So you can live with the notch? How about two notches? No, we’re not kidding. There really is a newly announced smartphone that features a 5.2-inch screen with two cutouts — one at the top and the other at the bottom. Meet the Sharp Aquos R2 Compact.
Huawei PH’s ‘1 Peso Super Deal’ promo happening on Nov. 17
Huawei has had a banner year in 2018. Worldwide, it toppled Apple for two consecutive quarters to become the No. 2 smartphone brand. In the Philippines, it landed fifth place in two reports: Counterpoint’s for the second quarter and IDC’s from January to June. The two market research firms were one in saying that Huawei experienced significant growth in the country this year.
ASUS ZenFone Max Pro M2 details leak out
The ASUS ZenFone Max Pro M1, which features comparable specs to the Xiaomi Redmi Note 5, is one of the aggressively priced smartphones that impressed us this year. It was first launched in India in April and eventually made its way to the Philippines in June. Now, we’re hearing of the impending launch of its successor, the ASUS ZenFone Max Pro M2, courtesy of Roland Quandt of Germany-based site WinFuture.
Vivo Y95 now available in the Philippines for P13,999 ($264)
They’re finally up again. Official listings of the Vivo Y95 on Vivo Philippines’ Facebook Shop and website — which got taken down hours after they went live — are back online, but this time on Lazada and Shopee.
Realme tops bestsellers list at Lazada SE Asia’s 11.11 sale
Xiaomi may be the bestselling phone brand at Lazada Philippines’ 11.11 sale, but all over Southeast Asia, that honor goes to six-month-old Realme.
This is a Samsung phone worth almost P150,000 ($2,824)
If you think the Porsche Design Huawei Mate 20 RS is expensive even if it’s a product borne out of Huawei’s partnership with a premium brand, then what do you call this?
Xiaomi is bestselling phone brand at Lazada PH’s 11.11 sale
The craziness that is the 11.11 online shopping festival is finally over. Is your bank account still alive? Apparently, many of you have taken advantage of yesterday’s sale. Shopee Philippines has announced that it sold 1,205,310 items. Even better, rival ecommerce platform Lazada Philippines has released the bestsellers in every category.
Job ad for Xiaomi PH stores reveals Taguig branch to open soon
Add Fort Bonifacio in Taguig City to the list of locations that will have a Mi Authorized Store.
4GB/64GB Huawei Y9 2019 now available in PH for P12,990 ($245)
More than a week ago, we at Revü spotted the Huawei Y9 2019 on Lazada Philippines. At the time, the since-deleted listing was for a version with 3GB of RAM and 32GB of expandable storage — a model that’s non-existent. Today, a new listing is up on the ecommerce site, and it’s for the variant with 4GB of RAM and 64GB of built-in storage.
Razer Game Store launches with up to 90% off games in MY, PH
Yup, the Razer Game Store is already up on Lazada Malaysia and Lazada Philippines, bringing its presence to a total of four Southeast Asian countries. It used to be accessible only to those who are based in Singapore and Thailand.
iPad Pro 2018 nearly 2x faster than fastest Android, Antutu reveals
It posted astonishing results in cross-platform processor benchmark Geekbench. This time, the 11-inch model of the Apple iPad Pro 2018 got a nod from its performance in Antutu.
Globe to offer support for eSIM by end-2018
We’ve been waiting for this development since forever: The embedded Subscriber Identification Module or eSIM is finally coming to the Philippines this year.
ASUS ZenFone 6 prototype leaks out again in video, pictures
More pictures of an alleged ASUS ZenFone 6 prototype have surfaced online, but this time, the photos are accompanied by a short hands-on video. Look.
Xiaomi Mi 8 Pro to be released in the Philippines soon
So it’s not just the Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite that will be launched in the Philippines in November. If you’re looking for a more powerful Mi phone, you’d be glad to know that the Xiaomi Mi 8 Pro will be available locally as well, with the company starting to tease the device in the country.
Huawei Y9 2019 with Kirin 710 to sell for only P12,990 in PH
Now that Huawei Philippines has released its Mate 20 and Mate 20 Pro flagship phones, it’s already done for the rest of the year, right? Wrong. We just got a notification from our Lazada app, informing us that the Huawei Y9 2019, along with the Huawei MediaPad M5 Lite, will be available on the online store starting November 11.
For 2 quarters in a row, Huawei beats Apple, inches closer to No. 1
Could Huawei achieve its ambition to become the No. 1 smartphone manufacturer by the end of 2019? It looks like a tough one, but if the latest bulletin from market-research firm IDC is any indication, Huawei probably could.
These 9 Huawei, Honor phones will get Android Pie in November
Christmas will come early for owners of select Huawei and Honor phones as their devices will finally get a taste of Android Pie-based EMUI 9.0 on November 10.
Smart offers better video streaming than AT&T, Sprint — study
The global report on mobile video experience from analytics company OpenSignal is in. And if there’s one result that we saw first, it’s that the Philippines is at the bottom of the heap — of the 69 countries analyzed from May 14 to August 11 this year, specifically.
Honor Magic 2 slider phone with 6 cameras launched
It’s been a long time coming, but the successor to the Honor Magic — launched in China in December 2016 and shown off at CES 2017— is finally here. Ladies and gentlemen, meet the Honor Magic 2.
Xiaomi Pocophone F1: How to update to Android Pie
The Pocophone F1, otherwise known as the Poco F1 in India, launched with much fanfare in August. After all, the first product offering from Xiaomi’s sub-brand was and still is the cheapest smartphone powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 processor.