ASUS PadFone S and ZenFone 5 with LTE out for sale

Taiwanese giant ASUS has today launched its PadFone S along with the ZenFone 5 with LTE support in its hometown, Taiwan. As spotted earlier, the ASUS PadFone S is the international variant of the PadFone X which was introduced by AT&T last month.

Looking to the specs for both the devices, the ASUS PadFone S comes with a 5inch Full HD display. The Asus PadFone X is powered with the Snapdragon 800 chipset while the international variant i.e. the PadFone S will be powered with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 chipset having clock speed of 2.3GHz. However, all the other hardware specifications for the device remain the same that include a 2GB of RAM, 16GB of internal storage. At its back liea a 13MP primary camera and comes along with a 9inch tablet dock.

On the other hand, the LTE variant of ZenFone 5 from Asus has some significant changes compared to its 3G model. Unlike the Intel Atom Z2580 processor hosted in the 3G model, the LTE variant comes with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 processor clocked at 1.2GHz. This new chipset offers support to all LTE bands in the country. Other specs for the handset includes a 5inch HD display, 2GB of RAM and 8MP of primary camera.

The ASUS PadFone S and the Asus ZenFone 5 LTE has gone on sale in Taiwan carrying a price tag of TWD 9,999 (about $335) and TWD 6,990 (about $235) respectively. However, the tablet dock for the PadFone S is sold separately having a price of TWD 5,000 or $170.

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ASUS PadFone S and ZenFone 5 with LTE out for sale

ASUS PadFone X Introduces as PadFone S with MeMO Pad 7 Releases

ASUS has already shown many devices from the CES in January of this year over at Computex. It has also announced the new portable tablet device known as PadFone S. however; the real name of the portable tablet is PadFone X Smartphone.

ASUS PadFone S Smartphone will come with a 8.9 inch PadFone Station that gives 1080p display. However, the Smartphone is only 5 inch with 1080p display. The Smartphone has built-in 2,330 mAh battery for powering along with 4,990 mAh battery for PadFone Tablet Station.

For GPU, you will have Adreno 330 along with quad core 2.3 GHz Trait 400 processor to have a faster performance. Also, you will have a 13 mega pixel attached camera in this tablet.

The exclusive AT&T exclusive PadFone X will be released in the market on June 6, 2014 at only $199 for the users. However, ASUS PadFone S will be available on the Q3 of this year with the amazing features.

Moreover, Asus is going to release the new MeMO Pad 7 in the market maybe on the middle of the June or starting of July. This MeMO Pad 7 will have 5 mega pixels primary camera, 2 mega pixels front camera along with 1200 x 800 IPS display for the users.

ASUS PadFone X Introduces as PadFone S with MeMO Pad 7 Releases