Spice Stellar Mi-600
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Spice Stellar Mi-600 Mobile Price in India
When it comes to success stories, the story of Spice digital is worth telling. The company started off in the year 2000 and with a staff of just 12 people, but over the period of time the company grew substantially and entered the android smartphone market with its Mi-300 back in 2010. Now though, the company has come a long way in its smartphone division and as result we now have the Spice Stellar Mi-600 1.3 GHz quad-core superman of a phone. The phone is among the series the of midrange smartphones Spice offers, giving a better value for your money not only in terms of performance but also in terms quality of the workmanship put in to the phone.
Features and Specifications:
The Spice Stellar Mi-600 has a massive 6.0 inch capacitive touch screen, with multi touch support. The screen has resolution 540x960 pixels and has the pixel density at a rather low range of 184 PPI, though not full HD the screen still has the ability to playback HD video. The phone has 1.3 GHz quad core processor and has a Mali 400 GPU which we see in a lot of smartphones these days. Further on the Stellar Mi-600 has a 1 GB ram and 4 GB rom for your apps and data which is not sufficient in a real world, therefore you’ll have to utilize the Micro SD card slot which can take a card of up to 32 GB. The phone comes loaded with an 8 megapixel primary and 3.15 megapixel secondary camera, which for the price range this phone belongs to is quite a good offering form Spice. With dual sim capabilities, the Stellar Mi-600 also runs on 2 G and 3 G bands. Though the 3 G is much outdated to the faster LTE this phone seems to do fine since LTE is not yet available in the midrange smart phones. The Spice Stellar Mi-600 has FM radio, Wi-Fi connectivity, Micro USB port, GPS, basically all the specifications you can expect from a smartphone in this range.
Design and Quality:
When you look at phone from front, you are welcomed by a sizeable 6.0 inch touchscreen with capacitive navigation keys down below it, above the screen we the earpiece is on top of the screen which in the middle of a couple of sensors. Whereas the 3.15 megapixel secondary camera is the right hand side of the phone. On the back side we have the 8 megapixels primary camera with dual led flash at the top center of the phone whereas the Spice Monogram is in the lower half and the loud speaker is at the bottom left corner. On the right side we have the volume rocker and the power button above it, while on the top we have the 3.5 mm audio jack and the micro USB port. The rest of the sides are left empty and the sides have a very fine metallic finish and at just 9.6 mm thick the phone gives a very sleek design look. The phone also comes with a Flip cover which adds an extra protective layer over the screen.
OS and Tech:
The Spice Stellar Mi-600 comes loaded with android KitKat, though not the latest Android but still this is known for its easy usability and smooth multitasking. The phone has all the basic apps from Google pre-installed in it and with the aid Google app store you can enjoy millions of apps. Apart from Google apps you get WhatsApp, OLX, Quicker etc. already installed in the phone. But it must be kept in mind that the Android KitKat is going to be pretty much outdated soon but it still is one of the least memory hungry OS out there, so with a quad core processor and a 1 GB ram this phone is quite quirky.
Camera and Multimedia:
The smartphone comes loaded with an 8 megapixels camera at the back and upfront we have the 3.15 secondary camera. The phone has the ability to record video in 720p and also has the ability to play back the video, though the recent trend shows that many companies are now moving to full HD resolution when it comes to video recording and playback. The camera app comes pre-loaded with a lot of features like Geo-tagging, face detection, smile detection, touch focus, panorama and HDR. When it comes to camera this phone is quite competitive, same is the case with audio playback and the loud speaker of the phone is quite loud and gives a very good quality sound compared to competitors.
Battery and Memory:
The Spice Stellar Mi-600 is decently equipped with a 2500 mAh battery which can provide up to 18 long hours of talk time and up to 35 hours of music playback. This is one of the best battery timing with respect to features this phone has and the price range this phone belongs to. The phone has a 1 GB ram and 4 GB rom which can be expanded to 32 GB with a micro SD card slot, giving you enough space for your apps and data.
Pros and Cons:
For pros:
· Long lasting battery
· Good camera
· Great sound quality
For Cons:
· Comes box standard with Android KitKat rather than Lollipop
· No full HD capabilities
· Large size makes it difficult to use
The Verdict:
The Spice Stellar Mi-600 is good sizeable phone, the 6.0inch screen has a great display quality and is quite responsive, the phone gives better user experience than the Lumia 535 because of its android OS and gives you better features than the Samsung Core Prime which is also in the same price range. The phone ticks all the marks of value for money is definitely recommended.