Asus Unveils Its New PadFone Infinity!

Asus has nailed it again with their latest phone/tablet hybrid, the PadFone Infinity.  In case you’ve never seen a PadFone (and we here in Canada haven’t seen any officially) it’s a two in one device that features a phone that docks into a tablet adapter for those moments you need a larger screen.  I really liked the previous models but this one steps things up to a whole other level.  Here’s the spec run down:

Phone:

• 5″ 1080p Display
• 1.7 GHz Quad-Core Snapdragon 600 Processor
• Adreno 320 GPU
• 2GB RAM
• 32GB or 64GB Versions
• 13 MP Camera
• 2MP Front-Facing Camera
• 2400 mAh Battery
• Android 4.2

Tablet:

• 10″ 1920×1200 Resolution Display
• 5000 mAh Battery
• 1MP Front-Facing Camera

Asus has gone with a sleek alluminum body for the latest PadFone (I guess their first teaser video hinted at this) and keeps the phone and tablet at 8.9mm thin (6.3mm at the thinnest point) and 10.7mm thin respectively.  In terms of pricing, it’s supposed to cost £799 or about $1,200 Canadian.  Right now, it seems that the UK is the only listed availability, but I’m really hoping that this is the year that Asus decides to open up the availability to North America.

This phone/tablet is a beast and I’d definitely have to consider it as a next device if it comes over this way.  Not only that, but Asus is one of my favourite manufacturers when it comes to design, idea, and software.  The fact that they keep things very “vanilla” helps them in releasing their updates in a very timely manner.

What do you guys think of the PadFone Infinity?  Would you be interested in picking one up if it makes it to the Great White North?  Check out more pictures and the full press release below:

ASUS Announces PadFone™ Infinity
LTE smartphone with 5-inch Full HD display combines with a 10.1-inch tablet dock
for seamless mobile flexibility

Mobile World Congress, Barcelona, Spain (25th February, 2024) — ASUS today announced PadFone™ Infinity, a powerful LTE smartphone with a sleek metallic design and a 5-inch Full HD display that becomes a 10.1-inch tablet when docked to its companion PadFone™ Infinity Station. PadFone™ Infinity features Android 4.2 and groundbreaking mobile performance, thanks to its next-generation Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ 600 quad-core processor and up to 19 hours* of 3G talk time.
“PadFone™ Infinity is the latest evolution of our PadFone™ line,” said Jonney Shih, ASUS Chairman. “It combines incredible design with an uncompromised user experience derived from our Design Thinking philosophy.”

Premium design with premium performance
With a slender unibody design crafted from aerospace-grade aluminum, ASUS PadFone™ Infinity is both beautiful and durable. The 5-inch screen features a 1920 x 1080 Full HD resolution with an extraordinary 441 pixels-per-inch for text so crisp it looks like a printed page and wonderfully detailed high-resolution images. 64GB of storage complements the class-leading Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ 600 1.7GHz quad-core processor for a smooth and responsive premium Android experience, while 100Mbit/s LTE and 42Mbit/s DC-HSPA+ ensure super-fast web browsing and downloads.
ASUS PadFone™ Infinity features a high-performance 13-megapixel camera with an f/2.0 5-element lens that captures incredibly detailed images with no shutter lag. A dedicated image signal-processor enhances low-light image quality and enables PadFone™ Infinity to capture up to 100 sequential photos at 8 frames-per-second, while simultaneously recording 1080p Full HD video. PadFone™ Infinity can also output 1080p Full HD video via its micro-USB-compatible MyDP interface.

Share apps and mobile data instantly
The unique two-in-one nature of ASUS PadFone™ removes the tedious need to synchronize data between smartphone and tablet. Data and settings on PadFone™ Infinity are available instantly on PadFone™ Infinity Station upon docking, and running apps are smoothly reformatted to fit the larger display. Mobile data bills are also reduced, since a single data plan can be shared between both devices.
PadFone™ Infinity comes with new and exclusive ASUS apps, including SuperNote 3.1 for note taking, Story for creating stunning photo albums and ASUS Echo for voice control of PadFone™ Infinity.
PadFone™ Infinity has up to 19 hours of 3G talk time*, which increases to up to 40 hours when docked into PadFone™ Infinity Station. PadFone™ Infinity Station also has sufficient battery capacity to fully recharge the docked PadFone™ Infinity up to three times.
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*Specifications may vary without prior notice. Options, pricing, performance and availability dependent upon region. For more details about the products mentioned in this press release, please visit http://press.asus.com .
Availability & Pricing – UK
The combined price of the ASUS PadFone™ Infinity and Infinity Station will be around SRP £799 (inc VAT). Exact price and availability will be announced closer to UK launch date.

[Engadget]