I've been obsessing in getting an android phone ever since the Nexus One came out. Sad thing is bills keep piling up that I don't have enough to set aside for the phone. A couple of weeks ago Samsung and HTC has been dishing out more powerful droid powered phones and the Samsung Epic 4G was actually epic.
Since the introduction of budget themed/mid-level priced droids like the Samsung Galaxy 5 and LG Optimus a new wave has just been unleashed by these big companies like the HTC Wildfire, LG Optimus One but to me, one stands out from the rest. The Cherry Mobile red label line. CM has been known for cheap dual and triple sim phones that are very appealing to the masses. (We even bought the P1 just because it was cute.)
With this red label line by CM they introduced three powerful yet affordable droid line up. First is the Superion (price at P19,990.00) which is a 7" tablet smartphone that will give the Samsung Tab a run for its money. Next is the Magnun HD (priced a few pesos shy of 19 grand) that is at par of the Nexus One albeit a lot more cheaper. And the last one (which i'm eyeing right now) is the Nova. Priced around P500 more than the Samsung Galaxy 5 but more feature packed.
I got a chance to fiddle with it and the build is plastic-y. Weighs like nothing, has a 3.2" HVGA screen which is no Super AMOLED but good enough. It has no UI of itself, just the basic Eclair UI which I guess it's a good thing because it might mean a faster update to froyo. It's powered by a 600Mhz Qualcomm processor and is enough to handle basic functions of a smartphone. Unless you want to play Quake II and of course it will choke. It seems that tweaks are in order to make it more intuitive and zippy but for the price point I'll definitely be eyeing this as my Christmas gift for myself.
