Local brands Cherry Mobile and MyPhone have already released their aggressively priced Android smartphones – the Omega Spectrum and the Agua Rio. Both are priced at Php4,999 with almost the same specs. Let’s compare both phones and find out which one is better on paper.
Based on the specs listed above, there’s not much difference when it comes to hardware aside from having different chipsets and external designs. The Rio has the advantage of having a slightly higher CPU clock speed and more color options. The Spectrum, on the other hand, packs Dragontrail glass and support for Miracast. It’s a close fight.
At this point, it’s too early to conclude which phone is the best as we’re yet to get our hands on these devices and see how they perform in the real world.
Some of our readers who have bought the Rio pointed out experiencing lags due to some software issues. The Spectrum was just released today but if you have already bought it, feel free to share your experiences below.
http://www.fastcompany.com/1719138/dragontrail-vs-gorilla-super-tough-glass-game
Personal experience ko CM. tama yung fake specs!. nagsisi tlga ako bat ako bumili ng CM Life. nka lagay dun 5mp. tang ina! d pala prang vga ung camera, kung tutuosin prang 3mp nga lang eh. Scam po tawag jan pag nalagay kau ng specs na hindi naman totoo. from now on, d nako bibili ng cherry. mandurogas. im not being bias here, personal experience, and would not recommend cherry mobile. if they done it with cherry mobile life how much to among other series they are producing. very bad, very bad. aftersales very very very bad.
Bumili nanay ko ng Rio kanina, maganda ang performance parang snapdragon s4 pro gaya ng nexus 4 ko, mabilis magbukas ng apps d ko pa natry sa games and browsing, update ko kayo bukas tungkol dyan. Hindi lang maganda ung screen kasi pag light ung background, grainy ung screen kaya pinalitan ko nlng ng dark na background pero maganda viewing angles. May nabasa kong review na hindi daw glass ung screen ng Rio. Hindi naman mukhang cheap ang design. Ayos lang din ang camera at mabilis kumuha ng pic. Para sakin sa presyong 4,999 sulit na sulit. First time bumili ng local brand pero satisfied kami sa product na to.
ok na rin ang dragontail, pero mas ok ang gorilya glass sna..
Away kayo ng away jan mga gong-gong! Hoy bumili kayo ng Starmobile Diamond X1 o di kaya Starmobile Octa ang babaho ng mga utak nyo hoy bobo! Ang mumurahin CP pinag-aawayan nyo kesyo puro kayo mahirap at hanggang yan lang kaya nyo! Mga inutil kayo mga mangmang!
isa ka pang BOBO,TANGA PA.anu ka wannabe,ehh kung ako xperia nlng kaysa starmobile,tatak nyan anu,d gano kilala tapos subok n ba yan ng krmhan,asan specs nyan sa gsmarena? bobo mo tlga ede xperia nlng,wannabe yaman k lng hayop ka,ako xperia z3 nalng,bobo mo
meron din kayang notification LED light yung Spectrum? isa lang yun sa mga nagustuhan ko kay RIO eh. sa specs hindi ako masyado nag babase..kasi dual-core nga na OHD 1.0 eh okay na sakin eh.
hehehe away na yan oh. . . dragontail glass nga e panu naman ung casing ng cp mo. . .dragontail glass din ba. . . .kaya ba ng plastic bumuhat ng tonelada. .
It’s dragontrail. dragon tail is something else.
LOL dragon tail. takte rare non. buntot ng dragon! Scratch proof nga siguro yon!
dami bobo ngyn d2 lahat ng glass n yan nbbasag scratch & shatter resistant lng cla hind scratch & shatter proof
ive read some comments on other site about rio…they say you cant put some apps on sd card specially the OBB files(gamers can relate to this).im a gamer so this is a big problem for me.1GB+ internal memory is not enough.any solution for this?im planning to buy rio.but im kinda hesitant after reading the SD card problem.
ive read some comments on other site about rio…they say you cant put some app on sd card specially the OBB files(gamers can relate to this).im a gamer so this is a big problem for me.1GB+ internal memory is not enough.any solution for this?im planning to buy rio.but im kinda hesitant after reading the SD card problem.
