Cherry Mobile Blaze: An Affordable Smartphone with Sleek Design and 8MP Camera

You've probably given up on your 2013 resolutions already, but – you can still start the new year right by owning a sleek, new Android smartphone that won’t hurt your pocket.

We give you the Cherry Mobile BLAZE, a dual-SIM and 3G-ready touchscreen phone which runs on Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwhich (upgradeable to Jelly Bean). Despite its low price point, BLAZE is equipped with a large 4.7-inch capacitive display, an 8-megapixel auto-focus camera with LED flash, and a 0.3-megapixel front-facing snapper for video chats. To match the power of the display and cam, a 1Ghz dual-core processor and 512MB RAM is installed to make every touch and swipe extremely responsive.

Since this is an Android handset, you're looking at has Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and GPS support. There is also, of course, access to thousands of apps via Google Play, and the "pogi" factor doesn't end there. For storage, BLAZE is armed with 4GB of internal storage and an expandable memory of up to 32GB.

The Cherry Mobile BLAZE has a suggested retail price of P6,499. It is available at all Cherry Mobile concept stores, kiosks and accredited dealers nationwide. If you decide to shell out for its price tag, we promise that you won’t be disappointed.


Cherry Mobile BLAZE Specs:

Dual SIM / Dual Standby
4.7" FWVGA (854x480) capacitive display
208ppi with 5-point multi-touch feature
Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich (upgradeable to Jelly Bean)
1GHz Dual-Core MT6577 Processor
PowerVR SGX531 GPU
512MB of RAM
4GB of internal storage
microSD card slot up to 32GB
8MP AF camera with LED flash
720p HD video recording
VGA (0.3MP) front-facing camera
GPS with A-GPS support / Bluetooth v2.1
WiFi b/g/n / WiFi Hotspot
3G capable / UMTS 2100MHz
GPRS / EDGE / GSM 900/1800MHz (Dual-band)
Motion Sensor / Proximity Sensor / Light Sensor
3.5mm audio Jack / MicroUSB v2.0 / FM Radio
Li-Ion 1500mAh battery