The Fonepad 7 just got better
Asus has officially launched the successor of their successful Fonepad 7 – the Fonepad 7 Dual-SIM. As the name suggests, Asus has thrown in dual-SIM capability into the Fonepad 7, as well as increasing the core count to two (technically 4 because of Intel’s hyper threading technology).
Asus Fonepad 7 specs
- 1.2GHz dual-core Intel Clover Trail+ Z2520 CPU
- 1GB of memory
- 7-inch IPS display, 1280 x 800 resolution, 300 nit brightness, 10 finger multi-touch
- 8GB of storage, expandable via microSD up to 64GB, 16GB of web storage free for 1 year
- 5-megapixel main camera
- 1.2-megapixel front camera
- Bluetooth 4.0, WiFi, G-sensor, E-compass, proximity sensor
- 3G, HSPA+
- Dual-SIM, dual standby (micro SIM)
- 3950mAh battery
- Php 8995
It’s no secret that Asus and Intel have a very good relationship, which explains why Asus went with their Clover Trail+ solution in the FonePad 7. Unlike other Intel powered tablets that we’ve seen lately, the FonePad 7 Dual-SIM has a slower, Z2520 processor clocked at only 1.2GHz. It’d be interesting to see what kind of performance the Fonepad 7 Dual-SIM gets compared to the other Intel-powered tablets out there. Like Asus’ other tablets, the Fonepad 7 Dual-SIM uses the company’s UI overlay.
As far as the price is concerned, you’re looking at around Php 8,995 for the Fonepad 7 Dual-SIM, which puts it roughly the same price category as other, Intel Atom equipped tablets that we’ve talked about recently.
Asus is also throwing in a free Smart Bro SIM with 50 MB of data good for three months, as well as 6 month subscription to Trend Micro’s Mobile Security for Android devices.