ASUS Next-Generation PadFone Infinity Smartphone Announced

LTE smartphone with 5-inch Full HD display combines with a 10.1-inch tablet dock for seamless mobile flexibility

ASUS today announced PadFone Infinity, a powerful LTE smartphone with a sleek metallic design and a 5-inch Full HD display that becomes a 10.1-inch tablet when docked to its companion PadFone^TM Infinity Station. PadFone^TM Infinity features Android 4.2 and groundbreaking mobile performance, thanks to its next-generation Qualcomm® Snapdragon^TM 600 processor with quad-core CPUand up to 19 hours of 3G talk time.

"PadFone^TM Infinity is the latest evolution of our PadFone^TM line," said Jonney Shih, ASUS Chairman. "It combines incredible design with an uncompromised user experience derived from our Design Thinking philosophy."

Premium design with premium performance

With a slender unibody design crafted from aerospace-grade aluminum, ASUS PadFone^TM Infinity is both beautiful and durable. The 5-inch screen features a 1920 x 1080 Full HD resolution with an extraordinary 441 pixels-per-inch for text so crisp it looks like a printed page, and wonderfully detailed high-resolution images. 64GB of storage complements the class-leading Qualcomm® Snapdragon^TM 600 1.7GHz processor with quad-core CPU for a smooth and responsive premium Android experience, while 100Mbit/s LTE and 42Mbit/s DC-HSPA+ ensure super-fast web browsing and downloads.

ASUS PadFone^TM Infinity features a high-performance 13-megapixel camera with an f/2.0 five-element lens that captures incredibly detailed images, with no shutter lag. A dedicated image signal-processor enhances low-light image quality and enables PadFone^TM Infinity to capture up to 100 sequential photos at eight frames-per-second, while simultaneously recording 1080p Full HD video.PadFone^TM Infinity can also output 1080p Full HD video via its Micro-USB-compatible MyDP port.

Share apps and mobile data instantly

The unique two-in-one nature of ASUS PadFone^TM removes the tedious need to synchronize data between smartphone and tablet. Data and settings on PadFone^TM Infinity are available instantly on PadFone^TM Infinity Station upon docking and running apps are smoothly reformatted to fit the larger display. Mobile data bills are also reduced, since a single data plan can be shared between both devices.

PadFone^TM Infinity comes with new and exclusive ASUS apps, including SuperNote 3.1 for note taking, Story for creating stunning photo albums and ASUS Echo for voice control of PadFone^TM Infinity.

PadFone^TM Infinity has up to 19 hours of 3G talk time, which increases to up to 40 hours when docked into PadFone^TM Infinity Station. PadFone^TM Infinity Station also has sufficient battery capacity to fully recharge the docked PadFone^TM Infinity up to three times.