VietNamNet Bridge – Instead of spending big money on tablets and laptops, Vietnamese users now tend to choose hybrid devices which allow them to save money and satisfy their multi-purpose needs.

It is clear that using hybrid devices helps people curb their expenses, something which has important significance in the “price storm” period, when goods prices keep escalating everyday.

It is also handy, user-friendly and comfortable to use the hybrid devices. One would find it harder and more uncomfortable to carry both a laptop and tablet in one’s bag. Meanwhile, he would find it easier to carry only one device which integrates the features of both a laptop and tablet.

Nguyen Quan, owner of a computer shop in Dong Da District in Hanoi, said a hybrid product weighs 1.8-2 kilos on average, lighter than the total weight of two separate devices.

Tu Hoang, an office worker in Hanoi, has decided to buy an ASUS Transformer Book Trio, a hybrid between tablet and laptop. The product has a market price of VND22.8 million.

The most outstanding feature of the product is that it can be disassembled into two parts which can work independently. The tablet runs on Android and has an11.6 inch screen, 1.6GHz Intel Atom and 2GB of RAM. The other component, if connected to an external monitor, becomes a Windows PC (personal computer), equipped with a 2.6GHz Intel Core i5, and 4GB RAM.

Currently, an Android-based tablet with the same configuration as the ASUS’ is priced at VND10 million, while a similar laptop is sold for VND15 million. As such, if buying the two separate devices, users would have to pay VND25 million for mid-level products. Meanwhile, if buying Asus Transformer Book Trio, one can not only save money, but also enjoy the high-grade design.

The Fonepad 7 Dual SIM tablet, which has just hit the shelves, has also caught the public’s attention.

Instead of purchasing a 2-SIM smartphone and separate tablet, one might consider the Fonephad 7 Dual SIM, as it integrates the features of both. Moreover, at VND4.5 million, the price is very reasonable.

Customers have been persuaded to buy the product in recent days to take advantage of the attractive 3G service fees offered by mobile network operators in a lot of the recent sale promotion campaigns.

The advent of the “phablet”, a mobile device designed to straddle the functions of a smart phone and tablet, has become familiar to Vietnamese since last year. In the first half of 2013, phablet buyers only had a few choices, such as Samsung’s Galaxy Note, Sony’s Xperia Z Ultra, or LG’s G Pro. And the prices were very high.

However, the market saw the number of phablet models, both high-end and mid-level, surge in the second half of the year. And as a multitude of models have been launched into the market, the selling prices have dropped continuously.

Lenovo, for example, has cut the price of its  K900 from VND11 million to VND8.9 million. The Asus Fonepad Note 6 is selling at VND9.9 million. And Oppo Find Way S goes for VND8.7 million.

VNE