AT&T GoPhone
announced today that they will be the exclusive prepaid carrier of the new
Asus Padfone X Mini. A sequel to the unusual Asus Padfone X released in June, this device is really pretty unique and will provide more flexibility than most other devices at this price point.
The Padfone X Mini has two parts–a 4.5 inch phone with pretty low to mid-grade specs and a tablet docking gadget that will instantly change the phone into a 7 inch tablet. The tablet docking station itself will not run without the phone portion, but will provide a larger tablet-like experience without any additional purchase. Both the phone and the tablet docking station can be purchased for $199.99 starting October 24. This device will be available exclusively from AT&T GoPhone.
For those more technically-minded,
here are the specs for the Padfone X Mini:
Phone
- Android 4.4 KitKat
- 4.5-inch 854×480 screen
- 1.6GHz Intel Atom Z2560 processor, XMM 7160 LTE modem
- 4G LTE connectivity
- 5-megapixel rear, 2-megapixel front cameras
- 8GB of storage
- microSD card slot
- 1GB of RAM
- 2060mAh battery
Tablet Docking Station
- 7-inch 1280×800 screen
- 1-megapixel front camera
- 2200mAh battery
Reviews of the Padfone X weren’t the greatest, with most people stating that the software was a little buggy and that the experience overall was mediocre at best. It’s unclear whether this newest generation has those bugs fixed or not, but regardless, I think this is a pretty cool concept and hope it takes off with more efficient and tested developers.
What do you think? Cool idea or pointless? Let me know in the comments!]]>
