After weeks of speculation and snapshot leaks, Taiwanese electronics major Asus on Monday( 3 June) pulled the wraps off its second Intel powered Memo Pad FHD10 and MeMO Pad HD 7 at the ongoing international IT trade fair Computex in Taipei.
As the name suggests, Asus MeMO Pad FHD 10 sports a big 10.1-inch Full HD 1200x1920p resolution display and runs on the Android mobile OS v4.2 Jelly Bean powered by a 1.6GHz Intel Atom Z2560 dual-core processor with Intel Hyper-Threading Technology for better graphics performance.
On the other hand, Acer's mini-tablet features a 7.0-inch 1280x800p resolution HD display powered by ARM Cortex-A7 quad-core processor with 1GB RAM. It comes in 8GB and 16GB models for $129 (around ₹7,300) and $149 (₹8,400) respectively. The company said the new mini MeMO Pad HD 7 tablet will be released in developing markets.
Along with these two tablets, Asus also launched two more devices - FonePad Note FHD 6 and Transformer Pad Infinity tablet.
Key specifications of Asus MeMO Pad FHD 10 and MeMO Pad HD 7 are:
| Model | Asus MeMO Pad FHD 10 | Asus MeMO Pad HD 7 |
| Display | 10.1-inch LED Backlit Full HD 1920x1200p IPS display resolution | 7.0-inch HD screen with1280x800p display resolution |
| OS | Android v4.2 Jelly Bean OS | Android v4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich OS |
| Processor | 1.6GHz Intel Atom Z2560 dual-core processor | ARM Cortex-A7 quad-core processor with |
| GPU | PowerVR SGX 544MP2 Graphics Engine | Yet to be ascertained |
| RAM | 2GB | 1GB |
| Storage capacity | Comes in 16GB and 32GB variants | Comes in 8GB and 16GB variants with microSD slots |
| Camera | Main: 5.0-megapixel camera with auot-focus, can capture Full HD 1080p videoFront: 1.2-megapixel camera | Main:5.0-megapixel cameraFront: 1.2-megapixel camera, can capture HD 720p video |
| Battery | 25Wh | Up to 10 hours of battery back up |
| Add-ons | Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, GPS, stereo-speakers with exclusive Asus SonicMaster audio technology | Bluetooth v4.0, stereo-speakers with exclusive Asus SonicMaster audio technology, |
| Dimensions | 264.6 x 182.4 x 9.5 mm | 196.8 x 120.6 x 10.8 mm |
| Weight | 580 g | 302 g |
| Price | Yet to be announced | 8GB-$129 (around ₹7,300) and 16GB-$149 (around ₹8,440) |
