NDROID fans, take notice: MWC [Mobile World Congress] 2017 is currently in full swing, meaning many of the industry’s biggest names — LG, Huawei, and OPPO, to name but three — will be previewing their signature Android phones and giving us a peek of what to expect — and to salivate for — later this year.
Lenovo K6 Note to go head to head with ASUS ZenFone 3 Max in PH
T’S coming soon. The smartphone that was launched with the Lenovo K6 and K6 Power at IFA 2016 in Berlin will finally be launched in the Philippines on March 2. Meet the Lenovo K6 Note (click for complete specs).
It’s official: BlackBerry KeyOne is first true phone for Crackberries
HINA’S TCL Communication seems to be carrying the weight of the world on its shoulders. Its mission when it got the rights to make smartphones under the BlackBerry name: to turn the once-loved brand’s misfortunes around. Today, ahead of MWC 2017, we have finally seen the first true phone that TCL hopes will bring former Crackberries back into the fold, the BlackBerry KeyOne (click for complete specs).
LG’s new budget phone has 4,500mAh battery, Nougat, and not much else
HIS year’s Mobile World Congress (aka MWC, or the massive phone event you ought to be paying attention to) is almost in full effect now. Know how we can tell? Because manufacturers are already making product announcements before the event kicks off on February 27.
Aspiring vlogger? The ASUS ZenFone Live could be the phone for you
O everyone got some of the specs of the quietly launched smartphone right but not the model name. What we reported as the ASUS ZenFone 3 Go exactly a week ago is actually known as the ASUS ZenFone Live (click for complete specs), as this listing on the Taiwanese manufacturer’s website shows.
Moto M review: Mid-tier midranger
OU asked for it. And now it’s here. As earlier reported, Lenovo today rolled out the Moto M (click for complete specs) to the Philippine market, further solidifying its presence in the country’s now-competitive midrange segment.
Huawei Honor V9 has crazy specs yet competitive price
T ticks all the right boxes for us. It looks good, and it’s outfitted with top-of-the-line specs. Meet the recently unveiled Honor V9 (click for complete specs), the highest-end smartphone of Huawei’s sub-brand.
Vivo V5 Lite will be available in PH starting February 25
S Revü Philippines has learned, the new Vivo V5 Lite (click for complete specs) is due out in local stores in a couple of days. The V5 Lite, as you may have gathered, is the company’s entry-level offering in the V5 range of selfie-first smartphones.
Fire can’t kill it: Samsung Galaxy Note 7 reportedly coming back in June
LTHOUGH you may think Samsung is finally done with the Galaxy Note 7, having come clean about the bad batteries and even worse decisions that led to the phone’s premature exit before sales could take off, we might see it again on shelves later this year.
Nokia 8 with near-borderless display, flagship specs gets priced, listed online
HE Nokia 8, one of the handsets strongly rumored to be outlined at HMD Global’s MWC [Mobile World Congress] 2017 keynote next week, has been listed on China’s Jingdong e-commerce site, aka JD.com.
3D is dead, but you can get MyPhone’s 3D phone at its lowest price yet
O, we’re serious. Even TV makers will tell you that the nascent display technology, once touted by many as the next big thing in the industry, is going the way of the headphone jack and microUSB port.
Vivo V3 gets huge, P4,000 price cut in PH
E knew it was coming. The writing has been on the wall ever since the Vivo V5 made it to stores in the Philippines. Now, the good news is official: Vivo Philippines has dropped the price of the Vivo V3 (click for complete specs) to P7,990 (around $160) — from P11,990 ($240).
ASUS ZenFone 3 Go budget phone’s alleged specs and price leak out
T seems that Taiwan’s top international brand is reviving its budget ZenFone Go line by launching the ASUS ZenFone 3 Go in March — if we are to believe this leak reported by GSMArena.
Smart’s smartphone sale is worth checking out
T’S not every day that you come across deals that are worth your time. But today, there’s something that you won’t probably mind checking out: Smart Communications’ smartphone sale until February 28, 2017.
Is the nearly indestructible Nokia 3310 making a comeback?
REPARE for nostalgia overload, because the Nokia 3310, resilient as always, could be on the verge of a comeback.
Spotted: Huawei P10 Plus with whopping 8GB of RAM
O you think 6GB of RAM is not enough for your smartphone? How does 8GB sound to you? You might just meet your match with the Huawei P10 Plus, which is expected to debut at MWC 2017 in Barcelona.
Motorola’s Moto M to launch in PH February 23rd
ENOVO’S all-metal phone, the Motorola Moto M (click for complete specs), is finally moving out of China and India and making its way to the Philippines. The new Android midranger will debut locally on February 23rd, according to the event invite sent to us.
Here’s why the LG G6 won’t debut with Qualcomm’s new flagship chip
HE wraps are expected to come off the LG G6 in just a couple of weeks, with the top-shelf phone set to take center stage during the company’s keynote presentation at MWC [Mobile World Congress] 2017 in Barcelona, Spain.
Want the ‘world’s most secure Android phone’? It will cost you
HE “world’s most secure Android phone” is now available in the Philippines — but for a premium price. BlackBerry’s newest release, the BlackBerry DTEK60 (click for complete specs), can now be purchased from MemoXpress stores and through its online store.
Huawei to launch an iPhone 7 Plus-style phone before MWC 2017
UAWEI will launch a new phone under its Honor sub-brand prior to Mobile World Congress 2017, a weeklong event that will gather many of the biggest names in the business — Samsung and LG, to name but two.