Cherry Mobile Cruize Review: Will it Cruise to the top or will it sink like the Titanic?

Cherry Mobile Cruize Review The Cherry Mobile Cruize grabbed a lot of attention when it was announced because of the low SRP. For Php4,499 you get a dual-SIM Android smartphone with a massive 5.2-inch screen and great battery life (2,500mAh rated battery). It definitely has a lot of things going for it but it also […]

Cherry Mobile Cruize Unboxing and Initial Review

Cherry Mobile Cruize Unboxed! Priced at Php4,499, the Cherry Mobile Cruize is the most affordable “phablet” in the market today. It has a 5.2-inch capacitive touch screen (WVGA resolution) which gives you more than enough real estate to enjoy watching videos or browsing the web. Other specs though aren’t that compelling but hey this is […]

Asus Padfone 2 Unboxing and Initial Review: This Thing is a Beast!

Unboxing and Initial Review: Asus Padfone 2 To be totally honest we weren’t too excited about the Asus Padfone 2. However after using it for well over a week now we can say without a doubt that this is one of the best Android machines in the market today. First, let’s go over what’s under […]

Lenovo S720 (In Hot Pink) Unboxing and Initial Review

Meet the Lenovo S720… in Glorious Hot Pink The first smartphone in Lenovo’s new 2013 line-up to hit the PH market (as in available already in stores) is the eye-catching Lenovo S720. This smartphone puts the same level of importance in style as with tech. It’s armed with competitive specifications, a good 8-megapixel shooter, and […]

Cherry Mobile Blaze Review: A Good Deal for Php6,499

Cherry Mobile Blaze Review: A Good Deal at Php6,499! The Cherry Mobile Blaze was introduced to the Philippines last December 24 on the Facebook Page of Cherry Mobile. The phone, as pointed out by some of our readers, is actually a rebranded smartphone from China called the Ming Ren A2 (they have the same design […]

Starmobile Crystal Dual-core Android with 4.5-inch qHD Display Now Out (Php7,990)

We just got word that the Starmobile Crystal is already available in Starmobile kiosks nationwide with a suggested retail price of just Php7,990! This is a pretty great deal considering the Crystal packs competitive specifications as well as a beautiful 4.5-inch screen with qHD display (960×540). Here’s a quick rundown of what’s under the hood: […]

Holiday Gift and Shopping Guide: Accessories and Peripherals

Unbox Holiday Shopping and Gift Guide: Accessories and Peripherals There are also a lot of great accessories and peripherals (aka “cool stuff”) available today that you can buy for yourself or give as gifts this December. Some of them are actually just as expensive (or even more) than smartphones and tablets. The list we’ve compiled […]

Unboxing the Samsung Galaxy Camera

Samsung Galaxy Camera: Unboxed! The Samsung Galaxy Camera is finally available locally after it was announced to the Philippine media last October. The Galaxy Camera actually didn’t generate as much hype as you’d think it deserved because it was introduced in the same event that featured the highly anticipated Galaxy Note 2. Anyway, we were […]

iPod Touch 5th Generation Review: Awesome But Too Expensive?

Review: iPod Touch 5th Generation The 5th Generation iPod Touch was announced by Apple at the same event they unveiled the iPhone 5. It quickly got a lot of attention because of the sleek and slim design, 4-inch Retina Display, 5-megapixel iSight camera, A5 Dual-core Chip, and the funky iPod Touch Loop (which is basically […]

Cherry Mobile Flare Goes On Sale November 17

Cherry Mobile Flare Finally Goes on Sale on November 17 In all my years of writing about gaming, gadgets, and tech, I’ve never seen as much interest about a local smartphone brand than the Cherry Mobile Flare. In fact if you compute all the views Unbox has gotten about the iPhone 5 and the Galaxy […]

Samsung Galaxy Note 2 Review

Samsung Galaxy Note 2 Review We’re publishing this review just in time for the multiple waves of consumer events for the Samsung Galaxy Note 2. This 5.5-inch beauty will officially be available via Smart today (Friday, October 12) at their event in Power Plant Mall and you can get it at no cash out under […]

ZTE Grand X V970M Announced for the Philippines

ZTE Grand X V970M coming to the Philippines It looks like the Lenovo P700, the King of Android midrange smartphones, has a challenger. ZTE Philippines just announced that they’re going to launch the ZTE Grand X V970M. Supposedly inspired by the aerodynamics of a car, the curved ZTE Grand XV970M is only 9.9mm thick and […]