In April, Cherry Mobile announced their new Desire series of smartphones that run on MediaTek processors and Android 7.0 Nougat out of the box, and leading that line is the Desire R8. With its dual rear camera setup and sub-Php10K price tag, can the Desire R8 compete with the big names in this budget? Let’s find out.

Design and Construction

At first glance, the Desire R8’s design reminds us of some of the popular smartphones from international brands. On the front, it reminds us of the OPPO F1s with its 5.5-inch display mounted with 2.5D curved glass.

Above it is the receiver, the sensor, the 8MP front camera and the LED flash. Down below is the physical/capacitive home button which also functions as the fingerprint scanner. Placed on its sides are a couple of capacitive keys for navigation. It can be confusing at first since you don’t have a visual indicator which one is for Back and for Recent Apps, but you can customize it under Settings.
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