Watch: Cherry Mobile Aqua S10 Pro 5G for gaming? The best under PHP 8K?

In this video, we highlighted the Cherry Mobile Aqua S10 Pro 5G. Find out if its a great gaming phone for its price tag under PHP 8K.

It even has a good-looking polycarbonate build!

Cherry Mobile Aqua S10 Pro 5G for gaming? The best under PHP 8K?

As a recap, this device is boasting a 6.78-inch FHD+ screen, 7nm MediaTek Dimensity 700 octa-core processor,  Mali-G57 MC2 (950MHz) GPU, 4GB LPDD4X RAM, 128GB UFS 2.2 expandable storage, 5,000mAh battery, 18W fast charging, and 10W wireless charging. It even has Liquid Cooling tech for better thermal management.

The Cherry Mobile Aqua S10 Pro 5G feels pretty premium for the price with its lightweight and high-quality polycarbonate material. It provides an eye-catching design as well as a heft that makes it easy to hold. It does have a slippery finish that is also a fingerprint magnet.

It handled COD: Mobile pretty well!

The screen is also very good for the price. Being an FHD+ screen, the display so the details and sharpness are good. It is also surprisingly vibrant and bright as well making it usable indoors and outdoors. It also has Gorilla Glass protection as well. For audio, it comes with bottom-firing speakers that are also decent sounding.

Cherry Mobile also highlighted the Liquid Cooling system. Even after 3 and a half hours of gaming, it only got warm but never got uncomfortably hot. Even after we drained the battery while gaming, the temps of the Aqua S10 Pro 5G only got a few degrees higher. Impressive!

The 5,000mAh battery lasted around 6 hours of normal usage on-screen time. After 3 and a half hours of Genshin Impact, we were left with 20 percent battery still. The battery charges with an 18W charger so it would take 90 minutes to fully recharge.

Being one of the most affordable 5G smartphones in PH, the Cherry Mobile Aqua S10 Pro 5G delivers a faster and stable connection for gaming and other tasks.

Genshin Impact also ran well!

In our gaming tests, COD: Mobile ran pretty smoothly. Being a budget smartphone, you can expect good performance but a bit of a sacrifice in terms of graphical quality. The battery lasts long and it didn't struggle even with a lot of fast-paced action on the screen. It was able to go up to Medium settings in graphics with the high framerate option.

Genshin Impact was able to run in Low settings with the Dimensity 700 SoC. It did manage to get a few frame drops with a lot of things to render on screen. Genshin Impact is one of the heavier mobile games so for a budget smartphone.

Cherry Mobile Aqua S10 Pro 5G Specs

Display: 6.78-inch 2.5D curved Gorilla Glass protected LCD (IPS) screen w/ FHD+ 2460 x 1080 resolution at 396 ppi

CPU: 2.0GHz 7nm MediaTek Dimensity 700 octa-core processor

GPU: Mali-G57 MC2 (950MHz)

RAM: 4GB LPDDR4X

ROM: 128GB UFS 2.2 expandable via microSD card slot up to 512GB

Back Camera: 48MP ISOCELL GM1ST w/ AF + 5MP GC5035 depth + 2MP BF2253L macro + 2MP BF2253L depth + Dual Flash

Selfie Camera: 16MP OV16A1Q

Battery: 5,000mAh Li-Po w/ 18W Fast Charging + 10W wireless charging

OS: Android 11

Connectivity: WiFi 802.11 b/g/n/ac (2.4GHz/5GHz), 5G SA/NSA, 4G LTE, Bluetooth 5.1, OTG, FM Radio, GPS, dual SIM

Sensors: Accelerometer, light, orientation, proximity, gyroscope, sound, magnetic

Others: Side-mounted fingerprint sensor, face unlock, dual-mic, Liquid Cooling, USB-C, Colors: Astral Gray, dual SIM

Dimensions: 168.58 x 77 x 9.25 mm

Weight: 209 g

Price: PHP 7,999

Our thoughts

In conclusion, the Cherry Mobile S10 Pro 5G offers impressive value for its PHP 7,999 price.

It performs better or is equal to some phones in the PHP 12K price range. It has a great display, good battery life, 5G connectivity, and decent liquid cooling.

What do you guys think?