Looking for the best budget phones for 2021? We can help. There’s plenty of great options to get right now despite being the first month of the year. Brands have been very aggressive in offering insane value-for-money devices in the past few months. For under Php 8k, you can get a packed budget phone that […]
Verdict: Our Lenovo K12 Note review is done, and it’s clear that Lenovo’s back to seriously compete with established players in the Philippines. As it is the direct rival to the POCO M3, we love its value-added video features like 60FPS shooting and EIS option, stock Android, and faster 20w charging. And while we’re annoyed at […]
Wondering how much Xiaomi’s new budget phone will be sold here for? Well, the Redmi 9T price in the Philippines was revealed today. As we expected, it slots just under the Php 7K price point. As a higher-end version of the Redmi 9, the Redmi 9T gets upgrades that include a larger 6000mAh battery with […]
Initial Verdict: Our hands on review of the Xiaomi Redmi 9T is here, and while most of the hardware may look extremely familiar to the POCO M3, the addition of an ultra-wide camera to its rear shooter is enough of a differentiator here. There’s no doubt that this device is going to generate a lot […]
Early verdict: The Infinix Hot 10 brings a relatively powerful processor and big battery to the budget market, though a less than ideal display and bloatware mar the experience. The Infinix Hot 10 is priced at Php 6,990. Pros Fairly powerful processor for the price Big battery Good design Big display Cons Plenty of […]
Budget phones have become even more relevant this year thanks to the financial crunch brought on by COVID-19. Brands have gone all-out for the incredibly competitive under Php 10K market, aimed at people struggling to come to grips with the new normal. With so many competitive offerings, picking the best was a little hard, but […]
Aside from laptops, Lenovo is also making its smartphone line strong. In time for the holiday season, Lenovo will be bringing over the K12 Note to the Philippines. Lenovo’s latest budget offering aims to challenge the sub-Php 7k segment. For its tempting price of Php 6,995, you get: A Snapdragon 662 processor with 4GB RAM […]
Early Verdict: Anyone that has counted Cherry out of the mobile phone game is in for a shock this year, with the local brand debuting one of its most competitive budget phones ever: the Cherry Mobile Aqua S9 Max. It’s one of the best hero phones from the local brand to date, offering compelling features […]
While the Redmi Note 9 Series was popular around the globe, China was practically the only big market that did not get them–they got the Redmi 10X series instead. That changed this time when China got a different version of the Redmi Note 9 series: two of them being 5G-ready, and one being a close […]
An Optical Image Stabilizer is a mechanism on the phone that reduces camera shake, thus reducing the likelihood of blurred images or shaky footage and improving the quality of its shots. It’s interesting to recall that years ago, the only phones with OIS were those which are at the top of the line of their […]
One of the things people look for in a phone is good cameras. Phone cameras have improved through the years–you don’t need to spend an arm and a leg for one with stellar camera performance. Looking at phone releases for 2023, Php 20k can get you a phone that has good camera performance. We curated […]
After a global launch last March, Xiaomi Philippines has confirmed that the Redmi Note 12 series is coming on April 13. With their teaser poster being similar to the one we saw during the global launch, we expect to see four variants: the Redmi Note 12 4G, Note 12 5G, Note 12 Pro 5G, and […]