Cherry Mobile Magnum HD is an Android!

baka naman kasi madali syang masira…im planing to buy motorola kc defy or droid2(milestone2)
eh kung durable naman ito nalang bibilin ko…
meron na po bang review nito?
ty if may magrerepy =]

almost 20k din yan, bago kayo bumili, dapat nyong malaman na,
kailangan bayaran mo muna yung unit bago mo matest. tapos kapag sira yung nabili mong unit, hindi mo pwedeng irefund pera mo, papalitan nila yung unit. at pag sira na naman, bawal ng palitan, dalhin mo na sa service center. maghintay ka ng 6 week bago magawa yun. at pagsinamang palad ka at hindi na talaga siya magagawa pa. hindi mo na mairerefund yung pinangbili mo sa mga cherry mobile unit. madami ng kalokohan ang cherry mobile. nafeature na sila sa tv at sa mga dyrayo ang daming reklamo sa kanila. mag-isip muna bago bumili ng kahit anong products nila.

Hi there, just wandered by. I have a Chico 4g site. Lots of information out there. Not quite what I was looking for, but very nice site. Have a nice day.

Sa mga gunggong wag n lang magcomment lalo’t hnd kayo cgurado, dahil hnd nakakatulong. Magpost kayo once na-experience nyo na mismo ung unit.

Hnd lahat ng anak ng isang ina e abnoy. May matalino, may bobo, may maganda, may mukang ewan.

Mga talangka kayo! Let CM have its flag raised hanggang sa makakaya nila.

@kathy. yeah it’s not amoled. but is the screen good enough though? plus, is the wifi functioning well? sana gumawa ng review ang friend mo sa youtube.. :) thanks!

i think Cherry failed badly with this phone not releasing it before Christmas.

hi yugatech i’ve been waiting for your hands on review for 2mos now… any update? i am eying on this phone. i’ve seen a short clip in you tube under huawei ideos x6 u9000. it has the same look and features, magnum hd only differs in the material used for housing which is metal (looks more elegant and solid). is the metal finish the same as that of cherry eclipse? did cherry copy huawei ideos x6? or was it a legal acquisition that led to rebranding? it has adobe flash 10.1. does it mean i can watch videos other than the ones in youtube that is already an integrated app in the phone? there have been some negative comments about cherry. bad after sales servicing and not so knowledgeable customer service reps. has cherry done something to improve on these areas? this phone looks promising yet priced fairly compared to other smartphones in the market today. I’d say it’s still expensive though for a price @ almost 19k when you have samsung waveS8500 that offers the same price and uses super amoled screen but not too powerful OS though. I’ve been looking for this in the market but can’t find one. some cherry mobile phone sales personnel don’t even know it. hoping for a response. thank you! :)

Not buying even if I had the chance. I’m a very very long term thinker, and quality has always been a priority. Even if I heard about this phone when I was choosing 1 as a Christmas present for myself, this wouldn’t even make the cut. Why? Because I’d be stuck with the device for years. We rarely buy phones here xD

My current phone is an LG Optimus One since it’s the only multitouch and froyo-powered device we could afford. It’s nowhere near the magnum’s “specs”, but customer support, the build quality, and the like, has always been a major concern for me.

I thought this thread was about the CM Magnum HD. The phone itself. No more, no less. So it would be nice kung yung phone mismo ang pag-uusapan (e.g. features, specs, experiences) as these would help the people decide if bibilin nila ang phone or hindi.

Note:
1. Shenzhen phones/clones is more accurate than to use the term china phone. Usually kasi pag sinabing china phone, yung shenzhen ang tinutukoy. Shenzhen phones are usually of lower quality mainly because there are no proper regulations among the factories from which they are made.

2. Mas maganda sana kung magpopost regarding the product itself, hindi yung kung ano-ano na unrelated.

3. If you hate the brand, hate it. No one is stopping you. Pero with all the cursing and bashing? Educated nga ba kayo matatawag kung ganyan kayo umasta?

4. Who cares about your job or your educational attainment? Ano koneksyon ng presidente dito? Who cares kung magkano kinikita mo? etc. – purely nonsense

To those who are interested, it’s out in the malls!! I saw it in the Cherry Mobile concept store in Robinson’s Galleria and the Cherry Mobile kiosk in Robinson’s Place Manila.

The phone’s pretty snappy, with a nice brushed metal finish. The screen is ok but if you’ve been spoiled by the Retina display of the iPod or iPhone or the Super AMOLED screen of the Galaxy S you’ll definitely note that the Magnum’s screen is inferior brightness-wise. But it’s bigger than both its competitors’ screens. For the price though, it’s pretty much a bargain! Quality is a question mark since it’s Cherry’s first foray into “high-end” smartphones, but by question mark I don’t mean it in a negative way, I just really don’t know how it’s going to hold up.

