Asus unveils PadFone Infinity Lite Android smartphone/tablet

Asus PadFone Infinity Lite smartphone/tablet hybrid with Android 4.1 Jelly Bean and Snapdragon 600 processor — Asus PadFone Infinity Lite

The new hybrid will hit the Taiwanese market in March powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 processor and running Android 4.1 Jelly Bean out of the box.

Codrut Nistor, 02/19/2014

Asus has just announced the addition of the Infinity Lite to its lineup of PadFone smartphone/tablet hybrids and revealed the prices for the Taiwanese market. The technical specs of the newcomer are almost identical to those of its predecessor, the Asus PadFone Infinity.

The Asus PadFone Infinity Lite comes with the following specs and features:

Processor: quad-core 1.7 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 600
Memory/Storage: 2 GB RAM; 32 GB internal storage
Display: 5-inch Full HD Super IPS (phone) and 10.1-inch FullHD Super IPS (tablet dock)
Cameras: 2 MP front and 13 MP rear with LED flash
Connectivity: 3G, WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, WiFi Direct, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS with A-GPS and GLONASS
Operating system: Android 4.1 Jelly Bean
Battery: 2,400 mAh (phone) and 5,000 mAh (tablet)
Weight/Dimensions: 0.32 pounds (phone) and 1.17 pounds (tablet); 5.67X2.87X0.35 inches (phone) and 10.4X7.16X0.42 inches (tablet)

It is not known when and if the PadFone Infinity Lite will reach Europe or the US, but Asus already announced the smartphone will be released next month in Taiwan for 13,990 TWD (about 463 USD), while the tablet dock will cost as much as 7,000 TWD (roughly 230 USD).