ASUS PadFone S slow motion video recording

The ASUS PadFone series of smartphones feature smartphones capable enough to power a tablet dock and the new ASUS PadFone S could well be the best bang-for-your-buck PadFone of the bunch. Featuring water and shock resistance, 4G LTE, 4K and slow motion video recording the PadFone S is priced at a very affordable RM899. On top of that, it also has many more features and top-notch tech specs but for more details on that, do check out our full review of the ASUS PadFone S super smartphone in this article.

Revealed in a "one more thing" style yesterday, the ASUS Padfone S smartphone can slot into a 9-inch display tablet dock so you can get the best of both worlds with either a 5-inch display smartphone or a 9-inch display tablet. Both offer full HD 1080p pixel resolutions and the Padfone S definitely looks very premium with a brushed metal frame and rounded backside. According to ASUS Malaysia, the Padfone S has been drop tested from 150cm, which is about chest height and has IPX2 water resistance. In addition to these features, it also has tech specs which are top of the line but is only priced at just RM899 for the smartphone. The dock will be sold separately for RM499 and the Malaysia release date for the Padfone S is expected to be around 15 October 2014. We managed to get some hands-on time with the "Super Smartphone" from ASUS which you can see below:

• ASUS Padfone S
• 2.3GHZ quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 processor
• 2GB RAM
• xGB storage + 5GB ASUS Webstorage + microSD (up to 64GB)
• 5-inch display (IPS, 1920 x 1080 pixel resolution, 60ms touch response time)
• 13MP PixelMaster rear camera (autofocus) + 2MP front camera
• 143.4 x 72.5 x 10 mm | 150g
• supports 4G LTE Cat4, WiFi 802.11ac, Bluetooth 4.0, Miracast, NFC
• features dual front speakers, dual-SIM and GPS
• Android 4.4 KitKat
• 2300 mAh battery
• Available in black, gold, red and white
• RM899