Archos MWC 2014 lineup includes three smartphones and a 8-inch tablet with LTE support


ARCHOS MWC 2014 Lineup

ARCHOS has announced their MWC 2014 lineup that includes, ARCHOS 80 Helium 4G, the company’s first 8-inch 4G tablet, ARCHOS 50c Oxygen smartphone with Octa Core MediaTek chip, ARCHOS 64 Xenon with a 6.4-inch HD screen and ARCHOS 40b Titanium, and entry-level smartphone priced at 100 GBP.

The ARCHOS 80 Helium 4G tablet has a 8-inch (1024×768 pixels) HD screen, powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 400 (MSM8926) processor and runs on Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean). It has a 5-megapixel rear camera and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. The ARCHOS 50c Oxygen has a 5-inch HD screen and is powered by a 1.7 GHz Octa-Core MediaTek MT6592 processor.

The ARCHOS 64 Xenon has a 6.4-inch HD screen and is powered by a 1.3 GHz quad-core MediaTek MT6582 processor and the entry-level ARCHOS 40b Titanium has a 4-inch WVGA screen, powered by a 1.3 GHz dual-core MediaTek MT6572 processor and has dual front facing speakers. All these smartphones run on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean).

ARCHOS 80 Helium 4G

ARCHOS 80 Helium 4G specifications

  • 8-inch (1024×768 pixels) capacitive touch screen IPS display
  • 1.2 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 (MSM8926) processor with Adreno 305 GPU
  • Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean) OS
  • Single SIM
  • 5MP rear camera
  • 2MP front-facing camera
  • 11.3 mm thick
  • 3.5mm audio jack
  • 1GB RAM, 8GB internal memory, expandable memory with MicroSD
  • 4G LTE (up to 150Mbps / 50 Mbps), 3G ( DC-HSPA+ 42Mbps / 11Mbps ), WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS
  • 3500mAh battery
  • Price: 229.99 GBP (Rs. 23,800 approx)

ARCHOS 50c Oxygen

ARCHOS 50c Oxygen specifications

  • 5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) capacitive touch screen IPS display
  • 1.7 GHz Octa-Core MediaTek MT6592 processor with Mali 450MP4 GPU
  • Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean) OS
  • Dual SIM
  • 8MP rear camera with LED Flash, BSI sensor and 1080p HD video recording
  • 2MP front-facing camera
  • 7.64 mm thick and weighs 140 g
  • 3.5mm audio jack, FM Radio
  • 1GB RAM, 8GB internal memory, expandable memory with MicroSD
  • 3G ( HSPA+ 21Mbps / 5.76Mbps ), WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS
  • 2000 mAh battery
  • Price: 199.99 GBP (Rs. 20,700 approx.)

ARCHOS 64 Xenon

ARCHOS 64 Xenon specifications

  • 6.4-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) capacitive touch screen IPS display
  • 1.3 GHz Quad-Core MediaTek MT6582 processor with Mali 400MP2 GPU
  • Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean) OS
  • Dual SIM
  • 8MP rear camera with LED Flash, BSI sensor and 1080p HD video recording
  • 2MP front-facing camera
  • 9.3mm thick and weighs 232 g
  • 3.5mm audio jack
  • 1GB RAM, 4GB internal memory, expandable memory with MicroSD
  • 3G ( HSPA+ 21Mbps / 5.76Mbps ), WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 3.0, GPS
  • 2800 mAh battery
  • Price: 199.99 GBP (Rs. 20,700 approx.)

ARCHOS 40b Titanium

ARCHOS 40b Titanium specifications

  • 4-inch (800 x 480 pixels) capacitive touch screen IPS display
  • 1.3 GHz Dual-Core MediaTek MT6572 processor with Mali 400 GPU
  • Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean) OS
  • Dual SIM
  • 5MP rear camera with LED Flash
  • VGA front-facing camera
  • 8.5mm thick and weighs 115 g
  • 3.5mm audio jack
  • 512MB RAM, 4GB internal memory, expandable memory with MicroSD
  • 3G ( HSPA+ 21Mbps / 5.76Mbps ), WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 3.0, GPS
  • 1400 mAh battery
  • Price: 99.99 GBP (Rs. 10,350 approx.)

All these devices would go on sale in the UK sometime in Q1 2014. We will check out these devices at the MWC next week and bring you the hands on impressions.


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