Coinciding with their Sixth Anniversary Festival and Mall Tour, Cherry Mobile also unveiled seven new devices, three of which are new Flare devices that are priced below Php5k. It’s interesting to see CM investing in its Flare series for the budget segment of the market, perhaps fueled by the success of its Flare S3 last year.
First off is a downsized Flare S3, the Cherry Mobile Flare S3 Mini, sporting modest specs with a sub-Php 3k price. It has a 4-inch screen display with an 8-megapixel rear camera.
Cherry Mobile Flare S3 Mini key specs:
4-inch capacitive screen display
1.2Ghz Quad-core processor
Mali 400 GPU
No RAM information
4GB Internal Memory
expandable via microSD up to 64GB
8MP rear camera
2MP front camera
Dual-SIM, Dual-Standby
WiFi b/g/n
Bluetooth
GPS
Android 4.4.4 KitKat
No Battery Information
Available colors: Black, White, Yellow, Red, Light Blue, Navy/Dark Blue
If the Flare S3 Mini is a smaller version, there’s also one smartphone for people who want it big. Meet the Cherry Mobile Flare XL, touting an octa-core processor and a 13MP BSI rear camera on top of a 5.5-inch IPS One Glass Solution Display.
Cherry Mobile Flare XL key specs:
5.5-inch IPS OGS display
1.4Ghz Octa-core processor
1GB RAM
8GB internal storage
expandable via microSD
13MP BSI rear camera with LED Flash
5MP front camera
3G HSPA+
WiFi
Bluetooth
GPS
Miracast
Android 4.4 KitKat
No battery information
Lastly, Cherry Mobile addressed its long-standing battery hullabaloo with the Flare S3 Power, an octa-core smartphone touted to have a 4000mAh battery at a Php5K price tag.
Cherry Mobile Flare S3 Power key specs:
No screen display information
1.4Ghz Octa-Core SoC
1GB RAM
8GB internal storage
expandable via microSD
13MP rear camera
5MP front camera
Dual-SIM, Dual-Standby
3G HSPA+
WiFi
Bluetooth
GPS
FM Radio
Miracast
USB-OTG
Android 4.4 KitKat
4000mAh battery
In addition to these three new Flare devices, the Flare S3 Octa will now hit CM stores as a regular item after conducting a one-day sale last February.
The Cherry Mobile S3 Mini is set to retail for Php 2,499, while the Flare XL and Flare S3 Power are to hit stores with a Php 4,999 price tag.