ARCHOS has introduced two new budget smartphones 50f Helium and 50f Helium Lite with a fingerprint sensor ahead of IFA. It has also introduce new 55 Helium lineup that has ARCHOS 55 Helium, ARCHOS 55 Helium Ultra and ARCHOS 55 Helium 4 Seasons that comes with four back covers – Blooming Gold, Blazing Yellow, Autumn Woodland and Frosted Grey in the box. All these have dual SIM support and 4G LTE connectivity.
ARCHOS 50f Helium / 50f Helium Lite specifications
- 5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD display
- 1.1 GHz Quad-Core Snapdragon 210 processor with Adreno 304 GPU
- 2GB RAM with 32GB internal memory (50f Helium) / 1GB RAM with 8GB internal memory (50f Helium Lite), expandable memory up to 128GB with MicroSD
- Android 6.0 (Marshmallow)
- Dual SIM
- 8MP rear camera with LED Flash
- 2MP front-facing camera
- Fingerprint sensor
- Dimensions: 144×72.1×9.1mm; Weight: 158g
- 4G LTE / 3G HSPA+, WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS
- 2100mAh battery with Qualcomm Quick Charge
ARCHOS 55 Helium Ultra / 55 Helium / 55 Helium 4 Seasons
- 5.5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD display
- 1.3 GHz quad-core MediaTek MT6737 64-bit processor with Mali-T720 GPU
- 3GB RAM with 32GB internal storage (55 Helium Ultra) / 1GB RAM with 16GB internal storage (55 Helium/55 Helium 4 Seasons) expandable memory up to 128GB with microSD
- Android 6.0 (Marshmallow)
- Dual SIM
- 8MP rear camera with LED flash
- 2MP front-facing camera
- Dimensions: 153 x 77 x 8.1 mm; Weight: 162g
- 4G LTE, WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS
- 2700mAh battery
The ARCHOS 50f Helium is priced at £99.90 (US$ 131 / Rs. 8800 approx.) and the 50f Helium Lite is priced at £79.90 (US$ 103 / Rs. 6970 approx.). Both these will roll out in October 2016. The ARCHOS 55 Helium Ultra, 55 Helium and 55 Helium 4 Seasons are priced at £119 (US$ 156 / Rs. 10,480 approx.), £89 (US$ 116 / Rs. 7840 approx.) and £100 (US$ 131 / Rs. 8800 approx.) , respectively. The ARCHOS 55 Helium will be available from September and the other two will be available from October. All these will be showcased at the IFA 2016 later this week.