Starmobile Diamond X1, 6-inch with Octa-core CPU

A few days ago, Starmobile sent out info that they’ll be releasing their first octa-core Android smartphone that packs a 6-inch display, an 18-megapixel shooter and 2GB RAM – the Diamond X1.

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Image credit: Rappler.com

Starmobile didn’t provide much info on their teaser release but after some digging and cross-referencing with press renders provided by Rappler, we believe that it’s a rebranded Intex Aqua i17 which was launched in India last month.

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Image credit: ThinkDigit.com

Here’s the spec sheet of the Auqa i17 as provided by FoneArena.com:
6-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD IPS display, 245ppi
1.7GHz Octa-core MediaTek MT6592 CPU
Mali 450MP4 GPU
2GB RAM
13 megapixel auto focus camera with LED Flash
5 megapixel front-facing camera
16GB/ 32GB internal storage (no microSD)
3.5mm audio jack
FM Radio
dual Yamaha 1420 speakers w/ 1.2W output
7mm thick
3G HSPA+
WiFi 802.11 b/g/n
Bluetooth
GPS w/ aGPS
2,300mAh removable battery
dual-SIM, dual standby
Android 4.2.2 Jellybean
Black, White

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Image credit: BGR.in

Take note that the Diamond X1’s main and front cameras feature a higher pixel count at 18 megapixel and 8 megapixel respectively. So some of the specs listed above may differ from the actual Diamond X1.

intex aqua i17_thinkdigit
Image credit: ThinkDigit.com

The Starmobile Diamond X1 is slated to be launched in January 2014 with an expected price not exceeding Php15k. This compliments the Aqua i17’s price of Rs20,000 or around Php14k when converted.

{sources: 1, 2, 3, 4}

Diangson Louie

This article was written by Louie Diangson, Managing Editor of YugaTech. You can follow him at @John_Louie.

https://www.yugatech.com

22 Comments

Marf says:

11 years ago

anybody bought this phone? any actual reviews? thanks! whats the best cheap smartphone as of date? thanks!
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Heckler says:

11 years ago

Alam niyo naman siguro na yung octacore na yan eh supposedly, mas matipid sa battery no?

SUS
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randolf balmaceda says:

11 years ago

When will it be released and how much?
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Joshua says:

11 years ago

Not impressed with the battery in such. Better make it bigger starmobile.
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Xpd777 says:

11 years ago

Don’t count on it StarMobile. this is just building hype and giving false hopes to buyers. I’ve seen this marketing ploy with the SM Knight, which is over-hyped and no availability nationwide. Starmobile’s logistics cannot equate with their marketing. Meaning, Launch Date to Rlease Date is too long. When SM Knight arrived in store here in cagayan de oro, it never sold out because it was over shadowed by the arrival of the CM Cosmos X2. Cherry mobile’s just lurking behind this marketing, I bet my neck that Cherry “CAN” release and make available an Octacore phone before SM X1 reaches stores.
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zhel says:

11 years ago

palagay ko talo ka sa pustahan.. Dami na nakabili nitong phone na ito.. narelease na. San octacore ng CM???

indi marketing strategy ang ngyari sa release ni SM knight. kapalpakan tawag dun. And thoguh they paid for it.. it seems they also learned from it.

ralf says:

11 years ago

what class of camera? bsi ba? yan or just ordinary cam na malabo in low light area?
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ralf says:

11 years ago

what class of camera? bsi ba? yan or just ordinary cam na malabo in low light area
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o says:

11 years ago

That octa core is very misleading. It’s an ARM big.Little architecture. Four cortex A7s and four cortex A9 or A15 cores. The A7s run when minimal CPU is required, switching to the more powerful cores when needed.

So it is really a four core CPU.

The Exynos 5 Octa uses the same scheme. Supposedly all 8 cores will soon be usable, good news for us Galaxy S4 users.
http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2013/09/samsungs-exynos-5-octa-will-be-able-to-use-all-eight-of-its-cores-in-q4/

But the A7 cores are much weaker than the A15 cores that I don’t think it’s relevant.
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zhel says:

11 years ago

Lol.. Mag marunong ka pa… Hindi exynos yan. NKT6592, lahat ng 8 cores nyan A7 na gumagana ng sabay sabay..

Basa basa muna pag may time.. pag wala.. wag magmarunong
Mang Tomas says:

11 years ago

Idiot. The mt6592 is a real octa-core processor. All 8 cores are simultaneously active.

chacha says:

11 years ago

octacores? yan na ba trend ngayon? saan mo nman gagamiting games yan? bibili na lng ako ng PS vita at quadcore na myphone Cyclone hiwalay pa gaming at phone ko, mahirap malobat ang phone, communication yan. sa price nyan konti na lng dagdag mo kaya na siguro dalawang device na yan.
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abuzalzal says:

11 years ago

There’s a reason why they didn’t announce the price lmao

It is ”almost” a certainty that this phone is gonna be one of the most expensive first wave of Octa device this coming January, karera sila ng O +, hahaha

Mag HUWAWEI na lang kayo…ALCATEL idol X+ could’ve been an excellent choice, but they blew it due to the lack of storage expandabillity.
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kim says:

11 years ago

expect the CRAZY UNJUSTIFIED price kaya congrats sa bibili hahaha
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www.kusina101.com says:

11 years ago

whats the use of octa-core kung ang battery ay 2,300mAh at 3G lang. pfth!
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Benchmark says:

11 years ago

Hmmm just womdering why 18mpixel naging 13mp sa intex…hmmm maybe a camera upgrade?
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Ex-Alodian Knight says:

11 years ago

The word “Interpolation”

wew says:

11 years ago

mahal to starmobile eh hahaha
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aln123 says:

11 years ago

The upcoming Huawei Mate 2 would probably cost just a little bit more.
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abuzalzal says:

11 years ago

Asa pa kayo sa Starmobile, Php16, 999 ito Lol
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jp says:

11 years ago

The battery is 2,600 mAh and not 2,300 mAh as stated in this yugatech article. Otherwise, it is a disaster.

http://gadgetstouse.com/quick-hands-on/intex-aqua-i17-mt6592-octa-core-hands-on-review/12462
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