Smartphones for Filipinos. The Starmobile Astra and Myphone
A898 Duo, both are among the budget - friendly Android Smartphones
currently on the market that features 1
GHz dual- core processor which runs on Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, 512MB of RAM, Dual SIM standby,
4.3" Capacitive Display and
many more!
So here's the fast preview of the phones' specifications:
PHONE 
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NETWORK 
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ASTRA 
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A898 DUO 
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BAND 
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GSM
  900 / 1800 / 1900MHz 
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GSM
  900 / 1800 / 1900MHz 
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GPRS AND EDGE 
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YES 
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YES 
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3G 
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YES 
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YES 
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4G 
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NO 
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NO 
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SIM 
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DUAL SIM/ DUAL STANDBY 
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DUAL SIM/ DUAL STANDBY 
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PHONE 
SCREEN 
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SCREEN SIZE 
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4.3 
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4.3 
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RESOLUTION 
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800 X 480 
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800 X 480 
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PIXELS PER INCH 
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217 
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216 
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MULTITOUCH 
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5 POINT 
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5 POINT 
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PROTECTION 
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NONE 
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NONE 
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DISPLAY TYPE 
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WVGA IPS CAPACITIVE 
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WVGA IPS CAPACITIVE 
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TECHNICAL  
SPECS 
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OPERATING SYSTEM 
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ANDROID 4.0 ICS 
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ANDROID 4.0 ICS 
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CHIPSET 
 | 
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MEDIATEK MT6577 
 | 
  
MEDIATEK MT6577 
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CPU [ GHz ] 
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1 
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1 
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PROCESSOR CORES 
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DUAL 
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DUAL 
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GPU 
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PowerVR SGX531 GPU 
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PowerVR SGX531 GPU 
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RAM [ MB ] 
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512 
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512 
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DIMENSIONS [ mm ] 
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130.5 x 66.5 x 10.9 
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130 x 69 x 10.8 
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WEIGHT [ GRAMS ] 
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132 
 | 
  
205 
 | 
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SENSORS 
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MOTION 
PROXIMITY 
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MOTION 
PROXIMITY 
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PHONE 
CAMERA 
 | 
  ||
REAR CAMERA QUALITY 
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8MP
  AUTOFOCUS CAMERA W/ LED FLASH 
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5MP
  AUTOFOCUS CAMERA W/ LED FLASH 
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FRONT CAMERA QUALITY 
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VGA 
 | 
  
VGA 
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VIDEO CAPTURE RESOLUTION 
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720P HD 
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720P HD 
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PHONE 
MEMORY 
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  ||
INTERNAL STORAGE [ ROM ] 
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4GB 
 | 
  
4GB 
 | 
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EXTERNAL MEMORY [Micro SD ] 
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UP TO 32 GB 
 | 
  
UP TO 32 GB 
 | 
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CONNECTIVITY 
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  ||
BLUETOOTH 
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YES 
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YES 
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CHARGING CONNECTION 
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MICRO USB 2.0 
 | 
  
MICRO USB 2.0 
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HEADPHONE 3.5 mm JACK 
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YES 
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YES 
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WiFi / WiFi HOTSPOT 
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WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, WiFi
  hotspot 
 | 
  
WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, WiFi
  hotspot 
 | 
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NETWORK SPEED 
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HSDPA
  7.2Mbps 
HSUPA
  5.76Mbps 
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HSDPA
  7.2Mbps 
HSUPA
  5.76Mbps 
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FEATURES 
& 
OTHERS 
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  ||
OTHER FEATURES 
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MOBILE TV 
 | 
  
TV OUT 
 | 
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GPS 
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GPS with A-GPS support 
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GPS with A-GPS support 
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OEM 
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I-MOBILE I-STYLE Q6 
 | 
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COLORS 
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PHONE 
BATTERY 
 | 
  ||
CAPACITY [ mAh ] 
 | 
 ||
1500 
 | 
  
1800 
 | 
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TECHNOLOGY 
 | 
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Li Ion 
 | 
  
Li POLYMER 
 | 
 |
STANDBY [ HRS ] 
 | 
 ||
200 
 | 
  
256 
 | 
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TALK TIME [ HRS ] 
 | 
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4.5 
 | 
  
18 
 | 
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PRICE 
UPDATES 
[ LATEST PRICE ARE IN * ] 
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  ||
PHP 
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*6,990 
 | 
  
7,499 
 | 
 |
*6, 590 
 | 
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THE 
VERDICT 
 | 
  
REASONS TO BUY 
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ASTRA 
 | 
  
A898 DUO 
 | 
 |
 4 
 | 
  
 6 
 | 
 |
 WIN 
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