Gen 9 Archos 80, Archos 101 launched, priced

IonTech, local distributor of Archos, has finally launched the generation 9 of their Archos tablets. Both the Android Honeycomb Archos 80 and Archos 101 were presented to the media tonight.

The Archos 80 is the smaller tablet of the two with an 8-inch LCD display and sports a dual-core 1.5GHz processor.

Archos 80 G9
8” LCD display @ 1024×768 pixel resolution
ARM CORTEX A9 OMAP 4 dual-core 1.5 GHz
3D OpenGL (ES 2.0)
16GB flash or 250GB HDD
up to 32GB via microSD
720p HD front-camera
WiFi 802.11 b/g/n
Bluetooth 2.1
GPS
micro-USB port
micro-HDMI port
Android Honeycomb 3.2

The 3G dongle at the back is optional and removable (sold separately). It is available in 16GB model and 250GB HDD variant.

On the other hand, the bigger Archos 101 has an LCD display of 10.1-inch (diagonally) and comes with the same dual-core 1.5GHz processor.

Archos 101 G9
10.1” LCD display @ 1024×768
ARM CORTEX A9 OMAP 4 dual-core 1.5GHz
3D OpenGL (ES 2.0)
16GB flash
up to 32GB via microSD
720p HD front-camera
WiFi 802.11 b/g/n
Bluetooth 2.1
GPS
micro-USB port
micro-HDMI port
Android Honeycomb 3.2

It’s only available in 16GB flash storage only and upgradeable to 48GB when paired with a 32GB microSD card.

The tablet is about 11.7mm thin on the flash variant and a little thicker at 14.7mm with the HDD variant.

As promised, the Archos Gen 9 tablets will all retail for under Php20k. The Archos 101 16GB Gen 9 has a suggested retail price of Php19,999.

The 16GB Archos 80 Gen 9 will retail for Php16,999 while the 250GB HDD version of the Archos 80 will go for just Php19,999.

The optional 3G dongle is sold separately for Php3,000 and will work on both tablets and even on laptops.