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Cherry Mobile ends all speculations with its bang-for-the-buck Flare X as it officially announced that the device has gotten a system-on-a-chip refresh.
Seen a few weeks ago on its Q4 brochures, the lauded device from the country’s top smartphone vendor is now being shipped with new hardware — a 1.3GHz Mediatek MT6753 chip compared to the MT6752 processor carried by its predecessor.
Cherry Mobile Flare X (V2) specs:
5.5-inch Full-HD IPS OGS display, 1920 x 1080 @400ppi
Gorilla Glass 3
1.3GHz MediaTek MT6753 octa-core processor
Mali-T720 GPU
3GB RAM
Expandable 16GB internal storage
Supports up to 64GB MicroSD card
13-megapixel rear camera with LED Flash
Sony IMX 214 BSI sensor
5-megapixel front camera
Dual-SIM, Dual Standby
LTE
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
NFC
3000mAh battery
The refreshed Flare X is now in stores for the same Php6,999 price tag.
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Ronaldq says:
🌱 Noobs🏆1
Mediatek already infamous for their low GPU benchmark and yet they replace it to even much lower GPU.
Tnerb Semaj Zednem says:
🌱 Noobs🏆1
Buti nlng MediaTek. Kac pag Qualcomm mabilis uminit at malowbatt. And bka P8999+ yan if Qualcomm.
WalangAlan says:
🌱 Noobs🏆1
If this is the rebranded Jiayu S3+ then Wifi should have been upgraded to Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n/ac right?
NotaSheep says:
🥉 Bronze🏆1
Rip off! it should be sold under the 4999php value! Mediatek even said in their website the MediaTek MT6753 is for the LOWER spec smartphone.
c says:
🥈 Silver🏆2
+1 for nfc + lte but no gps? or fm? not too bad though
olamaniga says:
🌱 Noobs🏆1
Guys need help, This refreshed FlareX or Asus zf2 laser?
olamaniga says:
🌱 Noobs🏆1
Mostly for gaming purposes? or any with 7-8k price range only