Guest PaulOBrien Posted April 26, 2013 Report Share Posted April 26, 2013 This is the £179.99, Android 4.1, 7" WXGA (1280x800) IPS, Intel Atom Z2420 1.2 GHz, 1GB RAM, 16GB ROM, microSD (!) equipped Asus FonePad. Got questions? Ask them here before our review! We're very keen to see how the device measures up compared to it's £60 more expensive Nexus 7 3G sibling. Released only today, the device is shipping now from Amazon UK. Click here to view the item Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest razzmataz1478 Posted April 26, 2013 Report Share Posted April 26, 2013 Game performance compared to the Tegra 3 in the Nexus 7? Any comparison? Or does the Nexus win hands down? Also what is general performance like e.g. Speed of opening apps. Have you put it to your ear and made a call yet? :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest the juggernaut Posted April 26, 2013 Report Share Posted April 26, 2013 how is the reception Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest leetron1 Posted April 26, 2013 Report Share Posted April 26, 2013 can u just stick in a contract/payg sim from one of your mobiles and have it recognise the pad as a phone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Simon O Posted April 26, 2013 Report Share Posted April 26, 2013 Can I have it when you get bored of it please? ;) serious question: Have they managed to improve the houdini binary translation library so app compatibility is better? Older Intel devices are unable to use Adobe Air applications which means iPlayer doesn't work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest the juggernaut Posted April 26, 2013 Report Share Posted April 26, 2013 review please :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest shootomanUK Posted April 26, 2013 Report Share Posted April 26, 2013 can u just stick in a contract/payg sim from one of your mobiles and have it recognise the pad as a phone? erm....yep hence the name Fonepad lol can't understand why they didn't do the same with nexus7 though ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest leetron1 Posted April 26, 2013 Report Share Posted April 26, 2013 erm....yep hence the name Fonepad lol can't understand why they didn't do the same with nexus7 though ?? are you sure..some tabs won't accept phone sims as the network registers the device as a non-phone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest PaulOBrien Posted April 26, 2013 Report Share Posted April 26, 2013 Game performance compared to the Tegra 3 in the Nexus 7? Any comparison? Or does the Nexus win hands down? Also what is general performance like e.g. Speed of opening apps. Have you put it to your ear and made a call yet? :P I have, it works! :) Will definitely compare performance with my Nexus 7. how is the reception Seems very good! can u just stick in a contract/payg sim from one of your mobiles and have it recognise the pad as a phone? My 3 SIM doesn't work in my N7 3G, it DOES in this! Can I have it when you get bored of it please? ;) serious question: Have they managed to improve the houdini binary translation library so app compatibility is better? Older Intel devices are unable to use Adobe Air applications which means iPlayer doesn't work. I should try iPlayer then! review please :D Upcoming! P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest PaulOBrien Posted April 26, 2013 Report Share Posted April 26, 2013 Can I have it when you get bored of it please? ;) serious question: Have they managed to improve the houdini binary translation library so app compatibility is better? Older Intel devices are unable to use Adobe Air applications which means iPlayer doesn't work. iPlayer works great... P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Simon O Posted April 27, 2013 Report Share Posted April 27, 2013 iPlayer works great... P Excellent. Can you see if Autumn Walk works too please? https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=air.com.monsterandmonster.autumnwalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest RedSlug Posted April 27, 2013 Report Share Posted April 27, 2013 What kind of TV out is there? if anything.. Miracast? MHL? Do all the nexus 7 accessories fit? Is the form factor exactly the same? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest the juggernaut Posted April 27, 2013 Report Share Posted April 27, 2013 What kind of TV out is there? if anything.. Miracast? MHL? Do all the nexus 7 accessories fit? Is the form factor exactly the same? the power and vol buttons are on the opposite side so i don't think that would work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest RedSlug Posted April 27, 2013 Report Share Posted April 27, 2013 the power and vol buttons are on the opposite side so i don't think that would work. Well that's a bit stupid and annoying! Ah well :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest the juggernaut Posted April 27, 2013 Report Share Posted April 27, 2013 have you found any way to unlock the bootloader? and if so will development be slower than usual due to the intel chip? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest the juggernaut Posted April 28, 2013 Report Share Posted April 28, 2013 the power and vol buttons are on the opposite side so i don't think that would work. you could take a N7 case and cut a few holes in the right places and then it will fit but then you have the original ones for the N7 it will get quite annoying after a while i would have thought Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest PaulOBrien Posted April 29, 2013 Report Share Posted April 29, 2013 Excellent. Can you see if Autumn Walk works too please? https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=air.com.monsterandmonster.autumnwalk Ill try it. :) What kind of TV out is there? if anything.. Miracast? MHL? Do all the nexus 7 accessories fit? Is the form factor exactly the same? No TV out so far as I can tell. :( have you found any way to unlock the bootloader? and if so will development be slower than usual due to the intel chip? Not yet, it remains to be seen if development will be slower... P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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