Archos 64 Xenon the economic 6.4-inch phablet

Archos 64 Xenon is a phablet by 6.4 inches, cheap and accessible but with good technical characteristics. Who is considering to purchase will find it very useful and interesting videos reported by Jbmm  which shows a preview of the very first impressions and unboxing of use. The package is compact and neat, with a simple but effective graphics, all in shades of white and green, with some images to effect and the main technical characteristics, on the back of the box.

The device has a nice line and looks very well done, although certainly with cheap materials such as polycarbonate (with finish reminiscent of brushed aluminum). The Xenon measure 90.6 x 170.7 x 9.3 mm and weighs 232 g and is therefore sufficiently comfortable to handle and transport mobility, offering in return a space display is significantly better than that of many smartphones. Archos also seems to have chosen a great display 6.4 inches with a resolution of 1280 x 720 pixels that offers all the typical advantages of the panels PS, that is realistic and vibrant colors, excellent contrast and luminance values ​​and an angle of vision on both floors really wide, allowing you to enjoy the content even more than one person at a time.

Moving on to the technical features, the Archos 64 Xenon has a hardware platform that includes the SoC MediaTek MT6582, ARM Cortex A7 a quad-core 1.3 GHz, supported by 1 GB of RAM and 4 GB of storage space, expandable via microSD. The equipment is completed by a micro USB port, a rear camera 8 megapixel auto focus camera, a front camera with 2 megapixels, modules 3G, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 3.0 and a battery of 2800 mAh, all controlled by Google Android 4.2 Jelly Bean.

Of particular interest is also support dual SIM , much appreciated in emerging markets in general and low cost devices. First impressions are very good then, especially in relation to the price chosen by the French producer for its phablet: Xenon fact, the Archos 64 is available from May 26 at a cost of 199 Euros

Archos GamePad 2, gaming 7-inch tablet

Archos has been working for a long time on the new GamePad 2 , gaming 7-inch tablet has obtained the certification of FCC recently , and only this morning, HKTDC has published the product page revealing its technical final. The new Archos GamePad 2 will have approximately the same size as its predecessor , but will boast a display with higher resolution, a processor faster and more memory RAM on board.

GamePad 2 is powered by a 1.6GHz quad-core CPU, which makes us think of a Rockchip RK3188 SoC, and integrates a 7-inch IPS display with a resolution of 1280 x 800 pixels, 2GB of RAM and 16GB of internal memory, expandable with a microSD card slot. What makes this device a tablet or a gaming console/Android tablet is definitely the presence of a D-pad and physical buttons integrated into the frame, which increase the size of the GamePad 2 (larger than any other 7-inch tablet) but allow the user to keep the console from the sides, with the thumbs and fingers on the buttons, without the need to touch the screen to start a game.

The tablet by a capacitive touchscreen display, but you can use a key mapping software for controlling and managing the game without using the screen. Sales prices and the availability to the public consumer are not yet known, but we expect a launch later this year (maybe for Christmas) to about $ 200. For now you can order 500 units for $ 170 each.

Via: Liliputing