Nope, your eyes are not deceiving you. What we accidentally stumbled upon really says P2,995 (roughly $57). Until August 30, you have a chance to buy the Huawei Y6 2018 — originally priced at P5,990 ($113) — for 50 percent off.
At P15,990 ($302), Honor Play with Kirin 970 is midrange king?
A Kirin 970-powered smartphone for P15,990 — or roughly $302 when converted to U.S. dollars? Nah, in your dreams. Yet here we are, staring at the confirmation that Honor Philippines is indeed selling its gaming-focused phone, the Honor Play, for the same price as devices like the Samsung Galaxy J8 and the Huawei Nova 3i. Insane.
Samsung Galaxy Note 9 PH launch slated for August 14
Good news to those who are waiting for the next Galaxy: Five days after its August 9 global unpacking, the Samsung Galaxy Note 9 will be launched in the Philippines, too.
This is what the next Apple iPhones could look like
You know a product is nearing its launch date when your feed is full of leaked information on it. These days, it’s all about the upcoming iPhones.
Huawei, Honor phones start getting GPU Turbo update
Great news, Huawei and Honor device owners in the Philippines! As planned, Huawei has started rolling out GPU Turbo update to your units.
Samsung Galaxy J8 is P1,000 ($19) off this weekend
The two-week preorder period for the Samsung Galaxy J8 in the Philippines has ended. Today, August 4, the smartphone is finally available in black, gold, and purple at all Samsung stores and authorized resellers nationwide.
Apple may not be the 2nd biggest smartphone company, but…
China’s Huawei may have toppled Apple from the second spot in terms of smartphone shipments last quarter, but there’s still a huge reason for the American tech giant to rejoice. It just made history by hitting the $1-trillion market capitalization. Market cap is the market value of a company’s outstanding shares.
OPPO PH starts teasing OPPO F9 with small notch, fast charging
Two days after OPPO Malaysia and India started teasing the OPPO F9 and F9 Pro, OPPO Philippines has launched its own marketing campaign for the OPPO F7’s successor.
OPPO F9, OPPO F9 Pro confirmed to launch soon
This is it. OPPO has finally confirmed that the successors to the F7 series — the OPPO F9 and the OPPO F9 Pro — are coming soon.
Xiaomi Mi Note 4 with transparent back seen on TENAA
The rumor claiming that the Xiaomi Mi Note 4 will be launched in China in August could be true, after all. A Xiaomi smartphone with the model number M1807E8A, believed to be the Mi Note 3‘s successor, has been spotted on the site of China certification body TENAA. That same device was given a 3C Certification — or China Compulsory Certification — in June.
ASUS ZenFone Max Pro M1 is cheaper until July 31
A value-for-money smartphone just got more affordable — for a limited time, sadly. ASUS Philippines has dropped the price of the ASUS ZenFone Max Pro M1‘s base model.
Alleged Samsung Galaxy Note 9 prices shown in preorder posters
We’re 11 days removed from the Samsung Galaxy Note 9‘s August 9 (August 10 in the Philippines) launch in New York. However, we probably already know how it’s priced, thanks to leaked preorder posters in Indonesia and South Korea.
P320M ($6M) worth of Huawei Nova 3i units sold on 1st day
Huawei continues to make waves not only in China, where it recently broke the record for the biggest smartphone market share since the second quarter of 2011. In the Philippines, it’s enjoying brisk sales for its latest offering, the Huawei Nova 3i quad-camera phone.
Huawei Nova 3i: Best Globe, Smart postpaid plans
The preorder period is over. Today, July 28, you can finally buy what we think is Huawei’s best value-for-money midrange phone thus far. The Huawei Nova 3i, priced aggressively at P15,990 (roughly $301), becomes official in the Philippines — and with Filipino actor James Reid as its endorser.
Sony Xperia XZ3 said to feature 48MP camera. See the renders
Previous leaks point to an upcoming Sony Xperia XZ3 that has two cameras on the back. But that information may turn out to be wrong. Based on a listing on 3D-graphics-benchmark database GFXBench, the smartphone will only have one rear camera — one with a megapixel count that’s close to 50.
Lamborghini edition availability revealed at OPPO Find X PH launch
And we thought it was just an official unveiling of the regular OPPO Find X variant in the Philippines. We thought wrong. OPPO pulled a “one more thing” at the end of the program.
12 flagship smartphones ranked by battery life
Of the popular flagship smartphones that were launched in the first half of 2018, which has the longest battery life? Which one won’t likely let you down when you need your device the most?
Meizu 16, claimed to be better than Xiaomi Mi 8, coming August 8
One smartphone launch after another. And this time, it’s the Meizu 16 that will get its time in the limelight.
Honor Note 10 with big battery, screen launching July 31
A day after Xiaomi announced the Mi Max 3, Honor reveals the July 31 launch date of a smartphone not unlike the new Max model. If you’ve been following developments in the smartphone industry lately, you’d know that we’re referring to the Honor Note 10.
Huawei Nova 3, Nova 3i now official. We compare them here
Huawei has taken the wraps off its newest stars, throwing them in the midrange ring, where competition is as fierce as it has ever been. Meet the Huawei Nova 3 and Nova 3i four-camera smartphones, priced as low as ¥1,999 (roughly P15,928 or $297).