Great mix of price, specs, and performance While it’s not hard to find smartphones that have a good mix of solid specs and price, it’s considerably more difficulty to find an Android tablet that has both. We’ve seen a couple of devices before that managed to impress us, but not as many as we would […]
Bang for your buck 5.0-inch Smartphone? Competitively priced at just Php9,999, the SKK Mobile Platinum delivers a lot of the specifications and features that we saw with the flagships of other local brands that are priced beyond Php11,000. The price play is crucial for SKK Mobile since they’re entering a local brand market dominated already […]
Huawei Ascend G525: Worthy Competitor to Local Brands It was only a matter of time before Chinese phone manufacturer Huawei became more competitive in the budget Android smartphone market here in the Philippines. They’ve done away with their ICS and Gingerbread offerings and now have a solid quad-core Jelly Bean product that’s definitely going to […]
There is absolutely nothing wrong with using local branded smartphones. They’re more affordable and they offer unbelievable value for money. A few weeks ago we decided to do a short experiment. We ditched our international flagship smartphones — the iPhone 5, Samsung Galaxy S4 Active, and the Sony Xperia Z Ultra. In lieu of these […]
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 […]
We’re baaaaack! The award-winning (lol) Unbox Video Podcast is back with our third season! To kick things off we have two very special techie lady guests who shared with us their career stories and their plans for the future. First we’re joined by Kim Lato, owner of the one of the most popular gadget online […]
Marshall Hanwell Speakers Review Our time with the Marshall Hanwell hifi speakers has been like roller-coster ride. It started out with ridiculous amounts of excitement during the unboxing and our first few days with it. The black leather vinyl body and the fret cloth design never failed to make us smile each time we got […]
Will local smartphone flagships fly with prices past Php13,000? Local smartphone brands are gearing up for the release of their Q3-Q4 offerings and it looks like most of them will be launching quad-core 5-inch HD smartphones with 12-megapixel shooters. Their devices will be slim, lightweight, and definitely technological beauties. The biggest question people are asking […]
Alcatel One Touch Idol Ultra Review The Alcatel One Touch Idol Ultra caught the attention of a lot of people worldwide because it appeared on the Hollywood blockbuster hit, Iron Man 3. Not only that, it also boasted of being the thinnest smartphone in the world (at the time it was announced). It also doesn’t […]
Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 Review We first met the Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 when it was on display at the exhibition floor of the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain. Our initial impressions were, for the most part, positive. In fact we felt a bit “bitin” with the time with it on the floor so […]
LG Optimus G Pro: March of the Phablets Continues! The LG Optimus G Pro was on display here at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain. In a sea of new LG products, this one stood out the most. Sporting a 5.5-inch screen with 1080p resolution (400 pixels per inch) and an engine powerful enough […]
Starmobile Engage 7HD Review This review is actually long overdue. We were actually thinking of not doing it anymore but we keep getting requests for it so here we go! The Starmobile Engage 7HD came out in December and it was Starmobile’s dual-core 7-inch Android tablet offering. Priced at Php7,990, the Engage 7HD attracted the […]