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Starmobile outs Diamond S1, S2, and S3 smartphones

Starmobile’s launch of 13 new devices yesterday included 3 large-screen handsets like the Diamond S1, Diamond S2 and Diamond S3.


Starmobile Diamond S1 specs:
5-inch qHD LCD display @ 960×540 pixels
Asahi Dragontrail Glass
Mediatek 1.3GHz quad-core processor
1GB RAM
4GB internal storage
3.5G/HSPA+ 21.1Mbps
WiFi 802.11 b/g/n
Bluetooth 2.0
GPS
Dual-SIM, dual-standby
12MP BSI rear camera, LED flash
3MP BSI front-facing camera
Android 4.2 Jellybean

The Diamond S1 will be available in stores by the 4th week of November and will have a retail price of Php8,990.

Starmobile Diamond S2 specs:
6-inch qHD LCD display @ 960×540 pixels
Mediatek 1.3GHz quad-core processor
1GB RAM
4GB internal storage
3.5G/HSPA+ 21.1Mbps
WiFi 802.11 b/g/n
Bluetooth 2.0
GPS
Dual-SIM, dual-standby
12MP BSI rear camera, LED flash
3MP BSI front-facing camera
Android 4.2 Jellybean

The Diamond S2 also comes with a magnetic flip cover. It will be available in stores by the 4th week of November and will have a retail price of Php9,990.

Starmobile Diamond S3 specs:
5.5-inch qHD LCD display @ 960×540 pixels
Mediatek 1.2GHz quad-core processor
1GB RAM
4GB internal storage
3.5G/HSPA+ 21.1Mbps
WiFi 802.11 b/g/n
Bluetooth 2.0
GPS, GLONASS
Dual-SIM, dual-standby
8MP BSI rear camera, LED flash
2MP BSI front-facing camera
Android 4.2 Jellybean

The Diamond S3 will be available in stores by the 4th week of November and will have a retail price of Php8,990.

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Abe is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of YugaTech with over 20 years of experience in the technology industry. He is one of the pioneers of blogging in the country and considered by many as the Father of Tech Blogging in the Philippines. He is also a technology consultant, a tech columnist with several national publications, resource speaker and mentor/advisor to several start-up companies.

47 Responses

  1. Avatar for Zobel Zobel says:

    Sakit din yan ng Starmobile Flirt. Dapat na backup mo imei using Mobile Uncle Tools. If not better ask for help sa FB group ng phone mo na lang.

  2. Avatar for Bess Bess says:

    I have a Starmobile Diamond S3 phone that cannot detect SIM cards anymore (8-mo old phone). Has anyone encountered this problem and fixed it? The SIM cards I’m using can be detected by other phones. I tried cleaning the SIM card slot contacts with an electronic contact cleaner, rebooting, and factory resetting but none of these fixed the problem.

  3. Avatar for kevin john padilla kevin john padilla says:

    I have used skk, cherrymobile and myphone already but I was disappointed cuz madali silang nasira with the SAME problems. Screens are like touching itself na you cant even control it. so I’ve decided to purchase SM Diamond S3 and as far as I’m using it. Didnt encounter any defects. Untill now It’s still working like brand new. I guess It’s worth the price..

  4. Avatar for mcoi mcoi says:

    Hello, kahit anong phone na maupuaan/maipit siguro magkakaproblema yun. Tsaka Starmobile usapan dito bro, hindi SKK.

    • Avatar for Zobel Zobel says:

      I didn’t say naupuan. Naipit. My point is na da damage ang ilang area ng screen dahil na flex sa masikip na bulsa sobrang laki ng screen. By the way, congrats nga pala dahil isa ka sa mga nagpauto sa Starmobile lolz.

  5. Avatar for Dors Dors says:

    Same ung problem ko sa starmobile Diamond S2. may part sa screen na hndi mapindot. Hndi ko ma-access ang mga apps ko. Nakakainis na. Kakakuha ko lang nito tapos may problema agad! anung ginawa nyo?

    • Avatar for mcoi mcoi says:

      sakin last june ko binili, yung sayo Dors kelan mo sya binili?

    • Avatar for Dors Dors says:

      Mcoi, june q lng din toh nakuha. Ngadd aq ng line s sun.

    • Avatar for Zobel Zobel says:

      Hi. Sakit yan ng mga malalaking screens. I know someone na may SKK Mobile Silver. At 5.7″ naipit sa bulsa kaya may part na hindi nya na masyadong mapindot.

  6. Avatar for mcoi mcoi says:

    Me too same problem, sabi nung isa kong friend madali daw pasukin ng alikabok yung screen (na pareho saken) kaya papaayos ko lang to then benta na rin,

  7. Avatar for ajieluz ajieluz says:

    bumili ako ng starmobile diamond s2 last May 9, then June 11 nasira na yung touch screen nya, ang hirap na mapindot at kung ano ano lumalabas. parang sayang naman yung pera ko. sana maayos pa ng warranty nila.

    • Avatar for chochoy chochoy says:

      Me too…sabi na iipit daw yung screen. Hay benta ko nalng pag na return na sakin ng SM

  8. Avatar for watevs watevs says:

    kung makakahawak kayo ng SM u’ll never know what to say. its impressive.really!the design and display panalo! myphone and cm so china ang display. see it for yourself :)

    • Avatar for Jc Jc says:

      Try using Cherrymobile Omega HD 2 and Apollo.. kakainin mo sinabi mo at lilipat ka sa Cherrymobile :v

    • Avatar for shella shella says:

      lol Jc, I have both Omega HD 2.0 and Starmobile Diamond S2. I can say Diamond S2 is better speaking of gaming, camera and video capute, and multitasking, plus a larger hd screen.

