Honor 4X Review: High-end Experience for Less

We review Huawei’s Honor 4X! The past few months have been good for the Philippine consumer – multiple lower mid-range, bang for the buck devices have been released and teased by several companies including Alcatel, Lenovo and Huawei. The Honor 4X isn’t the newest product in the category, as it was officially released in Beijing […]

MyPhone Launching Flagship Infinity 2 On Tuesday

MyPhone’s next flagship will be launched tomorrow After MyPhone’s official launch of the Rio 2, the local company is prepping for another major launch. This time around, it’ll be their follow-up to their previous flagship, the Infinity. While the company’s Infinity flagship was pretty solid when it was launched in April last year, the smartphone […]

The Inbox: What Affordable 5-inch Smartphone to Get Mom

For today’s The Inbox we go a little more non-technical and answer a question from one of our loyal readers, Kiel. This is a pretty interesting question and we really put a lot of thought into this because Kiel is actually looking for a gift for his mom. The budget is 7k and the priorities […]

Honor 4C, 4X and 6 Plus Officially Launches in PH

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 […]

After India, Xiaomi Moving to Offline Sales in PH, Expect Slight Price Increase

Xiaomi’s finally going offline and to retail stores In case you missed it, Xiaomi’s officially going to offline stores in the Philippines. That’s right – you’ll be able to finally buy your favorite Xiaomi gadget from retail stores instead of ordering through Lazada. The move is surprising and oddly enough, unsurprising in a couple of […]

Lenovo A7000 Unboxing: The Competition Heats Up Further

We unbox the Lenovo A7000! The lower mid-range market has become the de-facto battleground for many Chinese brands today. Meizu fired the first shots early this year and now Alcatel and Huawei is poised to make a big splash with the imminent release of the Flash Plus and the Honor 4X. Today, Lenovo joins the […]

Editorial: It’s Hard To Sell A Phone in the 6-9K Bracket Without LTE

Bang for the buck devices making things hard for local brands In the past few months we’ve seen several really awesome bang for the buck smartphones come out from international brands, starting with Meizu’s M1 Note. With the imminent release of Huawei’s Honor 4X, Alcatel’s Flash Plus and the upcoming Lenovo A7000, it seems that […]

Honor 6 Plus Will Be Priced At Php 17490, Release in Next Few Weeks

Huawei’s dual-camera smartphone will be arriving in the next few weeks Remember Huawei’s Honor 6 Plus, that innovative, dual-camera toting smartphone we first saw in Beijing last December? Well, if you’ve been pining for it the dual-camera wonder, your wait is almost over – we’ve confirmed with a source that the new phone will be […]

Xiaomi Redmi 2 Review: Modern Budget-Friendly LTE Daily Driver

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 […]

ASUS Accessories Arriving in PH Along With Zenfone 2

More accessories for your Zenfone 2 Aside from the Zenfone 2, ASUS officially launched their Zen line of accessories in SEA, starting with Indonesia. The accessory line, which includes their official back and flip covers for the Zenfone 2, ZenEar and ZenEar S headphones, ZenPower power banks, Lolliflash and ZenFlash should all arrive in the […]

We Wish We Had It: Chinese Brand Oukitel Looking to Out Bezel-less Smartphone

Will they beat OPPO to the punch? OPPO’s been doing their fair amount of teasing for their new R7 (which the company have confirmed is real through an email) but a relatively unknown (to the west) Chinese company Oukitel is apparently looking to beat them to the punch. We’ve been sent photos from a tipster […]

We Wish We Had It: LeTV’s Le Max Has 4GB of RAM, Snapdragon 810 and Quad HD Display

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 […]