The Archos 80 Xenon tablet is coming next month for $199, featuring quad-core processing power

posted by Alan F. / May 16, 2013, 8:18 PM

The Archos 80 Xenon tablet

Archos expects to introduce the 8 inch Archos 80 Xenon tablet in June, priced at $199. The 8 inch screen offers resolution of 1024 x 768 and the tablet is powered by a quad-core 1.2GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 processor under the hood. While 1GB of RAM is on board, the slate has just 4GB of native storage although that can be expanded by use of the 64GB capacity microSD slot. There is a 2MP rear-facing camera with a front-facing 'webcam' for self-portraits and video chat.

The Archos 80 Xenon is 11.3mm thick, weighs 440 grams and features 3G and Wi-Fi connectivity. No, there is no LTE connectivity on this tablet. What there is though, is Android 4.1 pre-installed out of the box which means it will run smoothly thanks to Project Butter, give usable information with Google Now, and let users answer emails and view pictures and video directly from the notification screen with actionable notifications.

source: Archos via AndroidCentral

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16 Comments

1. TROLL

Posts: 4851; Member since: Apr 13, 2012

For the S4pro to push that screen is not enough power, cause once widgets and live wallpapers are active, it will lag. 1Gb Ram is to less. But for $200, it's not bad. ®

posted on May 16, 2013, 8:25 PM 0

5. semipro1337

Posts: 110; Member since: Oct 01, 2012

Yea um.... no. should have no problem pushing the resolution here, especially since it's got jb and full hardware acceleration. How many widgets you need on one screen anyway?

posted on May 16, 2013, 8:48 PM 0

7. daddysbeenabadgirl

Posts: 157; Member since: Jul 26, 2012

The Acer 8inch is cheaper by $30. Not saying its a good tablet but atleast it will cost less for very similar specs...

posted on May 16, 2013, 8:54 PM 0

8. SmartPhoneStream

Posts: 162; Member since: Jun 21, 2012

The Xperia Tablet Z has a 10 inch full HD screen with a s4 pro and run smoothly. The 1 GB of ram might not be enough, but for 200 dollars, this is a great tablet

posted on May 16, 2013, 9:08 PM 0

16. TylerGrunter

Posts: 1544; Member since: Feb 16, 2012

And you are wrong again... Where that it says that uses the S4 PRO? Archos as always is playing dirty on the processor. The only quad-core 1.2GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 are PLAY, with A5 cores and Adreno 203. You won't need widgets and live wallpapers for tha SoC to lag...

posted on May 17, 2013, 2:52 AM 0

2. FlushGordon unregistered

Right then and there when I saw the screen resolution I stopped reading the article

posted on May 16, 2013, 8:42 PM 0

3. semipro1337

Eyes that bad that you need 1080p to be satisfied? Show me another tablet at this price point with everything this has. I can't think of any...

posted on May 16, 2013, 8:46 PM 1

6. FlushGordon unregistered

Pipo u1 pro (a China OEM) sells their Rockchip 1,6 Mali400 mp powered 720p ips tablets for $160...a far more powerful device than this archos pos...I mean waay more powerful...did I forget to tell you that it's a 1280 x 720? Google it boy...you're missing a lot How's that?

posted on May 16, 2013, 8:52 PM 1

9. daddysbeenabadgirl

Ive owned a few China tabs and both broke down within a year. One was dropped but the other just stopped charging. Reason I bring it up is beacuse the build quality for tablets from China are horrible with no warranty. I wouldnt buy either the Archos or the Pipo u1 but if I had to choose Id take the Archos anyday over any China tablet.