Water-resistant Archos 50 Saphir rugged smartphone with 5000mAh battery announced

After unveiling new Helium smartphones, French electronics brand Archos has launched another phone dubbed 50 Saphir. The main highlight of 50 Saphir is its rugged and water proof body. It also packs a huge battery.

The phone is IP68 certified, which means it can survice immersion in up to one meter of water for up to 30 minutes. The brand also claims that it can withstand falls from one meter.

The Archos 50 Saphir feature 5-inch HD (1280 x 720 pixels) IPS display and is powered by 1.5GHz quad-core MediaTek quad-core MediaTek MTK6737 processor with 2GB RAM and 16GB internal storage, which can be expanded via microSD card. It runs Android Marshmallow.

For photography, it is equipped with 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and 5-megapixel selfie camera. It supports 4G LTE and is backed by a massive 5000mAh battery, which can run for two days on a single full charge.

The Archos 50 Saphir will be availble in Europe starting October for €199  ($220 | Rs. 15,000).

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