The much anticipated Asus PadFone 2 was officially launched in Taipei earlier today by Asus CEO Jerry Shen. Just like the first generation PadFone, the PadFone 2 is not going to be cheap, and perhaps I could say it is rather costly. If you want to buy the device alone without the docking system, it will cost a hefty $620 – $750 depending on weather you are purchasing the 16GB, 32GB or 64GB version. However, if you want to purchase together with the docking device, then you will have to pay an additional $200.
Since the price tag of the PadFone 2 is around the same region as the Galaxy S3, it may seems rather difficult for it to thrive in the market given the huge number of Galaxy fans out there.
Specifications
| Platform | Android 4.0.3 (Ice Cream Sandwich) |
| Color | Black/White |
| Dimensions | PadFone 137.9 x 69 x 9 mm (LxWxH) |
| Weight | PadFone: 135 g (with battery) PadFone Station 514 g |
| CPU | Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 (8064 + 9215m) Quad Core Cortex A15 class CPU 1.5GHz |
| Memory | 2 GB LPDDR2 RAM |
| Storage | 16GB/32GB/64GB eMMc Flash 50GB free ASUS Webstorage for 2 years |
| Connectivity Technology | WLAN 802.11 a/b/g/n Bluetooth V4.0 |
| Network Standard | LTE/WCDMA 3G : |
| GPS | AGPS & GLONASS |
| Display | Padfone: 4.7inches, HD 1280×720, Super IPS+ with Resistive touch panel Scratch Resistant Corning® Gorilla® Glass with HCLR Film Padfone Station: 10.1inches, WXGA 1280×800, IPS with Capacitive touch panel Scratch Resistant Corning® Gorilla® Glass with HCLR Film |
| Battery | PadFone 2140 mAh Lithium PadFone Station 19 Whr/5000 mAh Lithium |
| Standby Time | 352 hours(3G) |
| Talk Time | 16 hours(3G) |
| Camera | PadFone Front 1.2 Mega-Pixel Rear 13 Mega-Pixel, Auto Focus, F2.4 Aperture 5 -element lens PadFone Station Front 1 Mega-Pixel |
| Video | Video Playback : MPEG4 H.264 H.263 WMV @ HD 1080p Video Recording : MPEG4 H.263 @ HD 1080p H.264 Video Decode @ 720p Encode @ 1080p |
| Audio Slot | 3.5mm |
| Audio | MP3/WMV/3GP/AAC/AAC+ |
| Browser | Google Browser/Youtube Browser |
| Messaging | SMS/MMS/IM/Email |
| Sensor | G-Sensor/E-Compass/Gyroscope/Proximity/Light Sensor |
| PadFone Station | ASUS 13-pin dock connector (support Micro-USB 2.0 Host) High Quality Speaker, SonicMaster |
