So Cherry Mobile finally revealed that quad-core tablet which they’re been teasing us for a week now. It’s almost the same Ainol Venus but they called it the Cherry Mobile Fusion Bolt.
The specs were slightly changed to a 1.0GHz quad-core instead of 1.5GHz and the internal storage is just 8GB instead of 16GB. This separates the Fusion Bolt from the regular Ainol Venus that’s out in the market.
Cherry Mobile Fusion Bolt specs:
7-inch IPS LCD 720p HD display @ 1280×800 pixels
Actions Semiconductor ATM7025 ARM Cortex A9 1.0GHz quad-core
1GB DDR3 RAM
8GB internal storage
up to 32GB via microSD
WiFi 802.11 b/g/n
2MP rear camera
0.3MP front-facing camera
Li-Ion 4,000mAh battery
Android 4.1 Jellybean
186.2mm x 126.9mm x 10.8mm (dimensions)
320 grams (weight)
The most surprising part is that they will sell this tablet for only Php3,999. Not bad!
Release and availability is sometime in March 2013.
P.S. You can read our story about the quad-core CPU and dual-core GPU used in this tablet here.
hindi ko alam kung fanatics lang talaga mga tao dito ng cherry mobile o sadyang inutil lang talaga.
siyempre sa 4k malamang dapat magbigay din ng decent performance. papaloko naman kayo dahil sinabing “quad-core”. at ano bang alam nyo pag quad-core? mas mabilis agad? MGA TANGA. depende din yun sa technology nung processor. para lang yang quad-core na Pentium 2 at ngayon lang nilabas. mamarunong kayo wala naman kayong alam.
siyempre kung sa 4k ganito lang mabibigay sayong performance, eh di kung MATINO ang pagiisip ko eh di mag-iipon nalang ako ng konti pa kesa masayang pera ko. mag-isip isip nga kayo minsan.
wow!kahit anong sabihin nila.quad core parin yan at quad core din YATA yung gpu nya.and besides,anon bang ineexpect nyo sa mga mobile devices na ganito?gaming pc?the fudge!lahat naman na siguro ng games kaya nito.haha.patawa.grabe lang yung price.nakakatemp.
Im looking for a cheap device to replace my notebook when I need one while I’m mobile, to compose and reply to emails.
I’ll consider this if they could just develop a keyboard dock like ASUS transformer pad series! :)
I won’t hesitate leaving this inside my office desk drawer as well hehehe
lol, nakakatuwa kasi dami bumibili nga tablet para sa games. hahaha na ang purpose tlga nyan eh portable media lang naman, kung mag lalaro lang kayo bili kayo ng project fiona, atleast dun ma eenjoy mo laro, hindi larong pang bata.
Maybe you have not played 3D games on an ipad 3 or ipad 4?
gaano katagal ang batt nyan!ilang oras pag nag youtube movie?
ilang hours naman kaya tumatagal ang batt nyan,halimbawa pag nag skype,movie sa youtube at ordinary use?
Maganda itong gawing powerbank ah.. hehe
kahit saan ba ko magpunta online ako dyan?
sir para po maging online kayo, kailangan nyo ng internet connection. kung lahat ng pupuntahan nyo eh maccguro nyong may internet connection kayong makukunan (like wireless networks, 3g network, etc.), then magiging online kayo lagi. =)
kung tinutukoy nyo naman ay kung 3G capable ang device na to, malungkot ko pong pinapaalam na hindi. hindi ko din cguroado kung pwede tong kabitan ng USB Stick.
ok eto pang regalo ^_^ hehehe
akala ko ang apple lang ang may fans… cherry mobile meron din pala die-hard fans :)
Why go for cherry? i dont know, diba mas ok kung magiinvest nalang kayo sa may masmay pangalan na tablet like samsung? hmm.
anyway, we are giving away a bn nokia 206! just click my name.
you know why? kasi nga walng pang bili. common sense po kuya, hindi dapat puro promo alam mo.
dami kaagad haters… more power cm! :-)
hindi dahil nagsabi ng katotohan haters agad.. isip isip din CM fanboy
well that about 2 months to save enough for this, pero, review(s) first.
