Asus Launches PadFone In India Priced At Rs 64,499 .

[RoBoGhOsT]

Asus has launched PadFone in India which was unveiled at MWC 2012 .The PadFone is a smartphone which can be converted into a 10.1" Tablet by docking it into its PadFone station .

The PadFone packs a 4.3inch display and powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 dual-core processor running Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich . It has 1GB RAM , 32GB storage , expandable via microSD . There is 8MP rear camera with Autofocus and LED flash and front VGA camera .

Connectivity features include 3G (HSPA+ UL:5.76 Mbps/DL:21 Mbps), WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0 and aGPS. It comes with a keyboard dock that has Multi-touch pad, SD Card reader and a USB port and the headset stylus that can be used as headset and also doubles up as stylus. The Stylus headset has up to 7 hours of talk time and up to 10 days of standby time.

It has a 1520 mAh battery that would offers up to 63 hours of additional battery life with the PadFone Station that has 24.4 Whr battery and 102 hours of battery life with 24.4 Whr battery in the keyboard dock.

The Asus PadFone is priced at Rs 64,499 for the 32GB model .

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[hahahari]

Y SO Expensive?!!!!!!

 

[asingh]

I really do not get the positioning of this product.

 

[RoBoGhOsT]

yeah priced insanely .. one can get a high end smartphone and tablet separately in that price ..

 

[sasikanth8]

yeah priced insanely .. one can get a high end smartphone and tablet separately in that price ..

yep
one can get a mid range phone and a gaming laptop at that price

 

[MAGNeT]

Any device price higher or equivalent to new ipad top version wont survive or wont be a hit.

It should be atleast 20% cheaper than new ipad to make a dent.

 

[raksrules]

Skeptical about this product working in India. Simply too expensive and most importantly expensive that the iPad (which is sort of always a comparison point) which will further drive away the sales.

 

[F3niX]

If it were around 40k,it wouldve been a better product!

 

[Gannu]

Sweet pricing Asus! Just like the other tablets.

:clapping:

 

[?dOuBtFiRe?]

Padfone......Its a Badfone. 64k and I thought Apple was ridiculous.

 

[YKW]

Initially(by reading its price tag and the photo) I thought Padfone is a Tab. Then saw the specs(4.3" display..etc) and realized its just another smartphone :yawn:

 

[RoBoGhOsT]

Initially(by reading its price tag and the photo) I thought Padfone is a Tab. Then saw the specs(4.3" display..etc) and realized its just another smartphone :yawn:

its a tab and phone both .. put the phone in dock and it becomes a 10.1" tab .

 

[greenhorn]

what does this have over and atrix 2 and a lapdock to charge this 100% premium ?

 

[raksrules]

The tablet in itself is useless without the phone ?? Does it just act like a monitor / display and it itself can't act as a tablet ?

 

[YKW]

its a tab and phone both .. put the phone in dock and it becomes a 10.1" tab .

Hmmm ok so do we get a 10" Tab as well with the phone or what?

 

[dafreaking]

And Asus is set to announce the padfone 2 on 14th oct

 

[raksrules]

And Asus is set to announce the padfone 2 on 14th oct

Yeah read that. India surely is a dumping ground for phone manufacturers.

 

[dafreaking]

Yeah read that. India surely is a dumping ground for phone manufacturers.

No man... it's more of a tab... and Asus seems to be screwing India over. Samsung, HTC, Sony are still ok..

Anyhow I doubt people would really care about this at this point in time, especially at this time.

 

[F3niX]

We can buy a Phone and a tab for this price. Why a single one? I pass it!