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It was only a matter of time before smartphones using Qualcomm’s first 5G chip for the masses flood the market.
Read MoreUS govt adds Xiaomi to investment blacklist
Just some time after Xiaomi ended 2020 and welcomed 2021 by successively launching the Mi 11, Redmi Note 9T 5G, and Redmi 9T, it receives a big blow from the United States.
Read MoreAt P3,590, Nokia C1 Plus is brand’s cheapest 4G phone in PH yet
HMD Global’s first 2021 offering for the Philippine market happens to be the lowest-priced Nokia 4G smartphone yet.
Read MoreInfinix Note 8 launched in PH with P8,490 ($177) SRP
Infinix Mobile Philippines kicks off 2021 with the launch of a smartphone that was announced globally in the fourth quarter of 2020.
Read MoreGlobe Telecom now has 1,045 5G sites in PH
Over the last few months, Globe Telecom has been aggressively rolling out its 5G technology across its nationwide network, enabling super-fast, more reliable mobile internet in more locations in the Philippines. What we didn’t know until now is the company’s progress in its local 5G efforts.
Read MoreSamsung Galaxy A02s, Galaxy A12 priced from P6,990 in PH
We were looking for clues to the local preorder details of the Samsung Galaxy S21 series, but we stumbled upon another information.
Read MoreRedmi 9T spotted with P6,990 ($145) price tag in PH
The newly announced Xiaomi Redmi 9T has been officially teased for the local market, and based on its listing on both Shopee and Lazada, the budget phone may be available sooner than later. Even better, we now know how much the Redmi 9T costs in the Philippines, as well as the configuration that will be sold here.
Read MoreVivo Y31s 5G world’s first Snapdragon 480 phone
It’s a no-brainer: Last week’s launch of the Qualcomm’s first-ever 5G chip for the masses, the 8nm Snapdragon 480, would make devices that support the fifth-generation mobile network more accessible to everyone.
Read MoreBest-performing flagship, midrange phones in Dec 2020
A few days after sharing the Chinese market’s rankings for December, Antutu Benchmark this time revealed the list of best-performing flagship and midrange Android phones released globally.
Read MoreVivo Y31, along with X60 series, confirmed to launch in PH
In a blog post we at Revü stumbled upon while checking its site, Vivo Philippines has confirmed the local launch of its flagship Vivo X60 and Vivo X60 Pro in 8GB/128GB, 8GB/256GB, and 12GB/256GB configurations, though no date was announced. And while the arrival of the X60 series is expected, we didn’t expect to see confirmation that another Vivo phone — this time, the Vivo Y31 — will be released soon in the country.
Read MoreHere’s a list of Realme service centers in the Philippines
Realme leapfrogged the competition in the Philippines in less than two years, becoming the top smartphone vendor in the country in the third quarter of 2020.
Read MoreHere’s the easiest way to run Google apps on a Huawei device
Huawei has been effectively left without access to Google and many of its Android applications. Many of the company’s current models — including the Huawei Mate 40 Pro, which runs the latest EMUI 11 software and is an already excellent flagship smartphone sans Google’s help — would have been much easier to recommend if they could run the Play Store, YouTube, Drive, Photos, and a lot more first-party Google apps.
Read MoreRealme 7 Pro gets Android 11-based Realme UI 2.0 beta in PH
Realme Philippines has announced an early access program for the Realme 7 Pro, allowing users to get a taste of the latest Realme UI 2.0 overlay based on Android 11 ahead of a public rollout. Currently, the phone ships with Android 10.
Read MoreThis is Huawei PH’s EMUI 11 update rollout schedule
Huawei P40 and Mate 30 series phones released in the Philippines received the latest EMUI version in December. But when are the other devices going to get it?
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