Buying season is just around the corner, and Lenovo has a pair of smartphones coming to the Philippines that might interest you. We’re talking about the recently launched Lenovo K8 Plus and K8 Note.
AR-enabled Lenovo Phab 2 Pro now P8,999 or $176 on Lazada
Lazada Philippines has a major sale event coming up over the next few days, but already we’re seeing a number of sweet deals pop up on the online retail site.
Samsung roasts Apple iPhone X, other iPhones with new ad
Apple and Samsung are not only fierce rivals in the smartphone space. Now more than ever, these industry giants are at loggerheads over which giant is better when it comes to mudslinging, er, advertising.
Sony Xperia XA1 Plus to go on sale in PH for P16,990 or $331
The Sony Xperia XA1 is one of our favorite midrangers from this year. But if you want more screen space and the convenience of fingerprint unlocking, consider its larger stablemate, the Sony Xperia XA1 Plus.
OPPO R11s is an upgraded F5 with faster specs, dual rear cameras
Fresh off announcing the OPPO F5 in the Philippines, OPPO raised the curtains in its native China and made the OPPO R11s official.
Xiaomi Redmi Y1 and Redmi Y1 Lite: Xiaomi’s first selfie phones
As the selfie-focused-smartphone trend continues to pick up steam, China’s Xiaomi is the latest brand to throw its hat into the ring after announcing the Xiaomi Redmi Y1 and Redmi Y1 Lite in India.
This is the cheapest Nokia-branded smartphone running Android
Early handsets from Nokia were renowned for their long and uncompromising their battery life, as some of you would attest to.
OPPO F5 review: An all-improved selfie expert
OPPO Philippines last week opened a new chapter as a selfie-first smartphone brand when it launched the OPPO F5 with an 18:9 screen and some A.I. or artificial-intelligence smarts to the camera.
CloudFone 18:9 phones to be priced starting at P6,999 or $136 – report
Soon, Cherry Mobile won’t be the only Philippine-based smartphone brand with an 18:9 phone. CloudFone will be releasing its own line of tall or wide form factors that run Android Nougat sometime this quarter, according to a local website.
Sony Xperia XZ Premium gets taste of Android Oreo
Christmas came early for Sony Xperia XZ Premium owners this week, when the Japanese phone maker quietly started seeding the Android Oreo software update to its current flagship, well ahead of its planned December roll-out.
CloudFone Excite Prime 2 Pro price drops by P2,000 or $39
The CloudFone Excite Prime 2 Pro, which went up for preorder earlier this month, is now available in stores nationwide. Even better, the price of the smartphone has been slashed by P2,000 (roughly $39) — two days after it became available.
Upcoming Redmi Note 5 is Xiaomi’s first budget 18:9 phone
It has been rumored for sometime that Xiaomi will come up with an affordable 18:9 phone and join the increasing line of local (read: Cherry Mobile and CloudFone) and international companies that have done the same in recent months.
PLDT vs Globe vs Converge vs Sky: Fiber-internet plans available
Sky, one of the Philippines’ more popular internet-service provider, is now in the local fiber-internet space, following the recent announcement of faster broadband packages bundled with video on demand.
Doogee Mix 2 could be in PH as early as November
HILE bold and beautiful and affordable, we found the Doogee Mix to be a mixed bag that will delight and disappoint buyers. The follow-up, the Doogee Mix 2, looks promising — and fortunately, we don’t have to wait too long to know for sure.
Vivo Y75 gets certified in China; could be the Vivo V7 in PH, other markets
new Vivo phone has been spotted on the TENAA website, the Chinese equivalent of the Philippines’ NTC and the US’ FCC, and we have good reason to believe it belongs to the V7 series.
Huawei Mate 10 Pro phones priced as much as P84,000 or $1,636
LONG with the Mate 10, Huawei launched two higher-end models under the Mate 10 branding, namely the Huawei Mate 10 Pro and Porsche Design Mate 10 Pro.
Huawei Mate 10 flagship launched, to arrive in PH end-October
UAWEI’S big-screen flagship for 2017 is now official, and it’s arguably the most exciting entry to the Mate series yet.
This may be the cheapest deca-core phone you can buy today
HINA’S LeEco is one of the lesser known Android OEMs [original equipment manufacturers] out there, but it is a name to at least know, especially if you’re after specced-out hardware that won’t leave your wallet feeling too light.
Alleged Xiaomi Redmi 5A poster suggests boring sequel
N alleged poster of the Xiaomi Redmi 5A — not to be confused with the Redmi Note 5A — has appeared on Chinese social-media site Weibo. And based on the image, it feels like the so-called Apple of China is just going through the motions from one budget phone to another at this point.
Huawei Y7 Prime now available in PH for P9,990 or $195
HE Huawei Y7 Prime, the company’s Snapdragon-based bargain phone, has been teased in the Philippines for weeks now. And after landing in neighboring countries like Hong Kong and Vietnam earlier this year, it has finally made its way to local stores.