Saturday, July 20, 2013

MyPhone ICEBERG vs StarMobile KNIGHT Price and Specs Comparison

Who will kill the KNIGHT? The Battle of local brand Quad Core Android smartphones - Larger than life, MyPhone ICEBERG vs Close to Retina Display StarMobile KNIGHT. Which of the two will have a mass appeal to Filipinos?

You have P12K budget for a Quad-core Android smartphones and you are torn between latest MyPhone ICEBERG, StarMobile KNIGHT, Gionee GN708, ZTE Grand X QUAD, Acer Liquid E2 DUO, O+ 8.15 and upcoming StarMobile DIAMOND V7.

All of them are quad core powered smartphones, running on Android Jelly Bean - JB and mostly 1 GB RAM boosting an HD Display and dual camera with BSI technology at mid range price point (P11K-13K).

We will be comparing the latest of the latest, will ICEBERG kill and pierce the armor of KNIGHT? Let's see.


MyPhone ICEBERG vs StarMobile KNIGHT Price, Features and Specs Comparison

Latest MyPhone ICEBERG Phablet Quad Core Android Smartphone, larger than life but lightweight, encased in silver and aluminum body for extreme temperature protection plus Corning Gorilla Glass 2 scratch resistant display - its actually a KNIGHT in a shining armor.

Price: MyPhone ICEBERG is priced at P999/12 months or P499.50/24 months to pay on the upcoming event this July 26, 2013. That would cost you around  P11,988 while StarMobile KNIGHT is currently selling at P11,290. A price difference of almost P700 that can buy other accessories.

Freebies: FREE Instacase, Screen protector and 8GB memory card (KNIGHT)

Features: Dual SIM (regular and micro SIM), Dual 3G Standby, FM radio and GPS capable (KNIGHT). Dual SIM, FM Radio, GPS and A-GPS capable (ICEBERG)

MyPhone ICEBERG Features:
(1) Clever Motion - Use specific commands to control you phone like Wave to Capture Image, Wave to DIM, Clever Dial and Flip to Mute
(2) Wireless Display - TV out like feature that is wireless, connect to an external display using WiFi
(3) TARA - Theft Apprehension and Asset Recovery Application, a built in Anti-Theft technology, a Pinoy made App.
(4) Encased in Silver and Aluminum Body - lightweight and protection on extreme temperature.
(5) USB OTG

Physical Design: Both 3 soft capacitive buttons. 120 grams and 7.5 mm slim (KNIGHT), 220 grams and 8.9 mm slim, No Philippine Map on back cover (ICEBERG)

CPU: 1.2 GHz Quad Core processor, I hope MT6589 (ICEBERG), 1.2 GHz MediaTek MT6589 Quad-Core Cortex-A7 power efficient processor (KNIGHT).

GPU: Both PowerVR SGX544MP

OS: Both Android 4.2 Jelly Bean - JB

RAM: Both 1 GB

StarMobile KNIGHT boosting 18MP/8MP dual camera, both autofocus with BSI technology for low light environment - good for Selfie and Pinoy photographers. Light, thin and very handy coupled with quad core processing power, running on Android 4.2 JB and 1 GB RAM on 4.7" Corning Gorilla Glass protected screen - surely, it will satisfy all your cravings for multi-tasking needs. 

Screen: 5.7" IPS HD Capacitive 10 point Multi-Touchscreen with Corning Gorilla Glass 2 (ICEBERG), 4.7" HD IPS Touchscreen with Corning Gorilla Glass protection (KNIGHT)

Resolution: Both 720 x 1280 pixels

Pixel per Inch:  258 ppi (ICEBERG), 312 ppi (KNIGHT)

Internal Memory: 16 GB (ICEBERG), 4 GB expandable up to 32GB via microSD card  (KNIGHT)

Camera: 12 MP rear, autofocus with Flash and BSI Sensor and 5 MP front. Full HD video recording (ICEBERG), 18 MP rear, autofocus, BSI, with dual LED flash and 8 MP front, autofocus with BSI Technology (KNIGHT)

Connectivity: Both WiFi, Bluetooth, micro-USB and HSPA+

Sensors: Light, Proximity, Motion and Magnetic (ICEBERG), Accelerometer, Light and Proximity (KNIGHT)

AnTuTu Benchmark Score: 12,771 (ICEBERG), 13,262 v3.3 (KNIGHT)

Battery: 2600 mAh (ICEBERG), 2000 mAh (KNIGHT). Both are fixed or non-removable

Availability/Released Date: MyPhone ICEBERG will be available at the event on July 26, 2013 at 6pm, Eastwood City Central Plaza. StarMobile KNIGHT is out in the market.

