The Archos 80 G9 is an Android powered tablet, having the same high-end incredible specifications, up-to-date hardware equipments as that of the Archos 101 G9 tablet, and comes with an affordable budget priced tag.
Archos 80 G9 comes packed with some real horsepower inside it. Archos will be shipping with Android 3.1 Honeycomb OS, and it features an 8-inch touchscreen panel with a 1024 x 768 screen resolution and an aspect ratio of 4:3, equipped with 720p front camera to make video calls, powered by 1.5GHz dual-core OMAP 4 ARM Cortex A9 processor (with 50% more raw computational power than Nvidia Tegra 2 chipsets), full 1080p video playback, integrated with 250GB Seagate Momentus Thin (7mm) hard drive, a full-size USB port, an HDMI-out port capable of streaming 1080p content, 16GB flash memory, micro-SD card slot support for memory expansion up to 32GB, clipped with a built-in Kickstand, Archos 80 G9 is also having Android Market access support, Google Maps, Gmail support, having wide codec support with an “optional plugin” that includes support for AVI, MP4, VOB, MKV, FLV, RM, RMVB, MOV, 3GP, MPG, PS, TS, ASF, and WMV.
Archos has mentioned that it is a 3G-ready tablet, having a dedicated a USB port to accept an Archos G9 3G WWAN USB stick for 3G dongle with a pay-as-you-go plan.
Full Technical Specifications Of Archos 80 G9
| Dimensions | |
| Size | 226 mm x 155.3 mm x 11.7 mm (for Flash Series) 226 mm x 155.3 mm x 14.7 mm (for Hard Drive Series) |
| Weight | 465 grams or 17 oz (for Flash Series) 599 grams or 21.9 oz (for Hard Drive Series) |
| Form Factor | Touch-Tablet |
| Display | |
| Type | Capacitive Touch Screen |
| Size | 8 inches |
| Colors & Resolution | 16M Colors & 1024 x 768 Pixels |
| Input/ User Interface | Multi Touch Accelerometer sensor for UI auto-rotate Light-Sensor(Ambient) Gravity Sensor |
| System Properties | |
| Operating System | Google Android 3.1 Honeycomb OS |
| CPU | 1.5GHz Dual-core OMAP 4 ARM Cortex A9 Processor 3D OpenGL (ES 2.0) |
| Storage Capacity | |
| Internal Memory | – 250GB HDD – 16GB Flash Memory |
| Expandable Memory | micro-SD card slot for expansion up to 32GB |
| Browser & Messaging | HTML, XHTML, Flash, WAP 2.0 MMS, SMS, IM, Email, RSS |
| Camera | |
| Secondary (Front-Facing) | 720p front camera with 720p encoding |
| Video Recording | — |
| Video Playback | 1080p HD Video Playback Capable |
| Connectivity | |
| DATA | GPRS, EDGE |
| Bluetooth | v2.1 with EDR Stereo |
| USB | v2.0 USB POrt |
| Headset | 3.5mm stereo headset jack |
| Radio | FM radio (76-108MHz) with RDS |
| WLAN | Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n |
| GPS | Yes |
| 3G | No |
| Video, Audio & Image | |
| Video Formats | AVI, MP4, VOB, MKV, FLV, RM, RMVB, MOV, 3GP, MPG, PS, TS, ASF, WMV |
| Audio Formats | MP3, WMA, AAC+, eAAC, PCM, AMR, AAC, OGG Vorbis, FLAC, AC3 5.1 |
| Battery | |
| Type | Li-Ion Standard Battery |
| Video Playback Time | Up to 7 Hours |
| Internet Navigation Time | Up to 10 Hours |
| Music Playback Time | Up to 36 Hours |
| Other Features | HDMI Connector For 1080p HD Video Out Adobe Flash Capability G9 3G WWAN USB Stick Connectivity Built-in Kickstand Android Market, G-mail, Google Maps, G-Talk Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Picasa Compass, Built-in Microphone |
| Colors Availability | Black |
Price & Availability
The Archos 80 G9 will be releasing in September with an affordable price tag of $279. The Archos G9 3G WWAN USB stick will cost you $49.
We will update the remaining specifications, exact release dates of the Archos 80 G9 tablet as soon as we get more official updates.