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KT-5353Spice launches Mi320 for Rs 4,899
The phone is a very basic Android phone with 3.2 inch screen, 2 MP camera, and 650 MHz processor.
Spice Mobile has silently launched another low cost Android smartphone, named as the Spice Mi 320. The phone is available from Saholic.com for Rs 4,899.
The phone is based on Android 2.3, and runs on a 650 MHz processor and has 256 MB RAM. The phone also has a 3.2 inch capacitive touch screen, 2 megapixel camera, and a 1200 mAH battery.
Other common features like 3G, WiFi, GPS, Bluetooth are all there in the smartphone except for proximity sensor and a front facing camera. Spice is also giving free Netquin antivirus with this phone to protect the phone against virus, theft etc.
However, the phone looks like it is a dated product and does not have the features that the current crops like the Micromax Ninja 3.5, which offers 3.5 inch screen and 1 Ghz processor and is priced at Rs 4,900 offer.
Given that Micromax has priced its latest Android phones starting at Rs 3,800 with its Smarty A25, though the Spice Mi 320 is better than the Smarty, it certainly is not even close to Ninja 3.5 which is priced at the same level.
http://www.themobileindian.com/reviews/441_Handset-review:-Spice-Stellar-Mi-425
Mobile review: Spice Stellar Mi-425
By Anil Satapathy, The Mobile Indian,New Delhi, June 13, 2012 Category: Mobile
Home grown Spice Mobile has recently launched three Android smartphones in its new Stellar series, which includes Stellar Craze MI-355, Stellar Mi-425, and Stellar Horizon MI-500.
We have already posted out first hand review of all the three handsets, but here is the thorough review of the Stellar Mi-425 which is priced at Rs 9,999.
The Spice Mi-425 is indeed a beautiful smartphone with its 4.1 inch capacitive touch display that has a 480x800 resolution. Also, undoubtedly it is one of the best looking smartphones of Spice. To start with, the screen of Spice Mi-425 is surrounded by a thin chrome strip which is further surrounded by a thicker aluminum strip. Apart from that, phone has curved edges and has mate finish pearl white body that looks really gorgeous.
There are two speakers on in the front just above the display with chrome strip and a red tint while the rear speaker just besides the camera panel too have a red tint - this red tint speakers in a white body really stand out well and make it a good looking handset.
It has four buttons on the display and are all capacitive ones. There are two ports - a micro USB unit at the bottom right hand side and a 3.5mm jack at the top along with power button. The volume rockers are unconventionally placed on the left hand top side.
Inside the cover, the Spice Mi-425 has dual SIM slots and the SD card slot, which are placed adjacent to each other just above the battery. Though the phone feels a bit heavy, but it's overall built and body quality enthuse confidence.
The first thing you would notice in the phone is the four capacitive buttons - Home, Menu, Return and Search - at the bottom of the display.
There are five home pages where you can add shortcut icons of applications and widgets as you want. The home page has a nice little tweak by Spice which shows a 3D cube like interface as you scroll between the home pages which look really cute.
Spice has used a very nice font in the Mi-425 which in combination with large icons not only make it gorgeous to look at but aides in searching applications.
Anyway, the introduction of Android 4.0 will bring much more improvements to the user interface.
The Spice Mi-425 comes with a 1 GHz Snapdragon processor of Qualcomm and does most of the tasks quite efficiently. Scrolling the display or be it opening and closing of applications, the processor takes hardly any time. You would not face any problem while playing light games like Snow Board or My Paper Plane but heavy games does take a toll on Mi-425.
However, having said that one should remember that heavy games are meant for the high end mobile phones which have better processors. Further, the 4.1 inch display of Spice Stellar Mi-425 makes it a pleasurable experience to play games and watch videos on this smartphone.
Also, do remember that Android smartphones under Rs 10,000 come with low RAM and processor and are not upgradable to Android ICS and hence this gives Spice Mi-425 a clear advantage over others.
