There aren’t that many 6 inch smartphones out in the market at the moment. There’s are a couple of 6 inch phablets from Kingcom and Torque that I know of, and then there’s Huawei’s Ascend Mate, which isn’t technically here yet. However the Cherry Mobile Titan TV is the most affordable of the bunch at Php6,999 and even manages to sport another intriguing feature that none of the others have: mobile TV.
To be honest, I’ve always considered the TV feature on most Chinese and locally-branded phones to be rather gimmicky, but that’s mostly because these phones typically have small screens. The Cherry Mobile Titan TV is intriguing because not only does it sport a large screen, but because the mobile TV feature can be enjoyed on a screen where TV can be given justice. However is a large screen and mobile TV enough to popularize 6 inch smartphones, or will the size simply be too much for the Philippines’ small-handed consumers? Read on to find out in my full Cherry Mobile Titan TV review.
Update: The Cherry Mobile Titan TV is getting updated to Jelly Bean! Head over here to find out how!
Build Quality and Design: Flare’s Big Daddy
The Cherry Mobile Titan TV has a rectangular body with rounded edges and basically looks like a scaled up Flare. The all-plastic construction isn’t cheap-looking, but it isn’t upscale either. It simply looks like a gigantic mid-range phone. Also it might not be that thin at 10.55mm, but because of its sheer size, the Titan TV still maintains a sleek profile.
The front of the Titan TV is dominated by the screen, with four capacitive navigation buttons along the bottom in a layout that should be familiar to Flare users. Above the screen is the earpiece, front-facing camera, and proximity and ambient light sensors along the top. The bezel on either side of the screen is a bit thick, but not that noticeable since the the screen is pretty big as well.
Hardware controls are minimal. The power/lock button can be found on the right side of the device, while the volume rocker can be found on the left. In terms of ports, there’s the 3.5mm headset jack at the top of the Cherry Mobile Titan TV and the micro-USB port at the bottom.
The back of the Titan TV is probably where you’ll find most of the aesthetically noticeable details. The 8mp autofocus camera and flash occupy the upper right of the Titan TV’s back along with a noise-cancelling microphone pinhole a little to the right. Smack dab in the middle is the Titan TV branding, and close to the bottom is the Cherry Mobile logo, which is right above the twin loudspeakers.
The Titan TV comes in two variants, both of which come with a black face, but one comes with a black back cover while the other one comes in white. To be honest, I prefer the white one because it stands out more thanks to the two-tone color scheme where the black face can stand out against the white cover. It should be noted that the Cherry Mobile Titan TV also comes with a flip cover that’s the same color as the variant that you will end up buying, although it’s nowhere near as nice as the smart cover of the original Titan. The Titan TV’s flip cover is something that you stick on to the existing back cover, and the white one is especially prone to getting stained.
The overall constructions is pretty solid. I’ve handled the Flare and Blaze in the past, both of which were a bit creaky when you would squeeze it over the back case, but the Cherry Mobile Titan TV has none of that. It is very solidly built and there’s no creaking whatsoever, whether you’re squeezing along the seams where the back case is secured to the main body of the phone or across the middle of the phone itself where you would expect some flexing. I don’t know about the Burst or Thunder, but this is certainly better when it comes to the kind of build quality that you would expect from Cherry Mobile.
I also like that the Cherry Mobile Titan TV‘s hardware controls have been designed for better handling, despite the physical size of the phone. For example, you would typically find the power/lock button on the upper right side of the phone, but on the Titan TV, that would be too far to reach, so it’s been placed on the right side of the device, and this time, a little closer to the center so it’s easier for a thumb or index finger to reach over and press it.
The Screen: The Titan TV Laughs at Your Puny Phones!
The screen is the Cherry Mobile Titan TV‘s most obvious selling point, as it simply dominates anything else out there in terms of sheer size. The Titan TV’s WVGA (480 x 800) TN screen is somewhere between 5.9 to 6 inches, resulting in a pixel density that’s in the 155-158ppi range. With a pixel density that low, the screen obviously isn’t going to be anywhere near as sharp as what you might be accustomed to from a mid-range handset and even some tablets.
