Archos joins the pre-MWC fever with the announcement
of the 101 Saphir rugged tablet. It has a 10.1" display, MediaTek chipset
with 1GB of RAM, a 6,000 mAh battery, but most importantly - a drop and
water-resistant body.
The 101 Saphir has a 10.1" IPS screen of
1280x800px resolution and runs on the MT8163 chip with quad-core Cortex-A53 CPU
at 1.3 GHz, Mali-T720MP2 GPU, and 1GB of RAM. The 101 Saphir has the same IP68
rating for water and dust resistance, and its design is shock-proof, too.
Archos subsidiary Logic Instruments, which has a rich experience in embedded
and rugged mobile systems for hostile environments, is responsible for the
durable design.
Archos will ship the 101 Saphir this June, while its
pricing and market availability will be detailed at the MWC next week. We
expect its price to be quite reasonable given the low-end specs, but its rugged
design should cost a few extra bucks for sure.
