The realme 13+ is a Solid Phone for Gaming

After focusing with content creation with the 13 Pro series, realme wants to focus with gaming with the 13+, which is set to arrive soon in the Philippines. The brand has been promoting the upcoming midrange phone with rising MoBA title Honor of Kings, further supporting the realme 13+ as a gaming-focused midrange phone. Aside […]

What is eMMC and UFS, and Why Should You Care

When buying phones, we factor in storage capacity as one of our priorities. These days, we expect to get a phone with at least 256GB storage given the increasing sizes of media files and apps. What tends to get overlooked, however, are the type of phone storage used.  There are two types of phone storage […]

This Phone is Worth its Php 5k Starting Price

Review Verdict: With a Php 5k starting price, Xiaomi has a decent budget offering with the Redmi 14C especially if you care about cameras and battery life.  Pros Decent battery life Good low-light camera performance for its price Cons Only a single speaker Only eMMC storage After launching its latest flagship killer with the 14T […]

Best Phones for Students’ On-The-Go Productivity Needs

With students returning to school, a capable phone is among the essential things they should have. Phones these days do more than just call and text: they can also be used for creating content, attending online classes and meetings, playing games, watching videos, and more. Home Credit has curated these smartphones to suit every budget […]

This Phone Makes ZEISS More Accessible

Review verdict: Aside from quality of life upgrades, the vivo V40 makes ZEISS more accessible to consumers, making it a midrange device great for taking portraits in the Philippines. Pros Stereo speakers and IP68 rating at last Impressive battery life Decent suite of ZEISS features Ultra-wide camera can finally shoot 4K video Cons No telephoto […]

A Month with the OPPO Reno12 5G: Is it Worth its Asking Price?

It has been over a month since the OPPO Reno12 Series 5G became official in the Philippines. With OPPO’s push for AI, the OPPO Reno12 Series 5G positions itself as an AI phone that is accessible to more Filipinos. We’ve been using the OPPO Reno12 5G as our daily driver for several weeks to explore […]

The OPPO Reno12 F 5G Could Have Been Better

Review Verdict: Despite a better display and a new main camera, OPPO had to sacrifice a few features on the Reno12 F 5G to keep its price the same as the Reno11 F.  Pros Better display Slightly better main camera performance Breathing light a fun feature to have Cons Processor, storage a downgrade Slower charging speeds […]

Here’s Why You Should Check Out the Spark 20 Pro 5G

TECNO is not slowing down regarding its entry-level line with the arrival of the Spark 20 Pro 5G in the Philippines. Making this entry-level phone stand out is that it offers 5G connectivity at an under Php 10k price point, which is increasingly becoming rare nowadays. As its latest budget offering, we break down why […]

Top 5 Phone Brand Collabs To Date

Collaborations between brands have been a staple in most industries. One of which is the smartphone market where we see collaborations that sometimes surprise us. However, a lot of these partnerships never reach our shores so maybe making a list of the past collaborations that happened on the global market would make more Filipinos aware […]

The POCO F6 Gets a Deadpool Edition (and Might Go Global)

It has been two months since POCO announced the F6 series, but that does not stop them from releasing collabs. For the standard F6, POCO is collaborating with Marvel for the upcoming film Deadpool and Wolverine, and POCO India Country Head Himanshu Tandon confirmed that it will launch in India on July 26. Aside from […]

AI LinkBoost (and Other AI Features) Make the OPPO Reno12 5G Great

  The Reno12 5G is now official in the Philippines and the latest mid-range phones from OPPO push for AI features to be more accessible at a Php 25k starting price. READ MORE: The OPPO Reno12 5G Makes AI More Accessible The Reno12 5G fulfills OPPO’s promise of an accessible AI phone, and one of […]

The Dimensity 7300 is Not As Bad as You Expect

After focusing on its Dimensity 8000 and 9000 series for several months, MediaTek has recently unveiled a new mid-range chip under its Dimensity 7000 series with the 7300. Unlike previous ones, the Dimensity 7300 is a completely new chip and aims to replace the Dimensity 7050 (which is a rebrand of the Dimensity 1080), which […]