While we stand by our review of the 5.5-inch Zenfone 3 we doled out a few months ago, a lot of people balked at the idea of paying for an essentially mid-range smartphone at near flagship prices. And while we don’t necessarily agree that the Zenfone 3 is overpriced, we do understand people’s hesitation at […]
Modularity has been a dream of phone manufacturers ever since the first smartphone rolled out of the assembly line. Being able to swap components around sounds like a great idea, on paper. In practice though, making a phone modular is no easy feat – even Alphabet Co’s Google threw in the towel in their quest […]
It’s the Phone You Can Abuse Because it Can Take it We’ve been using a Korean telecom unit of the LG V20 as our daily driver for the last week (loaned to us by LG Philippines). After thoroughly abusing it as much as we can for a little over a week, we’ve come to an […]
Modularity in phones has long been a pipe dream for many people and manufacturers. And why wouldn’t it be – the allure of simply swapping parts to make your phone do specialist stuff is a great idea. And while LG may have been the first company to take a stab at the whole swappable module […]
Cherry Mobile’s original Flare X is one of the most successful phones that the company has ever produced. Even until now, more than a year after it’s release, it’s still a phone that’s being sought in stores. Today Cherry Mobile has released the successor to the Flare X, simply named the Flare X2. To say […]
It’s been a week since we’ve gotten our review unit for the Cloudfone Next, more than enough time to put the device through its paces and really see what the latest flagship device from the local brand can really do. Is it worth its Php 9,999 price tag? We’re hoping this review will help you […]
Google has officially taken the wraps off of their worst kept secret to date: the Pixel and Pixel XL. The two new phones are the first phones that’s designed and built by Google. Yup, you heard that right – Google is now officially a hardware manufacturer, much like another American company, Apple. Google Pixel 2.15GHz […]
A few months ago CloudFone allowed us a sneak peek at their upcoming flagship, the Next. We’ve written about the phone when we first encountered it back in May, and now, 5 months after seeing the first prototype we finally have a retail example to play with. Before we dive into the device a second time, […]
The neverending smartphone SoC arms race rages on, as MediaTek enters a new challenger into the fray, the overclocked Helio X35 deca-core processor. Earlier, Unbox reported that MediaTek was planning to unveil their new Helio X30 chipset next year. According to online rumors, the X35 is expected to be released alongside it. Related: MediaTek Unveils the […]
For most people, the biggest consideration when buying a phone isn’t how fast it is or how pretty it looks – the biggest concern of a growing number of gadget lovers is battery life. It makes sense – your fast, pretty phone means diddly squat when it doesn’t have the legs to last till the […]
Phablets are here to stay and despite the ergonomic drawbacks of phones with big screens, people still buy them. The allure of big screens have always driven manufacturers to make bigger and bigger phones. ASUS takes that logic to the extreme, which has resulted in a device that’s more tablet than phone. The Zenfone 3 Ultra is undeniably […]
Last month, Lenovo launched a trio of VIBE K5 smartphones. With the review for the VIBE K5 Note up on the website, it’s now time to look at the middle child of the K5 series, the Lenovo VIBE K5 Plus, which also comes with the brand’s VR Bundle. As always, let’s take a look at […]