Archos takes the wraps off budget 45 Helium and 50 Helium 4G Android smartphones

Archos, a company known for budget Android tablets and other oddities, has unveiled two new budget LTE Android phones for the lower end of the market. The 45 and 50 Helium are equipped with 4.5-inch and 5-inch IPS displays respectively, and both are equipped with 4G LTE. Let’s take a quick look at their spec sheet:

50 Helium 4G

Quad Core 1.4 Ghz Cortex A7, Qualcomm MSM8926
1GB RAM
8GB Internal Storage, expandable via Micro SD Card
5-inch HD IPS Display, 1280 x 720 pixels
8.0-megapixel primary camera with BIS, autofocus and LED flash
2.0-megapixels secondary camera
LTE, 3G, WiFi, WiFi Hotspot, GPS, Bluetooth
Android 4.3 Jelly Bean
2000 mAh Battery

45 Helium 4G

Quad Core 1.4 Ghz Cortex A7, Qualcomm MSM8926
1GB RAM
4GB Internal Storage, expandable via Micro SD Card
4.5-inch WVGA IPS Display, 854 x 480 pixels
5.0-megapixel primary camera with BIS, autofocus and LED flash
VGA secondary camera
LTE, 3G, WiFi, WiFi Hotspot, GPS, Bluetooth
Android 4.3 Jelly Bean
1700 mAh Battery

The two devices are identical in appearance, and share almost the same internals save for camera sensor sizes, battery, display (obviously) and storage capacity. Archos has pegged the price of the 50 Helium at around $250 (or around Php 11161 before taxes). The 45 Helium meanwhile, is naturally a bit cheaper, pegged at $200 (or around Php 8929 before taxes). Hoepfully both devices find their way here to the Philippines – we’re sure a lot of people are jonesing for an affordable LTE smartphone.