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Asus PadFone X to Reach U.S. Consumers Thanks to AT&T

Jan 6, 2014, 1:30 PM by Eric M. Zeman

AT&T and Asus today announced that AT&T will carry the PadFone X, which is a smartphone/tablet combo device. The PadFone X has both a 5-inch smartphone and a 9-inch tablet that dock with one another. Both screens are full 1080p HD. The screen and apps will instantly transition from the smartphone to the tablet when the smartphone is docked with the tablet. The PadFone X tablet device has a soft-touch back cover, a metallic frame, and stereo speakers. It includes a large battery that will charge the smartphone device when it is docked. The PadFone is one of the first from AT&T to include LTE-Advanced technologies, such as Carrier Aggregation. It supports both VoLTE and HD Voice, which are firsts for AT&T. The Asus PadFone X runs Android 4.4 Kit Kat. Pricing and availability will be shared closer to launch.

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Asus PadFone X

5" display FHD+ resolution
Snapdragon 800 processor 2 GB RAM
2,300 mAh battery
Memory Card Slot, Headphone Jack (3.5mm), NFC, Wireless Charging

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Zpike

Jan 6, 2014, 2:42 PM

AWESOME

I fail to see how anyone can seriously think this device will be crap.

Yama Gama

/Agree. This device might spell the end of big-screen phones and stand alone tablets.

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tzsm98

I like the concept. Mating something that is handable, like 4 - 5 inch screen mobile, to a larger tablet makes much sense. My experience with Android is it places too much wear and tear on the battery cover to be useable.

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