Archos Diamond announced with a pop-up selfie cam and UD fingerprint reader
Archos went all in the last few days with a slew of new phones, but the Archos Diamond appears to be the most interesting of the bunch. And don't confuse it with last year's Diamond Omega. The 2019 Diamond is a totally different device and doesn't success the Omega from last year. This one's a mid-range device with high-end features.
Right off the bat, we can see that the Archos Diamond has a full-screen, notch-less display because the front-facing camera is hidden in a motorized pop-up unit. The display itself is 6.39-inch AMOLED, 1080 x 2340 pixels resolution and 19.5:9 aspect ratio. A fingerprint reader is placed under the panel, which is a nice addition to the specs sheet.
The chipset is MediaTek's new mid-range Helio P70 aided by 4GB of LPDDR4X RAM and 128GB of internal storage with support for up to 128GB microSD cards.
The back houses a 16MP main camera with f/1.7 aperture and a secondary 5MP shooter for depth sensing. The pop-up selfie camera is 8MP with f/2.0 opening.
A 3,400 mAh battery is in charge of keeping the lights on and supports Mediatek's 18W Pump express charging with a USB-C charger. The handset also supports wireless charging and launches with Android 9.0 Pie out of the box.
The price of the Diamond is 299 and will be made available in Europe starting May.