A connected Android™ palm-sized tablet at only 199€/$199
A simple tap. Just a simple tap on the home screen of the ARCHOS 43 internet tablet and you’ll be
accessing all the major functions you need throughout the day wherever you are: HD video playback,
games, apps, emails and full Internet browsing. It’s as simple as a tap.
In a few words:
Ultimate sleek design
An incredibly thin device with beautifully rounded lines, this device sports a large 4.3” touchscreen
and g-sensor. Thanks to its patented technology with overmoulded stainless steel structure it weighs
only 130 gr and is 10 mm thin.
Connected Android™ tablet
A connected mobile device with a sublime user interface, 3D graphics accelerator and WiFi
connectivity.
The best portable HD* video playback experience anywhere
The large and sharp 4.3” high resolution touchscreen guarantees an unequalled comfort of view for
movies and TV shows in HD quality.
Built-in HD* camcorder
Film important moments of your life and share them on the Internet or display them on TV with the
built-in HDMI connection.
A revolutionary pocket computer with built-in WiFi
The Web browsing experience with the Android™ browser is intuitive and complete thanks to Flash
10
TM
** compatibility. Get the latest news, send both personal and professional emails and chat with
your friends.
Your own world of Android™ applications
Play the latest 3D games with the OpenGL 3D graphic acceleration, check news and social networks
plus add hundreds more applications via the AppsLib store.
The ultimate sleek design and a remarkable
screen
Experience a new form of design with the
ARCHOS 43 internet tablet. You’ll be amazed by its
incredible thinness of 9 mm (0.35 inch) and its
light weight of only 130 g making it so easy to
carry with you. Its design is also about seduction.
Its beautiful rounded lines make it a real delight
for the eyes and its shape is designed to fit
perfectly in your hand. But what would this
magnificent object be without a brilliant screen?
The large 4.3” touchscreen with g-sensor lets
you experience a never-seen-before viewing
quality. The 854 x 480 pixels high-resolution
display is so sharp that you can fully enjoy your
pictures’ smallest details. In addition to the HD
resolution, the 16:9 format is just perfect for
rendering all your videos in the best quality. And
you can comfortably enjoy your movies or TV
shows using the leg stand to prop it up on your
lap or table.
Connected Android™ device
Android™ is the application framework
developed by Google for connected mobile
devices, coming with a full pack of connected
apps such as a web browser and email
application. The 5 home screens of the Android
user interface allow advanced personalization:
icons can be placed, moved or erased with just a
flick of a finger. Thanks to the home screen
widgets, users can instantly access their favorite
applications.
ARCHOS products also feature a graphical
accelerator (3D OpenGL ES 2.0) to exploit
Android™ 3D capabilities such as live wallpapers,
transitions effects and 3D games.
The best portable HD* video playback experience
anywhere
ARCHOS, the recognized expert in portable video
devices offers you yet again the latest innovations
in terms of video playback. Benefit from an
unequalled comfort of view on a hand held device
with the large and sharp 4.3” touchscreen. With
the industry’s widest range of supported video
formats, you’ll be sure to enjoy all your movies or
TV shows, even those in HD quality*. Also, it’s
simple to share your movies with your friends or
family on your home TV in HD quality thanks to
the built-in HDMI output connector (HDMI cable in
option). You will also be able to enjoy the
Android
TM
interface on your TV screen. You will
discover a new way to play games on TV, your
device becomes your gamepad. In addition,
whether you are sharing your photos and videos
on the sofa with your friends or to a room full of
people on a TV, you can show high definition
images that are so crisp, an individual pixel will be
impossible to see!
Capture your greatest memories with the built-in
HD* camcorder and share them on the Web
Be sure not to miss the important moments of
your life anywhere you are with the built-in 2
megapixel HD camcorder of the ARCHOS 43
internet tablet. Whether you’re taking movies or
photos, the quality is just amazing thanks to the
HD support. The images show clear and crisp
details. Once your memories have been recorded,
share them with the world through your social
networks or email. Or just display them on your
home TV with the built-in HDMI connection.
