Archos 50d Oxygen: New economic smartphones with a metal frame

The French company presented a new low budget smartphone with features of mid-range. Archos has unveiled its latest high-end smartphone, the Archos 50d Oxygen. The handset will be showcased at the MWC 2016 trade show and will go on sale starting May this year priced at $149.99.

Archos has unveiled a new smartphone the Oxygen line, Archos 50d Oxygen. It will be presented during the Mobile World Congress 2016 which, remember, will be held February 22 to 25. The new French will be as usual a solution from the value targeted, with mid-range hardware, Android 5.1 Lollipop preinstalled with full access to Google Play Store and dual-SIM module device.

Archos 50d Oxygen is a low-budget smartphone features a 5-inch IPS LCD display with Full HD resolution. The company promises ” deep blacks ” by implementing a manufacturing technology called ” Full Lamination “. As for the design, we find a gold metal frame and a rear polycarbonate shell, but it will be verified in the field in Barcelona the feeling that the solution will be able to express in normal use.

Hardware inside, we find a platform centered on a SoC MediaTek MT-6753, containing eight cores to Cortex-A53 1.3 GHz. The processor is supported by 2GB of DDR3 RAM and 16GB of ROM expandable up to 32GB via a microSD card. The new model is compatible with 4G LTE networks Cat. 4, then 150Mbps theoretical maximum download bandwidth, and can hold two SIM Dual Standby mode.

Camera on the front there are two distinct forms, as usual: the rear uses a 13-megapixel sensor with auto-focus and LED flash, and is capable of recording video at 1080p resolution. For selfies and video calls you will instead rely on a 5 megapixel module. Under the shell, thick 8.2mm, there is a removable battery 2,100mAh that considering the specifications of the device, it should offer a duration sufficient only on single charge.

Archos 50d Oxygen technical specifications