To those who are wondering about future updates, this may mean something or it may mean nothing, I saw an option for system updates in the phone menu, which might mean that OTA updates may be in the offing.

To those who buy the phone, do give us your feedback!

Eto, check the comparisons of Magnum to your so expensive Galaxy S.

MAGNUM VS SAMSUNG GALAXY S
http://www.gsmarena.com/compare.php3?idPhone1=3115&idPhone2=3595

:))

Parang mga bulateng nagkabuhol buhol ang usapan sa pahinang ito kaya ako’y makiki-sawsaw na rin sa mga nakaka galak na mga comments nyo.

Oras na lumabas tong Magnum nato…bibili agad ako. Alam ko lang na CM store ay yong sa MOA kaya kahapon nong nagawi ako don nakipag kilala agad ako sa magandang tindera don…nagkapalitan kami ng number at ngayon katatapos lang namin magpalitan ng “good evening. kumain ka na ba?”. Pa sweet epek! Lol. Sabay tanong “Ano ulam mo? Ano pala balita sa Magnum?”. Reply naman nya “Giniling na may upo at miswa. Wala pa eh, pag meron na ikaw unang makaka alam”. “Sarap naman naman ng ulam mo…ikaw nagluto? Lakas ko talaga sayo, pwede ba kitang i-treat ng meryenda bukas?”. “Masarap talaga ako…magluto!!!hahaha. Cg bah” …

Ngayon, bakit nga ba ako bibili nitong Magnum? (1)Kasi maganda specs. (2)Mura kung ikukumpara sa ibang brand na halos humigit-kumulang lang ng konti ang specs tulad ng Galaxy S na nagkakahalaga ng 34K. (3)Meron akong pambili. (4)Luma na tong Omnia at desire ko. (5)Ayaw ko ng nokia, lg, motorola at sony-e phones. (6)Sawa na ako sa Samsung at HTC phones. (7)parehong pareho lang to ng ilalabas ng Huawei IDEOS X6. (8)Wala akong pakialam kung sino man nagbebenta nito–cherry mobile or kingcom or wellcom or donkey kong. (9)hindi to “china phone”. saan ka nakakita ng “china phone” na may froyo? bobo at tanga ka sa kalye ng teknolohiya kung sasabihin mong “china phone” to. At kung hindi mo alam ang ibig sabihin ng “china phone” at “made in china” …tanungin mo ang maid mo (kung wala kang maid yong kapitbahay nyo baka meron) baka sakaling alam nya. Lol. (10)sarap nito ipang sampal sa mga may hawak ng iphone!

I own an SGS w/c already wipes this device despite the 10k lower price tag but still its impressive, Im actually interested on getting this just for the sake of testing. Question lang nito is durability, for battery life theres nothing much Cherry can do its all upto how andriod and the hardware components do.. since this is a Qualcom processor I would assume power saving is average/acceptable.

well i ask you guys… anu ba ang definition ng “CHINA PHONE”?

for me… un ung cheap na cellphone na mga nabibili sa tabi ng kalsada na matatakan lng ng nokia ay cellphone na.

eh ung iba sinasabi na ung cherrry mobile magnum HD ay “china phone”… FYI CHina ang “largest exporter” in the world at fastest growing economy surpassing USA… pustahan lahat ng gamit sa bahay nyo made in china… iPhone is made in shenzen,china pati lahat ng lines ng ipod touch shuffle nano at classic ALL made in shenzen china… TCL television is a chinese company… ang kinakain nyong sibuyas at kamatis at bawang kala nyo ba galing pa yan sa pilipinas? sa china po ito galing. pati nokia ginagawa ang iba sa china halos lahat ng bagay sa mundo ay gawa sa china kasi mura ang labor sa kanila. so wag nyong laitin ang made in china kasi hindi porket galing dun ay panget na… parang sa pilipinas din… hindi porket binili mo sa SM… original na… at hindi porket binili mo sa divisoria… panget na.

my nagtry naba nitong product na ito?

wtf? if you are not happy with cherry then WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE? SRSLY??

napaka habang pagtatalo.. ung mga walang pera lang di makakabili nito.. ung may pera na katulad ko, magandang extra phone na rin sya together with my HTC Evo 4g.. i’ll buy this magnum and i will introduce this to my friends when i go back to the us.. i’m proud to be pinoy.. ^_^

Oh and to the idiot that posted google links of chery mobile sucks,, google search any brand and add “sucks” to the search and you will find hits. Idiot.

