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Shine bright like a Diamond S: Meet the latest wallet-friendly phones from Archos (pictures)

Take a look at the budget-priced Archos Diamond S, Diamond Plus, 50 Cesium, 50e Helium and Diamond Tab.

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BERLIN -- Diamonds and pearls? Say hello to the latest wallet-friendly phones (and tablet) from Archos.

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The Diamond S has an octa-core processor clocked at 1.5GHz and backed up by 2GB of RAM.

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On the glossy rear of the Diamond S is a 16-megapixel camera.

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The Diamond Plus is the most elegantly styled of the new devices.

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The 5-inch 50e Helium runs the app-tastic Android 5.1 Lollipop.

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The 50 Cesium is basically the same phone as the Helium, but with Windows Phone software instead.

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The Diamond Tab tablet boasts a beefy eight-core 1.7GHz Mediatek MT8752 processor, backed by an equally meaty 3GB of RAM.

For more of the best of IFA 2015, see CNET's complete IFA coverage.

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