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There is that notion of “cheap” being nothing more than that. However, the D100 from TORQUE (successful China debut phone) is actually impressive! This is an example of a truly kick ass phone — it just so happens to be cheap, but there are small things TORQUE paid attention to that made a huge difference in the overall product.

Full review of the D100 afte the jump. I swear, this could be your next el-cheapo wonder!

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If I were to summarize three good experiences with the D100 apart from the dual SIM feature, these would be: ultra loud audio, easy to use interface and easy to learn SMS input. Perhaps the biggest complaint I have with the unit would be the small keys for the 5-way directional pad. But as you can see from the photos, the real estate for the numerical keypad is actually spacious.

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D100 Highlights
The D100 powers on quickly – about 4 seconds after holding the end call key, you’re good to go. You’ll be quick to notice the loud audio upon powering up the device. Moving forward, one of the things I found interesting with the D100 is its miniUSB everything compatibility. The charging is miniUSB and get this, the end of the headphones are miniUSB as well, giving you with one port for everything.

The D100 comes with a 1.3MP camera. I did some comparison shots vs the Nokia E71 and as you can see from the image, there is a bit of blur and saturation in the high quality mode of the D100. There are two modes for shooting – auto and night mode but another added bonus is timer mode which you can customize to go off whenever.

Nokia E71 Camera Quality

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TORQUE D100 Camera Quality

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You might say that it is rather unfair to compare the E71 to a TORQUE, but really, the E71 isn’t known for its camera. :)

Above is an example of how loud the audio / built in MP3 player is.

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Bottomline
For less than P5,000 you get a really good music phone with microSD memory expansion capabilities. Sad that you can’t use generic earphones, but the stock miniUSB pipes are too tacky to ignore. The TORQUE D100 also comes with an FM radio, FM radio recorder, video recorder, Bluetooth, GPRS network compatibility — and yes don’t forget DUAL SIM BABY!

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  1. [...] EDIT: If you’re looking for more TORQUE products, check out the cheapest dual SIM phone in the market, the TORQUE D100. [...]

    2. TORQUE C100 Review: Bluetooth and camera for P2,199 | Jayvee Fernandez on Technology and New Media in the Philippines on March 5th, 2009 at 12:06 pm

  2. Cool phone! How about customer care?

    3. Poyt on March 5th, 2009 at 12:56 pm

  3. meron. its being handled by EXCEL (sp?). its a line of phone stores.

    4. Jayvee on March 5th, 2009 at 12:59 pm

  4. so where can we get one?

    5. maxine on March 5th, 2009 at 1:45 pm

  5. hi jayvee! ilan yung memory na kaya nya?

    6. dyanie on March 6th, 2009 at 12:40 pm

  6. meron kaya nyn dito sa davao? i want to buy the torque c100. ala pa ata cla office here sa davao.. panu kung masira or may defect?

    7. joni on March 6th, 2009 at 6:43 pm

  7. I’m an authorized internet dealer of this brand. If you really want to buy and it is not yet in the market there in Davao, just text me at 09162126535 and we will try to work things out.

    TORQUE C100, TORQUE D100, GLOFIISH(BY ACER) DX610 and GLOFIISH(BY ACER) DX900 are our products.

    8. Chris on March 10th, 2009 at 7:49 am

  8. [...] to take photos as good as the 2 MP camera on the iPhone. Actually, compared to the E71 in the review, it’s pretty bad, but hey it’s [...]

    9. Torque D100: The Not-Bad Dual-SIM Phone from China | PMP Today on March 10th, 2009 at 7:09 pm

  9. [...] If you like to use cheap mobile phones from Chinese manufacturer, then you can buy the Torque D100 Dual GSM SIM phone. Priced at one $79 each in the Philippines, the handset features audio and video playback support, an integrated FM radio, Bluetooth connectivity and a 1.3 megapixel camera with video recording capability. [abuggedlife] [...]

    10. Torque D100 Dual SIM Phone on March 11th, 2009 at 10:10 pm

  10. i’d like to order this kind of phone

    11. judy on March 12th, 2009 at 4:08 pm

  11. where can i buy torque d100 here in cebu?

    12. tricia on March 13th, 2009 at 8:43 pm

  12. [...] in the Asian market. Not only are they cheap, they’re pretty efficient as well. The D100 is TORQUE’s latest mobile handset that, not surprisingly, retails for less than $100. It’s most highlighted feature is its DUAL [...]

    13. TORQUE D100 Dual SIM for less than $100 - 54th Edition « High tech on March 14th, 2009 at 1:11 am

  13. [...] in the Asian market. Not only are they cheap, they’re pretty efficient as well. The D100 is TORQUE’s latest mobile handset that, not surprisingly, retails for less than $100. It’s most highlighted feature is its DUAL [...]

