Asus PadFone 2 released with quad-core processor and ICS

The PadFone 2 is not only bigger and faster, it is, combined, lighter than Apple's new iPad, add to that one of the most powerful processors in a smartphone and you're onto a winner

 

Asus has unveiled the new PadFone 2 smartphone and tablet hybrid in Milan today running Ice Cream Sandwich and sporting a larger 4.7-inch HD display and quad-core S4 processor.

The PadFone 2 has had a bump in the screen department going up to a Galaxy S3 rivaling 4.7-inches whilst swapping the original OLED panel for an integrated Super LCD which means brighter, sharper and as we've seen in the iPhone 5, a lot thinner.

Under the hood is where things get really impressive however as the PadFone 2 sports Snapdragon's new S4 quad-core processor making it one of the most powerful smartphones on the market. There's 2GB of RAM making sure that no matter what you're doing the PadFone 2 won't even break a sweat.

The camera has been given a massive boost now offering up 13MP along with Full-HD video recording, there's also NFC for those that like their payments wireless and Asus Cloud offering cloud storage across Asus devices with a hefty 50GB at your disposal.

Using a Micro-USB/HDMI hybrid connector the PadFone 2 docks with the station making the transition from smartphone to tablet now instantaneous. What you get then is a 10.1-inch 1280x800 IPS display along with a juice boost of 5,000mAh making sure you won't be running out of power anytime soon.

Coming in 16GB, 32GB and 64GB flavours there's no word on official UK pricing but by looking at US pricing expect both smartphone and tablet to be costing roughly iPhone 5 money, which when you think about it, is actually pretty good value.

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Asus PadFone 2 release set for tomorrow

With the Asus PadFone 2 release date now confirmed all eyes will be on how Asus have been able to improve on the smartphone and tablet hybrid

 

The new PadFone 2 is set to be unveiled by Asus on Tuesday 16^th October in Milan. The successor to the original PadFone it will apparently pack a Quad-core 1.5Ghz Snapdragon S4 Pro processor and 2GB of RAM to make it one of the most powerful smartphones to date.

There have been rumours of other phones matching the power of the new PadFone 2 but they have yet to be released in the UK, so smartphones such as the LG Optimus G and Nexus 4 will have to come out after Asus have bagged a bit of coup with their new device.

The PadFone 2 will also reportedly pack a 13-Megapixel camera and LTE connectivity and a new teardrop shape alongside the 4.7inch 720p HD display, a step up in both size and resolution on the original device.

There is no word on the how the tablet dock will shape up compared to the previous model however the new design allows the PadFone 2 to slide into the tablet dock front-facing in a much more natural looking and elegant design than the overcomplicated hinged compartment of the original.

Asus have just come off a hot run of success with the Transformer Prime Android tablets and the Google Nexus 7 and bagged four T3 2012 awards recently.

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