Archos Announces Arnova 8b G2 – A Buttonless 8″ Value Tablet

February 18, 2012

Archos Announces Arnova 8b G2 - A Buttonless 8" Value Tablet 3

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Archos is known for their low-cost tablet options, and their Arnova line is one of the most affordable. Remember when they were giving away an Arnova 10 G2 tablet when subscribing to a digital Philadelphia newspaper? Well Archos just announced a new 8″ slate called the Arnova 8b G2. This is essentially a small update to the Arnova 8 G2. The listed specs are as follows:

1 GHz ARM Cortex-A8 single core processor
8 inch, 800 x 600 pixel capacitive multitouch display
Front-facing camera
G-Sensor
4GB to 8GB of storage
512MB of RAM
Wi-Fi
microSDHC card slot
Buttonless design
Android 2.3 Gingerbread
8.8″ x 6.1″ x 0.5″ / weighs 1.1 pounds

The buttonless design makes us wonder if it will be receiving ICS in a future update, but the so-so specs could nix that plan. No price was announced yet, but if it's anything like it's older sibling, it should be in the vicinity of $150 to $180. Who's in?

source: liliputing.com

Ed Caggiani Author

Originally from the East Coast, Ed now makes his home in San Jose, California. His passion for technology started with his first ColecoVision and Atari gaming systems, and has grown stronger through Tandy computers, IBM clones, Palm Pilots, and PocketPCs. Ed's love for Android began with his first HTC Hero, then blossomed with the original Evo 4G, and now the Evo 3D and Motorola Xoom. He graduated from Syracuse University with a B.S. in Communications, and is now a professional User Experience Designer working in Silicon Valley. In his spare time, Ed enjoys video games, jamming on guitar, and spending time with his wife, two cats, and Logitech Revue.

1 comment

Frans-Peter van der Leur says:

February 18, 2012 at 8:30 AM

Aftersales at Archos are pore. 2010 customers with the first Archos tablets are still dealing with a slow Android 2.2 device nowadays. I wuld recommend any Archos product to friends or relatives.

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