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.
OPPO-powered RealMe 1 launched, priced real low
A little over two weeks ago, it was revealed that OPPO is set to take on Xiaomi in India by creating a sub-brand called RealMe. Today, the first product of the online-focused brand has become official. Meet the RealMe 1.
Teaser for Lenovo’s fullscreen phone confirms notchless design
Lenovo is getting ready to create a buzz in the mobile industry with the launch of what is now known as the Lenovo Z5, which could be the first truly bezel-less smartphone to be released to the public.
Xiaomi Mi 7 Lite, 14 others revealed in Xiaomi product lineup
Whelp, it looks like Xiaomi’s product lineup for the next months — years, even — has been spotted by India’s Killer Features on the site of regulatory body Eurasian Economic Commission.
ASUS ROG gaming smartphone launching in June
There’s no doubt now that ASUS is working on a gaming smartphone. Its CEO, Jerry Shen himself confirmed last month that we should expect a gaming-centric mobile from them.
OPPO RealMe 1: Rumored price and specs, leaked unboxing video
We’re still days away from the RealMe 1’s May 15 launch in India, but we’re already flooded with leaks of the first smartphone from OPPO’s sub-brand RealMe. And we like what we’ve seen thus far.
Xiaomi Mi MIX 2S arriving in PH. Here are its prices
Along with the Redmi Note 5 global version, Xiaomi also announced the Mi MIX 2S in the Philippines today, May 11.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 global version launched in the Philippines
It has been a month since we exclusively reported that the global version of the Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 is launching in the Philippines. Today, May 11, the smartphone is finally official in the country. And for a really, really attractive price.
Launched: Xiaomi Redmi S2, dubbed the best Redmi selfie phone
Just as expected, Xiaomi has made the Redmi S2 — leaked in its full glory less than two weeks ago — official today, May 10.
Nokia X design, specs confirmed on certification site
Finally. The next Nokia smartphone — apparently called Nokia X, not Nokia X6 — has shown up on the site of China’s certification body, TENAA. And it confirms most of what has been leaked thus far.
Guess the percentage of devices running Android Oreo. Hint: Think low
Google I/O time always reminds us to check the state of Android. And for the past years, we have always been disappointed by what we find out. Is this year any different?
How to enroll your non-Google phone in Android P Beta Program
Google is taking a different approach in 2018. The technology giant has released the beta edition of the upcoming version of Android — which puts artificial intelligence at the core of the operating system — to smartphones other than its own Pixel series devices.
Meet the Y3 2018, Huawei’s 1st Android Go smartphone
Just a few days after ASUS has made its first Android Go smartphone official, Huawei gets into the limelight as well, as the Chinese manufacturer’s first device running stock Android appears on its South African site.
Lenovo to unveil ‘true bezel-less flagship phone’ in June
It looks like things are getting exciting once again for Lenovo as a smartphone brand.
ZenFone Live L1 is ASUS’ 1st Android Go phone
Roughly two weeks ago, ASUS announced its first Android One smartphone. The ZenFone Max Pro M1 was launched in India at prices that undercut Xiaomi, aiming squarely at people who are strongly considering the latter’s popular Redmi Note 5 Pro model, otherwise known as the Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 in the Philippines.