Cherry Mobile has launched its newest Android smartphone dubbed as the Flare Selfie. It’s a selfie-centric device that is aimed for those who likes to take photos with a front-facing camera. It’s not the only device in the same market as Asus already has its Zenfone Selfie. Let’s check out how both Selfie-named smartphones fair against each other in this comparison.
| Cherry Mobile Flare Selfie | Asus Zenfone Selfie |
|---|---|
| 5-inch IPS LCD (1280 x 720 pixels), 294ppi | 5.5-inch IPS LCD (1920 x 1080 pixels), 403ppi |
| 1.3GHz MediaTek MT6753 64-bit Octa-Core chipset | 1.7GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 64-bit Octa-core chipset |
| Mali-T720 GPU | Adreno 405 GPU |
| 3GB of RAM | 3GB of RAM |
| 16GB internal storage | 32GB internal storage |
| Expandable via microSD up to 32GB | Expandable via microSD up to 64GB |
| 16-megapixel BSI AF rear camera w/ dual-tone LED flash | 13-megapixel laser AF rear camera w/ dual-tone LED flash |
| 16-megapixel front camera w/ LED flash | 13-megapixel front camera w/ dual-tone flash |
| Dual-SIM | Dual-SIM |
| 4G LTE | 4G LTE |
| Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n | Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n/ac |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS w/ A-GPS, GLONASS | GPS w/ A-GPS, GLONASS |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
| Fingerprint scanner | - |
| 3000mAh battery, removable | 3000mAh battery, removable |
| Android 5.1 w/ Cherry Launcher | Android 5.0 w/ ZenUI |
| 143.4 x 69.4 x 7.99mm | 156.5 x 77.2 x 10.8mm |
To start, the two have different footprints. The Flare Selfie has a 5-inch display with a resolution of 1280×720 pixels, while the Zenfone Selfie has a bigger and sharper 5.5-inch display with twice the resolution at 1920×1080 pixels. This makes the Flare more pocketable than the Zenfone.
Both sports mid-range chipsets from different manufacturers. The Flare is powered by the MT6753 from MediaTek while the Zenfone has a faster Snapdragon 615 chipset from Qualcomm. While they differ on paper, both perform well with everyday tasks and have close results with synthetic benchmarks. Also, multi-tasking is not a problem for the two with their large 3GB of RAM.
Speaking of memory, the internal storage of the Flare is 16GB Â while the Zenfone has twice the storage at 32GB. No worries as both have their respective microSD card slots for expansion.
And as both are named Selfie, their front-facing shooters have the same megapixel count as their rear cameras. We’re seeing 16-megapixel vs 13-megapixel fight here and they both have LED flash with them.
The rest is about the same with connectivity like LTE and dual-band Wi-Fi. What the Flare Selfie has that the Zenfone Selfie lacks is the latest trend of having a fingerprint scanner. This allows you to unlock your device with the need of patterns or passwords. Also, we might be able to use them further as third-party devs unlock the potential of this gem.
The Cherry Mobile Flare Selfie will be on sale by next year at just Php 7,999USD 136INR 11,555EUR 130CNY 993 while the Asus Zenfone Selfie is already in stores for Php 11,995USD 204INR 17,328EUR 195CNY 1,489 with an updated Deluxe version featuring a crystal-like back plate.
You may read our first impression of the CM Flare Selfie here while we are currently working on its full review. And, click here for the Asus Zenfone Selfie review. Or if you wish to dig further into the selfie game, check out our listing of top selfie smartphone here.
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Izar says:
Zenfone selfie has removable battery and microsd up to 128gb.
Crimson says:
Flare Selfie’s Front and Rear Cam have both interpolated camera, which is equivalent to 12.7MP respectively.
Henie says:
I’ve been using Zenfone Selfie for the past four months. This is the only phone I’ve come across with wherein the front camera is significantly better than the rear camera, to the point that I would still use the front camera to take non-selfie pictures of my friends.
Babebibobu says:
The only thing similar is the “Selfie” monicker, as they are of a different league. Cherry’s Selfie is just a rebranded China phone with no software support, unlike Asus’ Taiwan-developed international high-quality brand with regular software updates that will even be upgraded to Marshmallow. They don’t even deserve to be compared. Smh.