When we first heard about the itel S23+ being a budget phone with a curved AMOLED display, we were speculating that the brand would bring it to the Philippines with a price of around Php 10k. Our estimates are quite close to that figure, as itel revealed that the S23+ will be priced at Php […]
September has been packed with launches and tech news that are good or bad. As we enter the month of October with more launches in store, we look back at the best (and worst) of September. Here’s our roundup of the biggest winners and losers of tech this September: WIN: The PHANTOM V Flip is […]
Following reports that Infinix will be retiring the ZERO branding on smartphones for the GT series, its first offering under the new branding is the GT 10 Pro, which positions itself as a budget gaming device. While it shares a few similarities with the NOTE 30 Pro with features like the 6.67-inch 120hz AMOLED display […]
Looks like Transsion, the mother company of iTEL, TECNO, and Infinix has had a great quarter, as Canalys said that they’ve managed to get into the top 5 of worldwide shipments for smartphones for Q2 2023, a first for the company. Transsion managed to ship 22.7 million devices in Q2 of 2023, which is up […]
With the rise of the Transsion group–specifically Infinix–having been on the rise for the past 2 years, there are thoughts that Infinix might be taking over Xiaomi’s throne as the king of value when it comes to the budget to lower mid-range segments. We noticed this not just with the overall community sentiment towards Infinix, […]
The end of a 2-year streak for realme and Transsion taking over the top spot in market share in the Philippines comes at an unfortunate time where overall phone sales have fallen to their lowest quarterly shipments in 3 years, declining 16.7% quarter-over-quarter and 11% year-over-year. “The last time shipments hit below 3.5 million records […]
When TECNO announced the Camon 20 series early this month, they did not reveal any pricing save for confirming that the global price of the Camon 20 Pro is at $300(~Php 16.8k), where it was made available initially in Nigeria. With its debut in India, it turns out that there’s a possibility that the price […]
Phone brands nowadays have been partnering with established camera brands: you have Hasselblad with OnePlus and OPPO, Leica with Xiaomi and Sharp, and Zeiss with Sony and vivo. A common denominator here is that the camera brands involved are all European ones. To spice things up, Canon is looking to partner with a phone brand […]
We’re seeing more foldable phones in the market recently. OPPO released the Find N2 and the Find N2 Flip, TECNO unleashed the most affordable one in the market as of the moment, and we’re expecting Samsung to release their new batch very soon as well. One of the brands to have the team experience their […]
Aside from gaming, most Filipinos use their phones as their main camera for documenting moments. That being said, those who prioritize content creation want a phone that boasts a great set of cameras. At the under Php 20k price point, there are a number of camera phones in the Philippines that you should consider, and […]
For a number of Filipinos, Php 10k is the ideal amount they are willing to spend for a phone. That means that brands should find ways to make their budget offerings compelling in the Philippines. With factors like inflation affecting the prices of all devices (not just phones), it is a challenge to find the […]
Mobile gaming has a big audience here in the Philippines, and oftentimes Filipinos who love playing games with their smartphone usually have a limited budget to work on. At most, their budget for a phone is around Php 10k, and while it’s tough to find one that’s decent enough for gaming in the Philippines this […]