Starmobile FeatureSmart T601i Review by an Ordinary Cellphone User

I got the chance to try the first of a series of mobile phones that incorporates the best features of a smartphone but is not exactly a smartphone -- the Smartmobile FeatureSmart T601i which comes at an affordable price of P3,290. And didn't I mention? It's dual-sim capable, perfect especially for the Filipino user.

Box showing the features of the unit

The view from the top

Below are photos which show how it looks like from different angles and gives you an idea of what it is made off.

Anterior part of the unit with the port for the charger (center), power on button (left), ear phone port (right)

caudal portion with the home button (center), back button (right)

Back view showing the built-in 3.2 MP camera and TV antenna (lower right hand corner)

When you power on, this is how the screen would look like...

This unit is touchscreen, specifically a responsive 3.5" capacitive touchscreen type and I am satisfied with how it responds. Tapping the Main Menu will give you this...

This shows it has wireless connectivity and features resembling a smartphone

Notice Facebook, Twitter, Inquirer, JobMarket, YM?

I was able to use the wifi connectivity of this unit. Opera mobile is its built-in browser. The App store has limited number of apps though and the games do not have the superior graphics of smartphones.

Now let's the TV.

Mobile TV works with the local TV channels. Good!

Of course it has FM radio also.

For a dual-sim capable phone with smartphone features, it may not satisfy the "advanced" users but it is definitely suited for the ordinary user who wants to try the more expensive smartphone but could not afford to buy one.

Starmobile: making Cebu and Filipinos more happy

Mobile phones particularly smartphones are quite pricey but more and more people wish to get one.

Enter a new player in the mobile phones industry ---Starmobile! A star is born!

Starmobile, a local maker of quality dual SIM mobile phones is now in Cebu offering to Cebuanos among other cellphone models, a mobile phone with the features of a smartphone but the price of an ordinary cellular phone. We know that many Filipinos carry more than one cellular number so a phone with dual SIM card capability is something many customers would want.

Carrying the Starmobile line currently is the new FeatureSmart T601i, the first of a series of mobile phones that incorporates the best features of a smartphone at an affordable price of P3,290. side from the dual sim capabilities, it has Wifi connectivity, Mobile TV, a 3.2 MP camera, built-in access to Facebook, Twitter and internet browsing via Opera Mobile. The screen is a responsive 3.5" capacitive touchscreen type, just like other smartphones.

Starmobile President Michael Chen talks about Starmobile being more than just a maker of mobile phones. "It is our vision to be the Filipinos' partner in jumpstarting dreams and aspirations." Having this type of phones is a dream come true for Cebuanos.

Starmobile also offers the first and only mobile phone with built-in Bluetooth headset in the Jupiter B305 which is perfect for people who are always on the go and is multitasking. Also with dual SIM capabilities, the Jupiter's design enables the wireless headset to slip onto its back.And the price? Just P2,990.

But there is more to come. Like a tablet coming soon with a relatively less expensive price of around 5,000 to 6,000 pesos. No wonder Vice Ganda is happy to endorse Starmobile to other Filipinos and so are Cebuanos who attended the Starmobile launch last July 28, 2012 at the Maya Taqueria and Tequila Lounge, Crossroads, Banilad, Cebu City.

"Vice Ganda represents the Pinoy Dreamer who is at the heart of the Starmobile's promising success story," says Consumer Marketing head Katrina Tioseco.

I am sure many Cebuanos and many Filipinos will be more happy that they have another available choice. Starmobile phones are available nationwide.

For more information, checkout www.starmobile.com.ph, Happy Man by Starmobile and @happymanPH on Twitter.

Stay tune for the Starmobile phone review soon at http://www.cebumd.com.