Here comes the battle of the super affordable flagship killers! A few years back, OnePlus made waves by launching a phone that came with flagship specs at half the price of typical flagship phones. Unfortunately, their phones have become more expensive through the years, which has opened the door for other brands to take […]
Take a gander at the Pocophone F1’s camera prowess While the Pocophone F1 is marketed as a performance-oriented phone, the folks behind the new sub-brand of Xiaomi made sure that the new budget flagship also had cameras worth talking about. The F1 has a 12-megapixel f/1.8 Sony IMX 363 sensor along with a 5-megapixel secondary […]
We unbox the new Pocophone F1! Many moons ago OnePlus was THE undisputed flagship killer. Their mantra of flagship specs at half the price of the competition propelled the little-known company to stardom, quickly acquiring legions of devoted fans in the process. But little by little the price of the company’s “flagship killer” has been […]
Can this phone be MyPhone’s comeback? Despite being of the biggest local brands a few years ago, MyPhone has been relatively quiet the past few months. The Pinoy brand hasn’t been as active as they once were in the tech scene, releasing only a few, relatively low-profile devices the past few months. The company is […]
Here’s our much-awaited review of the Honor Play Looking for a bang-for-the-buck phone is easy nowadays. With processors being more powerful (not to mention cheaper), brands find ways to make their mid-range offerings powerful and feature-packed while keeping the prices as low as possible. Among these brands, Honor is the mad scientist among the crowd: […]
It’s proving to be a winning formula in the country It’s undeniable that Huawei has made big gains in the Philippines this year. According to data from research firm GfK, the company has managed to slip into the #3 spot in terms of market share in the Philippines last month, and that’s before the gains […]
The hit battle royale game is finally coming to Android Following last night’s announcement, Epic Games has opened the pre-registration for Fortnite Android Beta. Users will be given a heads up when the beta version is available for download since Epic Games decided to not put Fortnite Android at the Google Play Store. For the […]
You ain’t seen nothing yet Huawei seemingly dropped two smartphone bombs on the industry in the past few weeks. First was the Nova 3i and by extension, the Nova 3, which delivered great bang-for-the-buck hardware, and recently with their sub-brand’s offering, the Honor Play. The latter announcement is extremely interesting and telling though, as the […]
The cat’s out of the bag After we got a look at the spec sheet of Xiaomi’s Pocophone F1, the actual device and retail box have surfaced ahead of its release. The Pocophone F1 has an aluminum unibody, along with a vertically-mounted dual rear camera and fingerprint scanner found at the top center of the […]
The Note 5 will be their last model sold locally Following the local launch of the Note 5 in Lazada, Infinix has announced that it will be the last phone they will be selling locally. This was confirmed by Infinix Philippines Brand Manager Zaks Yu in a post at the Infinix Mobile Philippines Facebook group: […]
Ultimately the consumer wins Competition in the mid-range segment is absolutely brutal. While the spotlight for smartphones has always been in the flagship segment, people in the industry know that most brand’s bread and butter are the mid-range and entry-level market. That’s never been truer than this year, where several brands are duking it out […]
Samsung remains number 1 in spite of a decline in market share International Data Corporation (IDC) just released its latest report for the worldwide smartphone market for Q2 2018. The top 5 brands consist of Samsung, Huawei, Apple, Xiaomi, and OPPO. Looking close to the data, Xiaomi experienced the biggest growth from last year at […]