Cherry Mobile Sonic 2.0 will be arriving in local stores within the week. For Php3,999, it’s an entry-level Android smartphone with dual-SIM configuration (with dual standby) and quad-core computing on a 4-inch display.
At its price, the Cherry Mobile Sonic 2.0 will compete with its older brother, the Cherry Mobile Flare 2.0, which was reportedly the cheapest quad-core smartphone available upon its release. Though the former offers a slightly smaller battery capacity than the latter, it does come with a better chipset, double RAM capacity, and better connectivity. We’ll provide a better comparison when we receive a unit for review.
Cherry Mobile Sonic 2.0 Specs
- Android 4.2 Jelly Bean
- 4-inch capacitive touchscreen (480×800 WVGA), ~233ppi
- 1.2GHz quad-core Broadcom BCM23550 processor
- VideoCore IV GPU
- 1GB RAM
- 4GB internal storage
- microSD support (unverified)
- 5-megapixel main camera, with LED flash
- 0.3-megapixel (VGA) front camera
- Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
- 2G, 3G, HSPA+
- Bluetooth 4.0
- GPS, Glonass
- 1400mAh battery
Cherry Mobile says that the Sonic 2.0’s Wi-Fi comes with dual functionality, meaning it can surf the net while at the same time pair up with a Miracast-compatible device for wireless streaming of photos and videos. The device is also USB On-the-Go ready, allowing it to directly read/retrieve data from other USB devices. Similar to the Starmobile Navi, its integrated GPS is augmented by Glonass for a more accurate location tracking.
Internal storage is only 4GB, with actual available space for users even lesser than that. Thus, the Cherry Mobile Sonic 2.0 will most likely have microSD support, probably up to 32GB.
As per the company’s post on its official Facebook fan page, the Cherry Mobile Sonic 2.0 will be arriving in accredited concept stores and dealers this week. Accessories that come bundled for free with the unit are the USB data cable, a pair of earphones, and a Jelly Case.
For a more capable Cherry Mobile smartphone, you need only spend Php4,499 to get the Flare S.
[source: Cherry Mobile]
3999 pesos po ba talaga ang original price niya in all outlets?? or dahil lang nka-christmas promo siya?? please answer
Yes sir. It’s 3999.
Hindi talagang yun na yung nakalagay na SRP. niya sa mga brosure
Performance is great except the battery life >.<
tama! mas mtagal ang flare 2.0 na battery life.
ito lng ung drawback
Any Updates? Autofocus ba? Ilan yung touch point? May Touch Bug ba? AnTuTu score? Sana may hands-on review ~
Still no OTA updates, autofocus yung 5mp cam, 2 touch points, 13426 antutu score
auto focus yung cam?
which is better sonic 2.0 or flare S
Flare S
sonic kc 1 gb ram
pareho lang sila 1 gb ram., better si flare s kasi 17k antutu., while sonic is only 13k
WVGA wow .. tindi,,,
Broadcomm is been widely used on Samsung’s mid-range phone such as Galaxy Y, Pocket, Mini and S2 Plus, this SOC is also a7 based architecture, but Broadcomm GPU’s are weak -.-
actually the videocore IV gpu’s are decent… comparable sa mali-400 just slightly slower
SoC is unproven, w/c means you’ll likely encounter performance issues on some apps/games.
I agree, this phone looks like crap……………….and expensive for what it is
Flare S is slightly faster than that phone.
*hugely
another crappy phone from cm
baterry capacity is a joke.
qualcomm’s s4 play powered devices with 1500mah are a joke… these are the newer cortex-a7 mediatek devices which are better in every possible way especially in power efficiency. who’s the joke again?
what’s your problem ashole?
weeeh?!?!?!?
out of context ata?
Dunno about it. The newer SoCs will be better.
ahihi, broadcom po ito. pero base sa mga samsung devices na naka broadcom, ayos naman. on par performance sa mga mediatek na mga A7.
lol, laseng ata ako… broadcom pala. pero tulad ng sabi ni leo, ok naman performance ng previous chips ng broadcom. so i expect na these will be better.