Another highlighting point of the Spice Stellar Mi-425, which also the company said numerous times during its launch and thereafter, is that the phone is upgradable to the latest Android version - the Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich.
Currently, the phone has the latest build of Android Gingerbread - the Android 2.3.6 version. Please note that not many devices in the sub-Rs 10,000 category come with Android 4 operating system because of the high end hardware requirement of the operating system. So this again goes in favour of the Mi-425.
There is no information on its RAM, but we guess it should be more than or equal to 512 RAM as it is the minimum amount for Android ICS.
Camera feature is something that most of the Indians look at before purchasing a phone.
The Spice Stellar Mi-425 in this section has a very decent specification. It has a 5 megapixel autofocus camera at the back while a VGA camera lies in the front. Further there is a single LED flash to support the rear camera.
Now coming to the quality of the pictures taken, the Spice Stellar Mi-425 looks good and are not watered down as said by many. We have also uploaded some pictures taken with the rear camera of Spice Mi-425 on The Mobile Indian's Facebook page, you can check those out to judge yourself.
Now this is also a big criteria for anyone before buying a smartphone and especially those with Android operating system.
The Spice Stellar Mi-425 comes with a 2000 mAh battery which looks excellent considering the fact that most of the smartphones come with batteries less than that but the huge battery has also increases the weight of the Mi-425.
The 2000 mAh battery, which can be called humongous for a smartphone, does not delivers as it is expected. True, it can last a whole day with average usage but if you are planning to play games on it for around half an hour and keep WiFi on for one hour or so to view videos on YouTube and browsing, than you have to be ready with your charger.
However, a user with average usage involving couple of minutes of talktime and few minutes of WiFi/3G browsing, will be satisfied with the battery of Mi-425. It is not out rightly bad but considering that it is of 2000 units we expected the Mi-425 to give a better result on this front.
So Spice Stellar's battery life can be termed as average if not worse.
Spice has provided Netqin security app with Mi-425, again which is marketed as one of the USP of this device. The security solution will be available for free to users for first six months of purchase. The app not just provides anti virus, but also offers anti theft and a vault to keep your private photos, videos, call logs and docs safe from people who can have access to your phone.
The Netqin app also offers data management and keeps you updated on how much data you have consumed and you can also put a cap on data usage according to your bill plan, which will prevent bill shocks to you.
Upon the expiry of the six month free period, you can still use the app, but virus database will not get updated unless you pay for the app. While it is a good inclusion, we call this marketing gimmick as the app is available for a limited time and one need to pay for its usage beyond six month, so it is not as big a deal as Spice would like us to believe.
Its speakers are loud for a smartphone and the voice doesn't crack at as one raises the volume. The headset provided along with Spice Stellar Mi-425 is also of good quality.
The Spice Stellar Mi-425 comes with the usual features like WiFi, Bluetooth, GPS etc.
To sum it all, the Spice Mi-425 is indeed a very good phone considering the combination of features for such a price. It is faster and bigger than most of its competitors, apart from the fact that it looks good too.
Yes, the phone has few down sides like its low viewing angle that makes it difficult to see videos as you tilt the phone. Also, the WiFi connection frequently disconnects once the gets locked though it shows fully connected. It is also a bit heavy but the bigger battery also contributes to the longer operation, though we expected a slightly better battery life.
Nonetheless, these are very insignificant cons considering the specification Spice is offering and thus Spice Stellar Mi-425 is highly recommended. We would like to review it again after it gets Android ICS upgrade to see how it battery life improves.
Home grown Spice Mobile has recently launched three Android smartphones in its new Stellar series, which includes Stellar Craze MI-355, Stellar Mi-425, and Stellar Horizon MI-500.
We have already posted out first hand review of all the three handsets, but here is the thorough review of the Stellar Mi-425 which is priced at Rs 9,999.
