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The Terminator · 07-07-2012, 01:35 PM

Archos is coming out with a new tablet for $249, here are some quick specs:

9.7" screen (A little odd for Android)
1GB Ram
1GHZ Arm Cortex A8 Single Core processor
16GB Internal Memory
132PPI
2MP back camera with a 0.3 front camera
Micro-SD card slot
Mini-HDMI port
Micro-USB port
USB 2.0 port
Android 4.0 ICS

The ports are nice but the proccessor is a little needy, and the PPI is almost half what the Nexus 7 is. The screen is supposed to be the same Resolution and size as the iPad 2.

I'm still going for the Nexus 7, but if the ports are really important to you it might be worth a look, but remember that the screen size is not a standard size for and Android tablet, so apps might not scale very well.

07-07-2012, 01:35 PM	#297
The Terminator Retired Posts: 2,552 Karma: 37638420 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Vancouver Island Canada Device: Kobo Touch, Optimus One (2.3), Nexus 7 (4.2)	Archos is coming out with a new tablet for $249, here are some quick specs: 9.7" screen (A little odd for Android) 1GB Ram 1GHZ Arm Cortex A8 Single Core processor 16GB Internal Memory 132PPI 2MP back camera with a 0.3 front camera Micro-SD card slot Mini-HDMI port Micro-USB port USB 2.0 port Android 4.0 ICS The ports are nice but the proccessor is a little needy, and the PPI is almost half what the Nexus 7 is. The screen is supposed to be the same Resolution and size as the iPad 2. I'm still going for the Nexus 7, but if the ports are really important to you it might be worth a look, but remember that the screen size is not a standard size for and Android tablet, so apps might not scale very well. Last edited by The Terminator; 07-07-2012 at 01:37 PM.