Para mas madali, tanga mo boy/girl. haha

this november na ang release nito. just called cherry mobile. eto pinagpipilian at second hand HTC HD2 in the same price point. need your opinion. ang froyo kasi di native sa HD2. im leaning towards the magnum HD for the native froyo OS and 720p recording. kung ano man ang result ng review ng ideos X6 its definitely the same with magnum HD since brand lang naman pinagkaiba nila.

basing sa specs ng cherry mobile magnun, ang ganda ng phone. pero i will only buy it pag ang brand Huawei Ideos x6 ang brand nya, at least hindi iisipin ng ibang tao na cheap ang gadget ko pag yun ang brand.

it even supports live wallpapers XD

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jzGbnoiB2vQ

Nakakatuwa naman ung mga comments dito…nakakaaliw na, educational pa…kala ko pa naman maganda Cherry Mobile pero after reading all your horror stories about the battery and after sales service I think I’ll just have to put my hard-earned money elsewhere. I’m not against supporting Filipino products but why support something if you’re not gonna get your money’s worth? IMO, people support Marikina shoes not because they’re Philippine made but because they have a proven quality track record.

Mga kaibigan, ako matagal ng china-phone user. years na. pero kahit same pa ang chips na ginamit, a china phone cant compare to an “original phone” of the same specs. Tried ko na yan. try getting two phones na same specs, tapos use them both. from user interface to fluidity ng movements of icons, malayo ang quality. the reason, because the makers ng china phones aren’t interested in customer satisfaction. mas gusto nila mabilis na makapag produce ng phone na similar sa branded and popular phones para mabilis maka benta. example na lang, nike and world balance parehas lang sa china ginawa, which do you think will last longer from wear and tear on a day to day basis? this is not about commercialism, this is about branded manufacturers putting more thought and love into their products more than the chinese makers.

antay muna kayo ng review bago bumili nito kasi although mas mura eh hindi pa sure kung matibay.
sayang pa rin ang 18k.

wow very enlighting review @metraton! Leaning towards this now rather than the X8. X8 does not have multi touch and is still in the donut stage. =<

Finally may actual user na ng android phone ng cherry!

@Metatron maybe you can post a your review sa Cherry Fan page, dami nag tatanung dun ng first impressions ng Nova
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Cherry-Mobile/269510017442

I bought a Cherry Nova a week ago and to be honest, I have no qualms with it. The phone offers a lot for it’s price. The battery life is pretty standard compared to my friends’ iPhones and Blackberries. 2 days extensive sms messaging and calls, Ebook reading here and there. If you’re planning to maximize the phone, i.e. browse the net, play games, listen to music, use the gps (yeah, it works) and still use the phone, it will last you a day or less depending if you’re planning on being glued to the device for the whole day. The phone feels pretty sturdy but of course, we need to see if it will last for more than a year which is the ‘standard’ lifespan of ‘chinaphones’ (I’m talking about those unbranded phones that first plagued the market and gave all of these offshoots a bad name) but as of the moment, this is a pretty good phone for its price.

It’s the same phone as “HUAWEI IDEOS X6”
http://www.gsmarena.com/huawei_ideos_x6-3595.php

You can search wikipedia that HUAWEI is not bad company at all! cherry mobile is just a rebranding

ang mga kano ang designers ksi magaganda sila, mga intsik ang assemblers ksi maliit kita nila (gets?) tapos ang mga pinoy ang manufacturer ng chips ksi mga tamad tayo… tga on-off ng machines na gawa ng hapon na may radiation-enhanced brains dhil sa atomic bomb.

un lang po!

just my opinion I think we should be fair to the brand for having the courage to enter the Smartphone segment and in a way compete directly with the international branded phones like Nokia, Samsung and Sony. Di muna ako mag comment re sa quality ng phones since I havent used a Cherry before, but based on how its doing in the market, it is favorable to us consumers because eventually it will force the international brands to revisit its pricing/features and sana maging mas competitive at ibaba ang prices. Kung kaya ni Cherry and Myphone na mag provide ng price and good specs, i think the likes of Nokia and Samsung can do the same. Will wait for user reviews before commenting or deciding to buy this.

ang kulit nyo. naging awayan na ito.
di naman masama bumili ng mahal or mura basta satisfied ka e ok na yun. kagaya ko gusto ko bumili ng murang model ng cherry mobile pero pagdating sa smartphone eh gusto ko ng htc. hindi naman sa bobo pero dun ako masaya eh. tsaka basta may pambili eh ok na yon. ang masama eh bumibili ng nakaw.

ms rinoa baket ang panget mo?

berong burat, below 10k phones are disposable? so disposable lahat ng naging phones mo? kawawa ka naman.

