Asus unveiled the Fonepad 7 (FE170CG), a new variant of the Fonepad 7 few weeks back. Now the complete specifications of the tablet has surfaced on the official website that reveals that it would also come in dual SIM variant. This was first spotted by notebookitalia.it. The tablet went on sale in Thailand few days back. Unlike the Asus Fonepad 7 Dual SIM (ME175CG), the new Fonepad 7 has a 7-inch (1024 x 600 pixels) display, has a 2-megapixel rear camera and a 0.3-megapixel (VGA) front-facing camera. It also features the new Zen UI, similar to its latest Zen series smartphones.
Other features are similar to the old FonePad 7, including a 1.2 GHz dual-core Intel Atom Z2520 processor with PowerVR SGX544 GPU, Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean) OS, 1GB RAM, expansion slot, 3G voice calling and a 3950 mAh battery. It also has a front-facing speaker with ASUS SonicMaster technology. Asus would also sell MagSmart Cover for the tablet that doubles up as a stand.
Asus Fonepad 7 (FE170CG) specifications
- 7-inch (1024 x 600 pixels) display with Anti-Fingerprint Coating
- 1.2 GHz dual-core Intel Atom Z2520 processor with PowerVR SGX544 GPU
- Dual SIM with dual standby
- Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean) with ZenUI
- 2MP rear camera, 720p video recording
- 0.3MP front-facing camera
- 10.7 mm thick and weighs 290 grams
- 1GB RAM, 4GB / 8GB internal memory, expandable memory via microSD
- 3G HSPA+, WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth, GPS
- 3950 mAh battery
The Asus Fonepad 7 (FE170CG) comes in Black, White, Red and Blue colors and is already on sale in Thailand for 4190 Thai Bahts (Rs. 7,670 approx.). Still no word on global roll out yet.