not worth it. the GPU of this tab sucks it will lag on games like Asphalt 6 , dead trigger and some games that need a monter gpu. ATM7029 lame CPU
its the rebranded of this Ainol Tablet http://www.mcbub.com/item/Ainol-Novo7-Venus-Quad-Core-7-inch-Android-4-1-Tablet-PC-1GB-RAM-16GB-ROM–IPS-1280-800-HDMI-White-154262/
Games Tested:
Angry Birds Good
Angry Words Good
Canabalt Good
Crayon Physics Average, touchscreen latency
Dead Trigger Good
DrawRace 2 Good
Draw Something Free Good
Doodle Jump Good
Grand Theft Auto 3 Not Working
GT Racing: Hyundai Edition Not Working
Fieldrunners Good
Jetpack Joyride Good
My Little Pony Average, touchscreen latency
Need for Speed Most Wanted Average
Rayman Jungle Run Touchscreen problem
Real Football 2013 Average
Riptide GP Good
Snuggle Truck Touchscreen problem
The Sims Good
Temple Run 2 Good
Super Monkey Ball 2 Good
World of Goo Good
ZombieWood Good
If you want to play games, I suggest you buy an xbox or ps3 or even a ps vita.
Seriously, reklamo pa rin kahit na 4k nalang yung presyo? Sige, mag suggest ka ng better tablet under 4,000.
yup, its a piece of junk, pero wala kang karapatan mag reklamo since 4k lang to.
maraming magagandang tablet dyan, pero di 4k
Its his opinion. why do you guys have to criticize? at least he help some people to know if its fast in gaming or not.
and FYI, he has the right to complain. its up to you to listen on his complain or not. simple as that. don’t criticize people who are trying to give their opinion.
as i mentioned in my previous comment, the CPU of this ATM7029 is not really an A9 but a tweaked A5. techinically, a dual core A9 will run much better than this quad-core A5. and when i researched the GC1000 GPU, i can’t find any good reviews about it. binalak ko din bilhin to pero naparesearch ako sa CPU nya kasi ngaun ko lng nakita tong ATM7029 (haven’t used an Ainol product before). ndi nmn po naninira sa cherry, in fact i also have a cherry mobile titan and i am very happy with it. ndi din kasalanan ng Cherry na iadvertise to as Quad Core A9 Proc kasi un din ang binigay na information sa kanila ng OEM which is Ainol. gus2 ko lng mainform ung mga taong nagbabalak na bumili nito so they’ll know what to expect from their 4K pesos. again don’t expect this device to properly run high-end games. still a good catch for 4k kung pang browse, FB, videos, pdf/epub/comics and some basic games sa android. good luck all and have fun! peace!
facundo! pakibigyan ng piso to at nang makabili ng utak. madali ka… monster gpu sa 4k na device? itigil ang pagiging adik.. tulog ka nang maaga at may pasok ka pa sa lunes..
@senyora santibanez
Pipo S1 selling @ 4.3K
has a Rockhip 3066 Dual Core A9 with a monster Quad Core GPU Mali 400
7in din ang screen pero 800×400 lng ang resolution
so it’s your pick: a tablet with crappy CPU / GPU but has a very nice screen or one with an average screen but has a monster CPU and GPU
> so it’s your pick: a tablet with crappy CPU / GPU but has a very nice screen or one with an average screen but has a monster CPU and GPU
Lol, 800×480 is not an average screen, that’s crappy. Merong RK3066-based tablets with 1024×600 resolution for ~$100 from online Chinese retailers. Those should work much better for gaming. If you want 1280×800 resolution for reading ebooks, comics, etc, though, the Cherry Mobile Fusion Bolt is probably the cheapest tablet you can get. May Ainol Novo7 Venus Lite with almost the same specs as the Fusion Bolt, mas malaki lang internal storage (ATM7025 1.0GHz, 1GB RAM, 16GB ROM) but the lowest price I’ve seen for that is still $130.