It’s not that bad considering you’ll likely be holding the Titan TV a lot farther from your face than you would a more normal-sized phone. I could still comfortably read text messages, eBooks and web articles on the Cherry Mobile Titan TV‘s screen despite having set the font size to small in the settings and all my reader and messenger apps.
The viewing angles and color reproduction aren’t that great. Images start appearing washed out as soon as you tilt the phone and the colors appear a bit faded as well. Legibility under direct sunlight is particularly poor. The Cherry Mobile Titan TV‘s screen can get really bright on even medium settings, but everything just disappears out in the sun.
For a mobile entertainment device, the screen isn’t the best that you can get, but the sheer size of it makes up for a lot of things. A larger screen also has benefits that extend beyond just reading text, viewing images or watching movies. It also makes it easier when typing on the onscreen keyboard since there is a lot more space between the keys. I used to own a Galaxy Note and it was nice to have that much space to work with again after coming from the Cherry Mobile Flare and Blaze.
However the 240DPI is rather high, and it makes everything such as the UI elements and text look like they were scaled up to fit the 6 inch screen. People who want to buy the Cherry Mobile Titan TV hoping for a tablet-like experience will be somewhat disappointed because the high DPI makes it look more like a bloated phone than an undersized tablet.
The Chipset: The All-Too Familiar MT6577
The chipset that the Titan TV uses should be a familiar one to many of you by now. It’s the same MediaTek MT6577 CPU and PowerVR SGX531 GPU configuration that’s on the Blaze and the original Titan. To get an idea of just how well the chipset performs on the Cherry Mobile Titan TV, I ran it through four popular benchmarking tools. Keep in mind that good synthetic benchmark scores don’t necessarily translate into a good overall user experience, but it’s a start.
The first two benchmarks I ran it through were Quadrant and Antutu. Both of them test for things like CPU, I/O and graphics performance. The Titan TV’s scores put it somewhere between the Samsung Galaxy Nexus and Galaxy 10.1 in terms of performance, which is pretty good considering we’re talking about a device that retails for less than half of either device. It should also be noted that the scores are comparable to the original Titan, which makes sense, since like I said, they sport the same chipset.
The other two benchmarking tools that I ran the Titan TV through were Nenamark 2 and KFS Benchmark. These two benchmarking tools put an emphasis on Open GL 2.0. This time, the Titan TV achieved a frame rate of 24.5FPS on Nenamark 2 and 18.5FPS on KFS. In real world gaming, those numbers are the bare minimum for the more system-intensive games to be playable. We’ll discuss that more in the gaming section of this review.
The Software: Vanilla-flavored ICS
Manufacturer skins like Samsung’s TouchWiz and HTC’s Sense tend to be an acquired taste, however, it’s hard to find anyone who can’t live with stock ICS. Thankfully, the skin that the Cherry Mobile Titan TV comes with is pretty much vanilla ICS. The only customizations you might find would be stock Cherry Mobile-themed wallpapers and a bit of bloatware, such as the Cherry Fun Club, Cherry Market, Click The City and the Opera Mini apps.
I’d delete the Cherry Fun Club and Cherry Market apps if I could, but I don’t root my phones so I’ll have to live with them. I actually like Click The City because I find it surprisingly useful as an establishment finder. Opera Mini is also great because it’s a lightweight browser that a lot of users prefer over Android 4.0’s stock browser app.
Navigating through the UI is fast and responsive, although I find the auto-rotate feature to be a bit slow. I hate too much lag time when I want to switch from portrait to landscape mode, but then, I’m coming from the Blaze, which was pretty fast to auto-rotate. One thing that I really do hate though is that there’s nothing in the settings that will make the UI elements smaller so everything doesn’t look oversized onscreen.
