The phone
Thanks mostly to its metal edges, the phone piece looks and feels not too dissimilar from an iPhone 5, but wider and a bit longer. It has a durable metal texture and felt light in my hands. The buttons were raised just enough to deliver a satisfying click when pushed.
If you're at all familiar with with Asus' Transformer line, then you won't be surprised by the tablet piece's form factor. It's about the same size as the Transformer Infinity and feels about as light; however, its body is of plastic as opposed to the cold, smooth metal of the phone. The phone slides smoothly into the back of the tablet and delivers a satisfying "shunk" when connected.

Once past the lock screen, the tablet handled incredibly fast. I was able to smoothly and effortlessly zip through apps screens, widgets, and menus at a breakneck pace. Asus tablets usually deliver particularly responsive screens, but this one seemed to respond to my finger swipes quicker than any Android tablet in recent memory. With the phone separated from its host body, the navigation was just as fast.

The PadFone ships with Android 4.2 and a 1.7GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 quad-core processor with an Adreno 320 GPU. The phone features an aluminium-based unibody design and the Super IPS 5-inch screen packs in 1,920x1,080 worth of pixels, delivering a 441 ppi.

On the back sits a LED flash-supported 13-megapixel camera featuring an f/2.0 aperture and according to Asus delivers lagless shutter speeds. There's also a dedicated image sensor that enhances photos captured in low light.

Asus also claims the camera can capture up to 100 sequential photos at 8 frames per second, while simultaneously recording 1080p HD video. A feature that could possibly eliminate the video or photo dilemma at crucial moments; however, this is currently problematic as the video recorded while taking still shots is noticeably choppy. There's also a front-facing 2-megapixel camera.



The Pad
The PadFone Station houses a 10.1-inch screen with 1,920x1,200-pixel resolution. Other features include a 1-megapixel front-facing camera, Micro-USB 2.0 port, an ambient light sensor, and an e-compass.

GSM, WCDMA, and 100Mbps-capable LTE antennas are also included along with a non-removable 5,000mAh lithium polymer battery, which, according to Asus, fuels up to 40 hours of 3G talk time when the PadFone is docked.



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Specs looks good..never use asus b4. Dont know whats the quality like..

well~im using asus tf101,prime,tf300,padfone 1 and now padfone 2~~of course got small issue with the build quality but on the updates,asus always among the first to give latest updates on their android devices~

Really asus fans...will check it out on their website later

Own a Nexus 7 and tried my friend PadFone2 before. Seem like Asus dont know how to make those tiny clips works properly. Must have one spot that queekkks...

My only concern is weather the internal parts will create problem like the transformers prime where it can't lock to bluetooth and gps due to the metal casing..but overall the specs look good and i'm still searching if there is any sample pic taken by the device

The phone really make the choice between HTC One and this difficult and the price is really killing

they spec are very very good, but the price stops me but understand that we r paying for a fon and a tablet..

This post has been edited by xDingx: Feb 26 2013, 09:53 AM

~lol~can buy htc butterfly and nexus 10 and still got balance~both also full hd~

but, the purpose of padfone is the ultimate-one-device-rules-all. we do not need to have different devices which data is different too per device.

btw, the logo "padfone" is actually the antenna part, patented. perhaps, the antenna issue in prime infinity will not be appearing again.

i will pass

Walao Asus make user to invest in their mighty product again. Asus non stop creating new product but never keep them for long.

Overall Spec is very good and the only thing is the price if it is around 600 to 650 euros then many people will buy. But this is 999 Euros (@(TT)@)

Too expensive.

i already have a hole in my pocket. cannot fit this phone

Overpriced,they should use snapdragon s800

device itself is overprice. and not much changes in the hardware. not really into it. @@

haiz, what a turn down... ASUS is killing their own market lo

They need to learn not to release a bundle-product. Everything will just get more pricey

Euros 999? now i am really interest how many ppl will buy ..

