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The first octa-core smartphone by a local brand, Starmobile, is now out in stores with a suggested retail price of Php13,990 as shown on their poster published in selected newspapers today.
Starmobile Diamond X1 specs:
6-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD IPS display, 245ppi
Scratch-resistant coating
1.7GHz Octa-core MediaTek MT6592 CPU
Mali 450MP4 GPU
2GB RAM
Expandable 8GB internal storage (up to 64GB)
18MP BSI auto focus camera with LED Flash
8MP BSI front-facing camera
Dual-SIM, dual standby
3G/HSPA+
WiFi 802.11 b/g/n
Bluetooth
GPS w/ aGPS support
FM Radio
2x Yamaha 1420 speakers w/ 1.2W output
Android 4.2.2 Jellybean
What is yet unknown is the actual battery rating but our initial estimate is that it’s just around 2,300mAh.
The Starmobile Diamond X1 comes in either black or white colors. Official retail price if Php13,990.
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abuzalzal says:
💠 Supremacy🏆3
Yung teaser ad nila last month, 1080p daw…ngayon 720p lang pala, ano ba tologoh!?
Tsaka may ”Default install to SD card” option ba ito? like, most CM devices have this feature, kung wala, iiyak ka sa liit ng usable space niyan.
PRICING medyo mahal for a 720p device, they could’ve sacrificed a bit by lowering it down (SRP) a little in order to gain more sales volume.
^_^ says:
🌱 Noobs🏆1
13,990? Mga baliw!
abuzalzal says:
💠 Supremacy🏆3
1080p + Bigger battery = justifiable na sana to warrant their asking price.
Yeah it is definitely NOT a good deal lol
Vekou X Aitenshi says:
🥉 Rookie🏆1
Mabuti pang mag THL T100 na lang..
Abudaldal says:
🌱 Noobs🏆1
Woah. Masyadong mahal. It will only cost u 11k including shipping at etotalk (dot) com for a 16 gb, 2gb ram and same processor with 1080p display. Masyadong mahal to, this even just a rebranded china/indian phone with a downgraded display
pytz says:
🌱 Noobs🏆1
Then better w8 for abuzalzal’s top brand cherry to launch their “octa ng bayan or octa for evry juan” lol!
John says:
🌱 Noobs🏆1
Sana 5″ 720p na lang. Buy ko yun.
Ayaw ko sa 1080p, di naman pansin difference tsaka makate sa battery at performance.
MAG RELEASE PO SANA 5″ 720p Octacore 2gb ram PLEASE!
wew says:
💠 Supremacy🏆3
awww ang mahaal haha
Faust says:
🏅 Newbie🏆4
Hmmm.. not bad at all.
yify says:
🌱 Noobs🏆1
ok na sana kaso 6″ is too big for me.. 5″ nga malaki na haha. I need a phone that can fit inside my pocket. :p
ronsterrr says:
🌱 Noobs🏆1
Wala ba itong GLONASS support sa gps module nito?
Zobel says:
🥉 Bronze🏆2
Kabobohang specs and price. Hintayin nyo na lang lumabas ang S5 then saka kayo bumili ng S4 dahil magiging 19K na lang yun. Utangin nyo na lang 5K. Let us not support mediocrity.
zhel says:
🌱 Noobs🏆1
Well, Let’s compare it with the flagship phones of other local brands:
Star mobile Diamond x1 = 13,990
Myphone Iceberg mini = 12,888
Cherry Mobile OHD2X = 12,399
I know that specs wise, its foolish to compare, kase these phones belong to an older generation of mediatek precossors.. pero the fact that SM-Dx1 is rocking a new processor and is just 1k-1.5k more expensive than the others…You have to give Starmobile credit for that..
well, not everyone has 14k.. so I understand why you would call it expensive.
My only gripe is, sana instead of companies saying that they’re phones have “18 mp cameras”, maging totoo na lang sila and sabihin nila “it has a 13 mp camera but has an interpolation software that will allow you to take digitally enhanced photos upto 18 mp”
wew says:
💠 Supremacy🏆3
@zhel lol kung ikaw anang nasa lagay nila paniguradong “18 mp cameras” pa rin ang ilalagay mo kasi ung nilalagay mong statement eh bukod sa mahaba eh hindi maiintindihan ng mga tao.di naman lahat ng tao eh tech geek.