Alcatel Flash 2017 Priced In AliExpress

Here’s a good indicator of the price of the new phone if it ever gets here Alcatel’s most recent smartphone, the quad-camera toting Flash 2017 was announced without too much fanfare a few days ago. Among the things missing from the product page where Alcatel silently posted the new device was pricing for the quad-camera […]

Head-to-head: OPPO F3 Plus VS Vivo V5 Plus

The battle of the big-screen selfie phone has begun! Tonight OPPO officially announced their F3 Plus smartphone, the plus-sized version of their dual-camera selfie smartphone. It doesn’t take much to figure out that OPPO’s offering is a direct competitor to Vivo’s own V5 Plus, as it too has roughly the same specs and pricing. It’s […]

The Evolution Of The Selfie Phone

Selfie-oriented smartphones have been a growing trend for a couple of years now, as evidenced by the increasing number of manufacturers packing high-powered, front-facing cameras in their handsets. The best selfie-centric phones in the market right now even have two front cameras, boasting superior depth-of-field and bokeh for the “ultimate selfie shot.” A Brief History […]

MWC 2017: Pre-Show Round-Up

We have been subjected to (and in turn subjecting you to) many leaks, rumors, and even confirmed news bits about what we can expect to see in the hallowed halls of Fira Gran Via in Barcelona and, now, we’re a week away from seeing what some of the top brands have to offer us for […]

Cubot’s Rainbow 2 May Be The Cheapest Dual-camera Phone Ever

2017 is shaping up to become the year of the dual-camera. Aside from high-end devices like the Mate 9 and the Zenfone Zoom, the dual-camera craze has now spread to the mid-range market via the GR5 2017. But aside from Starmobile’s aging Spectra, there hasn’t really been an affordable dual-camera phone to hit the market […]

Are Dual Cameras The Next Big Thing Or Just A Passing Fad?

If you didn’t hear, Taiwanese company ASUS has just announced their first ever dual-camera smartphone in the form of the Zenfone 3 Zoom. The ZF3 Zoom is the latest smartphone announced by an OEM that has two cameras in the rear. Phones with twin cameras are fast becoming a common sight nowadays – so the […]

Sun Goes After Globe with New Value Prepaid and Postpaid Offers

Shots fired! It looks like the telco network wars are about to pick up again! It doesn’t take a genius to figure out that the copy in the ad above is meant for Globe (since they use “wonderful” a lot). Armed with value-driven postpaid and prepaid offers, Sun is making a play to grab market […]

5 Superb Smartphones under Php15,000 (June 2015)

You Don’t Have to Spend a Lot to Get a Lot While most of the tech world’s attention is on the premium flagship smartphone segment, there’s actually a lot of action happening in the mid-range level. A lot of smartphones half the price of the top-tier devices now offer highly competitive specifications and solid hardware […]

Unbox.ph’s Top 10 Phablets (Mid-2013)

There’s a lot of buzz right now for devices that we’ve come to call “phablets”. These are phones that have massive screens that they dangerously hover over the line that separates a big phone from a small tablet. Usually devices with displays bigger than 5.0-inches qualify for this category. If you’re in the market for […]

Unbox.ph’s Top 10 Quad-core Smartphones Under Php10,000 (Mid 2013)

Our article entitled “Unbox.ph’s Top 10 LTE Smartphones Under Php20,000” was so well received we decided to do a series of follow-ups. Now we shift our focus to what we consider the Top 10 quad-core smartphones (not necessarily local brands) under Php10,000. We actually rounded up a very good and competitive selection so please do […]

Inquirer Tab Now Available for Pre-Order

I don’t know if you guys have noticed but there’s an ad running on Inquirer.Net advertising an Inquirer-branded Android Tablet. We took a closer look and got in touch with JV Rufino and we found out that it’s a co-branded Huawei Mediapad bundled with various contents and subscriptions from Inquirer. Here are the specs of […]

Really Good Gifts for your Dad on Father’s Day

Father’s Day is just around the corner and we thought it would be good to share with everyone a list of products we would recommend that you buy for your dad. Most of this stuff is at least Php5,000 so if you’re looking for low-budget gifts this isn’t the best article to look at, hehe. […]