It’s but a natural progression for smartphones to eventually adopt a triple-camera setup at the back, just like the top-rated Huawei P20 Pro, because of advantages like enhanced low-light, image-detail, optical-zoom, wide-angle, and 3D-depth capabilities. We’ve heard Apple will be doing that. Today, that rumor gains ground with a report citing a research note from Deutsche Securities analyst Jialin Lu.
Vivo NEX borderless phone may have 2 variants
Remember the Vivo APEX concept phone that was showcased at MWC 2018 in February? Word has it that its retail version will be launched as the Vivo NEX on June 12. And that’s not all. It may even have two variants.
How to get the Xiaomi Redmi S2 for only P7,490 ($142)
The 3GB/32GB variant of the Redmi S2, which Xiaomi calls its best Redmi phone for selfies, is aggressively priced at P7,990 (roughly $152) in the Philippines. It’s already out at Mi Authorized Stores at SM Megamall and TriNoma. But did you know that you can get it for less?
This phone beats the Huawei P20 in camera rankings
A newly launched smartphone has just outranked the Huawei P20 on DxOMark. The HTC U12+ scored 103, making it the best dual-rear-camera phone on the camera-ratings site. It mates a 12-megapixel 1/2.55-inch primary sensor with f/1.75 27mm-equivalent lens to a 16-megapixel 2x telephoto module with an f/2.6 aperture.
Teased: Samsung Galaxy J6 with Nadine Lustre as endorser
If there’s any doubt that the Samsung Galaxy J6 is coming to the Philippines soon, teasers with the hashtag #NextLevelEntertainment should erase that.
LG G7 ThinQ price, preorder details in the Philippines revealed
It’s about time. Three weeks after the global launch of the LG G7 ThinQ, the Korean manufacturer’s 2018 flagship phone — the variant with 4GB of RAM and 64GB of internal memory — is finally arriving in the Philippines.
Vivo, Lenovo to battle it out in all-screen-phone segment in June
Or the closest thing you’ll ever get to an all-screen smartphone. Yes, besides Lenovo, Vivo is also seemingly throwing its hat into the ring, delivering on its promise to make the Vivo APEX concept phone a reality. The company has already sent invites to a June 12, 2018, event in Shanghai, China. Take a look at the material below.
Honor 10 launching in the Philippines May 30
Look what we have in the mail today! Yes, the May 30 launch date is back on. A little over two weeks after its global announcement, the Honor 10 will finally be formally introduced to the Philippine market.
Vivo X21 with in-display fingerprint sensor coming to PH soon?
Remember the Vivo X21 UD, the Vivo smartphone with under-display fingerprint sensor that was first launched in China two months ago? We have a strong feeling that it’s going to be offered in the Philippines soon.
Samsung Galaxy A6, A6+ PH prices, availability revealed
Samsung Electronics Philippines has added two “Galaxies” to its phone offerings, bringing to seven the number of mobile devices it has launched in 2018.
10 best-performing Android phones on Antutu in April 2018
We’ve been on the lookout for this. Today, finally, Antutu Benchmark’s list of best-performing Android phones for April 2018 is out.
These were the 10 bestselling smartphones in March 2018
Which smartphones ruled the global sales chart in March 2018? Were they the same devices that people bought in February?
Samsung Galaxy J4 hands-on video, specs, price surface
Samsung’s entry-level smartphones have been doing well thus far. It’s no wonder then that the Korean manufacturer is beefing up its lineup of more affordable Galaxy models. One of the units that it’s introducing next is the Samsung Galaxy J4, with a blank support page for the phone even up on the company’s Philippine website.
Samsung Galaxy J6 is 1st J series phone with Infinity display
The “To Infinity and more” slogan, the images, both leaked and official… they all point to one thing: The Samsung Galaxy J6 boasts an Infinity display, making it the first smartphone in the J series lineup to get the feature.
Xiaomi Redmi S2 launched in PH after China; priced at P7,990 ($153)
Xiaomi calls the Redmi S2 “the best Redmi phone for selfies.” And luckily for consumers in this selfie-crazy country, Xiaomi chose the Philippines as the first market outside of China to launch it, just as we predicted last week.
OPPO F7 Youth launching in the Philippines May 23
Just a few days after OPPO Myanmar posted a TVC teaser for the OPPO F7 Youth on Facebook, we get an invite to the the smartphone’s launch in the Philippines.
Samsung Galaxy A6, A6+ Philippine launch set
We’ve followed the Samsung Galaxy A6 and Galaxy A6+ trail since March this year — from the time the two then-unannounced smartphones were spotted on benchmarking site Geekbench until the Korean giant itself revealed their specs early this month. Today, we got some good news for the Philippine market.
OnePlus 6 launched; undergoes scratch, burn, bend tests
After months of being the talk of the town, (no) thanks in part to OnePlus itself revealing that its 2018 flagship will have a notch, the OnePlus 6 is finally official. And with a variant that’s borne out of the company’s partnership with Marvel at that.
Honor 10 page now up on Philippine site; release imminent
If you watched the livestream of the Honor 10 global launch earlier, you might have seen the slide showing the Philippines as one of the countries that will get the Huawei P20 lookalike.
Meet the 1st smartphone with 1TB of storage
Beijing-based Smartisan is a fairly new player in the mobile industry; it released its first smartphone only in 2014. However, it’s already out to make a name for itself this early, as it launched the world’s first handset with 1TB of internal memory. Ladies and gentlemen, you’re looking at the Smartisan R1.