HILE some of us are hungrily looking to the Apple iPhone 8 or the Samsung Galaxy Note 8 for a better imaging experience, it seems LG might walk away with the “best smartphone camera” crown this year.
Well-specced Meizu M6 Note to launch August 23
EIZU launched the top-shelf Pro 7 and Pro 7 Plus in China just last week, but the Chinese smartphone maker isn’t done for the month of August quite yet.
Sharp Aquos S2 could be what the Apple iPhone 8 looks like
HE iPhone 8 is likely set to make an appearance in September. And though the much-anticipated Apple smartphone has yet to make an official appearance, one doesn’t have to look too hard to get a glimpse of what it may look like.
Alleged prices of ASUS ZenFone 4 models leak out
HE ASUS ZenFone 4 series is still more than a week away from being officially launched, but this early, we’re seeing the alleged price list circulating online.
Red OPPO F3 coming to PH; price and release date revealed
HE Philippines will be getting a new red version of the OPPO F3 this week, according to an event invite sent to us by the Shenzhen-based smartphone maker. A recent Facebook post on the company’s official page confirmed the launch date as August 12th.
Inside the factory where OPPO smartphones are made
HENZHEN is widely considered to be the Silicon Valley of hardware. A fishing-settlement-turned-mega-city that is home to rising startups and established tech companies, China’s first special economic zone is also where the OPPO smartphone factory resides.
#RevuLive: Doogee Mix and HTC U11, U Ultra, U Play, Desire 10 Pro
HE fourth episode of #RevuLive is pretty jam-packed, as we featured five devices. One is a controversial smartphone from Doogee Mobile, and the other four, all the handsets that HTC has officially made available in the Philippines.
Xiaomi is back on the list of top 5 smartphone makers worldwide
F you look at the quarterly rankings of smartphone vendors from the first quarter of 2016 to the second three months of this year, you’ll get bored because you’ll be looking at the same companies again and again. Not the second quarter of 2017.
HTC is back in PH! These are the phones it brought here
T has taken the company longer than expected to find its footing, but HTC is finally — and officially! — back in the Philippines after years of absence in the smartphone race. (We were able to talk to its Philippine representative about its comeback on May 28.) Better yet, the flagship HTC U11, the phone with the highest-rated camera, at least according to DxOMark, is included in the Taiwanese phone maker’s local lineup.
#RevuLive: Meizu Pro 7 dual-screen flagship initial impressions
N the third episode of #RevuLive, we turned the spotlight on only one device, the Meizu Pro 7. And for good reason; the flagship phone has not even been released yet. It will start shipping in China on August 5 and is tentatively set to launch in the Philippines end-August.
ASUS ZenFone 4 to launch globally August 17, in PH August 19
EMEMBER our story about ASUS possibly announcing the ZenFone 4 in the Philippines on August 19? Turns out we were right! The ASUS ZenFone 4 is indeed getting an official announcement in a couple of weeks, as confirmed by the brand today.
ASUS ZenFone 4 Pro photos surface, show a Xiaomi Mi 6 lookalike
S noted in our previous post, we’re pretty sure ASUS will launch the ZenFone 4 in the Philippines August 19th, even though it’s unlikely the Taiwanese firm will unveil an entire roster of new smartphones in one go. The recently announced ZenFone 4 Max is a safe bet, but what else can we expect from the announcement?
This leak shows that the iPhone 8 will destroy all Android phones
NDROID smartphones may have toppled Apple’s iPhone from its throne on Antutu Benchmark in May and June, but a leak shows that it could be getting back its crown soon.
Cubix Cube Play, Play HD, Max, and Book: Our first impressions
HERRY Mobile has announced four new devices under its Lazada-exclusive Cubix sub-brand, namely the Cubix Cube Play, Play HD, and Max smartphones and the Cube Book laptop. The Cube Max and Book can now be purchased from the online retailer’s Philippine website, while both Play handsets should be available by end-August, we’re told.
4 signs the ASUS ZenFone 4 could be launching in PH August 19 [Updated: Yes!]
SUS Philippines sent us an invite to an event on August 19, but didn’t say what it is going to announce there. Could it be the ASUS ZenFone 4 launch in the country? There are telltale signs that it is.
Meizu Pro 7 and Pro 7 Plus are your new two-screen flagships
FTER being out of the spotlight for quite some time, Chinese phone-maker Meizu is once again drawing interest from the international tech community after launching the Meizu Pro 7 (click this for the full specs) and the Meizu Pro 7 Plus (click this for the complete specs) smartphones with a pair of touchscreens. There’s one on the front and another one on the back, unlike the LG V20 and other models with ticker-type displays above their screens.
Xiaomi Mi 5X gets same dual cams as Mi 6 at almost half the cost
O surprises here. The Xiaomi Mi 5X smartphone (click for complete specs) was unveiled today in China. While the 5X is positioned as a midrange option, it doesn’t appear to have stopped the company’s engineers from drawing up a premium-looking device with a big screen and the same dual-camera system found on the flagship Mi 6.
Nokia 8 expected to launch at HMD Global’s August 16 event
IRCLE those calendars, Nokia fans. The Nokia 8, the brand’s first flagship phone in three years, is expected to debut on August 16 at an event in London. HMD Global, which owns the rights to the Nokia brand for use on its handsets, has already sent out invites to the media.
Confirmed: Samsung Galaxy J7 Nxt is coming to PH
HERE’S apparently another Samsung Galaxy J7 phone headed to the Philippines, as first reported by SamMobile, a website devoted to reporting all things Samsung, and confirmed today by Revü Philippines.
Google Pixel 2 could be this year’s fastest Android phone
HE OnePlus 5 may be today’s fastest smartphone, at least according to Antutu Benchmark, but that could change with the arrival of the Google Pixel 2 in a few months.