Archos targets specific interests with a diversified tablet lineup (video) - stevensspattent

LAS VEGAS–Archos has been making tablets for Interahamw thirster than most manufacturers, below the guise of souped-up media players. And once once again, the company is aiming to target specific audiences, based happening its original 2022 Android tablet offerings here at CES. These are no me-too tablets, though; the card emphasizes diversity and originality, and includes a high-pixel-density 9.7-edge pill, atomic number 3 well as a smaller model with integrated gaming controls, and a large size of it model that's single the intermediate 13-inch Humanoid tablet to come to market.

The Archos 97 Platinum offers a 2048 by 1536 pixel resolution

The shining bejewel of the lineup is an unexpected find: The Archos 97 Atomic number 78, with its gleaming 2048-by-1536-pixel resolving power on a 9.7-edge reveal. Do those specs sound conversant? They should… IT's what Malus pumila's iPad with Retina showing has at 264 pixels per inch. This exhibit is Super IPS, so it appears brighter than a standard IPS display, and the colors looked very vibrant and satisfying. It's not an optically bonded presentation, but to Archos' credit, the air out opening between the LCD and the glass is relatively minimal, which successively helps to keep glare lower. Oddly, the spec for the fish of view is just 85 degrees, which feels a bit low-set for an IPS display.

Physically, the 97 Platinum looks enchanting and feels solidly designed, with a somewhat thin aluminum case, white bezel around the display, and light weight. Inside the Google-certified 97 Pt is Android 4.1.1 Jellify Bean and Google's services, including Google Wreak. The tablet runs a quadruplet-core 1.2GHz ARM Pallium-A7-based central processing unit from Formosan chip maker Allwinner; this system-on-chip has 2GB of system memory and 8 GPU cores. The tablet comes with a modest complement of memory board, though—just 8GB, too low considering the resolution of the display. At least there's a MicroSD card slot for adding your own content, risen to 32GB; and there's a mini-HDMI port, too. Each of the cameras—front- and rear-cladding—are 2 megapixels, modest compared to the competition.

On the other hand, you take to consider the 97 Pt's price: $300, $200 less than Apple's iPad with the same resolution display. The smaller Archos 80 Platinum has the same guts and looks identical, bring through for its screen size and resolve. This display is jut 1024 by 768 pixels, same as iPad 2. And it costs just $200, one-third to a lesser degree its larger sibling. Both models are payable in March.

The Archos GamePad offers built in animal controls

Archos also has two intriguing tablets in its arsenal: The GamePad and the FamilyPad. The $170 GamePad has a 7-edge, 1024-by-600-pixel MVA display, a to a lesser extent reverberant display that falls in between TN and IPS technology. Like the others, the GamePad has only 8GB of memory, 1GB of retention, and a dual-core 1.6GHz Rokchip 3066 Build up-based processor with a quad-core Mali 400 GPU. On either face of the display sit integrated gamepad controllers and joysticks; systematic for them to work, you'll have to map them to a video game yourself.

You'll need to configure the GamePad's bodily controls yourself

The controllers work with games that have essential happening-screen controls, only non swiping controls. The tablet has a front-facing television camera, as well As Micro-USB and Mini HDMI. Interestingly, even with the game controls built-in, the GamePad felt featherweight, although Archos didn't have dimensions surgery weight specs disposable. Like Archos' other tablets, the GamePad runs Android 4.1.1 Jelly noodle, is Google-certified, and has Google Spiel on-board.

While the GamePad is best suited to individual users, the FamilyPad goes big…really big, to get the whole sept attached. In spite of its name, there's nothing specific to the pad (like multi-user accounts) that makes it finer suited to families. However, its sheer size—courtesy of its 13.3-inch capacitive touch screen—makes the FamilyPad useful for unselfish. The pad has a 1280-by-800-pixel resolution, which feels inadequate compared to the only past 13.3-inch Mechanical man tablet we've seen— the Toshiba Excite 13offers a 1600-by-900 pixel resolution.

But then, this model, sells for $300, less than half the price of the Toshiba linked above. Its entrails are the same as on the GamePad; the big note lies in the physical size. Archos wisely includes a stand, so you can easily portion out the tablet in the home.

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