Hi Gogi — Can you please suggest the best tablet between ASUS
Fonepad 7 vs Acer Iconia A1 — 830.
(And, somewhat confusingly, there's also a line of large form factor phones under
the Fonepad brand.)
After launching
the Fonepad 8 last month, Asus has silently brought
the Fonepad 7 (FE375CL) as an upgraded model of its original Fonepad.
I bought asus
fonepad 7 with android 4.3 ver 5.2.2.
With
the Fonepad 8, Asus is trying to do the same with tablets.
The Taiwanese manufacturer already shown its talent of making excellent built through simple plastic material on the Nexus 7 and
Fonepad series tablets and now the Zenfone 5 is also added in the list.
But wait, there's another: The 6 - inch Android tablet,
Fonepad Note 6.
its same processor which is used in Asus
Fonepad 7.
But as tempting as the extras are, the Asus
Fonepad dual Sim is a much better option at this price range all round (only 2 - 3k more) Even the 32 gb Dell Venue 8 is there with very superior specs but WiFi only of course.
The 8 GB internal storage version of the 2014
Fonepad is now selling on Flipkart for 9999 rs (just 1 k more than the 4 GB version) Nice to have the extra storage for apps even if you can move apps to the external storage after installing.
Asus has been one of the more innovative Android device manufacturers over the past few years with the PadFone and
Fonepad ranges just some of the evidence for that accolade.
The new
Fonepad 7 runs on Android 4.3 Jelly Bean operating system with Zen UI on the top and an update to Android 4.4 KitKat operating system is also due for the coming future.
Taiwanese manufacturer Asus today launched
the Fonepad 8 (FE380CG) tablet in India with a price tag of Rs. 13,999.
Running on Android 4.4 KitKat operating system,
the Fonepad 8 sports a 5 - megapixel camera sensor on the rear along with an auto - focus lens while a 2 - megapixel camera sensor is available on the front.
Asus has announced the launch
Fonepad 7 Dual SIM tablet for Rs 12,999.
Under this festive offer, ASUS will bundle a stand cover worth Rs 1599 for free on the purchase of
the Fonepad 7 Dual SIM tablet.
Asus has announced a festive offer for
Fonepad 7 Dual SIM tablet.
While TechnologyGuide can see the Transformer Book Trio possibly shipping to the US in some limited capacity, the Asus
Fonepad Note FHD 6 will almost certainly not.
It is an updated version of the older Asus
Fonepad tablet and comes with good features like Intel processor and dual camera.
This time the leak has given an interesting name to the Asus ME371MG tablet,
Fonepad K004.
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Asus
Fonepad tablet is now up for pre-order at a retail price of NT$ 8,990 (US$ 302) in the Taiwan market.
Also unlike the Transformer Book Trio,
the Fonepad Note is not that unique.
I was at the ASUS press conference today as part of my trip to MWC and managed to catch the launch of the ASUS
Fonepad.
Nicole Scott of Mobilegeeks.com also has an Asus
Fonepad so we got together in a live Google Hangout this morning to discuss it.
The Asus
Fonepad arrived this morning and the unboxing video is already up.
I've had the Asus
Fonepad for just over 2 days and in that time I've been through the OS, the built - in ASUS applications, downloaded my usual suite of Android apps, I've run a few performance reports and even written a blog post with it.
The Fonepad Note is actually bigger than the Galaxy Note 2, as it has a 6 - inch 1080 x 1920 Super IPS + display, which puts it at the large end of the current phablet spectrum.
Next up to bat is
the Fonepad 8, which is basically a huge phone.
Asus did not reveal any details on pricing or availability for
the Fonepad Note FHD 6.
Asus has announced the Asus PadFone Infinity smartphone with Infinity Station and
Fonepad tablet at the Mobile World Congress 2013 event in Barcelona.
All things considered, we think the Asus
Fonepad 7 Dual SIM (Review Pictures), Flipkart Digiflip Pro XT712 (Review Pictures) and HP Slate 7 are much better options.
Asus used Computex 2014 to launch the latest in its MeMO and
Fonepad lines.
Pocket - lint had the opportunity to get hands - on with the new devices.The
Fonepad 8 comes in four colours white, black, red, and gold.
The Nexus 7 look alike Asus ME371MG has been named
Fonepad K004 and it is reportedly priced at $ 265 in Thailand (7900 Thai Baht)
The manufacturer announced the Asus PadFone Infinity smartphone with Infinity Station and
Fonepad tablet at the Mobile World Congress 2013 event in Barcelona this week.
The Asus
Fonepad will likely be cheaper but I prefer the size and ergonomics of these.
The new
Fonepad 7 is an updated version of the 7 - inch Android device, and it features a new «non-slip finish» and faster HSPA + 3G with up to 42Mbit / s download speeds.
What
the Fonepad lacks is a particularly good video player app.
Asus has pre-installed a bunch of additional apps on
the Fonepad, but they're largely inoffensive passive extras rather than the sort of bloatware that tries to sculpt how you use the tablet day - to - day.
It's a 1.3 - megapixel sensor that sits up in the top part of the screen bezel, when
the Fonepad is held portrait.
Asus hasn't ripped the standard camera app out of
the Fonepad, so you can take standalone video and photos with the front camera, but as you'd expect photo quality is poor.
But the Asus
Fonepad is, in use, entirely sensible.
The Asus
Fonepad uses a fairly uncommon Intel processor, the single - core 1.2 GHz Intel Z2420.
The software at the heart of the Asus
Fonepad is a little more up - to - date than its screen.
The Asus
Fonepad isn't a perfect device.
At just 10.3 mm thick and weighing 210g, Asus says
the Fonepad Note 6 will slip easily into a pocket.
The Fonepad Note 6 will come in either black or white colour options and has an optional protective Side Flip Cover.
As with most tablets, the Asus
Fonepad gives you no access to the battery.
Asus upped the ante in its quest to seize a larger slice of the Smartphone / phablet pie with the announcement of its 6 - inch
Fonepad Note FHD 6 at Computex on Monday.Up against the Samsung Galaxy Note II and the Huawei Ascend Mate, the
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