€999/$1325 is freakin overprice, and I totally agree with Megat, dock they should make it optional accessories instead, pretty useless (at least for me).

actually maybe they will sell it separately ~like padfone 1 and 2~ but if asus malaysia decided to sell it all in 1 box like what they did to padfone 2,then hard to sell la~

lowyat.net says its RM4100

considering 2k for phone, 2k for tablet, yes its overpriced a bit

yeah, the padfone 2 was just released in December 2012, now the padfone infinity is going to be released in April 2013.... duno if i buy this padfone infinity, there will be a new model f padfone coming out in 6 months time again

over priced a lot la~let say the phone is rm2.3-rm2.5 k there's still rm1.5-rm1.7k.that amount can buy ipad4,nexus 10,huawei mediapad hd which also have full hd resolution~~for me rm2.8k is reasonable~

Bujal... dont worry... U will geh...

rm4k liao~~bring my family and 2 kids to resort world sentosa still got balance~

aiya.. u buy n sell .. buy n sell mah...

but for me.. Padfone concept doesnt work...

its work for me~at least the tablet can be used as charger~lol~

Dont think Asus will sell it separately as they did the same with their padfone 2, only bundle unit available.

a RM2k charger...

then joke on them la~~the phone specs is kinda good~~

lol~

phone specs looks good eh. but Rm4k is too ex, plus I do not see anybody needing a 5" phone PLUS another tablet. If i did I rather get a smallish phone say 4" plus a tablet. personally i just settle with a 5" phone.

one of the most overpriced device of 2013. 3k still reasonable. 4k? Top up abit can buy Retina Macbook Pro 13 or 13" Macbook Air man.

actually 5" not really that big~last time i do size comparison between htc butterfly and galaxy s3~cant feel the different lol~~if 5.3" and above i consider it as really big~

I actually find the S3 too big (for the screen size) haha. I never quite liked the phone design.

I dont think 5" is too big either. What I meant was having both a 5" phone and a tablet at the same time; which I find pointless.

eh.. have any in hand wanna sell now? looking for 1 ..

butterfly same wide with OneX/S3... only longer.... HTC ONE even slimmer...

Agree. At least make it optional, becuz some may find it useless. Same as in Transformer; why la need to come with keyboard dock

I got a rm1xx 11200mAh YooBao portable charger that I believe more convenient to carry around lol.

Well..my charger got 720p display.lol

Sigh what a letdown, at least use Snapdragon 800, price also overpriced. But the new design looks cool! I smell lawsuit coming in soon

I doubt any lawsuit will come.

4k??

i could get nexus 4 + nexus 10...

still got balance

and balance also enough to get nexus 7 .

i got 3 complete gadget .

seriously,i dunno who is their target consumer~rm4 k for gadget??

Heh for 1000 euro, I can get Nexus 4, Nexus 10 16gb and Nexus 7 32gb ffs.

What the heck is Asus smoking?

when i first heard of padphone (the first gen), i fell in loved with it, i love the idea and concept of having only 1 data plan 1 phone, them can dock into the pad station n become the tablet. it was so cool. till when they announced the price, i was like . i believe if Asus able to sell both phone and the station at RM2800, it will sell better. but it is impossible, the cost to make the station of padphone 3 is high. 1920x1200 resolution display is not cheap. if we take the price for the phone only say RM2299(similar pricing of other flagship), the cost of the station alone is bout RM1700.00. that is about the same price of asus transformer pad, and it was a standalone tablet.

so i conclude that, padphone concept is a genius invention however it was too costly.

him... http://forum.lowyat.net/user/518212

unless i have xtra 6-7 k to spend each month there's no way im going to buy it..lol~

Totally overpriced, just like Padfone 2, tooooo expensive!. And i always feel that Padfone(s) are always scratch prone . :/

Slight tweak of Overclocked Snapdragon, full HD screen, meh and the price

Its a very cool concept, Asus is the only one as far as i know, produces such concept of Phone+Tablet in 1 , so they should price it right, and im quite sure that it would be a success story

now the price come out from taiwan is ntd27900 for 32gb
so i think when come to malaysia the price is around 2999-30XX
so still can buy it

Phone only, same price as Xperia Z and Butterfly?

