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Cherry Mobile intros Cherry Prepaid P799 Flare Lite 2 Bundle

Kevin Bruce Francisco

Effective immediately, Cherry Prepaid rolls out its 799 Flare Lite 2 Bundle that is basically a sub-Php800 smartphone bundled with a SIM card that includes a number of pre-loaded values like free data use every month for one whole year. More details after the break.

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For Php799, you have an entry-level smartphone and a free SIM card pre-installed. It comes with freebies including 50 text messages to all networks, unlimited Facebook access (both are valid for 2 days), Php10 bonus load for the first three months, and a special offer of free 120MB of data every month for a year. That free data is valid as long as users top up on their numbers at least Php10 worth of credits per month.

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799 Flare Lite 2 specs:
4-inch WVGA display @ 800 x 480 resolution
1.2GHz quad-core processor
512MB RAM
4GB internal storage
Expandable up to 16GB
5MP rear camera
VGA front camera
Bluetooth 2.0
Wi-Fi  b/g/n
Dual-SIM (open )
3G
1400mAh Li-Ion removable battery
Android 4.4.2

The Cherry Prepaid Flare Lite 2 bundle is available in all Cherry Mobile Concept Stores and kiosks nationwide. Do take note that this is just a special promo and will only be available for Php799 until April 30, 2016.

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Apple, Samsung plan to put an end to SIM cards

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Usually seen as rivals in the market, Apple and Samsung are reported to be in “advanced talks” to discontinue the usual plastic SIM cards that we’re using today, and introduce something they call e-SIM cards.

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Financial Times reports that this is so that switching between networks or carriers will be easier for the end users. There will also be announcement on the new embeddable SIM standards in the near future according to GSMA, an industry association that represents mobile operators.

GSMA CEO, Anne Bouverot, states in the report, ” We have got everyone one one point, with Apple and Samsung agreeing to be part of that specification. We have been working with them and others to create an industry solution for machines and will agree a solution for consumer electronics.”

It’s true that having just an electronic SIM card instead of a physical one does make switching between carriers easy, but it also eliminates having to worry about whether your current SIM card will fit on a specific phone as the upgrades seem to be built-in and unremovable.

As to when we could be seeing this new e-SIM cards, it looks like we’ll still be waiting for at least a year from now.

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Apple, Samsung plan to put an end to SIM cards

Kevin Bruce Francisco Leave a comment

Usually seen as rivals in the market, Apple and Samsung are reported to be in “advanced talks” to discontinue the usual plastic SIM cards that we’re using today, and introduce something they call e-SIM cards.

sim-cards

Financial Times reports that this is so that switching between networks or carriers will be easier for the end users. There will also be announcement on the new embeddable SIM standards in the near future according to GSMA, an industry association that represents mobile operators.

GSMA CEO, Anne Bouverot, states in the report, ” We have got everyone one one point, with Apple and Samsung agreeing to be part of that specification. We have been working with them and others to create an industry solution for machines and will agree a solution for consumer electronics.”

It’s true that having just an electronic SIM card instead of a physical one does make switching between carriers easy, but it also eliminates having to worry about whether your current SIM card will fit on a specific phone as the upgrades seem to be built-in and unremovable.

As to when we could be seeing this new e-SIM cards, it looks like we’ll still be waiting for at least a year from now.

{Via} {Source}

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