Asus FonePad

Asus FonePad tablet with 7-inch display, a new product from Asus  company has been launched in the Indian with a retail tag of Rs. 15,990. The phone also features phone functionalities. The tablet is expected to be available across Croma stores and selected Asus retail outlets from April 30.

Asus had announced its Fonepad launch at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2013. The tablet has a 7-inch rich display with a 1280x800 pixels of HD resolution. Asus Fonepad also features phone functionality, that includes 3G connectivity for mobile data and full telephonic support. The tablet's display is featured with IPS technology for wide angle views and rich clarity.

The Asus Fonepad is powered by a 1.2GHz Intel Atom Z2420 processor. The device comes with an internal storage of 8GB, which can be expanded up to 32GB with the provided microSD card slot. The Fonepad users also get a free cloud storage of 5GB for lifetime through Asus web storage that enables synchronizing and sharing data with other devices.

The Fonepad sports a 3-megapixel rear camera and a 1.2-megapixel front camera. The device has 1GB of RAM and a PowerVR SGX540 chip that provides high quality graphics. It has a 4270mAH battery, that provides running time up to 9 hours (as said by the company).

This new Asus Fonepad is already on sale in UK market and this device is tagged with a retail price of 179 Pounds (approximately equal to Rs. 14,900)

Asus has already launched its MeMO Pad ME172V and Google Nexus 7 tablets in India.

Asus MeMO Pad ME172V sports a 7-inch display (10 point multi-touch) with resolution of 1024x600 pixels. This one runs on Android OS v4.1 Jelly Bean powered by a 1GHz VIA WM8950 processor. This tablet offers a 1GB of RAM and 8GB of internal storage, which can be expanded up to 32GB via microSD card slot provided.

Asus Fonepad key specifications

  • 7-inch IPS display with a resolution of 1280 x 800 pixels
  • 1.2GHz Intel Atom Z2420 processor
  • 1GB RAM
  • 8GB Internal memory, expandable up to 32GB via microSD card
  • 3-megapixel rears camera
  • 1.2-megapixel front camera
  • 3G/Wi-Fi/Bluetooth 3.0
  • Android 4.1 Jelly Bean
  • 4270mAH battery (9 hours running time)