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First Impressions: Cherry Mobile Fusion Bolt, the Php3999 quad-core tablet
Earlier, Cherry Mobile just launched their first quad-core device, a 7-inch tablet called Fusion Bolt. When they asked us how much it will cost, I jokingly said Php3,999 putting a reference to their Flare smartphone. Turns out they weren’t kidding, it really costs a jaw-dropping Php3,999!
A 7-inch quad-core tablet that costs P3,999? There’s got to be a catch! However, upon using it for a brief time, testing the UI, playing a couple of games, it works admirably well for the price you are paying.
The Fusion Bolt is a 7-inch WiFi-only tablet that runs on Android 4.1 Jelly Bean and based on the Ainol Novo 7 Venus tablet but with a different texture at the back. Display resolution is at a respectable 1280 x 800 and uses an IPS panel for a 178° visibility angle.
It is equipped with a 1GHz quad-core processor with 1GB RAM and 8GB internal storage. Actually, the processor is the same as that of the Venus which is advertised at 1.5GHz but running Quadrant on this tablet showed a max frequency of 1.1GHz so Cherry Mobile is correct to market it at 1GHz.
Tried out navigating through the UI and I noticed an insignificant amount of stuttering from time to time. It runs Temple Run 2 pretty well and although Dead Trigger isn’t as smooth as 1.5GHz quad-core tablets, it didn’t hinder the playing experience at all.
They also brought down the storage from 16GB to 8GB to cut down cost which you shouldn’t mind since this tablet has a swappable microSD slot anyway. Other slots include a microUSB slot which they said can run 3G dongles (might need a cable adapter), and a mini-HDMI port.
Rear camera is limited at just 2-megapixel and the front one is a 0.3-megapixel affair. Battery is rated at 4000mAh which they say can last you anywhere from 5 to 10 hours.
Before you start saying that the specs are not that exciting and the processor chip is not top-quality, the Cherry Mobile Fusion Bolt will only cost you Php3,999. How does a quad-core Jelly Bean tablet sound as your first tablet, nice huh?
Cherry Mobile wasn’t able to commit a specific date on the availability of the Fusion Bolt but it’s coming out next month and they’re bringing in more stocks compared to the Flare when it was first launched. Well-played Cherry Mobile.
| Cherry Mobile Fusion Bolt Specs: |
|---|
| 7-inch IPS LCD HD display (1280 × 800 resolution), 216ppi |
| 5-point multitouch display |
| 1.0GHz quad-core Actions Semiconductor ATM7029 processor |
| Vivante GC1000+ GPU |
| 1GB RAM, 8GB internal storage, microSD up to 32GB |
| WiFi 802.11 b/g/n |
| 2MP rear camera |
| 0.3MP front camera |
| Supports external 3G dongle |
| miniHDMI |
| Android 4.1 Jelly Bean |
| 4,000mAh Li-Ion battery |
| 186.2mm x 126.9mm x 10.8mm |
| 320 grams |
| SRP: Php3,999 |
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Hold it muna guys sa pagbili if your planning. We just bought yesterday. It seems ok nmn ang performance, even sa games. The problem is, bigla bigla na lng nag-crack ang screen nya. Kahit hndi nabagsak or natamaan ng any pointed or nadaganan. Nakakagulat and nkakadissapoint pa because we bought it at 5040 without even using it half of a day. We just hope palitan cya sa store. We don’t know what happen, but we really got dissapinted to see the cracked screen..
already did and it never happened to me. it just wasnt your lucky day. dont incorporate ur luckiness to our pleasure.
nice naman yung unit.. ang problema lang is grounded kapag naka charge siya.. eh d wag nalang gamitin pag naka charge.. diba? bought for 4k flat,, a gift for my 4yr old son
sakit yan ng ibang android phones, especially cheap ones. hindi sya nagfufunction properly while charging from the outlet.
nag bought din me !! mabagal sya sa downloading compare sa flare
pang games lang siya d sya ideal sa browsing nd picture
so far ok lang siya ala lng bluetooth , mahina din ung sound niya
GANDA NG FUSION BOLT ONTING TWEAKS LANG ASTIG SA ANTUTU KO NAKA 11970 SCORE KO ASTIG KAYA NYA MGA HD GAMES LIKE IRONMAN3 DEAD TRIGGER MAY KONTING LAG PERO ND XA PANSIN.. MALAKAS ANG SOUND GANDA SA MOVIES TWO THUMBS UP PARA SA SPEC AT HIGIT SA LAHT AFFORDABLE PRICE
I’m marikina based and unfortunately, i lost the charger of my Fusion Bolt which up to now is still working without a problem except for the lost charger. Where can i buy the charger here in the marikina or stores within NCR area? I really need to have this fusion bolt charger. I bought this gadget around march in a cherry mobile stall in shopwise cubao. Can i claim or is it still covered by “warranty”? Thanks.
i dont think losing the charger is covered in the warranty. hindi ba kaya icharge using microusb cable?
Yup, tried using the micro usb pero mabagal ang charging tsaka kelangan naka off yung unit, iba pa rin kung yung charger nya ang gamit, kaya gusto kung malaman saan maka bili dito sa metro manila ng fusionbolt charger
Na-solve ko na ito. Naka bili ako kanina sa SM Cubao Cherry Mobile Stall the basement ng fusion bolt charger, php350 so meron na uli akong charger.