Starmobile Diamond V7 Review: Is it a Cut Above the Rest?

Full Review: Starmobile Diamond V7! After more than a week of using the Starmobile Diamond V7 as one of our daily drivers we’re all set to share with you guys our full review. To be honest if Starmobile released this gadget three months ago they probably would be making a ridiculous killing in sales. It […]

Podcast Ep. 38: Starmobile Diamond V7, ASUS MeMo Pad 7 HD, Cherry Mobile Apollo

We’re back with another gadget-packed episode of the Unbox Podcast! Up first we do a more intensive review and take on the LG G2 (expect the full review posted on Unbox very soon). After that we checked out some pretty awesome new gadgets starting with the Starmobile Diamond V7. This was actually announced a few […]

Unbox.ph’s Top 10 Phablets (Mid-2013)

There’s a lot of buzz right now for devices that we’ve come to call “phablets”. These are phones that have massive screens that they dangerously hover over the line that separates a big phone from a small tablet. Usually devices with displays bigger than 5.0-inches qualify for this category. If you’re in the market for […]

HTC One Review: The One that Got Away

The One that got away Encased in cool solid metal and smooth Gorilla Glass II, the HTC One is arguably the most premium looking smartphone in the flagship category to date. It has the monstrous internals to back up the word “flagship” as well as it sports a 1.7GHz quad-core Snapdragon 600 processor and 2GB […]

Starmobile Diamond V3 Review: Solid Phablet Offering with Good Optics

Review: Starmobile Diamond V3 Starmobile’s first quad-core offering, the Starmobile Diamond V3, debuted a few days ago and we actually did a quick unboxing post and initial hands-on post already. The timing of the review unit was actually awesome as one of our main phones died so we ended up using the Diamond V3 as […]

Arc Mobile Nitro 450QD Review: Value for Money Quad-core Android for Php5,800?

Up Close and Personal with the Arc Mobile Nitro 450QD Arc Mobile is a new local smartphone brand that launched in the Philippines last month. Based on what I’ve seen so far it looks like they’re positioning themselves as a budget, low-cost, and affordable option that can probably compete with the aggressive pricing of Cherry […]

Cherry Mobile Blaze 2.0 Review: Phablet to Be Reckoned WIth

Cherry Mobile Blaze 2.0 REVIEW The Cherry Mobile Blaze 2.0 was exclusively showcased to the world on the Unbox Video Podcast last week and we’ve been testing it since then. We’ve pretty much abused the phone thoroughly including an accidental drop test (sorry Miguel and everyone from CM, hehe). Suffice to say we have enough […]

Alcatel One Touch Scribe HD Review: Alcatel’s Best Offering Yet (Php13,490)

Alcatel’s Best Offering To Date When Alcatel announced their new smartphone offerings the Alcatel One Touch Scribe HD stood out the most. The 5-inch HD phablet packed a 1.2GHz quad-core processor, Android Jelly Bean, HSPA+ (3.5G) connectivity, and even a big 2,500 battery! The price also wasn’t too bad at just Php13,490. Here’s a quick […]

Alcatel One Touch Idol Ultra Review: It’s All About Style

Alcatel One Touch Idol Ultra Review The Alcatel One Touch Idol Ultra caught the attention of a lot of people worldwide because it appeared on the Hollywood blockbuster hit, Iron Man 3. Not only that, it also boasted of being the thinnest smartphone in the world (at the time it was announced). It also doesn’t […]

Microsoft Surface Pro Unboxing and Initial Impressions: Surpassed our Expectations!

Microsoft Surface Pro (128GB) Unboxing We’ve been aching to get our hands on a Microsoft Surface Pro ever since it was announced. The idea of a tablet that has Ultrabook specs and capabilities is just so appealing to us, especially since it can function as an all-around mobile blogging and gaming station. Fortunately a local […]

Starmobile Engage 7HD Review: Refined and Polished Dual-core Android Tablet

Starmobile Engage 7HD Review This review is actually long overdue. We were actually thinking of not doing it anymore but we keep getting requests for it so here we go! The Starmobile Engage 7HD came out in December and it was Starmobile’s dual-core 7-inch Android tablet offering. Priced at Php7,990, the Engage 7HD attracted the […]

Cherry Mobile Thunder Review: New King of Budget Smartphones

Cherry Mobile Thunder Competitively specced and aggressively priced, the Cherry Mobile Thunder screams value for money. For just Php4,999 you get a dual-core, dual SIM, nice looking Android smartphone with a 4.5-inch screen. We’ve been using the Cherry Mobile Thunder as our primary smartphone for the last week now and we’re pretty happy with the […]