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Cherry Mobile Flare 5 and Flare S5 Announced; Complete Specs, Price

Cherry Mobile recently announced a pair of affordable LTE-capable 5-inch smartphones, the Cherry Mobile Flare 5 and the Cherry Mobile Flare S5.

Cherry Mobile Flare Series

These two new Flare devices have identical specs, except for a few key features. Let’s talk about their similarities first. Both smartphones are powered by 1.3GHz octa-core MediaTek processors, Mali T720 graphic chips, 3GB of RAM and 16GB storages. Both support dual microSIM, and are capable of supporting the 700MHz LTE band. And both have 16MP main cameras with backside illumination (BSI) sensors and 8MP front cameras.

For the differences, the Flare 5 has a brighter, more colorful AMOLED HD display, a standard microUSB port, and a 2,500 mAh battery; while the Flare S5 comes with an IPS HD display, a USB Type-C port, a fingerprint sensor and a slightly smaller 2,400 mAh battery.

The Cherry Mobile Flare 5 and the Flare S5 features metal print designs, and has an SRP of P5,499 and P5,699, respectively.

Cherry Mobile Flare 5

flare 5

Cherry Mobile Flare 5 Key Specs:

  • 5-inch HD AMOLED Display (1280 x 720)
  • 1.3 GHz Octa-core MediaTek 6753 Processor
  • Mali T720
  • 3GB RAM
  • 16GB Storage +microSD up to 64GB
  • 16MP Main Camera w/ BSI, PDAF
  • 8MP Front Camera
  • Dual Micro SIM
  • LTE, 700MHz Ready
  • Wi-Fi b/g/n
  • Bluetooth v4.0
  • GPS, A-GPS
  • 2,500mAh Non-Removable Battery
  • Android Marshmallow 6.0
  • P5,499

Cherry Mobile Flare S5

flare s5

Cherry Mobile Flare S5 Key Specs:

  • 5-inch HD IPS Display (1280 x 720)
  • 1.3 GHz Octa-core MediaTek 6753 Processor
  • Mali T720
  • 3GB RAM
  • 16GB Storage +microSD up to 64GB
  • 16MP Main Camera w/ BSI, PDAF
  • 8MP Front Camera
  • Dual Micro SIM
  • LTE, 700MHz Ready
  • Wi-Fi b/g/n
  • Bluetooth v4.0
  • GPS, A-GPS
  • Fingerprint Sensor
  • USB Type-C Port
  • 2,400mAh Non-Removable Battery
  • Android Marshmallow 6.0
  • P5,699

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12 Comments

  1. chitopalabok Reply

    ung set up po ba ng mobile data sa flare s5 at flare 5, disame po ba sa cherrymobile flare s play? ung wla po atomatic option sa prefferd network type, para po nkafixed ung data type, 3g po qng 3g, tpos edge qng edge lng po.

  2. Angelo Aguila Reply

    I bought miine a few days ago… ilang minuto palang ako nag iinternet may notification nang lumalabas na “over temperature, remove your battery now”… normal ba un… ilang araw ko plang binila nag ooverheat na agad

  3. I have nothing against CM but until now I felt sorry for those people who will buy CM Flare S5 – especially for those non-“techy” guys.

    I bought mine a couple of months ago as a temporary phone while my ASUS ZF 3 was under repair. I thought CMF S5 was a good buy. But after a few days I noticed some bad behaviors going on with the phone. Turns out to be a buggy OS with Monkey virus. The problem is it won’t be resolved even if you restore to factory default. Or even if you disable all the CM apps. Worst, the Youtube issue. Such problems will be quite troublesome for non-technical people. The entire OS needs to be flashed but the problem – it is not easy to find the “fixed” firmware version. I was about to do this review but I’ve been so busy and besides my ZF3 is with me again. What happened to my CMF S5? It’s there.. back inside the box and under my bed with spiders.

  4. Joshua molina Reply

    Sir/mam ok pho ba un flare s5 sa nba 2k17 compatible ba.

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