Asus India has unveiled FonePad tablet with 7-inch screen in the
country. The device is priced at Rs 15,999 and will be available at
Croma stores and Asus retail showrooms across the country. The
manufacturer also sells Google Nexus 7 tablet in India, starting at Rs
18,999.
Announced in February 2013 at Mobile
World Congress, Asus FonePad also offers voice calling functionality. It
has display resolution of 1280x800p and 216ppi pixel density and
features an IPS panel. The device is powered by a 1.2GHz Intel Atom
processor coupled with 1GB RAM and comes with 8GB onboard storage, with
microSD support up to 32GB.
For connectivity,
the tablet offers features like 2G, 3G, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 3.0 and
microUSB 2.0. A 3.15MP camera is strapped to the back of Asus FonePad,
whereas a 1.2MP unit is placed in front. Running on Android 4.1 (Jelly
Bean), this tablet has a 4,270mAh battery that offers talk time of 9
hours. This device has aluminium back, weighs 340gram and measures
10.4mm along the waist.
This tablet competes
with the likes of Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 (3G variant) and Google Nexus 7
(base variant) at this price point. However, both these device feature
multi-core processors, as compared to the single-core CPU used in
FonePad.
