Verdict: Our Lenovo K12 Note review is done, and it’s clear that Lenovo’s back to seriously compete with established players in the Philippines. As it is the direct rival to the POCO M3, we love its value-added video features like 60FPS shooting and EIS option, stock Android, and faster 20w charging. And while we’re annoyed at […]
Wondering how much Xiaomi’s new budget phone will be sold here for? Well, the Redmi 9T price in the Philippines was revealed today. As we expected, it slots just under the Php 7K price point. As a higher-end version of the Redmi 9, the Redmi 9T gets upgrades that include a larger 6000mAh battery with […]
realme has had quite the journey the past few years – from OPPO sub-brand to independent powerhouse and now, complete IoT solutions provider. The brand has been expanding its product offerings from phones to wearables to home appliances and now apparently, laptops as well. [Exclusive] if things go as planned, the Realme laptops are set […]
While Qualcomm has officially announced its 5nm-based Snapdragon 888 last December (with the Mi 11, iQOO 7, and the Galaxy S21 series in some markets being one of the first to use the 2021 flagship processor), Qualcomm still thinks it can still max out the 7nm-based Snapdragon 865 further and push beyond its more powerful […]
For the past few years, Samsung and Huawei have been duking it out in the premium flagship segment with their Galaxy S series and Mate series respectively. And with each launch of a new phone in the S-series family, comparisons will be made against Huawei’s own offerings. While the P50 Pro is still a few […]
Aside from the Redmi 9T, Xiaomi also unveiled the Redmi Note 9T as well—which is basically a global version of the Redmi Note 9 5G that was unveiled in China last month. Like its Chinese sibling, the Redmi Note 9T has a Dimensity 800U processor that supports dual SIM 5G, along with a design that […]
2020 has been a great year for budget smartphones that allowed us to see just how many features can be packed at a particular price point. We’ve seen a ton of great features on phones in a wide variety of budgets, though manufacturers have also kept shoving the same old tired and annoying features with […]
If OPPO’s 125w wired charging solution is not insane enough, Huawei plans to steal the wired charging crown from OPPO with their upcoming 135w wired charger. Huawei’s upcoming charger—which is more than twice as fast as the 66w SuperCharge charger that comes with the Mate 40 Pro—was recently certified in China, indicating a release date soon. […]
After making waves with the announcement of the Snapdragon 888 last December, Qualcomm updates its entry-level Snapdragon 400-series line with the Snapdragon 480. Being a big jump over the Snapdragon 460 that was announced last year, the Snapdragon 480 is made using a 8nm process and utilizes more powerful Kyro 460 cores that are clocked […]
MediaTek is finally taking the top spot from Qualcomm, as Counterpoint reports that the Taiwanese chipset vendor has the biggest share for Q3 2020. According to Counterpoint’s findings, MediaTek managed to get 31% of the market share–which is 2% higher than Qualcomm’s share–thanks to its strong performance in the budget segment ($100-250) and its increased […]
As 2020 comes to a close, DxoMark officially proclaims the Mate 40 Pro+ as the top dog in its rankings with a score of 139. That makes it 3 points higher than the Mate 40 Pro, and that is due to the better camera setup on the Mate 40 Pro+: the 50-megapixel f/1.9 main camera […]
The sub-Php 20k is an important battleground for phone makers since it’s the sweet spot for how much people are willing to pay for a new phone. Obviously that means it’s the price point that many brands fight tooth and nail over, especially during these challenging, plague-ridden times. There’s a lot of good phones in […]