Jan 2016 - cloudfone, most well-known smart phone and tablet manufacturer in Philippines, has held a product launching press conference in Manila and announced that latest cloudfone smart phone based on SoFIA 3G-R cooperatively developed by Rockchip and Intel, is put into mass production and will distribute worldwide recently.

cloudfone smart phone adopt SoFIA 3G-R(X3-C3230RK), Quad-core processor; 5 inch with resolution of 1280*720; 1GB+8GB and 2GB+16GB memory specs , support GSM/GPRS/EDGE 850/900/1800MHz/1900MHz and WCDMA 2100(1900)/900(850)MHz. Front and rear camera pixels are 2 million pixels and 8 million pixels, respectively; the standard configuration is Bluetooth 4.0/WiFiGPS/FM/G-sensor etc.; the system is Android 5.1 Lollipop. cloudfone smart phone special edition is cooperative with most popular movie Star Wars and Disney. It will launch authorized accessories at the same time.

"There are several technology advantages of SoFIA 3G-R (X3-C3230RK) processor which make the terminal products very competitive in the market: faster, multitasking ability, lower consumption and super endurance, especially the superiorities of multimedia and 3D game performance. cloudfone will be powered by SoFIA 3G-R to enlarge their competitiveness in aboard and domestic market." cloudfone said during the press conference.  

SoFIA 3G-R （X3-C3230RK）is developed cooperatively by Rockchip and Intel, 28nm manufacturing technology, Intel Atom framework, Quad-core 64 bits processor, positioning in middle-end 3G smart communication products. The Baseband technology of SoFIA chips is widely authenticated in the world and has mature applications. The sensitivity, stability and covering power of spectrum and signal are much better than similar products.

“With high stability and integration ability, SoFIA 3G-R （X3-C3230RK）is mature and conductive to middle-end 3G products. “ Rockchip senior VP Feng Chen said in the interview, “With gradually improvement of market share of Rockchip communication solution in Philippines, we will have more input in technology and product development and provide more services and support to smart phone manufacturers and brands in Philippines

Philippines have become Southeast Asia's third-largest smart phone sales market. According to the data released by IDC in 2015, the shipment of smart phone in Philippines has reached 12.4 million last year, only behind Indonesia (25 million) and Thailand (16.5 million) in Southeast Asia.

 The analysts said that Rockchip and local manufacturers in Philippines have achieved win-win cooperation. Taking advantages of SoFIA 3G-R (X3-C3230RK) and integrated supply chain solution of Rockchip in China, cloudfone will rapidly extend its market share in Philippines. Using the experience of successfully cooperating with famous brands in Indonesia and Africa, Rockchip will realize the goal that SoFIA 3G-R can occupy communication chip market in the near future.