The Samsung Galaxy S4 was launched in the Philippines this May 2013 with a suggested retail price of Php30,990. Both Smart and Globe have also offered postpaid plans for the Galaxy S4.
Samsung Galaxy S4 i9505 specs:
4.99-inch display full HD Super AMOLED @ 1920x1080p, 441ppi
Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 1.9GHz quad-core
Adreno 320 Graphics
2GB LP-DDR3 RAM
16, 32GB, 64GB
Up to 64GB microSD
HSPA+, LTE 100Mbps (6 bands)
WiFi 802.11 b/g/n/ac, dual-band WiFi Direct
Bluetooth 4.0
GPS w/ aGPS support
NFC
IR Blaster
13MP autofocus, rear camera with LED flash
1080p video recording @ 30fps
2MP front-facing camera
1080p video recording @ 30fps
7.9mm
Li-Ion Battery 2600mAh
Android 4.2.2 Jellybean
You can read the Samsung Galaxy S4 review here.
The Cherry Mobile Flame 2.0 is the most affordable of all the quad-core phones in the Philippines. It has a suggested retail price of only Php6,999 and is been selling across the country since March 2013.
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The All New CR-Z will have the following price list:
Standard (Manual Transmission) Php 1,400,000
Standard (CVT with Paddle Shifters) Php 1,500,000
Modulo (Manual Transmission) Php 1,500,000
Modulo (CVT with Paddle Shifters) Php 1,600,000
MUGEN (Manual Transmission) Php 2,000,000
MUGEN (CVT with Paddle Shifters) Php 2,100,000
The Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 has a suggested retail price of Php23,990. It will be available in the Philippines by April 13, 2013.
The recently launched Cherry Mobile Flame 2.0 is perhaps the most affordable quad-core smartphone in the market. The CM Flame 2 has a suggested retail price of only Php6,990.
The LG Optimus G has a suggested retail price of Php26,990 and is now available in LG Stores and retailers nationwide.
The BlackBerry Z10 has a suggested retail price of Php29,990. It is available in black and white colors. There is a purple color but it’s exclusive to BB Developers only.
The BlackBerry Z10 is free on Smart All-In Plan 1800, Globe Supersurf Plan 1799 and Sun Plan 1799.
Starmobile has announced their latest flagship phone — a 5-inch IPS LCD Jellybean smartphone called the Starmobile Diamond. The Starmobile Diamond will have a price of Php9,995. Expected release is this April 2013.
Cherry Mobile Omega HD was recently launched by Cherry Mobile Philippines with a suggested retail price of Php7,999.
Expected availability is sometime in April 2013.
Cherry Mobile has finally announced their new quad-core tablet, the Fusion Bolt. This 7-inch tablet is a rebranded Ainol Novo 7 Venus, althoguh with slightly lower specs.
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