The Spice Mi-425 is indeed a beautiful smartphone with its 4.1 inch capacitive touch display that has a 480x800 resolution. Also, undoubtedly it is one of the best looking smartphones of Spice. To start with, the screen of Spice Mi-425 is surrounded by a thin chrome strip which is further surrounded by a thicker aluminum strip. Apart from that, phone has curved edges and has mate finish pearl white body that looks really gorgeous.
There are two speakers on in the front just above the display with chrome strip and a red tint while the rear speaker just besides the camera panel too have a red tint - this red tint speakers in a white body really stand out well and make it a good looking handset.
It has four buttons on the display and are all capacitive ones. There are two ports - a micro USB unit at the bottom right hand side and a 3.5mm jack at the top along with power button. The volume rockers are unconventionally placed on the left hand top side.
Inside the cover, the Spice Mi-425 has dual SIM slots and the SD card slot, which are placed adjacent to each other just above the battery. Though the phone feels a bit heavy, but it's overall built and body quality enthuse confidence.
The first thing you would notice in the phone is the four capacitive buttons - Home, Menu, Return and Search - at the bottom of the display.
There are five home pages where you can add shortcut icons of applications and widgets as you want. The home page has a nice little tweak by Spice which shows a 3D cube like interface as you scroll between the home pages which look really cute.
Spice has used a very nice font in the Mi-425 which in combination with large icons not only make it gorgeous to look at but aides in searching applications.
Anyway, the introduction of Android 4.0 will bring much more improvements to the user interface.
The Spice Mi-425 comes with a 1 GHz Snapdragon processor of Qualcomm and does most of the tasks quite efficiently. Scrolling the display or be it opening and closing of applications, the processor takes hardly any time. You would not face any problem while playing light games like Snow Board or My Paper Plane but heavy games does take a toll on Mi-425.
However, having said that one should remember that heavy games are meant for the high end mobile phones which have better processors. Further, the 4.1 inch display of Spice Stellar Mi-425 makes it a pleasurable experience to play games and watch videos on this smartphone.
Also, do remember that Android smartphones under Rs 10,000 come with low RAM and processor and are not upgradable to Android ICS and hence this gives Spice Mi-425 a clear advantage over others.
Another highlighting point of the Spice Stellar Mi-425, which also the company said numerous times during its launch and thereafter, is that the phone is upgradable to the latest Android version - the Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich.
Currently, the phone has the latest build of Android Gingerbread - the Android 2.3.6 version. Please note that not many devices in the sub-Rs 10,000 category come with Android 4 operating system because of the high end hardware requirement of the operating system. So this again goes in favour of the Mi-425.
There is no information on its RAM, but we guess it should be more than or equal to 512 RAM as it is the minimum amount for Android ICS.
Camera feature is something that most of the Indians look at before purchasing a phone.
The Spice Stellar Mi-425 in this section has a very decent specification. It has a 5 megapixel autofocus camera at the back while a VGA camera lies in the front. Further there is a single LED flash to support the rear camera.
Now coming to the quality of the pictures taken, the Spice Stellar Mi-425 looks good and are not watered down as said by many. We have also uploaded some pictures taken with the rear camera of Spice Mi-425 on The Mobile Indian's Facebook page, you can check those out to judge yourself.
Now this is also a big criteria for anyone before buying a smartphone and especially those with Android operating system.
The Spice Stellar Mi-425 comes with a 2000 mAh battery which looks excellent considering the fact that most of the smartphones come with batteries less than that but the huge battery has also increases the weight of the Mi-425.
The 2000 mAh battery, which can be called humongous for a smartphone, does not delivers as it is expected. True, it can last a whole day with average usage but if you are planning to play games on it for around half an hour and keep WiFi on for one hour or so to view videos on YouTube and browsing, than you have to be ready with your charger.
However, a user with average usage involving couple of minutes of talktime and few minutes of WiFi/3G browsing, will be satisfied with the battery of Mi-425. It is not out rightly bad but considering that it is of 2000 units we expected the Mi-425 to give a better result on this front.
