True to expectations, ASUS Philippines has officially taken the wraps off the ASUS ZenFone Max Plus (M1).
Vivo V7 review: A great value-for-money smartphone?
The Vivo V7+ is one of the first smartphones in the midrange category to launch with an extra-wide display in the Philippines. In our review, we found the device to be a decent all-around effort, though its screen lacks punch and sharpness, and the processor it is fitted with — while nippy enough to satisfy casual users — surely can be faster.
Watch Vivo phone with in-display fingerprint sensor in action
We knew that a phone with a fingerprint sensor integrated into the screen was coming. Semiconductor manufacturer Synaptics and smartphone maker Vivo said as much last year.
Xiaomi is fastest-growing phone brand in Q3. Here are the top 7
Word has it that Xiaomi’s smartphone shipments dropped from 70 million in 2015 to 41 million in 2016. So you wouldn’t think that it could rise again so soon, so fast. But that’s exactly what it did.
Vivo V7 launched. Here’s what we think of it after a week of use
After a flurry of teases and unconfirmed reports, Vivo is back with another widescreen phone in the Vivo V7.
It’s official: Vivo V7 is coming to the Philippines
Remember what our reliable sources told us about the Vivo V7 on November 9? Vivo Philippines has finally confirmed that the smaller sibling of the V7+ is going to be rolled out to stores soon.
Vivo V7 expected to land in the Philippines in November
If you think Vivo Philippines is done releasing new devices after it launched the Vivo V7+ 18:9 smartphone in September, think again.
Vivo Y75 gets certified in China; could be the Vivo V7 in PH, other markets
new Vivo phone has been spotted on the TENAA website, the Chinese equivalent of the Philippines’ NTC and the US’ FCC, and we have good reason to believe it belongs to the V7 series.
Vivo V7+ quick review: Ushering selfie phones into a borderless future
IVO has a new Android on offer, though this one ups the ante not only for the Chinese OEM but also for selfie smartphones en masse. And while the Vivo V7+ is pretty much what we had expected it to be all along, it leaves a better impression in person.
Vivo X20 specs outed by what appears to be a marketing material
day after the Meizu M6 is announced in China, another manufacturer is holding a phone launch there. Vivo is set to unveil the Vivo X20 on September 21. And if we in the Philippines are lucky, we might see it being rolled out to local stores.
Vivo V7+ is an almost-bezel-less selfie phone with midrange price
IVO launched a new smartphone Thursday, and although the emphasis is still on taking great self-portraits, much of the hype is dedicated to the display. In particular, the edge-to-edge screen that dominates the front of the Vivo V7+.
Apple not world’s 2nd largest smartphone brand anymore, but…
S this a classic case of “what goes up must come down”? For the first time ever, Huawei’s global smartphone sales surpassed Apple’s consistently for June and July 2017, making the Chinese manufacturer the world’s second largest smartphone brand next to Samsung.
Vivo V7+ selfie phone with (almost) bezel-less display is coming
E already know that the Vivo V7+ is launching in India on September 7. But what about the Philippines? While we didn’t doubt that the smartphone will be released in the country, it’s great to know that Vivo Philippines itself has confirmed that the V7+ is indeed arriving here.
Cherry Mobile is top smartphone brand in PH. Here are the others
O vendor was able to topple Cherry Mobile from its perch in the second quarter of 2017. It was still the top smartphone vendor in the Philippines, and only one of two local brands that made it to the top 5.
Xiaomi is back on the list of top 5 smartphone makers worldwide
F you look at the quarterly rankings of smartphone vendors from the first quarter of 2016 to the second three months of this year, you’ll get bored because you’ll be looking at the same companies again and again. Not the second quarter of 2017.
Selfie-focused Vivo V5s debuts in PH
HINESE brand Vivo today unveiled the Vivo V5s (see complete specs) in the Philippines, just months after a similar product, the Vivo V5, hit the streets. The V5s is priced higher than its predecessor, and the extra cost will get you more storage and a redesigned, unibody phone that looks like the V5 Plus — or, if you prefer, the iPhone 7.
Dual-camera smartphones that are officially available in PH
ASED on the messages and comments we have received, many of you believe that Huawei started the whole “three cameras on a phone” concept. But really, the manufacturers you should be looking at are LG and HTC, when in 2011, they debuted the Optimus 3D and the Evo 3D, respectively.
Apple no longer world’s largest smartphone vendor in Q1 2017
OVE over, Apple. Samsung is taking back what it lost in the last quarter of 2016. And it has the numbers, courtesy of market-research company IDC, to back it up.
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).
OPPO F3 Plus vs Vivo V5 Plus: Difference between their 2 front cameras
INALLY, there’s another smartphone that has two front cameras in the Philippines. Today, OPPO Philippines has officially launched the OPPO F3 Plus (click for complete specs), an addition to the company’s Selfie Expert line of handsets.