My oldest son, who’s the geekiest member of our family, has long been saving up for an Android phone. For someone who has the highest expectations and standards for his next mobile phone, he has done his homework as far as mobile OS are concerned and it seems that the Android’s performance is IT for him.
On my end, I had been wanting to get a device that would allow me to take pictures and upload them on the fly wherever my blogging activities take me. While I already have a 3G iPad, the absence of a camera means I still needed to bring one. And frankly, my existing camera, which is many years old already, has seen better days. So when I got an invite to attend an Android event, I just had to see for myself what it was all about and to check its specs.
Cherry Mobile (the company that was first known for providing affordable dual SIM handsets) launched its line of Android Smartphones powered by Qualcomm: the Nova, Magnum HD and Superion which is also the first ever tablet phone in the Philippines.
The most affordable model is the Nova (SRP P11,490). Compared to other smartphones in this price range, the Nova offers a lot more, including the 5MP camera and GPS services.
Nova specs:
- Android OS 2.1
- Quadband GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
- Triband UMTS 900 / 1900 / 2100
- 3.2″ HVGA capacitive touchscreen
- Qualcomm MSM 7227 600 MHz processor
- 3G/HSDPA connectivity
- Wifi
- Bluetooth
- GPS/AGPS
- Google mobile services ( Gmail, Maps, Marketplace)
- 5.0 MP camera with flash
- Android OS 2.2
- Qualcomm 1GHz processor
- 4.1″ WVGA capacitive touchscreen
- ROM: 2GB / RAM: 512MB
- Expandable micro SD up to 32GB
- Quadband GSM/GPRS/EDGE: 850/900/1800/1900
- 3G Triband UMTS/HSDPA: 900/1900/2100
- Wifi: 802.11 b/g
- GPS/AGPS
- Bluetooth 2.0
- Standard micro USB 2.0
- 3.5 mm Stereo Audio jack
- HDMI-D type
- 720p recording
- 5MP camera with flash (back)
- VGA camera (front)
- Android OS 2.2
- Quadband GSM, 850/900/1900/2100
- Triband UMTS 900/1900/2100
- 7″ WVGA capacitive touchscreen
- Qualcomm MSM 7227 600 MHz processor
- 512MB ROM, 512MB RAM
- Expandable memory up to 32GB
- 3G/HSDPA connectivity
- Wifi
- Bluetooth
- GPS/AGPS
- Standard mini USB 2.0
- 3.5mm headphone jack
- G-Sensor
- Ambient light sensor
- Google mobile services (Gmail, Maps, Marketplace)
- 3MP camera with auto-focus (back)
- VGA camera (front)
I'm excited that Android devices are picking up. And now, it's more affordable. Great for us !
Whoa? nice. Cherry is really pushing out good alternative phones at a good price. I like Superion a lot. Hehe.
its good to have an android … that suppose to be my proposal thesis… haiys