Asus PadFone 2 specs, comparisons, faq, opinions

Asus PadFone 2
  • Released 2012, December 135g, 9mm thickness Android 4.0, up to 4.4.2 16GB/32GB/64GB storage, no card slot
  • Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait Adreno 320 Micro-SIM About 504 USD
  • 4.7" 720x1280 pixels
  • 13MP 1080p
  • 2GB RAM Snapdragon S4 Pro
  • 2140mAh Li-Ion

Asus PadFone 2 overview

Asus PadFone 2 is a smartphone that runs on Android. It was released on 2012, December. Asus PadFone 2 has 4.7 inch, Super IPS+ LCD, a resolution of 720 x 1280 pixels screen with Corning Gorilla Glass. It uses Qualcomm APQ8064 Snapdragon S4 Pro chipset, Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait CPU, Adreno 320 GPU. It supports 2G, 3G, 4G networks with Micro-SIM. It has 13MP Single main camera, 1.2MP Single selfie camera. Asus PadFone 2 uses Li-Ion 2140 mAh, non-removable battery. The price of Asus PadFone 2 is about 504 USD.

Score the key features of Asus PadFone 2 compared to the other phones on the market:

  • CPU Cores: 56 / 100 points
  • Camera pixels: 47 / 100 points
  • Screen resolution: 36 / 100 points
  • Battery capacity: 56 / 100 points
  • Price: 55 / 100 points

Asus PadFone 2 full specifications

NETWORK

Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 900 / 2100
4G bands 3, 7, 20
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat3 100/50 Mbps

LAUNCH

Announced 2012, October. Released 2012, December
Status Discontinued

BODY

Dimensions 137.9 x 68.9 x 9 mm (5.43 x 2.71 x 0.35 in)
Weight 135 g (4.76 oz)
SIM Micro-SIM
  Optional Padfone Station with 10.1 inches IPS display, 1280 x 800 pixels @ 514 g, 5000 mAh battery.

DISPLAY

Type Super IPS+ LCD
Size 4.7 inches, 60.9 cm2 (~64.1% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~312 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass

PLATFORM

OS Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich), upgradable to 4.4.2 (KitKat)
Chipset Qualcomm APQ8064 Snapdragon S4 Pro
CPU Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait
GPU Adreno 320

MEMORY

Card slot No
Internal 16GB 2GB RAM, 32GB 2GB RAM, 64GB 2GB RAM

MAIN CAMERA

Single 13 MP, AF
Features LED flash
Video 1080p@30fps, 720p@60fps

SELFIE CAMERA

Single 1.2 MP
Video 720p

SOUND

Loudspeaker Yes
3.5mm jack Yes

COMMUNICATIONS

WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP
GPS Yes, with A-GPS
NFC Yes
Radio FM radio
USB microUSB 2.0 (MHL TV-out), USB On-The-Go

FEATURES

Sensors Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
  ASUS WebStorage (50 GB storage) MP3/WAV/eAAC+ player MP4/H.264 player Document viewer Photo viewer/editor

BATTERY

Type Li-Ion 2140 mAh, non-removable
Stand-by Up to 352 h
Talk time Up to 16 h

MISCELLANEOUS

Colors Black, White
Price About 504 USD

TESTS

Display Contrast ratio: 1256:1 (nominal) / 911:1 (docking station)
Loudspeaker Voice 57dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 77dB
Audio quality Noise -82.7dB / Crosstalk -82.9dB
Battery life Endurance rating 56h

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