LG Optimus G Pro Review We’ve been using the LG Optimus G Pro as one of our primary handsets for the last week and a half. Over-all it was a great phablet to have, especially when we wanted to just sit back, relax, and watch some videos (either downloaded or on YouTube) on it’s spacious […]
Just in case you haven’t heard about it yet, there’s a massive protest planned on Monday called the One Million March and it will take place in Quirino Grandstand in Manila. It’s a protest against the crazy abuses we’ve seen by politicians of the Pork Barrel system which has cost the Filipino people billions of […]
Cloudfone Excite 402D: Great for People On a Tight Budget The Cloudfone Excite 402D is a pretty good challenger to the best-selling Cherry Mobile Flare. It sports almost similar specifications and is also priced at just Php3,999. We’ve been playing around with it for the last few days and we’d like to share with you […]
Cloudfone Thrill 450Q Review The Cloudfone Thrill 450Q is the follow-up flagship to the long-lasting Thrill 430x. However unlike its predecessor the new Thrill 450Q doesn’t have a monstrous battery packed into it. Instead it has a very sleek form factor, a quad-core processor paired with 1GB RAM, and a 4.5-inch IPS qHD display. Cloudfone […]
The Android Tablet to Beat Each time we get an Android tablet to review here at Unbox there’s always a feeling of dread since we’ve never really had a good experience with them ever since the first models entered the market. Recently though things have started to pick up. The last two Android tablets we […]
Galaxy S4 Zoom — is it any good? Shortly after the Samsung Galaxy S4, Samsung announced three more models carrying the Galaxy S4 brand. There was the waterproof Galaxy S4 Active, the smaller Galaxy S4 Mini, and the camera-smartphone hybrid, the Galaxy S4 Zoom. Our friends from Widget City sent us a review unit of […]
Review: Sony Xperia ZR The Sony Xperia ZR was announced a few months after the launch of the highly successful Sony Xperia Z. While the Sony Xperia Z was “water-resistant”, you couldn’t actually operate it underwater since the display wasn’t optimized for usage in that environment. The Sony Xperia ZR, on the other hand, was […]
Sony Xperia Tablet Z Review Sony’s first foray into Android tablets didn’t really make an impact in the market. Fortunately for Sony the second time’s a charm! We”ll jump the gun a bit and say up front that we believe that the Sony Xperia Tablet Z is one of the best Android tablets available in […]
For people who want a phone and tablet in one device The Samsung Galaxy Mega 6.3 launched in the Philippines last month without too much fanfare. That’s perfectly understandable though since this is one of the most polarizing products offered by korean technology giant Samsung. At 6.3-inches the device is unmistakable huge! In fact at […]
Buy and download songs for Php15-20 on the Smart Music Portal Smart Communications announced a breakthrough partnership with MCA earlier today which lets them sell over 2 million songs on the new Smart Music portal. The service was launched this evening at Hyve where the who’s who of the local music industry and Smart’s digital […]
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 […]
Unboxing the Nokia Lumia 520 Nokia Philippines sent us a review/loaner unit of their entry-level Windows Phone 8 offering, the Nokia Lumia 520. This budget-friendly smartphone sells for Php7,990 which makes it one of the most affordable Windows Phone 8 smartphones you can get in the Philippines. By the way, we actually first saw this […]