:: Spice Stellar Mi-425 Review and Price ::
Those who want to buy SIII or an Iphone 5 but could not due to price
issues may want to go for cheaper deal. Home grown phone maker SPICE
recently launched its Stellar series of dual-SIM Android Smartphones-
Stellar Craze MI-355, Stellar Mi-425, and Stellar Horizon MI-500. Here
is a thorough review of Stellar Mi-425, a budget smartphone loaded with
features priced at an affordable INR 9990/-
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User Experience
This phone might not appeal to you in the first look. Back cover feels
too plasticky and weight of phone is a big issue. However the touch is
good and lacks somewhere while playing your favourite games. The
micro-USB port is placed at bottom left while 3.5mm jack is at the top
alongside power button. SIM card and SD card slot is inside the back
cover behind the battery. There are 4 feather touch buttons at the
bottom, volume rocker is placed on left of the handset. As mentioned
earlier the weight of this phone increases because of a bigger battery
meant to give you longer battery life for all your needs. Overall the
phone is feels comfortable in palm and the 4-inch screen with 800*480
resolution is surprisingly good.
Firmware/ Interface
Surfing Internet on this device is a fun with larger text and the
response to your touch on links is fast. Icons on the homepage are large
and the navigation through 3D cube interface by Spice is a pleasure to
eyes. Mi-425 comes with Android 2.3.6 as of now but is upgradable to
ICS. The phone also comes with pre-installed apps like Spice Gang, Rail
Yatra, Max Bupa, BSE/NSE Stocks, Live Aarti and YouTube.
Processor and Camera
The Spice Mi-425 comes with a 1 GHz Snapdragon processor of Qualcomm and
plays most applications efficiently. There is no lagging in scrolling
of menu or in any other work. Coming to camera, the Spice Mi-425 has a 5
MP primary camera and a 0.3 MP VGA front camera. The rear or the
primary camera is great for clicking pictures in moderate or bright
light, however in dull sorroundings it just does not works. The front
camera does not get our approval, its way too bad for a smartphone, in
other words it’s a compromise.
Battery and other specs
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Mi-425 comes with a 2000 mAh Lithium-ion battery stand apart in class as
most of the smartphones does not have such a big battery. This gives
you 6 hrs of talktime which is quite good. On the downside this
humongous battery adds to the weight of the phone. Other usual features
are wifi, Bluetooth, GPS etc.
The Specifications of the smartphone are listed below
- Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread), planned upgrade to v4.x
- 1 GHz Scorpio
- Dual Sim ( GSM + GSM )
- 4.1 inches display with resolution of 480 x 800 pixels (~233 ppi pixel density)
- 140 MB storage ,expandable up to 32 GB via micro SD card
- 5 MP,With Flash and 0.3 MP secondary Camera
- Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
- Dimensions: 125x63.5x12.5 mm weights 110g
- 2,000 mAh Li-on battery
- Price: Rs. 9,990
