"PadFone 2" that enables smartphones to be incorporated into a 10.1-inch display equipped mother ship and tabletable will be released on January 12

ASUS announced that it will release the superphone "PadFone 2" which can be used as a tablet by docking a smartphone equipped with a 4.7 inch display on a station equipped with a 10.1 inch display on January 12th. By docking, it is possible to extend the standby time etc. by using the built-in 5000 mAh high capacity battery.

ASUS - Mobile - ASUS PadFone 2
http://www.asus.com/Mobile/PadFone2/

The main body of PadFone 2 is a smartphone with a 4.7 inch display


The exterior is orthodox, there is no strange place.


However, such a PadFone 2 Station is attached ... ...


It can be docked in the back space



After docking, you can use it with a tablet of 10.1 inch display. It will not work with the station alone.


The image used is like this.

ASUS PadFone 2. It's intuitive! - YouTube


Main specifications are here.

OS: Android 4.1.1
Processor: Snapdragon S4 Pro APQ8064 1.5 GHz quad core
Main memory: 2 GB
Display (main body): 1280 x 720 dots (HD) 4.7 type wide TFT color touch screen Super IPS + liquid crystal (LED backlight)
Display (station): 1280 x 800 dots (WXGA) 10.1-inch wide TFT color touch screen IPS liquid crystal (LED backlight)
Built-in storage: 64 GB
Web storage: ASUS WebStorage service 50 GB (24 months free trial version)
Web camera (main body): 1.2 million pixel web camera (in camera), 13 million pixel web camera (out camera)
Web camera (station): 1 million pixels Web camera (in camera)
Wireless LAN: IEEE 802.11a / b / g / n, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth: Bluetooth 4.0
Communication method: W-CDMA (DC-HSDPA 900/2100 MHz)
Sensor: GPS (A-GPS & GLONASS support), proximity sensor, electronic compass, optical sensor, acceleration sensor, gyroscope
Interface (main body): 13 pin docking port × 1, microSIM slot × 1, microphone / headphone · combo jack × 1
Interface (station): 1 x 13 docking port
Battery operation time (main unit): Continuous standby time (3 G) Maximum about 336 hours / continuous talk time (3 G) Maximum about 16 hours / Internet time up to about 13 hours / video playback time up to about 9 hours
Battery operation time (main unit + Station): Continuous standby time (3 G) Maximum about 800 hours / continuous talk time (3 G) Maximum about 36 hours / Internet time up to about 7 hours / video playback time up to about 7 hours
Size (main body): width 68.9 mm × depth 137 mm × height 9 mm, about 135 g
Size (station): width 263 mm × depth 180.8 mm × height 10.4 mm, about 514 g

Although the body has a battery of 2140 mAh, since the station has a built-in 5000 mAh battery, when docked the battery capacity will be about 2.5 times and standby time will increase considerably. However, as tablets have display power consumption, it seems that net and video playback time will be shortened.

The suggested retail price is 79,800 yen including tax.