Just today, March 31, MyPhone officially announced the new Rio line – Rio 2 and Rio 2 Lite. Finally, the famed and loved Rio is back with these 2 devices.
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- MyPhone Rio 2 MyPhone Rio 2 Lite 2
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- MyPhone Rio 2 MyPhone Rio 2 Lite 7
Leaked several times prior to the official announcement, the sentiment of people toward the new Rios have been overwhelmingly positive.
Rio 2
Armed with Quad Core 1.3Ghz processor and 1GB RAM, Rio 2 has larger internal memory (8gb vs 4gb last year) and better optics manufactured by Sony. The successor to last year’s Rio has – GET THIS – 5-inch IPS HD Gorilla Glass 3 display. Everything, pretty much, is the same compared to the 1st Rio.
Aesthetics-wise, Rio 2 now has on-screen keys; and hard keys (volume rockers and sleep/wake buttons) located at the right side of the device. Its LED flash is also moved from the right of the 8mp camera to the bottom.
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- MyPhone Rio 2 25
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- MyPhone Rio 2 24
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- MyPhone Rio 2 22
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- MyPhone Rio 2 16
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- MyPhone Rio 2 11
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- MyPhone Rio 2 6
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- MyPhone Rio 2 1
Specs:
- 5-inch IPS HD Display Gorilla Glass 3
- 1.3Ghz Quad Core Processor
- Android 5.0 Lollipop
- 8mp Main Camera (Sony Sensor + Blue Glass) f2.2 with 5mp Secondary Camera
- Dual SIM
- 3G
- WiFi
- 8gb ROM Expandable up to 64gb
- 1gb RAM
- 2800mAh battery
- PhP5,499
*Update: Screen is fully laminated. It is also 8.5mm thin! Whoa!
Rio 2 Lite
The Lite version of Rio 2 was also announced today. The slight more affordable version of Rio 2 is packed with smaller 4.7-inch screen (sans the Gorilla Glass 3 tech), 8mp Main Camera (Samsung sensor) and 2mp front facing camera.
Just like Rio 2, its Lite version is pre-installed with Android 5.0 Lollipop.
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- MyPhone Rio 2 Lite 4
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- MyPhone Rio 2 Lite 3
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- MyPhone Rio 2 Lite 2
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- MyPhone Rio 2 Lite 1
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- MyPhone Rio 2 Lite Photos 1
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- MyPhone Rio 2 Lite Photos 2
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- MyPhone Rio 2 Lite Photos 3
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- MyPhone Rio 2 Lite Photos 4
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- MyPhone Rio 2 Lite Photos 5
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- MyPhone Rio 2 Lite Photos 6
Specs:
- 4.7-inch IPS HD Display Gorilla Glass 3
- 1.3Ghz Quad Core Processor
- Android 5.0 Lollipop
- 8mp Main Camera (Samsung Sensor + Blue Glass) with 2mp Secondary Camera
- Dual SIM
- 3G
- WiFi
- 8gb ROM Expandable up to 64gb
- 1gb RAM
- 2120mAh battery
- PhP4,599
Giancarlo Viterbo is a Filipino Technology Journalist, blogger and Editor of gadgetpilipinas.net, He is also a Geek, Dad and a Husband. He knows a lot about washing the dishes, doing some errands and following instructions from his boss on his day job. Follow him on twitter: @gianviterbo and @gadgetpilipinas.
