There’s a lot riding on the new iteration of ASUS’ Zenfones. Their mantra of offering the best mix of design, performance and price has allowed the company to amass legions of fans and quite a chunk of the local marketshare. That mantra has also resonated with price-sensitive pinoy buyers since they entered the smartphone market […]
For most people, buying a phone is a tradeoff between performance and battery life. Sure you can probably get a high-performance phone, but for many benchmark scores and mobile gaming take a back seat to battery endurance. And in some ways, it makes sense – your high scoring, AntuTu breaking phone may have what it […]
We usually write about the latest and greatest gadgets. This is normally isn’t our scene. But, when Basti Artadi opened up about his facial paralysis and the reason behind it, we knew we had to do something. This is the best way we know how. You see, a couple of years back, New Media Factory gave […]
We review LG’s G5! While many of its rivals decided to simply iterate this year, Korean company LG went the opposite route. Instead of tacking a few new features, tweaking their design language and calling it a day, LG binned the design that they’ve gone with for two years and started from scratch, trying to […]
We go hands-on with OPPO’s F1 Plus! They say imitation is the highest form of flattery. If that’s the case, then the folks at Apple should be flattered as heck with OPPO’s newest Android smartphone, the F1 Plus. We’ve seen Chinese companies lift design elements from Apple’s devices before *cough*Lenovo S90*cough* but the F1 Plus […]
We take a look at Huawei’s GR5 While Chinese company Huawei isn’t afraid of playing with other big name smartphone makers in the high-end category, it makes the big bucks by offering plenty of beautiful mid-range smartphones at extremely competitive prices. Today we’re taking a look at their latest mid-range offering, the GR5. With a […]
We review the Galaxy S7! Samsung’s newest flagship looks a lot like the phone released last year, and while many readers are peeved at the Korean company for the iterative look of the Galaxy S7, we’re more inclined to cut them a little slack. It takes a lot of time and money to develop a […]
LG G5 in the Flesh! If it works as advertised, the LG G5 is potentially the best Android smartphone you can get your hands on once it becomes available in the market. The device features best-in-class technical specifications (you can see spec sheet below), an elegant unibody metal chassis (but you still get a removable […]
We review the Redmi 3! While Xiaomi managed to win the hearts of budget-minded techies back in 2014 because of their high-spec, low-price, online-only sales model, things aren’t looking good for the Chinese brand in 2016. Overtaken domestically by rival Huawei, Xiaomi needed a new smartphone to turn the tide in their favor. That’s where […]
We review the MyPhone my36! While local brand Cherry Mobile was slugging it out with other local and international brands in the bang-for-the-buck market last year, MyPhone nowhere to be found. Aside from releasing a few token Rio smartphones, the local brand was silent for the most part of the year. That was until they […]
We review the Huawei-built Google Nexus 6P! Google’s Nexus lineup is the probably the most desirable series of phones if you’re a developer or are an Android enthusiast. Many people may dispute it, but fact is that the Nexus series of smartphones have limited commercial appeal compared to devices offered by Google’s partners, namely Samsung, LG […]
We review Huawei’s Mate S This time last year Huawei managed to pull off a coup of sorts with their Mate 7 phablet. Up until that time the company was perfectly content in making flagships clothed in plastic and glass. Their Mate 7 phablet made the world sit up and notice, and they’ve been producing […]