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In a brief media gathering recently, ASUS Malaysia launched new additions to their tablet line-up with the 64-bit ASUS Fonepad 8 FE380CG and 64-bit ASUS MeMo Pad 8 ME581CL. Both offer much slimmer bezels than before with an 8-inch display but the MeMo Pad 8 ME581CL is clearly the more premium of the two tablets. Despite that, the Fonepad 8 FE380CG packs in a number of notable features which include very loud, crisp and clear dual front speakers, dual-SIM capability and 3G connectivity to go with it's 64-bit 1.33GHz Intel Atom Z3530 processor. The MeMo Pad 8 is both thinner and lighter at 7.45mm thin and 299g featuring an 8-inch IPS display with full HD 1920 x 1200 pixel resolution covered by Corning Gorilla Glass 3. This tablet also comes with 2GB RAM, 4G LTE Cat4, 802.11ac WiFi and NFC to go with it. It also has an AnyPen feature which lets you use a pencil or metal tip pen as a stylus. Check out the full tech specs list below:

• ASUS Fonepad 8 FE380CG
• 64-bit 1.33GHZ quad-core Intel Atom Z3530 processor
• 1GB RAM
• 8GB storage + 5GB ASUS Webstorage + microSD (up to 64GB)
• 8-inch LED Backlight display (IPS, Anti-fingerprint coating, 1280 x 800 pixel resolution)
• 5MP rear camera (autofocus) + 2MP front camera
• 120 x 214 x 8.9mm | 310g
• supports 3G, WiFi, Bluetooth 4.0, Miracast
• features dual front speakers, dual-SIM and GPS
• Android 4.4 KitKat
• Available in black, gold, red and white
• RM649

Just announced yesterday, the ASUS Fonepad 8 FE380CG and MeMo Pad 8 ME581CL tablets offer 64-bit processing power and some really nifty features at affordable pricing. Going for just RM1099 for the MeMo Pad 8 ME581CL and RM649 for the Fonepad 8 FE380CG, we managed to some hands-on time with the two tablets so do check them out in the photos below. There is also a product demo of the two tablets by Paul Tsai, Tablet Country Product Manager, SYSTEM Group, ASUS Malaysia as well.

• ASUS Fonepad 8 FE380CG
• 64-bit 1.33GHZ quad-core Intel Atom Z3530 processor
• 1GB RAM
• 8GB storage + 5GB ASUS Webstorage + microSD (up to 64GB)
• 8-inch LED Backlight display (IPS, Anti-fingerprint coating, 1280 x 800 pixel resolution)
• 5MP rear camera (autofocus) + 2MP front camera
• 120 x 214 x 8.9mm | 310g
• supports 3G, WiFi, Bluetooth 4.0, Miracast
• features dual front speakers, dual-SIM and GPS
• Android 4.4 KitKat
• Available in black, gold, red and white
• RM649

While ASUS Malaysia have not come out with the official announcement yet, it appears that the next 64-bit tablet from ASUS will be the ASUS MeMo Pad 8 (ME181CX) for a very affordable price of just RM549. Coming courtesy of Dynamics Distribution, the tablet will feature a 1.8GHz quad-core Intel Atom Z3745 processor, 1GB RAM, 8GB storage + 5GB ASUS Web Storage, 8-inch dsiplay with 1280 x 800 pixel resolution, 2MP rear camera, VGA front camera and 4000 mAh battery. Other tech specs include support for an up to 64GB microSD flash memory card, WiFi, Bluetooth 4.0 amd GPS, with the tablet available in black and white. The design appears to be thinner than before with a flat, non-protruding rear camera lens while the tablet also looks to be running ASUS ZenUI as well. No specific details on Malaysia release dates yet, but it should be soon.

While ASUS have already announced a 64-bit tablet with the ASUS Fonepad 7 (FE375CG) they recently brought another 64-bit tablet to the family with the official announcement of a 64-bit ASUS MeMo Pad 7 (ME572C/CL). In terms of design,  the tablet offers more colours and slimmer bezels. Unlike the Fonepad 7, this MeMo Pad 7 tablet does not pack in 3G or 4G LTE. Tech specs for the tablet include a 1.86GHz Intel Atom processor,  1GB RAM, 7-inch IPS screen with 1280 x 720 pixel resolution and oleophobic coating along with a 5MP rear camera and  2MP front camera.  The cameras use ASUS PixelMaster camera technoloogy while the tablet measures in at 113.7 x 189.3 x 9.6mm and 295g. No news yet on Malaysia release dates or pricing but early performance benchmarks have these new 64-bit Intel Atom processor working very well so stay tuned for more developments. 

