Starmobile budget smartphone launches in time for Christmas

The PLAY Five is a device marketed directly toward first-time smartphone users on a budget. Image Starmobile

With Christmas fast approaching, shoppers are all looking for the right gift to give to their loved ones. Starmobile wants to be part of these shopping lists as it releases its latest smartphone, the PLAY Five.

The PLAY Five is especially made for first-time smartphone users, but can also be used as a secondary phone. It runs on a 1.2GHz quad-core ARM Cortex-A7 processor with 512MB of RAM and 4GB of internal memory plus up to 32GB of microSD Max expansion. It has Android 6.0 Marshmallow for its operating system and 3G connectivity. The screen is a 4-inch panel and its cameras are 5MP and 2MP for the back and front respectively, with flash.

The best part of this deal is the affordability of the PLAY Five, which is priced at an affordable P 1,790. Units will be available at Starmobile concept stores, kiosks and authorized resellers starting on the fourth week of November.  Alfred Bayle