Over Php 4 million worth of prizes at stake As a way of thanking their customers for supporting them for the past five years, Starmobile is holding a Christmas promo to those purchasing their handsets from September 1 to December 31, 2017. Dubbed “Star-Tagal”, this year is Starmobile’s biggest promo ever, as they will […]
It’s as easy as starting your blog Since we encourage everyone to make the most out of your hard earned cash (dropping 50 grand on a smartphone is not a smart idea, unless you have lots of cash lying around), we here in Unbox are exploring various E-commerce platforms to help us as budding […]
Deca-Core phones for under 8K Keeping itself competitive, Firefly Mobile launched its first Deca-Core smartphones, namely the X626 and X622. Marketed as Firefly Mobile’s flagship models, both phones sport deca-core processors—most probably MediaTek’s Helio X20, Digital Lossless Audio, 5.5-inch Full HD display, Fingerprint scanner, USB-C, and an all-metal and glass construction. What’s more attractive to both […]
A ray of light for Metro Manila’s traffic woes In case you are reading this in the middle of a tiring commute dealing with the metro’s traffic woes, this should make you smile: NEDA has approved the budget for the Metro Manila Subway Project. Costing Php355.6 billion, the Metro Manila Subway Project will be the […]
Dual cameras both in the front and back After days of being intrigued with Huawei teasing a particular smartphone with the #0000 hashtag, and today we know that Huawei’s quad-cam smartphone offering is called the Maimang 6 in China (globally, it is called the G10). It’s 5.9-inch 1,080×2,160 display has an 18:9 display ratio–the same with the […]
We review the Starmobile Up Prime! A few months ago, Starmobile launched the Up Prime: A budget smartphone costing below Php 4,000 that boasts of 700Mhz LTE connectivity, along with Android Nougat out of the box. This made us curious: How does this smartphone fare as a budget offering with LTE connectivity? Starmobile […]
Who says Tech CEOs are boring? Sometimes we are just too curious asking today’s top Tech CEOs: How do you guys relax while being busy with your own company and finding new innovations to make our lives better and easier? For Alibaba Founder and CEO Jack Ma, that involves dancing to various Michael Jackson […]
The battle of the titans indeed Finally, the Galaxy Note 8 is not the lone smartphone that is priced at Php 50K. The recently launched iPhone X will retail at $999 (roughly Php 50.9K) for the 64GB model (the 256GB model is more expensive at $1149 or roughly Php 58.5k). Being two of the […]
Some insights from the service of two of our top Telco providers Between Globe and Smart, which provides better service? Based on OpenSignal’s September 2017 report, it turns out that Smart provides better download speeds than Globe–for LTE download speeds and overall download speeds. While Globe has better 4G coverage at 62.59% (versus Smart’s 52.71%), […]
Can simultaneously charge your iPhone 8/8+/X, Apple Watch, and AirPods in one mat While the iPhone X is undoubtedly the main star of Apple’s presentation yesterday, another noteworthy launch was the AirPower: a Qi Wireless Charging powered mat that can charge your Apple accessories in one go. The AirPower was presented with the iPhone 8, […]