IArchos - What if Archos & IPhone can be one Device
Saturday, April 5th, 2008There are many PMP players in the market that offer wide-screen video playback, a Wi-Fi Internet browser, the ability to play Internet video content from YouTube, wireless music purchases, a music player, photo viewer, video player, and much more.However we can say that the kings of the superplayer domain right now are the iPod Touch (IPhone) and the Archos 605 WiFi .
What Specification the IArchos will have ?
In order to answer this question I put in a table all the specification of both products: IPhone and Archos and I selected in each criteria the best one
| Archos 605 Wifi | IPhone | Who’s better? | |
| Capacity | Up to 160 GB | 16 GB | The Capacity of the IPhone is really low and the archos here can be up to 160 GB |
| Display | 800×480 pixels, 4.3” TFT LCD, 16 million colors Touch screen |
480×320 pixels,3.5 TFT | The screen in the archos is really Good. You can enjoy the movie. |
| Video | Mpeg 4, WMV, H.264,MPEG-2, Copy and Past | Mpeg 4, WMV , H.265 and more. Max Resolution is 640×480, Using IPhone software | The Archos support much more resolutions and files type. The same As Archos. Just copy and Paste your movie to the device |
| Audio | Stereo MP3 decoding @ 30-320 Kbits/s CBR & VBR, WMA, Protected WMA, WAV (PCM/ADPCM). | Frequency response: 20Hz to 20,000Hz Audio formats supported: AAC, Protected AAC, MP3, MP3 VBR, Audible (formats 1, 2, and 3), Apple Lossless, AIFF, and WAV | I like more the sound in the IPhone. There are some people that might say otherwise but this is my opinion. |
| PDF viewer | Can read PDF File | Can read PDF File | Can Read PDF File |
| Video recording | Via the optional DVR Station/ DVR Travel Adapter. Records NTSC/PAL/SECAM in MPEG-4 AVI format with stereo sound, VGA resolution (640 x 480) @ 30 or 25 f/s | Can record video but with very low quality | You can use your archos like a DVR or VCR. The recording is in good quality |
| GSM | Doesn’t support al all | Quad-band (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz) | This is a really cool feature. No Doubt the IArchos should Have it |
| Connections | WiFi |
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The IPhone has much more connections. |
| Browser | Opera® Web browser and Adobe Flash® Player - support flash 7 at present. | Safari Web Browser Don’t support Flash |
Both browser are good. The fact that the Archos support Flash is a big Advantage. |
| Camera | Don’t have | 2.0 megapixels | This is a nice feature and the IArchos should have it. |
| Battery life: | Music playback time: 17 Video playback time: 5.5 |
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The IPhone has a better battery. |
| Dimensions & weight: | Avg 122 x 82 x 15 mm/4.8” x 3.2” x 0.6” (For 4/30GB* models) - 150gr/190gr Avg 122 x 82 x 20 mm/4.8” x 3.2” x 0.75” (For 80/160GB* models) - 260gr |
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The Archos is too big. I think that the IArchos need to be in the middle (The IPhone has small screen that you can’t really enjoy a movie). The IPhone is very slim and has low weight and this is a big advantage over the Archos. |
| Operation System | customized version of Linux | OS X | There are much more Appz for the IPhone therefore I would say that the IArchos should have the same Operation system as the IPhone |
| User Interface | Nice | Amazing | There is no doubt. The IPhone look much more attractive and has a great User Interface. |
| Prices | 160 GB - $399 80GB - $349.99 30GB - $299.99 4GB Flash - $199.99 |
8GB - $399 16GB - $499 |
The price differences are huge. In the price of IPhone 8GB , you can buy an Archos with 160GB. |
The IArchos Specification:
- Capacity - Should be between 30-100 GB.
- Display - 800×480 pixels, 4.0” TFT LCD, 16 million colors Touch screen with scratch resistant
- Video - Mpeg 4, WMV, H.264,MPEG-2 - Should support up to Full HD Resolution.
- Audio - Frequency response: 20Hz to 20,000Hz Audio formats supported: AAC, Protected AAC, MP3, MP3 VBR, Audible (formats 1, 2, and 3), Apple Lossless, AIFF, and WAV.
- PDF Viewer should be included.
- Video Recording is a cool feature and it’s important that the device with external device can record like a DVR movies and clips.
- GSM - Should support calling and getting a call
- Connections - Should have WIFI, Bluetooth, EDGE and HSDPA (Missing in both products now but should be included)
- Browser - The browser should support the current flash version.Safari and Opera are both good browsers so I don’t really care which one we will use.
- Camera - The Camera should be at least 4.0 megapixels.
- Battery life - Due to the fact that this product will be used all the time ( phone calls , video, audio and surfing the net) ,the battery life should be extremely good. The IPhone battery life is not bad but it should be better like :Talk time: 12h, Standby time: 250h, Internet use: 8h, Video playback: 8h, Audio playback:24h
- Dimensions & weight: This device should be slim like the IPhone today and shouldn’t weight more than the IPhone.
- Operation system - Due to the fact that the OS X system is more common there are more appz and games for this operation system therefore the IArchos should have it.
- User Interface - The IPhone Interface is really attractive - It’s clear that the IArchos should have the same or a better one.
- Prices - There is a big differences in the prices of two products. Anyway for a good product I am sure that many of the people will agree to pay more.
- Missing Feature : GPRS - This is a feature that we don’t have right now in both product. IPhone plan to release the next version of the IPhone with it.
I hope that Archos and Apple will read this Article and we will see soon a product that has these specifications. There is no doubt that when a device like this will come out many of us will be happy to have one.