OnePlus 3: The Legit Flagship Killer? A lot of smartphones usually claim that they’re “flagship killers”. Smartphones that deliver the same experience as the premium flagships of global brands such as the Galaxy S7 but at a fraction of the cost. If there’s one brand that has been delivering on this promise since they came […]
Today, Samsung launched the 2016 version of their J Series phones, the J5 and J7. With several improvements from last years models, which include an upgrade to a metal frame from plastic, Samsung touts that the new handsets are Designed for the Philippines that center around 3 features: Better storage (16GB + Free 32 GB […]
Check out AnTuTu’s list Love it or hate it, benchmarking app AnTuTu has become the defacto measurement of power for smartphones, at least for synthetic benchmarks. It’s one of the apps that people look at when measuring a smartphone’s performance, and is the app that many manufacturers use to market their wares. Just like last […]
We go hands-on with the Zenfone 3! We’re on the ground here in Taipei, Taiwan for ASUS’ Zenvolution event and COMPUTEX coverage, and just as expected, the company unveiled the newest iteration of their Zenfone lineup, the Zenfone 3. As before, there are multiple SKUs that will be available, from the top-end Snapdragon 820-equipped Zenfone […]
Its box transforms into a VR headset! Alcatel has officially made their Idol 4S flagship official in the Philippines today. The Idol 4S has flagship street cred, sporting a 5.5-inch QHD AMOLED display, Qualcomm Snapdragon 652 octa-core processor, 3GB of RAM and 32GB of storage, along with a metal frame and glass panels. The Idol […]
We go hands-on with the Vivo Xplay 5! If you didn’t know we’re currently in Mumbai, India for Vivo’s official launch of their mid-range V3 and V3 Max smartphones, two phones that are heading to the Philippines in the next few weeks. While Vivo didn’t officially show off their new Xplay 5 smartphone during the […]
We review Xiaomi’s latest flagship Chinese company Xiaomi has gone almost two years without a successor to their Mi 4. Sure, there was the Mi 4i, but that was more of a stop-gap measure for international markets than a true successor. The new flagship has finally come, in the form of the Mi 5. Announced […]
OPPO’s new smartphone is an absolute looker OPPO’s scheduled to launch their new R9 smartphones in the next few weeks, but the Chinese company has seemingly revealed the look of at least one of their phones before launch in an effort to highlight their fingerprint sensor. At least one of the new phones will have […]
More RAM than most PC’s today When ASUS announced their Zenfone 2 and its massive (at the time) 4GB of RAM, many people laughed at the idea. Why would anyone need 4GB of RAM, they said. That’s just a waste, they jeered. Well, fast forward to today, and many, if not all, flagship smartphones recently […]
Here’s your glimpse at the first phone to have 6GB of RAM Photos of the Xplay 5, the first phone that supposedly would have a whopping 6GB of RAM has surfaced on the internet, and it looks rather interesting. The leaked photos show off the Vivo Xplay 5’s premium build, as well as its dual […]
Here’s Xiaomi’s long awaited flagship After long last, Xiaomi’s new flagship, the Mi 5 is now official. The new device has been two years in the making, and in that time Xiaomi has been looking at ways to improve on their devices, and the Mi 5 is a culmination of those efforts. While the device […]
LG G5 in the Flesh! If it works as advertised, the LG G5 is potentially the best Android smartphone you can get your hands on once it becomes available in the market. The device features best-in-class technical specifications (you can see spec sheet below), an elegant unibody metal chassis (but you still get a removable […]