Multi-touch
- Features:
- Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Scratch-resistant glass
Battery
- Talk time:
Talk time - Maximum talk time in hours
- 10.83 hours
the average is 8 h (496 min)
- 10.83 hours
- Stand-by time:
- 15.5 days (373 hours)
the average is 21 days (498 h)
- 15.5 days (373 hours)
- Talk time (3G):
- 8.50 hours
- Stand-by time (3G):
- 18.3 days (440 hours)
- Capacity:
- 1520 mAh
Hardware
- System chip:
System chip - Most modern handsets use an advanced chip that includes many of the device’s hardware modules like the processor, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and sometimes even the wireless radio. This field shows what particular system chip (or System-on-a-Chip) is used in the phone.
- Qualcomm
- Processor:
Processor - The processor is the main computing component of a phone and is a major factor when it comes to the overall speed of the device. Some more powerful smartphones use dual-core and quad-core processors designed to deliver greater performance.
- Dual core, 1500 MHz, Snapdragon S4 8260A
- Graphics processor:
- Adreno 225
- System memory:
System memory - System memory, or RAM memory is the type of memory that the device uses to temporarily store data from the OS or currently-running apps. The more RAM available to the device, the better the performance will be when multiple or heavier programs are running.
- 1024 MB RAM
- Built-in storage:
- 64000 MB
- Storage expansion:
- Slot Type:
- microSD, microSDHC
- Maximum card size:
Maximum card size - Shows the capacity of the memory expansion slot that can be added
- 32 GB
- Slot Type:
Camera
- Camera:
- 8 megapixels
- Flash:
- LED
- Aperture size:
Aperture size - The aperture of a camera is the opening through which light travels before it reaches the camera sensor. The smaller the number is, the bigger this opening can get.
- F2.2
- Features:
- Auto focus, Digital zoom, Geo tagging
- Camcorder:
- Yes
- Features:
- Video calling
- Front-facing camera:
- 0.3 megapixels VGA
Multimedia
- Music player:
- Filter by:
- Album, Artist, Playlists
- Features:
- Album art cover, Background playback, Preset equalizer
- Filter by:
- YouTube player:
- Yes
Internet browsing
- Browser:
- Yes
- Supports:
- HTML, HTML5, Flash
- Built-in online services support:
- Facebook, YouTube (upload), Picasa
Technology
- GSM:
GSM - Global System for Mobile communications. A world standard for digital cellular communications using narrowband TDMA (Time Division Multiple Access), which allows up to eight calls at a time on 800 MHz and 1800 MHz frequencies. Introduced in 1991. Is the standard most commonly used in Europe and Asia, but not in the United States. GSM phones use a Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) smart card that contains user account information. Any GSM phone becomes immediately programmed after plugging in the SIM card, thus allowing GSM phones to be easily rented or borrowed.
- 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz
- UMTS:
UMTS - Universal Mobile Telecommunications Service, also called WCDMA, is a 3G (Third Generation) packet-based transmission of text, digitized voice, video, and multimedia at data rates up to 2 Mbps. It is based on GSM standard and is supported by major standards bodies and manufacturers
- 900, 2100 MHz
- Data:
Data - Shows the particular phone's type of data. the major mobile phone data types are GPRS, CDMA2000 1xRTT, EDGE, CDMA2000 1xEV-DO, UMTS, etc.
- HSDPA+ (4G) 21.1 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS
- Positioning:
Positioning - This field shows the positioning systems supported by the device. There are three main types: GPS, A-GPS and GLONASS. GPS - This is one of the most widespread global positioning technologies, developed and maintained by the U.S. government. It uses satellites in order to detect your location. Works best in clear weather. A-GPS - A-GPS stands for Assisted GPS and is the industry standard for positioning and navigation. “Assisted” means that it can use local wireless networks, in addition to satellites, for quicker and more precise localization. GLONASS - GLONASS is a global positioning system, developed by the Russian Federation. It’s very similar to GPS, but isn’t so popular in cell phones.
- GPS
- Navigation:
- Yes
Phone features
- Phonebook:
- Unlimited entries, Caller groups, Multiple numbers per contact, Search by both first and last name, Picture ID, Ring ID
- Organizer:
- Calendar, Alarm, Calculator
- Messaging:
- SMS, MMS, Threaded view, Predictive text input
- E-mail:
- IMAP, POP3, SMTP, Microsoft Exchange
Connectivity
- Bluetooth:
- 4.0
- Wi-Fi:
Wi-Fi - Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) - used radio waves (RF) or infrared signals to send and receive data over the air. Most popular WLAN solutions today is Wi-Fi (802.11b and 802.11g) standards. 801.11b provides data speeds of around 11mbps while 802.11g can go up to 54 mbps.
- 802.11 b, g, n
- USB:
- USB 2.0
- Connector:
- microUSB
- Features:
Features - Universal Serial Bus - is a plug-and-play interface for connection a computer and add-on devices such as joysticks, keyboards, wireless phones, scanner, cameras etc. USB supports hot-swap (ability to add a new device without having to reboot the computer). USB supports data speed of 12 megabits per second.
- Mass storage device, USB charging
- HDMI:
- Yes
- Computer sync, OTA sync
Other features
- Notifications:
- Haptic feedback, Music ringtones (MP3), Polyphonic ringtones, Vibration, Flight mode, Silent mode, Speakerphone
- Sensors:
- Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass
- Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording
Availability
- Officially announced:
- 01 Jun 2011
- Scheduled release:
Scheduled release - Shows when is the particular phone scheduled to be made available to the public in North America
- Q2 2012
Alternative variants
We list only the specs that are different than the main variant
Asus Padfone 32GB
Hardware
- Built-in storage:
- 32000 MB
Asus Padfone 16GB
Hardware
- Built-in storage:
- 16000 MB
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