New Archos Honeycomb tablets unveiled 2 comments
Archos has unveiled a couple of new tablets that look very interesting. The 8-inch Archos 80 G9 and the 10-inch Archos 101 G9 will both run Android 3.1 Honeycomb. Both tablets are powered by 1.5 GHz dual-core OMAP 4 processors from Texas Instruments. Archos claims the new tablets will be faster than competing tablets running Nvidia Tegra 2 chipsets (1 GHz) — as much as 50 percent faster at loading web pages. 
Archos is also introducing the Archos 3G Stick — an optional ($49) 3G solution on a USB stick that will fit into a concealed USB port on the pack of the tablets. So Archos will not have to release separate Wi-Fi only and 3G enabled devices. The 3G Stick can be shared between different devices and uses only one data plan (depending on your country).
For storage the tablets will feature either 16GB of flash memory or a 250 GB ultra-thin hard drive from Seagate. The Seagate Momentus Thin hard drive is only 7mm thick and means the Archos tablets with this option will offer much more storage than competing tablets. The hard drive versions of the tablets are only 3mm thicker than the flash versions but the drive does add some weight. Both the flash and hard drive versions of the G9’s will cost the same.
Some of the other features:
- Capacitive multitouch display.
- Display resolution: Archos 80 – 1024 x 768; Archos 1280 x 800.
- Can play 1080p H264 High Profile videos.
- Front facing camera with 720p encoding.
- USB slave and host.
- Micro SD card slot (Flash version).
- HDMI output.
- Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n; Bluetooth 2.1+ EDR.
- Built-in sensors: GPS, G-sensor, vibrator, compass.
- Microphone; built-in speakers.
- Flip-out kickstand.
- Dimensions and weight:
- Archos 80 Flash – 8.9 x 6.11 x .46 inches (226mm x 155.3mm x 11.7mm); 17 ounces (465g).
- Archos 80 Hard Drive – 8.9 x 6.11 x .58 inches (226mm x 155.3mm x 14.7mm); 21.9 inches (599g).
- Archos 101 Flash – 10.86 x 6.59 x .5 inches (276mm x 167.3mm x 15.6mm); 23.8 ounces (649g).
- Archos 101 Hard Drive – 10.86 x 6.59 x .61 inches (276mm x 167.3mm x 15.6mm); 27.7 ounces (755g).
- Battery Life: Music playback up to 36 hours; Video playback up to 7 hours; Internet browsing up to 10 hours.
Perhaps the coolest thing about these new tablets from Archos is the price: $279 for the 8-incher and $349 for the 10-inch model. Expected to be available in late September.
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Agreed. This one looks very good on paper at least.
Amazing screen and tabler at this price !