Asus Android Phone... with a tablet dock!

sarge78 · 27 May 2011 at 16:45

http://www.engadget.com/2011/05/26/asus-to-unveil-a-phone-docking-tablet-at-computex/

What do you think chaps? Imagine the transformer with a slot for your phone... (hopefully you can chuck the tablet dock in the current laptop dock for some double docking action! :eek:

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I'm guessing it's packing Tegra 2, 1GB and possibly running Honeycomb 3.1 (with the low pixel density Gingerbread UI for the phone and full Honeycomb UI when docked to the tablet, see vid)

Obviously it can't match the SGS2 (unless they surprise everyone with Tegra 3) but it signals Asus entering the phone arena.

DefiantAsh · 27 May 2011 at 23:10

I believe Tegra 3 is already in development, and i think its a Quad core processor

, i will link to make sure i am correct of course, bk soon!

Oh and if its a phone, doubt it will run Android 3.1, most probably be Android 4.0/Ice Cream Biscuit or whatever stupid name it has now

Here - http://www.engadget.com/2011/05/04/asus-planning-quad-core-tegra-3-and-intel-based-tablets/

sarge78 · 27 May 2011 at 23:44

Ice cream won't be available until Christmas but I think they could just drop Tegra 3 into a 'Honeycomb spec' tablet without much hassle, that could mean a summer release? (Unless it's one of those rubbish, you can't buy it until next year "Launches"

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Let's hope it's not 2.3 and a rushed custom tablet UI either.

We've got a potential name too... Padfone *cringe*

Here's the concept for those lacking in imagination. Asus did a really good job with the Transformer, so this could be brilliant.

V4NT0M · 28 May 2011 at 01:07

Saw some of the teaser images and the parts of the pad they showed were pretty sweet.

Might be interested in this, no need to keep everything synced then.

manoz · 28 May 2011 at 02:18

I'd like samsung to do this tbh. A tablet house for my SG2 to go into would be pretty sweet, with HDMi out

Glaucus · 28 May 2011 at 15:44

Makes sense, you don't or at least I don't use both at the same time, so why pay for two of everything, when all you really need is a screen and battery.