Cherry Mobile made another huge announcement today with the unveiling of a top-specced Android phone that’s sure to shake up the local tech community. You’re looking at the incredibly powerful and incredibly affordable Cherry Mobile Flare X — which I reckon is the higher-end version of China’s JiaYu S3.

The Flare X is powered by a 64-bit, octa-core MediaTek MT6752 chipset with a whopping 3GB of RAM and 16GB of built-in memory, which you can extend by up to an additional 64GB using a microSD card. The 5.5-inch IPS display sports a resolution of 1080p, amounting to a pixel density of 401 dots per inch.

It’s wrapped in Corning Gorilla Glass 3 for protection against bumps and scratches, too. Also on deck are all the connectivity options you’d expect from a 2015 flagship, including LTE, WiFi, Bluetooth, GPS, and NFC.

The Cherry Mobile Flare X is priced at P6,999 and is due out in the first week of July. I’m currently using a review unit from Cherry Mobile as my daily driver, and so far my initial impressions are very positive. You only have to look at the spec sheet, really.

The Flare X offers greater value than any other phone I’ve come across, and it has impressed me enough to rank it above the OnePlus One on my value-for-money list.

On paper, the Flare X offers greater value than any other phone I’ve come across — and I’ve played with a ton of phones at various price points. So far it has impressed me enough to rank it above the now-discounted OnePlus One on my value-for-money list.

Stay tuned for my review of Cherry Mobile’s latest — and perhaps greatest — for my verdict.

Cherry Mobile Flare X

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Specs of the Cherry Mobile Flare X (Price: P6,999):
* Dual SIM with LTE support
* 1.7GHz MediaTek MT6752 64-bit, octa-core CPU
* Mali-T760 MP2 GPU
* 3GB RAM
* 16GB internal storage
* microSD card slot (up to 64GB)
* 5.5-inch IPS display with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 (1,080 x 1,920 resolution)
* 13-megapixel rear camera with dual-LED flash
* 5-megapixel front camera
* 3,000mAh battery
* Android 4.4 KitKat

JiaYu S3 (aka Cherry Mobile Flare X) video review from YouTube

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Reviews Editor: Ramon "Monch" Lopez is an 18‑year media veteran who has helped shaped content for Yahoo and other top publications. He first dove into PR and marketing for an automobile brand, then ran the gadgets‑merchandising arm of a Philippine retail giant — proof he knows wheels and tech from the warehouse to the web. Now REVU's Reviews Editor, Monch balances his obsession with specs with a "quality over quantity" mindset, usually fueled by coffee, photography, videography, video games, basketball, and the occasional deadline chase.