Hands on: Asus Fonepad review

As if the Padfone isn't strange enough a concept, what about this: a 7-inch Android 4.1 tablet that can also make calls. Meet Fonepad.

Yes, that's right - Asus now have two different but similar products called essentially the same name but in a slightly different order. Crazy times.

Unlike the Padfone, which is a smartphone with a tablet shell, the Fonepad is a device rather like the Nexus 7 (which Asus also makes for Google) but with the ability to make calls. It was leaked back in February.

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