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It is about time that Cherry Mobile created a competitor for the very popular MyPhone Rio budget smartphone with the Cherry Mobile Omega Spectrum. Most smartphone manufacturers make their most revenue with in the budget smartphone segment. Now Cherry Mobile is fighting back with the Omega Spectrum which has the same specs as the MyPhone Rio, at least on paper. At a price of only 4,999 php, you get a a 5-inch 1280 x 720 HD IPS screen, Dual SIM Dual Standby, 8 MegaPixel autofocus camera with LED flash, 2 MegaPixel front cam, 1GB RAM and quad-core processor. We will compare the Cherry Mobile Omega Spectrum vs MyPhone Rio and see which one is the Top Budget phone in the Philippines.

Omega Spectrum vs MyPhone Rio

Design

The Design of the Omega Spectrum is very simple and elegant. The phone is all black with glossy plastic framing the screen and a matte back cover. This features make the phone feel more expensive then it is with its price of sub 5k. There are not much surprises when it comes to the layout with the 3.5mm jack at the Top and the USB port at the bottom. The Android navigation keys on the bottom of the smartphone are not illuminated possibly to lower the price. One minor critique point is, is that the 8 megapixel camera on the rear protrudes a bit from the back of the device. That puts the lens of the camera to higher danger of scratches and damage when you put the Omega Spectrum flat down.

The MyPhone Rio is when it comes to design the opposite of the Omega Spectrum. While the Cherry Mobile Device has a real simple design, the Rio’s design is loud and powerful. The Rio is available in a lot of colors and sports an ABS shell around the device. Through the shell the Rio design looks a lot like a unibody polycarbonate build. The MyPhone Rio reminds a lot on the popular Nokia Android Phone, the Nokia X, including the easily removable back. Overall the Rio has a good build quality and feels very solid in the end. On top of that the designers really showed love for details, for example the earpiece is the same color as the device and the has a LED notification light. One critique point about the MyPhone Rio is that the rear of the device is very easily scratched. Some users reported scratches exposing the white undergound after only one week of normal usage.

Winner: Tie. While the Rio is more loud and colorful the Omega Spectrum is simple and elegant. Both smartphones have small critique points and so its up to your personal taste which style you like more.

Display and Screen

Both smartphones come with an IPS 5-inch display and a HD resolution of 720 x 1280. To get a IPS 5 – inch display at this price point of under 5000 php is great and a big advantage of both phones.

The 5-inch 1280 x 720 HD IPS screen of the Cherry Mobile Omega Spectrum is protected by Dragontrail glass including free screen protector. The Omega Spectrum display quality is impressive. The colors are shown crisp and beautiful and it looks good from almost all viewing angles. The device does not have an auto brightness function but if you increase the brightness to high outside it works very well.

The My Phone Rio comes as well with an 5 inch IPS Display with a 1280 x 720 Resolution. The In Flight Technology (IPS) makes sure the screen is nicely viewable from all angels, and is definitely an improvement over the TFT displays of a lot of other budget smartphones in the same price range. This being said, the display of the MyPhone Rio screen’s quality is less then perfect. The display of the Rio shows less then good contrast levels, and the colors could be much brighter, especially compared to more expensive IPS displays.

Winner: Cherry Mobile Omega Spectrum. While both displays come with 5 inch IPS displays with 1280 HD resolution the quality of the Spectrum is definitely better. On top of that you get Dragontrail Glass to protect the screen and make it more responsive, while the screen of the Rio is less then perfect.

Hardware and Specs

While both Smartphones have a quadcore processor with 1.2 Ghz and 1GB of Ram, the one on the Spectrum is a Broadcom vs the Mediatek of the MyPHone Rio. While the display quality was the sacrifice the MyPhone made to achieve this price, for the Omega Spectrum its the processor. All quad-core processors are not created equal and thats the same with the Broadcom BCM 23550 and the Mediatek. Using the Cherry Mobile Omega Spectrum users will notice a bit of lag while navigating, probably the Broadcom is running on its edge powering the HD display. The Omega Spectrum scores 13708 points on Antutu and you can play games like FLappy Bird or even Dead Trigger 2 without Lag.

The MyPhone Rio utilizes a 1.3GHz quad-core Mediatek MT6582M processor with around 1GB of RAM. While the first version of the Rio still showed some lags while navigating, the new version of the RIO shows smooth navigating. It shows also good performance with more advanced games like Asphalt 8 and Dead Trigger 2. And yes the Antutu Score is with 16853 more then 3000 points higher then the Omega Spectrum’s score.

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Both phones come with 4GB internal memory which is expandable via micro-sd up to 32 GB. Both smartphones sport a 2000 mAh battery. When it comes to battery life the lower powered processor of the Omega Spectrum turns into an advantage. The Cherrry Mobile Omega Spectrum lasted around 6 1/2 hours during battery rundown tests, where we looped video until the battery dies, till it hit 20% battery life. That means you can use the Omega Spectrum a full day with moderate use. For the MyPhone Rio, with 50% brightness and WIFI plus full volume on, the battery died completely after 6 hours and 47 minutes. That means you get around 8 hours of battery life with moderate use, better bring your powerbank.

Winner: MyPhone Rio. The 1.3GHz quad-core Mediatek MT6582M is simply stronger then the Broadcom quad core processor of the Spectrum and that shows with 3000 points in the Antutu score. The Spectrum is a not distand second though, especially considering that you get more then a full day battery use while the MyPhone Rio died after 8 hours of usage.

Camera and Pictures

Both devices, the MyPhone Rio and the Omega Spectrum come with an 8 Megapixel Rear Camera and 2 Megapixel Front Camera.

The 8 Megapixel camera on the Omega Spectrum delivers pretty average pictures and videos. Close up shots are good as long as the lightning is bright enough, but the camera has LED Flash so pictures in the dark are not that bad. With the 2 megapixel front camera, it is enough for video chatting with skype or taking selfies. One minor flaw is that there is a small lag of a second after opening the camera app.

Because of the price of the Rio users might assume that the quality of the Rio’s camera is average as well. But we were surprised, as long as there is good lightning the camera makes very good shots with a lot of detail and good colors. In low lights the pictures suffer a bit, but are still very acceptable. Same as the Omega Spectrum, the Rio has a 2 MP front cam for videochatting and Selfies.

Winner: MyPhone Rio. While both Phones sport an 8 Megapixel Camera, the MyPhone Rio’s camera takes significantly better pictures overall. Still with the Omega Spectrum you will be able to take averag pictures and good close up shots.

Winner Overall: Tie. While we normally prefer to choose a clear winner, both the MyPhone Rio and the Omega Spectrum have their distinct advantages and come with the same price tag at 4999 PHP. The Omega Spectrum is a simple and elegant beauty with very good 5 inch display and long battery life of more then a day. The Rio is more colorful and can compete on a stronger processor and a better camera. Both phones have minor flaws like the very easily scratchable rear of the myphone rio and the protruded camera of the Omega Spectrum but for 4999 PHP we can easily recommend both smartphones.

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