    14. TORQUE D100 Dual SIM for less than $100 « High tech on March 14th, 2009 at 1:53 am

  14. [...] in the Asian market. Not only are they cheap, they’re pretty efficient as well. The D100 is TORQUE’s latest mobile handset that, not surprisingly, retails for less than $100. It’s most highlighted feature is its DUAL [...]

    15. Read about gadgets » Blog Archive » TORQUE D100 Dual SIM for less than $100 on March 16th, 2009 at 3:28 pm

  15. meron ganyan sa SM San LAzaro here in manila… Share ko lang… I am planning to buy this handste sa bakasyon… it ranges from Php 4000 – Php 3800

    16. heycell on March 18th, 2009 at 2:11 am

  16. meron nang ganitong fone sa davao.. konting ipon nlng i can buy this fone na.. hahaha.. saan kaya ang mga service centers nito?

    17. joni on March 18th, 2009 at 5:12 pm

  17. We are now talking to some of the locals regarding the service of the phone. If you have any questions regarding the phone, please feel free to text me at 09162126535. You can check our website at http://www.topstrasse.com. Thank you!

    18. Chris on March 18th, 2009 at 7:21 pm

  18. [...] in the Asian market. Not only are they cheap, they’re pretty efficient as well. The D100 is TORQUE’s latest mobile handset that, not surprisingly, retails for less than $100. It’s most highlighted feature is its DUAL [...]

    19. High tech » TORQUE D100 Dual SIM for less than $100 on March 19th, 2009 at 10:06 am

  19. What can you say about this interesting blog post :)

    Why Dual-SIM phones aren’t picking up?

    20. Marcvill on March 21st, 2009 at 4:30 pm

  20. very interesting :D

    21. Jayvee on March 22nd, 2009 at 3:03 am

  21. do you know of any compatible games that i can download for torque c100? it accepts very limited file types. no .jar or .jad. its only game is called Puzzle (i do not know the extension name. please help

    22. iamatorquec100user on March 22nd, 2009 at 2:17 pm

  22. Maybe one of the reason why it is not picking up is because of the first set of dual sim phones. It gave a bad reputation to those phones especially those that are made in china.

    23. Chris on March 31st, 2009 at 11:40 pm

  23. But not all made in china are bad.

    24. Chris on March 31st, 2009 at 11:44 pm

  24. can i connect it 2 pc via usb?

    25. mayk on April 8th, 2009 at 5:59 pm

  25. i bought one yesterday at sm manila mega (in the cyberzone), it cost P3,762.00. great china phone with 1 year warranty (in house), i even have it installment for 6 months…

    – no pc suite so u can not sync it thru your computer, you just have to save files to your memory card…

    – great dual sim phone!

    26. martin on April 12th, 2009 at 11:56 am

  26. i got mine at sm manila, it’s a great phone with one downside, no way of changing its housing (none that i know of so far)

    27. alhakeem on April 21st, 2009 at 1:09 pm

  27. >how is this fone compared to verzio duplii?
    >is their “after-sales/warranty” better than verzio?

    28. sShysky on April 24th, 2009 at 5:54 pm

  28. I got One. and I love it so much…
    Im a music lover and it sucks my ear…..
    nice to hear.. nice to bring it anywhere…
    NIce camera, and NIce audio….
    love it

    29. Brian Kennedy on April 26th, 2009 at 2:26 am

  29. i’m thinking whether to buy this torque d100 duo or versio twinn which is priced a bit higher but is touchscreen and has a nokia/sony ericsson-like interface..

    30. maffi on April 26th, 2009 at 11:46 pm

  30. may sent items ba yan? importante kasi sa akin yun

    31. RJ on May 3rd, 2009 at 8:32 pm

  31. you are given the option before sending the message if you will save a copy of just to send it…

    so far, i have not encountered any problems with my torque d100.. great phone at a low price!

    32. martin on May 4th, 2009 at 3:50 pm

  32. Can you store notes in the Torque D100? If yes how many? Does it have memory card where I can save notes and contacts?

    33. Apa on May 5th, 2009 at 11:33 am

  33. can i send mms? i still cannot activate it since yesterday

    34. Nerizza Enriquez on May 9th, 2009 at 4:41 pm

  34. matibay naman po kaya itong Torque? baka po masira agad eh..

    35. Lenar on May 11th, 2009 at 5:38 pm

  35. hi! how much memory ba ang kaya ng D100?

    tnx po….

    36. jc barba on May 27th, 2009 at 8:23 pm

  36. anyone there kung panu po madadagdagan ang message alert tones nung d100? d ko kasi alam kung panu e…

    thanks po… tsaka merun po bang full specific review bout sa d100?

