Category: computex 2013

Acer Liquid S1 in the flesh, first impressions

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We had a quick hands on with the Acer Liquid S1, the 5.7-inch dual-SIM smartphone by Acer. Being the new flagship smartphone by Acer, the Liquid S1 packs a good set of hardware.

The handset is quite big on the hands and has that shape that is akin to the HTC Butterfly.

The all-glass front-panel is glossy and features three soft buttons at the bottom (the Home button is represented by 2 concentric circles). The top corner has a speaker grill that cuts right on frame of the device. The body feels a bit thin because of the slightly curved back. In contrast to the front, the back panel has a smooth, matte finish.

The configuration of the Liquid S1 isn’t that impressive compared to the current crop of flagship handsets. We think Acer is trying to save on materials cost to make this handset more affordable that others in the same category.

Acer Liquid S1 specs:
5.7-inch HD TFT display @ 1280×720 pixels, 258ppi
Mediatek 1.5GHz quad-core processor
1GB RAM
8GB of internal storage
32GB via microSD support
3G/HSDPA
dual-SIM, dual-standby
2,400mAh battery
Andorid 4.2 Jellybean

As mentioned in our earlier story, we expect the Liquid S1 to be released by 3rd quarter of this year with a retail price of around Php20k.

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Hands-on: ASUS MeMO Pad HD 7

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After the announcement yesterday, we were able to squeeze our way through tons of media peeps and do a quick hands-on on the new ASUS MeMO Pad HD 7.

The tablet feels slightly different from the ones before it. The body is a tad thinner and lighter which makes it more pleasing to the hands. There’s also a change in shell from the grooved back to a smooth and glossy back panel. As expected, the panel is a fingerprint magnet but it provides a decent grip when held.

asus fonepad hd

ASUS retains the same button layout on the first MeMO Pad wherein the three buttons (Power/Wake, Volume Up and Volume Down) are located at the upper right hand side. At the top is where the audio jack and micro-USB ports are located. The micro-SD card is situated at the left side, isolated from any external components.

The front panel houses the 7-inch HD display which is accompanied by 1.2MP camera. Meanwhile, the 5MP main camera is located at the back flanked by a pair of speakers on each side.

fonepad 7 hd

The ASUS MeMO Pad HD 7 runs on Android Jelly bean right out the gate and which will be handled by the tandem of quad-core MediaTek processor and 1GB of RAM. During the short demo done by the ASUS rep, we noticed that the tablet ran smoother as opposed to the previous release. Unfortunately, we weren’t able to do our usual benchmarking tests as it was prohibited by the ASUS rep.

Once it becomes available in the market, it will be offered in four different color (Pink, Lime Green White and Black) and will set you back USD129 for the 8GB version and additional 20 bucks for the 16GB one.

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Hands-on: ASUS MeMO Pad HD 7

Ronnie Bulaong Leave a comment

After the announcement yesterday, we were able to squeeze our way through tons of media peeps and do a quick hands-on on the new ASUS MeMO Pad HD 7.

The tablet feels slightly different from the ones before it. The body is a tad thinner and lighter which makes it more pleasing to the hands. There’s also a change in shell from the grooved back to a smooth and glossy back panel. As expected, the panel is a fingerprint magnet but it provides a decent grip when held.

asus fonepad hd

ASUS retains the same button layout on the first MeMO Pad wherein the three buttons (Power/Wake, Volume Up and Volume Down) are located at the upper right hand side. At the top is where the audio jack and micro-USB ports are located. The micro-SD card is situated at the left side, isolated from any external components.

The front panel houses the 7-inch HD display which is accompanied by 1.2MP camera. Meanwhile, the 5MP main camera is located at the back flanked by a pair of speakers on each side.

fonepad 7 hd

The ASUS MeMO Pad HD 7 runs on Android Jelly bean right out the gate and which will be handled by the tandem of quad-core MediaTek processor and 1GB of RAM. During the short demo done by the ASUS rep, we noticed that the tablet ran smoother as opposed to the previous release. Unfortunately, we weren’t able to do our usual benchmarking tests as it was prohibited by the ASUS rep.

Once it becomes available in the market, it will be offered in four different color (Pink, Lime Green White and Black) and will set you back USD129 for the 8GB version and additional 20 bucks for the 16GB one.

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Asus confirms Memo Pad HD 7, starts at $129

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This is probably the most exciting revelation to us in this year’s Computex since it’s the one which we predicted to be true from our last week’s rumor/leak — the Asus Memo Pad HD 7.

The Memo Pad HD 7 technically succeed’s Asus’ Nexus 7 device in partnership with Google.

Asus MeMO Pad HD 7 specs:
7.0 inch IPS LCD display @ 1280×800 pixels, 215ppi
Mediatek 1.5GHz quad-core processor
1GB RAM
8GB and 16GB internal storage
WiFi 802.11 b/g/n
Bluetooth 4.0
5MP rear camera
1.2MP front-facing camera
Asus Sonic Master Audio
Android Jellybean 4.2
120.6 x 196.8 x 10.8mm (dimensions)
302 grams (weight)

The device is only 302g light and has a very similar form factor as the old model. We were also correct with our prediction of colors — black, white, blue, pink and yellow. Battery life is up to 10 hours.

Asus is planning to sell the 16GB model for $149 and a limited 8GB model for $129 to be released in emerging markets this July 2013.

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Asus Transformer Pad Infinity is 1st to use Tegra 4 chip

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Asus’ latest flagship tablet is the Transformer Pad Infinity, a 10.1-inch Android tablet powered by an NVidia Tegra 4 processor.

The design and form factor is still almost similar to the Transformer Prime with an improved hardware configuration.

So far, this is what we gathered during the announcement.

Asus Transformer Pad Infinity specs:
10.1-inch IPS+ LED display @ 2560×1600 pixels, 299ppi
NVidia Tegra 4 1.9GHz quad-core processor
ARM Cortex-A15 CPU
NVidia GeForce 72-core GPU
2GB RAM
64GB internal storage
WiFi 802.11 b/g/n
Bluetooth 4.0
GPS w/ aGPS support
USB 3.0 port
SDXC card reader
Android 4.2 Jellybean

The Transformer Pad Infinity is the first tablet to sport the much-awaited Tegra 4 processor.

Asus did not indicate any other details such as release or pricing but we’re hoping they should be out by 3rd or 4th quarter of this year.

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