Cosmic Technologies (Cherry Mobile) is once again challenging the Android market by introducing the cheapest Android handsets yet — the Cherry Mobile Candy and Candy Chat — at Php3,699.
These units are really cheap so we shouldn’t expect a lot from them. I guess the only reason for introducing them is that more folks can now afford to buy an Android smartphone.
On the other hand, these are dual-SIM phones too.
Cherry Mobile Candy specs:
2.8″ resistive screen @ 240×320 pixels
Dual-SIM, Dual-standby
MediaTek 416MHz processor
256MB ROM
128MB RAM
up to 16GB via microSD
WiFi 802.11 b/g
GPRS/EDGE
Bluetooth 2.1
1.3MP camera
FM radio
Android Froyo 2.2
Retail price: Php3,699
Cherry Mobile Candy Chat specs:
2.4″ resistive screen @ 240×320 pixels
Full qwerty keypad
Dual-SIM, Dual-standby
MediaTek 416MHz processor
256MB ROM
128MB RAM
up to 16GB via microSD
WiFi 802.11 b/g
GPRS/EDGE
Bluetooth 2.1
1.3MP camera
FM radio
Android Froyo 2.2
Retail price: Php3,699
Note: Photos to follow. Still looking for a CD drive to copy the press materials.
What Cherry Mobile did here was take their really affordable handsets and instead of putting the usual dumb-phone OS (those Java-type operating systems), they opted for the more popular one and installed Android in them.
Salute to Cherry Mobile for finding ways to introduce Android to the masses. :)
I salute Cherry Mobile for these phones! Isipin mo smart phones to whether they can play angry birds or not, the fact is: these are smart phones!! Kahit nga ang pinakamurang Symbian ay ndi matatapatan price nito eh…
I’d love to try the qwerty one!
WoW!
i find it stupid that there are people who keeps on bringing the efforts of those not so ‘better’ brands to have a piece of the ‘market’.
i agree to those who give such gadgets a chance for a review. (thanks sir Yuga! XD).
Obviously, this kinds of phones may not outrun those of Samsung Androids once nor from other Android carriers, THERE ARE MADE AVAILABLE NOT FOR THOSE WHO CAN AFFORD THE EXPENSIVE ONCE BUT RATHER TO THOSE WHO CAN’T! so hands-off WELL-OFFS!.
i’ll find it exhilarating seeing two people in the mall, a rich one and a tambay (minimum-wage-earner-hardly-afford-3xaday-meal) using the same expensive phones!. o diba, ewan ko lang kung hindi maiinis yung rich one?! XD
anyways, i dont see that it may hurt if i buy my lil’ sibling such gadgets to have the android experience. dahil for sure, its either, mawawala lang nila yung phone or mababasag ang screen, you know kids, they are just so lovable! XD
One question though, sir yuga. given the specs, how many decent game apps can we in stall to still have a decent run? for sure my siblings will be eager to install many.
thanks thanks much.
and PS, to those haters, CHILL!
despite the low speed I believe it’s workable. I’ve been underclocking my processor from 600 down to 328Mhz and is still functional for regular messaging albeit installing 3rd party launchers and extra widgets will really slow down the phone. The only question is how much memory will it have available off a freshly booted phone. If its 26~60mb then its workable albeit it won’t be able to run Angry Birds decently.
Hope Cherry will release these phones rooted
Sana maglabas naman silang Alpha Numeric na keypads na Android… para ang extra phone ko updated lagi ang contacts
Ganito kasi yan. Many (not all) of those ‘haters’ of budget phones that attempt to put the Android experience w/in reach of the masses are afflicted with elitist/exclusivist mentality.
Having paid a small fortune for their high-end phones, they feel entitled to exclusivity. They bristle at the thought of the masses partaking in the Android experience, kahit pa ‘crippled’ lang yung experience.
They’re compelled to belittle & insult these sub-4K phones for not having the same specs, feature set & build quality as their ‘status symbol’ phones that cost them an arm & a leg.
Exactly.
In any case, whether a phone costs P100k, at the end of the day, it’s just a phone.
You might “feel better” having an expensive phone, but that does not mean that you are a better person.
Yan dapat ang mga cellphone ng mga sosyal na nagloload!! Kung may GPS yan, I’m sold! Kung sa tibay rin lang naman, alam naman nating hindi yan ganun katibay, pero nasa gumagamit din yan. Kung maingat lang yung gumagamit, tatagal yan ng ilang taon. Wag lang magffluctuate ang kuryente habang nagcha-charge…
wow! very affordable na ang mga android phones! kudos to cherry!
Is this already available in Cebu City?
I wonder kung kaya ng hardware ang android. If it still runs fast enough I might get one just for app testing purposes.
I’ve used shanzai tablets with lower specs than these. At the price, I think I’ll get a Candy Chat to replace my aging SE P1i.
Dami namang ewan sa article na to.. Ayan nga oh..
“These units are really cheap so we shouldn’t expect a lot from them. I guess the only reason for introducing them is that more folks can now afford to buy an Android smartphone.”
So if you have the money to buy a higher-end phone sold by famous brands, then go ahead buy it. Don’t talk trash about other cellphone brands. Pinoy talaga.. Colonial mentality much??
Very well said. Palibhasa may mga higher-end android phones..
^^ I agree. To the nay-sayers: nobody is forcing you to buy or use these phones. If you can afford to get a high-end phone, good for you. But don’t hate a low end phone just because it may not have the power or features that you need. Some people (like me) would be more that happy to use these phones for a variety of reasons (budget, no need for advanced features, etc.) Please try to not be so juvenile next time.
I agree with you sir.
Para dun sa mga nag “haters” ng low-end mobile phones. Oo nga naman, sari-sariling trip lang yan. Buti nga Cherry Mobile nag-lalabas ng murang android phones e. At least yung mga gipit sa budget may chance na sila para mag Android.
Sir Yuga, I appreciate that you take the time to write articles about these kind of phones. More power!
disposables
I’ve been looking for a Dual sim phone with 3G, preferably GPS running on Windows mobile 6.5 or 7.Anyone know where I can pick one up or have an alternative suggestion ?
Anong itsura ng phone? :)
next please!
This is still faster than the generic android tablets. I, for one, would like to have a cheap android qwerty phone.
MediaTek 416MHz processor and 128mb ram? lol, pangtext lang to.. malag pa.. mag dump phone ka nalang
416mhz processor? these are really old models. Try to compare the mobile phones from china at www.solomobi.com you’ll find a lot of these similar spec. android phones.
Pwede na siguro for basic apps, but will definitely slow you down when you start using newer/updated apps from the android market. Sir, does this have GPS?? There are a few android units scattered around Divisoria and Quiapo that have the same specs.
I agree. Can’t imagine if someone could really enjoy using android with that low processor memory. sobrang bagal siguro magread n’yan.. haist!
just wondering, di ba dapat nga mas mura ang android phone kasi it “free” compared to other phone that are not android base OS… (am i right?)
asa around 10-20$ lang ang natitpid sa os per phone ng manufacturer sa android. pero usually ang alam ko 10$ ang average.
Any pictures on these phones?
http://www.gadgetpilipinas.net/2011/11/cherry-mobile-launches-cheapest-android-phones-aptly-called-candy-and-candy-chat/