Archos 80 and 101 G9 Android Honeycomb tablets announced

Archos has unveiled two new Android tablets. The Archos 80 has an 8 inch, 1024 x 768 pixels display. It starts at $279. The Archos 101 G9 has a 10.1 inch display with a resolution of 1280 x 800 pixels. It has a starting price of $349. Both models are expected to go on sale at the end of September.

The Archos 80 and Archos 101 G9 are probably the cheapest Honeycomb tablets we have seen so far. They are both powered by a 1.5GHz TI OMAP4 dual core processor. The tablets have official access to the Google Android Market. They can be configured with flash storage or a hard drive of up to 250GB capacity.

Other specifications include 720p front-facing cameras, USB host and slave capabilities, HDMI output, microSD card slots, GPS, G-sensor and compass. Both tablets come standard with built-in kick stands. Archos says that the tablets will get up to seven hours of video playback.