We were given an opportunity to interview Jerry Shen, Chief Executive Officer of ASUS, during the Zenfone 2 launch yesterday at the World Trade Center. The discussion ranged from a variety of topics and we even found out during that interview the launch date of the highly anticipated Zenfone Zoom. Another gold nugget of information […]
Here are the official ASUS accessories for the Zenfone 2 Aside from the different variants of the Zenfone 2, ASUS is also releasing different Zenfone 2 accessories that we first saw in Indonesia. The company is releasing their ZenPower bank (which has a rating of 10000mAh), Lolliflash (portable flash that goes in the earphone jack), […]
The Honor series of phones have arrived in the Philippines Huawei has officially launched their trio of Honor devices in the Philippines. The trio of phones covers all the bases when it comes to pricing, starting from the entry level with their Honor 4C priced at Php 6,390. The Honor 4C is a 5-inch smartphone […]
OPPO’s Sapphire backed phone gets priced in the PH OPPO’s R1C, that beautiful, sapphire toting phone that was first announced back in January has finally made its way into the PH. OPPO Philippines is selling this 5-inch smartphone for Php 15,990 locally. Oppo R1C specs 64-bit Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 processor (quad-core 1.7GHz Cortex-A53 and quad-core […]
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 […]
Meet the monster superphone from China ASUS’s Zenfone is one of the few phones currently out in the market today that has a whopping 4GB of RAM, but it’s not alone. The most recent member of the 4GB RAM club is not made by Samsung, LG, Sony or even Huawei – it’s from relatively unknown […]
Will a name change make things easier for consumers? A lot of people are looking forward to ASUS’ upcoming Zenfone 2 series of devices, but sadly not everyone knows that there’s more than one variation. We here at Unbox refer to the new devices collectively as Zenfone 2, but as some people found out, not […]
We review the Oppo R5! Oppo’s R5 blew us away when we first saw it in Singapore last year. The one time thinnest phone in the world title holder, the R5 showed off the design chops of Chinese brand Oppo during the gala unveiling. We’ve spent a large chunk of time with it as our […]
Even more reasons to love the ASUS Zenfone 5 So yesterday we got to talk with Lenny Lin, the product manager for smartphones for ASUS here in the PH. Aside from letting us know that the Zenfone 5 propelled them to #6 from #12 in just one quarter, he also shared a few tidbits of […]
We review the Meizu M1 Note! The Meizu M1 Note is one of the most hotly anticipated smartphones to ever arrive in the Philippines. While it doesn’t have the most original design in recent memory (and actually looks like an Androidified iPhone 5C) it’s what inside that counts. Sporting a fairly powerful processor, 2GB […]
We go in-depth with the ASUS Fonepad 8 (FE380CG) Today we’ll be reviewing ASUS’ Fonepad 8. If you’re not familiar with the product line, the Fonepad series of tablets combine the big screen viewing properties of a tablet with the call and messaging functions of a normal smartphone. The Fonepaad 8 (FE380CG) is ASUS’ latest […]
We review the Honor 3C Lite! When you talk about bang-for-the-buck, you don’t necessarily think about international brands, especially when you start talking about the sub 10K price range. Yes, there are phones like the ASUS Zenfone 5 and the Xiaomi Redmi 1S that offers great value for money, but those phones are more of […]