MyPhone A618 TV Duo vs. Cherry Mobile Candy TV: Specs Fight!

The MyPhone A618 TV Duo and the Cherry Mobile Candy TV, both phones are among the budget friendly (below P4K) Android dual-SIM smartphones that features a Mobile TV. Due to the demand of these phones, can you really tell the difference between the two, aside from their looks? If not, let’s look at their specs side-by-side after the jump.

MyPhone A618 TV Duo vs. Cherry Mobile Candy TV
MyPhone A618 TV Duo	Cherry Mobile Candy TV
800MHz single-core processor	MediaTek MT6575 1GHz single-core processor, ARMv7
Android 2.3.6 (Gingerbread)	Android 2.3.6 (Gingerbread)
3.14-inch QVGA (320 x 240 pixels) TFT capacitive touchscreen	3.5-inch HVGA (320 x 480 pixels) IPS Capacitive touchscreen
180MB RAM	256MB RAM
170MB of internal storage	512MB of internal storage
microSD up to 16GB	microSD up to 32GB
3.2MP fixed-focus camera (Rear-facing)	2MP fixed-focus camera with LED flash (Rear-facing)
None (Front-facing)	VGA Camera (Front-facing)
Dual Sim / Dual Standby	Dual SIM / Dual Standby
Bluetooth / USB / WiFi	Bluetooth / USB / WiFi
GSM 900/1800/1900 (Tri-band)	GSM 900/1800 (Dual-band)
No 3G network support	No 3G network support
No GPS support	No GPS support
FM radio with 3.5mm Stereo headset jack	FM radio with 3.5mm Stereo headset jack
Google Play Store (Google Market)	Google Play Store (Google Market)
Mobile TV	Mobile TV
Li-ion 1,500 mAh battery	Li-Ion 1,300 mAh battery
Php3,599 (SRP)	Php3,299 (SRP)

If you can see the Cherry Mobile Candy TV edges the MyPhone A618 TV Duo with its 1GHz processor, PowerVR SGX531 GPU (can play Temple Run and is compatible with Adobe Flash!), 3.5-inch IPS display (giving it a wide viewing angle, fast response speed and a simple pixel structure), bigger internal storage (512MB compared to the A618's 170MB of internal storage), a VGA front-facing camera (the A618 has none) and its price (it's Php300 cheaper than the A618 TV Duo). While the A618 TV Duo only edges the Candy TV with its 3.2MP camera, bigger battery capacity (1,500 mAh) and its GSM Tri-band connectivity.

Now, which these phones do you think wins the fight?

Note:
- Both the Cherry Mobile Candy TV and MyPhone A618 TV Duo doesn't support 3G connectivity and GPS.
- According to AnTuTu Benchmark Results, the MediaTek MT6575 processor can reach a CPU frequency of 1998.84MHz or 2GHz. That's 2x faster than the 1GHz frequency stated in the specs of the phone. Read more

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