Telephony and Network Connectivity: Strong WiFi Pick Up
A phone this size probably won’t be used that much as a primary phone on the go and will likely function better as a mobile entertainment device. Still, you can always use it as a phone if you want to. The large 6 inch screen lends itself well to composing text messages and emails on the Cherry Mobile Titan TV, and since the screen supports 5-point multitouch, it easily detects individual keypresses even when you’re typing faster.
Making calls using without a headset is mixed bag. The sound quality from the earpiece isn’t very loud, so if you’re outdoors in the middle of a commute, you’ll probably find it challenging to hear the person on the other end. Using the Titan TV’s stock headset is slightly better, but you’ll definitely want to upgrade to a better headset, preferably an in-ear type. And you’ll definitely want to use a headset when making calls on the Titan TV because there’s no avoiding that sheepish feeling when holding it up something the size of a small notepad against your ear.
The Cherry Mobile Titan TV comes with your typical smartphone wireless connectivity options, specifically WiFi b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0 and 3G support. The Titan TV was especially good at picking up a WiFi signal, even in the borderline deadspots in my home that my old Blaze had trouble with. It also had no trouble picking up and maintaining a data connection over 3G, which I would always do on my FX commutes home after taking my girlfriend to work.
One problem that continues to persist among all the locally-branded Android smartphones that I’ve used is the funky headset support. Standalone earbuds and headphones usually work just fine, but most headsets that come with built in mics or volume controls will produce robotic sound with little bass. Want to know if the headset you’re about to buy has a good chance of being compatible with the Cherry Mobile Titan TV and other locally-branded phones, take a look at the jack. Normal headsets only have 2 segments while those with built in mics or volume controls will have 3.
Imaging: Auto Scene Detect is Your Friend
When it comes to cameras on budget smartphones, I really don’t set my expectations high, especially when it’s a locally-branded budget smartphone we’re talking about. However, the Cherry Mobile Titan TV really delivers in the imaging department, reproducing a lot of detail in good lighting, despite the business of some of the scenes that I tested it on. Just click on the images below to enlarge.
Outdoor Samples
Indoor Samples
Night Samples
The Cherry Mobile Titan TV’s 8mp shooter performed quite well considering the price tag. It did produce images with a lot of noise, particularly in the really dark shots, but I can live with that, especially when other budget smartphone cameras can barely reproduce images in poor lighting at all (here’s looking at you, Blaze). The Titan TV comes with a lot of camera options that you can tweak, but if you want to make life easier, remember to always use the Auto Scene Detect option. Trust me.
Entertainment: Budget Entertainment on the Go
In case you haven’t noticed it from the name of the device itself, the Titan TV has a built in analog TV receiver. This means you can actually watch TV from your phone. Simply take the antenna/stylus and plug it into the phone’s 3.5mm headset port. Unlike other phones with built-in TV receivers, the Cherry Mobile Titan TV‘s screen is large enough that watching TV on it doesn’t feel like a cheap gimmick, provided of course that you can get good reception wherever you’re at.
As a phone with a 6 inch screen, things like watching TV and movies and consuming other content through its gargantuan screen are supposed to be the Cherry Mobile Titan TV’s strong points, and for the most part, they are. It’s impossible not to appreciate not having to hold up the phone so close to your face just to appreciate more details in whatever movie you’re watching. That makes it a great and inexpensive portable entertainment device.
The large screen lets you better appreciate movies and even allows you to share it with some friends. The loudspeaker is also sufficiently loud for a group of you to be able to enjoy watching a movie in a small room. Sound output is also adequately loud whether you’re playing mp3s or just listening to an FM station. And if you hate mashing your thumbs against the capacitive buttons or the screen, there’s even a Gesture Mode feature that allows you to do things like skip to the next music track or swipe between images in the gallery by gesturing in front of the proximity sensor. It feels more like just a novelty feature though since it only got my gestures right a little more than half the time.
