A new Windows 8.1-powered tablet/laptop device from Cherry Mobile has appeared on Lazada, sporting a 10.1-inch IPS display, quad-core CPU, and a price tag of under Php15K – the Cherry Mobile Alpha Shift.
Cherry Mobile Alpha Shift key specs:
10.1-inch IPS display
1.33GHz Intel quad-core CPU
Intel HD Graphics
32GB internal storage
500GB HDD in dock
WiFi b/g/n
Bluetooth 4.0
1x USB (dock)
1x microUSB (tablet)
1x micro HDMI
1.2 megapixel camera
Windows 8.1 OS
6300mAh battery
17.7 x 26.3 x 1.9cm
0.14 kg
The Cherry Mobile Alpha Shift has a price tag of Php14,499. See Lazada’s listing here.
Update: Specs updated with 500GB HDD in dock, USB and HDMI ports.
I’m really curious about the replies this article got. Sure, for 15k, you have a full laptop from a name brand, but that laptop won’t be light nor would it have a touchscreen.
On the flip side, you can spring for a similar concept and spec’ed device from a name brand, only that you’ll add 6k or so to the price.
It’s funny that just because it’s not a name brand, people expect a product to be priced well below a certain threshold when the price is already thousands of bucks below said product’s actual competitors (i.e. same/similar specs and functionality).