Its coming real soon!!

http://asia.cnet.com/asus-launches-padfone...re-62221457.htm

Singapore harvey norman have for 899S$

btw im using it now.. what i can only describe was awesome..
http://i1277.photobucket.com/albums/y482/s...zpsd0fc0bcc.jpg

This post has been edited by smokey78: Jun 13 2013, 10:29 PM

not bad~just a slightly expensive than padfone2 malaysian rrp ~

this 1 is phone only izzit?or 1 set?

why so cheap

Harvey Norman and Challenger (only in selected retail stores, please double check with their customer service)
• Phone (32GB): 898 SGD
• Phone (64GB) 998 SGD
• Pad: 368 SGD

haha~i tot together with the pad~then buy at taiwan cheaper~rm3.1k~

3.1k is same as sg price

is it then harvey norman price is way too expensive~~

Some Pic to share

nice did you get the phone only? the tab never get?

i got both phone n tablet.. but wanna upload tablet pic dunno why cant.. btw u can check previous page. i already post pic tablet n phone together

Padfone Infinity got new Firmware update but still 4.1.2 new keyboard layout also revamp .. nice.. feelin abit smooth on scroll. camera and Station also got Update , Root can be restore using Rootkeeper

Finally got my ASUS Transleeve and Flip Case Ori from ASUS

Where did you buy the phone and the cover?

Direct from Taiwan bro

how much did you get? Transleeve from taiwan also?

after convertion aroun 3.2 not include case transleeve and flip case

how much did you get for Transleeve?

around 3xx include shipping to MY

sweet, I like the back of this phone

1gadget selling this at 2.5k

if not mistaken. that was 2nd unit.. also someone bought it already . I assume it was 32gb version. if it was full package then I can say it was nice price..

they quote that is brand new...pretty good price though..they still selling pf2 around 2.2k

used set~~

Just share some pics [attachmentid=3543452]

This post has been edited by smokey78: Jul 19 2013, 04:30 PM

wow, the phone can go in with the battery flip case? awesome

SOrry mate.. u hv to take out it also b4 slot in to station ..

BTW its open for any one to buy it.. im sellin it already open a thread..

smokey78, have you tried HDMI output? mine when connected picture movie ok, but the sound has no bass at all, donno why. Using olicinal Asus HDMI adapter (for Infinity).

Padfone2 has bass (Samsung MHL adapter), but the adapter is not compatible with Infinity. The Asus Adapter for Infinity won't work with Padfone2 also.

If compare the phone speaker, Padfone2 is far far better than Infinity, really pathetic speaker.
station speaker both about the same, but padfone1 station beat them all.

****UPDATE****
Updated to latest firmware TW 10.6.9.31 two days ago and that fixed the bass issue.

This post has been edited by iiee: Aug 12 2013, 07:59 PM

Padfone Infinity finally out 😉 RM2699

This post has been edited by SteadyPana: Aug 20 2013, 03:56 PM

ori coming very very soon d

Price?

24xx ori

if lower a bit say RM2300 and below, would be nice.. phone+tablet at a price similar to Note 3.

but but.. the tablet (dock station) can't operate without the phone docked on it? sorry for noob question

Not possible so cheap lah.. even Station only d very expansive to get..
must work with fon

Where to get at that price? I thought it's always been 2799?

All the while, it's not ori meh?

It's priced at 2399 now. . Lowyat Plaza.

Are you talking about the s800 one??

Nice $

Damn. That's nice!

2499 for 2nd Gen? Don't make joke please

lol, who knows right? suddenly asus takes the Malaysian market seriously?

Even if they are serious, I don't think it'd be that cheap. Let's say the 2nd Gen is ranked a bit lower than Note 3, then I'd say, 2299 for it? Plus the pad, add another 599 for it? Then, total would be min for me is 2899

just come across this gadget...Asus Infinity Padfone..
It has launch in Malaysia?

http://www.soyacincau.com/2013/09/26/asus-...sia-from-today/

If they had offered the A86 PadFone Infinity with the Snapdragon 800 at that sort of pricing, I'd buy this in a heartbeat.

just buy infinity...price 2450...hmm nice...tab with s4 performance...