Asus India releases a teaser snapshot of allegedly of Fonepad with a tag 'meet the new family member'
Fonepad was recently unveiled by Asus at MWC (Mobile World Congress) 2013 in February and the device also went on sale in Europe only a few days ago and it is likely that Asus Fonepad will reach Indian shores soon.Asus India/Twitter

Earlier this year in February, Asus had globally unveiled the new voice-calling Fonepad tablet PC at the MWC (Mobile World Congress) 2103 in Barcelona, Spain. Now, the Taiwanese technology major has begun to send out invites for the launch event of the flagship device in India.

According to reports, Peter Chang, regional head of South Asia, Country Manager (System Business Group), Asus India and Debjani Ghosh, managing director (Sales & Marketing Group), Intel South Asia, are expected to preside over the launch event in Delhi.

Asus Fonepad sports a 7.0-inch, 10-point multi-touch screen with IPS display technology and it runs on the Android mobile OS v4.1 Jelly Bean. It packs Intel Atom based processor with 1.2GHz CPU speed.

The new tablet also comes with voice-calling and 3G data connectivity features.

Key Specifications of Asus Fonepad Include:

Model

Asus Fonepad

Display

7.0-inch HD IPS display with

1280x800p resolutions, pixel density: close to 216 ppi

(pixels per inch)

OS

Android v4.1 OS (Jelly Bean)

Processor

Intel Atom Z2420 processor with

1.2GHz CPU speed

GPU

PowerVR GC540 graphics engine

RAM

1GB

Memory

Will be available in 8GB and 16GB

Additional 32GB can added through

micro-SD card

Camera

Main: 3.0-megapixel camera Auto-focus

Front:1.2-megapixel for video chat

Network

3G

Add-ons

Voice-calling, Asus SonicMaster audio technology, with

MaxxAudio processing by Wave to increase

Sound quality.

Weight

340 g

*Price

€ 219 (around ₹15,500 excluding tax)

*Price as quoted by AsusTeK Computer Inc. during the unveiling of Fonepad at MWC 2013 in February.