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Asus PadFone

$338 (Expected Price)

Reviewed by the MobGadgets Tech Team

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Display 4.3" AMOLED

Processor Snapdragon S4 Plus

Battery 1520mAh

RAM & Storage 16GB/32GB/64GB storage, microSDHC

Full Specs

Should you buy the Asus PadFone?

Reasons to Buy

Massive 6000 mAh battery life
Large 6.7" display for media
Excellent value at $338

Reasons to Avoid

May be bulky due to large battery
Average camera performance in low light

Full Specifications

Network Technology: GSM / HSPA

Launch Announced: 2012, February. Released 2012, June Status: Discontinued

Body Dimensions: 128 x 65.4 x 9.2 mm (5.04 x 2.57 x 0.36 in) Weight: 129 g (4.55 oz) SIM: Mini-SIM - : Optional Padfone Station with 10.1 inches display, 1280 x 800 pixels.273 x 176.9 x 13.55 mm @ 724 g, 6600 mAh battery.

Display Type: Super AMOLED Size: 4.3 inches, 51.0 cm² (~60.9% screen-to-body ratio) Resolution: 540 x 960 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~256 ppi density) Protection: Corning Gorilla Glass

Platform OS: Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich), upgradable to 4.1 (Jelly Bean) Chipset: Qualcomm MSM8260A Snapdragon S4 Plus CPU: Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait GPU: Adreno 225

Memory Card slot - microSDHC (dedicated slot) Internal: 16GB 1GB RAM, 32GB 1GB RAM, 64GB 1GB RAM

Main Camera Single: 8 MP, AF Features: LED flash Video: 1080p@30fps

Selfie camera Single: VGA Video:

Sound Loudspeaker : Yes 3.5mm jack : Yes

Comms WLAN: Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot Bluetooth: Yes Positioning: GPS, A-GPS Radio: No USB: microUSB 2.0

Features Sensors: Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass Browser: HTML5, Adobe Flash
- : MP3/WAV/eAAC+ player
MP4/H.264 player
Organizer
Document viewer
Photo viewer/editor
Voice memo/dial
Predictive text input (Swype)

Battery Type: Removable Li-Ion 1520 mAh battery Stand-by: Up to 360 h (2G) / Up to 370 h (3G) Talk time: Up to 15 h 40 min (2G) / Up to 8 h (3G)

Misc Colors: Black Price: About 300 EUR

Frequently Asked Questions

With its Dimensity 6300 chipset and 6GB of RAM, it handles everyday tasks and moderate gaming efficiently, though extremely graphic-intensive games may require lower settings.

Yes, to complement its massive 6000 mAh battery, it features standard fast charging capabilities to get you back up and running quickly.