Comeback Is Real: 4 Smartphone Brands That Left, And Returned To The PH

Is it sweeter the second time around? The Philippine market is a tough one. A price-sensitive market that puts a premium on pricing and features makes for a tough environment to sell phones in, which has made several brands throw in the towel already. But sometimes the allure of dominating in an important market is […]

Nokia 8.1 Unboxing, Quick Review: Next Android One King?

We check out this premium mid-range Android One phone! After several price cuts on older phones, HMD Global finally brought to the Philippines three of its latest Android One phones. One of these phones is the Nokia 8.1—a premium mid-range phone that launched in Europe last December 2018 and the logical successor of last year’s […]

Motorola RAZR to Return as a Foldable Phone

The cost of nostalgia will be pricey too Last year at MWC 2018, Lenovo hinted that they are working on a new version of the Motorola RAZR. We haven’t heard from them since then until new reports from WSJ reveal that the Razr will return this February in the US as a Verizon exclusive. The new […]

NVIDIA to make Laptop Versions of its Ray Tracing-Capable RTX GPUs

Ray Tracing is coming to laptops Gaming laptops will get more graphics muscle soon, as NVIDIA announced in CES that they are working on a mobile version of its ray tracing-capable RTX GPUs. These include mobile-optimized versions of the RTX 2070, RTX 2080, and RTX 2080Ti. Introducing GeForce RTX Laptops. Bring the power of RTX […]

Xperia XZ4 Shows Off Muscle in AnTuTu

The most powerful Snapdragon 855-sporting phone? While there are only a few phones officially using Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 855 processor, Lenovo’s Z5 Pro GT and Sony’s upcoming Xperia XZ4 is one of those phones rumored to use the 2019 flagship processor. While the Z5 Pro GT reportedly scored almost 369k in AnTuTu, the XZ4 scored way […]

5 Important Brand Updates You Need To Know About

2018 was an eventful year This year was an eventful year for the local mobile scene. There were a few high-profile arrivals and low-key brand departures in the country. While many people already know about the triumphant entry and return of three of the brands on this list, not many know about the circumstances surrounding […]

Are Sliding Cameras The Answer To Our Notch Woes?

It’s looking to be the next design bandwagon If 2017 was the start of the notch bandwagon that so many people hate, 2018 looks to be the beginning of a whole new design trend that aims to deliver as much screen real estate as is physically possible: pop-up cameras. Since the announcement of vivo’s APEX […]

Motorola moto E5 Plus Review: Long-Lasting Entertainment Buddy

We review Motorola’s latest big-batteried offering! Without any phone releases for the first half of 2018, rumors have spread that Motorola has silently pulled out of the Philippines. Thankfully that isn’t the case, as the Lenovo-owned company has officially announced several new phones for this year. One of these phones is the moto E5 Plus: […]

OPPO Confirms First Set of 5G Tests

Using a modded R15 as a testbed Talks of 5G have in abundant in the past few months. There’s Motorola promising a 5G MotoMod module for the Moto Z3 Play, Huawei announcing the first commercial 5G modem at MWC 2018, and Smart doing several 5G tests in its 5G Technolab. The latest to join the fray […]

Official Specs of the Motorola One Power Surface

It will be known in China as the P30 Note After the P30 was launched in China, it was a matter of time before the P30 Note will be launched globally. Recently, it has been revealed that the One Power‘s Chinese variant will be called the P30 Note. The main difference between the two is […]

Motorola Unveils the P30 in China

It is the first notched phone from Motorola After making a premature appearance a few days back, Motorola has officially unveiled the P30. The first notched phone from Motorola looks strikingly similar to the iPhone X but offers specs that are considered to be competitive for its price. Key specs include a Snapdragon 636 processor, […]

Motorola Readying New P Series With P30

Three new smartphones are intended for the lineup Lenovo and Motorola are cooking up a new product line devoted to the mid-range market. The new P-Series phones are composed of three devices – namely the P30, P30 Note and P30 Play – and are supposedly earmarked to launch in the very near future. Renders of […]