Cherry Mobile Cruize, 5.2-inch Smartphone for $110 (Php4,499)

Just months after releasing their flagship smartphones, the 4-inch Flare and 5-inch Titan, Cherry Mobile just announced their new Bigger XL smartphone, the 5.2-inch Cherry Mobile Cruize.

Cherry Mobile Omega: Officially Announced

It's now official, Cherry Mobile just announced their newest Jelly Bean smartphone, the 5.2-inch Cherry Mobile Omega.

LOW-PRICED MSI ENJOY 71 ANDROID TABLET UNVEILED

If you want to own a tablet but cannot afford the likes of Kindle Fire HD or the Nexus 7, maybe the new Enjoy 71 tablet from MSI might suit your budget.

$49 ANDROID DESKTOP COMPUTER FROM VIA REVEALED

Via, a manufacturer of integrated circuits in Taiwan appears to be playing in the Android game with an intriguing new creation.

LENOVO TO UPGRADE THINKPAD TABLET TO ICE CREAM SANDWICH

Since the tablet trend is now going for the latest Android Ice Cream Sandwich OS, more and more tablet manufacturers are catching up by making and updating tablets to be compatible with the OS.

Monday, January 28, 2013

Low-priced MSI Enjoy 71 Android Tablet Unveiled

If you want to own a tablet but cannot afford the likes of Kindle Fire HD or the Nexus 7, maybe the new Enjoy 71 tablet from MSI might suit your budget. Although there is no official release date being announced, this tablet is expected to sell for approximately $172 in Taiwan where it was initially unveiled.



The tablet is running Ice Cream Sandwich (Android 4.0) and it is powered by a 1.5 GHz dual-core Amlogic AML8726-MX processor, 1GB of RAM and a Mali-400 GPU. With its 10.5 ounces weight, it is lighter than the Kindle Fire HD (13.9 ounces) and the Nexus 7 (12.2 ounces). The feel and build quality is great because it uses a metallic enclosure, so it is not platicky.



The internal storage is 8GB which can be expanded up to 32GB via microSD slot. The tablet also features a 7-inch 1024x600 resolution IPS display touch screen, VGA front camera and 2MP rear camera, and micro-USB connectivity. The 3,200mAh battery can be charged through the micro-USB.



The only thing that I don't like about the tablet is the old Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich OS. They should have pre-installed Jelly Bean.

Saturday, January 26, 2013

Cherry Mobile Cruize UPDATE: (It's 8MP not 5MP and more!)



After posting the Cherry Mobile Cruize announcement 2 days ago, I immediately joined the Cherry Mobile Omega and Cruize facebook group for updates. Below are the latest updates I've gathered:

- The rear camera of the Cruize is 8MP not 5MP!

- Tagalog language setting.
- The processor is a single core MTK6575
- Temple Run 2 runs smooth
- Antutu Benchmark score: 3921

- Dead Trigger running smoothly (according to Raymon Rosales of Omega and Cruize Facebook Group)



I'll post more updates later!

Friday, January 25, 2013

Cherry Mobile Omega: Officially Announced



It's now official, Cherry Mobile just announced their newest Jelly Bean smartphone, the 5.2-inch Cherry Mobile Omega. Although it has the same screen size with that of the Cruize, the Omega is more powerful with its 1 GHz dual-core processor but with slightly lesser battery capacity of 2,300 mAh compared to the 2,500 mAh of the Cruize.



Cherry Mobile Omega full specifications:

SIM Slot: Dual SIM
OS: Android 4.1 Jelly Bean
Processor : 1GHz Dual Core
Camera: 5MP (main); VGA (front)
Dimensions: 152.3 mm x 80 mm x 11 mm
Screen Type: Capacitive
Screen Size: 5.2 inches
Multitouch: 5 point
Internal Memory: ROM: 4GB; RAM: 512MB
Memory Expansion: microSD, up to 32GB
Battery Capacity: 2300mAH
FM Radio: Yes
Bluetooth: Yes
USB Port: Yes, micro USB
Wi-Fi: Yes, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
GPS: Yes
3G/HSDPA: Yes 
GPRS/EDGE: Yes
Sensors: Accelerometer, Proximity, Light
Available Colors: Black, White
Suggested Retail Price (SRP): Php6,699


Many are disappointed to learn that this phone only sport a 512GB of RAM to handle the Jelly Bean and a 5MP camera, because they expected a bigger 1GB of RAM and 8MP camera since last year and some say it's just a Titan II. By the way, Omega is also priced Php200 higher than the Titan.

It is now available at SM North Edsa and it is available in black and white colors. 

Thursday, January 24, 2013

Cherry Mobile Cruize, 5.2-inch Smartphone for $110 (Php4,499)

Just months after releasing their flagship smartphones, the 4-inch Flare and 5-inch Titan, Cherry Mobile just announced their new Bigger XL smartphone, the 5.2-inch Cherry Mobile Cruize.


The main features of this smartphone are its huge 5.2-inch WVGA touch screen display and its juicy 2,500mAh battery.

Specifications:

  • 5.2-inch WVGA capacitive display @ 480 x 800 pixels (179 ppi)


  • 1GHz single-core Broadcom processor
  • Android 4.0.4 Ice Cream Sandwich
  • 512MB of RAM
  • 4GB internal storage  
  • expandable storage via microSD up to 32GB
  • Dual SIM, dual-standby
  • WiFi 802.11 b/g/n
  • 3G/HSDPA
  • Bluetooth 2.1
  • GPS with A-GPS Support
  • 5MP autofocus rear-camera camera with LED flash (720p HD video)
  • 720p HD video capture and playback
  • VGA front-camera
  • Li-Ion 2,500mAh battery


  • For battery life comparison, the 5-inch dual-core Titan has a 2,350mAh battery that will last for 2 days with average use and some even say "with their Wi-Fi always turned on". So it is expected that this single-core Cruize with 2,500mAh battery will last longer than the Titan.

    I just learned that the Cherry Mobile Cruize is the G'Five G95 smartphone from China.

    If you own this smartphone, please share your experiences and how long the battery last for this phone.