ASUS FonePad locally launched, priced under Php15K

ASUS has officially launched the FonePad here in the Philippines with a price tag under Php15K.

To give you a quick recap, the ASUS FonePad was first introduced at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona back in February. It has calling and texting capabilities in addition to its aluminum body, 7-inch WXGA IPS display, 3.15 MP rear camera, 1.2 MP front-facing, and 32GB of internal storage. Under the hood is an Intel Atom Z2460 processor clocked at 1.6GHz, 1GB of RAM, and Android Jellybean.

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ASUS FonePad specs:
7″ WXGA (1280×800) IPS touchscreen display, 216ppi
1.6GHz Intel Atom Z2460 processor
PowerVR SGX540 GPU
1GB RAM
32GB internal storage
MicroSD card slot w/ support for up to 32GB
HSPA+
WiFi 802.11 b/g/n
Bluetooth 3.0 w/ A2DP
GPS w/ A-GPS, GLONASS
3.15MP autofocus camera
1.2MP front-facing camera
Non-removable 4270mAh Li-Ion battery
Android Jelly bean
Dimension: 196.4 x 120.1 x 10.4 mm
Weight: 340g

Author’s note: Article updated with 8GB variant and SRP.

The ASUS FonePad will come in two variants: a 32GB model with an SRP of Php14,995USD 256INR 21,662EUR 243CNY 1,861, and an 8GB model (1.2GHz Z2420 Intel Atom processor) with an SRP of Php11,995USD 204INR 17,328EUR 195CNY 1,489. Both variants will be available in the 4th week of May.

In the meantime you can read our full review of the ASUS FonePad here.

Diangson Louie

This article was written by Louie Diangson, Managing Editor of YugaTech. You can follow him at @John_Louie.

https://www.yugatech.com

5 Comments

abuzalzal says:

12 years ago

Pricing’s just about fair I guess…..pero ang pinakahihintay ng lahat ay yung Nexus 7 ver 2.0 (possibly a 1080p + Snapdragon)
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papasoc says:

12 years ago

single core? next…
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Atom says:

12 years ago

Bro, fyi its an atom-based procie produced by intel. INTEL. Yup the corporation so it isnt slow IMO
Alvin says:

12 years ago

It may be single core, but used to power up Netbooks few years back, sum it up, performance shouldn’t be a problem for Tablets or Phones.
Danny says:

12 years ago

Another “Must be Quad-Core” person, you people really need to be educated about processors that isn’t all about the “Cores”.

Have you seen the benchmark scores of the fonepad?
Have a look what pinoytechblog posted : http://www.pinoytechblog.com/archives/asus-launches-the-fonepad-7-inch-phonetablet-starting-at-p11999#comments

I rather have 16 hours of battery life in 3G time rather than just less than 12 for a quad-core that heats up like crazy.