A revolutionary pocket computer with built-in WiFi
Connect the ARCHOS 43 internet tablet to your WiFi
network and you will be able to do just about everything
that you do on your home PC, wherever you are. You will
be able to surf the real web, not a scaled-down mobile
version of the Internet thanks to Flash 10
TM
** support
which let you access to all your favorite websites.
You’ll benefit from a full width and superfast display of
the web pages with the high resolution screen (854 x
480 pixels) and the high-speed processor running at 1
GHz. The browsing experience is made even more
intuitive with the Android
TM
browser. Tap a part of the
text that you’re interested in and the display will be
automatically resized to the paragraph you want to read.
You can also easily check your emails at any moment
with the Android
TM
email client which gives you the
possibility to manage all your email accounts (Gmail,
Yahoo!, etc). Want to be connected anywhere? Just plug
your mobile phone equipped with 3.5 G & Bluetooth™
technology, simply pair it up to your ARCHOS 43
internet tablet via Bluetooth™ or even via USB cable. This
will give you easy access to Internet directly on your
device anytime and anywhere. There’s no need to pay an
extra fee when you already have a data service plan***.
The ARCHOS 43 internet tablet has Samba and UPnP
protocols: this means that you play your movies, videos,
and photos on your ARCHOS, but these files are really
located on your computer in another room. You don’t
need to store everything on your ARCHOS to enjoy
viewing it on your ARCHOS! Your files fly through the air
over WiFi. The ARCHOS 43 internet tablet is the small and
convenient portable computer that you’ve always
dreamed about.
Your own world of Android
TM
applications
Just tap the Appslib icon on the home screen of
the ARCHOS 43 internet tablet to immediately
discover a large choice of Android
TM
apps to
download for the widest variety of needs you
might have. Want to check the weather, the
latest news, your social network account or
read ebooks? Simply select the app and it will
be available in a couple of seconds. Additionally,
this product has a superfast CPU with OpenGL
3D graphic acceleration and a g-sensor to offer
you excellent performance for playing the latest
3D games found on the Appslib.
Technical specifications
Capacity
Internal: 16 GB**** flash memory
External: Micro SD Slot (SDHC compatible)
Display
High resolution 4.3” TFT LCD
480 x 854 pixels (FWVGA)
16 million colors
Touch screen
Application Framework
Android 2.2 Froyo*****
Processor
ARM Cortex A8 at 1 GHz with DSP
Graphic accelerator: 3D OpenGL ES 2.0
Video playback
1
MPEG-4
2
HD (up to 720p, 30 fps@6Mbps)
MPEG-4
2
(ASP@L5 AVI, up to DVD resolution, 30 fps@8Mbps)
H.264 HD ([email protected] up to 720p, 30 fps@5Mbps)
Motion JPEG in VGA resolution
With optional plug-in:
Cinema: MPEG2 (up to DVD resolution MP/D1, 30 fps@10 Mbps)
With the above codecs, the device can play video files with the following extensions: AVI, MP4, MKV, MOV,
MPG, PS, TS, VOB, FLV, RM, RMVB, ASF, 3GP
Audio Playback
1
Stereo MP3 CBR & VBR, WMA, WAV (PCM/ADPCM), AAC
3
, AAC+ stereo audio files, Flac and OGG Vorbis.
