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Asus PadFone vs Plum Axe

Compare recorded specifications, size and practical differences.

Asus PadFone

Asus PadFone

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Key differences

Calculated from recorded specifications using minimum difference thresholds. These are differences, not an overall ranking. For three phones, numeric highlights compare the two extremes.

  • WeightAxe: 31 g lighterAxe: 98 g · PadFone: 129 g
  • WidthAxe: 1.8 mm narrowerAxe: 63.6 mm · PadFone: 65.4 mm
  • Screen diagonalAxe: 0.3 in smaller diagonalAxe: 4 in · PadFone: 4.3 in
  • ChipsetQualcomm MSM8260A Snapdragon S4 Plus / Mediatek MT6575 (40 nm)PadFone: Qualcomm MSM8260A Snapdragon S4 Plus · Axe: Mediatek MT6575 (40 nm)
  • DepthPadFone: 1.2 mm thinnerPadFone: 9.2 mm · Axe: 10.4 mm
  • HeightAxe: 6 mm shorterAxe: 122 mm · PadFone: 128 mm

Physical size

Relative size, not calibrated actual size. Front and side outlines share one scale and a bottom baseline. Generic outlines use recorded body dimensions, excluding camera bumps.

Front
PadFone: 128 × 65.4 mm 1 Axe: 122 × 63.6 mm 2
Side
PadFone: 128 × 9.2 mm 1 Axe: 122 × 10.4 mm 2
  1. 1. PadFone
    Height
    128 mm
    Width
    65.4 mm
    Depth
    9.2 mm
    Weight
    129 g
  2. 2. Axe
    Height
    122 mm
    Width
    63.6 mm
    Depth
    10.4 mm
    Weight
    98 g

Specifications

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Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials
SpecificationPadFoneAxe
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 128 Х 65.4 Х 9.2 mm
  • 122 Х 63.6 Х 10.4 mm
Weight
  • 129 g
  • 98 g
Technology
  • Super AMOLED
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 4.3" inch
  • 4" inch
Screen resolution
  • 540 x 960 px
  • 480 x 800 px
Internal memoryRecorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 16/32/64 GB
  • 1 GB RAM
  • 4 GB
  • 512 MB RAM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
BatteryCapacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1520 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 1400 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
  • upgradable to 4.1 (Jelly Bean)
  • Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
Chipset
  • Qualcomm MSM8260A Snapdragon S4 Plus
  • Mediatek MT6575 (40 nm)
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display
SpecificationPadFoneAxe
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 256K
Screen area
  • 51.0 cm2
  • 45.5 cm2
Screen format
  • 16:9 (height:width)
  • 5:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 60.9%
  • 58.7%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 256 PPI
  • 233 PPI
Screen protection
  • Corning Gorilla Glass
Unknown
Camera and Video
Camera and Video
SpecificationPadFoneAxe
Rear camera, main
  • 8 MP
  • Single
  • 5 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 8 MP
  • AF
  • 5 MP
  • AF
Functions
  • LED flash
  • LED flash
Video
  • 1080p@30fps
  • Yes
Front camera, selfie
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
Specifications
  • VGA
  • VGA
Performance
Performance
SpecificationPadFoneAxe
Processor CPU
  • Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait
  • 1.0 GHz Cortex-A9
Graphics processor GPU
  • Adreno 225
  • PowerVR SGX531
General specs
General specs
SpecificationPadFoneAxe
Release date
  • 2012
  • February
  • 2012
  • May
Colors
  • Black
  • Black
  • White
Historical recorded priceLegacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 300 EUR
Unknown
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 360 h (2G) / Up to 370 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 15 h 40 min (2G) / Up to 8 h (3G)
  • Stand by time- Up to 200 h Talking time- Up to 5 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity
SpecificationPadFoneAxe
SIM card
  • Mini-SIM
  • Dual SIM (Mini-SIM)
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
Speed
  • HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps
  • HSPA
GPRS
  • Yes
  • Class 12
Edge
  • Yes
  • Class 12
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • hotspot
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
  • Mi-Fi hotspot
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • miniUSB
Bluetooth
  • Yes
  • 2.1
Music and Audio
Music and Audio
SpecificationPadFoneAxe
Radio
  • No
  • Stereo FM radio
Other features
Other features
SpecificationPadFoneAxe
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • gyro
  • proximity
  • compass - MP3/WAV/eAAC+ player -MP4/H.264 player -Organizer -Document viewer -Photo viewer/editor -Voice memo/dial -Predictive text input (Swype) - Optional Padfone Station with 10.1 inches display
  • 1280 x 800 pixels.273 x 176.9 x 13.55 mm @ 724 g
  • 6600 mAh battery.
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity
  • compass - MP4/H.264 player -MP3/WAV/eAAC+ player -Organizer -Document viewer -Photo editor -Voice memo/dial -Predictive text input - Z401 Single SIM Z400 Dual SIM