Cherry Mobile is branching out!
Last night we sat down and had dinner with Cherry Mobile’s CEO, Mr. Maynard Ngu, to talk about Android devices and the Philippine gadget scene in general. Apparently this wasn’t an ordinary dinner meeting – the company took the opportunity to show us two of their newest products that they’ll be offering to the PH market, and, spoiler alert, they’re not phones.
It seems that Cherry Mobile is looking to enter the home device category with two new devices: their Android set-top box simply called the TV Box, and the portable LTE router, Ultra on the Go.
The TV Box is exactly what it sounds like – it’s an Android powered set-top box that connects to your TV via an HDMI port, and to your local network either via Ethernet or WiFi. It has Miracast tech built-in so you can stream videos from other Android devices into it if you wish, and has USB ports built-in that can support keyboards and storage devices.
The Ultra on the Go is a portable LTE router that suppport both Smart and Globe LTE frequencies. It’s powered by a 2800mAh battery, and obviously gives us an idea that all of Cherry Mobile’s Ultra branding will be LTE capable.
We’ll be putting up our unboxing of the TV Box in a few hours. Both devices will retail for Php 3,999.
