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Cherry Mobile launches Titan and Flare dual-SIM Android phones

Name: Cherry Mobile launches Titan and Flare dual-SIM Android phones
Brand: Cherry
Rating: 4.6 (1 reviews)

Diangson Louie October 25, 2012 · 2 min read

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Cherry Mobile has launched two new affordable dual-SIM / dual-standby Android smartphones last night – the 5-inch Titan and the 4-inch Flare.

First up, is the Cherry Mobile Titan which sports a 5-inch capacitive WVGA (800 x 480) display powered by a MediaTek dual-core processor clocked at 1GHz. It has a 5 megapixel rear camera, VGA front-facing, 512MB RAM, 4GB internal storage (up to 32GB via microSD), WiFi, HSPA+, 2350mAh battery and runs Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich.

The Cherry Mobile Titan has an SRP of Php6,499.

Cherry Mobile Titan specs:
MediaTek MT6577 1GHz dual-core processor
PowerVR SGX531 GPU
5.0″ capacitive display (800 x 480)
512MB RAM
4GB internal storage
up to 32GB via microSD
HSPA+ 21Mbps
WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, WiFi hotspot
Bluetooth 2.1
GPS w/ aGPS support
Dual-SIM, Dual-Standby
5-megapixel rear camera with flash
VGA front-facing camera
Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich
2350mAh battery

Now if a 5-inch smartphone is too big for you, you might want to check out the Cherry Mobile Flare. It has a 4-inch WVGA (800 x 480) IPS capacitive display and powered by a dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 processor clocked at 1.2GHz. Like the Titan, it also has a 5 megapixel camera, VGA front-facing, 512MB RAM, 4GB of internal storage (up to 32GB via microSD), WiFi and runs Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. However, the Flare packs a smaller battery at 1600mAh.

The Cherry Mobile Flare has an SRP of Php3,999.

Cherry Mobile Flare specs:
Qualcomm MSM8225 Snapdragon S4 1.2GHz dual-core processor
Adreno 203 GPU
4.0″ IPS capacitive touch panel (800 x 480)
512MB RAM
4GB internal storage
up to 32GB via microSD
HSPA+ 21Mbps
WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, WiFi hotspot
Bluetooth 2.1
GPS w/ aGPS support
Dual-SIM, Dual-Standby
5-megapixel rear camera with flash
VGA front-facing camera
Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich
1600mAh battery

Both smartphones will be available for purchase starting the first week of November.

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174 Comments

lalalalala · 13 years ago

kaimbyerna ! my nagtatanong ng auz sasagutin mo ng ganun sus !

jmru · 13 years ago

where can I buy this in CEBU?

kimi · 13 years ago

ang tanga mo edi sa SM Cebu!

jen · 14 years ago

limited edition lng b ang flare?
san pde mkbili?s mall wla p dw stocks.
tnx!

carlo · 14 years ago

I am thinking buying CM flare but my problem is its battery life. Is this any battery brand Can we use to subtitute the CM’s Battery? LiKe telego they made theor phone compatible to nokia’s comon battery brand’s.

Sasa · 14 years ago

kung maka pag kumpara kau titan at flare wag muna agad mag compare ng specs habang nde mo alam ung kaya at nde niya kayang gawin.. mas maganda ang titan kasi arm7 which is the updated arm version for android mobile devices mapwera pa ung sa mga tablet arm11 kasi gamit sa mga tablet.. and sa flare ai arm5 kahit 1.2ghz siya na snapdragon kung outdated na ung arm version niya dba?? mostly kung gamer ka at hinihintay mo ung mga lumalabas na magagandang games sa android mostly ang mahahanap mo sa net ai ang pang arm7 and arm6 madalang ka makakita na compatible sa arm5… then again wala pang review sa flare na compatible ang skype sa titan meron pero may nabasa akong isang review na parehas silang titan ung nag skype daw sila black screen lng tapos kita sa maliit na parang window ung sarili nila.. siguro software problem lng un kasi pag phone to pc naman walang problema.. un lng shinare ko lng para mas maliwanag sa inyo

Asmodel · 14 years ago

prob sa flare ung gyroscope di ata maganda pagkakalagay…mapapansin nyo pag naglaro kayo ng temple run..sabi sa mga hands on review.

Jo Grabz · 14 years ago

Guys baka pede magtanong for those people n nakakita n ng ibang review about flare , as u notice meron dun sa review n nakakapaglaro ng 3D games, right ? such as ShadowGun , Panu nalaro un after installation ? kc sa xperia neo L ko , na install ko n ung laro n un but it was not able to function .. how was that happen ? and how cud i play it well ?

Thanks in advace

Hoping for the quick response !!

