Retina what now? French gadget peddler Archos has just revealed its new line up of Android tablets,
and despite their low pricetags, they’re packing some seriously impressive
tech. Best of all, they’re all packing super sharp screens with enough pixels
to take on the fourth-generation iPad. Read on to meet them.
Archos has three new Android tablets on show,
and like Barnes & Noble’s Nook line, they’re low-price slates with super
sharp displays. Up first is the Archos 80 Platinum, an eight-inch tab with a
1024×768 display like the iPad mini – and a pricetag of just £179.
Next up is the Archos 97 Platinum, a 9.7-inch
number with a sharper-than-full-HD 2048×1536 display for £249. Last but not
least is the Archos 116 Platinum, a £299 11.6-inch tablet with a full HD screen
for kicking back and gawping at movies. All three slates run Android 4.1 on
quad-core 1.2GHz processor, and can be hooked up to your telly via HDMI for
apps on the big screen.
One big difference between Archos’ slates and
the Nook HD and HD+ is the software: Barnes & Noble’s tablets have their
own rather limited app store, while Archos’ machines run full Android with
access to all the hundreds of thousands of apps and games on the Play store.
The Archos Platinum line ships this month, save for the
116, which is out in April. Worth the wait to save money or just a false
economy? We’ll let you know with full reviews of all three, but in the meantime
get stuck in in the comments below with your thoughts! [GadgetShow]
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