So Spice Stellar's battery life can be termed as average if not worse.
Spice has provided Netqin security app with Mi-425, again which is marketed as one of the USP of this device. The security solution will be available for free to users for first six months of purchase. The app not just provides anti virus, but also offers anti theft and a vault to keep your private photos, videos, call logs and docs safe from people who can have access to your phone.
The Netqin app also offers data management and keeps you updated on how much data you have consumed and you can also put a cap on data usage according to your bill plan, which will prevent bill shocks to you.
Upon the expiry of the six month free period, you can still use the app, but virus database will not get updated unless you pay for the app. While it is a good inclusion, we call this marketing gimmick as the app is available for a limited time and one need to pay for its usage beyond six month, so it is not as big a deal as Spice would like us to believe.
Its speakers are loud for a smartphone and the voice doesn't crack at as one raises the volume. The headset provided along with Spice Stellar Mi-425 is also of good quality.
The Spice Stellar Mi-425 comes with the usual features like WiFi, Bluetooth, GPS etc.
To sum it all, the Spice Mi-425 is indeed a very good phone considering the combination of features for such a price. It is faster and bigger than most of its competitors, apart from the fact that it looks good too.
Yes, the phone has few down sides like its low viewing angle that makes it difficult to see videos as you tilt the phone. Also, the WiFi connection frequently disconnects once the gets locked though it shows fully connected. It is also a bit heavy but the bigger battery also contributes to the longer operation, though we expected a slightly better battery life.
Nonetheless, these are very insignificant cons considering the specification Spice is offering and thus Spice Stellar Mi-425 is highly recommended. We would like to review it again after it gets Android ICS upgrade to see how it battery life improves.
| Mobile review: Spice Stellar Mi-425 Specifications | |
|---|---|
| Network | |
| Operating System | Android 2.3 upgradable to Android ICS |
| Dimensions | |
| Display | 4.1 inch capacitive |
| Input Method | Full touch |
| Processor | 1 Ghz Snapdragon |
| Memory | 512 MB RAM, 140 MB Internal, expandable by 32 GB |
| Connectivity | WiFi, Bluetooth, USB port, dual SIM |
| Multimedia | Multi format audio, video player, FM radio |
| Camera | 5 MP autofocus rear, VGA front, LED flash |
| GPS | Yes with A-GPS |
| Additional features | Free Netqin mobile security for 6 months |
| Battery | 2000 mAh |
| Warranty | 1 year |
| Price | Rs 9,999 |
Spice launches Stellar series of Android smartphones
Press Trust of India, June 08, 2012
Domestic handset maker SMobility announced the launch of its 'Stellar' range of devices, priced sub-Rs 12,000, as it aims to garner a larger share of the burgeoning smartphone segment in the country.
" The 'Stellar' range offers security as the unique proposition, promising protection against virus and data loss or theft on these Android devices. For this, the company has partnered with NQ Mobile, a leading mobile security provider," SMobility Global Head (Devices) Kunal Ahooja told reporters here.
SMobility has launched Spice Stellar, Spice Stellar Craze and Spice Stellar Horizon. While Spice Steller is already available across the country, the other two would be launched soon. The devices are priced at Rs 9,999, Rs 6,499 and Rs 11,999, respectively.
The smartphone category, which has traditionally been dominated by players like Samsung, Apple and Sony, is witnessing a lot of action lately as domestic companies like Micromax and S Mobility launch their devices to take on these multinational giants. " We are focussing on evolving from a feature phone brand to a smartphone company. It will take us 2-3 years in the segment to make a mark as it will take time to assure people that our devices are as packed with capabilities as that from any other vendors," Ahooja said.
Smartphones are phones running on operating systems like Google's Android, Microsoft Windows and Apple's iOS among others.
