Cherry Mobile Spectrum versus MyPhone Agua Rio

Anjie lou delos Reyes
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Cherry Mobile Spectrum versus MyPhone Agua Rio


We all know that this will happen soon, Cherry Mobile released the Spectrum to extinguished the hype made by the MyPhone Agua Rio. The question now is, which one has the upper hand?


Device
Cherry Mobile Spectrum
MyPhone Agua Rio
Price
Php 4,999
Php 4,999
OS
Android  4.2 Jelly Bean
Android 4.2 Jelly Bean
Dual SIM
Yes
Yes
Display
5-inch capacitive IPS HD (1280x720) LCD
5-inch capacitive IPS HD (1280x720) LCD
Protection
DragonTrail Glass
None
Chipset
Broadcom BCM23550
MediaTek MT6582M
CPU
1.2GHz Quad Core Cortex-A7
1.3GHz Quad Core Cortex-A7
GPU
VideoCore IV
Mali-400MP2
RAM
1GB
1GB
Memory
4GB internal storage, expandable up to 32GB via microSD
4GB internal storage, expandable up to 32GB via microSD
Camera (Main)
8MP with LED Flash
8MP with LED Flash
Camera (Front)
2MP
2MP
Data
GPRS, EDGE, 3G HSPA+
GPRS, EDGE, 3G HSPA+
Wi-Fi
802.11 b/g/n, WiFi Hotspot, WiFi Direct, Miracast
802.11 b/g/n, WiFi Hotspot, WiFi Direct
GPS
Yes with A-GPS & GLONASS
Yes with A-GPS
Bluetooth
Yes
Yes
Radio
Yes
Yes
Battery
2000 mAh Li-Ion (removable)
2000 mAh Li-Ion (removable)
OTG Support
Yes
Yes

As you can see on the above comparison table, it is really a close fight. The main difference between the two is the chipset used - Broadcom BCM23550 versus MediaTek MT6582M. The former is the same SoC used in Cherry Mobile Sonic 2.0 and Starmobile Navi.

The advantage of the Spectrum is having a DragonTrail Glass protection while the Rio has slightly higher clock speed. Based on experience, device that uses BCM23550 scored around 14K in Antutu benchmark while those that uses MT6582M scored about 17K.

As of this point, it is quite hard to tell who is the clear winner. I will buy both of them soon and share my experience after review.

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  1. miss teknogadyet ano po mas maganda ? kahirap pumili eh :)

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  2. MyPhone Rio po mas maganda kung gamer kayo. Difference lang e dragontrail glass ang spectrum while plastic lng sa rio but pwede nmn bumili ng screen protector. Then may software update na din ang MyPhone Rio para mkpg-install ng apps sa SD. I already bought Rio and already have a CM Omega HD, so for me, mas prefer ko Rio :)

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  3. my phone rio is the one I liked compare to the other one. even if hindi sila nagkakalayo ng spec still mas maganda design at ng set up ng phone.

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