With optional software plug-ins (downloadable from your tablet or on www.archos.com:
Cinema: AC3 stereo audio
Photo viewer
4
JPEG, BMP, PNG, GIF
Subtitles
Support subtitles files with .srt, .ssa, .smi, .sub extensions, MKV / VOB embedded subtitles
Video recording & picture taking
HD Camcorder: 2 MP - recording format: 720p H264 / AAC .MP4
Applications
Webbrowser, Email, Contacts, Appslib, Touitter, Wikipedia, Weather Channel, Ebuddy, Deezer, Mewbox
(UK), Napster (US), Racing Thunderlight, Weather Channel, World Newspaper
Interfaces
USB 2.0 Device
USB 2.0 Host: Mass Storage Class (MSC) and Picture Transfer Protocol (PTP) (adapter micro B/A sold
separately)
HDMI output
5
(Mini HDMI / HDMI cable sold separately)
Communication protocols
WiFi (802.11 b/g/n)
Bluetooth 2.1 EDR
Miscellaneous
Built-in speaker
Built-in leg stand
G-sensor
Built-in microphone
Power source
Internal: Lithium Polymer battery
Device charges via computer USB port
Battery life
Music playback time
6
: up to 36 hours
Video playback time
6
: up to 10 hours
Web browsing
6
: up to 12 hours
Scalability
Device automatically downloads latest firmware updates when the WiFi connection is activated
Updates can also be downloaded at www.archos.com and updated via USB mass storage
Dimensions & weight
135 x 65 x 9 mm – 5.3” x 2.6” x 0.4”
130 grams – 4.6 oz
Minimum system requirements
Microsoft
®
Windows
®
XP, Vista, 7 or higher
Mac
Linux
USB 2.0 interface
Package includes
ARCHOS 43 internet tablet, earphones, Standard USB cable, Quick Start Guide (QSG), legal and safety notice.
* Maximum resolution = 1280 x 720 pixels. / ** Only available on Android
TM
2.2 Froyo in October 2010 / ***The function of relaying your
internet connection may not be authorized by your mobile phone operator or may require a special data plan option. Please refer to your
contract. / ****1 GB= 1 billion bytes; actual formatted capacity is less. / ***** Available in October 2010
1/ Certain bitrates, resolutions, and/or file variations may not be compatible.
2/ MPEG-4 ASP@L5 AVI (MPEG-4: ISO standard by Moving Picture Experts Group; AVI: audio/video file container by Microsoft) without
GMC and Quarter Pixel.
3/ Does not read AAC protected files.
4/ Certain resolutions and file sizes may not be compatible.
5/ External video output disabled for Macrovision
®
-protected contents.
6/ Rechargeable batteries have a limited number of charge cycles and may eventually need to be replaced. Battery life and number of
charge cycles vary by use and settings. Test run with low backlight.
PN and UPC codes
501578
ARCHOS 43 INTERNET TAB 16 GB EU/US
690590515789
501579
ARCHOS 43 INTERNET TAB 16 GB CH
690590515796
Logistic information
PRODUCT
Unit(s) per box
1
Product weight (g)
Approx. 72g
Packaged Product Weight (g)
Approx. 254g
Packaging dimensions (unit box)
Length mm
172
Width mm
115
Height mm
44
MASTER CARTON
Units Per Master carton
20
Loaded Master Carton Weight (kg )
Approx. 5,9 kg
Master Carton extern dimensions
Length mm
370
Width mm
250
Height mm
280
PALLET (100x120 cm pallet type) Standard Production Palletization
Units Per Pallet
1200
Master cartons Per Pallet Layer
12
Layers Per Pallet (Hi)
5
Loaded Pallet Weight Kg
Approx. 364 kg
Pallet dimensions
Length mm
1200
Width mm
1000
Height mm
1550
PALLET (80x120 cm pallet type)
Units Per Pallet
900
Master cartons Per Pallet Layer
9
Layers Per Pallet (Hi)
5
Loaded Pallet Weight Kg
Approx. 276 kg
Pallet dimensions
Length mm
1200
Width mm
800
Height mm
1550
All brands and product names are registered trademarks and the property of their respective owners. Specifications are subject to change
without notice. Errors and omissions accepted. Images and illustrations may not always match contents. Copyright ARCHOS, 2010. All rights
reserved.
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