ARCHOS 101 Helium 4G Review
Score: 54.3 / 100
ARCHOS 101 Helium 4G is a mid-level device, counting with a large 10.1" multi-touch screen, a 1500 megahertz Quad-Core CPU, and two cameras, a 5 MP back camera and a 0.3 MP front-facing camera. Let's take a closer sight of what this tablet can do.
The ARCHOS 101 Helium 4G is powered by an exceptional Quad-Core CPU running at 1500 megahertz, included in the Mediatek MT8732 chip and only 1 GB of RAM memory which is a bit low for such a good tablet. Graphic calculations often uses lots of processing time, so it also counts with an ARM Mali-T760 MP2 GPU running at 416 MHz to take care of them, leaving the CPU free for other tasks. A nice point of this tablet is its quite large 8 GB internal memory and an external memory card slot, allowing you to store hundreds of games and apps without running out of space.
This time, it seems like Archos forgot about optimizing the weight in this 9.17 ounces device. Being just 0.37" thick,the ARCHOS 101 Helium 4G is thin and good-looking. The ARCHOS 101 Helium 4G just has 7.48" long and 4.27" wide, but it still manages to hold a 10.1" display. The ARCHOS 101 Helium 4G is available just in color white.
This tablet has two cameras, a 5 megapixels back camera and a 0.3 megapixels front facing camera. This camera also has flash.
This tablet includes a nice 10.1-inches display with a 1280 x 800 resolution, which makes all pictures and videos look quite nice. This display uses IPS LCD capacitive technology, and allows multi-touch for gestures like pinch and zoom.
This tablet counts with a 6500 mAh high capacity Li-Polymer non-removable battery providing this tablet an incredible battery life. An issue to take into account is that this tablet's battery isn't replaceable so you can't buy a new battery when it starts to live shorter, while having 6500 mAh you will probably discard this portable tablet before that becomes an issue.
This tablet includes Wi-Fi connection (but it can't be provided to other devices acting as a modem or router), 4G LTE high performance data connection and also HSPA+ data connection, a lower speed 4G technology and the fastest 3G connection type, over HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS and EDGE technologies. This tablet has two Micro SIM cards to be able to to work with 2 different phone lines at the same time.
The ARCHOS 101 Helium 4G also includes a few useful features like Bluetooth and GPS, and multiple sensors like Light Sensor, Proximity Sensor, Accelerometer and Compass.
Archos offers the ARCHOS 101 Helium 4G for $ 249, which is not a really offer for a tablet this level. No matter whether you will use it as a work tablet, want this device mostly for social networks or need a tablet for playing games, you will definitely love this tablet device.
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Specifications
| Device Type: | Tablet |
| Brand: | Archos |
| Operating System (OS): | Android 4.4 |
| Dimensions: | 7.48 x 4.27 x 0.37 inchesMetric19 x 10.85 x 0.94 cmImperial |
| Weight: | 9.17 ouncesMetric259.97 gImperial |
| Colors: | White |
| Price: | $ 249.00 |
Display | |
| Screen Type: | IPS LCD (16M colors) |
| Size: | 10.1 inchesMetric25.7 cmImperial |
| Resolution: | 800 x 1280 pixels |
| Pixel density: | 149 pixels per inchMetric58.66 pixels per cmImperial |
| Touch screen: | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
Hardware | |
| Chipset: | Mediatek MT8732 |
| Processor: | ARM Cortex-A53 (Quad-Core 1500 MHz) |
| RAM Memory: | 1 GB (800 MHz) |
| Graphics Processor: | ARM Mali-T760 MP2 (Dual-Core 416 MHz) |
| Internal Memory: | 8 GB |
| SD Card Slot: | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) |
Battery | |
| Battery type: | Li-Polymer |
| Removable: | No |
| Capacity: | 6500 mAh |
Camera | |
| Back camera: | 5 megapixels |
| Flash: | Yes |
| Front camera: | 0.3 megapixels |
Networks | |
| Wi-Fi: | Yes |
| SIM Card Type: | Micro SIM |
| Dual SIM: | Yes |
| LTE (4G) Bands: | 800 (band 20), 1800 (band 3), 2600 (band 7) |
| UMTS Bands: | 900, 2100 |
| GSM Bands: | 850, 900, 1800, 1900 |
| Technologies: | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
Other Features | |
| Bluetooth: | Yes |
| GPS: | Yes |
| Sensors: | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |