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Octa-core CM Pulse with Dragontrail display at Php6,499

Kevin Bruce Francisco August 9, 2014 · 1 min read

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Local smartphone manufacturer Cherry Mobile announces the Pulse which sports a speedy octa-core processor, a scratch-resistant 5-inch HD display, 13-megapixel camera, and Double Tap to wake feature — all under Php6.5K. Along with Pulse also comes the Pulse Mini which is its little sibling for Php2,699.

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Cherry Mobile Pulse specs:
5-inch IPS HD display @ 1280 x 720 resolution
Dragontrail scratch-resistant screen
1.7GHz MTK 6592 octa-core processor
1GB RAM
8GB storage
up to 64GB via microSD
13MP rear camera
5MP front camera
Dual-SIM/dual standby
HSPA+
GPS, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi
Double Tap to wake feature
Android 4.4 KitKat
Price: Php6,499

Cherry Mobile Pulse Series from Cherry Mobile on Vimeo.

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Cherry Mobile Pulse Mini specs:
4-inch capacitive WVGA IPS display
1GHz MTK 6572 dual-core processor
512MB RAM
4GB storage
up to 32GB via microSD
5MP rear camera
VGA front camera
Dual-SIM/dual standby
HSPA+
GPS, AGPS
Bluetooth, Wi-Fi
Double Tap to wake feature
Android 4.2 Jelly Bean
Price: Php2,699

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55 Comments

Hans · 12 years ago

6,300 lang to nung tinanong sa cherry mobile sa may gateway. sayang hindi ko natest yung phone.. wala kasi silang demo phone that time for the pulse. yung design.. makapal sa taas tapos manipis sa ibaba.. yun lang hindi ko nagustuhan sa design nya.. planning to buy this or the flare 3.. antay antay pa ng review muna. :)

Zobel · 12 years ago

Punyeta ba namang mga local brands puro octa core ang alam. kulelat naman sa battery at RAM. Give us full HD, please!

Zobel · 12 years ago

23000 ang score ng ASUS Zenfone 5. Dual core lang yun. Di hamak na mas tipid sa battery (correct me if I’m wrong.) At 2 GB RAM pa. Plus it’s a foreign brand. Mas maraming devs.

vietti · 12 years ago

Their phone models are apparently getting even more and more better. But what’s more into a phone is the built & quality. And i can tell that once in my life i have been brainwashed by their shit misadvertisements. Its true that the phone is processing well but in just less than half a year my cosmos s got faulty and the next thing i know its not working anymore. cherry has voided my warranty for a very little dent. And also, they wanted me to pay 80% of the selling price which is approx 7500 pesos. No Way for a shitty phone like Cherry Mobile. No Way. I learned my lesson and that hurt me financially coz i had to buy a new phone but everything’s went well now that im usinng a new phone from a different manufacturer. Less hassle and less worry on my end as a consumer. And satisfaction guaranteed.

Yeah, their customer service sucks.

If u wanted to encounter malfunctions & experience shitty cust service, id say that U would want to buy this phone. Coz it will give U a lot ofheadaches in the future.

Just saying. im just concerned & wanted consumers like me get what they deserve in the quality of product/service they purchase with their own hard-earned money.

aRei · 12 years ago

Ok sana umpisa ng Cherry Mobile dun sa flare. Kaso yung kinita nila imbis na sa after sales support in invest, sa mga endorsers nila binuhos… Para namang gumagamit yung mga iyon ng Products nyo. Sa word of mouth pa lang at reviews dami nyo nang hatak. Never buying local phones beyond 4k again.

Mang Darambong · 12 years ago

Di wag ka bumili wala paki sau CM noh di ka kawalan hahaha….

Orange · 12 years ago

Sorry about the double post. Was editing my comment, napost pa din pala ung unedited version.

meow · 12 years ago

kayong mga nagrereklamo bago kayo bumili ihanda nyo na tseklist nyo na dapat tingnan at subukan sa phone, videohan ang sarili at ang produkto while unboxing dapat kita receipt at phone S/N at makiselfie sa store rep at manager para pag nasira o naging depektibo itampal nyo sa kanila pamblack mail at ikakalat nyo sa social media at ipasa sa dti. ganyan dapat ang effort sa pagbili ng mura at substandard na phones mauumpog din yan.

archie · 12 years ago

Agree. Shame campaign at NTC ang kailangan. Tatawanan lang kayo ng mga yan hangga’t di sila natatambakan ng formal complaints. Hayaan ninyong malugi sila sa kakasagot ng subpoena para magtanda.

rea · 12 years ago

Dapat din natin iconsider yung mga newbies and non techy people na first time bibili. Hindi nila alam yung dapat tignan and usually, sila yung madaling iconvince na bumili. Dapat pagandahin ng CM Quality Control sa umpisa palang para wala nang room for compaints or repairs.

meow · 12 years ago

yes that’s the sad part, price becomes their bait. ask cra-king, this has EVER been their expertise.

but we can choose to be “wise” before buying…anything.

after all, if anything goes wrong with our purchase, we could partly blame ourselves and ask…
have i thought much about buying it?
done homework?
did some comparisons?
asked someone their opinion?
suits my preference?

or did i just…
bought it because i had the money?
looks cool to me?
never knew what “exactly” to look for?
fell for what “they” told me?
saw someone using it?
saw their ad and kinda liked it?

we can always avoid most of the IFs and BUTs if we put much effort before deciding the purchase.

these companies are making us used to the idea of cheaper purchase and thus, makes the ever cliche line “you get what you pay for” effective.

bottom line
we can always “think” first before buying.

Gadgeteer · 12 years ago

same Lang yan sä myphone, poor service. so if I were you, don’t buy local re branded phones anymore. just use installment to buy quality branded phones, really worth it.

Orange · 12 years ago

I would disagree about your MyPhone. Hindi sila pareho ng CM. Why? I’ve had 2 MyPhones and never ako nagkaproblema sa service. Why? Because I never had to have it serviced! Hindi nasira. Ung isa, kaya lang wala na kasi nadukot. Ung current, eto walang problema kahit ilang bagsak na.

Orange · 12 years ago

I would have to disagree with your MyPhone comment. Hindi sila pareho ng CM. Why? I’ve had 2 MyPhones and never ako nagkaproblema sa service. Why? Because I never had to have it serviced! Hindi nasira. Ung isa, kaya lang wala na kasi nadukot. Ung current, eto walang problema kahit ilang bagsak na.

supotputok · 12 years ago

Maglokohan pa tayo… Pare-pareho lang lahat ng local phones in terms of quality at durability. Hindi lang talaga maiwasan na meron mga lemon units kahiy branded pa yan. Ang problema kase ay yung warranty ng mga local brands. Dapat meron talaga time period no less than 3 months na full replacement warranty for defective units.

prince caspian · 12 years ago

i agree, phones i had and have are myphone. no service issues and qualities are good. negative exp ako sa torque and cherry mobile. kaya since then nging loyal na ko ng myphone. battery lng tlaga ang kailangan nila improve. quality wise. i can’t complain.

donsicnarf · 12 years ago

Tama kahit dito sa Visayas grabe… Hirap mag paayos, last na bumili ako ng CM defective ang wifi ayaw ba namang palitan dahil ok naman daw yon ng binili eh wala nga silang wifi hotspot panu nila nalaman na defective wifi nila.At yong isang fone ng pamangkin di na nabalik dinala lang sa SC nila hahahahaha

Easy E · 12 years ago

This is what everyone is saying. CM is so poor in its after sales service.

Angeli · 12 years ago

Certified Migraine (CM) ang services nila, lalo na pag unit replacement, ilan beses ka pababalik balikin at pag antayin ng 4hrs bago mo makuha ang technical report. At pag magpapareplace ka na, sasabihin nun babaeng masungit sa counter, wala n daw silang stock na pamalit. Talagang pinahihirapan nila mga tao. Goodluck sa mga bibili.

Justin · 12 years ago

Napaka-iPhone wannabe naman ang design neto…

Denice · 12 years ago

For me my cherry mobile experienced kahit gaano pa kaganda lumabas phone nila. I extremely advice wag kayo bibili. You know what pag nagka problema ang phone ninyo kahit may warranty pa yan. Part of their marketing strategy is to look for a fault in your phone. Kahit konting gasgas lang yan o kaya maliit na dent. Vo-void nila warranty ng phone mo.

Bakit ko nasabi at alam? Kasi dalawang phone kuna pinagawa sa kanila still under warranty. But they void it. But in my case hindi ako pumayag I complain them sa DTI at hindi sila nanalo. Mapapansin ninyo sa Sm North umaga pa lang sus ang dami na nakapila para magpa gawa ng Chery Mobile phone. May iba pang issue pinagawa yoong phone wala pang ilang araw sira na naman. Kaya if I were you guys. Wag na wag na kayong bumili ng Cherry Mobile phone. Sayang lang pera ninyo.

wewedroid · 12 years ago

good to know! :)

shawtii · 12 years ago

You nailed it bro.Kung gusto nyo sumakit ulo nyo sa haba ng pila sa service centers nila ay bumili kayo ng CM

Product Endorser · 12 years ago

Ang kapal ng mukha nina John Lloyd, Sarah, Kris Aquino at Anne Curtis magbenta ng BASURA ! Yuck !

Ben · 12 years ago

Thank you for your feedback. Tatandaan ko yan.

weryou@ · 12 years ago

Thanks for the feedback. Good to hear actual experience from CM.

Benchmark · 12 years ago

I am not a fan of so called “locally branded phone” kasi nga sa quality and after sales service (experience it before). Anyway there should also be a lemon law in such devices….kung meron man, dapat matutukan ng DTI mga ganyan. Its like they are trowing trash to the consumer and hoping to get away with it.