The Infinix HOT 30i MIGHT have a Premium Build

The HOT series are entry-level offerings from Infinix, with the i models being the more affordable variants. Infinix is set to launch the HOT 30 series soon, as the HOT 30i was spotted on the Google Play Console. According to the listing, the HOT 30i should have around 4GB RAM, and will come with Android […]

Top 5 Best Performing Phones We’ve Tested in 2023 (Q1)

As we’re halfway through March and wrapping up Q1 of 2023, we have already tested a number of phones already–specifically in the flagship segment. While the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 is the dominant processor as far as top performing phones for 2023 are concerned, a few 2022 flagship processors still made it through our list. […]

Fastest Phone Charging Speeds in 2023 (Per Brand)

Phone brands have this obsession with pushing charging speeds further to shorten a user’s waiting time to charge up their phones. From the time that we’re content with 18w charging, brands are now offering insanely fast charging speeds on their high-end phones, with some pushing the current limits of USB-PD charging, which is at 240w. […]

Will there be a realme Foldable Coming Soon?

While realme wowed the MWC 2023 crowd with the GT3 and its 240w wired charging, there’s no question that one of the highlights of this year’s MWC is with foldables. HONOR has made the Magic Vs available for global markets, while TECNO is giving the foldable market a shot with the Phantom V Fold. Motorola […]

The itel Pad 1 is an Under Php 9k 10-inch Tablet

While we know the Transsion group more for TECNO and Infinix, they also have itel, which is their brand focusing on budget devices. We got hold of some of their budget phones in the past, and it appears that itel is expanding its portfolio to tablets with the Pad 1. Announced in India, the Pad […]

Best Smartphones You Can Buy In The Philippines (Under 20K)

Everyone wants to get the best bang-for-their-buck when they buy a brand-spanking-new device. It’s common sense to look for the place with the biggest return on investment of your hard-earned cash. With smartphones getting more and more expensive as the years go by, the midrange space is now the most competitive its ever been. It […]

Beyond Specs: What You Should Really Consider When Buying A Smartphone

When in the market for a new smartphone, most people are usually drawn to a particular phone by two things: its specs and its price. While understandable, the smartphone buying process should go deeper than just those two things. After all, not all phones are made equal, and there are other, more important things to […]

Consumers Are Shifting To Premium Smartphones According to Study

Counterpoint Research, MediaTek, Forbes Magazine, and TECNO recently held a webinar where they discussed about the market’s shifting smartphone preferences and emerging technological trends in premium smartphones.           According to Counterpoint Research, the smartphone industry has been shifting towards more premium options as more and more people are willing to spend […]

realme Leads in the Philippines Despite Weak Smartphone Market

Despite the fact that the smartphone market in the Philippines declined for the fifth consecutive quarter for Q3 of 2022, IDC reports that realme remains to be the number 1 brand in the Philippines in terms of market share. “The Philippine smartphone market quickly shrank in the third quarter as inflation accelerated, further aggravated by […]

Canalys Q3 2022 Philippines: realme Still on Top, vivo Rises to 2nd Place

realme continues to maintain its dominance in the Philippines yet again, while vivo exhibited the biggest annual growth  based on the Q3 2022 report of Canalys. Looking through the top 5 brands, realme is the top brand in the Philippines with 19% of the market share, while second placer vivo took 17% of the market […]

Apple Posted Big Growth in Q3 2022 thanks to iPhone 14 Pro

Things are looking good for Apple this 2022, specifically for the third quarter. This is what Strategy Analytics revealed in its Q3 2022 report, where Apple hit its best third quarter performance in 12 years. Apple has 16.3% of the market share, with a year-to-year growth of 6.4% and keeping its 2nd place spot. This […]

Best Camera Phones In the Philippines 2022 (Under Php 20k)

The best thing about the modern smartphone is that it takes away all the other gadgets we used to lug around and brings them into one. Messages, calls, photos, content consumption, notes, you name it! Well, multiple types of devices have been released within the past decade that mesh to a certain demographic or lifestyle. […]