The new Android Archos 35 Smart Home Phone managed to get an FCC clearance recently, as reported by Electronista. This piece of hardware can be considered a regular home Dect phone enhanced with the Google mobile OS.
Operating on Froyo, the handset boasts of a 3.5-inch touchscreen and arrives along with a charging dock. Though it is supposed to be just like a Dect type gadget, it shows a lot of attributes commonly found on a mobile phone such as photo display, caller name as well as adjustable MP3 ringtones.
And transferring contacts from any compatible Android phone to this device ought to be simple via the incorporated apps. Users are also entitled to access a host of apps from the Android Market and may carry out multiple functions like web browsing, games and more.
The phone operates with the help of an OMAP 3630 1GHz chip with OpenGL ES 2.0 graphic accelerator and supports varied formats for music playback or photo viewing abilities. It arrives with a built-in speaker and a 3.5mm audio jack.
Up to 8GB memory is supported by the device along with slots for microSD and microUSB as well. Rubbing along nicely with Windows XP, Vista, 7, 2000 and Mac OS 10.4 or higher versions, the handset also offers Wi-Fi capabilities.
Basically, it can be considered as an Android cordless home phone giving users an opportunity to take advantage of the OS while exploiting caller ID and intercom facilities. Moreover, the profile comes across as lightweight, so there may not be too much trouble with porting it around.
The Archos 35 Smart Home Phone price is reported to be $159, though the exact availability details have not received a mention as of now.
