Archos 50 Helium Plus and 55 Helium Plus pack HD on a budget

Archos has rolled out a pair of new smartphones that are both aimed at bringing decent screens to shoppers who are on a tight budget when looking for a new smartphones. The new devices are the 50 Helium Plus and 55 Helium Plus models. Both smartphones have HD screens with IPS image quality and support LTE dual SIM connectivity.

These smartphones aren't advanced in their hardware, but they are inexpensive with the 50 Helium Plus selling for £119 and the 55 Helium Plus selling for £139. Both devices come in white or black colors and the main difference between the two is the size of the screen. The 55 Helium Plus has a 5.5-inch screen with the 50 Helium Plus packing a smaller 5-inch screen.

Both devices have 1GB of RAM and 8GB of integrated storage. Both feature memory card slots allowing the storage capacity to be increased. Archos ships the 55 Helium Plus with a 16GB microSD card so you have more space right out of the box.

Both devices have dual SIM slots to support two phone numbers and both have 4G LTE capability. The operating system is Android 5.1 on both devices and power for the 50 Helium Plus is from a 2000 mAh battery and the 55 Helium Plus gets a 2400 mAh battery.

SOURCE: Archos