Cherry Mobile unveils the Flare P3 series: Android Go, Trueview screens

Cherry Mobile has just unveiled three new phones under the Flare P3 series — the Flare P3, Flare P3 Lite, and Flare P3 Plus — and these may be the first locally-branded Android Go handsets to arrive in the country.

The three new devices have common hardware: 18:9 TrueView displays, 1.3GHz Quad-Core chips, a combination of 1GB RAM and 8GB of expandable storage, USB OTG functionality, fingerprint scanners, and the first handsets from the local brand to arrive with Google’s Android Go based on Oreo 8.0. Having an Android Go OS right out of the box would mean that these devices can operate more efficiently at a measly amount of RAM, in addition to the increasing number of apps that support the optimized platform.

Cherry Mobile Flare P3 Lite key specs:
5-inch 18:9 TrueView display
1.3GHz Quad-Core MediaTek MT6580
ARM Mali-400
1GB RAM
8GB internal storage
expandable via microSD up to 64GB
8MP rear camera with LED Flash
5MP front camera
WiFi
Bluetooth
GPS
Fingerprint Scanner
USB OTG
Android 8.0 Oreo (Go Edition)
2000mAh battery

Cherry Mobile Flare P3 key specs:
5.5-inch 18:9 TrueView display
1.3GHz Quad-Core MediaTek MT6580
ARM Mali-400
1GB RAM
8GB internal storage
expandable via microSD up to 64GB
13MP BSI rear camera with LED Flash
5MP front camera
WiFi
Bluetooth
GPS
Fingerprint Scanner
USB OTG
Android 8.0 Oreo (Go Edition)
2400mAh battery

Cherry Mobile Flare P3 Plus key specs:
6-inch 18:9 TrueView display
1.3GHz Quad-Core MediaTek MT6580
ARM Mali-400
1GB RAM
8GB internal storage
expandable via microSD up to 64GB
13MP BSI rear camera with LED Flash
8MP front camera
WiFi
Bluetooth
GPS
Fingerprint Scanner
USB OTG
Android 8.0 Oreo (Go Edition)
3000mAh battery

No price has been announced for these three new phones yet, but Cherry Mobile is leaning on releasing them this summer — around May — as part of the brand’s annual summer festival campaign.