Chinese phone maker Vivo has beaten Apple and Samsung in their quest to hide the fingerprint reader under the screen. The Vivo X21 has been formally unveiled at local retail in the Philippines, and it’s the first device in the country to have an in-display sensor for biometric authentication.
Meet the OPPO Find X with pop-up cameras, bezel-less design
The OPPO Find X isn’t set to debut for at least several more hours, and yet almost all the details about the Chinese OEM’s latest flagship smartphone have been laid out courtesy of a post from The Verge.
Cheapest ASUS ZenFone 5Z we’ve seen in PH thus far
The ASUS ZenFone 5Z is now officially available at local retail, two months after it was announced for the Philippine market in April 2018. Now that it’s here, you might be wondering where you can get it at the lowest price (thus far) — without sacrificing warranty coverage from the manufacturer.
Vivo X21 with in-display fingerprint sensor launching June 21 in PH
After weeks of speculation, teasing, and wild theorizing, a launch date for the Philippine market has been set for the Vivo X21.
OPPO Find X might be like the Vivo NEX ‘all-screen’ phone
After years without a clear successor, OPPO’s high-end Find series will finally add a new phone to its ranks, with the launch of the Find X slated for June 19 in Paris, France. So much has been said and written about the OPPO Find X that there seems to be nothing left for us to, well, find out. Then today happened.
Select Huawei devices to run full Windows 10 soon
Huawei will soon allow a handful of its newer devices to run an online version of Windows 10 on top of Android. The feature will be accessible through Huawei’s Cloud PC service. It’s going to debut first in China, where it was shown off as part of Huawei’s keynote at the CES Asia 2018 trade show.
These Huawei, Honor phones will get performance-improvement update
CES [Consumer Electronics Show] Asia 2018 is ongoing in Shanghai, China. One of the first major announcements to make headlines is that Huawei will soon be rolling out GPU Turbo technology to select Huawei and Honor smartphones using its very own Kirin processors.
Vivo X21 launching in PH. Here are some camera samples
The Vivo X21, one of the few smartphones out there with an under-display fingerprint sensor, will be launched in the Philippines this June. This, according to an email sent to us by a company representative just now. While no date was set, Vivo did send us a retail unit for testing weeks ago.
E3 2018: All the video game trailers you need to see
This week has been huge for the video-game community, with E3 [Electronic Entertainment Expo] 2018 kicking off and filling our timelines with new announcements, teasers, and gameplay videos. It is a brilliant time if you are a video game fan as you have all these amazing games being announced. Now is also a great time to grow your Twitch audience too, if you have a channel. People will be excited to see the new games and will come flooding to watch you. If you’re going to be streaming more then make sure you have Twitch alert sounds to show when …
Xiaomi Redmi 6, Redmi 6A budget phones officially unveiled
Xiaomi keeps on launching new smartphones to remain under the spotlight. This time around, it’s the Xiaomi Redmi 6 and Redmi 6A that have been thrust into the headlines. The Redmi 5 and 5A successors have just been launched in China with a starting price of ¥599 (about P4,958 or $94).
OPPO Find X official teasers reveal curved screen, key specs
We know that we’re just a week removed from OPPO launching the Find X on June 19 in Paris, France. But in terms of specifications and features, what should we expect from the upcoming top-of-the-line smartphone?
Xiaomi Mi 8, Mi 8 SE now being sold in the Philippines
The new Xiaomi Mi 8 and Mi 8 SE are arguably the technology company’s most exciting smartphones of late. And if you’re wondering how to buy them in the Philippines, at prices that are not so different from what you would pay in China now, congratulations — you’ve come to the right place.
Vivo NEX: The specs that have leaked thus far
NEX, Vivo’s next-gen flagship smartphone with an almost-zero-bezel screen, is set to launch June 12. We already have a good idea of what the phone might look like. On the inside, however, there are still plenty of questions needing answers.
Samsung Galaxy J7 (2018), J3 (2018) with low-light cameras announced
The Samsung recently rolled out the Galaxy J6, the most affordable Galaxy with an Infinity Display (read: extra-tall screen), for P13,990 or around $265 in the Philippines. Elsewhere, thousands of miles from the Philippine islands, Samsung has announced the Galaxy J7 (2018) and J3 (2018) for its U.S. customers.
Samsung Galaxy J6 impressions: Best-value Samsung phone yet?
The Samsung Galaxy J6 is now available on the Philippine market, ahead of its official release date on June 16. Earlier, Samsung Electronics Philippines posted a video on social media launching local actress Nadine Lustre as the face of the new mid-tier phone.
Honor Play is a different but familiar gaming phone
Gaming smartphones are taking the industry to new frontiers, and it seems every phone maker not named Apple is trying to get in on the action. Recently, Honor, the Huawei sub-brand whose devices are already available in the Philippines, has thrown its hat in the ring, launching the new Honor Play in its home market of China.
ASUS ZenFone Max Pro M1 cheaper than Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 in PH
ASUS Philippines made a big announcement today, revealing the price of the highly anticipated ASUS ZenFone Max Pro M1 for the local market. The smartphone, which has been launched in other countries — India, Indonesia, and Malaysia, to name but three — features comparable specs to the Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 at a cheaper price to boot.
Lenovo Z5 isn’t all it’s hyped up to be, but it’s priced aggressively
Prior to its launch, the Lenovo Z5 sounded like a true contender in the bezel-less smartphone waters. Expectations were understandably high for the Chinese OEM’s return to public eye.
Vivo NEX live pictures show pop-up camera, all-screen design
Vivo is scheduled to launch its flagship NEX series June 12th in its native China. Allegedly, there will be three almost-borderless smartphones in the lineup — the Vivo NEX, NEX S, and NEX A. They will be almost identical, but they’re supposed to come with varying specs and setups for the front-facing camera.
OPPO Find X flagship phone gets official launch date
OPPO’s first true flagship smartphone in years will be formally unveiled this month at a global press event happening in Paris, France. The OPPO Find X has the launch date set for June 19.