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French mini-tablet runs Android

May 21, 2010 — by Eric Brown — from the LinuxDevices Archive — views

The French firm EviGroup says it is now shipping an Android-based tablet with a five-inch touchscreen. Running on a ARM11-based 667MHz Samsung S3C6410, the $250 “Evi Wallet” offers 256MB RAM, 1GB flash, a microSD slot, and 802.11n WiFi, says the company.

Nancy, France-based EviGroup announced plans to introduce the Evi Wallet last fall shortly before it released its Windows 7-based "Pad" tablet. (The Pad — no relation to Apple's new baby — is a 10.6-inch tablet running on an Intel Atom and offering EviGroup's "Seline" natural language interface software.)


Evi Wallet on suction cup stand

With its five-inch display, the Wallet would have likely been called a mobile Internet device (MID) only a year ago, but in these more enlightened times it is just as likely to be referred to as a small tablet. Instead of running Windows on an Atom, the Wallet uses the well-aged Android 1.5 running on an ARM11-based Samsung S3C6410 system-on-chip (SoC) clocked at up to 667MHz.


More views of the Wallet

(Click on either to enlarge)

Equipped with 256MB RAM, 1GB flash, and a microSD slot, the Wallet offers both Ethernet and 802.11n for communicating with the outside world, says EviGroup. The 5-inch touchscreen provides 800 x 480 resolution, and uses resistive technology, as opposed to the generally superior capacitive alternative.

Offering a speaker, microphone, and a headphone jack, complete with headphone, the device measures 5.2 x 3.4 x 0.55 inches, says EviGroup. A Mini-USB port is also said to be available. The 2000mAh battery, meanwhile, is claimed to offer up to six hours of use.


Wallet in e-reader mode

Specifications listed for the Evi Wallet include:

  • Processor — Samsung S3C6410 clocked at 533/667Mhz
  • Memory — 256MB DDR RAM and 1GB of flash
  • Expansion — microSD slot
  • Display — 5-inch resistive 800 x 480 touchscreen with LED backlight, stylus
  • Networking:
    • LAN — Ethernet
    • WLAN — 802.11 a/b/g/n
  • Other I/O:
    • USB — 1 x mini-USB port
    • Audio — 3.5mm headphone jack; headphones; microphone; speaker
  • Other features — Suction mount; car charger
  • Battery — 2000mAh with up to 6 hours in use, 24 hours standby
  • Dimensions — 5.2 x 3.4 x 0.55 inches (132 x 87 x14mm)
  • Weight — 6.5 oz (185 g) including battery
  • Operating system — Android 1.5

The Evi Wallet, demonstrated (in French)
(Source: EviGroup)
(Click to play)


Availability

The Evi Wallet is available now for 199 Euros (currently $249), or 219 Euros ($274) for a chrome finish, says Evi Group. More information may be found at this translated page, here.


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