Asus Fonepad to hit the shelves in March, costs €265

Asus announced the Fonepad slate (it is a
slate, right?) a few days ago at the MWC
2013 in Barcelona along with the Padfone
Infinity. We knew the Fonepad will come
in two version - one with 8GB internal
storage and a 3MP rear camera for the
APAC region, and a 16GB model without a
rear camera for the European markets.
Well, now we know the 16GB model will
be hitting the shelves in Russia this
month. It will cost €265 - slightly above
what Asus has promised us - €219. We
guess the Fonepad will be hitting other
EU markets this March as well and we
hope the price there stays closer to the
one suggested by the manufacturer
(smartphones and tablets tend to cost
more in Russia than in the EU).
In case you need a refresh the Fonapad is
a 7” tablet with an IPS screen of 1280 x
800 pixel resolution. It also sports full
phone functionality with 3G HSPA+
connectivity. The Fonepad is powered by
an Intel Atom Z2420 chipset with a
single-core CPU clocked at 1.2GHz, 1GB
of RAM and PowerVR SGX540 GPU. A
microSD slot is available too plus 5GB
web storage. It will run Android 4.1 Jelly
Bean at launch