![]() ![]() I specifically asked her about this and she said yes to both. Unfortunately, the phone I bought didn’t work well as I expected so I had to give it back to the CM store where I bought it.įirst, the staff told me that both sims are 3G capable only to find out when I got home that only SIM1 is 3G-capable while SIM2 is GSM (it’s visible when you insert the SIMS). Well, sad to say I’m one of those who were enticed to buy a CM Flare based on the feedbacks I read online. Dual SIM functionality with dual standby support.1.2GHz quad core Qualcomm MSM8225Q processor.4″ WVGA IPS display (480 x 800 resolution, 233ppi).However, the Flare 2.0 wins out because of the extra attention to the build quality and design whereas other budget quad core contenders come off as looking truly entry-level. Yes, there are other quad core phones in the market that use the same Qualcomm 8225Q SoC, 512MB RAM and 4GB ROM configuration, and they’re even priced within striking distance of the Flare 2.0. If the first Flare opened our eyes as to just how much Php3,999 could get you, you could say that the Cherry Mobile Flare 2.0 is a reawakening. Here’s hoping that the Flare 2.0’s camera will be just as good. The original Flare had a surprisingly respectable camera that performed quite well, even in low light. The Flare 2.0 does benefit from the updated stock camera app of Jelly Bean but I wasn’t able to tell just how good the shots were. Imagingīoth the Cherry Mobile Flare 2.0 and its predecessor come with 5mp autofocus rear-facing cameras and VGA front cameras. Just try not to task the phone too much by running a lot of applications at a time or filling multiple screens with your favorite widgets. If you’re a heavy multitasker or widget user, you might find the Flare 2.0 stuttering a bit every now and then. The limited RAM wasn’t that much of an issue on the original Flare since dual core phones with 512MB RAM were the norm at the time, but since the Flare 2.0 runs Android 4.1 Jelly Bean, RAM will be on shorter supply. Like its predecessor, the Cherry Mobile Flare 2.0 features a 512MB RAM and 4GB ROM configuration. Project Butter might have something to do with that, but overall, it performed as a budget quad core phone should. ![]() I didn’t have the benefit of a benchmark application that I could run when I had my hands on time with it, but it was very fast and responsive. The Flare 2.0 performed quite well as far as I could tell. More cores will allow better performance during multi-threaded operations, but otherwise, it’s the same Cortex-A5 cores at work on either phone. What powers the Flare 2.0 is the Snapdragon MSM8225Q, which basically just a quad core version of the dual core MSM8225. The original Flare was powered by a 1.2GHz dual core Snapdragon MSM8225 processor. The colors were crisp and the viewing angles as wide as you could expect, with little whitewashing when viewed from an angle of 45 degrees off-center. Whether that was the case or not, the Flare 2.0 can’t be said to have those problems. However, there was some controversy as to whether the original Flare really sported an IPS display because the viewing angles weren’t as good as expected. The Screenīoth the Cherry Mobile Flare 2.0 and its predecessor feature 4″ WVGA IPS displays. These days, the original Flare is unmistakeable as an entry level phone at first glance while the Flare 2.0 can at least pass itself as a midrange phone. The original Flare had a matte finish that didn’t attract a lot of fingerprints though, but I’ll still give it to the Flare 2.0 because of solid construction and overall sleek look. It’s noticeably slimmer than the first Flare despite having the same size screen and the glossy finish is attractive too. If there’s anything that’s immediately noticeable about the Cherry Mobile Flare 2.0, it’s the sleek design and build quality. ![]()
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