One thing I don’t like though is that headset compatibility issues persist, meaning you have to choose your headset wisely if you want to fully appreciate any sort of audio from the Cherry Mobile Titan TV. And since the antenna plugs into the headset port, you won’t be able to listen to TV through a headset, and you’ll have to make do with it on loudspeakers. Finally, sunlight legibility isn’t all that great on the Titan TV’s basic screen because it’s very reflective. Be prepared to cover the screen a lot with your hands if you want to be able to make out anything onscreen in direct sunlight.
Gaming: Plays Almost All of Your Favorite HD Games, But…
As I said before, I’m already quite familiar with the MediaTek MT6577 CPU and PowerVR SGX531 GPU configuration of the Cherry Mobile Titan TV. I’ve already experienced it for myself on the Blaze and it’s also the chipset that powers the original Titan. That being said, I had some reasonable expectations of the Titan TV even before I ran it through my favorite battery of games.
Surprisingly enough, NOVA 3 didn’t just load up, it was also playable, which was a nice surprise considering the Blaze could barely run it at all. That’s not to say the frame rates were choppy, because they were, but it was refreshing that I was able to get through 1 and a half levels of gaming on this notoriously system intensive game.
Another heavy game that I like to load up is Need for Speed: Most Wanted. Frame rates were much more acceptable in this game on the Cherry Mobile Titan TV, but the audio stuttered a lot, which sucked, considering it has a killer soundtrack. Still very playable though.
Lastly, I tested the Titan TV on Temple Run 2, the sequel to one of the most popular iOS ports to Android ever. The gameplay is a little simplistic and repetitive, but the visuals are much improved over its predecessor. Of the casual games that are on the Play Store, Temple Run 2 is probably one of the more graphically-rich. Unsurprisingly, it played just fine.
Battery Life: Impressive, But Don’t Let the Battery Heat Up
The Titan TV comes with one of the largest capacity batteries among locally-branded phones at 2,500mAh. For comparison’s sake, that’s the same capacity as the original Galaxy Note. However, the Titan TV also has a large 6 inch screen that surely sucks up more power than your typical 5 inch or less screen that most other phones have, so I didn’t really expect it to last longer than my old Note did. Back when I had my Note, it would only last me until the end of the day of active usage if I charged it in the morning.
To my surprise, the Cherry Mobile Titan TV didn’t just match my old Note’s battery life, it smashed through it and kept on going into the next day! On what I consider to be normal usage – normal texting along with the occasional call, WiFi constantly on and about 30 minutes connected to 3G while I was out – the Titan TV lasted 25 hours and 54 minutes. Very impressive, since I also played a few games here and there. On light usage where I didn’t play any games and kept strictly to calling, texting and browsing while being constantly connected to WiFi at home, the Titan TV’s battery life was even more phenomenal.
This is likely a result of having fewer pixels to process despite the larger screen. The Titan TV’s display only has WVGA 480 x 800 resolution, meaning there are 384,000 pixels to push, while my old Galaxy Note had a resolution of 800 x 1280, equating to 1,024,000 total pixels that the chipset had to render. That’s almost three times the graphical information that the Note had to process compared to the Titan TV, so it shouldn’t come as a surprise that the Note sucked up juice much faster.
Update: If you guys read this review before, I discussed a battery flaw. However, I checked out other reviews and they did not report the same issue so I’ve taken my unit to the service center and deleted any reference in this review to the flaw.
Is the Cherry Mobile Titan TV More than Just a Novelty Phone?
If you prioritize the entertainment value that the Titan TV can give you, then this is likely the phone for you. The large screen practically screams at you to watch videos on it, and the sound output is sufficiently loud whether you want to listen to your mp3 collection or your favorite FM station. You can even enjoy analog TV on it, provided you can get a decent signal. Sunlight legibility is poor though, so you’ll want to keep your viewing indoors. And you also won’t be able to enjoy games as much because that battery overheating issue can be very limiting to how much you can actually play.
