The phone’s curved back makes it easy to grip and use the device one-handed. While we appreciate phones with hella large displays, the 6.26-inch panel on the Flare S8 Plus feels just right – not too small, not too big either. The display doesn’t have a notch thanks to the pop-up camera module, which means that 6.26-inch full HD+ display has smaller bezels than your typical notched phone. The rear of the phone is glass – quite different from the typical plastic rear of other, similarly priced smartphones today. The rest of the phone looks like what you’d expect from a mid-range device. The selfie shooters, composed of a 16-megapixel main camera and a 2-megapixel sensor for depth information makes the module look a little thicker than your usual phone with a single selfie camera. While the Flare S8 Plus isn’t the first phone in the market to have a pop-up camera module, it is the first phone that will be sold in our shores with two selfie shooters in one module. This particular smartphone is aimed at the mid-range segment of the market, sporting a pop-up selfie module with two(!) cameras, powerful mid-range processor along with a triple camera module that has an interesting composition.Īnd thanks to sneaky pricing, this particular phone also holds the crown of the most affordable phone in the Philippines with a pop-up camera, since it’s priced 90 bucks less than the previous title holder, Huawei’s Y9 Prime 2019. Though common nowadays, but still proves to be useful overall.ĭisplay: 5.5-inch IPS LCD 1080p 401ppi Design: metal, dragontrail glass Chipset: Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 CPU: octa-core 1.4GHz GPU: Adreno 505 RAM: 4GB Memory: 32GB expadable storage up to 64GB via microSD card Main Camera: 16MP BSI sensor, PDAF, LED flash Selfie: 8MP Connectivity: 4G LTE, Bluetooth 4.0, Wi-Fi b/g/n, GPS Ports: micro USB, 3.5mm headphone jack Audio: mono speaker, standard Security: fingerprint scanner Battery: 3000mAh OS: Android Marshmallow 6.Aside from the insanely affordable Flare S8 and Flare S8 Pro, Cherry Mobile also launched one more smartphone today: the Flare S8 Plus. It proves to be a dependable daily driver if you are more of a casual user and you will definitely find some interesting feature like LTE support, Full HD display and fingerprint scanner. Pricing and verdictĬherry Mobile Flare X2 retails at P7,999. No support for hi-res audio is found on the device and lacks bass overall but produces loud sound. The Flare X2 runs under 3000mAh battery that performed fairly average that can last almost throughout the day with a few games, surfing via mobile data, and music playback. Thanks to its near-stock android UI and 4GB of RAM, navigating from one application to another is seamless.įingerprint sensor is also accurate and fast that takes half a second to unlock the phone.ĭo take note though that it lacks the gyroscope sensor that allows for VR-experience despite its Full HD screen. Casual games can be played without a hitch but playing mid-range games might need to be adjusted from low to medium graphic settings for smoother gameplay. Under the hood is a Snapdragon 430 paired with 4GB RAM and 32GB expandable storage. The main shooter can record up 1080p at 30 frame rates per second with good quality. Its 8MP selfie camera is good enough with sufficient lighting but lacks in color accuracy. Night shooting is no different and produced grainy images in the result. Low-light scenarios resulted in the lack of details overall. However, shooting indoors proved to be a struggle when it comes to focusing its subject that resulted in blurry images. The 16MP BSI sensor rear camera captures good details and natural colors when used outdoors with sufficient lighting. No problem here using under broad daylight. As usual for IPS displays, color reproduction is lively and accurate, with good viewing angles. Displayįlare X2 packs in a 5.5-inch FHD IPS display at 401 pixels per inch with dragontrail glass protection. Sitting at the top is the headphone jack while at the bottom is the microUSB port.Ībandoning its plastic design from the previous Flare X is a good step for cherry mobile that makes the Flare X2 a premium device in terms of its build and looks. On the left side is the hybrid dual sim card tray while on the other side is where the power button and volume rocker are located. Up front sits the 8MP camera along with the LED notification, ambient light sensor, and earpiece. Immediately at the back is the fingerprint sensor, a 16MP shooter with LED flash and a speaker. The Cherry Mobile Flare X2 is made of metallic frame with dragontrail glass backing. Does it stand to be a dependable daily driver for its price tag? Let’s find out. Its another offering from Cherry Mobile and this time, it looks to improve its Flare X line with the latest Flare X2.
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