Are you in the market for some affordable phablets this
summer? We'll guess what, Starmobile has dropped the prices of its best selling
smartphones until June 30 in kiosks, stores and resellers nationwide. The local vendor’s Big Time
promo covers considerable price drop of its Diamond S phablet series - Diamond S1, S2 and S3.
Prices drop to Php 6,490 for the Diamond S1, Php 7,990 for the
Diamond S2 and Php 7,490 for the Diamond S3. And if you’re wondering how these
phones fair up in terms of hardware capabilities, we have compared their
respective specs right after the jump.
Technical
Specifications
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Diamond
S1
|
Diamond
S2
|
Diamond
S3
|
|
General
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Price
|
P6,490 from P8,990
|
P7,990 from 9,990
|
P7,490 from 8,990
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Discount
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P2,500 or 28%
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P2,000 or 20%
|
P1,500 or 17%
|
|
Dual Sim
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Yes, Regular + Micro SIM
|
Yes, Regular + Micro SIM
|
Yes, dual active
|
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Network
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3G/HSPA+ download up to 21.1 Mbps,
Quadband
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3G/HSPA+ up to 21.1Mbps
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3.5G HSPA+ upto 21.1 mbps
|
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Display
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Type
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qHD Multitouch Capacitive Touchscreen, Asahi
Dragontrail scratch resistant glass
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qHD IPS OGS Capacitive Touchscreen, Asahi
Dragontrail scratch resistant glass
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qHD IPS Capacitive Touchscreen OGS display,
Multitouch
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Size/Resolution
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5-inch, 960 x 540 pixels, 220 ppi
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6-inch, 960 x 540 pixels, 184 ppi
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5.5-inch, 960 x 540 pixels, 200 ppi
|
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Data
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WiFi
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Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
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Bluetooth
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
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GPS
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Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
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USB
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
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Memory
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RAM
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1GB
|
1GB
|
1GB
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Internal
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4GB
|
4GB
|
4GB
|
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Memory Card Slot
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Yes, up to 32GB
|
Yes, up to 32GB
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Yes, up to 32GB
|
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Camera
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Main Camera
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12MP, auto-focus with BSI & LED flash
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12MP, auto-focus with dual BSI
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8MP, auto-focus with BSI & LED flash
|
Front Camera
|
3MP, BSI
|
3MP, BSI
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2MP
|
|
Features
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Operating System
|
Android 4.2 Jelly Bean
|
Android 4.2 Jelly Bean
|
Android 4.2 Jelly Bean
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CPU
|
1.3GHz quad-core processor I, MT6582M
|
1.3GHz quad-core processor I, MT6582M
|
1.2GHz quad-core I Broadcom 23550
|
|
GPU
|
Mali-400MP
|
Mali-400MP
|
Broadcom VideoCoreIV
|
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Colors
|
Black
|
White & blue
|
Black
|
|
Body
|
146.7x73.5x9.1mm, 152g, Curved-edge display
|
Magnalium Alloy Frame, 9mm slim, has magnetic
flip case
|
8.8mm slim
|
|
Battery
|
2000mAh
|
2400mAh
|
2300mAh
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