Smartphone and Cellphone Wars

**Syuryuken** · August 1st, 2013 08:08 AM

Originally Posted by attyallanlatras

I'm confused between Samsung Mega 5.8 and the soon to come out Starmobile Diamond V7....specs wise talo si Mega 5.8 except sa RAM na 1.5g compared to V7's 1 Gig RAM....but my fear lang is the after sale service of Starmobile.....This Starmobile is a local phone and definitely china rebranded phone so suspect yung quality and after sale service, di ba???? but still confuse since I have no experience with Starmobile phones.....pls help me with my dilemma

Halos magkapareho sila ng specs ng Cherry Omega HD. Compare mo din yung Myphone Iceberg.

**K.I.L.L.** · August 1st, 2013 09:16 AM

Originally Posted by attyallanlatras

I'm confused between Samsung Mega 5.8 and the soon to come out Starmobile Diamond V7....specs wise talo si Mega 5.8 except sa RAM na 1.5g compared to V7's 1 Gig RAM....but my fear lang is the after sale service of Starmobile.....This Starmobile is a local phone and definitely china rebranded phone so suspect yung quality and after sale service, di ba???? but still confuse since I have no experience with Starmobile phones.....pls help me with my dilemma

After sales service I think is a problem with all local mobile phone brands. Only local brand that has a lot of service centres I think is Cherry but I have never gone to have my phone serviced. This is my 3rd Cherry phone. I was able to quickly dispose of my previous Cherry phones through sulit because I think they are popular with the mass market.

**Bin Diesel** · August 1st, 2013 11:09 AM

Actually dapat isipin din ng buyers kung gaano kadalas mag update ng software yung pipiliin na brand.

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**Monseratto** · August 1st, 2013 11:47 AM

Is cheap Android smartphones the new trand???
Why High-End Smartphones Do Not Lead the Southeast Asia Market

Why High-End Smartphones Do Not Lead the Southeast Asia Market
Tech in AsiaBy Phoebe | Tech in Asia – Tue, Jul 23, 2013

The smartphone is now slowly becoming a necessity for consumers, and research firm GfK thinks that Southeast Asia is the driver of its global growth. In terms of the smartphone market, we have seen Apple and Samsung smartphones take the lead and battle against each other in Southeast Asia for quite some time. But it looks like this growth does not belong to Apple or Samsung, anymore.Why is that so? Michael Morgan, analyst at ABI Research says in an interview with Bloomberg, that “the days of great growth in the high end of the market are gone.”

Smartphone numbers
This analysis speaks very well of what’s happening in the Southeast Asian market. In March, GfK reported that the sale of smartphones in Southeast Asia grew by 61 percent. And of this number, it is notable that the Philippines is the fastest growing market during that period. And we have also reported that Thailand sold almost 3 million smartphones earlier this year.But this huge boost in sales, according to Gerard Tan, account director for Digital World at GfK Asia, is “primarily driven by affordable smartphones which averaged in the price range of $100 to $200.” He adds:

The rise of local brands in countries such as Philippines and Indonesia has resulted in the growing market share of those in the $50 to $100 price segment—the budget price range which bridges the transition from basic mobile phones to smartphones.”

It is no wonder that the current lagging of revenue growth by high-end smartphones is somehow driven by the SEA market, which represent a huge chunk of the global market.

New leading smartphones
Late last year, we reported that Android still leads in SEA in terms of operating system’s adoption. It looks like this is being pushed by the presence of a growing number of manufacturers who carry the Android-powered devices at a lower cost in the region. Looking at some of the countries in SEA, the Philippines has a number of local manufacturers carrying dual-core to quad-core Android smartphones in the $50 to $100 price range, like, Cherry mobile, MyPhone and CloudFone. In Indonesia, telco Smartfren is also aggressive in pushing low-cost Android devices in the local market. And even China-manufactured devices such as Huawei and Lenovo are tapping these markets already.In February, Apple Insider predicted that Apple will launch a low-cost phone later this year in countries such as India. If this holds to be true, we could only wait if this new strategy of Apple will work in the Southeast Asian region.

(Source: Bloomberg)(Editing by: Anh-Minh Do and Steven Millward)

**Syuryuken** · August 1st, 2013 12:15 PM

Originally Posted by Monseratto

Is cheap Android smartphones the new trand???
Why High-End Smartphones Do Not Lead the Southeast Asia Market

Mahal masyado ang mga branded kaya namang tapatan or higitan ng mga murang smartphones ang specs nila.

**jodski** · August 1st, 2013 12:29 PM

One probability is dumadami na rin users that can distinguish what they need versus to what they want in a smartphone

For the Linux lovers out there gumaganda na yung Ubuntu OS para sa smartphone nagiging trend na ang mag dual boot. Gonna wait na lang sa Ubuntu edge series nila for 2014. Nagustuhan ko dun is binitbit nila yung portability ng OS para magamit mo rin as Desktop

**Retz** · August 1st, 2013 01:41 PM

I have heard some samsung users complaining on their galaxy phone na nag hahang and need to reset it at times. Is it a hardware or firmware issue? They still prefer iphones over an android operated smartphone.

**userfriendly** · August 1st, 2013 02:38 PM

Originally Posted by Retz

I have heard some samsung users complaining on their galaxy phone na nag hahang and need to reset it at times. Is it a hardware or firmware issue? They still prefer iphones over an android operated smartphone.

My old samsung galaxy y used to randomly restart whenever it pleases. Usually happens when I'm on a call. That is why I got rid of it.

My wife's Galaxy S2 just restarted by itself this morning.

My new Samsung Galaxy Win Duo is rather slow. It sometimes takes a few seconds to respond. Might be my last Samsung.

**Walter** · August 1st, 2013 03:09 PM

^^^ Samsung Galaxy Win is supposed to be quad core. What do you mean by slow? Thank you for the info, was about to get one.

**Retz** · August 1st, 2013 03:15 PM

Originally Posted by userfriendly

My old samsung galaxy y used to randomly restart whenever it pleases. Usually happens when I'm on a call. That is why I got rid of it.

My wife's Galaxy S2 just restarted by itself this morning.

My new Samsung Galaxy Win Duo is rather slow. It sometimes takes a few seconds to respond. Might be my last Samsung.

Indeed sir. Make no mistake about it Samsung is a great phone with those advance features but phone itself is not stable enough with those issues making them revert back to an Apple phone.