LG Optimus G Pro officially unboxed! Our good friends from Kimstore sent over a review unit of the LG Optimus G Pro last week. Unfortunately given our crazy backlog of gadgets to review we only found time to unbox this bad boy last night. This 5.5-inch LTE-powered phablet was actually announced to the world way […]
Cloudfone Excite 402D: Great for People On a Tight Budget The Cloudfone Excite 402D is a pretty good challenger to the best-selling Cherry Mobile Flare. It sports almost similar specifications and is also priced at just Php3,999. We’ve been playing around with it for the last few days and we’d like to share with you […]
There is absolutely nothing wrong with using local branded smartphones. They’re more affordable and they offer unbelievable value for money. A few weeks ago we decided to do a short experiment. We ditched our international flagship smartphones — the iPhone 5, Samsung Galaxy S4 Active, and the Sony Xperia Z Ultra. In lieu of these […]
HP Slate 7 Now in the Philippines It took them a while but finally HP Philippines is now offering the HP Slate locally. This 7-inch dual-core Android Jelly Bean tablet with expandable storage was announced way back in February. The specifications aren’t really mind-blowing or impressive but at least it’s worth considering given the surprisingly […]
There’s a lot of buzz right now for devices that we’ve come to call “phablets”. These are phones that have massive screens that they dangerously hover over the line that separates a big phone from a small tablet. Usually devices with displays bigger than 5.0-inches qualify for this category. If you’re in the market for […]
Phablets anyone? To borrow a phrase from fast food restaurants, tonight on the podcast we will be “go large” or “go bigtime” as we step away from the usual slim and compact smartphones and have a lengthy discussion about “PHABLETS”. These gadgets are named like that because they are straddling the middle of phones and […]
Smart Freedom Plan now offers LTE Packages Smart is now offering unlimited LTE on Smart Postpaid’s Freedom Plan subscribers. For those who are not aware, Freedom Plan is a postpaid service were you will only pay on what you use. Its like Plan Zero during the 90’s. LTE plans available are similar with prepaid LTE […]
Review: Starmobile Diamond V3 Starmobile’s first quad-core offering, the Starmobile Diamond V3, debuted a few days ago and we actually did a quick unboxing post and initial hands-on post already. The timing of the review unit was actually awesome as one of our main phones died so we ended up using the Diamond V3 as […]
Cherry Mobile Blaze 2.0 REVIEW The Cherry Mobile Blaze 2.0 was exclusively showcased to the world on the Unbox Video Podcast last week and we’ve been testing it since then. We’ve pretty much abused the phone thoroughly including an accidental drop test (sorry Miguel and everyone from CM, hehe). Suffice to say we have enough […]
Cherry Mobile Blaze 2.0 debuts on the Unbox Podcast!!! The Cherry Mobile Blaze 2.0 is OFFICIAL. We actually did a live unboxing and reveal on the Unbox Video Podcast (we will upload it soon on YouTube). The device is pretty impressive considering it has very competitive specifications and a beautiful big 5.7-inch HD IPS display […]
Alcatel’s Best Offering To Date When Alcatel announced their new smartphone offerings the Alcatel One Touch Scribe HD stood out the most. The 5-inch HD phablet packed a 1.2GHz quad-core processor, Android Jelly Bean, HSPA+ (3.5G) connectivity, and even a big 2,500 battery! The price also wasn’t too bad at just Php13,490. Here’s a quick […]
Alcatel One Touch Idol Ultra Review The Alcatel One Touch Idol Ultra caught the attention of a lot of people worldwide because it appeared on the Hollywood blockbuster hit, Iron Man 3. Not only that, it also boasted of being the thinnest smartphone in the world (at the time it was announced). It also doesn’t […]