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Cherry Mobile Magnum HD is an Android!

Name: Cherry Mobile Magnum HD is an Android!
Brand: Cherry
Rating: 4 (1 reviews)

Abe Olandres October 12, 2010 · 1 min read

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The high-end smartphones are gonna get some serious competition with the Cherry Mobile Magnum HD. This HTC HD2 look-alike could spoil the entry of the HTC Desire HD later this year with an unbelievable price of Php18,990.

Cherry Mobile Magnum HD
Android OS 2.2 (Froyo)
Qualcomm 1GHz processor
4.1â€ WVGA capacitive touchscreen (480 x 800 pixels)
512MB RAM expandable up to 32GB via microSD
3G, HSDPA 14.4 Mbps
WiFi 802.11 b/g
5 megapixel autofocus camera with LED flash
720p video recording
HDMI-D Type
Front facing VGA camera
GPS/AGPS
Bluetooth 2.0
Cherry Magnum HD Price: Php18,990

A pretty decent Android smartphone. It would be interesting to pit this handset with several others already in the market — like the Samsung Galaxy S, HTC Desire and even the iPhone 4.

{via PTB}

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Abe is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of YugaTech with over 20 years of experience in the technology industry. He is one of the pioneers of blogging in the country and considered by many as the Father of Tech Blogging in the Philippines. He is also a technology consultant, a tech columnist with several national publications, resource speaker and mentor/advisor to several start-up companies.

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499 Comments

Eason · 16 years ago

This mobile is not made by Cherry Mobile, its just OEM phone branded as Cherry Mobile like the other 2 phones.

http://www.camangi.com/fm_tech.html
http://www.olivetelecom.in/laptop/olivepad/
http://www.engadget.com/2010/09/01/viewsonic-viewpad-7-video-hands-on/

Cherry Mobile is a Philippine brand that just re brands Chinese phones as to themselves, nothing to be proud about that.

Even if I like the specs, the fact that its Cherry Mobile and with my bad experience to them even in their ALCATEL, iTech, HTC, Dopood days made me turn off to their products.

Warranty claiming in their company takes MONTHS!!!!

berkano · 16 years ago

Now they champion Android for pricepoints and markets where they most likely will be ignored. It is an attractive phone indeed, but what’s gonna stop future buyers from adding a few more pesos to get an HTC or a Samsung? Wrong move, Cherry Mobile.

berkano · 16 years ago

They Android for pricepoints and markets where they most likely be ignored. It is an attractive phone indeed, but what’s gonna stop future buyers from adding a few more pesos to get an HTC or a Samsung? Wrong move, Cherry Mobile.

arns lugue · 16 years ago

@Warner

You’re right too. Cherry Mobile focuses on marketing, not on firmware/software development, so why bother buying a phone that’s not going to update anytime soon?

arns lugue · 16 years ago

@eric

My thoughts exactly. Andaming bobong nagpopost sa site na ito. Nationalism has nothing to do with how these phones are going to perform.

Warner · 16 years ago

By the way, I’m using Google Nexus One, in which google has control =)

Warner · 16 years ago

The phone is cool but I don’t think this phone can receive an updates every time Google release a new version of android. Just like any other android phones. Google don’t have control of those kind of phones. Even SAMSUNG company has lots of developers working around the clock to get the Android v2.2 working on their phones which was planned for a September release, but as you know, itâ€™s October! how much more for this Cherry Mobile. If Google will release an Android v3, I don’t think this phone can get an update. Maybe buy another cherry mobile phone with v3? heheh

eric · 16 years ago

i still have my 2005 Dell Axim x51v, hanggang ngayon never pang pumalya. maraming magagandang products from china, pero yung sa mga known companies lang, yung may dinaanang quality control.

arns lugue · 16 years ago

@Raymond

Whatever works for your pea-sized brain, go for it. Phones manufactured from China are different from China phones. China phones are substandard and lack precise quality control standards.

Look at it this way:

Samsung has a factory in China that has say, 500 employees that work full-time to ensure the quality of their products.

Cheap, unregulated China phone companies (from where Cherry Mobile gets their line of phones), on the other hand, only employ a bunch of Chinese rednecks to manufacture their products. Cost-cutting means reduced quality.

Global power has nothing to do here. As Warren Buffet said, China’s a bubble waiting to pop anytime soon.