Opinion ko lang, 1 year ko na ginagamit Cherry Mobile Comet (yun maliit). Satisfied ako sa phone na to, battery last for 2 days (drained). Average 30mins of calls, 50 texts and 3hrs of music playback per day. Natuwa ako kahit maliit may 3.5mm jack. Recently bumili rin ako ng Q1, basic call and text phone with qwerty keypad.

Thinking of getting the Nova, dahil nakita ko na review similar sa Nova (Gigabyte Gsmart G1305). Kinompare ko specs sa Samsung Galaxy 5 at Sony Ericsson Xperia X8. Low res yun screen Galaxy 5 at lower camera naman X8 at mas malaki pa rin screen ng Nova. I have nothing against Samsung and SE, just want try out Nova. Actually meron nga ako SE K810 at Samsung Champ(ito very worth it).

I have found that this article and reader comments are very interesting. In my experience, this is a good site to find info on issues such as natural health. Could someone here show me where to find more particular information on this topic, please? Thanks!

Still, the Spice MI410 is not an Indian made phone. Just like Cherry mobile, Spice rebrands Chinese phones.

My best bet kung sino talaga ang gumawa nito? A Chinese company called Guangzhou Beon Electronic Technology Co., Ltd. This phone is originally called the Beon Be-465.

You can check this phone at http://beonnet.en.made-in-china.com/product/gbZxRSKYEqck/China-Latest-Android-2-2-Android-Smart-Phone-Be-465.html.

ok lang naman kahit ano pero tingin muna ng review kasi kahit mura sayang pa rin pera pag di ka satisfied. basta check muna ng revue bago bumili.

@mike – rak en roll,kapatid!

marami kasing bobong pinoy na basta imported — “huwaw!maganda to – magaling to,matibay to di to gawang lokal” — pero more than half sa kanila di naman talaga alam kung pano gamitin yung mga high tech gadgets nila – makapagyabang lang — di nila alam karamihan sa designers,developers,researchers at think tanks ng mga “imported” brands na ito e mga pinoy na nabigyan ng chance sa sariling bayan dahil sa mga bobong pilipino… i’d love to try this magnum hd — at tatabi pa ko sa mga poser na naka iphone/galaxy S na halatang yabang ang alam gawin sa mga telepono nila ..nyahahaha

@nux dagreat

presidente ng Qualcomm Philippines mismo umattend ng product launching ng Cherry Mobile. Tinataya niya yung reputasyon ng processors nila sa mobile phones. Kaya malabo yung iniisip mong overclocked lang.

wag na mag away… ok lang kanya kanyang trip.

http://www.itechnews.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/Motorola-Quench-XT3-and-Vibo-A688.jpg

eto o for confuse/doubtful/scared

Vibo phone from Verbatim (well-known for their super useful diskette) at Motorola Quench

You can’t maximize the capacity of Adobe Flash Player even if you have Android 2.2 Froyo in your phone, UNLESS your phone processor is 1GHZ up. If you plan to play online flash games in your phone, make sure you get the 1ghz phone like the HTC Desire series. I am still doubtful about Magnum HD though. Its 1ghz processor might just be overclocked :D

MGA BWAKANANG INA NYO! HINDI YAN INDIAN PHONE! PAG BIBILHIN NYO YAN DAPAT CASH! HINDI YAN PWEDE HULUGAN!

O ngayon indian phone naman. Tarantado talaga mga Pinoy ano. Mga utak talangka at walang bilib sa kapwa!

mga hayop! Isa na dyan si Meinard!

Sa Rob Manila ko na try yung Nova. Ok naman siya.

@Meinard: Thanks for bringing up those “India Phones!” what tech blog did you read about them being upgradable? This is my primary concern with these Cherry Mobile phones, their upgradability.

Would anyone know if these phones run stock android or some skinned android (well probably stock android). If they were on stock android, they would probably be more easily upgradable.

I think the more important question is, will Cherry Mobile actively support upgrades (whether over the air or through over the counter tech support) or will we have to root the phones and upgrade them ourselves (and are these phones rootable? I’m not very well versed with android).

@nux dagreat, its update-friendly po.. nabsa ko s isang tech blog..

GOOGLE/YOUTUBE THIS:
-Spice MI300, yan ung Cherry mobile Nova
-Spice MI410, yan ung Cherry mobile Magnum HD

ung Cherry mobile Superion, Viewsonic ung may gawa, makers of quality LCD monitors..pero, meron din ung Spice nun.. ewan ko kung sino talga gumawa..

ung Spice nga pla, Indian Company, di chinese..

ayan, para sa mga china-lovers at first-haters at end..

gagong I WANT IPHONE 4 ka e saan ba gawa ang IPHone 4? di ba dun sa mga sweatshops sa china din?

