Cherry Mobile not only announced their first Windows Phones but they also announced their newest tablets running on Windows. And no, Cherry Mobile Alpha Play isn’t running on Windows RT, that’s why you’ll be able to play games and run apps that are also available in the desktop. Check out my review of the Cherry Mobile Alpha Play below.
Construction
When I first saw the Cherry Mobile Alpha Play, one thing that I really like in it was the aluminum back because it feels very tough and solid. Unlike other Windows tablets, the front doesn’t exhibit a Windows button that’s why this tablet looks like an Android tablet.
The buttons are placed at the side of the tablet and until now, I’m still confused which is the power button. Below the tablet is where you can find the ports. You can expand the storage of the tablet via Micro SD or if you want to use your flash drive, you can do that via USB OTG and you don’t have to look for the USB OTG for USB 3.0 because it already came with the box. Unfortunately, external hard disk doesn’t work on the Cherry Mobile Alpha Play. There’s also a mini-HDMI port on this tablet so you could connect this tablet to your TV or monitor.
The speaker grills of the tablet are placed at the back but unfortunately, the audio quality isn’t that good and it wasn’t that loud so I suggest you guys to always bring with you your earphones if you’re planning on watching a movie or even playing a YouTube video.
8” isn’t the smallest display for a tablet but it is definitely the best size if you’re looking for a portable tablet and yes, using the Cherry Mobile Alpha Play in one hand is still comfortable thanks to the thin bezels and the lightweight design. There’s a 1280×800 resolution on the 8” display and it doesn’t disappoint. The colors aren’t washed out and the display is visible even at direct sunlight. Not bad for a P7,999 tablet.
Software and Performance
Cherry Mobile Alpha Play is running on Windows 8.1 with Bing. Since this device has 16GB of internal storage only, there are no pre-installed 3rd party apps on the tablet. Speaking of storage, this tablet comes with a very small free space so I really recommend you guys to get a MicroSD card in where you can install your apps and games.
Since this tablet is not Windows RT, you could run legacy Windows apps and games on this tablet but of course, you could also run and snap Windows 8 apps that are available in the Windows Store. Another thing that you’ll love in this device is the free Office 365 subscription and 1TB of Onedrive storage for 1 year but of course, you could install a 32-bit version of Microsoft Office 2013 on this device.
Cherry Mobile Alpha Play is powered by 1.33 GHz Quad-Core Intel Atom Z3735D with a 1GB of RAM. The performance of this tablet is very close to the ASUS Transformer Book T100 that I’ve reviewed before but this one is slower. Since I have a very limited storage on this tablet, I was only to play a few games. Some of the games that I’ve tried are CS:Go, Red Alert 2: Yuri’s revenge, Naruto Shippuden Ultimate Ninja Storm 3 Full Burst, and Hearthstone. I’ve installed NBA 2k14 but I wasn’t able to run it on this tablet.
Battery Life
The battery of this tablet isn’t really that long. At average use, I could use this tablet for 4-5 hours before it fully drained its juices but if you’re using it for gaming, expect that this tablet would last for 2-3 hours.
Camera
Tablets aren’t really made for heavy camera usage but the Cherry Mobile Alpha Play has a 5 MP BSI Rear Camera and a 2 MP front camera. The quality isn’t really that good compared to smartphones but considering its price, I wouldn’t complain. It’s also nice to see a BSI camera on a tablet ;).
Verdict
If you’re into tablets focused to productivity and a little bit of Windows gaming, you might want this device. It might have flaws but the Cherry Mobile Alpha Play is a great Windows tablet for its price but you probably have to buy a MicroSD card to suffice its measly 16GB storage. Cherry Mobile Alpha Play is one of the most affordable Windows 8 market right now at P8,000.
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Hi! Have you tried using your CM Alpha Play on LCD projector for presentations? Did it work well? I hope you could reply as soon as possible. Thank you!
Hi Karen!
I used my HDMI to connect my Alpha Play to my HDTV 🙂
you jam ! na disabled ko po yon graphics card ng cherry mobile alpha play ko sa bios . ngayon black screen na po sya . as in wala na makita pag press ng ON ! hindi na ako maka punta ulit sa bios. pa help po kuya jam . thanx.
sir ask ko lang po posible po bang lagyan ng dota 1 or 2 ang windows smartphone liks cherry mobile alpha view. wala po akong idea how windows phone or tablet work. dahil di pa ako nakakahawak.
Alpha Play and Alpha Morph lang. Smartphones, hindi pwede
Sir sana po maiconnect nyo sya sa projector and pakireply po kung ok. Tulong nyo na samin na educators na nagpaplanong bumili. Thanks po.
Hi! Gumagana po ba ang external hard drive directly with otg?
yep
Hi sir gumana po ba bluestacks sa alpha play? Thanks in advance
Haven’t tried but it should work
I was just wondering kng paano maayos ung orientation ng Red Alert 2. Nakabaligtad kasi sya e. A little help please…
Sir!!! Bakit ho yung battery ni2 is matagal compared sa alpha morph. Alpha morph has 8,000mAh and this one has 3,000+mAh only. And which is really last long when playing online games. Sir I really want your explanations and answers.
optimization. Masmataas doesn’t mean ok na
Kuya BTW. Which has better performance when playing pc games like online , HD , or heavy games, alpha morph or play?
Morph
Can be this upgraded to Windows 10? (Sorry for the obvious question)
Yes
sir pd po lagyan ng nba2k14 ito .f pd pano?
Hindi po kaya
sir pano mag download nba2k14 sa asus i5 , may data error poh cylic redundancy check
Kuya paano iupgrade ito sa windows 10 kung ang required free space is 8gb and after reseting it eh 7.21 gb lng ang magiging free?
I have no idea 🙁
May idea po ba kayo kung anong architecture ng device na ito? I messed up with the reset process and ended up with a corrupted recovery. Hnd na sya magboot. The only thing I can access is BIOS. I am planning to install windows 10 via bootable USB (not sure if that is possible or if its gonna work).
Q: Anong architecture ang gagamitin or idownload? (64bit o 32bit)
Need ba ng drivers para sa device (alpha play)
Gagana kaya sa setup ng alpha play kung… (device – OTG – USB hub < hub 1 = usb keyboard, hub 2 = bootable flash drive, hub 3 = mouse)
PLease help…. Thank you!!!!!
kuya jam ! na disabled ko po yon graphics card ng cherry mobile alpha play ko sa bios . ngayon black screen na po sya . as in wala na makita pag press ng ON ! hindi na ako maka punta ulit sa bios. pa help po kuya jam . thanx.
kuya jam paano po ma transfer ung games sa Micro SD