Homegrown smartphones from the Philippines have increased in popularity over the past several years. Following the footsteps of giants like Apple and Samsung, a number of up and coming domestic smartphone makers have entered the market, tapping into the country’s rapid smartphone growth.
Since LTE is already up and running in the Philippines, many of these manufacturers have taken the opportunity to produce phones that take advantage of this. So let’s take a look at some of the LTE devices available in the Philippines.
Cherry Mobile Ultra
Cherry Mobile has become the fastest growing phonemaker in the Philippines, offering 84 phones in its lineup.
The Cherry Mobile Ultra is the first phone in Cherry’s roster to offer LTE, and it’s probably the company’s best offering so far. The device sports a five-inch 720p HD screen, a 13-megapixel rear and a 5-megapixel front camera, and runs on Android 4.3 and a 1.2 GHz quadcore Qualcomm processor.
Price: PHP8,999 (US$205)
ZTE Grand X Quad
The Philippines is one of the markets where China-based smartphone maker ZTE is looking to deepen its presence in. Last year, it launched a number of smartphones with the goal to lead the domestic smartphone market in three years.
Released last year, the ZTE Grand X is the company’s first LTE device. It has a 5-inch 720p screen, an 8-megapixel rear and a 1.3-megapixel front camera, and runs on Android 4.2 and a 1.2 GHz quadcore processor.
Price: PHP11,990 (US$273)
Nokia Lumia 625
Nokia is working to keep pace with its competitors these days as consumers around the world purchase smartphones. We previously discussed why it’s set to struggle in Asia. Nonetheless, it continues to roll out its Nokia Lumia phones across Asia.
Huawei Ascend P1
Samsung Mega 6.3
Lenovo Vibe Z
Oppo Find 7
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