Archos May Bring “80 Cobalt” Android 4.0 Tablet In Less Than $300 Before Christmas

At present the tablets such as iPad Mini, Surface RT, and Google Nexus 10 in the market cost over $300. But those users who want to use tablets but don’t wish to spend $300 on a tablet, what will they do? Certainly they will try to find a less cheaper tablet which is very hard to find. But the good news is recently ARCHOS has unveiled an 8 inch Android 4.0 tablet dubbed as 80 Cobalt which is very cheap compared to current existing tables.


8 Inch 80 Cobalt

The 80 Cobalt Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) tablet weighs solid one pound (470gm) and comes with a 8 -inch capacitive touchscreen with a resolution of 1024 x 768, 1.6GHz dual-core processor (unnamed), a quad-core GPU, 1GB of RAM, 8GB of internal storage space, a micro USB 2.0, standard 3.5mm audio jack, a microSDHC expansion slot (supports up to 64GB). It has also 2-megapixel rear webcam, 0.3-megapixel front camera for video conferencing sessions.

Full Tech Specs Of 80 Cobalt (At A Glance)

Operating system ANDROID 4.0 – Ice Cream Sandwich
Display
  • 8-inch
  • 1024 x 768 pixels
  • 16M colors
  • H.264 up to 1080p resolution – 30 fps
  • Multitouch Screen
Graphics Quad core GPU (unnamed)
Processor
  • Dual-core processor (unnamed)
  • Gen – N/A
  • 1.6GHz
Ram
  • 1GB
  • DDR3
Storage
  • 8GB Internal
  • Micro SD slot (SDHC compatible) Up to 64 GB
Networking
  • WiFi – 802.11a/b/g/n
  • Bluetooth – 4.0
Camera
  • 8GB
  • Micro SD slot (SDHC compatible) Up to 64 GB
Ports
  • Micro USB 2.0
  • 3.5mm audio jack
Audio
  • Built-in speaker
  • Built-in Microphone
  • MP3, WAV, APE, OGG, FLAC
Battery N/A
Color Black
Dimension 53.5 x 203 x 11.5 mm
Weight 470g
Additional features
  • G-sensor
  • Photo viewer supports – JPEG, BMP, GIF, PNG
  • Microsoft Windows 7, Vista, XP, or higher and Windows Media Player 11
  • Mac OS. X with Transfer Files application (not included)
  • Linux with android MTP tool (not included)

Neither its price nor its releasing time have been mentioned. But it’s been mentioned that its price will be a lot less compared to current tablets. Based on its specs, its been assumed that its price will be under $200 and it is being hope that the 8-inch 80 Cobalt Android 4.0 tablet will be launched before Christmas. What do you think about the 80 Cobalt? How much (maximum) would you pay for a tablet with these specs? Tell us your thoughts below in the comment box.

Source : Archos

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Anatol

Anatol Rahman is the Editor at TheTechJournal. He loves complicated machineries, and crazy about robot and space. He likes cycling. Before joining TheTechJournal team, he worked in the telemarketing industry. You can catch him on Google+.

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