Arnold · 14 years ago

Do you have Idea Guys when this Cerry mobile Flare will be available in Davao Market?

RepotSirc · 14 years ago

Anu ba GPU ng Titan at Flare?

X3 · 14 years ago

Both of these phones does not have FM radioes?….

rod · 14 years ago

panira ng specs ng flare ang 512MB na RAM and 1600mAh na battery. Andun na oh, biglang… wengk!!!

IMHO, Flare is like a phone version of EKEN A90 tablet. Same specs ng processor and RAM. kaya di na nakapagtatakang less than 4K ang price nya.

keith · 14 years ago

ang pangit lng sa flare mkapal cya ahah…

Radical · 14 years ago

W8 na lang me review ng flare, @yuga-h0pe t0 have a full review 0f cm flare s0on..huawei ascend plan k0 per0 spec wise talaga t0h laki ng diff.,basta be sure t0 take g0od care 0f it kaya sana tumagal if ever.
Me nman i have a bad xp sa myph0ne. Prev T11 user, 7m0s lang ata at wala pa matin0 0S yun,BORING talaga hal0s wala magawa. mukha beta release yun 1st 3 f0nes nila. Naging tester tul0y me, php7k.

Tushar Mukhopadhyay · 14 years ago

Sweet blog! I found it while searching on Yahoo News.
Do you have any suggestions on how to get listed in Yahoo News?

I’ve been trying for a while but I never seem to get there! Cheers

jameserik · 14 years ago

ang ganda ng cherry mobile flare :) with high end specs for a cheap price :)

GERALD · 14 years ago

I’m confused.. Which is better FLare or titan? Overall. Maganda po kaya yung Viewing Angle ng Titan na 5′? parehas po kasi ng processor yung astra at titan.

GERALD · 14 years ago

I’m confused.. Which is better FLare or titan? Overall. Maganda po kaya yung Viewing Angle ng Titan na 5′? parehas po kasi ng rpocessor yung astra at titan.

jennifer · 14 years ago

which is much better the CM FLARE or the CM TITAN? i need your opinions please.. thank you

coachjojoc · 14 years ago

Neither

Haykal86 · 14 years ago

Well if you like to buy titan it is already available at lazada for order and delivery. http://www.lazada.com.ph/Cherry-Mobile-Titan-%28Black%29-UNLOCKED-45860.html

john · 14 years ago

Mali guys, isa sa mga model ng hUawei na phone, pramis same specs sila .

http://www.gsmarena.com/huawei_ascend_g330-4966.php

Bunny29 · 14 years ago

pero judging from external looks, it is the same with karbonn a9+ rather than yung sa huawei

john · 14 years ago

http://androidplus.in/reviews/karbonn-a9-review check this out… this is a review on an indian phone which is exactly the flare of CM

ja almediere · 13 years ago

pwede bang umorder ng flare kse mhirap mkabili d2 sa laguna ih… saan ba pewde??

itsmepaulo · 14 years ago

Bakit mas mura yung Flare kaysa sa Titan, samantalang sa aking personal na opinyon hindi hamak na mas maganda ang specs ng Flare compare sa Titan + pa ang IPS dispay ng Flare at yun processor if hindi ako ngkakamli eto yun processor ng nauna na nilang mas mahal na Android phone W900 ata yun model nun.

robuhh · 14 years ago

kasi ung screen mas malaki tska yung battery life… pero oo nga mas maganda specs ng flare para skn,:D

ChrisP · 14 years ago

Specs sheet is good. Price is awesome.

Let’s wait for hands-on review.

ken · 14 years ago

if only the main memory is 1GB, i wouldn’t think twice to get both of them.

forster · 14 years ago

Mas maganda feedback sa Myphone sa customer service and build quality ng devices. And for sure, magbabagsak rin ng preyso yan ng mga dual core Androids nila.

… · 14 years ago

Goodluck sa Myphone!! lol. ang daling masira. walang kwenta.

Greg · 14 years ago

Goodluck sa myphone mo! lol. Ang daling masira, what a waste myphone, e wala ngang reviews dito sa yuga e.

Scumbag Steve · 14 years ago

Kawawa naman yung dalawang haters. Kailangan sila mag-isip isip tungkol dyan sa Chin…este Cherry Mobile Phone.

bil_san · 14 years ago

kung hindi ako nagkakamali Cherry Mobile flare is karbonn A9+ from india? so far nice naman ang mga reviews nya.

KP · 14 years ago

Cherry Mobile already boosts numerous good reviews on their Android phones. I hope to buy the CM Titan because it has bigger screen but the pixel count makes me think twice. Anyway, it has better battery pack than the Flare.

