Archos phone tablet teased: Android, 4.3-inch touschscreen, 1GHz ARM processor

In an all-too brief teaser at a press conference across the pond, Archos decided to give a few more details and a teaser pic of the Android phone it announced back in February. According to the slide, it's got a 4.3-inch touchscreen with 854 x 480 resolution, a 1GHz ARM processor -- likely comparable to Archos 5, but pretty powerful considering what all other Android phones have so far arrived with -- and a 10mm-thick shell. Size and specs-wise, it matches up quite handily to the Snapdragon- and Windows Mobile-powered Toshiba TG01, although that one's already taking up retail shelf space, and it looks like we'll be waiting for some of those infamous Archos leaks if we want any more information the phone tablet in the near future.

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 15th 2009 4:34PM]

Official info, photos, specs at http://www.archos.com/products/imt/archos_5it/index.html?country=us&lang=en

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 15th 2009 4:56PM]

That link is for the Archos 5, not the Archos Phone Tablet

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 15th 2009 5:12PM]

Ooops, my bad, sorry!

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 15th 2009 8:34PM]

Teasing is annoying. And @ the end of the conference they had(that was showing on UStream from what looked like a hidden camera) "See you @ CES" . . . So I guess more info is still a few months off

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 16th 2009 4:59AM]

It's not just a 1GHz ARM Processor. It's a 1GHZ ARM Cortex A8.

That's over twice as fast as the 1GHz ARM11 in the Snapdragon!!

And 66% faster than the iPhone 3GS or Palm Pre.

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 16th 2009 12:16AM]

*drooool*

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 16th 2009 4:06AM]

Snapdragon is not ARM11. It's ARMv7 similar to Cortex A8 (although their own implementation).

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 16th 2009 5:01AM]

You're right... I was thinking of the ARM11 Tegra.

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 16th 2009 4:13AM]

Put Maemo 5 on this puppy and I would consider it...

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 16th 2009 10:35AM]

touschscreen?

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 4th 2009 12:31AM]

@Archos.com

WVGA + Multitouch + 3G + WiFi + USB3 Host (/Lan/HD-InOut) + microSDHC + HI iR = Pure video tossing joy!

You brought me my AV420... Now show me a wireless gaming/cell-phone/PVR with wired HD playback and you can have all my monies!

Even the cash I was saving for an electric motor controller (RIP Zilla2K).