For the first time ever, India beat the United States as the world’s second largest smartphone market after China on an annual level, according to Counterpoint Research.
Nokia 2.3 now available in PH for P5,990 ($118)
For its opening salvo in 2020, HMD Global is offering a budget smartphone to the price-sensitive Philippine market.
Alleged Realme X50 Pro gets highest Antutu benchmark score
There’s a Realme phone that has shown up in benchmark app Antutu, and it looks like it’s going to be the company’s most premium handset yet.
Samsung Galaxy A71 Philippine preorder to start soon
Look what landed in our mailbox. Yes, it’s a notice that the Samsung Galaxy A71, one of Samsung’s newest A series phones, will be up for preorder in the Philippines soon. Finally.
Redmi K30 launching as POCO phone outside China?
The Redmi K30 models were launched in China December 10. Now, there’s information that suggests the 4G version of the K30 will be available in India — and probably other markets like the Philippines — as a POCO phone.
POCO F2 Lite pictures, key specs revealed in leak
Just a few days ago, Xiaomi announced that the POCO (Pocophone in other countries like the Philippines) brand will now be an independent one.
This phone has the 1st 44MP dual-punch-hole front cam — YouTuber
More and more smartphones have adopted the dual-punch-hole selfie-camera design. There’s the Realme X50, the Xiaomi Redmi K30, and the Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus.
Specs of the Samsung Galaxy S20, S20 Plus, S20 Ultra leak out
The Samsung Galaxy S20 series, along with the Galaxy Z Flip foldable, is expected to be launched at the Unpacked 2020 event on February 11 (3 a.m. on February 12 in the Philippines).
OPPO F15 now official. Price, specs, availability here
After weeks of teasing, the OPPO F15 is finally official… in India. And it is indeed a rebranded OPPO A91, which was launched in China in December 2019.
Hands-on video of Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus posted online
Just a few days ago, we saw pictures of an actual Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus unit online, a month ahead of the smartphone’s February 11 (3 a.m. on February 12 in the Philippines) launch.
Realme Buds Air coming to the Philippines soon
Remember Realme‘s Apple AirPods lookalike that debuted in India December 17? Well, they will finally be launched in the Philippines.
Pictures of actual Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus unit leak out
Word has it that Samsung‘s next Galaxy S lineup won’t be called the S11. Instead, it will be known as the Samsung Galaxy S20 series. A picture of an actual unit seems to corroborate this.
Grab PH equips select cars with audio recording
Before you board a Grab vehicle, maybe you’d like to check if there’s a notice saying it will record your audio while you’re inside the car.
Xiaomi applies to trademark ‘POCO F2.’ New Pocophone coming?
Don’t look now, but we could finally be seeing Xiaomi‘s Pocophone sub-brand revived this year.
Huawei Y9s listed on official online store in PH
Some authorized stores may have offered the Huawei Y9s as early as last week, but we spotted the smartphone on Huawei Philippines‘ official Lazada shop only today, January 9.
P9,990 ($197) Honor 20 Lite now in PH offline stores
The more-affordable-yet-still-stylish smartphone that was launched alongside the Honor 9X in the Philippines is finally available nationwide.
Realme 5i is a lot like the Realme 5 but cheaper
On the day its first 5G smartphone became official, Realme announced the C2 2020 in Thailand as the Realme C2s. In neighboring Vietnam, it launched the Realme 5i. And we wonder if it’s coming to the Philippines.
Realme X50 5G launched with aggressive pricing
The Realme X50 5G, the brand’s first 5G smartphone, is official. And it’s everything we had expected it to be: a feature-rich device that can work on the next-gen mobile network but is not heavy on the wallet.
Xiaomi Mi 10, Mi 10 Pro: Benchmark, specs leaked so far
The next Mi flagships — said to be called Xiaomi Mi 10 and Mi 10 Pro — should be launching any time in the first quarter of 2020. After all, the Xiaomi Mi 9 debuted in China February 20th last year and announced globally at the Mobile World Congress or MWC a week later.
Look! This is OPPO, Xiaomi, Vivo’s file-transfer tech in action
Remember the Peer-to-Peer Transmission Alliance, formerly known as the Inter-Transfer Alliance Group, which was formed by Vivo, Xiaomi, and OPPO to establish a cross-brand platform for sharing files from one device to another?