Unfortunate news for Samsung fans: The launch of the Samsung Exynos 2200 chipset, the company’s latest flagship SoC and the first one to debut AMD’s RDNA 2-based Radeon GPU, has been delayed. It was initially set to debut January 11. No new date has been announced yet.
Xiaomi no more? Black Shark might soon be owned by Tencent
Xiaomi is a major shareholder of Black Shark Technology, but that may not be the case soon.
Omnivision debuts smallest 200MP camera-phone sensor
At the International CES 2022, Omnivision unveiled its OVB0B image sensor for flagship mobile devices. The OVB0B is the Chinese company’s first-ever 200-megapixel image sensor and the smallest in its class.
Realme world’s fastest-growing 5G Android phone brand in Q3 2021
Realme apparently sold a lot of 5G smartphones this previous quarter.
Shopee most-tweeted e-commerce brand in PH in 2021
The verdict is out: Shopee is 2021’s most tweeted e-commerce brand in the Philippines, according to Twitter.
Tecno’s Memory Fusion tech expands phone RAM up to 5GB
Tecno Mobile, a rising superstar as a global smartphone brand of the new generation, announced the release of a new virtual Random Access Memory expansion technology for its users to increase the RAM capacity of their smartphones for optimal efficiency and processing power. This innovative technology will be available for the Tecno Camon 18 series and Spark 8 series users in the next two weeks.
Realme PH e-store now open, offers up to 62% discount for limited time
The Philippines’ No. 1 smartphone brand for three consecutive quarters finally has its own e-shopping platform.
Realme GT 2 series special event intros world-first technologies
Today’s Realme GT 2 series special event focused on the three technologies that the brand is introducing in its yet-to-be-launched lineup. And not just any technologies, mind you, because they’re industry firsts.
MediaTek remains world’s No. 1 chipmaker in Q3 2021
MediaTek did it again. Counterpoint Research recently posted its quarterly report on smartphone chipset shipments, and the results showed MediaTek leading Qualcomm in the quarter July to September 2021.
How Tecno Mobile is focusing on the future of mobile imaging
Cameras and mobile technology have always been symbiotic, and have heavily influenced the development of modern smartphones. This effectively means that any manufacturer who is able to provide leading, cutting-edge mobile-imaging solutions for smartphones will be able to determine what the future of smartphones will look like.
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 launched, to debut on Xiaomi 12 series
New chip, new name. The latest and greatest Snapdragon chipset yet, which was announced at the Snapdragon Tech Summit, also introduces the brand-new naming scheme Qualcomm will be using in its chip business moving forward.
This new Huawei Health Lab is largest to date
It started with the 700-square-meter Shenzhen Health Lab in 2016. Then it set up the 1,100-square-meter Xi’an Health Lab in 2020. And just recently, on the first day of its 2021 developer conference, it opened its largest Health Lab to date.
Shopee wraps up 2021 with 12.12 Big Christmas Sale
Shopee closes 2021 with its annual 12.12 Big Christmas Sale, the most joyful year-end celebration in the region. 12.12 is set to bring a smile to users as they shop from the widest variety of products to reward themselves and their loved ones during the happiest time of the year. Through the 12.12 Big Christmas Sale, shoppers can also spread the holiday cheer to their favorite local businesses, with two times more items sold by local businesses this year.
PH’s top 5 smartphone brands in Q3 2021, according to Counterpoint
In Canalys’ report, Realme topped the smartphone rankings in the Philippines once again. But on another market-research firm’s just-released top 5 list, the former OPPO sub-brand landed second place in the third quarter of 2021.
MediaTek Dimensity 9000 world’s first 4nm TSMC chipset
The world’s No. 1 mobile-chipset vendor is about to go toe to toe with rival Qualcomm at the top. MediaTek today announced its latest flagship chipset, which the Taiwanese company says is easily its most powerful SoC to date and can compete with the best chips currently on the market.
Over ₱12M worth of prizes up for grabs in Shopee 11.11 Big Christmas Sale TV special
Shopee Philippines invites Filipinos to tune in to the 11.11 Big Christmas Sale TV Special this November 11, 9:30 p.m. tp 11:30 p.m., on GMA-7 and Shopee Live for a night full of amazing prizes and the best entertainment.
Realme still PH’s No. 1 phone brand. See top 5 in Q3 2021 here
It may have entered the Philippine market just in November 2018, but it has already made a mark in the smartphone category.
‘Budol’ time: Shopee launches 11.11 Big Christmas Sale 2021
Shopee has kicked off its annual 11.11 Big Christmas Sale, which headlines a year where more people and businesses use the platform to connect with each other. In fact, the number of sellers and brands on Shopee surged by 60% in 2021, while one in three shoppers at its recent 9.9 event was new to the platform.
Top 5 smartphone brands globally in Q3 2021 — Canalys
One of the market-research firms has released its global Preliminary Smartphone Market Pulse report for the third quarter of 2021.
Top 5 tablet brands in the Philippines in Q2 2021
All the market-research firms that released local smartphone data were unanimous in saying that Realme was the No. 1 phone brand in the Philippines last quarter. But how about in the tablet category?