First Shots: OnePlus 5T

Testing Out the Flagship Killers Shooters We’ve had the OnePlus 5T for a few days now and, while we aren’t fully finished with taking it through its paces, we thought we’d share a couple of the photos we’ve initially taken with this bang-for-the-buck device. Just as a reminder, the OnePlus 5T still has a dual […]

Digital Walker Unveils Pricing for OnePlus 5T

The Flagship Killer Gets Priced We’ve been waiting for the folks over at Digital Walker to give us the price tag for one of the hottest smartphones out in the market, the OnePlus 5T, and they’ve finally gotten back to us. They will be offering both variants of the Flagship Killer but before we get […]

Nokia 9 to Arrive Next Month in China

While we have little details about the Nokia 9, leaks suggest that Nokia’s 18:9 flagship phone will be launching in China on January 19, alongside with a second-generation Nokia 8. Since it is a China launch, both models will be expected to have a custom ROM where Google apps will be replaced with Chinese app […]

OnePlus Unveils the Star Wars Edition OnePlus 5T

The Force Is Strong with this One While we’ve only just gotten our hands on the OnePlus 5T and still waiting on its official price tag, other countries have had the refreshed version of this year’s “Flagship Killer” for quite some time now. Well, it looks like we’re going to be left a little bit […]

OnePlus 5T Unboxing, Initial Review: The Flagship Killer Goes Edge-to-Edge

Refreshed for the Display Trend In 2016, the tech world went crazy over dual-camera equipped smartphones; allowing us to get more creative the snaps we take with our mobile devices. This year was definitely about getting more screen real estate as brands pushed their display from having the usual 16:9 aspect ratio to 18:9; making […]

MediaTek Giving Up On High-end Line To Concentrate On Mid-range Chipsets: Report

It’s essentially giving up the high-end market to Samsung, Huawei and Qualcomm MediaTek is a huge chipset brand, and their SoC’s has adorned everything from a budget phone in India to a flagship device in China. But their flagship X30 chipset hasn’t been doing so well against the offerings of their two main competitors, and […]

ASUS ZenFone 4 Selfie Lite Review: Budget Selfie Master?

We review the ZenFone 4 Selfie Lite! The Lite Version of the ZenFone 4 Selfie is aimed at those who want a taste of ASUS’ selfie-oriented features but are on a tight budget. At Php 7,995, you get identical front and rear cameras, both sporting a f/2.0 aperture, ensuring that you get great shots all […]

ASUS unveils Pegasus 4S Smartphone in China

It is their first 18:9 display smartphone   With 18:9 displays being the trend lately, it is not surprising if other brands will be releasing their own 18:9 display smartphone. For ASUS, that involves launching the Pegasus 4S in China. Originally codenamed X018DC as it appeared in TENAA last month, the Pegasus 4S has a […]

Vivo V7+ Review: Are Clearer Selfies and a FullView Display Enough?

  It’s FINALLY time to take a closer look at the Vivo V7+ It took us awhile to get this review out and most of you have already probably dismissed Vivo’s offering into the mid-range segment. It’s no secret that the Chinese company has targetted the selfie-centric market but they’ve also equipped the V7+ with […]

Huawei’s Y7 Prime Now Available In Stores

Priced a little under 10K Huawei’s mid-range Nova 2i too expensive for you? Then you might want to check out their newly released Y7 Prime, which is currently now filtering to stores. The Y7 Prime is a budget phone armed with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 435 octa-core processor, 5.5-inch HD display, 32GB of storage as well […]

Motorola Moto G5s Plus Hands On, Quick Review: Motorola’s Latest Dual-Cam Contender

Dual Cameras and Vanilla Android make a good combo With brands releasing smartphones with dual cameras (and sometimes, quad cameras), Motorola does not want to be left behind with the ongoing trend. That being said, it has launched its first dual-cam offering locally with the Moto G5s Plus. Being marketed as a mid-range device, the […]

The New Mid-Range Contenders: Huawei Nova 2i vs Samsung Galaxy J7+ vs Vivo V7+

Performance-level specs for a steal! Right as we enter the fourth quarter of 2017, our favorite brands launched new smartphones that cater to the midrange price bracket. Their latest offerings are quite impressive: They have at least 4GB RAM on board, along with newer processors to assist them in doing all the legwork. Leading the […]