If you really are a hard core gamer, that should not be a problem. You should know better.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3mC54J3J25I
hope this help, i’m not techie…rooting process
root… swap memory… problem solve!!!
RIO RIO RIO
Cherry Mobile Spectrum :)
MyPhone Agua Rio !!
Just check how CM Sonic 2.0 performs running on the same chipset as the spectrum given that it has a smaller screen and lower resolution. It won’t even pass 14K on antutu benchmark. It’s just the glass that will make this look better. Miracast??? meh…Most Android 4.2 devices supports WiFi direct. Miracast is just a name.
99% of the consumers will never notice the difference in performance between a 7k and a 15k antutu benched device. I still use as backup a mt6575 512mb device and it suffices the daily call/text, social app and basic gaming. All these benchmark numbers means jackshit to most users.
@douglas, maybe that’s how you see it bro but my old device with a 7K benchmark is totally not at par with my current device scoring 17K. a totaly different ballgame. And hey we’re talking about comparison here.If this doesn’t concern you then others might.
like i said, most “average” users, which makes up more than 90% of the consumers. will never notice the difference between those devices.
“like i said, most “average” users, which makes up more than 90% of the consumers. will never notice the difference between those devices.”
like i said??? where??? you actually said 99% of consumers. If you mention that I won’t care to reply back.
Waiting for in-depth head to head comparison. Yung main issue kasi sa Rio ay hindi pwede ma-install sa sd yung apps. I think advantage ng Rio yung different color options.
I hope other local brands will released a smart phone in this price range.
Well, sa totoo lang okay naman yung dalawa. Bukod sa specs ay yung mga support groups nila. May mga magagaling na mga technical people na pwedeng tulungan sa partitioning your phone at saka mga tweaks.
Chris, isn’t it stupid to suggest to others the drop test? Why don’t you buy both phone and if you’re stupid enough test it yourself. you know it’s not only the glass that is affected by dropping but the internals as well. and how can you say that one is better than the other when you have not tested it thoroughly, say, for a few days? You are in no position to recommend
Why would you test a dragontrail glass with a drop test? Diba ang dragontail pang scratch proof lang? Wala akong inaaway dito pagkakaintindi ko lang kasi sa dragontrail scratch proof lang hindi shatter proof. Palinaw nalang po sakin sakaling mali. Thanks
dragontrail glasses are both scratch proof and crack proofs. it should stand up to 60 kilos of weight by bending before breaking. but not on omega hd2.0, CM claims it has dragontrail glass but some users reported that they are not even scratch proof. i hope cm can prove the toughness and durability of dragon trail glass of CM spectrum to the public :)
They are shatter proof just go in youtube and watch some videos of the sony xperia z1 on a drop test :)
@john at @Chris ntawa ako sa inyo… anong scratch proof? shatter proof… resistant lng po ndi proof proof proof… learn the difference… at saka kung gus2 nyo tlaga mlaman ang totoong specs try nyo nlng search yung real brand ng phone, rebranded lng nman mga phone ng CM, MP o iba. tulad ng CM HD 2.0 totoong brand and model is XOLO Q1000…
At isa pa @Chris bkit lge yang xperia bnabasihan mo? hmmm ?_?
The only thing i hate about the Rio is its icons/UI.
palit lang ng launcher fafs, no problem
yeah, don is right. theres a lot of free downloadable custom lauchers in the playstore and some of these could remove the lag issues of custom UI installed in the myphone rio.
The Rio wins the fight unless the Omega Spectrum proof that it has the dragon trail glass ( make a drop test or any test on the screen )and I think the Rio has the edge in terms of design and processor
Chris, isn’t it stupid to suggest to others the drop test? Why don’t you buy both phone and if you’re stupid enough test it yourself. you know it’s not only the glass that is affected by dropping but the internals as well. and how can you say that one is better than the other when you have not tested it thoroughly, say, for a few days? You are in no position to recommend
The Who, ang bobo mo naman. Kung pwede drop test then why not. Marami dyan ang mga website owner na capable ng drop test. Pakyu. Bobo!
