Best Smartphones in the Php 10K to Php 15K Range (Q3 2017)

It’s time for another Unbox top list. Currently looking for a reliable, but powerful mid-range (or mid-range priced) smartphone that won’t break the bank? You’ve come to the right place then. It’s time again for Unbox’s top smartphones lists! Today, we’ll be focusing our sights on the heavily-contested price tier of Php 10,000 to Php 15,000. […]

Vivo’s Rumored XPlay 7 Will Come With Under-display Fingerprint Sensor And Three Rear Cameras

That’s five cameras total There’s been chatter online about Vivo’s upcoming flagship smartphone, and now we have a few more details of the Chinese company’s upcoming flagship. The device, dubbed as the XPlay 7, is more than likely going to be the first recipient of Qualcomm’s recently unveiled under-display fingerprint scanner that the brand showed […]

Here’s what we know about LG’s V30

Samsung and Apple are in for Serious Competition. Just as we are busy waiting for the final details on Samsung’s Galaxy Note 8 and Apple’s iPhone 8,  LG sure does not want to get left behind. Reliable smartphone rumor source OnLeaks shared a few snippets from the user manual of the upcoming LG V30, revealing […]

Leaked: LG’s V30 Flagship Visits Geekbench

Expected to be officially unveiled this August 31 With IFA Berlin 2017 closing in, Samsung and LG are steadily releasing news tidbits and fueling industry gossip and leaks to hype their respective flagship handsets for the season. Samsung has decided to preemptively strike by launching the Galaxy Note 8 two weeks ahead of the IFA […]

Five Reasons to Buy the OnePlus 5

In case you’ve been holding out on getting the “Flagship Killer” We’ve had the OnePlus 5 for awhile now and we’ve already done our full review for this year’s version of the “Flagship Killer”. In case you missed out on reading it or watching our quick review on our YouTube channel, here are five reasons […]

Revisiting the LG G6: A Good Buy In July?

Revisiting LG’s Flagship Device LG was one of the brands to unveil their flagship early in the year when they announced the LG G6 at Mobile World Congress in February. The Korean brand had to make up a lot ground after the modular G5 had failed to fly off shelves but ,with that tough mountain […]

OnePlus 5 Review: Still A Potent Flagship Alternative

We review the OnePlus 5! OnePlus’ hasn’t stopped making waves in the industry ever since they introduced their first ever flagship killer, the OnePlus One. Now, 3 years after Pete Lau and Carl Pei founded the company and two years after their first ever device, the company has released their most ambitious flagship killer yet: […]

AnTuTu’s Global Top 10 Best Performance Smartphones for May 2017

Based on their benchmarks, which include both Android and iOS devices It’s AnTuTu Benchmark fun time here at Unbox. Here are a few notes from AnTuTu before we jump into the meat of the post: 1. Scores: These are average scores, not the highest scores. 2. Period of data gathering: From May 1, 2017 to May […]

Rumor: Samsung Galalxy Note 8 Launch Pushed to September

Take this with a grain of salt Samsung launched the Note 7 last year, and it was poised to be the best smartphone of 2016. Unless you’ve been living under a rock, we think it’s safe to say that we all know what happened next. After the recall and the subsequent discontinuation of the Note […]

ASUS ZenFone AR Review: The Future Of Smartphones?

We review the ASUS Zenfone AR! Despite being a relative newcomer to the Android arena compared to their competitors, Taiwanese manufacturer ASUS has managed to produce smartphones with compelling tech – they were the first to come out with a phone with 4GB of RAM when 3GB was thought of as overkill in the ZenFone 2 […]

Google Pixel XL 2 Specs Spotted on GFXBench

  A Peek at the Google Pixel XL 2’s Hardware Lest we forget, Google has yet to unveil the second iteration of their smartphone — the Google Pixel 2. The phone will reportedly be launching with three variants this time around, with a Pixel that’s meant to tackle the mid-ranged segment. However, today, the story focus’ […]

What is LTE-Advanced (LTE-A)? A Quick and Dirty Primer

LTE-A is crazy fast and reliable, and it’s now here in the Philippines. TL;DR: LTE-A wireless technology is the next step of 4G LTE, providing significantly faster, more robust and reliable connectivity than its predecessor. Most modern flagship handsets and certain mid-high mid-range smartphones have LTE-A support. With Smart having rolled out Long Term Evolution […]