Just today, the ASUS India Facebook page was updated with a rather unusual photo of their device which looks like a large Smartphone or a Phablet. So I did some background check on the designs from the company’s global website. It seems to be the ASUS Fonepad which is based on Intel's Z2420 chipset, which also happens to be Intel’s first venture into the tablet segment.
If this is on the company’s mind, the 7-inch Tab-Phone is likely to bring some new competition for the Indian tablet market. There couldn’t be a better timing for this as Samsung, Apple, Blackberry along with Micromax, Acer, etc. are already inching and hinting towards the affordable segments.
The ASUS Fonepad tablet was unveiled during the Mobile world Congress in Feb 2013 and was launched in the International market in the same month. If we convert the international price, the Indian variant should be priced at approximately Rs 20,000. Although the price is much more than what was being expected earlier but considering Asus's expertise in making such products, the price tag is also justified.
Check the company’s Facebook update and comment if you agree: https://www.facebook.com/AsusIndia
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