Cherry Mobile Flare Using 2,200mAh LG P970 Optimus Black Battery (Video)

Two days ago, I posted about one Flare user modifying his Cherry Mobile Flare to use a 2,100mAh Samsung Galaxy S III battery 

However, you need some skill or knowledge in electricity or electronics to modify it.

note: Flare's original battery is only 1,500mAh

Just this morning, when I visited the Flare Facebook Group, one Flare user posted another compatible battery with Flare. He said that there is no need to modify the battery. It only means that you don't need an expert hand to use it on Flare, just insert it and you're good to go.

He used a 2,200mAh battery for LG P970 Optimus Black.

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Here's the Flare using the battery:

Here's the video by Christopher Malonhao:

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Cherry Mobile Flare Using 2,100 mAh Samsung Battery

One of the biggest frustrations that the Cherry Mobile Flare users share is its low battery life of 1,500 mAh. For a dual-core, dual-SIM and 4-inch smartphone, it is not enough.

To end his frustration, one Flare user (Leshrac Hunter) has modified a Samsung 2,100 mAh battery terminals to fit the Flare. See video below:

He said that he never encountered any problem after using the battery for several hours. If the user gives further updates, I'll post it here.


Update:

- It's a class A Samsung Galaxy S III Battery

New: Cherry Mobile Flare using 2,200mAh battery for LG P970 Optimus Black (No Need to Modify!)

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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. 

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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.

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