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Archos 50 Saphir

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The 50 Saphir is a robust smartphone for harsh environments from the French manufacturer Archos. The smartphone is not the most powerful of its kind, but it provides a lot of stamina in return.Read more
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Pros

  • great viewability angles and it has great colours
  • it worked quickly and precise and it instantly reacted to the touch
  • an able and smooth everyday work

Cons

  • It is difficult for it to capture moving objects due to slow focusing
  • this setting cannot be enforced by the benchmark app
  • Battery life is very sensitive to changes in screen brightness

Key specs

  • 13 Mpx
  • 5 in
  • 1280, 720 px
  • IPS TFT
  • 294 ppi
  • 5000 mAh
  • Quad-core
  • 5 Mpx

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Archos 50 Saphir - Pros & Cons

Archos 50 Saphir

Pros

  • great viewability angles and it has great colours
  • it worked quickly and precise and it instantly reacted to the touch
  • an able and smooth everyday work
  • handling is smooth in general
  • The stamina of the test model is therefore very good
  • the build quality and the stability of the outdoor specialist are very good
  • cycling frequency should ideally be undetectable to the human eye
  • SoC can maintain its performance with sustained workloads

Cons

  • It is difficult for it to capture moving objects due to slow focusing
  • this setting cannot be enforced by the benchmark app
  • Battery life is very sensitive to changes in screen brightness
  • device may be too hot or have other apps running in the background
  • there is no access to the battery
  • frequency is too low
  • users with sensitive eyes may experience strain or headaches
  • screen shows relatively slow response rates
  • notebooks will simply cycle the backlight on and off in rapid succession
  • Archos does not install its own browser and uses Google Chrome
  • the housing does not cover the display at all we must rely on Gorilla Glass 4

Archos 50 Saphir - Technical Overview

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IconScreen size
5 in
Best:
Asus FonePad 8
Screen size: 8 in
IconBattery capacity
5000 mAh
Best:
Doogee BL12000
Battery capacity: 12000 mAh
IconPixel density
294 ppi
Best:
Sony Xperia Z6
Pixel density: 891 ppi
IconCPU clock speed
1.5 GHz
Best:
Motorola Moto G100
CPU clock speed: 3.2 GHz

Archos 50 Saphir - Full Specifications

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Hardware
Operating systemAndroid 6.0
CPU clock speed1.5 GHz
CPU coresQuad-core
RAM memory2 GB
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Rear camera
Primary sensor resolution13.0 Mpx
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px
Autofocusyes
Burst Modeyes
Digital zoomyes
Face detectionyes
Geo-taggingyes
Gesture Shotyes
HDR Captureyes
LED Flashyes
Panoramayes
Scene modeyes
Self timeryes
Touch focusyes
Voice controlyes
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Storage
Internal storage16 GB
Memory card readeryes
Maximum card storage128GB
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDXC
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Dimensions
Height0.55 in
Width5.77 in
Depth0.55 in
Weight7.83 oz
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Connectivity
Dual sim supportyes
Sim card sizeMicro-SIM
DLNA certifiedyes
Bluetoothyes
Bluetooth version4.0
NFCno
Charging connectionUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm
USB version2.0
USB On-The-Go (OTG)yes
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Battery
Battery typeLithium ion
Battery capacity5000.0 mAh
Fast chargingno
Wireless charging no
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Display
Screen size5.0 in
Touchscreenyes
Number of colors16.7M
Panel typeLCD
Resolution1280 x 720 px
TechnologyIPS TFT
Pixel density294.0 ppi
Screen materialCorning Gorilla Glass 4.0
Dual screen supportno
HDRno
Multi touchyes
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Front camera
Primary resolution5.0 Mpx
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Design
Colour of productBlack
Water resistantyes
Shock resistantyes
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Sensors
Accelerometeryes
Proximityyes
Digital compassyes
Ambient light sensoryes
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Cellular
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmissionHSPA+
Navigation systemGPS
2G GSMyes
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
3G UMTSyes
UMTS frequences
  • 900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
4G LTEyes
LTE frequencies
  • 800 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
Mobile hotspotyes

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