No more static on your Android TV phone!
Starmboile has officially announced their Knight Vision, dubbed by the company as the first ever Pinoy Android smartphone with a built-in Digital TV (DTV) receiver. The Vision is capable of taking in DTV transmissions from a number of sources (read: channels) and delivers clean, crisp images and audio as long as there is DTV services available.
Starmobile Knight Vision specs
- 1.3Ghz Mediatek MT6582 quad-core processor
- 2GB of RAM
- 5.5-inch HD IPS display, 720 x 1280 resolution
- 16GB of storage, expandable via microSD up to 64GB
- 13-megapixel AF Sony IMX Exmor RS with OIS
- 8-megapixel front camera
- Dual-SIM
- WiFi, Bluetooth, GPS, A-GPS, ISDB-T Digital TV
- 2450mAh battery
- Android 4.4 KitKat
This means that you’ll be getting image quality comparable to cable TV with the Knight Vision as long as the signal reaches you. Here’s a list of TV stations that are already using DTV:
- ABS-CBN
- GMA
- ETC
- BTV
- UNTV
- SONSHINE
- TV5
- JACKTV
Aside from its DTV capabilities, the Knight Vision looks to be a powerful shooter as well, sporting a 13-megapixel Sony IMX Exmor RS camera with OIS capabilities. The Knight Vision will retail for Php 9,990.