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ASUS Transformer Book Flip hands-on, first impressions

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The ASUS Transformer Book Flip is one of the newest members of the company’s Transformer Book lineup. Announced alongside the Transformer Book T300 Chi and Transformer Book V, it’s also laptop hybrid that can transform into a tablet and anything in between by allowing its display to “flip” and be set at any angle between zero and 360 degrees.

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The Flip comes three touchscreen display sizes — 13.3 inches, 14.0 inches and 15.6 inches. It features up to Full HD resolution, and is powered by an Intel Core up to i7 CPU, up to NVIDIA GeForce GT840M GPU, and Windows 8.1.

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Its body is crafted from aluminum with a hairline-textured finish and features a one-piece chiclet keyboard, large multi-touch touchpad, and a speaker powered by ASUS SonicMaster audio. Some parts of the design actually reminds us of Apple’s Macbook Pro.

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Like what was mentioned earlier, the Flip can transform into different modes using a special four-gear hinge that provides smooth movement while allowing the user to position the screen at any angle. The function is similar to Lenovo’s Yoga.

Watch the video below to see it in action:

ASUS Transformer Book Flip configurations: (click image to enlarge)

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The ASUS Transformer Book Flip will be available worldwide from the end of June, 2014. Pricing is yet to be announced.

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ASUS Transformer Book Flip hands-on, first impressions

Louie Diangson Leave a comment

The ASUS Transformer Book Flip is one of the newest members of the company’s Transformer Book lineup. Announced alongside the Transformer Book T300 Chi and Transformer Book V, it’s also laptop hybrid that can transform into a tablet and anything in between by allowing its display to “flip” and be set at any angle between zero and 360 degrees.

asus transformer book flip_1

The Flip comes three touchscreen display sizes — 13.3 inches, 14.0 inches and 15.6 inches. It features up to Full HD resolution, and is powered by an Intel Core up to i7 CPU, up to NVIDIA GeForce GT840M GPU, and Windows 8.1.

asus transformer book flip_2

Its body is crafted from aluminum with a hairline-textured finish and features a one-piece chiclet keyboard, large multi-touch touchpad, and a speaker powered by ASUS SonicMaster audio. Some parts of the design actually reminds us of Apple’s Macbook Pro.

asus transformer book flip_4

Like what was mentioned earlier, the Flip can transform into different modes using a special four-gear hinge that provides smooth movement while allowing the user to position the screen at any angle. The function is similar to Lenovo’s Yoga.

Watch the video below to see it in action:

ASUS Transformer Book Flip configurations: (click image to enlarge)

transformer-book-flip

asus transformer book flip_3

The ASUS Transformer Book Flip will be available worldwide from the end of June, 2014. Pricing is yet to be announced.

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ASUS PadFone S hands-on, first impressions

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Earlier this week, ASUS announced the PadFone S – a smartphone – tablet combo that features a 5-inch HD display for the phone, 8.9-inch FHD display for the tablet, LTE connectivity, and powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 chipset. Find out what we think of the device by reading our hands-on below.

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The smartphone part is the heart of the whole system. It packs a 5-inch LED backlight IPS panel with HD resolution or equal to 294ppi, 16GB of internal storage, microSD card slot, a 13 megapixel rear camera with LED flash, 2 megapixel front-facing, and LTE connectivity.

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Powering the device is a 2.3GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 CPU, Adreno 330 GPU, 2,300mAh battery, and Android 4.4 KitKat.

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The PadFone station, on the other hand, sports an 8.9-inch FHD IPS display or equal to 248ppi, a 1 megapixel front camera, and has the capability to charge the smartphone with its 4,990mAh battery.

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On hand, the whole package feels chunky and slightly hefty, which is expected since you have a two-in-one device. The tablet features two front-facing speakers found on the left and right side which kind of reminds us of the design of the Nexus 10.

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As for the PadFone, it is light and feels nice in the hands. It’s not one of the slimmest but it is comfortable to hold. Like the tablet, it features a plastic body with a matte finish and comes in black or white colors.

