Help me decide in choosing a Phablet

**attyallanlatras** · July 21st, 2013 09:43 AM

Tried to scout for a tablet but stumbled on phablets....slowly they are coming out as Samsung has released its Mega 5.8 and 6.3. My eyes are targeting the 5.8 version (P 18,990) since I need it to be on dual sim and with 1.5gig RAM...the downside is both are dual cores only...

On the other hand, there are up coming versions of Myphone, Starmobile, and Cherry Mobile, priced at about 10-11k only....while all of them are quad-core, but with 1gig RAM....

Should I wait for the up-coming local phablets? or should I settle immediately with Samsung Mega 5.8

Pls enlighten me...

By the way, while I was browsing the net there appears a leak that Samsung would release soon a Dual Sim version on its Mega 6.3 variant...but how soon would that be?

It is better to bring 1 dual sim Phablet than bringing 2 single sim cellphones and 1 tablet or 1 dual sim cellphone and 1 tablet....a Dual Sim Phablet would definitely save me some pocket space hehehe....well shelling out money to buy a Phablet likewise save me some "pocket space"....

**Retz** · July 21st, 2013 10:22 PM

I think this is the dilemna of new technologies. So many to choose from and you don't know which one to buy.

**ghosthunter** · July 22nd, 2013 12:25 AM

Originally Posted by attyallanlatras

Tried to scout for a tablet but stumbled on phablets....slowly they are coming out as Samsung has released its Mega 5.8 and 6.3. My eyes are targeting the 5.8 version (P 18,990) since I need it to be on dual sim and with 1.5gig RAM...the downside is both are dual cores only...

On the other hand, there are up coming versions of Myphone, Starmobile, and Cherry Mobile, priced at about 10-11k only....while all of them are quad-core, but with 1gig RAM....

Should I wait for the up-coming local phablets? or should I settle immediately with Samsung Mega 5.8

Pls enlighten me...

By the way, while I was browsing the net there appears a leak that Samsung would release soon a Dual Sim version on its Mega 6.3 variant...but how soon would that be?

It is better to bring 1 dual sim Phablet than bringing 2 single sim cellphones and 1 tablet or 1 dual sim cellphone and 1 tablet....a Dual Sim Phablet would definitely save me some pocket space hehehe....well shelling out money to buy a Phablet likewise save me some "pocket space"....

If you want it now, buy now... but don't buy the secondary brands because it give you more headaches based on the lack of durability of the handsets. Samsung or the other leading brands (including Lenovo) would be your choice picks.

**_Cathy_** · July 22nd, 2013 12:35 AM

I am very happy with my Note 2

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**LucasVN** · July 22nd, 2013 12:46 AM

Hi,

There still no definite time for the 6.3 Duo, possibly end of the year pa yan..Ok na ok sana 6.3 may LTE pa.. but no duo.. Lately, the products of local brands (myphone, cherrymobile & starmobile) are getting better, and if you want an alternative phablet, check starmobile diamond v7... what I like with starmobile compared to the two, their service is much better.

check http://www.yugatech.com/mobile/starm...-availability/

**attyallanlatras** · July 26th, 2013 10:48 PM

Originally Posted by LucasVN

Hi,

There still no definite time for the 6.3 Duo, possibly end of the year pa yan..Ok na ok sana 6.3 may LTE pa.. but no duo.. Lately, the products of local brands (myphone, cherrymobile & starmobile) are getting better, and if you want an alternative phablet, check starmobile diamond v7... what I like with starmobile compared to the two, their service is much better.

check http://www.yugatech.com/mobile/starm...-availability/

Trying to consider your suggestion re: Starmobile Diamond V7...however until today its not available and no price yet....hope this will be released soon...

**BratPAQ** · July 27th, 2013 12:01 AM

ok ang review ng mega 6.3 although dual core sya pero halos aabutan na yung benchmark test nya sa note2

**CLAVEL3699** · August 2nd, 2013 04:52 PM

cloudfone ok na ba yun?

**K.I.L.L.** · August 2nd, 2013 05:06 PM

Originally Posted by CLAVEL3699

cloudfone ok na ba yun?

I remember cloudfone had a phone with a very big battery which gave it a phenomenal standby and talk time.

My experience with local brands only extend to Cherry and MyPhone. I gave the MyPhone to my sister though while I used Cherry. Since technology changes so fast, I would rather buy the local brands so I can change every few months. I have bought 3 Cherry phones so far and I sell each after 2-3 months. Each phone cost me around P5,000 to P7,000 and everytime I upgrade, I lose about P1,000 from my purchase price. At an average of 45 days, it costs me P22 (1,000/45) to have a new (local) phone with enough bells & whistles to keep me happy for 45 days. If I bought a nice Samsung say for P26,000, I'd probably sell it for P15,000 after a year so that would be roughly P30 a day for a phone I'd have for 365 days (11,000/365).

With how fast technology moves, I'd rather buy local and keep on changing units every few months rather than keeping a nicer phone for a year. With google, it is easy to just reset the phone you sell and log in to your new phone and get all your contacts back as soon as you synch it. You can save all yor APKs on a memory card to reinstall them on your new phone.

Well, this is one way to keep up with technology.