Bumili ka na rin lang ng phone na made in China.
Nagbayad ka pa ng mahal. Pinayaman mo pa ang mga Amerikanong stockholders ng APPLE!

MGA BOBONG IPHONE OWNERS NA UTO UTO!

Natapos ko din basahin lahat ng comments sa blog na ito.

Hihintayin ko na lang muna na may gumamit nyan. Tapos itatanong ko kung maganda.

Pero seriously, the price of 19k??

I’ll save up for an iPhone 4 or HTC Desire HD. Gagastos na lang din naman ako, itodo ko na.

Saka na lang ako bibili ng china phone pag na rebuild na nila ang reputation nila.

just inquiring about how long does your chinaphone lasts?

My mom got a myphone from globe 3 years ago and it is still in its prime except just for the keypad number 6. i gave her a samsung genoa for her first touchphone.

so then, how long was yours?

@jan, yah i know its part of the strategy.. im just wondering kung gagana nga.. im using my coconut unlike the OTHERS na makabasa lang ng Cherry Mobile, Myphone o Torque e todo dada sa negative comments.. anjan ang Google, walang mawawala sten kung magugoogle tau.. ive read enough reviews from NOVA.. its great for its price range, ang panget lang, ung voice clarity daw during call mejo poor using loudspeaker, battery life 1 day for medium use with all medias, if wifi on and other sensors like ung s digital compas.. 4-6 hrs… i bet some of you didnt know this.. google lang mga KAPWA PINOY.. tama si Mr. Chico S.. :D

@meinard thats what you called marketing, kasi kapag ginawa mong 2.2 yung nova at the same parin ung price ng nova , sino pa ang bibili ng magnum hd at superion?use your coconut

hmm.. kung kaya ng superion ang froyo which running from qualcom 600 mhz processor.. siguro kaya din nung NOVA un?? right?? updatable nmn sila e..

i bet hindi aabot ng 10years ang cherry mobile. sa entrance pa lang nila sa market, siira agad nila ang pangalan nila by providing cheap and madaling masiara na phone. ang hirap pa namang tanggalin yun. kaya kahit maglabas sila ng magagandang model, madami pa rin ang magiisip na madaling masira ang mga ito.

wala pa bang nakakabili nito? please share your review

Anong brand nga ba ang maganda na nagerebrand ng chinaphones?

android > ios
4.1″ > 3.5″
14.4mbps > 7.2mbps
hdmi > none
microsd > none
18k > 40k

CHERRY > APPLE

PERIOD!

GO PINOY!

@MYENEMIES.COM

Good luck paying for the patents which is millions of $$$ if your social networking site becomes famous.

yun oh, nagkalabasan na ng ugali ehehe

according sa video review.. android 1.6 pa yung gamit nila.. and then dito satin.. android 2.1 na gamit ng cherry mobile.. that means.. it can be updated..now the only issue here is the battery life..

basta ANDROID >>>>>>>>>>>>> iOS

kahit anong android device lolololol

why can’t we just wait for the reviews from the pros bef judging. from what i read from blogs from actual press/tech people who attended the event…they say the quality is pretty good (first impressions). ofcourse a full hands on review from yuga would give us a more firm assurance in terms of quality. also i think if Cherry will enter the hi end market, for sure they will put quality as high priority. I’ll wait till there are some reviews before considering, but based on specs and look with matching price its hard to pass up.

@yih
I lol’d

I’m considering a cheap smartphone alternative maybe this would do.

yih:
nasalpakan lang ng Android OS nagkagulo na kayong lahat!

(…so like this hahahahah)

reality check guys… :)

JunAlquis: Apparently so. According sa reviews pangit daw yung Windows Mobile 6.5. Mas ok pa nga daw ung 6.0 eh.

another piece of trash of cherry!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

bad after sales!!!!
bad battery!!!!!
bad warranty service!!!!!!!!

by the way ung mga nakita kong brands na tough ones are not branded cherry mobile though…they must really suck brand cherry mobile might be not good at all.

@Chad wala naman masama kung gawang-China,htc phones are made in taiwan and china, like samsung, nokia, etc. somehow, some of their parts are from TI here in the Philippines. ang hindi lang maganda sa mga china phones, hindi sila dumaan sa NTC. and wala silang quality check if for example, yung amount ng radiation nila is still good for our health. and mostly kadalasan ang mga china phones dito sa Pinas, illegal silang nakapasok.

i just don’t like cherry mobile, pretending to my good.

