Archos to Carry Android Smartphone

Archos is unleashing a line of Android based smartphones from Google. 

The devices will be unveiled in Europe towards the end of May and range from high to low end priced phones. The new smartphones include theArchos 53 Platinum priced at $249, Archos 50 Platinum priced at $219 and the most affordable phone priced at $99 called Archos 35 Carbon. All phones will be offered with no contract from the French electronic company. The CEO of Archos, Loic Poirier talks about the recent announcement of the phones stating "The smartphone market is shifting, as SIM-free sales versus subsidized sales are increasing, and ARCHOS is prepared to respond, as we can offer retail channels affordable, unlocked and feature-rich smartphones without the need to subsidize. Furthermore smartphones and tablets are interrelated markets that have quickly crossed over with the arrival of Phablets-half-phone, half-tablet devices. It only makes sense that this should be our next phase of products as this would be a natural fit for our brand and long term growth." 

The smartphones will all be sporting a thin, sleek look and a fast Qualcomm CPU. They also come equipped with an 8 Megapixel camera, an IPS screen with incredible viewing angles, cloud-based storage and contacts, full black screen process and Dual SIM card slots. The Archos 50 Platinum has a 5.0-inch black IPS display with a 1.2GHz quad-core CPU. These smartphones are being compared to the Samsung Galaxy S3 with an extra benefit of paying a lot less money. 

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