Archos 55 Diamond Selfie with 8MP front camera announced

After launching new Helium phones and the water-resistant rugged 50 Saphir, Archos has now announced a new selfie-centric smartphone dubbed 55 Diamond Selfie.

As the name suggests, the 55 Diamond Selfie is targeted at selfie lovers. It gets an 8-megapixel front facing camera with Screen flash. The rear camera is a 16-megapixel unit with an auto-focus and an LED flash.

The phone sports Dragontrail reinforced glass and scratch resistant back side with metal accents. There's also a fingerprint scanner on the back for added security.

Running Android 6.0 Marshmallow, the Diamond Selfie has 5.5-inch Full HD (1920 x 1080 pixels) IPS display and is powered by octa-core Snapdragon 430 processor backed by Adreno 505 GPU and 4GB RAM. On-board storage is 64GB, which can be further expanded via microSD card.

For connectivity, there's dual-SIM slots, 4G LTE, WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, USB OTG and GPS. It is backed by 3000mAh battery, which is claimed to "go through the entire day".

The Archos 55 Diamond is priced at €199.99 ($222 | Rs. 15,000) and will release in September. There will also be a Lite model with 3GB RAM, 16GB storage for a lower €169.99 ($188 |Rs. 13,000) and will be available in October.

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