When Torque introduced its first batch of mobile phones a few years ago, many had doubted the company’s chances amid the very competitive mobile phone market.

Staying true to the vision of its young president and Chief Executive Officer Christoper Uyco, “to promote a global Filipino brand that could compete with the best and the biggest consumer electronic brands worldwide,” Torque is gradually becoming a favored brand of Filipinos looking for cheap but very capable devices.

During a recent press launch of its new line of devices at the Le Pavilion in Pasay City, Uyco pointed out that Torque prides itself as a brand created by Filipinos. “Although it is manufactured in China, just like the big brand names, our products are designed by our all-Filipino engineering team.”

Uyco even hinted of upcoming devices that are inspired by the works of great Filipino artists and plans of introducing devices that would reflect the names popular Filipino icons and places.
With its new Torque Media Technology applied across its entire product line-up including entry-level models, every Juan can now enjoy “Music-All-U-Can, Movies-All-U-Can” features at its finest for as low as P688.

At present, Torque offers its D5, D9, DQ10 TV, DTV20, i18 Fad, 177 Click, and Droidz Flash. All products (Except for Droidz Flash) are with dual SIM capability with features that are consumer-focused, plus sold at very affordable price points. As part of the Torque MEDIA lineup, all mobile handsets include an FM radio capability, camera with video recorder, multimedia player, expandable memory up to 32GB and 3.5mm headset included.

For the budget-conscious Dual SIM Android lovers, Torque offers the compact Droidz Sport and 9.5mm-slim Force with Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) and runs at 1GHZ CPU. The Sport features an efficient 3.5” HVGA 480x320 Capacitive Touch Display, while Force features an even bigger 4.0” WVGA 800x480 Capacitive Touch Display. Both Dual SIM models has a 3MP camera,
3.5mm stereo headset, FM radio, and multimedia player.

Seeking for more powerful devices? Torque answers this market demand with four new Dual SIM-Dual Core Droidz Smartphones. Each one is powered by a 1GHz Dual Core CPU with 4GB ROM and 512MB RAM. Its superior interface uses the advanced Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean) OS, has Multi-Touch Zoom.

Choose among the newest Large Display Pinoy Droidz series: the affordable Atom with 4.0” WVGA 800x480 Capacitive Touch, or the corporate Blast with 4.7” qHD 960x540 Capacitive Touch, or the Note-like Motion with 5.3” qHD 960x540 Capacitive Touch, or the massive Life with 6.0” FWVGA 854x480 Capacitive Touch.

The brand also unveiled its two new Droidz tablets—Portal and Ultimate. Portal runs at 1GHZ Dual Core CPU with 4GB ROM and 512 RAM. With its 7.0” WSVGA 1024x600 Capacitive Touchscreen, and a multi-touch zoom, users will sure to enjoy Droidz Portal’s interface that uses Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean). The Ultimate powered by 1GHZ Dual Core CPU with 8GB ROM, and 1GB RAM, Enjoy Ultimate with its Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean), 9.7” XGA 1024x768 capacitive Touchscreen, multi-touch zoom, dual cameras with 8-megapixel rear camera and 2-megapixel for the front camera, plus it has HDMI capability.

For the complete price list and information about Torque, visit www.torque.ph. ED UY