You’ve seen last week five of the country’s most expensive smartphones. In this Fast Five edition, we take a look at the priciest smartphones from our local brands that can be bought in the market today.
Before we had the influx of bang-for-the-buck devices, there were the local flagships — some of which sport rather high price tags, and they are for you to decide if it’s justified or not. Here are five of the most expensive we’ve gathered around. Prices indicated are SRP prices as of December 4, 2015
5. Starmobile Knight Elite
Announced back in September, the Knight Elite features 5-inch Full HD JDI display, an octa-core Snapdragon 615 chip, LTE connectivity, a 13 megapixel BSI camera, and Android Lollipop right out of the box. This one costs Php9,990. Check out our review here.
Starmobile Knight Elite specs:
5-inch In-Cell JDI Full HD display @ 1920 x 1080 resolution
Corning Gorilla Glass (front + rear)
1.5GHz 64-bit Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 octa-core processor
Adreno 405 GPU
2GB LPDDR3 RAM
16GB internal storage
Expandable up to 32GB via microSD
13MP rear camera with BSI and LED flash
5MP front camera with flash
Dual-SIM
4G LTE
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
Bluetooth 4.0
GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou
FM Radio
2600mAh battery
142 x 70.5 x 6.85mm (dimensions)
125 g (weight)
4. Starmobile Octa
Launched last year with a rather exorbitant Php16,990 price tag, the Starmobile Octa was on a league of its own back then — it’s a groundbreaking device as it was the only local phone that supports an octa-core processor, NFC, and wireless charging. Not to mention the long waiting time of a possibility of a software update and the freebies in tow, it can now be purchased in stores for Php10,990.
Starmobile Octa specs:
5.0-inch OGS display @ 1920×1080 pixels, 440ppi
Asahi Glass scratch resistant display
Mediatek MT6592 1.7GHz octa-core processor
Mali 450MP4 650Mhz quad-core
2GB RAM
32GB internal storage
HSPA+ up to 21Mbps
dual-SIM 3G micro-SIM
WiFi 802.11 b/g/n
Bluetooth 4.0
NFC
MHL
FM Radio tuner
GPS with aGPS support
18MP AF with BSI sensor, dual LED flash
8MP FF with BSI and LED flash
Li-Ion 2,300mAh
Android 4.2.2 Jellybean
3. MyPhone Infinity 2
MyPhone’s latest premium flagship, the Infinity 2, touts a slim, high-grade aluminum-polycarbonate unibody combined with its good internals at for Php12,799.
MyPhone Infinity 2 specs:
5.0-inch HD AMOLED display, 294ppi
Corning Gorilla Glass 3
1.5GHz MediaTek True octa-core 64-bit CPU
2GB RAM
16GB internal storage
up to 64GB via microSD (uses SIM 2)
13MP Sony rear camera w/ LED flash
5MP front camera w/ flash
Dual-SIM, Dual-Standby (micro + nano)
4G LTE, 3G HSPA+
WiFi
Bluetooth
GPS, A-GPS
USB OTG
2,450mAh battery
Android 4.4 KitKat
2. Starmobile Knight Spectra
The Knight Spectra, like most Starmobile smartphones from the same product line, also has its own unique feature: a dual rear camera that can help in refocusing your still shots after you’ve taken them. This one’s available for Php14,990 in stores. While we’re still working on our full review, you may check out our hands-on and first impressions from its launch.
Starmobile Knight Spectra specifications:
5.5-inch Full HD AMOLED display
64-bit Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 octa-core CPU
3GB RAM
32GB internal storage
microSD card support
13MP + 2MP dual-lens rear camera w/ LED flash, f/2.0 aperture, Re-focus
8MP front camera w/ flash
Dual-SIM
4G LTE, 3G
WiFi
Bluetooth
GPS, A-GPS
DTV Support
3,500mAh battery
Android Lollipop
1. Starmobile Knight X
Released more a year ago, the Starmobile Knight X still holds the record for being the most expensive locally-branded smartphone to purchase today at Php15,990. It’s also one of the first local smartphones to bear 3 Gigabytes of RAM, something that’s unheard from other local brands at that time.
Starmobile Knight X specs:
5.5-inch Full HD IPS display @ 1920 x 1080 resolution
Scratch-resistant glass
MediaTek MT6595M octa-core CPU (2.0GHz quad-core Cortex-A17 and 1.7GHz quad-core Cortex-A7)
PowerVR IMG Rogue G6200 GPU
3GB RAM
32 GB internal storage (non-expandable)
13MP rear camera with Sony Exmor RS IMX135 sensor, dual LED flash, and F2.2 aperture
5MP front camera
Dual-SIM
3G, LTE
Bluetooth, Wi-Fi
GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS
NFC
USB OTG support
IR blaster
3,350mAh battery
152 x 77.7 x 8.9 mm
And that’s it for our list of the most expensive local devices this year. Do you think we missed something? Hop in the comments section below.
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