Puro kayo China Phones, Made in China na rin today ung brands such as Samsung, i know because im using one. yo! super rich peaople please dont brag about china phones if your not using one okay, to be fair i commute and i regularly see folks using chinaphones, including ones na may crack na ung screen ay working condition pa rin.Ihave an officemate who is also using China phone and its about 2year old but still working, but he confesses it has an original Nokia battery na, he’s just proud Chinaphones got more features.

@cherry mobile sucks, you haven’t heard about samsung corby? You are not only a liar but also a hypocrite. I dont believe that you own an htc. You cant afford it thats why you once bought a cherry mobile phone because you cannot buy a high-end phone.
In summary, you are telling everyone here that cherry mobile sucks because the cherry mobile phone you bought, which costs around 1,000 pesos could not do what htc phones can do.
You are pitiful.

@Kobe-air samsung corby? never heard about it. i am a proud owner of htc hd2, which is far superior than any cherry mobile product.

I cherry pick nyo na lang kung bibile kayo ng cherry mobile baka lemon ang
mapili ninyo :)

Eto na ang pinakamurang prutas ang mabbili nyo na pede ninyong murahin pagkatapos

Filipino ako, pero hindi lahat ng pagka-Filipino proud ako. Hindi ako masaya pagnababalita na ang isang Filipino ay gumawa ng masama, nakapatay, nanloko, etc. Filipino si Rolando Mendoza, pero hindi ako proud na Filipino siya. Ang Cherry Mobile ay Filipino company, pero hindi ako proud sa mga produkto nila. Minsan pa lang akong gumamit ng produkto nila, at nangako akong hindi na gagamit pang muli. Subukan niyong search sa internet ang review ng mga kapwa nating Filipino sa internet para malaman niyo kung gaano karami ang nagsisisi na bumili sila ng Cherry Mobile (wag lang yung sa mismong website ng Cherry Mobile). Ako’y isang Filipino at habang nabubuhay ako, aking pagsasabihan lahat ng kakilala ko na huwag bumili ng Cherry Mobile.

so many ARROGANT FILIPINO HERE WHO THINKS THEY ARE SUPERIOR BECAUSE THEY OWN APPLE IPHONE OR A 30K PESO MOBILE PHONE.

THESE FILIPINOS STINK!

Do you ever know that those chips inside your IPHONE or SONY ERICCSON PHONES are MADE IN THE PHILIPPINES?!

MORON AND STUPID FILIPINOS!

has anyone bought the phone yet? please give us your review and feedback.

everything else is speculation.

Battery life sana 8-10hours
parang walang LED Flash
hay tempting but still

parang HTC droid incredible ang specs ah!! kamusta naman kaya ang build? froyo running @ 1ghz qualcomm processor priced at 18k.. not a bad deal hahaha

SAMSUNG Magnum HD
Android OS 2.2 (Froyo)
Qualcomm 1GHz processor
4.1” WVGA capacitive touchscreen (480 x 800 pixels)
512MB RAM expandable up to 32GB via microSD
3G, HSDPA 14.4 Mbps
WiFi 802.11 b/g
5 megapixel autofocus camera with LED flash
720p video recording
HDMI-D Type
Front facing VGA camera
GPS/AGPS
Bluetooth 2.0
SRP: Php18,990

pwede na ba?

syet! ang lalim naman ng esoteric! tisyu!! :-D

“But really, posting off-topic comments turns me off.”
-actually maganda talaga yang Cherry Mobile Magnum HD e. grabe. ang mura pa! 18k lang!… sarcastic. ;-p

^ tama si Ms. Rinoa – i heart you!

^_^

hi Ms Rinoa. infairness, maganda ka ha :-)

sa totoo lang, nag-enjoy naman akong magbasa ng posts nila. ang kukulit nga eh. kaya nga sabi ko try mo panoorin yun fliptop, entertaining din yun :-)

pero part of me na “frustrated” sa mga ganyang tao ay hindi napigilang magpost ng opinyon ko.
pagpasensyahan mo na.

at mas lalo akong nadisappoint nung may nagcomment pa sa post namin ng ganun. IMO, MAS entertaining magbasa ng ganun posts kysa sa mga away-away, tpos may mgccomment pa na nagmamarunong kami. disappointed lang nman ako sa mga insecure na tao, at pagpasensyahan nyo na rin dahil pinatulan ko pa. hehe

Ms Rinoa, try reading THE SECRET and SUCCESS PRINCIPLES by Jack Canfield… you’ll understand bakit ganito ang reaksyon namin at kung bakit ganito kami mag-isip.

after reading those books, im very very sure na major major mo akong pasasalamatan na nirecommend ko syo yang books na yan. :-)

Actually, Mr. UGALI

I think you’re exaggerating your claims na ang maling definition ng DEMOCRACY ay pagtatalo at pagmumura. It’s all part of the human subliminal thought na magmura, ika nga. And it’s natural to invoke those cuss statements on blog posts. Actually, people over at Slashdot and Engadget are far worse than the commenters here, but they’re actually intellectuals — some even MENSA and Prometheus club members.