On the other hand, if you plan to use this as a primary phone, you’ll want to consider how much of an inconvenience carrying around a 6 inch phone can be. The Cherry Mobile Titan TV is just too large for even the back pocket of my jeans to accommodate comfortably, and pulling it in and out of my bag on a commute can be a hassle. My phone habits have evolved to a point where I only use the Titan TV for texting and calling at home and work, and nowhere else.
Even when the Titan TV was first leaked by Edriangelo Paule on a Flare user group on Facebook, I already thought it was a steal at just Php6,999 and it’s the most affordable 6 inch phablet in the market. Just make sure to remember that the Cherry Mobile Titan TV will give you an experience that’s closer to being a ginormous phone rather than an undersized tablet, so if it’s a tablet experience you’re after, then you’re better off getting a real 7 inch tablet. It takes a lot of getting used to, and your usage habits will change once you start using the Titan TV more as an entertainment device rather than just a phone.
Cherry Mobile Titan TV Specs and Pricing
- 1GHz dual core MediaTek MT6577 CPU
- Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich
- PowerVR SGX 531 GPU
- 5.9″ WVGA (480 x 800, 158ppi) 5-point multitouch capacitive display
- 1Gb RAM
- 8mp autofocus rear-facing camera, VGA front-facing camera
- GSM 850/900/1800/1900MHz
- 3G WCDMA 850/2100MHz
- 4Gb ROM, expandable up to 32Gb via MicroSD
- WiFi b/g/n
- Bluetooth 2.1
- 3.5mm audio port
- Micro USB 2.0 port
- Price: Php6,999
I agree, if you are going to use it as your primary tablet, it won’t do. The Battery is too small for that at 2.5k mAh. It is best as a backup tablet phone, where you use it only when you are away. For serious gaming, a larger tablet is more ideal.
I think you also need to clarify:
– What games you played with that caused the battery overheating issue;
– And how long were you playing before the battery overheated.
As I said before, for serious gaming, get a bigger tablet with bigger battery. For casual gaming and on-the-go surfing and social networks and as a back up tablet, the Titan TV is ideal, but not if its the only tablet you have around and you intend to do serious gaming with it.
Hi, thanks for pointing that out. I just came back from playing Temple Run 2 at 8:26am and it showed the warning just a minute after. I ignored the warning and kept playing so the phone shut down on me a minute after that. I honestly don’t think the chipset gets that hot. The back of the Blaze felt a lot hotter during gaming compared to the Titan TV. Maybe some overzealous engineer decided to set the threshold really low.
I’m going to head out to the SC this week and see if I can get the battery replaced. I’ve been looking around some Titan TV reviews and it seems I’m the only one with this problem.
please try to post a picture with a comicbook reader.
comicrack, and a sample comic book. I want to check if it is good enough to be my phone and comicbook reader. 😀
more power thanks.
The phone is absolutely amazing. However today is technically my second day of using the phone. I’m having an alarming issue with the battery life.
I was told that the initial charging should be 4 hrs. But yesterday, when I get the low battery prompt for the first time, I charged it immediately. To my surprise, it took me more than 7HRS to have it completly charged. Then, it consumes battery life so fast. 14% were being consumed every hour. I’m just connected to the internet via WIFI coz I was trying to download some stuff from google play.
I’m getting disappointed now. I will be trying to have the battery be replaced tomorrow.
If ever this is just normal, where is the 52hr testimonial comment that this fon should last at least 2 and a half days?
I can’t wait for tomorrow.
Hi there. Try not to let the battery run down below 14%. Today’s modern smartphone batteries are better charged when they hit the 25-30% mark. It will take a lot longer to charge if you let it drop below that.
When charging, try to keep the phone off. Charging is more efficient this way, but if you need to keep it on, try not to use it very much. It will charge more slowly and it’s also bad for the battery if you tax the battery too much while it’s charging, especially for things like gaming or keeping the screen on for an extended period of time while charging. You mentioned you were downloading while charging. Were you also gaming or doing other stuff while charging?
Also, it’s best not to let the battery run down below 25-30% before charging. It takes much longer to charge a battery that’s hit the 14% or below mark, compared to a battery that’s charged from 25-30% or more.
