Archos Diamond Plus, octa-core processors and large display at a good price

Archos announces a new top of the range for the family Diamond, characterized by a MediaTek, eight processor cores and a bright LCD IPS 5.5″ Full HD.

At the IFA Berlin Archos he has lifted the veil on a new-product family of Diamond. Archos Diamond Plus is set up as a solution for medium-high cheap, offering a MediaTek octa-core processor and 2GB of RAM combined with a ” bright ” LCD IPS 5.5″ Full HD, strength according to French new device into. And all at the list of $279.

The hardware is integrated into a slim and stylish body with a silver cover slightly rounded leading the overall weight of the smartphone to 176g, not too many when you consider the diagonal of the display. In this case, the processor is a MediaTek MT6753, based on eight core Cortex-A53 64-bit, supported by 2 GB of RAM and 16 GB of ROM expandable to 32 GB.

Thick 8.4mm, the new Diamond Plus integrates Android version 5.1 Lollipop and all native applications typical of the Google platform. Inside you can install up to two Micro-SIM, which will be active at the same time, both with support for 4G LTE networks on the frequencies 800, 1,800 and 2,600 MHz. No shortage of course Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.0 and GPS.

For cameras, Archos chose two modules from 16 and 8 MP respectively installed on the back and front, with goals f / 2.0 to five lenses to prevent unpleasant distortions in the images. All components are powered by a lithium-ion battery from 2,850 mAh, perhaps not entirely adequate to handle an Android smartphone with a diagonal so important for the display.

The smartphone will be sold as of November along with film and protective custody at the price of $279. More information on the Archos website.