Archos 35 Smart HOME Phone

33% of the reviews on Amazon.co.uk give this product a positive rating.

but the Archos 35 falls short. Ultimately, this is a product we can’t recommend.

Easy to use ; Internet connectivity ; Apps ; Android OS

Not as useful as a mobile smartphone ; AppsLib store

While it's nice to be able to use some of the smartphone features on your home phone with the Archos 35 Smart Home Phone, most of us will have a more powerful device in our pockets already.

If you are looking for a new home phone which can be used by the whole family to browse the web, stream video and make standard voice calls then the Archos 35 might be one of the few suitable candidates. Of course if each member of the family already...

Runs Skype for voice and video calling

Resistive touch-screen; not the full version of Android; expensive

As an Android handset, the Archos 35 Smart Home Phone has some severe shortcomings, where the resistive touch screen does it no favours at all. If you want to make use of free internet calling via Skype and don’t mind the Android-lite look and feel,...

As a fully-fledged smartphone the Archos Smart Home Phone leaves a bit to be desired but as an everyday DECT phone with the option of Skype calling, it’s altogether more successful. Indeed, the video calling delivered a crisp image at both ends, easily...

And yet, the idea of smartening up your home phone is a brilliant one: until we reach the ideal of a single home, work and mobile phone number, why should the handset in your living room or hallway be so useless? By building in Google contacts, for...