Asus UK has today launched a pre-order campaign for its exciting new quad-core Eee Transformer Prime Android tablet, claiming the thing should be available to pre-order from your usual range of gadgety retailers.
The only ones we’ve found with live pre-order pages so far are Ebuyer, which says it expects the Transformer Prime to arrive from January 12th, plus Expansys is now taking orders too. To make things a little different and justify the £499 launch price, Asus is bundling the keyboard dock in with all units. Doesn’t look like there’s going to be a tablet-only option at launch.
The Prime will arrive running Android 3.2, but Asus UK confirms that an update to Android 4.0 via the usual over-the-air system will hit soon after launch.
Link sort of via Gizmodo.
It’s smooth to use, the 1080p display is sharp, clear and bright, the device is extremely light and thin and therefore very pocketable and portable — much more so than other 5-inch phones we’ve used. And yet… we’re a bit unimpressed by the overall package…
A relatively high-spec smartphone, with a 4.5″ display running at 480 x 854 resolution and powered by a 1.2GHz dual-core processor, plus the Ascend G510 arrives running Android 4.1.1 — albeit potentially hindered by Huawei only sticking 512MB of RAM inside it..
The Panasonic Eluga marks the company’s return to the European mobile phone scene years after several years of absence, and it’s come back to us with a moderately high-spec Android model that features a rather stylish, slim case.
Sony returns with an all-new mobile design for 2012, pairing a dual-core processor with a 720p display. It’s a lovely phone, but is it enough to end our Samsung and HTC obsession?
LG’s updated Prada phone comes with an absolutely crazy black & white theme, but is it just for fashionable suit wearers who want to make themselves look a bit more interesting?
Chaz
/ December 16, 2011Will be pre-ordering mine on pay day!
Can preorder at Amazon, PC World, Carphone Warehouse and a few other sites as well now. All at £499.99 
Birch
/ December 16, 2011So want this tab. Need to start saving right away.
Bristolboy
/ December 16, 2011Rumours are it will be sold by John Lewis as well. Considering all seem to be charging £499.99 and if JL charges the same I will go there since they offer a free extended warranty of 2 years on all tablets (versus the 1 year at every other company).
mintvilla
/ December 16, 2011good shout on the john lewis deal.
I cant believe its 499 though, the original was 429 when it came out (thats the one i got)
Sarti
/ December 17, 2011499 is a bargain price for the tech I can get. Nice move Asus, I’ll head to fin decent pre order deal