Asus MeMo Pad FHD 10 to ship with Intel, Qualcomm chips in Wi-Fi and LTE versions

The Asus MeMo Pad FHD 10 is a larger version of the MeMo Pad HD 7.

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Asus continues to release a range of tablets with a variety of shapes, sizes, and colors. The configuration of the MeMo Pad FHD 10 is only slightly different from the bunch, as it's the bigger counterpart to the MeMo Pad HD 7.

The 10-inch Android 4.2 tablet features a full HD 1,920x1,200-pixel resolution IPS display, wide 178-degree viewing angles, and stereo speakers. It houses Intel's Atom Z2560 1.6GHz processor, 2GB RAM, and will come in 16GB and 32GB versions, with memory expansion via a microSD card slot.

Design-wise, the MeMo Pad FHD 10 follows the slim tablet trend, at .37-inch thick. The back panel has a "micro-weave finish" and is available in blue, white, or pink. A 1.2-megapixel front-facing camera and a 5-megapixel rear-facing camera are also included.

An LTE version, appropriately -- and exhaustively -- named the Asus MeMo Pad FHD 10 LTE, is due in the third quarter. The LTE model will don a Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro CPU, instead of the Intel x86 chip that the Wi-Fi version houses. Seeing as details on it are sparse, I'm expecting the tablet to mirror the specs of the Wi-Fi-only version. The inclusion of the quad-core processor is promising for an otherwise standard 10-inch tablet with average midrange specs.

The Asus MeMo Pad FHD 10 appears to be an upgraded version of the budget-friendly Asus MeMo Pad Smart 10. The MeMo Pad FHD 10 addresses weak points in the MeMo Pad Smart 10's performance and design, with higher resolution and a redesigned back. Despite its shortcomings, the MeMo Pad Smart 10 is still a bargain buy.

The variety of 10-inch tablets is flourishing with relatively affordable and high-performing models available. Asus has priced the smaller MeMo Pad HD 7 to sell, with a starting cost of $129 for the 8GB version, but the rate for the MeMo Pad FHD 10 has yet to be announced. Depending on the price tag, it could be an affordable option or another unfortunately forgettable 10-inch tablet.

(source: cnet)