Cherry Mobile is definitely on a roll nowadays. They just keep on releasing amazing phones with pretty good prices. They revealed a bunch of Omega series at the start of this year in the market and I can say that it’s quite a success. This Omega that I am about to review looks so professional that you could almost mistaken it as a phone from another well-known brand. Here’s why.
Design
There are a lot of things that are to be noted with the Cherry Mobile Omega Icon. One of which is its design as it uses an faux leather back cover similar to what you can see on Samsung’s Galaxy Note 3. The pleather used also has fake stitches that, for me, looks really good. It also feels equally good too. The cover may also easily be removed to access the battery, SIM and microSD slot. But other than its pleather back panel, I personally like its side bezels, which clearly made the phone look even better and comfortable to hold.
Cherry Mobile Omega Icon has a 5-inch HD IPS Display protected by Dragon Trail. It has a resolution of 1280 x 720 with a ppi of 294. Colors are well-display and content appear extra sharp. Unfortunately, 5 touches are only recognized by the display.
The sleep/wake button is at the right side while the volume rockers are at the left.
The microUSB port and 3.5mm headphone jack can be found at the top of the device.
Performance
The second notable remark for the Cherry Mobile Omega Icon is its processor. The Omega Icon is one of the first smartphones that has a Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 (MSM8212). Its CPU is clocked at 1.2 Ghz with four cores. That is the reason why the Omega Icon doesn’t give you any problems in the speed department. If it comes to gaming, the Omega Icon has the Adreno 302. Games like Rival Knights can be played at ease and virtually no lags.
The Cherry Mobile Omega Icon scores 15,612 points using the Antutu Benchmark making it slightly below with the Samsung Galaxy S3. Not that impressive but can still provide you with what you need in a smartphone.
Camera
Third notable remark, it’scamera. The Cherry Mobile Omega Icon has 2 cameras with both having LED flashes. Yup, you read that right. The front camera is 5 megapixels while its rear or back camera is 13 megapixels. The front camera struggles to capture a clear photo even if you turn on the flash. You will also notice like on the picture below that a green tint can also be seen.
Meanwhile, here’s a sample photo using the front camera.
Battery
One of the perks of having a Snapdragon processor is the Battery Guru app, with Battery Guru, the juice of Cherry Mobile Omega Icon can last up to a day or two with typical usage: WiFi, text messaging, camera.
Verdict
The Cherry Mobile Omega Icon doesn’t only look good but it can definitely entertain and amaze you in a number of ways despite its affordable price of PhP6,499. I would have liked it better though if it had on-screen buttons than capacitive ones. Its pleather back cover looks good and make it look premium at a very friendly cost. Performance wise, it packs a Qualcomm processor that’s works really well. Combine that with an Andreno 302 GPU, then you’re off to playing games with none to bearable lags.
Its front camera with LED flash is a bit disappointing but definitely note a deal breaker. You might even want to consider buying it because of such additional hardware feature especially if you’re a selfie-addict.
Cherry Mobile Omega Icon Specifications
- 1.2GHz quad-core processor
- 1GB of RAM
- 5-inch HD IPS display, Dragon Trail glass protection, 1280 x 720 resolution
- 4GB internal storage, expandable via microSD up to 32GB
- 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash
- 5-megapixel front camera with LED flash
- 3G, HSPA+
- Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS
- 2000mAh battery
- Android 4.3
- Php 6,499
Gianfranco is the co-founder of GadgetPilipinas.net. He graduated from Far Eastern University. A Psychology student turned tech-savvy. He's currently the HR Supervisor of Blip Media and one of the content producers of Gadget Pilipinas. He enjoys playing competitive video games and binge-watch American TV series.
24 comments
hi po are the apps transferrable to SD Card? thanks po
pwede po ba palitan ang baterry nito ng mas malaki ang capacity pero almost same size lang kagaya sa skk marian s1
HOW to take screenshot in CM Omega ICon
Power button + down button,, bsta trial ng eror kng cnu mauna pndutin
how to change the keyboard layout in omega icon to phone keypad…..yung hindi qwerty. plz plz plz..
I bought one last Thursday and the problem which I have encountered is regarding the videos in FB which are not playing. I went to the service center and since it is still within the 7days replacement warranty, they replaced the phone. However, the new unit has the same problem.
The technician told me that it is with the version of the phone which is not compatible with the new released update of FB. However, they already have the software to upgrade the version of the android which Omega Icon has and they are just waiting for the “Go Signal” regarding the release of the software (Firmware). But then, when you access FB via its browser, you will be able to view the videos.
The speed with browsing FB via the browser of the phone is quite good so the real problem is when you try to view the videos via the FB icon, this is not yet possible.
bakit hindi ako mkpgsend? laging sending lanh, tapos message not sent. may load naman ako, unlimited. can somebody help me? thanks.
I Just bought my phone last month and I inserted my sim on the phone but then theres no signal at all and when I looked at the settings it says no sim card inserted and then I turned off my phone then looked at the sim and fix it then I try opening it but its not opening then I charged it it opens and close like this OMEGA ICON then close then OMEGA ICON again like more than 10x how do I fix this?
the same problem here.. i have a hard time sending messages when in fact i have load.
Hi po.. ayaw gumana ng play store.. ndi poaq mkapag download. No connection ung nakalagay..eh nka connect nman aq sa wifi..nkakapag FB nman aq tru wifi.. nkakapunta nman aq sa ibang site tru browder.. tapos ung play store po ayaw.. pls help. – 0906-7947810
same as mine
San po ba makikita ang 3g,hspa+ sa omega icon na fon?tnx
retrica is absent. -_- OK phone replacement nalang upgrade nalang. tae. :(
Same problem can’t play video sa fb
Got my Omega Icon 2 days ago and i’m really amazed wit its performance. however, when i checked my fb this morning, I’ve encountered a problem. Everytime i click the video, it suddenly hung and my fb crashes. Pls help!
Same here too.:(
ayaw gumana ang playstore, can’t write apps in the sd card, can’t enhance web accesisibility,dont have a back-up and restore apps, paano po e solve ito lahat? cherry mobile omega icon H700. ang phone model. pls. help me…
just contact: 09351624695
baka wala kapa google acount
baka wala kang google acount
bakit ganun ayaw nyang ma-read ng sd card. paulit ulit na akong naglalagay, nung una na-read tapos nung naka-unmount na sabi blank sd card.
bakit ganun ayaw nyang ma-read ng sd card. paulit ulit na akong naglalagay, nung una na-read tapos nung naka-unmount na sabi blank sd card.
Check nyo po computer ung card kung nagana o hindi. Kung may virus nman po need ireformat. Ayaw po mag accept ng card n infected… Kung wla pa din po, pa check nyo n unit nyo s cm store
Paano po pailawi ung sensor light ng omega icon sa gilid ng flash ng front cam?
Pinoy talaga kahit hindi related sa phone comment pa rin pati ayaw magsend pero may load dito pa magcocomment sa telco kayo magreklamo just sayin