Kung nadidisgust po kayo sa mga comment dito, then find another safe haven blog to read. Or better yet, start a blog of your own so you can moderate the incoming comments.

^_^

@Roy

Tama. Let the people speak — even the rude ones. This is a democratic country and the website’s nameservers are hosted on democratic shores, haha.

Masyado kayong pa-hero effect kasi.

Nice… natutuwa ako sa English niyo.. I’m learning… Haha!

Peace everyone! ^^V

Hm. My main phone is a Samsung Corby TXT, which I got for the QWERTY keyboard. It’s my SMS workhorse.

My LG Cookie touch-screen is a pretty thing, and it was fun to use when it was my primary phone, but it turned out I needed the QWERTY function more; now it’s my alternate phone using Globe Tattoo for Twitter reading.

On top of all this, I got a Cherry Mobile Q1 for the PLDT Call All SIM. It looks like a toy, and it was cheap so obviously it’s got no bells and whistles at all, BUT! All I need it to do is call people on their landlines – and it does *that* pretty well.

Call me a lucky and satisfied user – yes, and cheap too. If people get the function/s they want at the prices they want, then I guess that’s a fair exchange.

@raymond please respond. I enjoy your posts the most. The dumber the response the better. Please.

palagay ko tama lahat kayo pero ang totoo walang kwenta talaga yang cherry mobile products – baket di porke’t walang kwenta siya hindi na sya bebenta? bebenta pa rin syempre

I actually consider all phones priced below 10k to be disposable.

i don’t know what’s the fuss is all about?
either you liked it or not.
some people liked this because of the price. w/c i think is a great welcome to the smartphone war.
they think sacrificing brand name & quality is an acceptable inconvenience. then ok.
then again, if you can afford it, then buy what you want.
peace guys. let’s not fight over this.

berong burat isara mo yang mabahong bunganga mo. di ikaw kausap ko

respect to cherry mobile just respect.
the 100,000/month sales is not just for show indeed.

@jan

Eh bobo ka pala eh, eh siyempre pioneer cla ng technology dati pa. Oh Pilipinas nga lang Bobo na presidente, sympre mas bobo nun ung mga produkto.

e bat ang japan? diba masama ang tingin natin sa kanila, pero tingnan niyo ngayon? bili ng bile ang mga pinoy ng jaapanese brand plsss.. kailangan ng isang company na matatag na foundation at manyayari lang yun kung susuportahan na tin sila. nakarinig ka na ba ng comapny na nagsimula internationally at nag expand locally? ang bobo niyo,

@geez!

It’s neutral douchebag consumers like you who give this blog a bad reputation.

Wow, a disgruntled and “purportedly” educated fanboy on top of me. That’s a lot of punctuation errors for someone who does not want to disclose his real name.

Mind you, those bells and whistles add “taste” and “branding” to the product; otherwise, the phones would only come out as generic pieces of crap like every other Cherry Mobile phone out there.

If Cherry Mobile is really meeting standards, why the hell don’t they post any “manufacturing process” videos on their site or on YouTube.

ISO Certified, you say? Why can’t I find that badge anywhere on the Cherry Mobile site?

Parts & services warranty? Where in the world have you seen a company that shelves its RMA’d phone for months before returning it to the customers. That isn’t even in the slightest sense “warranty”, dumbass.

You, my half-witted friend — along with your dismal defenses in favor of this bamboozling company — are a sight to behold.

@arns lugue

You call me a pea-sized brain when you don’t even know my educational attainment? Don’t ask. I don’t want to insult mine. The point here is you give your useless inputs without having an iota of information about the manufacturing standards of these new products. FYI: Although they are not made in Apple or Samsung factories, there are manufacturing establishments that are ISO Certified to ensure quality of products. Google it my friend if you don’t know what ISO means.

Still, there are no companies that have 100% efficiency in producing consumer electronics. That’s why they offer 1 yr parts and service warranty. And this include Cherry Mobile which separates it from substandard China products. Do you get it? Now, with regards to product performance, what credibility do you possess in giving prejudgements when you havent even tested it? Those who were there at the event says it works quite well. You have absolutely zero credibility.

