Cherry Mobile Omega HD hands-on

Yesterday, Cherry Mobile announced the Omega HD – a 5-inch smartphone that runs Android Jellybean and a sub Php8K price tag. Let’s take a tour of its hardware features including the tough Dragon Trail glass after the break.

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The Cherry Mobile Omega HD is actually a re-branded i-mobile IQ6 from Thailand. No wonder it feels and looks similar to the Starmobile Crystal which is a re-branded i-mobile IQ2. Found on the front is a large 5-inch 720p display with IPS technology, a 2 megapixel BSI camera, earpiece, light sensor, and three capacitive buttons and microphone at the bottom.

On the left side is the volume rocker and dedicated camera button while n the right is the power/lock button. Right on top are the headset jack and microUSB port. Found at the back are the 12 megapixel BSI AF camera with LED flash, speaker grill, and the removable backplate made of glossy plastic. Overall, the device has a solid build and even though it has a large display it is nice to hold thanks to the glossy backplate and 9mm thin body.

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Perhaps one of the most notable feature of the Omega HD is the Dragon Trail glass which Sony uses on the Xperia Z. Cherry Mobile is confident of the Dragon Trail’s toughness that they issued the Omega HD Challenge, letting us test the display by scratching it with a cutter and jabbing it with knife or corkscrew. Take a look at the video below:

You might have also noticed in the video that the Omega HD’s screen had some water droplets on it. That’s because the Omega HD features a very sensitive and responsive touch display that works even when its wet or when you’re using it with gloves.

The Cherry Mobile Omega HD will be available next month for Php7,999. So who’s getting one?

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Cherry Mobile Omega HD announced

A month after launching the quad-core Fusion Bolt tablet, Cherry Mobile has just announced today their latest Jellybean smartphone with an HD display – the Omega HD.

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The Cherry Mobile Omega HD is the successor to the two-month old Omega. Only this time it sports a 5-inch HD IPS display with 720p resolution and mounted with Dragon Trail glass. It also sports a 12 megapixel BSI camera with flash, a 2 megapixel BSI front-facing, and 4GB of internal memory with microSD support up to 32GB. Powering the device is a dual-core processor clocked at 1GHz, 1GB of RAM, 2,100mAh battery, and Android Jellybean.

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Cherry Mobile Omega HD specs:
5″ HD (1280×720) IPS capacitive touchscreen
Dragon Trail Glass Technology
1GHz dual-core processor
1GB of RAM
4GB internal storage
microSD up to 32GB
12MP BSI camera with LED flash
720p video recording
2MP BSI front-facing
WiFi b/g/n
3G
Bluetooth
GPS
2,100 mAh battery
Android 4.1.1 Jellybean
Black & white variants

The Cherry Mobile Omega HD has an SRP of Php7,999. It will be available in the first or second week of April together with the Cherry Mobile Flame 2.0.

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