Asus announced the PadFone 2, the successor to its earlier smartphone-tablet hybrid, in October. The PadFone 2 is expected to be launched in Germany on December 1 according to German website Inside – Handy. Asus would be keeping up the promise it made during the announcement in October, selling the device before the end of the year – that is if it indeed goes through with the reported December 1 date.
At the time of announcement, Asus had said that the PadFone 2 would be launched in several European countries followed by Asian countries before the end of December.
The PadFone 2 has two screens. The tablet display is a 10.1-inch WXGA 1280×800 resolution one which was also seen in the first PadFone whereas the smartphone display has jumped from 4.3-inches to 4.7-inches with a resolution of 1280×720 pixels. The smartphone has a Super IPS display technology which will provide excellent viewing angles.
On the inside, the PadFone 2 will house the new Snapdragon S4 system-on-chip sporting a 1.5 GHz quad-core processor along with 2 GB of RAM. Other features include support for LTE, 3G, NFC, Bluetooth 4.0 and it will sport a 13 MP camera with a back-side illuminated sensor with an aperture of f/2.4. These camera specs on paper make the PadFone 2 smartphone ideal for low-light shooting conditions. It will also have a 1.2MP front-facing camera. It will be coming with Android Ice Cream Sandwich OS, but a Jelly Bean update is expected soon.
The PadFone 2 is expected to be available in 32GB and 64 GB variants in Germany for the price of 799 Euros (approx Rs. 56,000) and 899 Euros (approx Rs. 63,000) respectively.
There was no information on the India launch date of the PadFone 2. But considering the first generation PadFone was just launched in September this year, we would not be surprised if Asus launches the PadFone 2 in India next year.
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Via: Mobile & Apps
Source: Inside Handy