Asus has announced the launch of two new tablets – Fonepad 7 (FE171CG) at Rs 10,999 and MeMO Pad 8 (ME581CL) at Rs 19,999. Both tablets will be available from Flipkart.
Asus Fonepad 7 (FE171CG) has Android KitKat operating system, 7 inch LED backlit IPS display with 1024×600 pixels resolution, 1.2 GHz Intel Z2520 dual core processor, 2 GB RAM, 16 GB internal storage, 32 GB micro SD card slot, 8 megapixel rear camera, 2 megapixel front camera, dual SIM, 3G, WiFi, Bluetooth, and GPS with A-GPS. The tablet, which comes in white and black colours, has a 3950 mAh battery.
The Asus MeMO Pad 8 (ME581CL) has 64 bit Intel Atom Z3580 quad core processor that runs at a maximum clock speed of 2.3 GHz. It too has 2 GB RAM, 16 GB internal storage, and a micro SD card slot that can accommodate a 64 GB micro SD card. It has an 8 inch IPS screen with full HD resolution, anti fingerprint coating, 10 finger touch support, and Corning Gorilla Glass support.
The Asus MeMO Pad 8 (ME581CL), touted as the lightest 8 inch tablet, offers 4G connectivity apart from WiFi, Bluetooth 4.0, NFC, GPS, and a 4350 mAh battery that claims to offer 9 hours of battery life.