The Novo7 Venus doesn’t have Bluetooth, GPS or NFC so malamang, wala rin yung Fusion Bolt. Mahina rin yung wi-fi niya. Since I just use mine for comics (via microSD), I just disabled the wi-fi which really helps with battery life. I haven’t really run any battery tests but with my usage, battery life seems comparable to the Nexus 7. Kahit 32GB microSD lang yung supported sa specs, I’ve tested the Venus with a SanDisk 64GB microSDXC (formatted as exFAT) and it works just fine.
On the latest Venus firmware (0203), AnTuTu 3.1.1 score is around 10,000. Ewan kung daya lang yun or kung na-optimize talaga ng Ainol yung firmware.
di ko gets gusto nyo sabihin sa mga comment nyo. he’s saying it sucks, doesn’t matter kung mura or hindi.
so pag mura ang isang product ibig sabihin kelangan expected na shit rin ung performance?… syempre when someone teases you quad core tablet, mas common mag HOPE ng good performance in games like GTA….
ako mas pinapansin ko ung specs kaysa price, i’m happy to find out now na hindi pla ganun kgnda performance nya rather than pagkabili then ko plang malalaman
You get what you pay for… Unfortunately, the quad-core in the ATM7025/9 is more of a marketing gimmick. They used the Cortex A5 which is power efficient but much slower than the Cortex A9. You’ll get much better performance with a dual-core Cortex A9 (e.g. Rockchip RK3066).
However, not everyone buys tablets with gaming in mind. Kung para sa email, web browsing, Facebook, ebooks and comics lang, hindi na ‘to masama para sa 4K.
Thanks for the review.
At least I know what games to avoid, saves me a lot of time and effort.
While this tablet has shortcomings, I still expect it to sell, because this is the time when the masses are beginning to communicate thru facebook and emails.
And P4,000 is a good price.
Dont you dare critize CM and any of their product, or you’ll go down facing the wrath of their over zealous fans.. Kidding
Yes mura nga ito.. pero ang performance naman, usually kaya ka nga bibili ng quadcore kasi gagamit ka ng mga apps na kelangan ng extensive cpu/gpu power like gaming..
to simply put it..
para kang bumili ng ulam na mura pero di masarap
Bulok na Tablet, lahat naalang ng applications nag lalag
Quadcore Is A Marketing Gimmick And Poor People Will Be Decieved
Simple ln nmn kac gus2 nyang sabihin at un ay “kung gagastos ka na ln, dapat sulit e2 at nde ung magccc ka sa huli” It’s just an opinion at un ay nde bawal
Benchmark Test Result (AnTuTu)
Cherry Mobile Fusion Bolt – 5,665
Asus Nexus 7 – 12,740
Pero not bad dahil sa presyo niya. :)
how was the score for the CPU Test?
bibigyan ko yan ng 1 week pagkadating ubos na yan sa market. After a month, isang barangay nakapila sa service center nila.
I rather pay premium price para sa “quad-core” na kasing bilis lang ng dual core. For me masyado lang na hhype na “Quad-Core” daw yung device, eh in benchmark results mas mabilis pa nga yung ibang dual core eh.
Saka I had it with Cherry Mobile, after 3 months bagsak presyo tapos nagpaservice na ako once at inabot ako ng 4 months bago makuha ang unit.
How right you are. My driver’s Cherry phone took all of 4 months to repair. Their reason? Walang parts available.
And when he finally got it, the phone lasted 2 months before biting the dust.
And the marketing head of the biggest appliance chain stores in the country tells me that Cherry products have a return rate of 30% which is why they do not carry their product lines.
Bitter maxado?! yan napala nyo kasi mga OC kayo kundi malas kayo! ako may flare, titan at superion, walang me isang diperenxa, mga panira kayo! anu nabili nyo? baka c2 at c8 lang, these are rebranded, sa labas pa lang, QC passed na mga ito. kng ayaw nyong bumili, din wag! bili kayo ipad or iphone!
Ooohhh… a Cherry Mobile employee speaks.
Say what you want…the return rate is 30% and the biggest appliance chain refuses to carry it.
