Barely a month after ASUS launched the PadFone in India, the next iteration of the hardware will be going on sale in Taiwan and Hong Kong during the coming week. The new model carries over the phone-tablet combination with overall decked-up hardware. The PadFone 2 has a 4.7 inch Super IPS+ 720p display, a quad-core APQ8064 Qualcomm processor, 2GB of RAM, 13MP BSI Sony camera sensor, and  a 1.2MP front-camera. One thing worth mentioning about the camera is that it is capable of recording 720p at an impressive 60fps, and 1080p at 30fps. Sadly, and somewhat surprisingly device will not have microSD reader. Perhaps, ASUS expects PadFone 2 owners to use 50GB of Asus WebStorage that comes with the purchase, beyond the onboard storage.


The standalone smartphone is priced between NT $17,901 to NT$21,901 depending on onboard storage capacity that includes 16GB, 32GB and 64GB. The PadFone Station will be sold separately for NT$8,990, while getting a station along with the phone adds another NT$8,990 to the tally.