Intel-Powered Tablet ‘Asus Fonepad’ Specs leaked, Debut Likely in MWC 2013: Report

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By Rohit KVN | February 10, 2013 12:19 AM EST

Taiwanese technology major Asus is reportedly planning to launch an Android tablet Fonepad which is touted as a budget version of the company's flagship tablet Nexus-7.

Asus Fonepad will be powered by an Intel based Atom processor unlike its costlier vaiant Nexus-7 which uses NVIDIA Tegra processor.

Key Specifications of Asus Fonepad Tablet Include:

Model

Asus FonePad

(Model No: ME371MG)

Display

7-inch IPS display with

1280 x 800p resolutions

OS

Android v4.1 OS (Jelly Bean)

Processor

Intel based Atom Z2420 processor

with 1.2GHz clock speed

Graphics

PowerVR SGX540 graphics

Internal memory

1GB RAM

Storage capacity

Available in8GB/16GB/32GB

Camera

Rear:3.2-megapixel

Front:1.2-megapixel

Battery

4,270 mAh(Max back-up of 9.5 of

continuous usage)

Dimension

196.6 x 120.1 x 10.4 mm

Weight

340 g

Price

Around $199 to $249

(Rs. 10, 500 to Rs.13,500)

The tech website PhoneArena showed off a leaked snapshot of Fonepad with a shiny exterior case, which many believe it to be made up of Aluminum material.

By considering the above specs, Asus' tablet is a good deal in a price sensitive market like India and other Asian countries.

Asus Fonepad is expected to be unveiled in the upcoming international mobile convention MWC (Mobile World Congress) 2013, which is scheduled to take place at Barcelona, Spain during February 25-28.

The tablet is most likely to hit the stores around second quarter of 2013.

(With inputs from PhoneArena via tablet.bg)

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An Android tablet is displayed at the Intel Developers Forum in San Francisco, California September 13, 2011.
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