‘Nuff said
@coachjojoc
Dahil ba positive ang experience ni angel, cherry mobile employee na agad?
Hindi ba pwedeng satisfied customer lang?
Dyan sa sinasabi mong 30% return rate, ano ang mga reasons for return? Return ba because of defect, user negligence, o simpleng return lang kasi nakapili sila ng iba.
Probably kaya ayaw ni “biggest appliance chain” sa cherry mobile, is because maliit lang yung margin na kikitain nila dito. Or the other way around, ayaw ng Cherry Mobile dito sa “biggest appliance chain” kasi marami na silang CM stores / kiosk.
That big appliance chain also sell cheap products that break easily. Cherry also does not need that big appliance chain. Its the other way around. The sales speak for themselves.
Hindi naman siguro 30% ang return rate ng mga ibang (as you call it)cheap products that break easily.
Caveat emptor!
@angel
Actually, they offer better services for non-Android phones. I experienced a similar fate with CM with 2 identical Android phones (forgot it but it was a dual sim one) and both has a touchscreen problem. Took them almost half a year to get fixed. And even blamed me for something I didn’t do. Time I had those phones were max 2 weeks upon purchase palang.
@someone/ronald
In business, it is definitely not that CM doesn’t need that particular “Biggest Appliance Chain” because everyone needs to have a new client, and I’m pretty sure CM need it. But most probably CM can’t offer what the Appliance Chain needs, terms. :) OT na po eto in terms of the topic.
@Coachjojoc
Acceptable RMA rate is only 3% if I recall the International Standards. Hopefully we can get a light on the 30% RMA rate. That’s no joke of a number. That’s basically 900% of the Industry’s standards and 30 out of 100 units are defective or highly susceptible to breakage.
So Angel pag entry level phone okay lang masira?
FYI any product dapat may QC (QUALITY CHECK) = Standards!
So meaning hindi dapat nasisira ang product in a manner where marami nakaka-experience. okay lang yung less that 5% of the total shipped in. Pero promise and I even DARE anyone to go to a Cherry Mobile Kiosk and wait for 1-2 hours, I assure you that there will always be a complainant.
Saka yung naranasan ko na 4 months para maayos ang Cherry Mobile Magnum ko. Ayan ANDROID PA yan ah.
Basta ako, uto uto ang madadala sa “Quad-Core” na yan kung mas mabilis pa MediaTek Dual Core.
I like the Screen and Expansion, but if you actually see deeper how its made possible to be 3,995 then okay…at least you understand what you are buying.
Did you all see the long lines of people to buy this tablet from cherry mobile? It is ike the pinoy version of people waiting outside an apple store when a new device comes out. Cherry Mobile is laughing all the way to the bank and does not care about your opinions or mine either.
Very good pricing. Cheaper than buying the Venus Lite from Chinese online retailers. Baka pabili ako sa tita ko when she goes to PH on vacation para may back-up ako.
I have both the Nexus 7 and Ainol Novo7 Venus. I was using the Nexus 7 for Japanese manga but the lack of microSD slot was a nuisance so I bought the Venus. The Venus has the same nice 1280*800 IPS display and it works with Perfect Viewer just fine. No lags or anything. Chrome is a bit laggy, though. Despite the advertised 1.5GHz for the Venus, actual clock is just 1.2GHz so the performance difference between the “1.5GHz” Venus and 1.0GHz Cherry Mobile shouldn’t be that big.
It’s no good for 3D gaming, though. While GPU performance is a bit weak, the real issue is the Vivante GC1000 graphics doesn’t have good game support. Better stick to Tegra, Adreno, Mali or PowerVR.
did a quick google about this tablet’s CPUand found lots of negative infos. they say that ATM7029 is not really an A9 but is actually a tweaked A5. you can do your own research. but i think it is still pretty good since it’s just @ 4k pesos. not to blame Cherry Mobile with the specs, nilalagay lng nila ung binigay na specs sa kanila ng OEM (Ainol)..
may bluetooth po ba ito o wala? kung meron, anong version po?
Pareho lang yan Cherry mobile at Myphone na sirain.