The company had launched Android-based smartphones last year. This year, it plans to launch eight new devices under 'Stellar' as well as double its smartphones sales in the next couple of quarters.
He added that the company is eyeing sales of seven million handsets, including smartphones, this year in India from six million last year.
A company official said SMobility sells about 600,000 handsets in India a month, of which 30,000 are smartphones. SMobility aims to double its smartphone sales to 60,000 a month over the next two quarters, he added.
According to a study by Research and Markets, smartphones are expected to account for about 25 per cent (with 73.4 million units) of the total Indian mobile phone market by 2015. It estimated that about 11.2 million smartphones were shipped to India in 2011.
The research firm said sales of smartphones in India will grow at 60 per cent annually on average till 2015, while overall mobile handset sales will grow at about 13 per cent per year.
India is the second largest mobile handset market in the world, after China, and is estimated to have grown by 15 per cent to touch USD 6.75 billion in revenues in 2010-11 from USD 5.88 billion a year back.
" The 'Stellar' range offers security as the unique proposition, promising protection against virus and data loss or theft on these Android devices. For this, the company has partnered with NQ Mobile, a leading mobile security provider," SMobility Global Head (Devices) Kunal Ahooja told reporters here.
SMobility has launched Spice Stellar, Spice Stellar Craze and Spice Stellar Horizon. While Spice Steller is already available across the country, the other two would be launched soon. The devices are priced at Rs 9,999, Rs 6,499 and Rs 11,999, respectively.
The smartphone category, which has traditionally been dominated by players like Samsung, Apple and Sony, is witnessing a lot of action lately as domestic companies like Micromax and S Mobility launch their devices to take on these multinational giants. " We are focussing on evolving from a feature phone brand to a smartphone company. It will take us 2-3 years in the segment to make a mark as it will take time to assure people that our devices are as packed with capabilities as that from any other vendors," Ahooja said.
Smartphones are phones running on operating systems like Google's Android, Microsoft Windows and Apple's iOS among others.
The company had launched Android-based smartphones last year. This year, it plans to launch eight new devices under 'Stellar' as well as double its smartphones sales in the next couple of quarters.
He added that the company is eyeing sales of seven million handsets, including smartphones, this year in India from six million last year.
A company official said SMobility sells about 600,000 handsets in India a month, of which 30,000 are smartphones. SMobility aims to double its smartphone sales to 60,000 a month over the next two quarters, he added.
According to a study by Research and Markets, smartphones are expected to account for about 25 per cent (with 73.4 million units) of the total Indian mobile phone market by 2015. It estimated that about 11.2 million smartphones were shipped to India in 2011.
The research firm said sales of smartphones in India will grow at 60 per cent annually on average till 2015, while overall mobile handset sales will grow at about 13 per cent per year.
India is the second largest mobile handset market in the world, after China, and is estimated to have grown by 15 per cent to touch USD 6.75 billion in revenues in 2010-11 from USD 5.88 billion a year back.
Spice launches 3 new Stellar series of Android smartphones in India
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Spice has launched Spice Stellar (Mi-425), Stellar Horizon (Mi-500) and Spice Stellar Craze (Mi-355) new Android smartphones in India. Spice has partnered with NQ Mobile to provide security software solutions for these devices. These phones would come with Netqin anti-virus that promises protection against virus, data loss, theft, and financial security.
The Spice Stellar has 4.0-inch (800 x 480 pixels)capacitive touchscreen display and has 1GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon processor with 245MHz GPU. It runs on Android 2.3 (Gingerbread phone), which is upgradable to Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich). It has 5MP auto focus camera with flash and secondary VGA camera, 512MB RAM, GPS / aGPS and 32GB expandable memory. It has 2000 mAh battery with up to 7h of talk time and up to 120 hours standby.
The Spice Stellar Horizon features a 5.0-inch touch screen display, Android 4.0, 1 GHz Dual Core Qualcomm Snapdragon processor with 300 MHz GPU. It has 5MP auto focus camera with flash and secondary VGA camera.
