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GSMArena team, 3 September 2014

Various brands at IFA 2014


IFA 2014 Various brands: Acer, Lenovo, Prestigio, Alcatel & more hands-on

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  • Liquid Z500
  • Liquid Jade

8. Archos 50b Platinum, 45c Platinum and 40 Cesium
  1. 1. Introduction
  2. 2. Acer Liquid Jade hands-on, Liquid Z500 hands-on
  3. 3. Lenovo Vibe X2 hands-on
  4. 4. Lenovo Vibe Z2 hands-on, Tab S8 hands-on
  5. 5. Prestigio Multiphone 8500 DUO, 8400 DUO hands-on
  6. 6. Garmin, META and Whitings wearables hands-on
  7. 7. Alcatel One Touch Hero 2, Hero 8 hands-on
  8. 8. Archos 50b Platinum, 45c Platinum and 40 Cesium
  9. 9. CAT S50
  10. 10. ZTE Blade Vec 4G, Blade Vec 3G, Kis 3 Max
  11.  
  12. Acer Liquid Z500 specification
  13. Acer Liquid Jade specification
  14. alcatel Hero 8 specification
  15. alcatel Hero 2 specification
  16. Prestigio MultiPhone 8400 Duo specification
  17. Prestigio MultiPhone 8500 Duo specification
  18. Lenovo Vibe Z2 specification
  19. Lenovo Vibe X2 specification
  20. Archos 50b Platinum specification
  21. Archos 40 Cesium specification
  22. Archos 45c Platinum specification
  23. Review comments (27)

IFA 2014 Android Acer Lenovo Prestigio Alcatel Archos CAT

Archos 50b Platinum hands-on

The Archos 50b Platinum is the biggest of the three smartphones Archos had on display today at IFA 2014 in Berlin. It packs a 5" display of qHD (540 x 960px) resolution, quad-core 1.3GHz processor and 8MP camera.


Archos 50b Platinum

It runs on Android KitKat and will cost just €149.99 but backs it up with an 8MP camera on the back, 2MP one on the front and 4GB of on-board storage expandable via a microSD card slot.


Archos 50b Platinum

True to its low key specs and affordable price tag the Archos 50b Platinum has some drawbacks like a subpar display. It doesn't have the most impressive colors, the resolution is really thin on the large diagonal and pixels are visible. The panel above the display is very prone to fingerprints and got smudged badly while we we're playing around with it.


Archos 50b Platinum

The plastic on the back is matte and really nice to touch. The colors are really fresh and pop out. For this price you can really get better quality plastic, mind you.

Archos has gone with a clean, almost stock Android experience and Google purists. The UI works just fine and we didn't notice any stutters.

Archos 45c Platinum hands-on

The Archos 45c Platinum has a 4.5" display of 480 x 854px resolution and it's an IPS unit so viewing angles aren't bad.


Archos 45c Platinum

The same quad-core 1.3GHz processor runs the show and the user experience is also built around a stock Android KitKat.

The Archos 45c Platinum will cost just €109.99 for what it brings to the table making it an overall good deal.


Archos 45c Platinum

The display sadly is still as smudge-prone as the one on the Archos 50b Platinum and at around the same density (218ppi) it isn't sharper. Pixels are visible and the colors are unimpressive.

Archos 40 Cesium hands-on

And finally the Archos 40 Cesium which is the cheapest of the three at just €79.99. It's a departure from the rest by bringing the latest Windows Phone 8.1 to the table.


Archos 40 Cesium

The 40 Cesium is built around a Snapdragon 200 chipset, 4" WVGA (480 x 800px) display and a 5MP/2MP camera duo (back and front).


Archos 40 Cesium

The Archos 40 Cesium's display isn't as pixelated due to having a slightly better density at 233ppi but the TFT unit isn't impressive on quality. Smudges are, again, an issue and the plastic body isn't as good as on the others, probably to maintain the low price.

On the flip side the performance of the Archos 40 Cesium is good.

Next Page » 9. CAT S50
8. Archos 50b Platinum, 45c Platinum and 40 Cesium
  1. 1. Introduction
  2. 2. Acer Liquid Jade hands-on, Liquid Z500 hands-on
  3. 3. Lenovo Vibe X2 hands-on
  4. 4. Lenovo Vibe Z2 hands-on, Tab S8 hands-on
  5. 5. Prestigio Multiphone 8500 DUO, 8400 DUO hands-on
  6. 6. Garmin, META and Whitings wearables hands-on
  7. 7. Alcatel One Touch Hero 2, Hero 8 hands-on
  8. 8. Archos 50b Platinum, 45c Platinum and 40 Cesium
  9. 9. CAT S50
  10. 10. ZTE Blade Vec 4G, Blade Vec 3G, Kis 3 Max
  11.  
  12. Acer Liquid Z500 specification
  13. Acer Liquid Jade specification
  14. alcatel Hero 8 specification
  15. alcatel Hero 2 specification
  16. Prestigio MultiPhone 8400 Duo specification
  17. Prestigio MultiPhone 8500 Duo specification
  18. Lenovo Vibe Z2 specification
  19. Lenovo Vibe X2 specification
  20. Archos 50b Platinum specification
  21. Archos 40 Cesium specification
  22. Archos 45c Platinum specification
  23. Review comments (27)

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