ARCHOS 97 Carbon
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- Posted: 31 Jul 2012
- Market Status: Released
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Archos 97 Carbon is a tablet running on Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich and boasting a very affordable price. The 9.7-inch tablet comes with the pixel density of last year’s iPad 2 - 1024x768 pixels. It also packs 1GHz processor, 16GB of internal storage and 1GB of RAM, so it’s definitely far from being underpowered. As a bonus, you get an HDMI-out port to stream content to an HD TV and a full-sized USB port to easily hook up external hard drives and other accessories. Both a rear and front facing camera are included.
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ARCHOS 97 Carbon specifications
Pros
- Fast processor (1000 MHz)
- Lots of RAM (1024 MB RAM)
- HDMI connector for TV-out (Mini HDMI (Type C))
Cons
- Low pixel densitiy screen, below 180ppi (132 ppi)
- Low-resolution camera (2 megapixels)
- The camera lacks autofocus
- The camera lacks flash
- Lacks an ambient light sensor for automatic screen brightness adjustment
Design
- Device type:
- Tablet
- OS:
- Android (4.0)
- Dimensions:
- 9.41 x 7.24 x 0.45 (239 x 184 x 11.5 mm)
- Weight:
the average is 16.3 oz (465 g) 21.87 oz (620 g)
Display
- Physical size:
- 9.7 inches
- Resolution:
- 1024 x 768 pixels
- Pixel density:
Pixel density - The pixel density of a display represents the number of pixels over an area of one inch. It’s measured in “pixels per inch”, or ppi. The higher the number, the more detailed and good-looking the display is.
- 132 ppi
- Technology:
Technology - There are two main screen technologies currently used in phones and tablets: LCD and AMOLED. The former usually features a light source and liquid crystals, while the latter is based on organic light-emitting diodes. Newer LCD variations like IPS-LCD and Super-LCD allow for very accurate color reproduction and very wide viewing angles, where no significant image quality loss is observed. Current AMOLED screens differ in such a way that they can exhibit much more saturated colors (sometimes too much) and incredibly high contrast levels, which is due to black color being completely black in AMOLED displays.
- IPS LCD
- Colors:
- 16 777 216
- Touchscreen:
- Capacitive, Multi-touch
Hardware
- Processor:
Processor - The processor is the main computing component of a phone and is a major factor when it comes to the overall speed of the device. Some more powerful smartphones use dual-core and quad-core processors designed to deliver greater performance.
- Single core, 1000 MHz, ARM Cortex A8
- Graphics processor:
- Yes
- System memory:
System memory - System memory, or RAM memory is the type of memory that the device uses to temporarily store data from the OS or currently-running apps. The more RAM available to the device, the better the performance will be when multiple or heavier programs are running.
- 1024 MB RAM
- Built-in storage:
- 16 GB
- Storage expansion:
- Slot Type:
- microSD, microSDHC
- Maximum card size:
- 32 GB
- Slot Type:
Camera
- Camera:
- 2 megapixels
- Camcorder:
- Yes
- Front-facing camera:
- 0.3 megapixels VGA
Multimedia
- Music player:
- Filter by:
- Album, Artist, Playlists
- Features:
- Album art cover, Background playback
- Filter by:
- Speakers:
- Stereo speakers
- YouTube player:
- Yes
Internet browsing
- Browser:
- Yes
- Supports:
- HTML, HTML5, Flash
- Built-in online services support:
- YouTube (upload), Picasa
Technology
- Positioning:
Positioning - This field shows the positioning systems supported by the device. There are three main types: GPS, A-GPS and GLONASS. GPS - This is one of the most widespread global positioning technologies, developed and maintained by the U.S. government. It uses satellites in order to detect your location. Works best in clear weather. A-GPS - A-GPS stands for Assisted GPS and is the industry standard for positioning and navigation. “Assisted” means that it can use local wireless networks, in addition to satellites, for quicker and more precise localization. GLONASS - GLONASS is a global positioning system, developed by the Russian Federation. It’s very similar to GPS, but isn’t so popular in cell phones.
- GPS
- Navigation:
- Yes
Phone features
- Organizer:
- Calendar, Alarm, Document viewer (Office 2007, Office 2003, PDF, Other), Calculator
- Messaging:
- Predictive text input
- E-mail:
- IMAP, POP3, SMTP, Microsoft Exchange
Connectivity
- Wi-Fi:
- Yes
- USB:
- USB 2.0
- Connector:
- microUSB
- Features:
- USB Host
- HDMI:
- Mini HDMI (Type C)
- Other:
- Computer sync, OTA sync
Other features
- Notifications:
- Flight mode, Silent mode
- Sensors:
- Accelerometer
- Voice commands, Voice recording
Shopping information
- Accessories:
- USB cable, Power adapter, Quick Start Guide
- MSRP price:
- $ 250
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