Best Budget Phones (Under Php 8K) for 2021 (Q1)

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 […]

Smartphone Trends That Should Die In 2021

2020 has been a great year for budget smartphones that allowed us to see just how many features can be packed at a particular price point. We’ve seen a ton of great features on phones in a wide variety of budgets, though manufacturers have also kept shoving the same old tired and annoying features with […]

Xiaomi Announces Mi 10i in India

Xiaomi kicks off 2021 in India with a new phone in the form of the Mi 10i. If the phone looks familiar, that’s because it is the same with the Redmi Note 9 Pro 5G that was announced in India last month, the only key difference is that the Mi 10i is proudly made in […]

Best of 2020: Best Smartphones at Under Php 20k

The sub-Php 20k is an important battleground for phone makers since it’s the sweet spot for how much people are willing to pay for a new phone. Obviously that means it’s the price point that many brands fight tooth and nail over, especially during these challenging, plague-ridden times. There’s a lot of good phones in […]

Best of 2020: Best Smartphones at Under Php 10k

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 […]

Cherry Mobile Aqua S9 Max Unboxing, Quick Review: Budget Hero

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 […]

Best Deals For Smartphones Below P10,000 at Lazada’s 11.11 Sale!

Got a tight budget to work with for Lazada’s 11.11 sale? Don’t worry, we found you the best smartphone deals below the 10K price tag, so you can get a phone that doesn’t stray too far from flagship-level specs given your budget. Samsung Galaxy M31 Samsung’s Galaxy M31 has a massive 6000mAh, a 64 MP […]

Best Deals For Xiaomi During Lazada’s 11/11 Sale!

Lazada’s massive 11/11 sale is almost here, and like most phone brands in the Philippines, Xiaomi is slashing prices off of their phones just for the occasion. There’s plenty of deals to be had with Mi during this 11/11 sale, and we’ve culled the best ones for you: Xiaomi Mi 9 SE While the Mi […]

Huawei Y7a Review: Worthy Budget Contender

Verdict: The competition for the budget, sub-Php 10K segment is incredibly fierce here in the Philippines, but Huawei still has a strong contender with the Y7a. While people may have mixed thoughts about its Kirin 710A processor, the phone has robust features for what you’re paying for.  The Y7a is priced at Php 8,999 and is […]

The Realme C15 Gets a Snapdragon Variant

While the Realme C15 is a relatively new phone, which became official at our shores around two months ago, the brand made a surprise move in India by announcing a model with a Snapdragon 460 processor. The move to introduce the same phone with a different processor is not entirely new, as Xiaomi did a […]

5 Gaming Phones You Can Get for Less Than 10K

Budget mobile gaming has never been as easy to get into as it is now, and despite the crappy year we’ve been having thanks to human malware, this year is probably the best year ever in terms of budget phones that are capable of gaming. To prove that, we’ve put together a list of phones […]

vivo Y20i Unboxing, Review: Gorgeous-Looking Budget Smartphone

Verdict of this vivo Y20i Unboxing While the Y20i may appear to be an incremental upgrade to last year’s Y11, its use of a newer Snapdragon processor made vivo’s latest budget phone a compelling option for those who want a stylish phone that’s easy on the wallet. It may not have moved on from using […]