Realme‘s first 5G smartphone has been teased for a while now. However, the OPPO offshoot hasn’t announced the launch date — until today, December 24, that is.
Read MoreOPPO A91, OPPO A8 priced starting at around $171
OPPO refreshes its affordable A series with the launch of the OPPO A91 and A8 in China. Both handsets are designed to be easier-on-the-wallet, decent daily drivers. Let’s take a look at what they offer.
Read MoreRealme teases Realme UI features, updates release schedule
Realme has promised to offer a closer-to-stock Android implementation of ColorOS 7 for its devices. At the launch of the Realme X2 and Realme Buds Air in India, the company goes into a bit more detail of what users can expect from the Realme UI and when it will be coming to their smartphones.
Read MorePH’s top 5 smartphone brands in Q3 2019 — Counterpoint
Counterpoint has released its report on the performance of smartphone brands in the Philippines last quarter.
Read MoreHoliday gift guide: Top Huawei devices to include on your list
Not done holiday shopping for yourself or your loved ones yet? Here’s your chance to save on some Huawei devices, from budget blowers to flagships.
Read MoreThe Huawei P40 and P40 Pro could look like this
Huawei doesn’t look to be breaking the mold with the P40 series’ design. Instead, the company seems to be riding the coattails of a camera-module design trend that it somehow popularized with the release of the Mate 20 lineup: the rectangular camera module.
Read MoreHow OPPO is preparing for the 5G era in Asia-Pacific
GfK predicts that in 2020, more than 180 million 5G devices will be shipped globally, around 130 million units of which will come from the Asia-Pacific region. The market-research firm also sees the highest growth rate of the total technical consumer-goods market in emerging Asia.
Read MoreWin a trip to the US in Vivo PH’s Shoot for the Stars promo
This holiday season, Vivo Philippines is playing Santa by giving its smartphone fans the chance to finally live their dream of watching their favorite NBA superstars battle it out for supremacy — live — in a weekend full of highlights!
Read MoreRealme Buds Air launched with lower-than-expected price
Before the Realme Buds Air were launched in India on December 17, there was a leak that revealed the cost of the wireless earbuds. Now that they’re official, we’re happy to report that they come bearing a lower price tag. The Realme Buds Air cost ₹3,999 (around P2,848, $56) instead of the rumored ₹4,999 (P3,560, $70).
Read MoreHuawei Mate 30 Pro 5G new best camera phone on DxOMark
Huawei once again earns the top spot in DxOMark’s rankings with an old device of sorts, the Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G. It offers a minor upgrade over the regular Huawei Mate 30 Pro if you don’t consider its 5G capability. But that seems to be enough for the company to be the lone front runner in the charts.
Read MoreSnapdragon 865: Performance comparison, benchmarks
Newer processors are designed to beat its predecessors, but there was an outlier last year that raised doubts. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 processor couldn’t defeat the earlier launched Apple A12 Bionic processor. So, we wonder if the upcoming Snapdragon 865 will suffer the same fate against Apple’s current A13 Bionic chipset.
Read MoreUnder-screen cam, no hole? This OPPO phone is the future
Minimalism, it seems, is the theme that’s emerging so far with concept smartphones. And now we have OPPO joining the fray with its own take on a non-commercial phone of tomorrow, with an under-display camera it unveiled back at MWC Shanghai 2019 in June and no notches, cutouts, or holes of any kind.
Read MoreVivo X30 series launched with Exynos 980, up to 60x zoom
Vivo has taken off the wraps off the X30 series at an event in China. The launch furthers the company’s plan to introduce five 5G devices before the end of 2020. Besides the NEX 3 5G, the X30 and X30 Pro are the only other Vivo devices with 5G connectivity.
Read MoreOPPO Enco Free earphones: Initial look, impressions
The OPPO Enco Q1 is a surprisingly good pair of noise-cancelling wireless earphones that won’t break the bank. But the new OPPO Enco Free, which the company will launch on December 26 alongside the Reno 3 series, could very well establish OPPO as the brand to watch for in the wireless-audio-devices market.
Read MoreOPPO Reno 3 series: Key specs, design, launch date
We’re still 10 days away from the OPPO Reno 3 series December 26 launch in China, but we already know the key specs of the two 5G models in the lineup.
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