Huawei Surpasses Apple for the Number 2 Spot in Smartphone Rankings

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 […]

Here’s Your Best Look at the Meizu 16 Plus

To rival Xiaomi’s Mi 8? Meizu is set to launch a new batch of phones after unveiling the Meizu 15 family last April. Called the Meizu 16, the two phones (consisting of a regular and a Plus model) defy the notch trend by going for skinny top and bottom bezels. Recently, official renders of the […]

3 Million Honor 10s Have Been Sold Worldwide

The company also managed an astounding growth figure It looks like Honor’s newest phone is a hit, not just here in the Philippines but in other territories as well. The e-brand has shared figures today on how many Honor 10’s they’ve managed to sell globally, and the number is pretty impressive. To date, Honor has […]

Apple’s iPhone 8 is the Best Selling Phone for May 2018

Two new entries round up the top 10 After being beaten by Samsung’s Galaxy S9 Plus in Counterpoint’s April report, Apple steals the spotlight this time with the iPhone 8 being tied with the Galaxy S9 Plus as the best-selling phones based on their May report. A closer look at the report reveals that it […]

Honor 7A Hands On, Quick Review: The Newest Budget Phone in Town

It’s time for Honor to tackle the budget segment! Honor’s comeback was felt with the bang-for-the-buck Honor 9 Lite and budget flagship Honor 10. This time around, the Chinese brand wants a stake in the budget segment with the Honor 7A. While it looks similar to one of Huawei’s budget offerings, the Honor 7A offers […]

The Honor 10 Gets Extra Oomph with the Honor 10 GT

It also comes with a much-loved feature from the P20 and Mate 10 Series Honor made a surprise announcement with the Honor 10 GT in China. While it looks similar to the regular Honor 10, the main difference with the GT variant is that it comes with a whopping 8GB of RAM—double that of the […]

Affordable Flagship Camera Shootout: Which Phone Took The Best Photos?

Did you expect the result? 3 days ago we asked you to participate in our blind camera test, pitting four affordable flagship phones against one another. While we had our own comments about the photos taken by the ZenFone 5z, Honor 10, OnePlus 6 and the Mi Mix 2s, we wanted to see what you, […]

ASUS ZenFone 5z Review: Yet Another Flagship Killer?

It’s 10K more expensive than the regular version, but is it worth it? It’s been quite a few weeks since we first took possession of ASUS’ budget flagship, the ZenFone 5z. Since then we’ve spent quite a bit of time with it, along with the phone’s other budget competitors in extensive real-world tests and usage. […]

Affordable Flagship Blind Camera Shoot Out: ZenFone 5z, OnePlus 6, Mi Mix 2s and Honor 10

Which phone took the best photo? Choosing an affordable flagship smartphone this year is no easy task. Seriously, there are 4 great options to choose from, ranging from the Php 23,995 Honor 10 to the Php 30,995 OnePlus 6. On our recent trip to Vietnam, we took four of the most affordable flagship phones in […]

Samsung Might Ditch the Iris Scanner in the Future

The Galaxy Note 9 will be the last to sport an Iris Scanner Samsung is set to launch the Galaxy Note 9 in a few months time, but that does not stop rumors about the Galaxy S10 popping out here and there. Aside from reports of a bezel-less prototype spotted in the wild, there are […]

Honor 10 Review: Best Budget Flagship So Far?

We take the Honor 10 for a spin! Huawei sub-brand Honor has officially returned to the Philippines and with it a selection of high-spec, low-priced phones that’s making even Xiaomi loyalists take notice. The latest phone to land in our country is the Honor 10, a phone that has more than a passing resemblance hardware-wise […]

Here is your Best Look at the Redmi 6 Pro

With a slight twist to the familiar look A few weeks ago, Xiaomi unveiled the Redmi 6 and 6A. Both phones sport an 18:9 display, AI smarts, and the latest Helio processors, along with aggressive pricing. What was noticeably missing was a notch-sporting Redmi phone that was first seen in TENAA. Turns out, Xiaomi planned a different […]