Last night, Cherry Mobile announced its new line of smartphones powered by Windows Phone 8.1 OS. One of those smartphones is the Alpha Luxe. It is aggressively priced at Php4,999 and it poses as an alternative to the similarly priced Nokia Lumia 530. So which one offers the more bang for the buck? Let’s compare the specs of these two and see which one looks better on paper.
| Cherry Mobile Alpha Luxe | Nokia Lumia 530 |
|---|---|
| 5-inch HD IPS display | 4-inch FWVGA TFT display |
| 294ppi | 245ppi |
| Dragontrail Glass | |
| 1.2GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 quad-core CPU | 1.2GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 quad-core CPU |
| Adreno 302 GPU | Adreno 302 GPU |
| 1GB RAM | 512MB RAM |
| 8GB internal storage | 4GB internal storage |
| up to 32GB via microSD | up to 128GB via microSD |
| 8 megapixel rear camera w/ LED flash | 5 megapixel rear camera |
| 2 megapixel front camera | |
| Dual-SIM, Dual-Standby | Dual-SIM, Dual-Standby |
| HSPA+, 3G | HSPA+, 3G |
| WiFi 802.11 b/g/n | WiFi 802.11 b/g/n |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS, A-GPS | GPS, A-GPS |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
| Windows Phone 8.1 | Windows Phone 8.1 |
| 2,000mAh battery | 1,430mAh |
| 145 x 72 x 9 mm | 119.7 x 62.3 x 11.7 mm |
| 160 g | 129 g |
| Php4,999 | Php4,990 |
Cherry Mobile Alpha Luxe:
* Larger display
* Higher resolution
* Denser screen
* Higher RAM
* Higher internal storage
* Rear camera with flash
* 2MP front camera
* Larger battery
* Thinner
Nokia Lumia 530:
* Can support 128GB microSD cards
* Smaller
* Lighter
* Php9 cheaper
* Tried and tested brand
From the comparison it is obvious that the Alpha Luxe dominates the Lumia 530 in terms of specs. Design-wise both phones look great, however, the Lumia 530 carries a brand that is famous around the world for its quality, while the Alpha Luxe is a newcomer that has lots to prove.
So if you have Php5,000 which one will you buy? The Cherry Mobile Alpha Luxe or the Nokia Lumia 530? Share your thoughts below.
For me. i was using Alpha Luxe for 1year. and so far. OKAY pa naman yung performance as good as new. For me, matibay talaga anf CherryMobile kasi mY CM Amber, nahulog na sa tubig and yes its still working, i dont know if woter proof nga yun eh, kasi parang okay lang shempre. So if i were you, bili niyo nalang ang CM Alpha Luxe. Hinde naman po ako basher ng Nokia pero may Nokia ako, Hinde siya windows. Pero DAYS ko lang nagamit. Chinarge ko lang, tas mga ilang oras na-oof siya and tentenen dead bull. Dissapointing ako sa Nokia. Kaya CM nalang ang binili ko.
If i have 5000 pesos i’ll choose nokia lumia 530.
kasi 3990 naman talaga ang price ng lumia 530 eh…
marami siguro napabili ng alpha style dahil mahal ang price na sinabi neo dito sa review where in fact dagdagan lang ng 990 pesos lumia na dapat.
Sa CM Alpha ok siya pero ma issue siya na minsan nagiinit lalo na kapag naka Battery Save, pero kung titingnan mas ok yung sa CM Alpha kasi better specs
Sa panahon ngayun hindi na uso ang pang matagalang CP, kasi pag lipas ng isang taon ang dami ng bago at mas updated ang specs kaya kung cheap phones ang gamit mo mas madali nalang mag palit ng bago.
sorry na lang sa mga bashers ng CM… got my flame 2.0 for a year and 2months now… at andaming naiinggit sa perrformance nya, napagkakamalang branded pa, natatawa nalang aq lagi pag may nanlalait sa CM… hayz… research and basa basa muna sa users ng phone… hindi ung sige lang comment para lang may ma icomment…
Siguro hit or miss ang mga device ng cherry mobile. maswerte ka. yung binili ko na flare 2.0 para sa anak ko 4 months lang nasira na agad. ayaw na mag-on. binilan na rin ng bagong baterya pero wala talaga. Di maganda experience namin sa cherry mobile. kaya branded na lang gamit niya. mas mahal pero sigurado na gagana.
san po pweding bumili ng lcd for cm quartz, flare s2, omega eon….
wala po kasi sa mga service center nila…
Aftersales are only for defective phones, we don’t need aftersales, we need quality phones. OTA updates are for bug fixes, because our phone had numerous bugs and needs updates to fix them. We need a quality phone with quality software even without updates. Mas ok kung full o.s. update.
We dont need tons of phones, we need after sales service. OTA updates for software, were not throwing money each other day you release phones. Pano mga previuos customers. Dba mas matutuwa sila na ang device nila is still supported? This is npt related to this windos thing here, bka may mka basa ibang local brand jan malaman nila needs ng customers nila.
For me, this is a no-brainer, I’d choose lumia right away. I’d rather choose a brand that is globally trusted and known for building great phones for a long time. :)
Wow, brand conscious!
Which is better? One is a globally trusted brand, the other not so much. Go figure.
direct insult to Nokia because of higher specs of Cherry…
hahahaha nakakatawa ung mga bashers ng CM… meron akong cm phone ilang beses ko nang nalalaglag at ibinato pero di nman nasira oh nagka problema… siguro bitter lng ung mga bashers kasi ayaw tanggapin na low specs ng phone nila kahit mahal bili nila….. :) tanggapin nlng…..