ASUS PadFone Infinity Hands-On: A Smartphone and Tablet in One

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Smartphone Madness 2012 Game 3: ASUS PadFone vs. Samsung Galaxy S II. Voting Ends 3/15 at 9 a.m. EST

The Madness continues as we tip off Game 3 of the 2012 tournament, even as the “other” tournament has yet to really get underway. Already we’ve seen the iPhone 4S taken down by the Huawei Ascend D Quad, and the Windows Phone-powered Nokia Lumia 710 breeze past the Samsung Galaxy Note with nearly 87% of the vote.

Today we watch the ASUS Padfone go toe-to-toe against the Samsung Galaxy S II. The polls are now open and will continue to be so until Thursday morning at 9 a.m. EST.  Let’s meet our teams.

The Android 4.0 PadFone, like the Galaxy Note, is a hybrid displaying both smartphone and tablet strengths. It’s powered by a 1.5-Ghz dual-core Snapdragon S4 processor and 1GB of RAM. That kind of power is certainly needed, because the PadFone docks into an optional 10.1-inch PadFone Station, tablet-style dock. But at 1.6 pounds, the tablet is a tad heavier than we would prefer. While we haven’t fully reviewed this rookie as yet, we were very impressed with the 4.5-inch Super AMOLEDqHD display on the handset during our hands-on time. Also, proving its a triple threat, ASUS will also offer a keyboard dock for the PadFone, turning the device into a netbook. But has this untested multitasker spread itself too thin?

The Samsung Galaxy S II is a triple threat of a different kind, as it is available on AT&T (known as the Skyrocket with 4G LTE speeds), Sprint (known as the Epic 4G Touch) and T-Mobile. This 4G smartphone is Samsung’s flagship, and it features a fast 1.5-GHz dual-core Snapdragon S3 CPU, a brilliant 4.52-inch Super AMOLED Plus display–plus a powerful 8-megapixel camera. For each carrier, this phone earned itself an Editors’ Choice award from our Editors, but that same fact didn’t save the iPhone 4S from being beaten in Game 1. That’s because you, dear readers, make the call here. You decide which phone is better so get to it.

Then tune in on 3/15 for Game 4 as we watch the Samsung Galaxy Nexus take on the Pantech Burst. The voting will begin promptly at 10 a.m. EST.

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Hands-on with the ASUS PadFone: Is It a Phone or a Tablet?

ASUS’s PadFone has been making regular appearances at tech shows since it debuted at Computex last May. But today at Mobile World Congress, ASUS showed off a final version of the phone/ tablet combo, and we got to spend some time with it.

The PadFone is powered by a 1.5-Ghz dual-core Snapdragon S4 processor and 1GB of RAM. That kind of power is certainly needed, because the PadFone also serves as the guts for its optional 10.1-inch PadFone Station, tablet-style dock. At first glance, performance appears snappy, we didn’t detect any lag when navigating through Android 4.0's menus.

We won’t know exact speed numbers until we test the PadFone ourselves, but based on the anecdotal evidence we gleaned from our hands-on, the phone seems quick. We were also very impressed with the phone’s 4.5-inch Super AMOLEDqHD display. Colors were vibrant and images were sharp.

ASUS pulls the PadFone’s design scheme from the same industrial design well as the Zenbook and Transformer Prime. The back of the PadFone features the same concentric circle pattern found on both of the aforementioned devices; however, in this application, the pattern has deeper ridges that provide extra grip. At 4.6 ounces the phone is a featherweight and certainly feels as such.

 

Unfortunately, the same can’t be said about the PadFone’s 10.1-inch PadFone Station dock. At 1.6 pounds, the tablet is a tad heavier than we would prefer. The PadFone Station’s 1280 x 1000 resolution display offered a crisp picture, while the touchscreen was as responsive as you would expect a standard tablet to be. Popping the PadFone into the tablet dock is as easy as opening the slot cover on the rear of the dock and dropping the phone in. Seal up the cover and you’d never suspect a phone was seated in the tablet.

In addition to the PadFone Station, ASUS has also unveiled a keyboard dock for the PadFone. Combining all three of the components gives the PadFone the feel of a netbook. Keyboard travel on the dock felt good, although the touchpad did seem a bit too sensitive .Our biggest gripe was how heavy the dock felt in our hands.

Overall, the PadFone seems like a compelling package. Check back with us for a full review of  the product in the coming months.

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ASUS Shows Off PadFone: Phone, Tablet, Netbook Combo Coming In April

After nearly a year’s worth of anticipation, and several early showings, ASUS at last showed off the final version of its PadFone. The device combines the power of a phone, tablet and netbook in one product. At its heart the PadFone is a 4.3-inch smartphone powered by Qualcomm’s latest Snapdragon S4 1.5-Ghz dual-core processor. The Android Ice Cream Sandwich device is available with 16GB/32GB/64GB of memory and 1GB of RAM.

Upfront the phone features a Super AMOLEDqHD display with a 960 x 540 resolution. Seated above the display is the PadFone’s front-facing camera, a standard VGA model, and opposite that, on the rear of the device, is its 8-megapixel rear-facing camera. ASUS says the PadFone will initially launch as an HSPA+ model, however, an LTE version is due out in Q3 2012.

Pop the Padfone into the PadFone Station and the phone turns into a 10.1-inch tablet. ASUS touts its DynamicDisplay technology as the force behind the way the phone display can be seamlessly transferred to the tablet’s 1280 x 1000 display. The PadFone Station isn’t just a larger display either. It also includes a 1.3-megapixel front-facing camera, as well as microUSB and microHDMI ports.

The PadFone Station is also available with an optional keyboard dock that turns the entire unit into a 10.1-inch netbook. By itself the PadFone weighs 4.6 ounces and measures just 5 x 2.6 x 0.4 inches. The PadFone Station ups that further, weighing 1.6 pounds and measuring 10.7 x 7 x 0.5 inches.

Rounding out the package is an ASUS’s new PadFone Stylus Headset, a Bluetooth stylus that also doubles as a receiver for the PadFone. So if you are using the unit as a tablet or netbook, and get a phone call you can use the stylus to answer you call, rather than taking the entire setup apart.

Stay tuned for our full hands on of the PadFone.

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