ASUS Padfone 2 that appeared in front of a TV camera a few days ago has been announced officially. The phone that doubles as a tablet thanks to the 10.1-inch tablet docking station is powered by Android 4.0.4 which will be upgraded to Android 4.1 later, and is the second edition of ASUS’s original Padfone.
ASUS Padfone 2 features a powerful 1.5GHz quad-core Snapdragon S4 processor with 2GB of RAM. It has a 4.7-inch 720p IPS display that carries a resolution of 1280×720 pixels. The camera found at the back of this device is 13-megapixel and on front it has a 1.2-megapixel camera for video calling and taking self portraits. Other notable features of this newly announced device include LTE, NFC, GPS, Bluetooth 4.0, Wi-Fi, microUSB slot and more. The device comes in two colors including black and white. The tablet docking station comes free of cost with every unit.
The tablet docking station that come with every Padfone 2 and makes it a unique option for Android phone/tablet buyers features a 5000mAh battery which is 1600mAh lower than the previous Padfone whose tablet dock featured 6600mAh battery. This sacrifice was possibly made to make the docking station thinner than the original model.
ASUS is going to release ASUS Padfone 2 in many parts of the world including Europe, where it will cost €799 for 32GB model and €899 for 64GB model. A 16GB model is also promised but details of its release and pricing are unavailable at this point.