Cherry Mobile Flare S7 Hands-On, First Impressions

Cherry Mobile has released three of their newest smartphones from the Flare S series. Today, we’re taking a look at the Flare S7. Check out our impressions below.

Cherry Mobile made a significant difference with its design especially the back panel. Compared to its predecessor, the Flare S7 has a matte finish at the back and now has a polycarbonate material with a glossy coating. The device looks solid and premium at first glance.

On the front is a 5.5-inch screen with a pre-installed screen protection. Above, is the 13MP + 2MP dual front cameras, call speaker and sensors.

On the right is the usual power button-volume rocker combination.

On top is the lone 3.5mm audio port while at the bottom are the USB Type-C port, microphone, and loudspeakers.

Flip on its back and you’ll find the 13MP + 2MP dual rear cameras, positioned vertically, with a LED flash and fingerprint sensor.

Just like with their previous iteration, the Flare S7 has a removable back which hides the dual-SIM card slots, micro SD slot, and removable 2,400mAh battery.

The Flare S7 is also lightweight due to its plastic build although we’re not a fan of its proneness to smudges and fingerprints.

The device is powered by a MediaTek MT6738WA processor, PowerVR GE8100 GPU, 2GB/3GB RAM, and an Android 8.1 Oreo OS. We’ll take the Flare S7 for a full spin in the coming days so stay tuned!

Cherry Mobile Flare S7 specs:

5.5-inch IPS LCD 18:9 TrueView display @ 1440 x 720px
1.3GHz Quad-core MediaTek MT6739WA
PowerVR GE8100 GPU
2GB/3GB RAM
16GB internal storage
expandable via microSD card up to 128GB
13MP+2MP BSI rear cameras with LED Flash
13MP+2MP BSI front cameras with Flash
4G LTE with Band 28 support
Dual SIM (Nano), Dual Standby
WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n
Bluetooth 4.2
GPS, A-GPS
Fingerprint Scanner
USB Type-C
Android 8.1 Oreo
2,400mAh battery (removable)
150.3 x 72 x 9.2mm (dimensions)
185g (size)

The Cherry Mobile Flare S7 is priced at PHP 4,999USD 85INR 7,222EUR 81CNY 620 for the 3GB RAM variant while the 2GB RAM is priced at PHP 4,599USD 78INR 6,644EUR 75CNY 571.

Vaughn Chua

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5 Comments

Boxhat says:

6 years ago

I’ve been waiting for your full review! Other websites focus on the Plus model and this one doesn’t get as much coverage.
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Marcelino santos says:

6 years ago

Bakit naman Ang bilis ma drain ng battery ng cm flare s7kaka charge lng .unang gamit pa lng ng 5second 70 % agad .or 30%agad Ang nakain sa battery
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Remil says:

6 years ago

Cm Flare s7 need more improvements,always need to update,always hang,touchscreen malfunction,power button not working sometimes,batery drain fast..the system is dependent to google.cm must fixed those issues.
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Hans Offermans says:

6 years ago

I bought a cherry mobil flare s7 prime. nowhere do I see information for what type of sim cards.
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joshua says:

6 years ago

flare s7 is not a durable smartphone, because my cherry mobile flare s7 is very hot at upper center part at the back, always log, and really not enjoy it.
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