The release of Cherry mobile Flare S7 is now official in the Philippines. The device is now up for grabs but from October 1 to 11, 2018 it is in pre-order mode. By October 12, those in pre-order mode will start to ship to individual buyers.
Read on to find the full specifications of Cherry Mobile Flare S7. These will cover aspects such as price, design display, camera, performance, battery features and more.
Design and Display
The display size of Cherry Mobile Flare S7 is 5.5 inches. It has a resolution of 1440 x 720 pixels. Furthermore, the display type is IPS LCD capacitive touch screen TrueView of 16 million colors. The aspect ratio is 18:9, as found in most mid-range smartphones.
Flare S7 is made of plastic with glossy finish. The body dimension of the smartphone is 150.3 x 72 x 9.2 mm. It weighs 185 grams, which is a little too heavy but will not be noticed much by the user. The device comes in black, red, and purple colors.
Camera Features
In the camera department we have 13 MP plus 2 MP dual shooters to the rear of the device. They come with Omnivision OV12830 with auto focus and LED flash capacities. Similarly, to the front, there is the same 13 MP plus 2 MP dual shooters as well. This selfie cameras are equipped with Omnivison OV12830 with fixed focus and soft LED flash.
Additionally, there are biometrics and sensors such as face recognition, fingerprint, ambient light, proximity, and accelerometer sensors built into the Flare S7. Good innovation from a smartphone first released in the Philippines.
Hardware and Performance
The operating system in Cherry Mobile Flare S7 is Android 8.1 Oreo. There’s a high possibility that the firmware of this device will upgrade easily to the Android 9 Pie. Furthermore, it works alongside MediaTek MT 6739WA. Besides, the CPU is 1.3 GHz Quad-core Cortex-A53, and the GPU, which helps graphics to come out in all their glory, is PowerVR GE8100.
Storage capacity in Cherry Mobile Flare S7
There are two variants when it comes storage sense in Flare S7. The first is 2GB of RAM with 16GB internal storage and the other is 3GB of RAM with 16GB (Unspecified) internal storage. These can be increased to 128GB via microSD card.
Network and Connectivity
Talking about network and connectivity, the Flare S7 is able to handle all internet connections available at this time except we can’t say if it will be able to embrace 5G when it finally arrives. For now, the device is able to handle 2G EDGE and GPRS, 3G HSPA, and 4G LTE.
Other interesting aspects of connectivity in Flare S7 are the Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, the Wi-Fi Direct, and hotspot. Additionally, there other components such as Bluetooth 4.2, A-GPS, USB OTG, USB Type-C, and other components that enables one to enjoy the internet services on Flare S7. The device has provision to use two Nano SIM card slots.
Battery Life
Battery life for Cherry Mobile Flare S7 is a 2400 mAh Li-ion remove battery. Let’s celebrate the fact that the user can remove this battery and replace it should the power on it start to drain after some months or years. We do not have much information about this battery performance but we hope it will be able to cope with 4G speed.
Price and Availability
The Cherry Mobile Flare S7 2G variant price is 4,599 Philippine Peso ($85 USD), while the 3GB variant is sold for 4,999 Philippine Peso ($92 USD). Regarding availability, by October 12 2018, buyers should be getting the products in their hands.