Your logic seems irreverent to this blog post.

eric · 16 years ago

@jan (samsung, dell, etc) but their products don’t look cheap when they started. i will only be proud with Cherry Mobile if pwede siyang ipagmalaki sa buong mundo. sirang-sira na ang pangalan ng mga pinoy sa ibang bansa, wag na nating dagdagan pa with this cheap company.

arns lugue · 16 years ago

@jan

Bobo, ang Dell products matibay na nung una pa. Ung Samsung may history na rin ng sirain yan, but please cite your sources naman para credible ang kabobohan mo.

raymond · 16 years ago

@ Angus G.

open your phone, laptop, or any device you are using to post on this blog: READ: MADE IN CHINA. China’s now the number 2 economy next to the US. Get over it. Even iPad is made in China. What’s important is it’s not fake and it works.

jan · 16 years ago

god, ang ibang pilipino talaga ang sarap batukan sa ulo! ang mga brand na samsung dell etc.. nagsimula rin yan sa mga mumurahin, sirain ang mga laptop nila nun nung start up company plang sila kahit basahin niyo pa yung history nila. support filipino products!

eric · 16 years ago

tama na ang minsang nagkamali akong bumili ng cherry mobile product. i will never buy again any products that has a cherry mobile mark on it.

dongv · 16 years ago

am eyeing for an Froyo phone, but I will wait for the major brand to drop their price instead, but lets see, may be some real life review can change my mind,

Angus G. · 16 years ago

@chinitoguy29

LOL, have you been living on the moon? These cheaply-made phones are made in poverty-drowned Shenzen factories and were just rebranded on their way to the Philippines.

chinitoguy29 · 16 years ago

this phone makes me feel PROUD TO BE PINOY! A PINOY MADE PHONE using an ANDROID OS!

Rolex · 16 years ago

Yuga himself admits that the brand’s been plagued with problems. Getting Android for their unreliable handsets is the worst cop-out these Chinese bastards have schemed.

http://www.yugatech.com/blog/mobile/cherry-mobiles-trident-plagued-with-problems/

Rolex · 16 years ago

Oh, and Garz, here’s something to rub on your pimply face:

http://www.google.com.ph/search?sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&q=cherry+mobile+sucks

Rolex · 16 years ago

@Garz

Looks like you’re being defensive of your cheapness.

Cheapness begets insatiable performance, except for a few known brands like sandisk.

If I were you, I would keep my neutral comments to myself and start thinking about the ramifications of luring the people into a China phone that’s not even a pinch worthy of Android.

Rolex · 16 years ago

@Garz

Looks like you’re being defensive of your cheapness.

Daniel · 16 years ago

good phone for cherry mobile! i like cherry mobile because they create good phones unlike myphone and torque.

LunaTech · 16 years ago

i agree with GARZ

garz · 16 years ago

REPOST

@arns lugue: high society ka ba? obviously you’re NOT the target market of this one so don’t make comments about cheapness.. it is made to be cheap so the average filipino can have a froyo. you’re exacerbating other people’s low morale..

garz · 16 years ago

high society ka ba? obviously you’re NOT the target market of this one so don’t make comments about cheapness.. it is made to be cheap so the average filipino can have a froyo. you’re exacerbating other people’s low morale..

watusi · 16 years ago

@simplynice93
yan ang pinoy made…hehehehe humahabol sa big names

simplynice93 · 16 years ago

A Cherry Mobile Smartphone??!! Android pa??!! I still can’t believe it…

arns lugue · 16 years ago

Ang cheap naman. Cheap lang bibili nito. Saka cheap OEM phone yan, rinebrand lang ng Cherry Mobile.

Android + China Phone + Average Pinoy Consumer = SOLD (regardless of battery life)

Jhay · 16 years ago

China phone or not, this would definitely sell. Besides, competition has always been good in this market, it might even entice the big players to lower their prices even by just a bit.

Fleeb · 16 years ago

Okay, my mind wandered off for a minute there. I was thinking something to the physical measurement of dimensions and weight. :P

Ryan · 16 years ago

Interesting device…

But I hope the phone’s finish won’t chip like the model’s nails. Nyaahahaha

bong · 16 years ago

don’t read too much on the battery rating. Look how the OS and HW will suck every drop of it in no time.

Aaron · 16 years ago

It’s a china phone, I found the oem in alibab according to the site batt is 1400 mah

irve · 16 years ago

another scrap android. more chinese vendors are coming.

jae · 16 years ago

ahhh but did Cherry build it good enough for it to work right for at least a year?

cutemoboy · 16 years ago

how long is the battery on this 1?

SAM YG · 16 years ago

Ok na sana dahil sa Android OS, kaso nde yata to Duall-Sim eh!

ken jesryl caballero · 16 years ago

cherry mobile???

Eason · 16 years ago

@Fleeb : The battery capacity, how many mAh

Like the Galaxy S that has a 1500mAh battery capacity.

mike · 16 years ago

I don’t know which to buy now. This or the Superion?

Any thoughts Yuga?

Caloy · 16 years ago

any word on possible release date?

akosiniko · 16 years ago

hopefully Cherry did something with the battery specs.
yun lagi problem sa kanila.
:0

Fleeb · 16 years ago

Battery specs? What is that?

akosiniko · 16 years ago

Sir. Would you recommend this one?
I’m planning to buy an android phone kasi.
First choice ko is wildfire and Galaxy 5.
Okay kaya tong Cherry? :]
thanks.