Five awesome phones for very little money We’re at the halfway point of 2015 and boy have we seen some great phones at the low mid-range segment. And surprisingly, most of the hype at the sub 9K market have been from international players, which is a big change from last year. Brands like Lenovo, Meizu […]
Need a new phone for school? Lazada has given us a heads-up that they’ll be putting two international bang for the buck phones on sale in the next few days. The Alcatel Flash Plus will be up for grabs again tomorrow, June 5, while Lenovo’s A7000 will be on sale beginning June 9. While buyers […]
BlackBerry’s mid-range phone for yuppies arrives in the PH BlackBerry has officially announced that they are offering their mid-range phone, the Leap here in the PH. The Leap is a toned-down, full touch device powered by the company’s BlackBerry OS 10. While the specs of the device is sadly not up to par with many […]
Shows on-the-go Video-on-Demand streaming services have come a little late to our part of the globe, but things have certainly changed the last couple of months. In the west, Netflix has dominated the landscape and its success has allowed amazing, original TV shows like House of Cards and Daredevil to exist. In the far east, […]
Our Full Interview with ASUS CEO Jerry Shen We had an opportunity to have a sit-down interview with ASUS CEO Jerry Shen during the ASUS Zenfone 2 launch at the World Trade Center. We talked about a lot of things ranging from why the Philippines is an important market to them, their participation in the […]
By: Richmond Li Tan Speculations ran wild back in late 2014 about a possible successor to Xiaomi’s Mi 4 flagship. All signs pointed to a 5.5-inch flagship that had a curved glass body and a design that closely followed their previous device. Imagine everybody’s surprise when the company announced a phablet instead – the Mi Note. The […]
Super Cheap LTE Smartphone How cheap can an LTE-capable smartphone go? Apparently it can go way below Php5,000. The newly listed Lenovo A3900 will retail for $80 (roughly Php3,500) and while the internals aren’t too impressive, it can hook you up with LTE. What’s also surprising is that it has a decent 5.0-inch display. Resolution […]
Wrong Variant Offered in the PH? After consulting with the members of the Xiaomi Mi3 Philippines Facebook Group, we’ve come to two conclusions about the Xiaomi Redmi 2. First, Smart’s LTE network just operates on LTE Band 1 (2100mhz). This has been proven already with our internal tests and even the tests of other bloggers […]
Redmi 2: Dual SIM LTE Budget-Friendly Smartphone On paper the Redmi 2 looks pretty slick. For just Php5,999 you get a 4.7-inch smartphone powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 quad-core processor, LTE connectivity (Dual SIM to boot), and a gorgeous fully laminated HD display. While it definitely delivers on a lot of things it also […]
Doesn’t work with Smart’s LTE Network The highly anticipated budget-friendly Xiaomi Redmi 2 is scheduled for release this coming April 28. There’s definitely a lot of buzz about this device because it pretty much gives you everything you need in a smartphone for just Php5,999. This includes a fantastic fully laminated display, an above average […]
Will this phone come out in the Philippines? Taiwanese company Acer has teased its Liquid X2 during an event in NYC yesterday. The Liquid X2 follows in the footsteps of the company’s E700 smartphone, posessing not one, not two, but three SIM card slots for the globetrotter. Aside from having a ridiculous amount of SIM […]
Galaxy S6 OVER the Galaxy S6 Edge? Why? We’ve had the chance to use both the Samsung Galaxy S6 and the Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge and after a lot of time with both units we’ve come to the conclusion that the Samsung Galaxy S6 is the more practical, functional, and solid smartphone between the two. […]