ser, kahit po ung mga Original na phones. Note 2, S3 at mga Xperia phones na naka Gorilla Glass ay nbabasag kapag binagsak.
paghindi po ginagamit ung utak, pebenta na lang sa sulit.com
BOBOMOSER, ikaw ang hindi po gumagamit ng utak, alam mo ba ang nagagawa ng dragontrail glass ?? if you just watch drop test of sony xperia z1 that has a dragontrail glass in the front, it doesn’t break even if you drop it oh kaya ay masagasaan pa nang kotse, Kaya cherry mobile wag gagamit ng salitang dragontrail sa ibang tao kung walang proof or evidence, (note: iba ang gorilla glass sa dragontrail glass)
THE WHO, ALAM MO BA NA KASAMA SA PAGSUSURI NG KAHIT ANONG PHONE ANG DURABILITY NYA, IF MAPATUNAYAN NA DRAGON TRAIL GLASS TALAGA ANG GINAMIT, MAS MAGANDANG PILIIN TALAGA ANG OMEGA SPECTRUM, NAKITA MO BA YUNG CLOCKSPEED NUNG DALAWA EH .1 LNG NAMAN UNG LAMANG EH NDI MO MAPAPANSIN ang kaibahan nun
natatawa ako sainyo, akala nyo nmn kung maka comment alam na nila ang specifics ng dragon trail glass??? Dragon trail glass is not SCRATCH “PROOF” but rather SCRATCH “RESISTANT”. learn to know the difference. Alamin nyo ren yung ano ibigsabihin ng word na “SHATTER”, meaning hindi nagpipira piraso kapag nabasag.
ang mga gamit ng common branded phones e.g SONY, SAMSUNG,Nokia ay hindi gumagamit ng Asahi Dragontrail kundi Corning Gorilla glass w/c is not shatter and drop proof, scratch resistant lang yung screen.. sana naman maliwanagan yung iba about dito :)
@jc research muna bago comment. dragontrail glass is used in some xperia phones including the xperia z and z1 , its also the glass protecting the galaxy nexus. lol
http://www.fastcompany.com/1719138/dragontrail-vs-gorilla-super-tough-glass-game
panoorin nyu na lng ang kaibahan ng dalawa at ang nagagawa ng dragontrail
Here are the specs sheets of the Dragontrail Glass of Asahi and Gorilla Glass of Corning.
http://dragontrail.agc.com/catalog/AGC_Dragontrail_en.pdf
http://www.corning.com/docs/specialtymaterials/pisheets/PI2317.pdf
Instead of claiming this and that, lets look at the facts. These specs would certainly help you understand what these materials are and enlighten you if what you are claiming is right or wrong.
Peace.
nahawakan ko na sa personal si Rio. ganda ng quality, screen pati ang camera. best bang for your buck talaga :) ngayon lang ako nag susugest ng local branded smartphone sa mga kaibigan at talagang nagustuhan nila si Rio.
advise lang ,basa muna ng reviews bago maniwala sa dragontrail glass ng CM spectrum. alam niyo na mahilig maglagay ang CM ng pekeng specs sa phones nila para malamangan yung ibang smartphones. katulad nang ng IPS daw ng 1st gen CM Flare at Burst. nakalagay sa specs pati na sa mga posters na IPS ang display ng dalawang smartphones na yan, pero yung totoo ay crappy TN TFT lang pala ang screen ng dalawa. FYI lang po ito. kaya ngayun nagdududa na ako sa mga specs ng CM phones. nakakaduda.
LOL. buy wisely :)
you cannot fake dragontrail… malamang thai i-mobile oem so alam mo na ok yung kalidad
I suggest make a drop test because if you say that it has dragon trail glass it is shatter proof and high resistance in scratches :)
perhaps you cant fake a dragontrail glass but they can fake the specs sheet. that is what cherry mobile have been doing for ages. that is already part of their marketing strategy. LOL
they should at least do a scratch test or even a drop test to prove the durability of their glass. :)
here… STFU
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One week after I bought my CMOS, tinanggal ko na yung screen protector. Ngayon after one month, wala pa din gasgas. Very satisfying manood ng videos dahil HD talaga.