These tips apply for most smartphones today. And take note that the Titan TV’s battery is twice as large as those of more basic Android smartphones, so it will take longer than usual.
Try these tips out before taking it in to the SC and see if this helps out your battery charging issue 🙂
Hello Jm, thank you for your kind response.
I wasn’t even doing any games in it since I’m not a game addict. Just downloading new stuff.
Did you experience this by any chance the first few days of using the phone?
And just to mention. It has a company default charge of40 %. Having the privilege of owning a pocket wifi, the battery reached 15 % after couple of hours from the moment I bought it While being connected to the wifi.
Is it really that fast to consume the battery? I just did facebook and didn’t even made any calls or texting.
Naninibago lang ba ko sa performance comparing it to an apple iPad na 10 hrs ang life span having it connected to my wifi the entire day?
I really appreciate your thoughts about this. Gusto ko lang maranasan yu g 2 days na battery life. Normal usage lang nman ginagawa ko.
May testimonial kase na nag ca calls and text sya.. Connected to 3g while he was out, with matching wifi connection for 30 mins once in a while, pero tumagal syang 25hrs and 52 mins. Ako, ni wala pang 11hrs, 15% na kgad battery ko. : (
🙁 🙁
I can tell na there really is something wrong with my battery
I actually have a different issue which is probably limited to my unit only. Mine overheats quickly when gaming and then shuts down automatically when I don’t stop. But as for battery life, I’m pretty happy with it.
Nagpalit nako ng Batt kahapon from the retailer shop I got this unit from. Ganon pa din. I think etong unit na ang may problema.
Mag exchange nako today ng unit
Sayang yung screen protector. Pinalitan ko na eh
hi, i wanted to clarify about the front facing camera is it 2 mp or vga only?
it is 2 mp
i hate to say this but are you a paid blogger?…coz you dont tell the truth about the battery lifespan of cherry mobile titan tv..it just took me 9hrs max to suck up its juices (just daily testing and 30mins of playing games) and charging time is so damn long!…. but almost every features is well taking care off…
Most definitely not. I bought this unit with my own money. 2500mAh is huge for a battery but CM just used the same stock charger with the same output that they package with their other phones so of course it’s going to be slow. I only ever played TP2 with it constantly connected to WiFi and about 30mins of 3G. Battery life is subjective. 3G quickly drained a chunk of the battery when I tested, but after that it was just mostly on standby.
Actually, battery is one of the main selling points of the Titan. Might be an isolated case as it is seemingly not a common problem with the unit – http://tinyurl.com/Problems-with-CM-Titan. It is also advisable to use the charger that comes in the box as its ampere output is 1,000mA. Using a charger below this rating will result to longer charging time 🙂
1. ang bilis uminit ng phone na ito and mabilis mag drain ng battery. Ang TAGAL mag charge!
2. un mac address laging nagbabago kaya magkakaproblem kayo pag ang security ng wifi ay may mac address filtering
3. di maganda ang reception ng tv ang labo ng mga channels
Hi JM, how would you compare cherry mobile titan tv over torque droidz portal? Am thinking which one to buy. Thanks
If you’re going to use it primarily as a tablet, go for the torque droidz portal. The size difference between the 6 inch Titan TV and 7 inch Droidz Portal might not seem that bi on paper, but in real life, it’s enough to affect your reading experience. The Portal’s screen isn’t just bigger, it has a better resolution, so it will function much better as a reader and web browsing device.
On the other hand, if you’re going to use it more as a phone, the Titan TV is the better option. I’d even go down to something like the original Titan or the Hyper since a 6 inch phone can be very tough to fit in your pockets. It would also look weird if you were to hold it next to your ear to make calls because it’s so huge.
I got one about 2 months ago, I noticed that voice calls are very clear.
Pictures are very good only in ‘HDR’ mode.
We took some video of the fireworks at MOA, but we only the 1st 3 minutes are clear, it get blurred afterwards.
