Five tablets of Archos

Archos, the French equipment manufacturer, has released a new range of tablets and they are both cheap  and fully featured. There are five tablets in total, Archos 28, Archos 32, Archos 43,  Archos 70, Archos 101 all of them are internet tablets and  running Android 2.2 Froyo. All of the tablets has actually been released...

Archos 28 Internet Tablet

The first of the five Archos tablets is the Archos 28 Internet Tablet, thi is smallest pocket tablet  as you might have guessed, the Archos 28 features a 2.8 inch touchscreen display with a resolution of 320x240. There is no word on whether the display is resistive or capacitive, but looking at the price point it is most likely restive.

The Archos 28 runs on a 800 MHz ARM Cortex A8 processor and  which comes with WiFi 802.11n connection facility also features, a built in microphone, an accelerometer, and it runs on Android 2.2 Froyo. The Archos 28 doesn’t seem to feature speakers, though. If all this wasn't enough, the device include video playing also supports a large number of video and audio codecs and formats. So you can use it as an audio, video player along with MP3 songs playback.

An interesting feature is a USB 2.0 port with USB host capabilities. As for battery life the Archos 28 gets up to 16 hours of music playback, up to 4 hours of video playback, and up to 6 hours of web browsing.  The device also comes with your choice of 4 or 8 GB of built in flash memory and internet browsing to enjoying all the android based applications. The tablet is powered by an 800MHz ARM Cortex A8 processor along with an accelerometer to enjoy the apps.

Unfortunately, the Archos 28 doesn't support the Android Market, and neither do any of the other Archos Android devices. In terms of size and weight the Archos 28 is 100x54x9 mm and weighs just 68 grams. The Archos 28 hasn't been released yet but Archos is marketing it as being under $100, presumably for the 4 GB version. 

Archos 32 Internet Tablet

This is an upgrade of the Archos model 28 that comes with a feature size of 3.2-inch screen, resistive touchscreen display with 400x240 resolution. You might think that with resistive screens will certainly become unresponsive, but the fact that many reports stating that this is like a capacitive touchscreen. This device is equipped with 8GB of internal storage to store media files and also comes with 720p video recording camera that makes it a viable device. Android 2.2 Froyo, WiFi 802.11n, Bluetooth 2.1, accelerometer, and 800 MHz ARM  Cotex A8 processor as the Archos 28.

The largest increase from  Archos 28 to Archos 32 in addition to the monitor screen is the addition of a camera with VGA video recording capability, but  still no images.  Battery life on the Archos 32 is also slightly improved from the Archos 28, and you will get up to 24 hours of music playback, up to 6 hours of video playback, and up to 8 hours of web browsing. Along with this you can also watch your device screen on the TV using the TV out option. For connecting to the Internet you can connect it with your 3G enabled mobile phone using the USB Cable or the Bluetooth and get started.

The Archos 32 also supports a large range of video and audio codecs and formats and as with the Archos 28.  Lack of availability of the Archos 32 there is no loud speaker built in and as with the Archos 28 and all remaining tablets Archos Android does not have access to the Android Market. as the Archos 28.  As for the size of the Archos 32, it measures 105x55x9 mm and weighs just 72 grams. The Archos 32 is also the only Archos tablet that is currently available for purchase, and it goes for just $150.

Archos 43 Internet Tablet

The next Archos Tablet after 32, this is Archos 4.3 Internet Tablet, a "palm-sized tablet that comes in a sleep design with a screen size of 4.3 inch touchscreen with 480x854 resolution equal to the size of the other tablets such as Samsung Galaxy S. The Archos 43 also features Android 2.2 Froyo, WiFi 802.11n, Bluetooth 2.1, a built in speaker, a built in microphone, an accelerometer, a built in kick stand, and a camera capable of recording HD video at 720p. The camera is also capable of taking 2 megapixel stills. 

A big improvement from the Archos 28 and 32 is that the Archos 43 features a 1 GHz ARM Cortex A8 processor. As for its similarities, the Archos 43 features a USB 2.0 host device and has support for a large number of video and audio codecs and formats, and the Archos 43 is also capable of playing 720p HD video. Another feature that differs from the previous Archos tablets is that the Archos 43 has a mini HDMI output and an external microSD card slot. Battery life is also improved and you get up to 36 hours of music playback, up to 10 hours of video playback, and up to 12 hours of web browsing. 

The best part is that there are no physical buttons and its completely a touch screen device with WiFi connectivity, sublime user interface and 3D graphics accelerator. The device is also compatible with Flash 10 to run flash based games. You can record videos and also take snaps in HD quality with 1280 x 720 pixel video resolution with a software to create a slideshow and upload the same media to Youtube or FaceBook.

The dimensions are 135x65x9 mm and it weighs just 130 grams. The Archos 43 will be available with either 8 or 16 GB of built in flash memory, but the 16 GB model is available for pre-order now for just $250. There is no word on how much the 8 GB model will cost.

Archos 70 Internet Tablet

The next Archos Tablet after 43, this is Archos 70 Internet  Tablet,  a tablet with 7-inch  capacitive multitouch screen and 800x480 resolution. the size that will compete with Samsung Tab in terms of  screen size.  A light touch multi full weight of the tablet are equipped with 3D graphics accelerator, like the previous Archos tablets, this device running Android 2.2 Froyo.

There was a breakthrough of this 70 Archos, this device is embedded stereo speakers, but generally tabet the size of available speakers is mono speaker. There is no back camera on the Archos 70, which is a surprise. The Archos 70, as with the previous Archos tablets, supports a large variety of audio and video formats and codecs, and also plays 720p HD video. A mini HDMI output is also included as well as a USB 2.0 host port. Battery life on the Archos 70 is great with up to 36 hours of music playback, up to 7 hours of video playback, and up to 10 hours of web browsing.  This device has a capacity of 8GB flash memory and a a 250 GB hard drive. These models differ slightly because, first of all, one of them has 242 more GB of memory, but also because the flash version has a microSD card slot. There is also a size and weight difference; the Archos 70 flash memory version measures 201x114x10mm and weighs 300 grams while the hard drive version measures 201x114x14 mm and weighs a hefty 400 grams.

The biggest downside is that there is no access to the Android Market, but Archos does have its own AppsLib app market available, and while it might not be the Android Market there are still some pretty good applications. You can also download applications directly to the Archos 70. There is no word on a release date or pricing for the Archos 70.

Archos 101 Internet Tablet

The next Archos Tablet after 70, this is Archos 101 Internet  Tablet,  This is the biggest model in this series which comes with a 10.1″ screen size, touchscreen display with a resolution of 1024x600. like all of the other Archos tablets, this device also runs Android 2.2 Froyo and WiFi 802.11n and Bluetooth 2.1 to get coonnectivity. And also features a build in speaker, a built in kickstand, a build in microphone, an accelerometer, a microSD card slot, and a front facing VGA camera for video conferencing. Some other features are a mini HDMI output, a USB host, and a USB slave. Like the Archos 70 and the Archos 43 the Archos 101 also plays 720p HD video and supports a wide range of audio and video codecs and formats. Finally this model is quite similar to the Apple iPad in terms of features and size but in terms of cost its almost 50% at 300$.

in general this device supports everything what all the above products support along with a webcam, email and chat applications, a virtual keyboard and support for high resource required apps like instant messengers, 3D games, video chatting etc, but there is one weaknes like as another Archos internet tablets, none of them have support for the Android Market, but don’t worry, the Archos has created its own app store called AppsLib Archos.