Archos debuts Helium series LTE smartphones

Archos, a brand mostly known for its affordable line but highly-capable Android slates, has announced its first set of LTE-enabled budget-friendly smartphones – the Archos 45 Helium 4G and the Archos 50 Helium 4G.

Archos’ base entry, the Archos 45 Helium 4G, sports a 4.5-inch FWVGA (854 x 480) IPS display with 218ppi, 4GB of internal storage with microSD card support, 5 megapixel rear camera with LED flash, and a VGA front facing.

Powering the device is a Qualcomm MSM8926 quad-core CPU clocked at 1.4GHz, 1GB of RAM, 1,700mAh battery and Android 4.3 Jellybean (upgradable to Android 4.4.2 KitKat). Price tag is at $199.99PHP 11,737INR 16,949EUR 190CNY 1,456 or almost Php9,000USD 153INR 13,001EUR 146CNY 1,117 converted.

Next is the Archos 50 Helium 4G which sports a 5-inch HD (1280 x 720) IPS display with 294ppi, 8GB of internal storage with microSD card support, 8 megapixel rear camera with LED flash, and 2 megapixel front-facing.

Running under the hood is the same Qualcomm MSM8926 quad-core CPU, 1GB RAM, but with a larger 2,00mAh battery and Android 4.3 Jellybean (upgradable to Android 4.4.2 KitKat). Price tag is at $249.99PHP 14,671INR 21,187EUR 238CNY 1,820 or around Php11,000USD 187INR 15,891EUR 179CNY 1,365 coverted.

The Archos Helium LTE smartphones is set to make an appearance at CES 2014. Market availability is yet to be announced.

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