So yeah, I think I just have to wait until December since Yuletide is already around the corner! We can expect for more discounted sales! I hope these Titan and Flare are both quality phones despite their cheapness on price.

Mark · 14 years ago

I have a CM Nova(Android,2010) almost 3 years old still 100% up and running. It’s easy to blame the phone company pero nasa tao lang din talaga yan. Kahit top brand pa yan like the different fruits kung wala kang alaga sa gadget mo sira talaga yun.

KP · 14 years ago

Wow, thanks for that. I really wish nasa tao talaga yan. Cherry Mobile already boosts numerous good reviews on their Android phones. I hope to but the CM Titan because it has bigger screen but the pixel count makes me think twice. Anyway, it has better battery pack than the Flare. I think I just have to wait until December since Yuletide is already around the corner. I hope marami pang lumabas na cheap but quality Android phones.

johnrizle · 14 years ago

Proud CM Nova owner here! Nagla-lag na ngayon konti ang CM Nova ko. Pero, in fairness, I think it started lagging only after I dropped it for the NTH (100+) times. Isang beses natanggal pa nga sides ng casing. So kasalan ko? hehe.

Mike M · 14 years ago

Not really. 2 units of Cherry Orbits, both of them very well taken care of, both of them broke down by having phantom taps and short on the sensors.

But that wasn’t my problem w/ Cherry Mobile. Defects and malfunctions ARE part of the deal, always. It’s how they handle their customer support. Cherry Mobile has the WORST support ever. Took me 3 months with my 1st Orbit (1 Month, tested no damage, returned the next day since problem reoccured, another month, replaced LCD, returned an hour after since extreme phantom taps exists, another month for replacement), then 2 months with the other Orbit (Short on sensors, a month of wait. Returned to me “fixed”, but after testing, it was still the same, complained, they “fixed” it again but left the warranty sticker off, after a day, returned since it was never “fixed”, they voided my warranty after 3 months of non-use since purchase)

Price is never always the answer. Cherry Mobile should fix their lousy customer service. No amount that you saved will help you in these irritating situations.

William Co · 14 years ago

It’s the price versus features/durability equation. At that price, it’s hard to argue if this will last as long as a branded (ie. Samsung) product. As long as it last a little over it’s one-year guarantee, I think it’s okay na. The specs are near that of a Galaxy SII (except for the internal memory), and an SII still sells for 18-19k. You could get four of these for an SII.

As for built-quality, I recently bought a Cherry Dragon Phone (W900) and am satisfied with it. There are bugs here and there, but on the whole it is okay for the pric e then (Php 5999). This is way better, spec wise.

Only advantage for branded products is accessories. One of the joy of a smartphone is it’s accessories like cases which you can change for a 100 or two and you feel like having a new gadget. Hopefully, Cherry Mobile will have some at launch.

Finally, these good enough phones is making it harder to get a high-end phone like the iPhone5 or the Samsung SIII. Sure those beast have better screens, processors, etc. But for 98% of users, the extra spec are barely noticed. A 800×480 screen is good enough for most web browsing. The 1.2 Dual-Core is good enough for most games. Most super high end games are best played on tablets and PC anyway. Casual games runs fine on my year-plus old SII (which is why I find it hard to justify upgrading to an SIII). The term is good-enough – for a fraction of the price, you get 95% of what Android has to offer and maybe 98% of what Android ICS can do for everyday task (like calling/sms/mms/facebook/etc). So will the good-enough phones cannibbalizes the sale of Samsung and co.? Pertsonally, I bought a Galaxy Pocket for my second sim, and recently upgraded to a Cherry Mobile w900. The increase in screen res is so much that I don’t use the Pocket anymore. And as said, the w900 feels good enough even against my Samsung SII (ecept the paltry internal mempory that the new Flare will partly address).

One thing to look for in these good enough phones (Starmobile, Myphone, Cherry Mobile Androids) is the screen and the processor. These new ones with dual cores above 1 Ghz shoukld be speedy-enough. But the screen tech should at least be IPS or oine that have a wide viewing angle. The first Androids (like Orbitz, Candy) have bad screens with low resolution o r poor viewing angle which stop it from being good enough. Thw w900 and the Flare (with it’s IPS ) should be good-enough. The Titan is not listed in the specs as IPS, so will await judgment. Ditto, Starmobile phones. One of the myPhone Android (forgot the model) doesn’t have 3G which is a downer for Android…

Got work to do, enough for now about these good-enough musings…

nhelxc: · 14 years ago

… bakit aman … di ba lahat naman ng phone nasisira … branded man or leading brand … atleast they found a very interesting gadgets … that can make … other people usually yung mga … hindi naman sa cheap ha … kundi poor …

>.#UlAnn..

jennifer · 14 years ago

madali ba talaga masira ang mga CM phones? or nasa ta lang kung paano nila e-handle yung phone nila? ot low quality of materials used lang talaga? please answer me im already confused whether to buy one (CM Flare).

coachjojoc · 14 years ago

Wait for the Starmobile Bright and/or Astra coming out first week of November and then decide.