I tried connecting it with a Nokia bluetooth headset, and it is amazing. In addition to the clear sounds, you can even control the volume thru titan tv’s volume control – something which even some Nokia can’t do.
If you want the battery to last, turn off the wifi, bluetooth, and other unnecessary options.
…i want to buy this phablet its amazing,…depende lang sa paggamit dapat di ina abuso cguro ung phone,..we need to balance sa paggamit para hindi madaling masira…kung ikaw ung phone gamitin 24 hrs dami pang function,,.kahit nagwarning na lowbat ,,.pilitin parin eh nasira,,..hehehehe,,.dpende sa paggamit ,,.
how do we find the mac address for cherry mobile flare?
Hi, I’m not sure because I no longer have the Flare, but try looking in Settings > About Phone > Status
Just bought TITAN TV last monday. Pag dating sa bahay ng i-charge ko na, after only 1 minute tumigil na ang charging. Hindi tumutuloy ang charging. Pero pag ginamit ko ang cm charger sa ibang iphone ok naman. Pag iphone charger naman ang ginamit ko sa Titan TV ok naman. Mukhang hindi ata kaya ng sariling cm charger mag-charge sa Titan TV.
Sinubukan ko ipalit kaso ganun din pala ang nagyayari sa bagong unit, tumitigil ang charger. Bakit kaya?
Could be a defective charger sir since all your other chargers are working. Siguro naman pwedeng ipapalit sa store kung saan nyo po nabili.
Actually hindi sya sira dahil ginamit ko sya sa iphone at gumagana naman. Kaso pag sa Titan TV ko na ginamit 1 minute lang tumitigil na agad ang charging. Sabi ng store na binilhan ko irereport daw nila yung nangyayari sa charger at tatawagan agad nila ako kapag may kapalit na. 2 units yung sinubukan ng binilhan ko at ganun din ang nagyari, tumitigil ang charging after only 1 minute. Palagay ko lang hindi kaya i-charge ng cherry mobile ang Titan TV dhl malaki masyado malaki yung battery. Last 2 hours ago sinubukan ko naman i-charge ng mp3 charger na 500mA lang yung Titan pero gumagana naman. Yung CM na charger nya na 1000mA hindi talaga kaya.
Sana may mag share din kung meron nakakaranas ng kagaya sa akin dito.
Thanks for the reply Sir JM.
Nangyayare lang yan saken minsan dati. Nagcharge ako for 4 or 5 hours tpos pagsilip ko sa phone, nasa 23% pa din. Rineboot ko sya and after reboot, full charge na pala. Try mo kaya ireboot yan after charging for a while.
Ok will try it. Thanks you Sir JM.
I’ve visited several web sites and read several reviews of the Titan TV and each one comes up with the same spec for the phone storage (ROM). They all say it’s 4GB but how come when I check “storage” under settings menu, it says 500mb for internal storage (rather tiny compared to most brands) and 2GB (!) only for phone storage. Does every unit come up with this discrepancy, like one unit would be 4GB and another would be 2GB and maybe another would be 6GB? What’s the real score? Can you please help me figure it out? Thanx very much. (I actually purchased my unit on account of your review).
Hi Mikey,
Yes, there is typically a discrepancy in the stated amount of storage, not just with smartphones but with other devices as well. With storage, that 4GB is subdivided into three partitions. One is for the system OS itself where Android is installed. Then there’s system storage where system apps and your downloaded apps are installed. Finally, there’s the user-accessible where you can store things like MP3s, PDFs and anything else that can also go into a USB flash drive. If I recall, the user-accessible storage for the Titan TV should be somewhere around 2.9GB, 500mb+ system storage (for apps), and the rest is for the OS.
As for RAM, there is also a discrepancy on Android devices between the physical RAM that manufacturers declare and the actual user-accessible RAM. This is because the chipset reserves some of this RAM for itself. Some chipsets are better at RAM management than others so some phones have more user-accessible RAM than others.
Hope this helps!