Cherry Mobile Cosmos Z Unboxing: Sleek Turbo Quad-core with OGS Display

Cherry Mobile Z! The Cherry Mobile Z is the last model in the Cosmos line that hasn’t hit store shelves yet. Fortunately for us the good folks over at Cherry Mobile sent us a review unit to test out and feature on the podcast. We’ve been playing around with the device for a few hours […]

THL W11 Monkey King Review: Superb Display, Performance, and Selfie Shooter

The Full Review: THL W11 Monkey King When we first heard about the THL W11 Monkey King we were very skeptical about it. The device bragged of having 13.0-megapixel shooters for both the front and back cameras and we thought that it was all gimmick and the quality would suck. However as you saw in […]

Cherry Mobile Cosmos X2 Initial Review: Shooting for the Stars?

Unboxing the Cherry Mobile Cosmos X2 The Cherry Mobile Cosmos X2 stands tall and proud as one of Cherry Mobile’s flagship smartphones. Priced at Php11,699, the Cosmos X2 is a decked out device complete with a gorgeous 4.8-inch Super AMOLED HD Display and 16GB internal storage that’s expandable via micro SD. There’s pretty much nothing […]

BlackBerry Q5 Unboxing and Initial Review

Unboxing the BlackBerry Q5! Three weeks ago BlackBerry launched the BlackBerry Q5 here in the Philippines with an SRP of Php18,690. The supposed draw of this device is that it offered the trademark BlackBerry physical QWERTY tactile keypad at a more affordable price. The Q5’s older brother, the Q10, sells for over Php25,000 in online […]

2013 Google Nexus Unboxing and Initial Review: Android Tablets Finally Level Up

The 2013 Google Nexus in the Flesh! The new 2013 Google Nexus 7 was announced last week and we’re happy to report that we now have it here at the Unbox HQ! This device sent global tech blogs buzzing because of the features: Full HD 7-inch display, a sleeker and thinner body, and bumped up […]

Unbox.ph’s Top 10 Phablets (Mid-2013)

There’s a lot of buzz right now for devices that we’ve come to call “phablets”. These are phones that have massive screens that they dangerously hover over the line that separates a big phone from a small tablet. Usually devices with displays bigger than 5.0-inches qualify for this category. If you’re in the market for […]

Samsung Galaxy S4 Active Unboxing: Waterproof with Style

Unboxing and Initial Review of the Samsung Galaxy S4 Active Following the launch of the Samsung Galaxy S4, we saw the expansion of the Galaxy S4 line when Samsung announced the Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini, the Samsung Galaxy S4 Zoom, and the Samsung Galaxy S4 Active. We’re definitely going to do our best to feature […]

Sony Xperia Tablet Z Review: Can it Go Head-to-Head with the iPad?

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Momo 18: Quad-core Android 4.1 8-inch Tablet for Php8,800

Momo enters Android Tablet Market in the Philippines Momo is a newcomer in the local tablet market. It is a Chinese brand that makes mobile phones and tablets owned by Ployer Electronics. They recently opened their first store at SM North Edsa and we were able to get some hands-on time with their tablets. There […]

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 […]