ARCHOS SA London, January 4th, 2016 - French electronics brand, ARCHOS, launches two new ranges of smartphones, the Power line and the Cobalt line at CES 2016 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
"In order to offer an ever more complete range, ARCHOS is launching two new lines of smartphones to address consumer demands for longer lasting battery life and colors in affordable products" says Loic Poirier, CEO of ARCHOS.
The ARCHOS 40 Power is a 4'' 3G smartphone equipped with a quad-core processor and 8 GB of internal storage. It differentiates itself by its high battery capacity, 1900mAh, in a 4'' format that fits in your pocket. It provides its user with up to two days of battery life - almost double the standard battery life.
4G/LTE compatible, the ARCHOS 50 Power is a 5'' smartphone propelled by a quad- core processor, has 2 GB of RAM and 16GB of internal memory. In addition, its IPS HD display and its 13 MP back camera make the ARCHOS 50 Power a fully equipped smartphone intensive uses.
The ARCHOS 40 Power will be available in May for 49,99€ The ARCHOS 50 Power will cost 129,99€.
Colour casing forerunners, the yellow-backed ARCHOS 50 Diamond and the ARCHOS 50c Platinum with its pink and blue back casings have led the way for the all new Cobalt range, now fully coloured smartphones, in cobalt blue or dark grey, both front and back.
Available in two screen sizes, the ARCHOS 50 Cobalt and the ARCHOS 55 Cobalt Plus smartphones are both equipped with an IPS HD display, a powerful 4G/LTE quad-core processor backed by 1 GB of RAM for the 5'' version and 2 GB of RAM for the 5.5'' version for a smoother user experience.
The 8 MP camera of the 5" and the 13 MP camera of the 5.5" create high quality pictures with 8 GB and 16 GB versions providing ample storage options. For those that need even more internal storage a MicroSD card can be added.
Available in April, the ARCHOS 50 Cobalt will cost 99€ while the ARCHOS 55 Cobalt will be priced at 149€.
ARCHOS will unveil both new Cobalt and Power ranges for the first time at CES in Las Vegas from January 5th to 8th 2016. Come discover the ARCHOS showroom at the Westgate Las Vegas Resort (Suite 1910).
*Westgate Las Vegas Resort & Casino | 3000 Paradise Road | Las Vegas, NV 89109 702.732.5377
ARCHOS 50 Cobalt - Technical specificationsHardware | ||
CPU | Mediatek MT6535P ARM Cortex A-53 @1.0GHz*4 | |
GPU | Mali T720 MP3 | |
RAM | 1 GB | |
Internal Storage | 8 GB | |
Expandable Storage | Micro SD card, up to 64GB (when formatted to fat32 standard) | |
Size & Weight | 132 x 70.5 x 7.9mm ; TBC | |
Screen | ||
Diagonal Size | 5 inch | |
Resolution | 1280 x 720 (HD) / 294 ppi | |
Technology Type | IPS; Full Lamination; 2.5D curved | |
Software | ||
Operating System | Android 5.1 "Lollipop" | |
Application Store | Google Play | |
Internet browser | Chrome | |
Voice Assistant | Google Now | |
Google Apps preinstalled | Gmail, Calendar, Hangouts, Maps, Play Music, Play Movies, Play Books | |
ARCHOS Apps preinstalled | ARCHOS Video & ARCHOS Files | |
Email Compatibilities | POP/IMAP/ Exchange Active Synch/ SMTP/Push Mail | |
Wireless Technologies | ||
SIM Placement and Type | 1x Micro SIM + 1x Micro SIM (or SD card) | |
LTE frequencies | 800 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 MHz | |
GSM / GPRS / EDGE freqs | 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 MHz | |
3G/ WCDMA freqs | 900 / 2100 MHz | |
Data Rates | LTE / 4G (cat.4) 150Mbps / 50Mbps, DC-HSPA+ 42Mbps / 11Mbps | |
SMS/MMS | Yes | |
Wifi | Yes, 802.11 b/g/n | |
Wifi Direct | Yes | |
Bluetooth | Yes, Bluetooth 4.0 Smart Ready | |
GPS | Yes | |
FM Radio | Yes | |
SAR / DAS | TBC | |
Camera | Front Camera | 2 MP |
Back Camera | 8 MP* AF + Flash LED | |
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