Reviewers Liked
- Relatively zippy
- Pleasing audio output
- Decent build quality
Reviewers Didn't Like
- Disappointing screen quality
- Limited internal storage
- Poor battery life
Archos 50 Platinum
68
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Expert reviews and ratings
The Archos 50 Platinum pushes the boundaries of its price point and takes dual-SIM phones in a new, entertaining direction. It is still plagued by nagging issues though. It is hard to look past the low quality screen and the battery life is a bit of a stinker. Overall if you can do without dual-SIM we suggest you turn your attentions elsewhere.
By TrustedReviews onFor £200 the phone is good on the whole but does have a few performance issues. The Cortex A5 CPU is very clearly not the fastest chip on the market as the S4 can beat it with one core compared to the quad core performance on the Archos Platinum 50....
By Play3r onArchos’ 50 Platinum’s main selling point is the dual SIM support, meaning you don’t need separate work and personal handsets. However, web and movie fans will love the five-inch screen, and you get some good specs considering the...
By Mobile Choice onIt's a real shame that the Archos 50 Platinum is something of a flawed gem, but the problem is that those flaws are really very glaring indeed. That's because they're concentrated around the general performance and reliability which is so fundamental to...
By Know Your Mobile onDual Sim phones can be great if you need to keep work and home use separate, or if you travel and want to bung a local SIM into your phone for a while and retain your main SIM too. If you only need the one SIM, it is easy to ignore the second slot....
By IT Pro Portal onWith the shift from dedicated media devices to all-singing, all-dancing smartphones and tablets, French company Archos has had a little trouble finding its feet, but with a range of affordable Android tablets and now Android smartphones now here, we're...
By Recombu onWe have genuine love for the Archos 50 Platinum. It's a simple phone, without much customisation, but that will be a draw for many. We found that, despite its decent spec, it can feel a bit slow and unresponsive. It's not a big deal, but this...
By Pocket-lint onWe’re glad to see Archos finally getting into the smartphone game, but it faces stiff competition. Too stiff, in fact: since Google’s very own (and quite possibly subsidised) Google Nexus 4 Android smartphone packs better specs and more up to date...
By gadgetshow.channel5.com onThe Archos 50 Platinum has several things going for it. It's worth a detour for its responsiveness and practically amazing screen quality (although the resolution is necessarily a let-down). But Archos ultimately isn't offering anything its competitors...
By DigitalVersus onArchos, società francese specializzata in lettori audio e video portatili e tablet, sbarca anche nel mercato degli smartphone con il suo nuovo Archos 50 Platinum, un device Dual SIM basato su sistema operativo Android di Google dotato di un processore...
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