The Spice Stellar Craze comes with 3.5-inch touch screen display , 800 MHz processor, 5MP camera, VGA front-facing camera, Dual SIM, and runs on Android 2.3 Gingerbread which is upgradable to Android 4.0 ICS. It has 1420 mAh battery.
The Spice Stellar (Mi-425) is now available for Rs. 9,999. The Spice Stellar Horizon (Mi-500) and Spice Stellar Craze (Mi-355) are priced at Rs. 11,999 and Rs. 6,499 respectively. These phones would be available by the end of this month.
The Stellar series of phones would also come with 100 MB free data per month for Aircel customers for a period of 1 year. These phones would be available across India through more than 50,000 retail points including the 750+ Spice HotSpot retail network and Saholic.
some old news for reading leisure for spice
http://www.bestmediainfo.com/2011/10/s-mobility-unveils-its-new-brand-positioning/
S Mobility unveils its new brand positioning
In line with its Mobile Internet strategy, the company introduces “SWITCH UP!”
BestMediaInfo Bureau | Delhi | October 21, 2011
S Mobility has unveiled its new Brand Positioning – SWITCH UP! With its focus on Mobile Internet, S Mobility Ltd. has geared up to empower the consumers with an ‘Always On’ access through its internet ready mobile devices.
In its endeavour to provide cutting edge futuristic technology, the company ceremoniously tied up with Shenzen Tinno Corp, the internationally renowned manufacturer and designer of innovative mobile communication and services. During the tie-up, S Mobility also launched its Diwali offering – SAMBA & CARNIVAL Music Phones. Present at the launch were Dr. Modi, Chairman – S Mobility and Sonam Kapoor – Brand Ambassador, S Mobility.
S Mobility already has a tie-up with MediaTek Inc, a fabless semiconductor company for wireless communications and has been sourcing its chipsets from the company. MediaTek has invested $20 million into VAS arm, Spice Digital and owns 10% stake in the company. MediaTek is leading the Mobile Internet revolution across emerging markets.
Under the agreement, Shenzhen Tinno Mobile Technology Corp. (called “Tinno”) shall supply mobile phones exclusively designed for S i2i in countries where Si2i group is operating. The S i2i group currently operates in India, Indonesia, Malaysia & Thailand.
As a growing multinational from i2i (Ivory Coast to Indonesia), Si2i has a dream for the region that is to enable the aspirations of the region by democratizing the internet, the most powerful engine of human productivity since the invention of the wheel.
With its sales crossing the 1.5 million mark per month, the company has set its eyes on the global market share and has shifted its headquarters to its Global Innovation Centre in Singapore where teams from Tinno, MediaTek, Si2i and other strategic & technology partners work together.
S Mobility is upbeat about its first batch of designed handsets Samba and Carvinal that are loaded with exciting utilities, Party lights and Multimedia. All the handsets are designed for a classy and swank look and enabled with Multi-Sim property.
At the launch Dr B K Modi, Chairman, S Mobility stated, “We want to see the internet in the hands of every 8 year old from the Ivory Coast to Indonesia. Mobile Internet can enable India to achieve double digit GDP growth rate by capitalizing on the young population of the country. The education system in the country will benefit multifold with mobile penetration and mobile internet will be the growth driver. It is our duty to support the Indian government in making the country internet literate and remove the digital divide.”
He further added, “S Mobility, which is focusing on internet ready mobiles is currently ranked number four and has 5% share in the 29,000-crore Indian handset market. With strategic alliances and backward integration and technology partners such, S Mobility aims at moving from the fourth rank to the second position by 2015.”
He said, “The paradigm shift in the way we communicate and consume content, products and services is opening up innumerable opportunities hitherto unthought-of. I see a world full of new peaks to scale and dreams to fulfill. We now have the tools and power to explore and exploit opportunities and enjoy the constant buzz of excitement.”