My driver bought a CM phone and it broke down 3 months later. It took him another 3 months before he could claim it at its North EDSA Service Center.

The Defense rests.

Edan · 14 years ago

I have a CM orbit, and its still decent. I’ve been using it for a year, I think it depends on the person talaga.

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Lucas · 14 years ago

huh?!

IC DeaDPiPoL · 14 years ago

hope a review will be out soon. Specs seems nice

splakepek · 14 years ago

teka may 3g ba to?

johngo · 14 years ago

Great. Inunahan ng Cherry ang Starmobile.
Will wait for the
Cherry Mobile Titan vs. Starmobile Astra

Good points for Titan:
HSPA+ (I hope it could support WCDMA850mhz of Smart)
2350mah battery

Good points for Astra:
HSDPA (with WCDMA850mhz support)
8 Megapixel Camera
Analog TV

Need to test first.
My Cherry Mobile M35 still in good working condition (more than 2 years).

LenovoLover · 14 years ago

Dual 3G kaya to? or the usual GSM & 3G?

liane · 13 years ago

gumagamit ba kau ng cherry mobile today….. maganda ba siyang gamitin po and tumtagal ba? kasi nag iisip ako ng phone na ippalit ko sa gamit ko ngayon eh… ?

goosebumps · 14 years ago

Pwede na ang flare pang roaming..dual sim pa..

chacha · 14 years ago

still the quality of the releases will determine this babies.
if you check out the service centers of myphone and cherry at sm,
there is much lesser people going to myphone than cherry’s.
i own a starmobile phone and so far it’s quality is comparable to myphone, i think we better wait for reviews, or myphone’s Bigger A series and starmobile’s ASTRA than these cherries. just a tip.

sonic · 14 years ago

i think kaya mababa ang pricing nila ngayon eh bec. of competition sa other local brands.

Myphone & StarMobile’s new android handsets ( ICS, dual-core, 4++inch IPS screen) are also priced below 7k! At OEMs naman din ata ang mga units nila like CM’s Titan (Konka w990 in China), na may good reviews naman.

sana pababaan pa sila ng presyo. LOL!
i’ll definitely give this a try pag available na.

rangerwcl · 14 years ago

bought the magnum 2x less than a year ago, its already damaged in less than 9 months, microphone and touch screen already malfunctioning and barely working. LEMONS!!!

Wreek888 · 14 years ago

Parang mas ok yun starmobile astra 4.3 inc with analog tv sa 6,999

Enya · 14 years ago

Kung me warranty naman na one year, why not try the Flare! Eh baka one year to pay pa ata eto using credit card. This is a steal!

Ron · 14 years ago

Flare is really intriguing.

I will definitely keep my eye on those new phones.

Not all cheap items are “sulit”, some are just what you paid for; cheap.

yuja · 14 years ago

right, and money aint easy to earn these days…

yuja · 14 years ago

I like the flare for its price but i had a bad experience with cherry mobile and i dont want to risk.

yuja · 14 years ago

Kung hindi dahil sa bad experience ko, i would think twice of buying this phone

kim · 14 years ago

anung unit ng cherry mobile na bili mo….

JKisaragi · 14 years ago

This looks like a quick jab at Lenovo. The Titan is quite the deal compared to its Lenovo counterpart, the S880.

And the Flare is in “impulse buy” territory. Its specs are comparable to Lenovo’s P700i (save for the battery), but the price difference is huge.

Now people would just have to wait for the reviews and see if these are good.

Gams · 14 years ago

…and 70% disposable.

coachjojoc · 14 years ago

Cherry = 30% of its phones are lemons.

jennifer · 14 years ago

what do you mean lemons?

coachjojoc · 14 years ago

The Free Dictionary by Farlex defines lemons as: One that is unsatisfactory or defective: Their new car turned out to be a lemon.

Joylove · 14 years ago

if all else fails…..

turn it into lemonade

parkaerin · 14 years ago

Good price.. ahuh!

Blank · 14 years ago

Hmmm. . . not bad.

ceegii63 · 14 years ago

5″ + 800×480 = PIXELENT!!!

KP · 14 years ago

Cherry Mobile already boosts numerous good reviews on their Android phones. I hope to buy the CM Titan because it has bigger screen but the pixel count makes me think twice. You are right. Anyway, it has better battery pack than the Flare.

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