Unbox’s Best Smartphones of 2015

Honoring the very best of smartphones released this year! 2015 was an amazing year for mobile in the Philippines. Devices and products from both local and international brands have managed to level up in terms of specs, features, innovation and more importantly, pricing. This year saw the rise of several bang-for-the-buck devices from all players, […]

OPPO’s Upcoming R7 Has Its Price, Specs Leaked

Two versions of the R7 is set to be released, at least in China OPPO’s upcoming bezel-less R7 has been leaked so many times now that our week wouldn’t be complete without talking about the yet unreleased device, and predictably there’s yet another leak for it this week. This time, the new leak comes by […]

Unbox Holiday Smartphone Guide: 5 Smartphones Under 20K

Got plenty of dough to spend? Here’s what you need to get In today’s installment of our smartphone buying guide, we’ll be recommending great smartphones that you may want to buy if you have enough scratch. In previous iterations of this guide, we told you about 5 great phones under 5K and 10K that should […]

Huawei Mate7 Hands-on First Impressions: Huawei Steps Up Its Game

  We go hands-on with the Huawei Ascend Mate7 Phablets are a stable part of Huawei’s business, and it’s not surprising that the company is looking to gain marketshare in this very lucrative product segment. The company’s weapon in the phablet wars is their newest flagship, the Ascend Mate7. It’s one of the most beautifully […]

Meizu MX 4 Hands-on, First Impressions: Meet the Fastest Phone In the World

We go hands-on with the Meizu MX4! Whenever Novo7 Tech extends us an invite to visit them at their office or store, we’re always up to it. Last time we did they allowed us to fondle the THL 5000, and today, we braved Manila’s terrible, terrible traffic to visit their Lucky Chinatown branch for the […]

Podcast Show Finale: 2013 Unbox Gadget Awards

“Everything that has a beginning has an end.” -Some Wise Dude This is probably the most special Unbox Podcast episode because this is the last one we’re doing with the New Media Factory. Yes folks, this isn’t a season-ender, this is a show-ender! The Unbox Video Podcast ran a total of 45 episodes over the […]

Podcast Ep. 44: Starmobile Muse, Navi, Diamond S1, Diamond D2, and more!

Meet Starmobile’s Newest Line-up of Smartphones and Tablets! In this very special episode of the Unbox podcast we’re joined by the Marketing Head of Starmobile, Katrina Tioseco, and their Product Marketing Manager, Elijah Mendoza. We go hands-on with almost all of the new devices that they announced and introduced to the public during their Gold […]

Podcast Ep. 43: THL W8S, iFive Mini 3, and Near Field Audio Speakers

Joining us for this episode is the IT Director of Novo 7 Tech, Mr. Adrian Lim! We do a live review and discussion on two of their flagship products — the THL W8S War Machine and the iFive Mini 3 android tablet. We also check out the new ZAGG Folio Keyboard Case for the iPad […]

Podcast Ep. 42: Yolanda Relief, iPad Air, Lenovo A850 and Vibe X

The latest episode of the Unbox Podcast is now here! We start the show by calling on all of our viewers (and readers) to help out with Yolanda relief operations. The damage done truly is catastrophic and our Kababayans will need all the help they can get. Donating is easy since you can do it […]

Podcast Ep. 41: Cloudfone Thrill 400qx, ASUS Transformer Book T100, and Divoom!

After a two week break we’re back with the newest episode of the Unbox Video Podcast! The whole crew is complete and we check out some of the latest gadgets to hit the market including the freshly launched ASUS Transformer Book T100. We also do a quick review of the dual-battery, dual back plate CloudFone […]

Podcast Ep. 40: ASUS Transformer Pad (2013), Cherry Mobile Apollo, Flare 2.0

ASUS Transformer Pad and the Cherry Mobile Budget Duo The Unbox Podcast is back! First up we have Eason (from ASUS PH) doing a feature of their newest Android offering, the ASUS Transformer Pad (2013). After that we check out two of Cherry Mobile’s most talked about budget offerings, the Cherry Mobile Flare 2.0 and […]

Podcast Ep. 39: MyPhone Vortex Review, Nokia Lumia 1020 Unboxing

This is a pretty light and fun episode of the Unbox Video Podcast! We start out by talking about one of our favorite “viral” videos, Jinri Park’s “Pay Your Bills”. After that we started the gadget bonanza by doing a live review of MyPhone’s newest flagship, the MyPhone Agua Vortex (click here for the unboxing […]