I’m sure you’ve all seen and heard all about the PadFone 2 by now, with ASUS Chairman Jonney Shih unveiling it to a global media audience at a press conference in Milan earlier today. So here’s a quick recap.
PadFone 2
The PadFone 2 is a fully featured Android™ smartphone that weights just 135g and measures 9mm at its thickest point. Its 4.7”, 1280 x 720 HD Super IPS+ display uses scratch-resistant Corning® Fit Glass and a 2140mAh battery provides up to 16 hours 3G talk-time and 13 hours Wi-Fi web browsing. The PadFone 2 is powered by a 1.5GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 quad-core processor with 2GB of RAM and has a storage capacity of up to 64GB.
Its 13-megapixel high-performance camera captures incredibly detailed images with no shutter lag. Burst mode can capture up to 100 shots at a blisteringly quick six shots per second, while simultaneously recording 1080p HD video at 30fps, or 720p HD video at 60fps.
The PadFone 2 docks with its unique PadFone 2 Station to become a lightweight, but fully featured, 10.1” tablet. At just 649g, the combined weight of both PadFone 2 and PadFone 2 Station is lighter than most tablets on the market. The PadFone 2 Station’s internal battery also has enough capacity to recharge the docked PadFone 2 three times over.
We could go on and on, but we believe a picture, or in this case, videos are worth a thousand words.
Hector
A former tech journalist with a local daily, Hector is an anomaly in the world of tech writers—he’s a skeptic, preferring to ask “Do we really need another (insert gadget here)?” instead of “I gotta have that new toy.” As a result, he often finds himself owning these gadgets only a year after their release. He wishes things were a whole lot simpler, like they were back in the 60s, even though he wasn’t even born then. Perhaps that explains why he’s dressed like the Fonz. Ayyyy!!