Arnova GBook unveiled, “made for eReading”, really?

Another day, another Arnova G3 tablet release, it’s an eReader this time. Looking at the Arnova GBook specifications, it’s nothing really fancy, just a relatively old CPU ARM Cortex A8 at 1 Ghz (probably Rockchip RK29xx), 1 Gb of RAM and WIFI. The screen is mentioned to be a 7″ high resolution capacitive color touchscreen TFT offering a 800 x 480 pixels display (16:9 ratio), there are no words about electronic ink display technlogy used here, so we are not sure if it’s that comfortable for long reading sessions.

Compared to a regular Arnova tablet, the device comes with Aldiko eBook Reader Premium application, that would cost €2.99 euros on Google Play Store otherwise. Speaking about Marketplace, this device does not have Google Play Store, but instead provides Archos own Appslib.

Operating System	Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
CPU	ARM Cortex A8 @ 1 Ghz Supposedly a Rockchip RK2918 CPU with Integrated GPU: Vivante Corporation GC800
Flash Storage Memory	Capacity: 4 GB
System Memory	1024 Mb
Display	7” High resolution capacitive color touchscreen TFT – 800 x 480 pixels
Additional storage	Micro SD slot
Bluetooth	No
Wi-FI	Yes
Gravity Sensor	Yes
Camera	No
GPS	No
HDMI	No
Android Market / Google Play	No (Appslib, the Archos market place)
Dimensions & weight	Dimensions: 196 x 116.7 x 11.5 mm Weight: 304g

Arnova 9 G3 4 Gb 9.7 inches capacitive IPS 5 points screen, Rockchip 2918 CPU, 1 GB RAM, Android 4 ICS	Maplin	Check for price
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	AMAZON DE	Gewöhnlich versandfertig in 24 Stunden	224.32 EUR
	AMAZON FR	Habituellement expédié sous 24 h	256.77 EUR