A suitable travel companion considering its price
We have revealed a few shots taken using the Cherry Mobile Flare S6 Selfie while in Taiwan a few weeks ago. We have also talked about the things we like about Cherry Mobile’s latest smartphone as well. Among the things we like about the Flare S6 Selfie is its camera setup: For a price of Php 7999, you get a 16-megapixel, f/2.0 Samsung ISOCELL S5K3P3 camera for both front and rear. It’s a pretty decent setup, so we brought the Flare S6 Selfie to Thailand as our smartphone-and-camera companion.
While we are still working on the full review, we compiled here some of our favorite shots taken using the Flare S6 Selfie. In addition, we also added links to the original image files to further showcase its capabilities.
Read: Cherry Mobile Flare S6 Selfie Hands-on, Quick Review: Affordable Selfie Shooter
What makes this seemingly simple shot of an orchid impressive is its color reproduction. In this photo, the magenta color of the orchid is vibrant and full of life. Given how tricky it is to focus on the orchid, the Flare S6 Selfie managed to nail it.
While it is a budget smartphone, the Flare S6 Selfie’s cameras managed to bring out the details in this array of metal leafs at Wat Saket. The details are so crisp, it managed to capture the small details found in every metal leaf—scratches, dings and raindrop stains.
Shooting in HDR may lead to slow processing times, but with the Flare S6 Selfie’s HDR mode, the slight is well worth it. Aside from getting a good exposure of Wat Saket’s mountaintop temple, the Flare S6 Selfie was able to capture the details of Wat Saket’s cliff.
Cityscape photos looked amazing with the Flare S6 Selfie, especially during the early hours of the morning. This particular photo was taken at our room in Centara Grand Hotel at around 7AM, and you see the various details of all the buildings in the photo.
Speaking of color rendition, the Flare S6 Selfie is an impressive camera when it comes to shooting landscapes and buildings, like these two historical buildings in Bang Pa-In. Focusing was fast and accurate, even on a cloudy day where our trip to the Royal Summer Palace was met with intermittent rains.
The Flare S6 Selfie’s front snapper has the same setup with the rear camera, and it lets you not just take great selfies, but also capture your selfie’s background nicely. Case in point? When we decided to take a selfie in one of the many Buddha monuments in Wat Mahathat.
The Flare S6 Selfie’s camera did not have any problem of blowing up details when taking photos in broad daylight. In fact, it managed to balance the shadows and highlights nicely, evident with this photo of these ancient monuments in Wat Mahathat.
Low light situations is not a problem with the Flare S6 Selfie. While roaming the streets of Bangkok at night, the Flare S6 Selfie managed to capture a few decent and highly usable photos. Photos still look sharp—although with a bit of noise, and deliver good color rendition.
As a street photography companion, the Flare S6 Selfie excels with its fast autofocus. Case in point: in this photo of Dum-Nuen-Sa-Duak floating market, we had limited time to capture this moment of boats passing by the man-made river. Despite the limited time, the Flare S6 Selfie was fast enough to capture the moment, while keeping details in focus.
Tricky lighting situations like that in Dum-Nuen-Sa-Duak floating market is not a problem with the Flare S6 Selfie, as it captured an even balance of highlights and shadows in this photo. Aside from clearly seeing the people riding the boats, you also see a few details of the items the floating market vendors are selling.
The Flare S6 Selfie is an impressive offering from Cherry Mobile. While we were told that there will be software updates for its cameras, these photos alone show its capabilities as a suitable travel companion. Right now, it is a solid value-for-money phone for those who want to take great shots but are on a budget.
Cherry Mobile Flare S6 Selfie Hands-on, Quick Review: Affordable Selfie Shooter
Cherry Mobile Flare S6 Selfie Hands-on, Quick Review: Affordable Selfie Shooter
