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Appeared on: Wednesday, November 6, 2013
New Archos 101 XS 2 10.1-inch Android Tablet Retails For $279

French device manufacturer Archos akes another attempt at cracking the U.S. tablet market with the release of the 101 XS 2, a 10.1-inch tablet.

The tablet is running Android 4.2 Jelly Bean and it is decently priced at $279. Its specs include a 1.6GHz quad-core Cortex-A9 ARM processor, 16GB of storage, a 1,280x800 IPS display, 2GB of RAM, dual-band Wi-Fi, and the Coverboard magnetic keyboard, which isan integrated protective cover for the tablet screen and includes a Kickstand for easier movie watching, while it also serves as a charging dosck for the tablet.

It will be available in December.

Included in box	• Tablet, Coverboard, charger, USB data cable, documentation
Display	• 10.1’’, 1280 x 800 pixels, IPS,
Application Framework	• Android 4.2, "Jelly Bean"
Processor	• Quad-core A9 @ 1.6GHz • Quad-core GPU Mali 400 MP4
Capacity	• 16GB + micro SD (compatible with cards up to 64GB)
RAM	• 2GB RAM
Video playback	• H.264 HD (up to 1080p @30fps) • MPEG-4 HD (up to 1080p @30fps) • With the above codecs, the device can play video files with the following extensions: AVI, MP4, MOV, 3GP, MPG, PS, TS, MKV, FLV
Audio Playback	• MP3 • WAV (PCM/ADPCM) • AAC3, AAC+ 5.13 • OGG Vorbis • FLAC
Photo viewer	• JPEG, BMP, PNG, GIF
Subtitles	• .srt, .ssa, .smi, .sub formats supported
Cameras	• 2MP Front camera • 2MP Back camera
Interfaces	• Micro USB 2.0: Mobile Transfer Protocol (MTP) • USB host via OTG • microSD (compatible with 64 GB cards formatted to FAT32)
Wireless technologies	• Dual band WiFi (2.4GHz & 5GHz) • WiFi Direct • Wireless display5 • Bluetooth • GPS
Miscellaneous	• Front facing speakers • G-sensor • Built-in Microphone • Audio Jack 3.5mm • HDMI output (Mini HDMI / HDMI cable sold separately)
Power source	• Internal: Lithium Polymer battery • External: Power adapter/charger
Dimensions & weight	• Tablet: 273 mm x 169 mm x 10.1 mm (10.7’’ x 6.6’’ x 0.39’’) • Keyboard: 273 mm x 169 mm x 5mm (10.7’’ x 6.6’’ x 0.2’’) • Tablet: 636g (1.4 pounds) • Keyboard: 200g (0.44 pounds)
Software update	• Updates can be downloaded at www.archos.com

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