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ASUS PadFone S specs:
5-inch LED backlight Panel + IPS LCD @ 720×1280 pixels, 400 nits (phone)
8.9-inch IPS LCD @ 1080×1920 pixels (tablet)
2.3GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 quad-core CPU
Adreno 330 Graphics
2GB RAM
16GB eMMC internal storage
microSD card slot
LTE 150Mbps/50Mbps
WiFi 802.11 b/g/n
Bluetooth 4.0
GPS with aGPS support
Android 4.4 Kitkat
2,300mAh battery (phone)
4,990mAh battery (tablet)
150 grams (phone), 514 grams (tablet)

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ASUS PadFone S hands-on, first impressions

Louie Diangson Leave a comment

Earlier this week, ASUS announced the PadFone S – a smartphone – tablet combo that features a 5-inch HD display for the phone, 8.9-inch FHD display for the tablet, LTE connectivity, and powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 chipset. Find out what we think of the device by reading our hands-on below.

padfone s_2

The smartphone part is the heart of the whole system. It packs a 5-inch LED backlight IPS panel with HD resolution or equal to 294ppi, 16GB of internal storage, microSD card slot, a 13 megapixel rear camera with LED flash, 2 megapixel front-facing, and LTE connectivity.

padfone s_4

Powering the device is a 2.3GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 CPU, Adreno 330 GPU, 2,300mAh battery, and Android 4.4 KitKat.

padfone s_1

The PadFone station, on the other hand, sports an 8.9-inch FHD IPS display or equal to 248ppi, a 1 megapixel front camera, and has the capability to charge the smartphone with its 4,990mAh battery.

padfone s_3

On hand, the whole package feels chunky and slightly hefty, which is expected since you have a two-in-one device. The tablet features two front-facing speakers found on the left and right side which kind of reminds us of the design of the Nexus 10.

padfone s_6

As for the PadFone, it is light and feels nice in the hands. It’s not one of the slimmest but it is comfortable to hold. Like the tablet, it features a plastic body with a matte finish and comes in black or white colors.

padfone s_5

ASUS PadFone S specs:
5-inch LED backlight Panel + IPS LCD @ 720×1280 pixels, 400 nits (phone)
8.9-inch IPS LCD @ 1080×1920 pixels (tablet)
2.3GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 quad-core CPU
Adreno 330 Graphics
2GB RAM
16GB eMMC internal storage
microSD card slot
LTE 150Mbps/50Mbps
WiFi 802.11 b/g/n
Bluetooth 4.0
GPS with aGPS support
Android 4.4 Kitkat
2,300mAh battery (phone)
4,990mAh battery (tablet)
150 grams (phone), 514 grams (tablet)

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ASUS Transformer Book V hands on, first impressions

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The recently announced ASUS Transformer Book V poses to be the most flexible multi-functional platform to date. Powered by Windows 8.1 and Android 4.4 KitKat, it can provide users with five different modes to satisfy their computing needs. Have a look at our hands on of the Transformer Book V.

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If you’re reading about the ASUS Transformer Book V for the first time, it’s a three-in-one device that can “transform” into five different modes. Initially, it’s a Windows laptop, a Windows tablet, and an Android smartphone. But since the smartphone can dock to the tablet and run Android as well, it can also become an Android tablet and an Android laptop.

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The Transformer Book V comes in three parts: the tablet, the keyboard dock, and the Android smartphone. The Tablet part sports a 12.5-inch IPS HD touchscreen display, the next-gen Intel Core CPU, 4GB RAM, 128GB SSD, 28Wh battery, and Windows 8.1 OS, while the Keyboard dock features a 1TB HDD.

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As for the Android smartphone, it packs a 5-inch HD IPS display, Intel Atom quad-core CPU, 2GB RAM, 64GB internal storage, 8 megapixel rear camera, 2 megapixel front-facing, LTE connectivity, 2,550mAh battery, and Android 4.4 KitKat with Zen UI.

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Watch the video below to see it in action:

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On hand, the Transformer Book V’s build is inclined towards plastic with a combination of matte and metallic finish which makes good sense since a three-in-one device like this would be very uncomfortable to lug around if majority of the body is made of metal. Still, it is able to exude a certain quality that is attractive and well-made.

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The Android smartphone, on the other hand, is also made of plastic but feels a bit chunky. It’s not in the same league as the new Zenfones in terms of design but it gets the job done.

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