Asus Padfone

kona786 · 16 Oct 2012 at 16:39

Other specs of note include LTE, NFC, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS with GLONASS support, and a custom new 13-pin dock connector that supports Micro USB 2.0 and MHL connections.

So it does, my bad. I'd hate to have proprietary connectors.

dasyad · 16 Oct 2012 at 16:42

kona786 said:
So it does, my bad. I'd hate to have proprietary connectors.

Definitely. To be fair the descriptions are a bit misleading IMO, I'd personally describe it as Micro USB plus two proprietary gubbins for the tablet docking mechanism.

kona786 · 16 Oct 2012 at 16:47

Micro-USB is only 5 pin though and that up there is 13. So kind of 2 sockets in 1.

Orcvader · 16 Oct 2012 at 17:08

http://www.gsmarena.com/pricing_and_availability_of_the_asus_padfone_2_detailed-news-4958.php

ASUS will launch the Padfone 2 and its tablet station first in Europe (Bulgaria, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Spain, and Sweden) and Asia (Hong Kong, India, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, and U.A.E). The smartphone/tablet should be available there in the beginning of December.

So... where's the UK?

And it does seem a bit pricey, but considering the specs and the 2 in 1 combo... I'm still very tempted

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Omen123 · 16 Oct 2012 at 17:20

When it comes out, is there any chance it'll get released on any carriers or would we have to buy it sim free? It's supposedly coming to the UK early next year so I'm guessing Feb-March

ethan · 16 Oct 2012 at 23:57

Forget it if it'snext year. I mean what is there about it to entice someone with a high-end android phone and a pretty good tablet anyway?

413x · 17 Oct 2012 at 00:21

robgmun said:
Win on the Phone, a fail on the tablet. Only 10.1“ (1280 x 800, WXGA), 149ppi?? Get Out!!

:-\

Flibster · 17 Oct 2012 at 02:19

Bah.... No MicroSD.

sunny007 · 17 Oct 2012 at 08:51

Padfone 3 will be announced before they release the Padfone 2

Snax · 17 Oct 2012 at 09:03

I'm liking the influx of krait phones. Good times

spinstorm · 8 Nov 2012 at 10:46

I was browsing ebay and saw the PadFone 2. So I bought one. The guy shipped it FedEx from Taiwan within half an hour which is fast!

Cost me £627 for a 32GB model with the tablet dock and FedEx shipping. I love FedEx because they send you a tax bill after you get the phone delivered and no up front payment.

What is really interesting is that the phone actually has 1800Mhz LTE support so it will work on EE as well so when I do get my Lumia 920 I can use it in the PadFone 2 as well.

Hank_Marvin · 8 Nov 2012 at 11:15

I am quite tempted by the Padfone 2, when's it coming out on contract?

spinstorm · 8 Nov 2012 at 12:20

I have no idea unfortunately if it even will come to the UK on contract. I think the price I got was very fair with free shipping.

It will take 5 days which I'm not thrilled about but I trust FedEx and I don't want to pay £100 for shipping!

Locke · 9 Nov 2012 at 19:11

I must admit this looks rather tempting..

http://www.mobicity.co.uk/asus-padfone-2.html

kona786 · 9 Nov 2012 at 19:52

Locke said:
I must admit this looks rather tempting..

http://www.mobicity.co.uk/asus-padfone-2.html

Nexus 4 + 10 just makes soo much more sense over this combo IMO.

spinstorm · 9 Nov 2012 at 20:31

What I love about this is you slot the phone in and all your apps and settings are the same.

Your sharing your internet connection on the tablet as well and the phone is charging at the same time.

kona786 · 9 Nov 2012 at 20:36

I can see how it would appeal to some people...when is yours arriving?

spinstorm · 9 Nov 2012 at 20:45

According to Fed Ex on Tuesday although I hope it might arrive on Monday but doubt it as they shipped it international economy which I take to mean that they will take as long as possible and not be as quick as possible!

BlackCoat2k10 · 9 Nov 2012 at 21:39

Always been interested in this phablet since I saw it, I like the idea I'm just not a massive fan of the cost. I know the phone specs are pretty damn good, just have to wonder if it's worth the cost over a nexus 4 and 10 and some how syncing things between them.

However I am going to admit that the more I look at it the more I want it. Please could you do a little review of it when you have had time to play with it a bit?

Mekrel · 9 Nov 2012 at 21:54

BlackCoat2k10 said:
Always been interested in this phablet since I saw it, I like the idea I'm just not a massive fan of the cost. I know the phone specs are pretty damn good, just have to wonder if it's worth the cost over a nexus 4 and 10 and some how syncing things between them.

However I am going to admit that the more I look at it the more I want it. Please could you do a little review of it when you have had time to play with it a bit?

It's not worth the cost because simply, the screen resolution of the tablet isn't high enough for a 10" device.

I do like the phone though, a 13MP BSI camera sensor, good build quality, S4 Pro inside and Asus keep their modifications to Android very minimal and do usually update their devices quickly.