Samsung Galaxy Mega 6.3 Review: A Real Phablet

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 […]

Samsung Galaxy Mega 6.3 Unboxing: 6.3-inch Phablet with LTE Connectivity

Unboxing the Samsung Galaxy Mega 6.3 The Samsung Galaxy Mega 6.3 dangerously hovers above the thin line between Phablets and Tablets. You just can’t ignore the massive size of the device when it has a 6.3-inch display. While we’ve always said that the Galaxy Note is a polarizing product line, this one just takes the […]

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 […]

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 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 […]

Photo of the Week: A Peek at the Unbox HQ and Work Desk

We often get asked what our work desk looks like at the Unbox HQ. Since we keep getting asked we took some photos to share with you guys where we work when we usually write the posts you see here or where we take photos of the different gadgets we feature. Join us as we […]

Widget City slashes prices of Galaxy S3 (Php16,990), S3 Mini (Php10,490)

Galaxy S3 and S3 Mini get massive price cuts! To a lot of Filipinos the best thing about the Galaxy S4 is probably not in the device itself but the effect it has on the price of its predecessor, the venerable Samsung Galaxy S3. Here’s the big news for today folks: Widget City just slashed […]

Samsung Galaxy S4 Unboxing and Initial Review: Gadget Evolution at Work

Finally… the Samsung Galaxy S4 at the Unbox HQ! After all the hype and buzz we finally got our hands on the Samsung Galaxy S4. The device was launched locally last night with a media and trade event which hosted celebrities, bloggers, press, distributors, dealers, and telco executives at the NBC Tent. Surprisingly Samsung had […]

Marvel Cinematic Universe Phase One Box Set Review

As Iron Man 3 opens nationwide, we here at Unbox have been preparing for Phase 2 of the Marvel Cinematic Universe by looking back (and opening) the Marvel Cinematic Universe Phase One 10-disc Limited Edition Bluray Box Set. Whew! That was a mouthful.   If you tuned in to our Monday podcast, we actually unboxed […]

Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 Review: Best Android Tablet Experience To Date

Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 Review We first met the Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 when it was on display at the exhibition floor of the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain. Our initial impressions were, for the most part, positive. In fact we felt a bit “bitin” with the time with it on the floor so […]

Cherry Mobile Omega HD Review: Is it really a Game Changer?

Cherry Mobile Omega HD: Amazing Value for Money!!! The Cherry Mobile Omega HD is one of the most talked about locally branded gadgets here in the Philippines. It deserves the attention though given the spectacular value for money you get for it. Priced at Php7,999, the Cherry Mobile Omega HD effectively repositions a lot of […]