Cherry Mobile Flare Selfie Review

While a lot of flagship devices have quality front cameras, budget devices are left behind with low megapixel shooters, but not the Cherry Mobile Flare Selfie. With its 16-megapixel front camera, it’s bound to give great selfies. It also has a fingerprint sensor, which is rare in this segment.

With its impressive megapixel count, can the Flare Selfie live up to its name and also as your everyday smartphone? Read on through the review to find out.

Design and Construction

Like other new Flare smartphone from Cherry Mobile, the Flare Selfie is designed to be a premium on a budget. With its aluminum frame, holding the device on hand will give a lasting impression on its build. It’s solid and does feel like a more expensive phone. Although, the glossy back may not be as likable as the aluminum frame.

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The front is familiar with the 5-inch display, earpiece, a couple of sensors, and the front-facing camera with a single LED flash.

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The right side has the volume rocker and the power/lock button while the SIM card tray is on the left side.

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On top is the 3.5mm headphone jack with the secondary microphone. The bottom end houses the micro-USB port, primary microphone, and the loudspeaker.

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Flipping to the back will show the rear camera with its two-tone LED flash, the fingerprint scanner, and some branding labels.

I’ll give Cherry Mobile its deserved praise by giving the new Flare series aluminum construction. Having this gives the Flare Selfie a firm build with no creaks or whatsoever. It’s time to say goodbye to poorly built devices soon as we see more similar designs this year.

Continued in next page: Display and Multimedia / OS, Apps, and UI / Camera

Daniel Morial

This article was contributed by Daniel Morial, a film school graduate and technology enthusiast. He's the geeky encyclopedia and salesman among his friends for anything tech.

http://www.yugatech.com

6 Comments

mjmaix says:

8 years ago

@Yugatech,

What can you say about Cherry Mobile’s OS updates? I’ve been using since the release but there was only 1 patch for the OS (finger print improvements, if I’m correct). Still stuck at Android 5.
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Ronaldq says:

9 years ago

So you’re telling me that this phone was can beat against some 4000 mah phone?

Pick it up
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Miko Puracan says:

9 years ago

Ummm…. magcocomment lang ako na crush kita boss!!!! <3
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Sunny says:

9 years ago

So, who’s gonna win? Zenfone Selfie or CM Flare Selfie?
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teekoy says:

9 years ago

lookin for big, wel im d one…wheeE!
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Easy E says:

9 years ago

Sana may 6in na ganito. I want it BIG hehe
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