May 2018 Review Recap: A New Flagship Battle Has Commenced

It is one crazy month indeed The month of May is a jam-packed one: Aside from Honor’s return to the Philippines and Xiaomi releasing the Mi MIX 2S and Redmi Note 5, the flagship segment has been stacked, as phones from Sony, Honor, OnePlus, and Xiaomi duke it out for the best bang-for-the-buck flagship. On […]

Xiaomi Creates In-house Camera Division

It’s looking to make its phones take better photos Xiaomi might be known for budget phones with really great specs, but images produced by their phones aren’t exactly the best compared to their competitors, the Mi Mix 2s notwithstanding. That’s something that they’re aware of, and to combat it Xiaomi’s CEO Lei Jun will be […]

New Renders and Official Specs of the Nokia X6 Revealed Ahead of Launch

Another competitive mid-range phone? After some of its specs appeared in a TENAA listing, new renders have surfaced, along with a GeekBench listing. For the renders, they corroborate with the actual unit spotted a few weeks ago. Key specs of the Nokia X6 include a Snapdragon 636 processor, a 5.8-inch Full HD+ display, 16-megapixel + […]

Xiaomi Mi Mix 2s Hands-on, Initial Review: The Flagship Killer Killer?

We go hands-on with the Mi Mix 2s! Aside from officially launching the Redmi Note 5 in the Philippines yesterday, Xiaomi did an Apple and announced one more thing: the availability of the Mi Mix 2s in the Philippines come June. The phone was announced around a month and a half ago, and will be […]

Xiaomi Launches Mi Mix 2s Flagship In PH

Xiaomi’s latest flagship drops in the country Aside from the Redmi Note 5,Xiaomi is also launching their current flagship the Mi Mix 2s In the Philippines. Xiaomi Mi MIX 2S specs AI-Powered Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 octa-core processor Qualcomm Adreno 630 graphics unit 6GB/8GB RAM 5.99-inch Full HD+ IPS display, 18:9 aspect ratio 64GB/128GB/256GB of non-expandable […]

Xiaomi Mi 7 Spotted in Live Photos

It has a notch of course Following rumors that Xiaomi will be embracing the notch for the flagship Mi 7, this has been confirmed in these new set of live photos. Aside from the fact it sports a notch, the Mi 7 will have a rear-mounted fingerprint scanner and a glass back, fueling speculations that […]

Xiaomi Officially Launches the Mi 6X

Cameras are the headline feature Following several rumors and leaks, Xiaomi has unveiled the successor to the Mi 5X with the Mi 6X. Made to compete against OPPO’s R15, the Mi 6X shares a similar design with the Redmi Note 5, with the cameras being the Mi 6X’s standout feature. Sporting the latest Sony sensors, […]

ASUS ZenFone 5 Review: Long Awaited Comeback

They’re finally back on track ASUS’ first ever ZenFone devices launched 5 years ago signaled the arrival of a new value-for-money king. By the second generation, the Taiwanese company had a small, but rabid (and loyal) fanbase. Drawn in by the promise of “empowered luxury”, their second generation devices defied the pricing and performance norm […]

New Xiaomi Phone spotted in GeekBench

Rumored to be the Redmi 6A With Xiaomi releasing several phones this year–from the Mi MIX 2S, Redmi Note 5, to the Black Shark gaming phone, the Chinese company is still on a roll–this time with an upcoming entry-level offering. Carrying the codename Cereus, this upcoming Xiaomi sports a yet-unknown MediaTek MT6765 processor, paired with […]

Xiaomi MiBand 3 To Arrive Later This Year

To have the same price of the MiBand 2 Following the success of the MiBand 2, Xiaomi is slated to launch the MiBand 3 later this year. The MiBand 2’s successor is reported to have an OLED display and Bluetooth 4.2 LE certification. It will also come with the MiBand 2’s features like heart rate […]

Motorola Moto Z3 Play Makes A Visit To FCC

The Moto Z line lives on Contrary to speculation that Motorola is killing off the Moto Z line, specs of the upcoming Moto Z Play was spotted in FCC. The listing which identifies the Moto Z3 Play having the model number XT1929, will sport a Snapdragon 636 processor, 4GB RAM, 32GB/64GB internal storage, and a 3000mAh […]

Battle Of The 845: ASUS ZenFone 5Z vs Xiaomi Mi MIX 2S

Which is the better Snapdragon 845-sporting phone? Recently, it seems that ASUS and Xiaomi is going head-to-head with their recent phones. Previously, we compared the ZenFone 5 and Redmi Note 5 Pro, and both offer an impressive set of specs—at least on paper. This appears to be the same thing with the ZenFone 5Z and […]