Update: And it’s official! The Cloudfone Excite 502q has just been revealed on the budget phone brand’s Facebook page! According to the announcement, the Excite 502q is now available nationwide and comes with an extra candy-colored back cover!
MyPhone and Cherry Mobile have already launched their respective super-affordable quad core phones hovering at the Php5k mark, grabbing the attention of most local smartphone enthusiasts looking for the best bang-for-buck deals. Well, it looks like the Cloudfone Excite 502q will soon be joining the mix, equipped with a 5 inch screen, quad core processor, and interchangeable back covers!
The Cloudfone Excite 502q’s 5 inch screen is an FWVGA IPS OGS panel. What do those letters mean? FWVGA represents the resolution, which will be 480 x 854. IPS is a display technology known for its excellent color reproduction and viewing angles compared to regular TN or VA TFT displays. Finally, OGS stands for One-Glass Solution, which eliminates the air gap between the LCD display and glass, bringing the image much closer to the surface. In short, the resolution might be less than satisfactory for a 5 incher, but it will still look a lot better than your typical FWVGA screen.
The rest of the Excite 502q’s specs are pretty decent. You’re getting a 1.3GHz quad core processor with 1GB RAM and 4GB of internal storage. You’re also getting a 12mp rear-facing autofocus camera with LED flash and a 3.2mp front camera to handle imaging responsibilities. There aren’t any details regarding the battery capacity, but the Excite 502q will have dual SIM support and run Android 4.2 Jelly Bean out of the box.
Priced at Php4,999, the Cloudfone Excite 502q will obviously compete with handsets like the MyPhone Rio and Cherry Mobile Omega Spectrum, which is great for Pinoy consumers because this means more smartphone choices for us at this price point. While it hasn’t officially been announced yet, it already has a product information page on Cloudfone’s official website. Cloudfone should announce it pretty soon, so just stay tuned and feel free to like and follow MobileTechPinoy’s Facebook page and Twitter account for updates.
Cloudfone Excite 502q Specs
- 5″ FWVGA IPS OGS display (480 x 854 resolution, 196ppi)
- 1.3GHz quad core processor
- Android 4.2 Jelly Bean
- 1GB RAM
- 4GB ROM
- 12mp rear-facing autofocus camera with LED flash
- 3.2mp front camera
- 3.75G/HSPA+
- WiFi b/g/n
- Bluetooth 4.0
- GPS with A-GPS
- Dual SIM/dual standby
- Free interchangeable candy-colored back covers (Black, Green, Red and Yellow)
- Price: Php4,999
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1800Mah battery according to cloudfone’s page -.- urrrgh
haha! hopefully it won’t drain the battery too fast since it just has an FWVGA screen ~.~
HDMI? Gorilla/Asahi Glass? OTG? WTH?
Nakabili po ako nitong Cloudfone Excite 502Q mga 3 days ago na. Ang ganda sana ng phone na to kasi parang iphone 5c. Ang problema lang ay pag ginagamit mo sya ng nakacharge kasi pag may nag long tap ka sa isang icon na gusto mo ilipat ay nanginginig at instead na matap yong icon nararoute ka sa loob ng icon. At isa pa sobrang hassle kasi pag nanavigate ka sa phone habang nakacharge pag may tinap ka na icon imbis na yong icon na tinap mo ang mag open ang katabi nyang icon ang nagoopen at isa pa pagnagscroll ka sa page habang nakacharge at pag nagtext ka hindi ka matapos tapos sa ginagawa mo kasi kung saan saan napupunta ang screen. Alam ko na hindi okay na gamitin ang phone pag nakachargempero syempre kung talagang bago at normal ang phone kahit na nakacharge normal ang performance nya. At isa pa pano pag may emergency ka na kailangan ginagamit mo ang phone habang nakacharge sobrang hassle. I dont comfortable sa ganitong performance. Bumalik ako sa binilhan ko kaso sabi ng sales clerk sa kiosk dito sa SM City Bacolod ganun din daw ang phone nya kasi pareho kami ng ginagamit. Ganito po ba talaga lahat ng Cloudfone Excite 502Q nyo? Thanks po.
Hi Phil, I’ve forwarded your concern to Cloudfone. Thanks for sharing!