AMSUNG’S design for the Galaxy S8 is unprecedented in the company’s history, easily its best to date. And from what we’ve seen so far, the rest of the bits — the internals, cameras, and screen — are nothing if not built to rival or surpass the accomplishments of current crowd-pleasers like the Apple iPhone 7 and the Google Pixel.
Alleged Xiaomi Mi Note 3 specs hint at OnePlus 5 rivalry
HE Xiaomi Mi 6’s launch is still scheduled for next week, but we’re already getting reports about another Mi device from the company’s Note series, the Xiaomi Mi Note 3.
Man builds Apple iPhone from spare parts for less than P15,000 or $300
HERE’S a thrill of making things yourself. For Scotty Allen, a former software engineer in Silicon Valley who now resides in Shenzhen, China, building an Apple iPhone 6s from spare parts in Huaqiangbei was a chance for him to understand how everything works.
Xiaomi Mi 6 launching April 19. Here are its leaked specs and prices
INALLY. After weeks of the Xiaomi Mi 6’s launch date circulating around the rumor mill, the company has at long last revealed that its upcoming flagship phone will be unveiled April 19.
Samsung Galaxy S8, Samsung Galaxy S8+, LG G6, Huawei P10, or Huawei P10 Plus?
PRIL is turning out to be a great month for those who are looking to buy a flagship phone. Five high-end devices from three brands are up for grabs in the Philippines: the Samsung Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+, the LG G6, and the Huawei P10 and P10 Plus.
Vivo Y53 budget smartphone now even more affordable in PH
IVO, seemingly always aware of what the competition is up to, recently announced a price cut in the Philippines for the Vivo Y53 budget smartphone (click for complete specs), dropping its price from P6,990 (about $140) to P5,990 ($120).
LG G6 price, preorder, launch details in PH revealed
HERE’S another smartphone up for grabs in the next few weeks. The LG G6 (click for complete specs), launched at MWC [Mobile World Congress] 2017 in Barcelona end-February, will soon be available in the Philippines.
ASUS ZenFone 3 Zoom, ZenFone Live want you to catch the moment
HAT did we say about March and April being an exciting time for the smartphone industry in the Philippines? Just today, April 6, three phones were launched in the country. Besides the Samsung Galaxy C9 Pro, the ASUS ZenFone 3 Zoom (click for complete specs) and the ASUS ZenFone Live (click for full specs) got their own unveiling as well.
Samsung Galaxy C9 Pro with 6GB RAM launched in PH, takes on OPPO F3 Plus
EFORE Samsung Electronics Philippines even finishes taking preorders for the Galaxy S8 and S8+, it will introduce the Samsung Galaxy C9 Pro (click for complete specs) to the local market.
New Alcatel Flash phone boasts 4 — yes, 4 — cameras!
O you think your handset is cool because it has a dual-camera system? Wait till you see this year’s Alcatel Flash smartphone (click for complete specs), the first device to have two cameras on the back and another two on the front.
P1,299 Cherry Mobile Click review: A curious mix of old and new
HERRY Mobile has a new budget smartphone in the Cherry Mobile Click (2017). Or should we say, smart feature phone? Because at first blush, it does seem that the Click has all the trappings of a barebones handset: an alphanumeric keypad; a dimunitive, non-touch screen; a small form factor that will be appreciated by many; and an equally small price tag.
What Apple is making for its future iPhones
HERE’S a breakup happening in the tech industry in 15 to 24 months’ time. Imagination Technologies, known for making graphics processors for the iPhone, has announced that Apple already notified the British chipmaker of the Cupertino-based company’s decision to end their partnership by 2019.
Here are the Huawei P10 and P10 Plus preorder details in PH
O say that the Philippines’ smartphone scene is exciting is an understatement, as it turns out there were three preorder periods announced the past week. ASUS Philippines started accepting reservations for the ZenFone 3 Zoom March 27th. It was announced that preorder for the Samsung Galaxy S8 and S8+ will begin April 17 and end April 29. And the latest to join the fray is Huawei Philippines.
The Samsung Galaxy S8 you may want to have isn’t coming to PH
O apparently, there’s another version of the Samsung Galaxy S8 that was not announced at the phone’s launch. Today, Microsoft has confirmed that there will be a Samsung Galaxy S8 Microsoft Edition (this includes the S8+, just to be clear). Unfortunately, it won’t be available in the Philippines.
You can get your hands on the ASUS ZenFone 3 Zoom soon
HE next ASUS camera phone will hit stores in the Philippines from April 7th, according to the Taiwanese OEM. Specifically, we’re referring to the ASUS ZenFone 3 Zoom (click for complete specs), which incidentally is now available for preorder through a microsite (customers will have to fill out this reservation form) and will launch locally on April 6.
Samsung Galaxy S8 initial review: A Galaxy had never looked so bright
AMSUNG has pushed the envelope of smartphone design and, to a lesser extent, technology with each flagship outing in recent years — though it may have done too much in too many areas last year, resulting in the cancellation of a promising big phone. Take one glance at the Galaxy Note 7 headlines, and you’d think there would be no more room for ambition, risk, and chutzpah within the walls of Samsung’s Seoul headquarters.
Samsung Galaxy S8, S8+ are official: Your 8 burning questions answered
T has finally been unpacked. Samsung’s flagship phone — of which there are two variants: the Samsung Galaxy S8 (click for complete specs) and the Samsung Galaxy S8+ (click for full specs) — is now official, months after rumors have started swirling around it.
Samsung Galaxy C9 Pro with 6GB RAM launching in PH
HIS just in: The Samsung upper-midrange phone with 6GB of RAM — launched only in markets like China and India — is coming to the Philippines. Yes, the Samsung Galaxy C9 Pro (click for complete specs) will be introduced to the local market on April 6, about a week after the Korean giant launches the Samsung Galaxy S8 in New York.
When the Nokia phones are officially arriving in PH
OU’VE been waiting for this, we know. Ever since HMD Global announced last year that the first Nokia phones running Android would be launched in 2017, we’ve been asked countless times about the devices’ launch in the Philippines. Now, with representatives from the company that got the rights to use the Nokia brand finally giving a statement about it, we can say this for certain: It’s sooner than you think it is.
OPPO F3 Plus vs. OnePlus 3T: Which one to get
WO premium phones debuted in the Philippines the past few days. In one corner, there’s the new OPPO F3 Plus; in another, the OnePlus 3T, which has been around long enough and should be familiar to anyone keeping tabs on international-bound iPhone rivals for less money.