ASUS Malaysia recently held a media briefing revealing their tablet plans for Q4 of 2014 and beyond. As recently leaked at TechNave.com, ASUS Malaysia confirmed that we'll be seeing 64-bit Intel processor powered tablets here in Malaysia in the near future. This includes the ASUS Transformer Pad (TF103), ASUS MeMo Pad 8 (ME181), ASUS FonePad 7 (FE375CG), ASUS FonePad 7 (FE170CG) and ASUS FonePad 8 (FE380CG). While all of these tablets will be sporting smaller bezels and a slimmer form factor and are headed for the affordable below RM1K price range, there will be higher-end tablets as well. This includes the ASUS MeMo Pad 8 (ME581) tablet which will have tech specs that include an 8-inch full HD display and 4G LTE connectivity. Check out the details in the slides in this article.

The ASUS MeMo Pad 8 ME181C remains the world's first 64-bit Android tablet and we've been getting quite a few leaks recently as to the performance and tech specs for this tablet. Truth be told we were quite curious how the real life performance of the tablet really is and our Anonymous tipster obliged with some screenshots of Asphalt 8: Airborne and a description of his or her experience with it. According to this tipster, the performance doesn't match with the performance on the benchmarks as the game lags and stutters trying to run. This doesn't match with the performance of tablet having an AnTuTu score of 32000+ so we concluded that the firmware for the tablet still hasn't been optimized completely yet. We have noticed similar performance when trying out the engineering sample for the ASUS ZenFone 5 where the real-life performance does not match with the benchmark performance. There are also camera samples as well which show similar problems as well that you can check out for yourself below:

Our anonymous tipster strikes again with some really interesting screencaps of benchmarks for the 64-bit Intel processor powered ASUS MeMo Pad 8 ME181C tablet. Introduced earlier at Computex 2014, the tablet marks the first 64-bit processor in a device and from the tech specs listed also utilizes Intel HD Graphics for Bay Trail rather than the usual Mali or PowerVR graphics chip. The benchmarks include CPU Z, AnTuTu, 3DMark and Epic Citadel with some really high-end scores. This includes an AnTuTu score of 32485, placing it in the range of current flagship smartphones (and much higher than current tablets). It appears that the tablet is running a 1280 x 800 pixel resolution display but still manages impressive performance in 3DMark and Epic Citadel. No details yet on Malaysia release dates or pricing but we expect the tablet to come here in or after August 2014. Check out the benchmarks for yourself in this article.

We recently received some admittedly blurry pictures of the ASUS MeMo Pad 8 (ME181C) next to the ASUS MeMo Pad 8 (ME180A) from an anonymous tipster. Well, said tipster has provided again, this time with some clearer hands-on like pictures. From the pictures it is clear to see that the new ASUS MeMo Pad 8 is thinner than before with and overall flatter backside thanks to no rear camera hump. The chrome trim is a nice effect and we hope the white coloured MeMo Pad 8 makes it to Malaysia soon. Still no Malaysia release dates or pricing, so stay tuned for more developments.

Most tablets today have 7-inch sized screens. However, for some people, adding on just another inch is more than enough to make a tablet device much better, which is why ASUS have come out with the ASUS MeMo Pad 8 (ME180A), which is a Wi-Fi capable tablet with a larger 8-inch screen we found to be very capable indeed. Does it fulfill your needs for something just a little bit bigger? Check out our review of the ASUS MeMo Pad 8 below for all the details.

The 64-bit Intel processor powered ASUS MeMo Pad 8 tablets recently announced over at Computex 2014 has made an appearance. Coming courtesy of an anonymous tipster, we show pics of the new ASUS MeMo Pad 8 (ME181C) next to the old ASUS MeMo Pad 8 (ME180A). Note the slightly slimmer bezels, thinner profile and overall sleeker and more compact look. While  there aren't any pics of the backside, pics during Computex 2014 revealed that the rear camera would be on the upper corner and not have a hump like the current tablet. The tipster goes on to say that while the old ASUS MeMo Pad 8 (ME180A) feels rubberized, the new ASUS MeMo Pad 8 has a ceramic feel to it. No Malaysia release dates or pricing just yet but we expect it to come in or after August 2014. Check out the pics in the article for yourself.