Smartphone makers could be in for a rough ride relative to what they’ve been accustomed to in previous years. Global shipments have dropped by 13% year over year to 269.8 million units in the first quarter of 2023, according to preliminary data from market-research firm Canalys.
Deadline for PH SIM registration extended to July 25
If, for some reason, you haven’t registered your SIM card just yet, there’s some sort of a reprieve for you, as Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has approved the 90-day deadline extension for it. The last day to register SIMs is now July 25, 2023, instead of April 26.
New Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 2 to bring flagship features to midrange devices
Qualcomm has announced a new chipset for sub-flagship or upper-midrange devices, the Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 2. Curiously, the chip maker has skipped the Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 1 and Snapdragon 7 Gen 2 monikers for the Snapdragon 7 successor, which it says is its “most powerful 700-series yet.”
Huawei XMAGE Trend Report 2023 unveiled at MWC 2023
Huawei has unveiled the Huawei XMAGE Trend Report 2023 during the Mobile World Congress expo in Barcelona, Spain. This is the first trend report since the launch of Huawei XMAGE in 2022, a new mobile imagery brand which clearly defined the structure of the company’s mobile imagery strategy: technology innovation, consumer experience, and culture exploration.
Starlink now available in PH. Here’s how much the service is
Despite the expanded availability of fiber-based broadband and rollout of technologies like 5G in key locations across the Philippines, there are still many unserved and underserved communities in the country. Starting today, February 22, the latter has finally one more service to choose from.
Realme tops PH smartphone-brand rankings in Q4 2022, full-year 2022
Market-research firm Canalys’ latest smartphone-vendor ranking report for the Philippine market shows that Realme ended 2022 as the country’s No. 1 manufacturer in the category. Still.
Top 5 smartphone brands in the world in Q4 2022 — Canalys
As in the past last quarters of each year, at about the time it has long-established to introduce new iPhones, Apple reclaimed the top spot in the global smartphone-vendor rankings in the fourth quarter of 2022.
From smartphones to smart cars? Meizu now owned by Geely
Remember Meizu, the smartphone brand that was in and out of the Philippines sometime ago? It has a new owner now, and you might be familiar with the company that has the biggest stake in the OEM that was once one of the biggest names in the Chinese mobile market.
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View PostAcer named PH’s top PC brand for Q3 2022 amid market slump
The International Data Corporation’s latest PC-vendor rankings are in. And based on the research firm’s Q3 2022 report, Acer is the Philippines’ No. 1 PC brand, albeit by a slight margin.
Cherry Mobile no longer PH’s leading tablet vendor in Q3 2022
The Philippines’ tablet market grew by 40.1% year-on-year and 22.4% quarter-on-quarter in the second quarter of 2022 due to big tenders from local government units and different division offices of the Department of Education, according to the International Data Corporation’s Worldwide Quarterly Personal Computing Device Tracker.
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 launched. These Android OEMs will use it
Qualcomm has announced the successor to 2021’s Snapdragon 8 Gen 1, following the launch of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 mobile platform for flagship devices.
Top 5 smartphone brands in PH in Q3 2022 — Canalys
The kickoff of Realme Philippines’ #realmeWithYou holiday campaign was a special one for the brand. Not only did it launch the Realme 10, it also celebrated its most recent market-performance win.
‘Industry-first’ specs, NFTs: Infinix ZERO ULTRA 5G gives us glimpse of where brand is headed
View PostTop 5 tablet brands in the Philippines in Q2 2022
Apple, Samsung, Amazon, Lenovo, and Huawei were the biggest tablet companies in the world in the second quarter of this year. But how about in the Philippines, where the market grew by 40.1% year-on-year and 22.4% quarter-on-quarter as the new school year begins?
vivo now among top 5 smartphone brands in PH — IDC report
vivo joins the list of top 5 smartphone brands in the Philippines in the second quarter of 2022, according to the recently released International Data Corporation Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker. Despite the industry’s overall decrease in QoQ smartphone shipment, IDC reports that vivo recorded a 335.4% QoQ increase in its shipments.
OnePlus officially coming to PH with OnePlus 10T 5G in tow
No need to settle anymore. OnePlus is officially coming to the Philippines!
Top 5 smartphone brands in the Philippines in Q2 2022
Samsung, Apple, Xiaomi, OPPO, and Vivo were the top smartphone vendors in the world last quarter, but how about in the Philippines? Did the same manufacturers figured in the most recent local ranking?
Xiaomi advances on Fortune Global 500 list for 4th year in a row
Three times in a row? Make that four now.
