Asus entering the Smartphone game as early as next year.

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http://androidcommunity.com/asus-aims-to-enter-the-us-smartphone-market-next-year-20130729/

 

It’s no secret the folks from ASUS have been successful in the Android space with the Nexus 7 and Transformer tablet series, but one area they’ve struggled to gain traction is with smartphones. The company has been busy with their ASUS Padfone and FonePad, but penetrating the already crowded US smartphone market is the next challenge they want to take on.

 

 

 

 

The 4.7-inch HD smartphone that came with their Padfone Infinity was pretty impressive with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 series 1.7 GHz quad-core processor, which then docked into their 10-inch tablet to become a full-fledged Android tablet. Their Padfone series should need no introduction, but the smartphone side of things have been pretty quiet here in the US.

 

ASUS has been making some pretty impressive smartphone, but we’ve yet to see them come to market stateside. However, a few new reports going around this afternoon shows that ASUS will be entering this space sometime next year. While speaking with AllThingsD, an ASUS chairman mentioned they’d been having success working with US retailers and carriers, and hope to release a flagship smartphone soon.

 

In a market dominated by Apple and Samsung the battle is already tough with HTC, LG, and even Sony taking up the leftovers, so ASUS surely has their work cut out for them. In the end they’ve made huge strides with the Nexus 7 in both sales, and with retail partners, and smartphones are the next step.

 

The ASUS chairman ended by saying that 2013 wasn’t likely, and he then said “I think next year is more reasonable.” If recent releases by ASUS are anything to go on, we could see a top-tier Intel-powered smartphone, or even a Snapdragon 800 on board. Who’s interested in a smartphone from ASUS with some Verizon LTE?

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[Mondays In Flames]

I've never seen a Padfone or Fonepad in any retail store... Just saying, I like how the phone looks, but being able to see it in person is more important.

 

 

-Luis

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I've never seen a Padfone or Fonepad in any retail store... Just saying, I like how the phone looks, but being able to see it in person is more important.

 

 

-Luis

I don't think PadFone was marketed in the U.S.  It's more of an international device.  I liked the look of it but didn't care much for the tablet counterpart.

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I don't think PadFone was marketed in the U.S.  It's more of an international device.  I liked the look of it but didn't care much for the tablet counterpart.

Just googled it. You're right lol. I would have liked to have seen it in person.

 

 

-Luis

[SpenceSouth]

I like ASUS as a company.  Would love to see another manufacturer that could do what HTC and Samsung are doing.

[vtimmy13]

Htc is my favourite conpany loved htc evo , evo 3d and htc one kinda thought one xs v and s were ehh... btw why i bought s3 but 

Asus they could shake all that up!! i want a nexus 7 badly but do not know if i can rationalize a tablet..

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Htc is my favourite conpany loved htc evo , evo 3d and htc one kinda thought one xs v and s were ehh... btw why i bought s3 but 

Asus they could shake all that up!! i want a nexus 7 badly but do not know if i can rationalize a tablet..

This is kind of my thought process.  I don't necessarily find a justifiable reason to buy an Android Tablet when my phone can pretty much do everything the tablet can.  

 

I also use my Windows Laptop quite often so maybe that's the reason I don't really use a tablet or feel the need for one.

[vtimmy13]

This is kind of my thought process.  I don't necessarily find a justifiable reason to buy an Android Tablet when my phone can pretty much do everything the tablet can.  

 

I also use my Windows Laptop quite often so maybe that's the reason I don't really use a tablet or feel the need for one.

Same here.. i love my laptop (win 8) its like almost as mobile as i need it to be and when i can't bring it somewhere normally my smartphone will be good enough!

[Mondays In Flames]

Htc is my favourite conpany loved htc evo , evo 3d and htc one kinda thought one xs v and s were ehh... btw why i bought s3 but 

Asus they could shake all that up!! i want a nexus 7 badly but do not know if i can rationalize a tablet..

All the rationalizing you need to do is the price, $229 for an amazing killer tablet. That's all the reasons I would need.

 

Honestly though, I used my tf200 for school, but it went to s#!t, and I loved using it, so hopefully the Nexus 7 will last a bit longer than just one year.

 

 

-Luis