Smart’s FREE Internet is brining the first Android One smartphones in the country. With Cherry Mobile’s CM One and MyPhones UNO, Smart is strengthening its bid to get more and more Filipinos to experience and harness the benefits of the Internet by making available an array of cutting-edge, yet affordable mobile devices.
“We believe the Internet should be experienced by as many users as possible, which is why we have launched digital inclusion initiatives like our FREE Internet offer that have encouraged more people to go online. This partnership with Google for Android One will surely accelerate our ‘Internet for All’ initiative that paves the way for more Filipinos to experience the best of the Internet using their mobile phones,” said Charles A. Lim, EVP and Wireless Consumer Division Head at Smart and Sun Cellular.
Attractive, low-cost smartphones, affordable offers
Smart and Sun brands will be offering the Cherry Mobile One phone through attractively priced postpaid plans, which will also include FREE data allowance for Android OS updates and Google Play downloads for the first six months of the subscription. This will allow subscribers to enjoy Google’s app updates without the worry of additional data charges.
For details about Smart and Sun’s offering you can visit smart.com.ph/AndroidOne or Suncellular.com.ph/personal/android-one.
MyPhone Uno Specs
4.5-inch IPS LCD display, 854×480 @217ppi
1.3GHz quad-core processor
1GB RAM
Expandable 4GB internal storage
Supports up to 32GB MicroSD card
Dual-SIM, Dual Standby
3G/HSPA+
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
Bluetooth
5-megapixel rear camera with flash
2 megapixel front camera
Removable 1700mAh battery
Android Lollipop
Cherry Mobile One Specs
4.5-inch FWVGA IPS display, 218ppi
1.3GHz MediaTek MTK6582m quad-core CPU
1GB RAM
8GB internal storage
up to 32GB via microSD (with free 8GB microSD)
5 megapixel rear camera w/ LED flash
2 megapixel front camera
Dual-SIM, Dual-Standby (micro)
3G HSPA+
WiFi
Bluetooth
GPS, A-GPS
1700mAh lithium-ion battery
Android 5.1 Lollipop
Every Android One phone sold in the Philippines will come with the latest Android “Lollipop” mobile operating system pre-installed, and will receive timely Android OS updates once Google releases them to users worldwide. Android “Lollipop” brings a suite of enhancements to Google’s mobile operating system, including a new design language called “Material Design,” notification improvements, a battery saver feature, and multiple-user capability that allows for separate user accounts for friends or family members, among many others.
CM1 will be available under Sun Plan 399 while on Smart it will be offered at Plan 499. [Yugatech]
