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Starmobile Diamond V7: 5.7″ Quad-core, 18MP camera

Name: Starmobile Diamond V7: 5.7″ Quad-core, 18MP camera
Brand: Starmobile
Rating: 4.8 (1 reviews)

Abe Olandres May 29, 2013 · 1 min read

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Aside from the Starmobile Knight which we revealed earlier, the phone company has another bigger handset to reveal today that comes with a pair of 18-megapixel and 8-megapixel camera — the Starmobile Diamond V7.

We got an exclusive access to the promotional materials for the Starmobile Diamond V7.

Here’s the complete hardware configuration:

Starmobile Diamond V7 specs:
5.7-inch HD display @ 720×1280 pixels, 257ppi
Asahi Dragontrail Glass
MediaTek MT6589 1.2GHz quad-core processor
PowerVR SGX544MP
1GB RAM
4GB internal storage
up to 32GB via microSD card
3G/HSPA up to 7.2Mbps
Dual-SIM, dual standby
WiFi 802.11 b/g/n
Bluetooth 2.0
18MP AF BSI rear camera with dual-LED flash
1080p video recording @ 30fps
8MP AF BSI front-facing
1080p video recording @ 30fps
GPS w/ aGPS support
Android 4.2 Jellybean
Li-ion 2,600mAh battery

It’s pretty interesting to note that this model is strikingly similar to the i-mobile IQ 9 (based in Thailand). In which case, we find it noteworthy to mention the very thin dimensions (161 x 82 x 8.9mm) of the device.

More on the Starmobile Diamond V7 later today during our live coverage.

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70 Comments

gadgeteer · 11 years ago

this is yesterday’s technology, dapat ito i sale na lang ng 3,500 bago tuluyan mawalan ng value.

nivram · 13 years ago

Ang mahal.. Mas panalo pa dito specs ng My Phone Vortex. Mas mura pa. Talo ang Diamond V7 sa Vortex. Mag My Phone Vortex na lang kayo..

face2face · 13 years ago

ang tagal lumabas. di naman maganda. wala parin tatalo sa iceberg ng myphone.

ian gonzales · 13 years ago

magkno po yung price ng dimond v7?

dodung · 13 years ago

Isa lang mayari ng arc mobile and O+

iamasagmaw · 13 years ago

O+ gawa yan ng nokia..pantapat sa CM..mga unggoy!!!

north15 · 13 years ago

Nakakatakot bumili, wait nalang ako ng lenovo k900, 22k pero sulit naman…

Jep · 13 years ago

I think this is the one reviewed by poptalk, and it cost around 11K.

wewe · 13 years ago

257ppi !?! Crap!!!

lui · 13 years ago

kung mtk6589 ito, dapat HSPA+ na ung data connection nito, ung 21mbps.. tama ba? baka snapdragon 8265Q lng ito kaya 7.2mbps lng

poBear · 13 years ago

i hope local stores rebrand one of this soon =) http://www.91firefly.com/ber8.php

MJ Dela Cruz · 13 years ago

Di naman LTE. Wala rin. ^^ mga chipangga

QC Delata · 13 years ago

pa LTE2x ka pa… wala ka na nang pambili ng load para sa text. shet!

troll mode activated · 13 years ago

Starmobile and Vice Ganda = perfect combination for all the sexual deviants out there

Freeje · 13 years ago

1GB RAM and 4GM internal storage? Are you kidding me? They should call it Silver V7 instead. Definitely not worthy of the name diamond.

Hermie · 13 years ago

Anyone have an idea what the heck is TP Bonding?

What kind of SIM kaya – mini, micro o mix parang Scribe HD?

jujuju · 13 years ago

Sssshhhhhhh… nagmimeeting pa sila about sa price.. mukang hndi sila magkasundo pa… o.O

jest · 13 years ago

wag na mag dada ung cant afford to buy 10k up phone…just stick to your low price phone.. ok? ahahahhaha

Nibelung · 13 years ago

low price nga mas maganda naman chipset kesa dito :D

lorens · 13 years ago

eh gagong tao lang ang bibili ng rebranded china phone sa halagang 10k up… ouch does it hurt koya?

Jp · 13 years ago

Hmmm… yep… pretty much an iq 9… I have one that I bought sa Thailand… Just realized though na sobrang laki niya pero so far, I think it’s the best yet… Camera (despite the 18MP/8MP reso) isn’t really that cool… Mas ok pa yung 12MP ng Xperia S…

Ryan · 13 years ago

Higher MP doesnt always result better pics. Malakas lang kumain ng space sa memory yan.

allah snackbar · 13 years ago

ows… hindi pa kaya na release sa thailand. magkano nabili mo? aber…

magic5 · 13 years ago

Wawa nmn alcatel, ndi pa nga naddisplay unit nla sa shelves andme na kgad lumabas na pang tapat sknla specialy 4 d scribe hd. Sna babaan pa nla ng konti price nla pra mbura na sa market yng mga siraan na unit ng mga rebranded phones na yan!

Imbes kc na babaan nla ung price eh lalo png tinaasan, d2 sa mga reviews n blogs eh p13,490 ang srp, pro nung nag ask ako sa kiosk nla sa southmall eh p14,990 daw tpos wla png demo unit, ayaw pa ptignan n pa open kung ndi ka bbili on d spot.. tsk2..

andrewph · 13 years ago

nice… another rebrand from i-mobile, the i-mobile iq 9 … :D

abuzalzal · 13 years ago

It should be aptly called STARMOBILE GOLD

Since ginto naman magpresyo ang SM

asa pa kayo..lol

chacha · 13 years ago

Buti na lng di nkuha ng O+ ito kundi lalong mahal to sa eat bulaga at iba png advertising fee.

besides CM doesnt optimize much the Firmware according to battery kay madalas nagiinit, habol nila marelease agad saka sa dami ng narelease nila haba tuloy ng pila sa service center at kawawa mga early buyers kasi may bago agad.

leon · 13 years ago

@chacha – gago! O+ ay hindi rebrand, sila mismo ang gumawa ng designs at specs. powta! pagaaralan mo muna bago ka magpost ng katanggahan mo!

abuzalzal · 13 years ago

@leon

but the manufacturing process is in Shenzen…does that make any difference at all?

leon · 13 years ago

@abu

shenzen lahat pero yung desenyo at specs ay exclusive sa O+ di mo yan makikita sa ibang bansa na naka rebrand. hindi tulad ng cherry, mp at starmobile sa ibang bansa me karbonn, micromaxx at i-mobile at kun ano-ano pang rebrand.

abuzalzal · 13 years ago

leon

But that doesn’t warrant that it is a more ”durable” or prestigious device since ANYBODY can just fly to the U.S., put up some small office there as their base headquartersm, pay their taxes then throw their 99.9 percent of manpower in CHINA.

I don’t buy this BS marketing gimmick American-designed crap…that doesn’t make them special…pare pareho lang naman yan

leon · 13 years ago

quality is subjective, never said anything about it being more durable. just stating a fact that O+ is a legit brand on its own, like alcatel and lenovo which does not rely on pre assembled ODM phones and slapping their brand on it? gets?