Asus Memo Pad 8 is a quad-core Android tablet on the cheap (pictures)

BERLIN -- We're out at IFA in Germany checking out the latest tech from all the major brands. This time it's the turn of Asus with the Memo Pad 8. It's an 8-inch Android slate with a quad-core processor, a colourful body, and a cheap price tag.

There's a 1.2-megapixel front-facing camera for video calling over Skype.

Not keen on hot pink? The Memo Pad 8 will come in a variety of other colours.

It's easily slim enough to slide into your bag, but you'll need pretty big pockets to get it into your jeans.

There's a 5-megapixel camera on the back, which should be good enough for some fancy Facebook snaps.

Although it has an 8-inch display, slim bezels help keep the overall body size down.

There's a microSD port on the side to expand the internal storage.

A speaker grille sits at the bottom. Don't expect the sound to bother your neighbours.

It's light enough to hold in one hand for at least a short while.