Asus Fonepad 3G WiFi Tablet from $316 (Free Shipping and 12 Month Warranty)

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  Elijah on 23/04/2013 - 16:10

  Seems to be a bit laggy despite the new Intel Atom Z2420 chip…, however battery life is exceptional.

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  kclaw89 on 23/04/2013 - 16:31

  I am currently using this tablet/phone as my secondary phone (bought in Hong Kong)
  Good battery life, not laggy, can play 720p videos, excellent WiFi reception
  But only 4GB ROM can be used if you buy a 8GB version
  It is recommended to buy a Micro SD card

  The Fonepad is far cheaper than the Galaxy Note 8.0

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    Elijah on 23/04/2013 - 18:16

    The Galaxy Note 8 is a quad core with POW !, the benchmarks of this dual core device were pretty average more on par with the Galaxy Tab series, considering the asking price. They(ASUS) revealed this at the Mobile World Congress in Feb and it does have noticeable lag at times(annoying), the single band wifi on this was average, 3G was good, but nothing compared to the dual band and finesse of the Galaxy Note 8.0, a class of its own…

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      EnALup on 23/04/2013 - 18:27

      I actually like the 8" ones rather than the 7".
      7" looks too small.

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        cornbeef on 23/04/2013 - 23:12

        …she says something obligatory

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      kclaw89 on 23/04/2013 - 18:37

      I compared my Fonpad and Galaxy Note 8.0 in JB Hi Fi,
      I can't see too much differences between the 2 devices.
      Maybe I don't play any games on my Fonepad, I really think my gadget is really smooth.

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        Elijah on 23/04/2013 - 18:56

        No not saying this is bad, just not on par with the GN8, but its better than many other mobile devices, it smashes the xperia s and galaxy S3 despite having a weaker GPU in powervr sgx540.

        The most amazing part is the processor's ability to maintain exceptional battery life over high usage, but in terms of multi-tasking it lags a little, the Galaxy Tabs are more expensive with the 3G options, are these are a fitting alternative, considering the price…

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        grab_ur_freebies on 23/04/2013 - 23:02

        it does have noticeable lag at times

        Is the lag due to the HW/SW compatibility or bugs? Can be fixed with update?

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        cornbeef on 23/04/2013 - 23:14

        the lag is due to Queensland bringing us all down.

        May need more than an update.

        (ouch)

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        Elijah on 24/04/2013 - 00:58

        I'm certain given time XDA Developers will have a custom rom with tweaks/skeleton systems and make full use of this awesome processor !

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  LeechingLeech on 23/04/2013 - 17:57

  It's like $200 in the UK, just because it's not getting released here they are bumping up the prices like mad

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    zan5hin on 23/04/2013 - 18:45

    I don't know where you get $200 from, if you read any article it says the UK price is $267 on launch, and that model does not include a rear camera.

    $316 is a not the best price, as you have not specified that it is only the 8GB version.

    The ebay sellers have the 16GB version for $340.

    I am waiting to see if the price drops on the 26th.

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  Melthar on 23/04/2013 - 21:27

  Doesn't seem to be anything on XDA yet, but has anyone seen anything on getting Win 8 running on these things? Atom processor should support it, think the GPU is supported, issue would be bootloader, and storage.

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    grab_ur_freebies on 23/04/2013 - 22:24

    No yet since these are new, but its only a matter of time before its hacked & we can install/boot x86/x64 Win8 off these beauties!

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  ezarc on 23/04/2013 - 22:30

  I wish my Nexus 7 was a phone, then my Nexus 4 would never get any use.

  If I had enough money to spare I would consider buying this.