ARCHOS 97 Carbon

116 reviews

May, 2024

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performance (28)
usability (19)
screen (12)
reliability (12)
price (10)

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camera (1)

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 116 reviews of ARCHOS 97 Carbon. The average rating for this product is 3.3/5, compared to an average rating of 4.2/5 for other products in the same category for all reviews. People are impressed by the reliability and screen. The size and usability also get good feedback. Many are critical about the camera.

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We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other products in the same category the ARCHOS 97 Carbon is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 83/100 = Very good quality.

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Consumer review (amazon.co.uk)

Amazon.co.uk review summary for ARCHOS 97 Carbon

alaTest has collected and analyzed 14 user reviews of ARCHOS 97 Carbon from Amazon.co.uk. The average user rating for this product is 3.1/5, compared to an average user rating of 4.3/5 for other products in the same category on Amazon.co.uk. Reviewers really like the portability. The price also gets good comments, but comments are divided on the reliability. Many are critical about the size and screen.

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71% of the reviews on Amazon.co.uk give this product a positive rating.

May, 2024

Expert review by : intomobile.com (intomobile.com)

Archos 97 Carbon

Archos 97 Carbon is a relatively low-cost Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich tablet with a 9.7-inch 1024x768 pixels screen, 1GHz processor, 1GB of RAM, 2-megapixel camera on the back, VGA front-facing one, 16GB of internal memory and a microSD expansion slot.

Verizon 4G LTE network is incredibly fast, 32GB microSD card included, Integrated kickstand works in portrait and landscape

Battery life is among the worst we�ve ever seen, No 4G LTE power toggle option, Kickstand in landscape orientation blocks microUSB port

May, 2013

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Consumer review (toysrus.com)

Good tablet

works great and easy to use

Adequate Storage ; Durable Construction ; Easy To Use ; Good Battery Life ; Large Screen

Poor Speaker Quality

Feb, 2013

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Consumer review (toysrus.com)

Very good

Very good no problem ! Good tablet

Durable Construction ; Easy To Use ; Fast

Slow

Feb, 2013

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Consumer review (toysrus.com)

Very good product and super model

Very good product and super model. It is easy to use and very fast understanding. I recommend this product

Durable Construction ; Good Battery Life

Feb, 2013

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Consumer review (toysrus.com)

HORRIBLE!!!

i've bought two of these items. on christmas it didn't work at all. we brought it back thinking it was defective and the next one worked perfectly for a couple of hours then froze to a black screen and never recovered. will be returning this item and...

Adequate Storage ; Durable Construction ; Easy To Use ; Fast ; Good Battery Life ; Large Screen

Crashes/Freezes ; Unreliable Performance

Dec, 2012

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Consumer review (toysrus.com)

Don't buy!

My husband and I bought this tablet just because it was a great price and it messed up a month and a half later. The screen just ran lines of multi-colors and wouldn't come on! I am definitely going to buy something with better quality with the credit...

Large Screen

Bad Camera ; Crashes/Freezes ; Poor Construction ; Poor Speaker Quality ; Slow ; Unreliable Performance

Dec, 2012

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Consumer review (toysrus.com)

It's OK

I've had this tablet for 2 days and its not the best. I'm using it now to type this, the screen is very clear and responsive. The speakers are not that loud but there are dual speakers on the back, it is very clear. You get what you pay for. Its lack...

Big Ips Screen ; Dual Cam ; Dual Speaker ; Good Memory ; Light ; Nice ; Well built

Could Be Faster ; NOT DUAL CORE

Dec, 2012

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Consumer review (reviewstream.com)

Archos 97 Carbon Element Edition Tablet

by MisterTickle TRUSTWORTHY The Archos 97 Carbon is more or less a combination of the other models especially the G9 series and the internet tablet series. The Archos 97 features a 9.7 inch capacitive screen and is currently running on Android 4.0. I...

Aug, 2012

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