Did you think that the Magnus range of tablets and ARCHOS Fusion Storage that were shown at MWC2015 were the only things Archos is planning to launch in the coming months? Well, then you were wrong. Actually, Archos is preparing a bunch of feature phones, smartphones, tablets and connected devices. While the most of them will be just mediocre offerings, there are also a few interesting devices in the pipeline.
Archos 55 Helium 4G
The biggest 4G smartphones from ARCHOS features the same design as the 50 Diamond, has worse specifications, but comes with a more friendly price tag of just €179.
Archos 70 Cesium
Archos is going cheap with the 70 Cesium. While there is not a single reason to buy the 70 Cesium, it is interested to know that Archos has not abandoned the Windows platform.
Archos Sport Headband & Archos Cap
Following the success of the Music Beany, Archos is going to launch a sport headband and a cap with integrated BT headphones. Same idea as the Music Beany, expected price tag of around €29.
Archos Baretype
As mentioned earlier by Arctablet, Archos is preparing a number of cheap feature phones too.
| Model | Archos F18 | Archos F24 | Archos F28 |
| Screen | 1.8 inch TFT screen 128 x 160 pixels resolution | 2.4 inch TFT screen 240 x 320 pixels resolution | 2.8 inch TFT screen 240 x 320 pixels resolution |
| Network | 2G network 850/900/1800 / 1900MHz | 2G network 850/900/1800 / 1900MHz | 2G network 850/900/1800 / 1900MHz |
| Bluetooth | v2.0 | v2.0 | v2.0 |
| MP3-player | Yes | TBC | TBC |
| FM-Radio | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| microSD | Yes, up to 32GB | Yes, up to 32GB | Yes, up to 32GB |
| Camera | 320 x 240 pixels | VGA | VGA + LED Flash |
| Battery | 1000 mAh | 1800 mAh | 1000 mAh |
| Dimensions | 111 x 45 x 14.3 mm | 120,8 x 51 x 14 mm | 130 x 57 x 10.2 mm |
| Weight | 66g | 98g | 100g |
| Price | €18 | €20 | €24 |
A few more things
Archos 101d Neon with 10.1″ 1024 x 600 resolution screen, Mediatek MT8127, 1GB RAM for €99; Archos 94 Oxygen with 9.4″ 1280 x 800 resolution screen, RK3288, 1.5GB RAM for €149; Archos 96 Xenon with 9.6″ 1280 x 800 resolution screen, Mediatek MT6582, 1GB RAM for €149, an updated Archos Music Light… Did we forget anything? Of course we did, the Bluetooth game controller!
As always, a big thanks to our sources from Archos for sharing the information. 🙂
