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.
Where to buy the Apple iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus in PH now
ODAY’S the day. Ten days after the iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus launch, two of Apple’s latest smartphones are finally available in stores in the following countries: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, China, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, UAE, the UK, the U.S., and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Google buys part of HTC, and it could be because of Apple
S we previously mentioned, Google and HTC have reached an all-cash agreement that will see the search and software giant pay $1.1 billion to absorb the latter’s Pixel team and integrate it into Google’s workforce.
Google Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL prices and other details revealed
LMOST all major smartphone vendors have unveiled their flagship devices. Come October 4, it’s Google’s turn to reveal what’s up on its sleeves.
Vivo V7+ quick review: Ushering selfie phones into a borderless future
IVO has a new Android on offer, though this one ups the ante not only for the Chinese OEM but also for selfie smartphones en masse. And while the Vivo V7+ is pretty much what we had expected it to be all along, it leaves a better impression in person.
ASUS ZenFone 4 Max review: Beyond a marathon runner
OR a while now, every OEM in the budget category seems to be focusing on performance, the camera department, or a combination of both — with mixed success. Few sweat the other stuff, like battery life.
Mysterious Xiaomi Chiron device appears on GFXBench
OU’D think that Xiaomi is not going to introduce another high-end smartphone after it had launched the Mi MIX 2 a week ago. You could be wrong. A product code-named Xiaomi Chiron has appeared on GFXBench, and it’s anything but budget.