MyPhone ICEBERG Pros:
+ Superbrand
+ Feature packed (Clever Motion, Wireless Display, TARA, Aluminum body)
+ Large screen with Corning Gorilla Glass 2 on High capacity battery
+ High capacity 16GB internal memory (used USB OTG to expand it up to 32 GB)
+ Installment promo during launching plus 2 years warranty
+ Good for Pinoys who like phablets

StarMobile KNIGHT Pros:
+ Lighter (120g) and Thinner (7.8mm)
+ Close to Retina Display, High ppi density
+ 18MP/8MP dual camera (both BSI and Autofocus)
+ memory expandable via microSD
+ Much affordable plus freebies
+ Good for those who like a handy smartphone

If you are photo enthusiast, I recommend StarMobile KNIGHT for you, otherwise MyPhone ICEBERG is a good choice either.

Sources:
StarMobile KNIGHT Full Specs
MyPhone Facebook


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10 comments:

Anonymous said...

Sir, hindi 18MP yan si starmobile Knight sofware lang enhancement lang ginawa diyan kaya naging 18MP, kaya wag mo sabihin advantage niya camera specially kung di mo pa ito na test. If you have friend na may ganyang unit at may alam sa mga parts and hardware ng phone pa check mo na tama sinasabi ko.

Wag niyo na lokohin ang mga consumer para lang masabi maganda ang isang produkto, ganyan ginagawa ng mga INTSIK sa Pinas para kumita lang at tayong mga pinoy ang nilalamangan ng mga yan!

Anonymous said...

NAGBUY AKO LAST WEEK NG KNIGHT THEN THIS MORNING PAG OPEN KO NG PLAYSTORE BGLA NAGHANG AYAW NMN MAG SHUTDOWN SO HINYAAN KO LANG AND BGLA NG OFF UNG SCREEN AND UNG BUTTON NLNG NAKA ON .. KAINIS TLAGA :( GANUN DIN NABSA KO KADALSAN PROBS NG IBANG NAKABILI NG STARMOBILE KNIGHT

GbSb said...

kindly pls send it back to the store for replacement and pls check all the phone functionalities before leaving.

Anonymous said...

My wife have Iceberg, and so far, she's so satisfied with it.. no probs except some adjustments on grips (malaki kasi). but this phone is something you should try..

Anonymous said...

Tama, kahit tignan mo sa Megapixel support ng MT6589 processor, hanggang 13mp lang ang supported, kaya napakalabo talagang 18mp ang Knight, saka kumuha ako ng pic kung tlagang 18mp dapat kapag zinoom mo hindi ganun ka pixelated

Anonymous said...

For my opinion, rather to choose MyPhone Iceberg subok na product nito at talagang matibay kahit kalalabas lang nito, infact maganda yung service ng customer service nila. Regarding sa phone functionalities walang problem kahit mga bigatin na games apps no lag / no delay habang naglalaro ka dito. Excellent for business matters din at bakit ka bibili ng smartphones if camera lang gusto mo rather to buy SLR camera for your photoshoot.

GbSb said...

Thanks for positive feedback and opinion.

Anonymous said...

yuh mas tested n angf brand ng myphone i have my 919i nagamit q sya more than a year wala aqng naging prob, no dissapointmnt.. kso pnalitan q sya ng 919 3D prang d aq msyadong nagandahan kc my mga naging problema.. pero sb nmn s servce center nla bka s mga naidownload q lng na apps. s ngaun naggmit q nmn sya ng maaus kso d aq msyado nagandahan s camera nya mas malinaw tlga ung 919i. pero s quality the best tlga ang my phone..

GbSb said...

Thanks for sharing, to my blog readers fyi.

Anonymous said...

no regrets with Knight, ung sa photos naman na hindi raw maganda ang function ng 18mp.eh baka pasmado kamay ng gumagamit. Hehehe. focus lang talaga kailangan nya. ang DSLR cams nga eh kailangan pa palit palitan ng lenses to have good focus. Nasa user lang talaga yan. so far so good with Knight! tama ung "check all the phone functionality before leaving".

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