Asus PadFone 2 will arrive in Europe and Asia by end-December, prices revealed

 

 

The Asus PadFone 2 got first unveiled in Taiwan earlier today, and now there is a second event

 dedicated to the European launch of the phone-in-tablet combo. This one is in Milan, Italy, and it tells us the PadFone 2 will arrive in Europe and Asia by the end of December 2012.

Here is the list of markets that will first get the device:

Bulgaria, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Sweden, Hong Kong, India, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand and U.A.E. 

Notably, the United States is absent from the list, but Asus is saying it will be updating it with new countries soon, so stay tuned.

UPDATE: And now we have the prices for Europe. Unlocked and unsubsidized, the PadFone 2 bundle with the tablet chassis will cost €799 (around $1,040) for the 32GB model, and €899 ($1,170) for the 64GB model.