Archos announce three android smartphones...
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... Tablet maker Archos recently announced a new line of Android-based smartphones featuring a slim design, Qualcomm processor, an IPS display and two SIM slots to allow customers to use the phone with two different carriers seamlessly. All of the new handsets will ship unlocked out of the box and support 3G only, we’re told. The handsets in question include the Archos 35 Carbon, Archos 50 Platinum and Archos 53 Platinum, retailing for $99.99, $219.99 and $249.99, respectively...The handset will ship standard with Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich.
http://www.techspot.com/news/52295-archos-announces-three-android-based-smartphones.html
Archos are best known as makers of tablets for the leisure market where they were pioneers. They are late entrants to the mobile phone market so they might struggle to gain market share.
Pictures here http://www.expertreviews.co.uk/gallery/news/1299253/archos-35-carbon-50-platinum-and-53-platinum-smartphones-announced and another report here http://www.expertreviews.co.uk/smartphones/1299253/archos-35-carbon-50-platinum-and-53-platinum-smartphones-announced
http://www.techspot.com/news/52295-archos-announces-three-android-based-smartphones.html
Archos are best known as makers of tablets for the leisure market where they were pioneers. They are late entrants to the mobile phone market so they might struggle to gain market share.
Pictures here http://www.expertreviews.co.uk/gallery/news/1299253/archos-35-carbon-50-platinum-and-53-platinum-smartphones-announced and another report here http://www.expertreviews.co.uk/smartphones/1299253/archos-35-carbon-50-platinum-and-53-platinum-smartphones-announced
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Nope, the processor and radio these phones use are inferior to the ones made by Mediatek in taiwan.
Not true, a lot of Chinese phones that came with ICS now run jellybean.
You won't get OTA updates on these phones.
The manufacturer releases them online and then you have to download and manually flash the update to the phone.
The archos will have the advantage of updating via OTA, but i dont see them doing that.
So the uk price for that phone was £320. You know it's a galaxy S2 clone. You can buy the Galaxy S3 for that price. The Nexus 4 is cheaper as well.
I can't see Archos doing that either. They're terrible with regards to updates.
They're still going but they're using this webpage: http://www.archos.com/store/?country=gb&lang=en