Asus Eee Pad Memo Specs Revealed During CeBIT 2011

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Another week and another tech related trade show. This latest is CeBit which starts this week and takes place in Hanover Germany. And coming quickly is another look at the Asus Eee Pad Memo, a device that was officially announced during CES.

That said, this latest look at the Eee Pad Memo includes a complete set of specs along with some expected pricing. Of course, that still leaves the release date as a mystery, however that may still come later during the show.

Anyway, in terms of the specs, those begin with a surprise in the form of Honeycomb. Yup, it looks like the Eee Pad Memo is going to arrive sporting Android 3.0. Otherwise, the specs include;

• 7 inch WSVGA (1024 x 600) capacitive touchscreen display
• 1.2GHz Qualcomm 8260 processor
• 1GB RAM
• 8GB, 16GB, 32GB or 64GB of storage space
• microSD card slot
• 5 megapixel rear facing camera with LED flash
• 1.2 megapixel front facing camera
• HSPA+ (I, II, V, VIII)
• Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
• Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR
• GPS
• 4400 mAh Lithium battery
• 198.5 x 116.8 x 11.5mm
• 389.16 grams

In addition there will also be USB, microUSB, G-sensor, e-compass, proximity sensor, light sensor, gyro and micro HDMI. And lastly in terms of specs, you can also expect to find a 3.5mm headphone jack, dual microphones and a set of built-in speakers.

Moving on and covering the pricing,that is said to be as low as 499 euros (around $690 US) for the 8 and 16GB model and as low as 699 euros (around $965 US) for the 32 and 64GB models. In terms of a release, we last heard that the Eee Pad Memo was expected to arrive during the summer months, possibly as early as June.

All said and done, this looks like it could be a decent offering, and perhaps more important, it will bring Android 3.0 to the 7 inch form factor and compete with the recently announced HTC Flyer. Bottom line, there seems to be a clear market for a 7 inch tablet and the likes of Asus and HTC appear ready to provide.