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Closer look at the Archos 28 Android handheld

09/06/2010 at 12:01 PM by Brad Linder 14 Comments

The other day I provided a brief overview of 5 new Android devices from Archos, with displays ranging from 2.8 inches to 10.1 inches. Today I want to start taking a closer look at these tablets one by one. I’ll have more details in the coming weeks after I have some time to play with review units, but to kick things off, here’s what we know about the Archos 28 — plus a bunch of pictures of this tiny and inexpensive tablet/media player.

There’s no way to talk about the Archos 28 without first mentioning the price. It’s just $99. That’s not a bad price for a portable media player, although with just 4GB of built in storage, you can certainly find music and video players that cost less. But when you consider the fact that this device also has a built in web browser and the ability to run thousands of third party apps, that $99 price tag is pretty amazing. There will also be a model with 8GB of storage space.

Of course, you’re not going to get all the features that come with pricier Android devices on this model. The 2.8 inch, 320 x 240 pixel display isn’t exactly ideal for surfing the web or reading documents. But it should be adequate for watching videos, playing games, or running many Android apps.

The Archos 28 also has a resistive touchscreen — which is makes entering text with the on-screen keyboard a little difficult if you try to use your fingertips. I’d recommend using a fingernail or stylus/pen. I had no problems, on the other hand, launching applications or navigating through apps with nice big, finger-friendly buttons. Unlike some devices with resistive touchscreens, you don’t have to press down very hard on the Archos 28 screen to register a button press. A light tap will do the trick.

The Archos 28 will run Google Android 2.2 at launch, although the demo unit I checked out was running android 2.1. It has an 800MHz ARM Cortex A8 processor, a 3D graphics accelerator with support for OpenGL ES 2.0, a G-Sesnro, built in mic, and a USB port for connecting to a computer. The handheld device supports 802.11b/g/n WiFi. This is the only new tablet from Archos that doesn’t support video output.

The Archos 28 measures 3.9″ x 2.1″ x .37″ and weighs just 2.4 ounces. Like the other new tablets from Archos it supports H.274, MP4, WMV, and M-JPEG video out of the box as well as MP3, WMA, WAV, AAC, OGG Vorbis, and FLAC audio. There are optional plug-ins that add support for MPEG2 and AC3 5.1 playback.

Like all Archos tablets, the Archos 28 will ship without access to the Google Android Market or Google suite of apps including Gmail and Google Calendar. But Archos does bundle it with the AppsLib market which includes about 5,000 free and paid apps which you can download and install.

You can find more photos after hte break.






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The 28 looks pretty much like a PDA. At $99 it’s mighty tempting to replace my old iPaq with this.

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Archos 28 and 32 will be precious for free hotspots.

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Dose the mic and speaker work well for a wifi voip phone? Dose it have Bluetooth?

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yeah justt cheked it works with google voice ITS FREE FOR IN AND OUT CALLS TXTING AND MORE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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can u also connect to a router or network with the wi-fi?

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Yes, you shouldn’t have any problems connecting to most WiFi networks.

If you have more questions just go to…

http://forum.archosfans.com/

Lot’s of other Archos users can answer any question you may have.

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Nice, Planing on Getting this Device For *Xmas* xD

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Here is a link that sends you to a download of the android marketplace, the real one, not appslib. It works for the archos 28, 32, and 43. I’m not sure if it works, but it’s worth a try. Just plug in a cord into your computer and connect to the archos, and go to this website. All you need to do is to:
– put gApps4Archos.apk file on your Archos disk
– install it by selecting this file using the device file manager
– run the installed package and follow the installation steps
http://rapidshare.com/files/423872528/gApps4Archos.apk
Hope it works! =D

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this is exactly what archos and android needed. $99 is less than half the price of an iPod. if this can run YouTube and surf as well as say an LG optimus… it could
actually make a little dent in iPod sales. my own kids are already ruined by the iPod.. in my house a 4 and 3 year old would rather take turns with the iPod (yes, brothers, sharing…) than each use one of our android handets at the same time when given a choice.. but for others out there.. two kids= two devices for the price of one iPod.

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ps– shame they didn’t market these very well..

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keep in mind, no youtube (to little RAM) and no bluetooth, other than that, surprisingly compatible (office and stuff) good wifi connection, good batt. life, you can find a market app.. google it, It CAN run andr.2.2 tho I would not recommend upgrading, Ram is still a little low so it will not upgrade the speed. touch screen..after a while.. its pretty okay actually. 3d is suprisingly good, sound is great, nice albumflow-ish layout in music player, video playback isn’t extreme.. tho not bad. for your $99,- a great android (mini)tab. I would def. recommend it.

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Do u know if it has an app for angry birds getting this for my nephew for his birthday

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doesnt have flash but if it did it would be a top seller

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I do not recommend buying this tablet. It was very inconvenient for me, and most of all, if you charge it too many times it will completely crash on you and you wont be able to turn it on or anything.. thats what happened to mine. From the start it couldnt connect to the internet for more than 20 minutes, if i was lucky to get that much time, and i used it for music for the most part and would just freeze up all the time and be a pain. I would not waste your money on this piece of ____ !!! Very very disappointed in a tablet that looked to be promising.

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