Cherry Mobile Flare 5, Flare S5, And Flare S5 Plus Announced, A Trio Of 700 MHz LTE Ready Phones!

At Cherry's grand launch last night, the local tech giant has announced a trio of 700 MHz LTE ready Flare phones. They're the direct successor of the Flare 4 series last year, the Flare 5, Flare S5, and Flare S5 Plus.

Cherry Mobile Flare 5, Flare S5, and Flare S5 Plus

Report: Cherry Mobile Flare 5 And Flare S5 Is Now Available Nationwide, Price Starts At PHP 5499!

The Cherry Mobile Flare 5 is a fully loaded budget phone that sports a 5 inch HD AMOLED screen, 64 bit octa core processor, 3 GB of RAM, 16 GB expandable storage, 2,500 mAh battery, 16 MP PDAF main camera, 8 MP selfie camera, and runs on Android 6.0 Marshmallow OS.

Cherry Mobile Flare 5

Display: 5 Inch HD AMOLED 1280 x 720 resolution w/ 2.5D curved glass and Gorilla Glass 3 protection at 294 ppi

CPU: 1.3 GHz 64 Bit MT6753 octa core processor

GPU: Mali T720

RAM: 3 GB

ROM: 16 GB expandable via micro SD card slot up to 64 GB

Back Camera: 16 MP w/ PDAF, BSI, and LED flash

Selfie Camera: 8 MP w/ LED flash

Battery: 2,500 mAh

OS:  Android 6.0 Marshmallow

Connectivity: WiFi, 3G, Bluetooth 4.0, LTE, GPS, A GPS, GLONASS, dual SIM (micro)

Sensors: Light, proximity, g

Price: PHP 5,499

The Cherry Mobile Flare S5 is the most affordable phone with USB Type C connection in the land today. It's equipped with identical specs with the Flare 5 except that it's using an IPS screen, has smaller 2,400 mAh battery, and loads with a fingerprint scanner for additional security.

Cherry Mobile Flare S5 Specs

Display: 5 Inch HD IPS 1280 x 720 resolution w/ 2.5D curved glass at 294 ppi

CPU: 1.3 GHz 64 Bit MT6753 octa core processor

GPU: Mali T720

RAM: 3 GB

ROM: 16 GB expandable via micro SD card slot up to 64 GB

Back Camera: 16 MP w/ PDAF, BSI, and LED flash

Selfie Camera: 8 MP w/ BSI

Battery: 2,400 mAh

OS:  Android 6.0 Marshmallow

Connectivity: WiFi, 3G, Bluetooth 4.0, LTE, GPS, A GPS, GLONASS, dual SIM (micro)

Sensors: Light, proximity, g

Others: Fingerprint sensor, USB Type C

Price: PHP 5,699

The Cherry Mobile Flare S5 Plus is a slightly upgraded version of the Flare S4 Plus. It boast a the same chipset found with its predecessor except that it now has a bigger 32 GB of internals storage, equipped with fingerprint scanner, and loads with USB Type C connection.

Cherry Mobile Flare S5 Plus Specs

Display: 5.5 Inch FHD IPS 1920 x 1080 resolution w/ 2.5D curved glass at 401 ppi

CPU: 1.3 GHz 64 Bit MT6753 octa core processor

GPU: Mali T720

RAM: 3 GB

ROM: 32 GB expandable via micro SD card slot up to 64 GB

Back Camera: 16 MP w/ PDAF, BSI, and LED flash

Selfie Camera: 8 MP w/ LED flash

Battery: 3,000 mAh

OS:  Android 6.0 Marshmallow

Connectivity: WiFi, 3G, Bluetooth 4.0, LTE, GPS, A GPS, GLONASS, dual SIM (micro)

Sensors: Light, proximity, g

Others: Fingerprint sensor, USB Type C

Price: PHP 8,999

The new Cherry Mobile Flare S5 series with 700 MHz LTE support will be available starting this November of 2016.

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