Even Europe Is Starting To Embrace Chinese Brands Because Of Pricing Woes

Samsung still leads, but Huawei and Xiaomi are gaining ground Europe has traditionally been a place where customers have preferred more premium brands, but data from Canalys suggests that European customers, especially those from the West, are tired of paying high prices for smartphones. Western Europe hasn’t escaped the decline of smartphone shipments that are […]

Super VOOC vs SuperCharge vs Quick Charge: Who’s Juices Up the Fastest?

Who’s the Fastest Charger of them All? We’ve often said that we like big batts and we cannot lie and that remains to be true. The trouble is, bigger battery capacities often come with longer charge times; at least that was the sentiment back in the day. These days we’ve been hearing newer and better […]

Alcatel 5 Hands On, Quick Review: Elegant Looks For Cheap

We check out the Alcatel 5! Alcatel used to be one of those hit smartphone brands in the Philippines, especially with its Flash series. But with the rise of brands like Huawei, OPPO, and vivo and without a strong product lineup to combat the growing popularity of its domestic rivals, Alcatel slowly faded away from […]

Xiaomi Mi Mix 3 Unboxing, Quick Review: The Best Slider Out There?

We take a quick look and unbox Xiaomi’s Mi Mix 3! After months of waiting, Xiaomi has finally sent over their Mi Mix 3 over for review. For people who’ve been too focused at the Redmi Note 7, the Mi Mix 3 is the company’s all-screen smartphone that uses a unique sliding mechanism to hide […]

vivo Announces Its Own Sub-brand IQOO, Will Possibly Sell Hi-end Phones

It’s a notable twist on the sub-brand strategy Creating sub-brands to go where your main brand can’t go is very much vogue nowadays, with companies like Xiaomi, Huawei and OPPO going that route. Chinese giant vivo has also decided to establish their own sub-brand, though the company’s aim isn’t to market super affordable smartphones to […]

Nokia 3.1 Plus Hands On, Quick Review: The Better Budget Android One Phone

We check out Nokia’s latest budget Android One smartphone! When HMD Global unveiled the Nokia 3.1 last year, the upstart brand’s goal was to make the Android One experience accessible to budget-oriented devices. However, the Nokia 3.1’s underwhelming hardware, missing features, and debatable price tag was a bit of a miss with consumers.  It’s refreshing […]

The Reason Why The Redmi Note 7 And Other High-resolution Camera-phones Aren’t 48-megapixel Monsters

They’re not what you expect More and more upcoming phones nowadays are set to come with main rear cameras with high megapixel counts. Honor’s View 20 (or V20, whatever you want to call it) kicked things off this year, followed by Xiaomi’s Redmi Note 7. Upcoming smartphones like vivo’s V15 Pro and OPPO’s F11 Pro […]

The Galaxy S10 will Come with Reverse Wireless Charging

It is meant to charge Samsung’s new earbuds Even if the Galaxy S10 family is expected to launch in a few weeks’ time, more surprises continue to surface ahead of its anticipated launch. Aside from having support for WiFi 6, the Galaxy S10 will match the Huawei Mate 20 Pro’s reverse wireless charging. Spotted by […]

vivo’s V15 Pro Will Have A High Resolution 32-megapixel Selfie Cam

The new selfie lord? vivo’s V15 Pro is starting to look like a real camera powerhouse. Aside from its hi-resolution 48-megapixel rear camera, a new leaked TV spot reveals that the upcoming smartphone will have a high-resolution selfie shooter as well. According to the short, 11-second clip, the V15 Pro will have a 32-megapixel camera […]

Updated Galaxy F Renders Showcase Skinny Bezels

 There’s no sight of any punch hole Samsung is set to unveil its foldable Galaxy phone in a few weeks’ time. The long-rumored device made a cameo in Samsung’s video, and it looks sleeker than the prototypes we’ve seen in the past. LetsGoDigital revealed updated renders of Samsung’s Galaxy F based on the video, and […]