Another awesome android phone called Starmobile Astra has arrived in the Philippine shores. This smartphone made waves throughout the social networking site Facebook because of its nice specs and affordable price. Starmobile is a new comer in the Philippine mobile market but they already have a slew of android devices in just a small span of time.
The Astra is Starmobile’s very first android phone but it will soon have it little brother when its manufacturer releases an entry-level called as the Starmobile Bright. The Bright will obviously have lower specs and will pack a smaller 3.5-inch display. The Starmobile Bright is priced at Php4,990.
Starmobile Astra Specifications
- Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich
- 4.3-inch Capacitive touchscreen, 480×800 pixel resolution
- 1GHz Dual-core processor
- 512MB RAM
- 4GB internal memory (expandable up to 32GB via microSD)
- 8 megapixel camera with flash
- VGA front camera
- 3G/HSDPA
- Wi-Fi, Wi-Fi hotspot
- Bluetooth A2DP
- microUSB v2.0
- Dimensions: 130.5 x 66.5 x 10.9mm
- 1500mAH battery
Starmobile Astra Price in the Philippines
The most awaited part of the mystery behind the Starmobile Astra is its price. Starmobile already announced its official price and the Astra can soon be bought for only Php6,990. If you’re tight on budget and you want a good android phone, then this device can be a choice but you can also look at MyPhone A878 and MyPhone A898 because they also have good set of specs and features for the same price.
Lahat ng star mobile phone overpriced tapos sirain pa. baka sister company eto ng Cherry mobile sa dami defecitive phone. sa ganyan price and specs makabili kana ng lenovo,huawei and alcatel branded pa.
Mukhang pare parehas ang problema ng nakabili ng astra ilang buwan pa lang sira na.. masyadong mahal ang P6990 para sa 3 mos. gamit ng phone puro kunsumisyon ang aabutin mo pag bumili ng product nila nanloloko lang sila ng tao.. Dine delete nila ang negative feedback pag nag post ka sa facebook.. Pinaayos ko phone ko pero hanggang ngayon hnd pa din naibabalik, naayos na daw at nasa courier na nagtataka lang ako kung ilang araw kaya bago makarating sa akin ang phone ko e within luzon din lang namn ako, buti sna kung nagbibigay sila ng spare phone habang inaayos nila yung phone mo, kya lang wla e….
bought astra after 1 week black out, edured it till one day bumaliktad lahat ng icons, i had to let it face the mirror so i can read it. pina replace ko i got the replacement 1 month after, super hassle! now im having problems with the wifi, i can’t connect!!!!!!! aaaaaaaaaaaarrrrggggg! for a P6990 this is not what i expected, should be P1000 lang! I really hate this phone! they should not sell it! it’s like they’re stealing money from people!
sablay!!! … bought June 20, 2013 … 2 weeks pa lang … may dead spots na sa LCD … as in nonreponsive … just imagine this … pag mag cocompose ka ng message … in portrait mode … di ko magamit yung letters U, H, B and number 7 … lagpas na sa 7-day replacement warranty … anak ng !@#$!@#$ … sayang pera …
update: dinala ko yung unit sa service center nila sa pasig, july 5 … ginawa yung unit … na iship saken july 13 … 3pm … excited ako … ok na ok … fast forward … 9pm … unresponsive na yung LCD as in lahat ng part ng screen … sabi ko na kasi sa kanila lemon yung unit … ilang beses ba kelangang masira yung unit para maintindihan nila na lemon yung unit at kelangan palitan na nila ng bago … ano to? ganito na lang nang ganito hanggang maubos warranty ko? nakakaloko na si starmobile a …
mukhang parehas tayo ng hinanakit dennis 2 weeks lang sira na ulit yung phone ko same issue pa din… message ulit ako sa kanila sa fb pick upin daw ulit nila para ayusin nakakaloka e parang mas matagal pang hawak nila ang telepono natin kakaayos kaysa sa pinakikinabangan natin ah… tama ka, pano na tayo pag natapos na yung 12 mos warranty natin? Ganun na lang ba yun… ok lang bigay ko sa kanila yung 6990 na pinambili ko plus kunsumisyon pero sa isang kundisyon gusto kong ibato sa mukha nila yung telepono para makabawi namn ako…
talagang problema na pala ng starmobile ang nonresponsive lcd!
Battery Life !
kahit ba lagyan ng apps na Power saver mabilis pa din maubos ng battery??
nice
Well, I never have bought a star mobile phone before, so I can’t make a personal review out of it. But I just wanted to help people out there wanting to have android phones but can’t afford the expensive ones
First and foremost, you’re not paying for the android software. It’s open source. Google’s not earning from that either. So an expensive android device seems impractical, right?
Wrong. If it’s not obvious yet, you’re paying for parts. Cheap phones = cheap parts, less wage on workers (less “devoted” workers. what, money’s the reason why they work, right?). This sacrifices stability, performance, and longevity. You get what you pay for I guess.
I know many of you would say you’d rather buy a cheap one. But I believe it’s better to earn up and invest in a more expensive one, even with similar specs. You get the promise that it will last long. That’s why you paid for it in the first place, to make sure you invested on something worth your hard earned money. Trust me. The only reason expensive things get replaced is because people gets sick of them, due to them lasting long.
I myself own a Samsung phone. It doesn’t have the same specs as the Astra has, but I believe it’s performing quite well. I already have it for 2 years. It may not seem much, but compare that to what you get for having cheap phones.
I have dropped it at considerable heights, and it’s still performing exceptionally well.
If you suffer from battery loss, I suggest you download a task manager off the Play Store. It’s free anyway, and a good one saves up your battery quite nicely.
As for those regarding the 3G, if I am not mistaken, you need to have your settings first. Once you have that, or if you already have that, turn on the packet data or mobile network. That’s the 3g or HSDPA. It’s in settings, then wireless networks, if not in the drop down thingy.
almost 7k its not a cheap one! Star mobile misleading the people by selling hidden deffective products.
ung ibang featues di pa totoo
sablay daw to sabi ng pinsan ko madali ma lowbat saka may dead pixel ..
sablay nga … yung saken 2 weeks pa lang … may dead spots na sa LCD … as in nonreponsive … just imagine this … pag mag cocompose ka ng message … in portrait mode … di ko magamit yung letters U, H, B and number 7 … lagpas na sa 7-day replacement warranty … anak ng !@#$!@#$