Cherry Mobile Alpha Neon has arrived! Specs, Price, Philippines

Cherry Mobile Alpha Neon is here!

Was announced and featured during MWC, the Alpha Neon has finally appeared. Comes in colorful polycarbonate back housing that makes it pop and standout. On front is the display and capacitive touch buttons for navigation.

It sports a 5 inch 720p HD IPS Display with Scratch Resistance. Powering the device is Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 Quad-Core Processor complimented with 1GB RAM and 8GB (not same as what was presented at MWC which was 4GB) Internal Storage that can be expandable via microSD.

In terms of connectivity, it has the standards like WiFi, Bluetooth and GPS. HSPA+ / 3G serves as gateway connection to the internet.

The 8MP and 2MP takes decent shots. Here are samples:

Rear Camera

Front Camera

Pretty clear to me. Windows Phones are also capable of adjusting manual settings for camera which includes sensitivity, shutter speed, exposure value and white balance using apps like OneShot. You feel like a pro and get amazing results. It has LED Flash to give you light for low light conditions.

With 2000mAh Battery, Neon should last longer with basic phone operations or moderate usage. Windows Phones are power efficient after all even with Data On.

Runs on Windows Phone 8.1 OS and comes with Office that lets you create and edit your documents on the go. Another uniquely Windows Phone is its location tracking as it tracks you even when your offline.

Spec wise it is similar to Cherry Mobile Alpha Luxe so performance is likely nearly the same. Priced for 3,999, the Alpha Neon is very capable and cute Windows Phone budget offering.

Spotted at StarMall Alabang.

Pictures and Screenshot Courtesy of FB User Edraude Garay.

Cherry Mobile Alpha Neon Specs

Windows 8.1

5 inch HD 720p Display

1.2Ghz Quad Core

Snapdragon 200 MSM8212

Adreno 302 GPU

1GB RAM

8GB 4GB Internal Storage

Expandable via MicroSD

8MP Rear Camera

with Led Flash

2MP Front Camera

HSPA+ / 3G

WiFi

Bluetooth

GPS

2000mAh Battery

3,999

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Microsoft Lumia 435 Specs, Price, Philippines

Microsoft new entry level offering, the Lumia 435 gets spotted and is now available!!!

Lumia 435 looks simple bar type with squarish corners and curved back. Upfront is its 4 inch WVGA LCD Display, pretty much basic visuals. The smartphone also feature modest specifications with processing handled by only Dual-Core Snapdragon 200 processor but will be have sufficient RAM with 1GB and Internal Storage at 8GB. WiFi, Bluetooth, GPS and 3.5G / HSPA makes up its connectivity. For its camera, you get low resolution fixed focus with only 2MP main rear camera and VGA for front-facing. Lumia 435 is said to have 21 days standby time, up to 20.9 hours talk time, music playback time 64 hours, video playback 6.6 hours and Wi-Fi network browsing of 9.4 hours with its 1560mAh Battery.

On software side, it runs Windows Phone 8.1 and will be upgradeable to Windows 10. Since this is a Lumia it would also have Lumia exclusive apps including plus version of Here Drive.

Microsoft seems to test the waters with this one as they target on the basic side of things and making all apps available for consumer although cutting back on processor and camera. It's major competition is Lumia 530 and other offering from local brands for which at the same price range have quad core processor and high resolution cameras  albeit having only 512MB RAM. Will App availability be important than processor and camera? So what you think?

Spotted via cmkcellphones for only 3,990 Pesos but with SRP of 4,290 Pesos. Comes in Orange, Green, White and Black.

Oh look it is now available with Lazada Philippines!

Microsoft Lumia 435

Microsoft Lumia 435 Specs

Windows Phone 8.1

Upgradeable to Windows 10

4 inch WVGA LCD Display

1.2GHz Dual-Core Processor

MSM8210 Snapdragon 200

Adreno 302 GPU

1GB RAM

8GB Internal Storage

Expandable via MicroSD up to 128GB

2MP FF Rear Camera

VGA Front Facing Camera

3.5G/HSPA

MicroSIM

WiFi b/g/n

Bluetooth 4.0

GPS, aGPS, GLONASS

1560mAh Removable Battery 

4,290 Pesos

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