  9. Avatar for Zobel Zobel says:

    Kapal ng apog. Same price lang ng SKK Mobile Silver ang S2 pero 8GB ang storage and 720p pa.

    At bakit pareho price ng S1 sa S3?

  10. Avatar for EPIC EPIC says:

    Puro kayo comment ng kung ano ano.Tanong lang, nagkaroon n b kayo nian? Puro hula.

  11. Avatar for Swabe Swabe says:

    Got Diamond S1 as a review unit.

    It was a decent, well made and solid smartphone.
    Crisp graphics and not laggy when it comes to brutal (graphics) games.

    And for those people who are bashing the qHD screen. Well FYI, It’s better than FULL HD when you only have a Mediatek 1.3 QUAD shits!
    It will drain yer battery fast and making your phone hot like every HOT MONAY from the bakery!
    Also, S1 reached 17K as per benchmarks! ( SO YEP DIG THAT! )

    The only downside of this phone? that 4gb internal. Coz not all apps can be transferred to External SD ( Not unless you rooted it )

  12. Avatar for hahaa hahaa says:

    kakapanganak pa lang dying star na! hahahaha

  13. Avatar for elaHcM elaHcM says:

    star that does not shine bright but hungry for shining moneys

  14. Avatar for fanatic fanatic says:

    nyehh ang mahal naman nitoo maganda ba to?

    • Avatar for efd efd says:

      i think not, comments plg nila panget na e hahaha kht bashers yan dpt meron mga mgagandang comment kht papano e wala e

  15. Avatar for ahmad aldal ahmad aldal says:

    Magtableya na lang ako kung ganito. Mura na may tsokolate ka pa. Saan ka pa?

  16. Avatar for tmcr7 tmcr7 says:

    Hi guys! Pwede ba malaman kung anu-anong phablets ang mabibili niyo sa ganyang presyo? Mas maganda ba ang specs?

  17. Avatar for crackinthewall crackinthewall says:

    Sana i-release ang Moto G dito. Kailangan ng local brands ng competition pagdating sa “high-end” phones nila. Para man lang maging mas reliable yung phones nila at gumanda aftersales support.

    At $199, mga 10-11k siguro yun dito with taxes so ka-presyo lang ng mga Agua Vortex, Cosmos, at Diamond.

  18. Avatar for abuzalzal abuzalzal says:

    Ang pinaka-consolation na lang ng buyers dito, pag nasira, maa-asikaso kaagad, kasi mangilan-ngilan lang yung mga bumili.

    Pero MyGad, @ Php10k, chipipay generic specs, pinalaki lang yung screen na hindi man lang pinaabot sa 720p, sino kayang utu-uto ang bibili dito?

  19. Avatar for eandom eandom says:

    Basura naman. qHD at mahal pa. Jusko. Starmobile never learns

  20. Avatar for snowden snowden says:

    I read some Stars are dimmer than others. And that *Cherries* are sweeter by December…

  21. Avatar for Zobel Zobel says:

    Full HD 441 ppi, Dual sim, 4G, quad core, 3K and above mah, scratch proof, decent build quality, image stabilizer and excellent zoom. I don’t give a shit if it’s the cheapest processor they put in. Those are the only things I wish for a local phone. Is that too much to ask? Why can’t anyone build that?

    • Avatar for kabayan kabayan says:

      they’re not in the business to please wanna be priviledged cunty fucks like you. wag maingay! mag rugby ka nalang, kid.

  22. Avatar for vince vince says:

    i have a diamond. my only problem with it is that even with all the tricks i have googled and asked from other people, the GPS either doesnt work or takes tens of minutes before it gets a fix. while my old samsung galaxy Y right beside it gets a fix fast, and the galaxy Y has no sim card and the wifi is off

  23. Avatar for pinheadoy pinheadoy says:

    I should write ” neither tab lasted 6 months”. Not “both”.

  24. Avatar for pinheadoy pinheadoy says:

    My concerns are: 1. starmobile = unreliable. both engage 7 tablets I bought didn’t last 6 months.
    2. Only 4gb of storage. geez. My Nexus 4 had 8gb and that want enough.

    • Avatar for Windows iDroid Windows iDroid says:

      Ung Starmobile Astra ko nga nung pang 7 months na panay balik ako sa customer service ang dami kong problem na na encounter like ung screen kung anu-anu ung pinipindot, buti ung Sony Xperia ZR ko at Nokia 925 hindi nakaranas ng ganito. >.<

  25. Avatar for abuzalzal abuzalzal says:

    It’s raining low ppi.
    And high price tag.

    Bash away folks

  26. Avatar for jake jake says:

    Talagang confident ang StarMobile sa product nila. Kung makapag bigay ng price parang bigatin talaga ang brand. haha!

    • Avatar for Bing Bong Bing Bong says:

      Epic fail! qhd only at those price points. lalamunin sila ng local competition
      I would go gor cherry mobile or myphone at least

    • Avatar for laydees laydees says:

      mag lenovo nalang kayo… mura na, dekalidad pa! brand pa na maasahan. wag sayangin ang pera.

    • Avatar for Jacinto Jacinto says:

      mag LG G2 nalang kayo its worth the price!

    • Avatar for StarmobileDiamondS2 StarmobileDiamondS2 says:

      Dont Judge. What phone do you have? and you Jacinto, dont compare SM-S2 to LG G2. The price is not the same. LG G2 is 3 times expensive than SM-s2.

    • Avatar for Henry Henry says:

      Lala unin lng ng kata i3 yang mga sinabi nyong brand. Imba specs ang kata i3 sa price range nila

    • Avatar for Henry Henry says:

      Lalamunin lng ng kata i3 yang mga sinabi nyong brand. Imba specs ang kata i3 sa price range nila

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