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And just like that, another Xiaomi phone is coming to the Philippines, just some time after the Redmi Note 10 Pro became official in the country.
Read MoreRealme C25 review: A compelling budget phone
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We’ve come to expect a lot from Realme, particularly in the low-end segment. So when the world’s fastest-growing smartphone brand announced the first phone to receive the high-reliability certification by TÜV Rheinland at the Realme Quality Standards Launch Event earlier this month, we had high hopes.
Read MoreMateBook 2021 laptops with 11th Gen CPU up for preorder in PH
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Ahead of the Huawei FreeBuds 4i and Huawei Band 6 launch in the Philippines, Huawei has formally introduced its latest MateBook series laptops, which pair Intel’s 10th and 11th Gen series processors with integrated Iris Xe graphics, 16GB of RAM, and 512GB of SSD storage. They ship with Windows 10 OS and have Huawei Share built into them for faster file transfers between compatible devices.
Read MoreDITO now in Luzon; P199 prepaid promo bared
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More than a month after its March 8 commercial launch, initially covering 15 pilot areas in Metro Cebu and Metro Davao, DITO Telecommunity is finally in Luzon.
Read MorePriced: Realme C25, first TÜV Rheinland-certified phone in PH
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Still looking for a do-it-all smartphone that won’t put a huge dent on your budget? #ChallengeAccepted, says Realme Philippines. As expected, the company today announced the Realme C25 alongside the Realme Buds Air 2 and Realme Buds Air 2 TWS earphones, adding yet another compelling, value-focused handset to its local lineup.
Read MoreTecno Spark 6 Air review: Heavy in value, light in price
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Tecno Mobile Philippines has taken the wraps off its newest smartphone on the market with the local announcement of the Tecno Spark 6 Air. But don’t let the name fool you. This is, by far, the company’s biggest release so far, and there is nothing lightweight about it.
Read MoreXperia 10 III: Sony’s first 5G-ready midrange phone
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Sony today launched two Snapdragon 888-powered flagships in the Xperia 1 III (Xperia 1 Mark 3) and Xperia 5 III (Xperia 5 Mark 3), which boast screens with a 120Hz refresh rate and periscope cameras with a variable 70mm-105mm equivalent focal length.
Read MoreConfirmed: Redmi gaming phone launching in April
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A Redmi gaming smartphone code-named ARES has been rumored to be in the works for a while now. Today, April 13, we finally know it’s coming.
Read MoreTecno Spark 6 Go will be P491 cheaper in PH from April 17
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Tecno Mobile Philippines will be bringing back the Tecno Spark 6 Go to the local market at a lower price for an upcoming virtual event scheduled April 17.
Read MoreTop-performing flagship, midrange phones: March 2021, global
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Antutu has revealed the top-performing global Android phones for March 2021, and the best performer in the rankings is no surprise at all — not to us, at least.
Read MoreASUS ROG Phone 5 gaming review: Utterly ridiculous
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Gaming phones are no longer novel to the market, with many presenting themselves as compelling alternatives to do-it-all flagships that cost about the same or more. While some of them push the boundaries of smartphone design more than others, with a couple of models even going as far as incorporating an actual spinning fan into the chassis, they all offer better performance, especially in gaming, than their average counterparts.
Read MoreVivo PH’s top smartphone brand in Q4 2020 in Counterpoint report
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According to IDC’s report, OPPO was the top smartphone vendor in the Philippines in the fourth quarter of 2020. In another market-research firm’s tracker, there was a different No. 1 — but it’s a brand that’s still part of the same conglomerate that owns OPPO.
Read MoreASUS ROG Phone 5 series in PH: Prices, introductory offers
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The ASUS ROG Phone 5 series is now official in the Philippines, with the Taiwanese OEM’s local arm also announcing the local pricing and availability for its latest gaming phones.
Read MoreVivo Y20s (G) goes official in PH with special promo
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Vivo Philippines is also making headlines this week, as it has officially launched the Vivo Y20s (G) on the local market.
Read MoreNokia X20 5G, X10 5G, G20, G10, C20, C10 launched
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Nokia-brand licensee HMD Global had a big day, launching six smartphones plus the Nokia Lite Earbuds TWS earphones that will be available from mid-April for €75 (around P4,342 in Philippine pesos or $89 in U.S. dollars). The company is streamlining its budget lineup and at the same time expanding it to include 5G models.
Read MoreComing to PH: Realme C25 TÜV Rheinland-certified phone
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At Realme’s Quality Standards Launch Event, the fastest-growing smartphone brand — now with more than 70 million active users worldwide — revealed that it designs products with quality in mind first. The quality-control team gets to veto a product if the device fails to meet its standard at any point of the design process.
Read MoreRedmi 9T vs Realme C15 vs Vivo Y20i: Which offers the most value for money?
Estimated reading time: 12 minutes
The Xiaomi Redmi 9T, Realme C15, and Vivo Y20i are among the most popular value-focused smartphones on the local market that not only look good for the price, but are packed with enough specs and features to make consumers take a pause and reconsider similarly priced alternatives or more expensive midrange options altogether.
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