NDROID fans, take notice: MWC [Mobile World Congress] 2017 is currently in full swing, meaning many of the industry’s biggest names — LG, Huawei, and OPPO, to name but three — will be previewing their signature Android phones and giving us a peek of what to expect — and to salivate for — later this year.
LG’s new budget phone has 4,500mAh battery, Nougat, and not much else
HIS year’s Mobile World Congress (aka MWC, or the massive phone event you ought to be paying attention to) is almost in full effect now. Know how we can tell? Because manufacturers are already making product announcements before the event kicks off on February 27.
Moto M review: Mid-tier midranger
OU asked for it. And now it’s here. As earlier reported, Lenovo today rolled out the Moto M (click for complete specs) to the Philippine market, further solidifying its presence in the country’s now-competitive midrange segment.
Vivo V5 Lite will be available in PH starting February 25
S Revü Philippines has learned, the new Vivo V5 Lite (click for complete specs) is due out in local stores in a couple of days. The V5 Lite, as you may have gathered, is the company’s entry-level offering in the V5 range of selfie-first smartphones.
Fire can’t kill it: Samsung Galaxy Note 7 reportedly coming back in June
LTHOUGH you may think Samsung is finally done with the Galaxy Note 7, having come clean about the bad batteries and even worse decisions that led to the phone’s premature exit before sales could take off, we might see it again on shelves later this year.
Nokia 8 with near-borderless display, flagship specs gets priced, listed online
HE Nokia 8, one of the handsets strongly rumored to be outlined at HMD Global’s MWC [Mobile World Congress] 2017 keynote next week, has been listed on China’s Jingdong e-commerce site, aka JD.com.
3D is dead, but you can get MyPhone’s 3D phone at its lowest price yet
O, we’re serious. Even TV makers will tell you that the nascent display technology, once touted by many as the next big thing in the industry, is going the way of the headphone jack and microUSB port.
Vivo V3 gets huge, P4,000 price cut in PH
E knew it was coming. The writing has been on the wall ever since the Vivo V5 made it to stores in the Philippines. Now, the good news is official: Vivo Philippines has dropped the price of the Vivo V3 (click for complete specs) to P7,990 (around $160) — from P11,990 ($240).
Buh-bye, Dobby? CD-R King and Lazada selling selfie drones for ultra-cheap
OU may have come across the Dobby recently. You know, that WiFi-controlled pocket drone which won the internet over with its foldable design and Qualcomm-powered smarts.
Is the nearly indestructible Nokia 3310 making a comeback?
REPARE for nostalgia overload, because the Nokia 3310, resilient as always, could be on the verge of a comeback.
Motorola’s Moto M to launch in PH February 23rd
ENOVO’S all-metal phone, the Motorola Moto M (click for complete specs), is finally moving out of China and India and making its way to the Philippines. The new Android midranger will debut locally on February 23rd, according to the event invite sent to us.
Here’s why the LG G6 won’t debut with Qualcomm’s new flagship chip
HE wraps are expected to come off the LG G6 in just a couple of weeks, with the top-shelf phone set to take center stage during the company’s keynote presentation at MWC [Mobile World Congress] 2017 in Barcelona, Spain.
Want the ‘world’s most secure Android phone’? It will cost you
HE “world’s most secure Android phone” is now available in the Philippines — but for a premium price. BlackBerry’s newest release, the BlackBerry DTEK60 (click for complete specs), can now be purchased from MemoXpress stores and through its online store.
Huawei to launch an iPhone 7 Plus-style phone before MWC 2017
UAWEI will launch a new phone under its Honor sub-brand prior to Mobile World Congress 2017, a weeklong event that will gather many of the biggest names in the business — Samsung and LG, to name but two.
DOH head wants to block porn sites… due to HIV risk
ON’T ask us how they’re connected, or even how the move will actually solve the problem, but the Department of Health wants to impose a sweeping ban on porn sites like Nu Bay to name just one of the more popular ones, in order to stop the spread of HIV and AIDS, particularly among the youth.
Samsung to show off foldable smartphone at MWC 2017?
AMSUNG isn’t expected to turn heads in Barcelona at this year’s Mobile World Congress, which will be held from February 27 to March 2. No, not when the main attraction is believed to be a tablet with faster specs and a 60-second teaser starring the Galaxy S8 — which may not reveal anything new given the leaks of late.
Meizu M5 and M5 Note now available in PH
ARLIER, we reported that the Meizu M5 and M5 Note will go on sale this month on Lazada Philippines through Hellotronics. It’s already February — can you believe it? — and the phones are in.
Why the Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 will be outdated before it leaves China and India
IAOMI will soon unveil yet another smartphone. Surprised? We shouldn’t be at this point. The Chinese tech giant once thought to be the next Samsung has probably launched more devices than any other brand — and by a wide margin.
Huawei GR5 2017, aka Honor 6x, first impressions: Junior Mate
O on, admit it: You want your next smartphone packed with bleeding-edge tech like the most current iPhones and Galaxy handsets — and for those in the know, the Huawei Mate 9, which is supposed to get better the longer you use it.
The Samsung Galaxy devices that will reportedly be shown at MWC 2017
AMSUNG’S next flagship smartphone won’t debut at MWC [Mobile World Congress] 2017 in Barcelona, Spain, end of this month. But don’t fret too much, as you may still catch a glimpse of it — if only for a minute in video form.