    37. christian^_^ on May 28th, 2009 at 3:32 pm

  37. I’ve got a dual sim phone also just like mthe torque which i got from Sun cellular. I believe everyone knew about MyPhone. This phone is also dual-sim capable with the same specs like the torque and this one has also touchscreen feature and has a free 2GB microSD card.
    Phones from China are full packed with features and are really cheap and the only problem that I encountered is its very slow when it comes to creating new text msg and the picture quality is not that good but aside from that, i think this phone is a good catch if you are on a budget and wanted to get a fully-packed phone.

    38. melvin on May 30th, 2009 at 1:53 pm

  38. does torque have a webpage so we can see detailed features

    39. ernie on June 4th, 2009 at 5:35 pm

  39. I am very interested to buy torque dahil dual SIM sya. pwede po malaman kung saan ako pwede bumili nito? whuch store? Pls reply sa email ko albertservando@gmail.com…salamat…albert

    40. Albert Servando on June 4th, 2009 at 8:03 pm

  40. Question. Does it have group text and group creation function? Does Messaging have Sent Items?
    Need answer, please. Thank you.

    41. JeieL on June 9th, 2009 at 12:09 pm

  41. where to get one? do you deliver?

    42. rowena on July 27th, 2009 at 5:32 pm

  42. matagal ba life ng battery? baka wala pang one day magcharge ka ulit?

    43. merly on July 28th, 2009 at 8:36 am

  43. nag loload ako ng globe and smart. kaya gsto ko ng dual sim para 1 fon nalang gamit ko.

    kaya ba nito ma access ang smart menu and globe menu? yng ibang dual sim fon na natest ko hndi kaya e

    thnx

    44. jong on August 1st, 2009 at 3:50 am

  44. my tanong lng me pwede b yng lagyan ng games n gling sa java or jad and jar.reply agd poh pra mpagicpan k kng bibili me

    45. carlo on August 11th, 2009 at 1:55 pm

  45. can this block certain numbers/names?

    46. jolly on August 16th, 2009 at 2:54 am

  46. Hi, I bought this mobile here in Germany. They sell it under a different name. But it is the same as the Torque D100. You can get a PC-Suite (PhoneSuite ZTC B2)that is compatible here http://www.ztc.pt/item.php?i=1 All I can say is that I am really satisfied with the phone. My gf bought me a roaming sim card from the Phils. So she can me sms for just 1 Peso. With the other sim card I reply. I you want to know more about the phone feel free to contact me. klopfkaefer2002@gmx.net

    Take care people.

    47. George on August 17th, 2009 at 5:23 am

  47. we have available here in zamboanga city, meron pa nga may tv worth 5k….

    48. dansti on August 28th, 2009 at 6:26 pm

  48. amazing :d

    49. barkod on September 6th, 2009 at 6:54 am

  49. Mahal pa ung P3,799. I was given a flyer at Park Square 1 Makati and it was priced at P2,999. there is almost P7++ difference from you got it.

    50. coldchick on October 18th, 2009 at 12:44 pm

  50. how much it cost and how can i purchase????

    51. vinay pabla on November 17th, 2009 at 2:37 am

  51. how much it cost

    52. vinay pabla on November 17th, 2009 at 2:38 am

  52. hello can i ask where in manila is the service center of torque and contact number if u have…thanks super!! =)

    53. dianne on November 30th, 2009 at 9:36 pm

  53. Hi Jayvee,

    I bought one for myself shortly before Christmas. Very impressive phone, and cheap, unlike the previous one I had O2 X-phone 2 (which I’m selling as junk since I can’t find replacement parts such as scroll button, back cover and battery). Just one thing, when I looked into this model at Torque Online.com, it said it has Free-To-Air Mobile TV (Analogue, Landscape/Portrait Viewing Modes) yet I don’t see it in the phone menu.

    54. Eduardo Lino on January 6th, 2010 at 10:50 am

  54. I just saw Torque featured in Unang Hirit a couple of days ago, and the guy from Torque claim its made here in the Philippines not China. This is one more reason I’m saving money to buy this phone :) Wanna look into it if that’s true?

    55. Rowell on January 14th, 2010 at 11:36 pm

  55. [for Eduardo Lino] Torque has a D series and a DTV series. The one with the analog TV is the DTV. With what I saw on the show, it has a telescopic antenna hidden somewhere that you pull out when you wanna watch TV. Weird, but if it’s free TV, who cares?! :)

    56. Rowell on January 14th, 2010 at 11:54 pm

  56. is this it java capable?

    57. BRYAN on February 15th, 2010 at 6:31 pm

  57. it this phone java capable

    58. BRYAN on February 15th, 2010 at 6:32 pm

  58. hope it’ll play AAC format music files…

    59. Rett on May 18th, 2010 at 8:20 pm

  59. What are its GSM band frequencies? Is it quadband or just dualband?

    60. madr on July 29th, 2010 at 12:02 pm

  60. hi, ask ko lang po kung may sent items folder ang Torque D100. Thanks a lot :)

    61. warlock on August 16th, 2010 at 2:08 pm

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