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ARCHOS 50b Platinum Review

Score: 48.8 / 100

ARCHOS 50b Platinum is a little outdated phone, coming with a very fast Quad-Core processing unit ticking at 1300 megahertz, a pretty big 5" capacitive screen, and two cameras, an 8 megapixels back side camera and a 2 mega-pixels front-facing camera.

Archos decided to equip this phone with a MediaTek MT6582 chip, packing a very fast 1300 MHz Quad-Core processor with only 512 MB RAM which is a little bit low comparing with the ARCHOS 50b Platinum's impressive processing power. Graphic calculations generally consume lots of processor cycles, so it also has an ARM Mali-400 MP2 graphics processing unit speeding at 416 MHz to help with that calculations. This cellphone counts with a 4 GB internal memory, a decent amount that should be enough for most users considering that this device also has a slot for SD memory cards .

Whereas this phone only has 5.78" long and 2.87" wide, it manages to pack a 5" display. This cellphone has a beautiful design, with a thickness of just 0.33". Archos did a great design job making this cellphone weight only 5.64 ounces. This cellphone is available in three different color options, black, purple and blue.

This cellphone features two cameras, an 8 megapixels back side camera and a 2 megapixels front-facing camera. The ARCHOS 50b Platinum also captures videos in 1920x1080 (Full HD). This camera also has flash and auto-focus.

Archos equipped this phone with a good looking 5 inches screen, and a 960 x 540 resolution, making everything look great. Its screen uses IPS LCD capacitive technology, and allows multi-touch gestures.

This phone packs a 1900 mAh medium sized Li-Polymer removable battery providing this phone with a quite short battery duration.

The ARCHOS 50b Platinum provides WiFi capability (but it can't provide it to other devices around, acting as a router or modem), 4G (HSPA+) connection type, that is not as fast as LTE networks and 3G fast connectivity, using HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS and EDGE technologies. This phone uses 2 SIM cards so it is able to use 2 different carriers or phone lines in the same cellphone.

This device also comes with a couple of useful features as Bluetooth and GPS (Global Positioning System), and lots of sensors like Light Sensor, Proximity Sensor, Accelerometer and Compass.

Archos offers the ARCHOS 50b Platinum for $ 249, which is a very high price for a device this level. This phone sells with USB cable, Battery, Quick start guide, 2 coloured back cases, Hands-free kit, USB charger, 1 8GB micro SD card, 1 crystal case and Warranty booklet..



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Specifications

Device Type:Phone
Brand:Archos
Operating System (OS):Android 4.4.2
Dimensions:5.78 x 2.87 x 0.33 inchesMetric14.68 x 7.29 x 0.84 cmImperial
Weight:5.64 ouncesMetric159.89 gImperial
Colors:Black, Blue and Purple
Accessories:1 8GB micro SD card, 1 crystal case, 2 coloured back cases, Battery, Hands-free kit, Quick start guide, USB cable, USB charger, Warranty booklet.
Price:$ 249.00

Display

Screen Type:IPS LCD (16M colors)
Size:5 inchesMetric12.7 cmImperial
Resolution:540 x 960 pixels
Pixel density:220 pixels per inchMetric86.61 pixels per cmImperial
Touch screen:Capacitive, Multi-touch

Hardware

Chipset:MediaTek MT6582
Processor:ARM Cortex-A7 (Quad-Core 1300 MHz)
RAM Memory:512 MB
Graphics Processor:ARM Mali-400 MP2 (416 MHz)
Internal Memory:4 GB
SD Card Slot:microSD, microSDHC (up to 64 GB)

Battery

Battery type:Li-Polymer
Removable:Yes
Capacity:1900 mAh

Camera

Back camera:8 megapixels
    Flash:Yes
Front camera:2 megapixels
Max video resolution:1920 x 1080 (Full HD)
Camera features:Auto-Focus

Networks

Wi-Fi:Yes
SIM Card Type:SIM
Dual SIM:Yes
UMTS Bands:900, 2100
GSM Bands:850, 900, 1800, 1900
Technologies:HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM

Other Features

Bluetooth:Yes
GPS:Yes
Sensors:Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor