Asus New Padfone
Specifications
Asus New Padfone (Padfone Series)
Processor
Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974 2.2 GHz
Graphics adapter
Qualcomm Adreno 330, Core: 450 MHz
Memory
2048 MB
, LPDDR3
Display
10.1 inch 16:10, 1920x1200 pixel, capacitive, Multitouch-Display, IPS, glossy: yes
Storage
16 GB eMMC Flash, 16 GB
, 12.6 GB free
Connections
1 USB 2.0, Audio Connections: 3.5 mm stereo jack, Card Reader: Micro SD up to 64 GB, Sensors: G-sensor, Compass, Gyroscope, Light sensor, Position sensor, Vibration sensor (tablet), aGPS
Networking
802.11 a/b/g/n/ac (a/b/g/n/ac), Bluetooth 4.0, LTE, UMTS
Size
height x width x depth (in mm): 10 x 264.6 x 181.6 ( = 0.39 x 10.42 x 7.15 in)
Battery
Lithium-Polymer, Smartphone: 2,400 mAh; Tablet: 5,000 mAh, Talk time 3G (according to manufacturer): 19 h, Standby 3G (according to manufacturer): 410 h
Operating System
Android 4.2
Camera
Webcam: Phone: 2 MP front camera, 13 MP main camera; Tablet: 1 MP front camera
Additional features
Speakers: Smartphone: Mono speaker; Tablet: Mono speaker, Keyboard: virtual, 24 Months Warranty
Weight
145 g ( = 5.11 oz / 0.32 pounds), Power Supply: 58 g ( = 2.05 oz / 0.13 pounds)
Price
699 Euro
Average Score:
Average of 4 scores (from 4 reviews)
Average of 4 scores (from 4 reviews)
price: 58%, performance: 56%, features: 45%, display: 84% mobility: 92%, workmanship: 92%, ergonomy: 77%, emissions: 93%
Reviews for the Asus New Padfone
Review Asus New Padfone Smartphone | Notebookcheck
Duo. Asus offers the fourth generation of its tablet-smartphone combination with the New Padfone. There has been enough time to improve every aspect of the concept and get rid of initial problems, but was the manufacturer successful?
Duo. Asus offers the fourth generation of its tablet-smartphone combination with the New Padfone. There has been enough time to improve every aspect of the concept and get rid of initial problems, but was the manufacturer successful?
Asus New PadFone (A86)
Source: Tablet PC Review - Heft 4/2014
Das new Padfone ist die interessanteste Variante eines Tablets seit Langem. Wem der gleichzeitige Betrieb eines Smartphones und eines Tablets zu umständlich ist, der sollte sich auch vom stolzen Preis des Komplettsets nicht von einer Anschaffung abbringen lassen.
Single Review, , Length Unknown, Date: 07/01/2014
Rating: Total score: 96%
Source: Tablet PC Review - Heft 4/2014
Das new Padfone ist die interessanteste Variante eines Tablets seit Langem. Wem der gleichzeitige Betrieb eines Smartphones und eines Tablets zu umständlich ist, der sollte sich auch vom stolzen Preis des Komplettsets nicht von einer Anschaffung abbringen lassen.
Single Review, , Length Unknown, Date: 07/01/2014
Rating: Total score: 96%
Foreign Reviews
Full-HD-Hybride
Source: Chip.de
DE→EN
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 01/03/2014
Rating: Total score: 95% price: 58%
Source: Chip.de
DE→ENSingle Review, online available, Medium, Date: 01/03/2014
Rating: Total score: 95% price: 58%
Full-HD-Hybride
Source: Chip.de DE→EN
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 12/11/2013
Rating: Total score: 94% mobility: 92%
Source: Chip.de
DE→ENSingle Review, online available, Medium, Date: 12/11/2013
Rating: Total score: 94% mobility: 92%
Das Anti-Phablet im Test
Source: Netzwelt DE→EN
Positive: unique concept Negative: heavy device; uneven docking station; hardware update with few improvements
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 01/31/2014
Source: Netzwelt
DE→ENPositive: unique concept Negative: heavy device; uneven docking station; hardware update with few improvements
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 01/31/2014
Comment
Qualcomm Adreno 330: Integrated graphics card in some Qualcomm Snapdragon SoCs, supports OpenGL ES 3.0 Only some 3D games with very low demands are playable with these cards. » Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Graphics Cards and the corresponding Benchmark List.800 MSM8974:
High-end ARM SoC with 4 CPU cores up to 2.3 GHz and an Adreno 330 GPU up to 450 MHz. Based on Qualcomm's Krait 400 architecture and is manufactured in a 28nm HPM process.
» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.10.1":
This is a typical display size for tablets and small convertibles.
Large display-sizes allow higher resolutions. So, details like letters are bigger. On the other hand, the power consumption is lower with small screen diagonals and the devices are smaller, more lightweight and cheaper.
0.145 kg:
Only few smartphones are more lightweight than this.
Asus: ASUSTeK Computer Incorporated, a Taiwanese multinational company, produces motherboards, graphics cards, optical drives, PDAs, computer monitors, notebook computers, servers, networking products, mobile phones, computer cases, computer components, and computer cooling systems. The company's 2007 revenues reached US$6.9 billion. ASUS also produces components for other manufacturers. The Eee PC initiated the netbook boom in 2008.
In the notebook sector, Asus had a global market share of about 11% from 2014-2016, making it the fourth largest laptop manufacturer. In the smartphone sector, Asus is not among the Top 5 and has only a small market share (as of 2016).
92.5%: Indeed, this rating is very goodl There do not exist many notebook models, which are rated better.
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