With regards to updates? Granting that the device is not updateable, it’s still not bad comparing it to the present crop of devices including the SE X10 which still runs on Android 1.6. and Samsung which still runs at 2.1. Why are they lagging behind? it’s because they are still incorporating their own flavored UI to the Android which still works quite well even without those personalized touches. Thats GRANTING that they are not updateable.

So just shut up and let the professional reviewers do their jobs first. You’re doing a great disservice to those who look at products based on performance and not on brand names and fanboy comments.

This mobile is not made by Cherry Mobile, its just OEM phone branded as Cherry Mobile like the other 2 phones.

http://www.camangi.com/fm_tech.html
http://www.olivetelecom.in/laptop/olivepad/
http://www.engadget.com/2010/09/01/viewsonic-viewpad-7-video-hands-on/

Cherry Mobile is a Philippine brand that just re brands Chinese phones as to themselves, nothing to be proud about that.

Even if I like the specs, the fact that its Cherry Mobile and with my bad experience to them even in their ALCATEL, iTech, HTC, Dopood days made me turn off to their products.

Warranty claiming in their company takes MONTHS!!!!

They Android for pricepoints and markets where they most likely be ignored. It is an attractive phone indeed, but what’s gonna stop future buyers from adding a few more pesos to get an HTC or a Samsung? Wrong move, Cherry Mobile.

@eric

My thoughts exactly. Andaming bobong nagpopost sa site na ito. Nationalism has nothing to do with how these phones are going to perform.

The phone is cool but I don’t think this phone can receive an updates every time Google release a new version of android. Just like any other android phones. Google don’t have control of those kind of phones. Even SAMSUNG company has lots of developers working around the clock to get the Android v2.2 working on their phones which was planned for a September release, but as you know, it’s October! how much more for this Cherry Mobile. If Google will release an Android v3, I don’t think this phone can get an update. Maybe buy another cherry mobile phone with v3? heheh

@Raymond

Whatever works for your pea-sized brain, go for it. Phones manufactured from China are different from China phones. China phones are substandard and lack precise quality control standards.

Look at it this way:

Samsung has a factory in China that has say, 500 employees that work full-time to ensure the quality of their products.

Cheap, unregulated China phone companies (from where Cherry Mobile gets their line of phones), on the other hand, only employ a bunch of Chinese rednecks to manufacture their products. Cost-cutting means reduced quality.

Global power has nothing to do here. As Warren Buffet said, China’s a bubble waiting to pop anytime soon.

Your logic seems irreverent to this blog post.

@jan

Bobo, ang Dell products matibay na nung una pa. Ung Samsung may history na rin ng sirain yan, but please cite your sources naman para credible ang kabobohan mo.

god, ang ibang pilipino talaga ang sarap batukan sa ulo! ang mga brand na samsung dell etc.. nagsimula rin yan sa mga mumurahin, sirain ang mga laptop nila nun nung start up company plang sila kahit basahin niyo pa yung history nila. support filipino products!

am eyeing for an Froyo phone, but I will wait for the major brand to drop their price instead, but lets see, may be some real life review can change my mind,

this phone makes me feel PROUD TO BE PINOY! A PINOY MADE PHONE using an ANDROID OS!

Oh, and Garz, here’s something to rub on your pimply face:

http://www.google.com.ph/search?sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&q=cherry+mobile+sucks

@Garz

Looks like you’re being defensive of your cheapness.

i agree with GARZ

high society ka ba? obviously you’re NOT the target market of this one so don’t make comments about cheapness.. it is made to be cheap so the average filipino can have a froyo. you’re exacerbating other people’s low morale..

A Cherry Mobile Smartphone??!! Android pa??!! I still can’t believe it…

China phone or not, this would definitely sell. Besides, competition has always been good in this market, it might even entice the big players to lower their prices even by just a bit.

Interesting device…

But I hope the phone’s finish won’t chip like the model’s nails. Nyaahahaha

It’s a china phone, I found the oem in alibab according to the site batt is 1400 mah

ahhh but did Cherry build it good enough for it to work right for at least a year?

Ok na sana dahil sa Android OS, kaso nde yata to Duall-Sim eh!

@Fleeb : The battery capacity, how many mAh

Like the Galaxy S that has a 1500mAh battery capacity.

any word on possible release date?

Battery specs? What is that?

Wow!!

*wipes drool off face*

This is one sexy device. Hope to hear a review soon.

But one question….WHAT IS THE BATTERY SPECS!!!!