HUAWEI MatePad 12 X (2026) Review
The high-end smartphones are gonna get some serious competition with the Cherry Mobile Magnum HD. This HTC HD2 look-alike could spoil the entry of the HTC Desire HD later this year with an unbelievable price of Php18,990.
Cherry Mobile 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
Cherry Magnum HD Price: Php18,990
A pretty decent Android smartphone. It would be interesting to pit this handset with several others already in the market — like the Samsung Galaxy S, HTC Desire and even the iPhone 4.
{via PTB}
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Eason says:
🥉 Bronze🏆1
Serious opponent indeed, This or the Samsung Wave?
But based on the screen size, looks like Cherry Mobile has an edge along with Cherry Mobile Nova and their tablet.
The specs can be compared almost to an Galaxy S…O_O
Eason says:
🥉 Bronze🏆1
But one question….WHAT IS THE BATTERY SPECS!!!!
Cheftonio says:
🌱 Noobs🏆1
this is a very interesting product! how long kaya will the battery last on 3g?
Angelo says:
🥉 Bronze🏆1
This is one sexy device. Hope to hear a review soon.
Caloy says:
🥈 Silver🏆1
*wipes drool of face*
Caloy says:
🥈 Silver🏆1
Wow!!
*wipes drool off face*
akosiniko says:
🥉 Rookie🏆1
Sir. Would you recommend this one?
I’m planning to buy an android phone kasi.
First choice ko is wildfire and Galaxy 5.
Okay kaya tong Cherry? :]
thanks.
Fleeb says:
🥉 Bronze🏆1
Battery specs? What is that?
akosiniko says:
🥉 Rookie🏆1
hopefully Cherry did something with the battery specs.
yun lagi problem sa kanila.
:0
Caloy says:
🥈 Silver🏆1
any word on possible release date?
mike says:
🥉 Rookie🏆2
I don’t know which to buy now. This or the Superion?
Any thoughts Yuga?
Eason says:
🥉 Bronze🏆1
@Fleeb : The battery capacity, how many mAh
Like the Galaxy S that has a 1500mAh battery capacity.
ken jesryl caballero says:
🥉 Rookie🏆1
cherry mobile???
SAM YG says:
🥉 Rookie🏆1
Ok na sana dahil sa Android OS, kaso nde yata to Duall-Sim eh!
cutemoboy says:
🌱 Noobs🏆1
how long is the battery on this 1?
jae says:
🌱 Noobs🏆1
ahhh but did Cherry build it good enough for it to work right for at least a year?
irve says:
🥈 Silver🏆1
another scrap android. more chinese vendors are coming.
Aaron says:
🥉 Rookie🏆1
It’s a china phone, I found the oem in alibab according to the site batt is 1400 mah
bong says:
🥈 Silver🏆1
don’t read too much on the battery rating. Look how the OS and HW will suck every drop of it in no time.
Ryan says:
🌱 Noobs🏆1
Interesting device…
But I hope the phone’s finish won’t chip like the model’s nails. Nyaahahaha
Fleeb says:
🥉 Bronze🏆1
Okay, my mind wandered off for a minute there. I was thinking something to the physical measurement of dimensions and weight. :P
Jhay says:
💎 Platinum🏆1
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.
arns lugue says:
🥉 Rookie🏆1
Ang cheap naman. Cheap lang bibili nito. Saka cheap OEM phone yan, rinebrand lang ng Cherry Mobile.
Android + China Phone + Average Pinoy Consumer = SOLD (regardless of battery life)
simplynice93 says:
🥉 Bronze🏆1
A Cherry Mobile Smartphone??!! Android pa??!! I still can’t believe it…
watusi says:
🥉 Bronze🏆1
@simplynice93
yan ang pinoy made…hehehehe humahabol sa big names
garz says:
🌱 Noobs🏆1
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..
garz says:
🌱 Noobs🏆1
REPOST
@arns lugue: 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..
LunaTech says:
🥇 Gold🏆1
i agree with GARZ
Daniel says:
🥉 Rookie🏆1
good phone for cherry mobile! i like cherry mobile because they create good phones unlike myphone and torque.
Rolex says:
🥉 Rookie🏆1
@Garz
Looks like you’re being defensive of your cheapness.
Rolex says:
🥉 Rookie🏆1
@Garz
Looks like you’re being defensive of your cheapness.
Cheapness begets insatiable performance, except for a few known brands like sandisk.
If I were you, I would keep my neutral comments to myself and start thinking about the ramifications of luring the people into a China phone that’s not even a pinch worthy of Android.
Rolex says:
🥉 Rookie🏆1
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
Rolex says:
🥉 Rookie🏆1
Yuga himself admits that the brand’s been plagued with problems. Getting Android for their unreliable handsets is the worst cop-out these Chinese bastards have schemed.
http://www.yugatech.com/blog/mobile/cherry-mobiles-trident-plagued-with-problems/
chinitoguy29 says:
🥉 Rookie🏆1
this phone makes me feel PROUD TO BE PINOY! A PINOY MADE PHONE using an ANDROID OS!
Angus G. says:
🌱 Noobs🏆1
@chinitoguy29
LOL, have you been living on the moon? These cheaply-made phones are made in poverty-drowned Shenzen factories and were just rebranded on their way to the Philippines.
dongv says:
🥇 Gold🏆1
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,
eric says:
🌱 Noobs🏆1
tama na ang minsang nagkamali akong bumili ng cherry mobile product. i will never buy again any products that has a cherry mobile mark on it.
jan says:
🌱 Noobs🏆1
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!
raymond says:
🥈 Silver🏆1
@ Angus G.
open your phone, laptop, or any device you are using to post on this blog: READ: MADE IN CHINA. China’s now the number 2 economy next to the US. Get over it. Even iPad is made in China. What’s important is it’s not fake and it works.
arns lugue says:
🥉 Rookie🏆1
@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.
eric says:
🌱 Noobs🏆1
@jan (samsung, dell, etc) but their products don’t look cheap when they started. i will only be proud with Cherry Mobile if pwede siyang ipagmalaki sa buong mundo. sirang-sira na ang pangalan ng mga pinoy sa ibang bansa, wag na nating dagdagan pa with this cheap company.
arns lugue says:
🥉 Rookie🏆1
@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.
eric says:
🌱 Noobs🏆1
i still have my 2005 Dell Axim x51v, hanggang ngayon never pang pumalya. maraming magagandang products from china, pero yung sa mga known companies lang, yung may dinaanang quality control.
Warner says:
🥉 Rookie🏆1
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
Warner says:
🥉 Rookie🏆1
By the way, I’m using Google Nexus One, in which google has control =)
arns lugue says:
🥉 Rookie🏆1
@eric
My thoughts exactly. Andaming bobong nagpopost sa site na ito. Nationalism has nothing to do with how these phones are going to perform.
arns lugue says:
🥉 Rookie🏆1
@Warner
You’re right too. Cherry Mobile focuses on marketing, not on firmware/software development, so why bother buying a phone that’s not going to update anytime soon?
berkano says:
🌱 Noobs🏆1
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.
berkano says:
🌱 Noobs🏆1
Now they champion Android for pricepoints and markets where they most likely will 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.
Eason says:
🥉 Bronze🏆1
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!!!!