Spice Stellar 518
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Spice Stellar 518 Mobile Price in India
Spice Mobiles, India’s very own domestic mobile company came up with yet another feature packed model, the Spice Stellar 518 in October 2014. The phone stays true to its name ‘Stellar’ by offering a wide range of features that make it a Star Performer. The price is of course affordable, as is the case with almost all the domestic mobile phone models.
Features & Specifications:
The Stellar 518 is a Dual SIM phone (GSM + GSM) with 3G, Wi-Fi and FM radio connectivity.Wi-Fi supports dual band hotspot and FM player comes with an FM recording feature. The phone comes with a 4000 mAh battery and an IPS LCD multi-touch touchscreen. The screen displays sharp and clear images and is a huge selling point for the phone. Spice has fit in a 1.0 GB RAM and 8 GB internal memory with a 32GB extendable limit. Let us take a detailed look at what Spice Stellar 518 has to offer to its customers.
Design and Quality:
One of the major Unique Selling Points of this phone is its impressive 5.0 inch display. Not just that, the IPS LCD type display provides better viewing angles than your regular TFT-LCDs. The phone also supports multi touch display. The resolution of the display is 480 x 854 pixels (Full Wide Video Graphics Array). The Stellar 518 is available in two colors, Black and gray which beautifully complement its simple yet sophisticated design. The device comes with external hard buttons for Power and volume.Another phone which comes with this resolution and screen size is the Nokia XL which too is available in the same price range.
OS and Tech:
The Stellar has an Android Kitkat 4.4 Operating System and a 1.3 GHz Quad Core Cortex A7 Processor. The Graphics processor is Mali 400 - MP2. The OS and processor together are capable of handling multi-tasking quite well. The limited 1.0 GB RAM might cause it to slow down in spite of the powerful processor. Like any other smart phone today, the phone has a built in G-Sensor, Proximity Sensor and Ambient Light Sensor.
Camera and Multimedia:
The phone has also done enough justice to the media department by fitting in an 8.00 Mega Pixel Primary Camera with an LED flash and a 1.30 Mega Pixel Front camera for all the Selfie lovers. Though the camera could have been better, it is decent enough for the phone’s price. Added features are date tagging and GPS based Geo Tagging. The camera boasts of a powerful Digital Zoom, Auto focus, Touch focus, Smile detection and HDR features which makes it even easier for users to capture brilliant photographs with great ease!The Phone has a 3.5 mm Headphone jack and the sound quality is good.
Battery and Memory:
The phone comes with a whopping 4000 mAh sized Li-Po battery which guarantees a long battery life and less time spent hunting for a charging point. The memory slot is microSD which is expandable up to 32GB. The phone also has an 8GB internal memory and 1.00 GB RAM. The Battery, Memory and screen size coupled together make this phone ideal for watching movies and playing games on the go. Thanks to its strong battery, the device has the capability to play Audio for 28 hrs straight. Other phones which come with this battery life are the Lenovo P90 and the Sony Xperia Z4 Ultra which are both in the 20,000 INR price range.
Pros and Cons:
Pros:
· Massive 4000 mAh battery
· An IPS LCD Capacitive touchscreen
· 32GB expandable memory with 8GB internal memory
· Value for money
Cons:
· Camera is only 8.00 Mega Pixel and falls far behind as compared to some of its peers with impressive camera features
· 1 GB RAM (could be better)
· The huge 5.00 inch screen size makes the phone comparatively less handy as compared to its competitors and may cause inconvenience to those you prefer small handy phones.
Verdict:
Overall, the phone is good value for money considering the huge array of features it offers and its middle rangeprice. The Spice Stellar 518 has not been able to grab too many eyeballs as yet but whether the tide will turnin its favor is yet to be seen.The Lenovo A6000 could be a tough competitor for this phone with very similar features and price range but the Stellar 518’s battery life pushes itabove this competition.