HROW another name into the 18:9-display and quad-camera mix. Remember the Cherry Mobile Flare S6 Plus, which we first reported on September 29? Earlier today, we received a juicy render of the upcoming smartphone.
Moto G5, G5 Plus budget phones’ PH launch set for October 9
NOTHER day, another bargain smartphone announcement. This time round, it’s Lenovo, Motorola’s current owner, that will host a press event to formally introduce the Moto G5 series to the Philippine market. The reveal is pegged to be on October 9, per the invite we received.
Samsung to make more money off iPhone X than Galaxy S8
PPLE may be Samsung’s nemesis in the smartphone business, but the relationship is more complicated than you think it is. We can probably call them frenemies. Exhibit A: An Apple iPhone X win is a victory for the Korean tech giant as well.
Samsung Galaxy J7 Core gaming review: For the budget gamer
HE Samsung Galaxy J7 Core has landed in stores in the Philippines, giving Sammy fans a decent choice to consider without breaking the proverbial bank.
Xiaomi Mi A1 Android One phone review: Pure Android all the way
HE Mi A1 is the first Xiaomi phone with Android One as its highlight. The company has made a lot of noise with this one, and I am honored to give you my review of the said unit. Created by Xiaomi, powered by Google. (The author, a super moderator in the MIUI Official Forum, contributes reviews of Xiaomi products to Revü Philippines.)
Huawei Nova 2i with 18:9 display, 4 cameras coming to PH?
UAWEI has silently launched a new smartphone this weekend, though those familiar with the Chinese OEM’s recent outings will be familiar with this one. And it’s possibly arriving in the Philippines.
Star Magic Ball 2017 gives us our best look at the OPPO F5 yet
UST a few days ago, ABS-CBN artists were seen teasing the OPPO F5. Tonight at the Star Magic Ball 2017, we’re getting a better view of the successor to the OPPO F3. In fact, it’s our best look at live units of the selfie phone yet.
Alleged Xiaomi Redmi 5A price, specs, press render leak out
IAOMI’S Redmi 4A is almost due for an upgrade. After all, the cheapest phone in the Redmi 4 series was released in November last year. So we’re not surprised that alleged details about the Xiaomi Redmi 5A, its successor, have surfaced.
Nokia 8 launches in PH with reasonable price tag
HERE’S a new Android flagship in town. HMD Global on Friday formally launched the Nokia 8 in the Philippines.
Cherry Mobile Flare S6, Flare S6 Plus launching October 12
HE Cherry Mobile Show is a gift that keeps on giving for us in the technology beat. In the fifth episode of the company’s monthly Facebook Live show, brand endorser Kim Chiu revealed that the local company will release a selfie phone soon. In tonight’s episode, we learned something new… again.
Samsung Galaxy J7+ dual-cam phone to launch in PH in October
S Samsung bringing another dual-camera smartphone to the Philippines? A report suggests the Samsung Galaxy J7+ will be offered on the local market soon, sometime in the first weeks of October.
Nokia 3310 3G version will arrive with faster internet, more colors
HE 2017 edition of the Nokia 3310 was met with nostalgia and fanfare by many in the tech community when it made headlines earlier this year. But we wouldn’t say that people were happy to see it launch without support for 3G networks for faster data speeds.
This might be the first foldable phone you can buy
T seems that another company might beat Samsung in the race for foldable smartphones. Word has it that China’s ZTE will announce one at its October 17 event in New York. The device is code-named Axon Multy, but is rumored to launch as the ZTE Axon M.
Samsung might release cheaper bezel-less phones in January
E’VE reported that the Samsung Galaxy A5 (2018) may arrive with powerful specs, up to 6GB of RAM, and Android Nougat right out of the box.
Possible Samsung Galaxy A5 (2018) specs spotted online
INALLY. All Samsung-related news the past couple of weeks are about the Korean giant’s flagship phones and J series. That’s why it’s refreshing to chance upon something about what could possibly be the Samsung Galaxy A5 (2018).
OPPO Mix with Snapdragon 835 and 6GB of RAM in the works?
HE OPPO F5 is slated to be unveiled in the Philippines next month, or at least it’s likely that it would be. And OPPO might not be done with the year just yet, if a leaked image turns out to be true.
OPPO F5 18:9 phone teased by Julia Barretto, Joshua Garcia?
O our friend Adam Parnala stumbled upon these Instagram posts by two of the hottest Philippine teen celebrities today, Julia Barretto and Joshua Garcia. Are the phones they’re holding the OPPO F5?
The 5 most powerful smartphones in Geekbench today
ELL, make that five for each Geekbench 4 test — five smartphones for single-core and another five for multi-core. In case you didn’t know, Geekbench is one of the industry-standard, cross-platform benchmarking tools. It’s synthetic, yes, but until many apps have been optimized for iOS 11, we’d settle for this than for supposedly real-world “(insert name of iOS device here) vs (insert name of Android handset here)” tests. Just to be fair.
Meet the new king of smartphone cameras
E always knew that the HTC U11, while capable as it is gorgeous, couldn’t possibly keep its title as the industry’s best shooter, per DxOMark. And now it’s time to crown the new phone which will carry on the title.
Confirmed: Nokia 8 launching in PH in September
O we were right all along. A month ago, we reported there were three indications that the Nokia 8 would be unveiled in the Philippines in September. Today, we got a confirmation of our hunch.