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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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.

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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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Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 Gets Rooted

The Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 just recently went on sale, and now the people at XDA were able to root the tab, therefore the apps which need root privileges can now be installed and opens up installing custom ROMs on the tablet.

The Tab 2 10.1 contains Ice Cream Sandwich (Android 4.0) and it features a 1280 x 800 pixels 10.1-inch capacitive touchscreen display.

The Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 also features a dual-core 1 GHz processor, 1GB of RAM, front-facing VGA camera, 3MP rear-facing camera, Bluetooth 3.0, Wi-Fi, and a large 7,000mAh battery.

So, if you have the Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1, you can visit the XDA website and get your device rooted.

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ViewSonic Reveals ViewPad G70, E100 and P100

Just ahead of the MWC party, ViewSonic announced 3 new tablets in addition to their Ice Cream Sandwich phone trio. Based on the photo above, the left side is the super slim and super light 7-inch tablet called ViewPad G70 which is planned to be sold together with the ViewPad E70 which features 1 GB of RAM, Ice Cream Sandwich OS, 4 GB storage, microSD expansion slot, 0.3 Megapixels front-facing camera, 2 Megapixels rear camera, mini-USB, micro-USB, and mini HDMI. Strangely enough, they did not reveal the G70’s processor.

Another tablet is the 9.7-inch ViewPad E100 tablet which will also run Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. The E100 will have a 1 GHz processor, 1024 x 768 pixels IPS display, microSD, USB, and HDMI. The tablet is 9.1 mm thick and weighing 620 grams.

Completing the tablet trio is the ViewPad P100 (on the right side of the above photo) powered by a Windows 7 OS. The P100 features a 1.6 Ghz dual-core Intel Atom N2600, 10-inch 1280 x 800 pixels IPS display (slightly bigger than the ViewPad 10e), front-facing and rear cameras. There are no details yet about the price but we’ll keep you updated.

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