NDROID smartphones may have toppled Apple’s iPhone from its throne on Antutu Benchmark in May and June, but a leak shows that it could be getting back its crown soon.
Cubix Cube Play, Play HD, Max, and Book: Our first impressions
HERRY Mobile has announced four new devices under its Lazada-exclusive Cubix sub-brand, namely the Cubix Cube Play, Play HD, and Max smartphones and the Cube Book laptop. The Cube Max and Book can now be purchased from the online retailer’s Philippine website, while both Play handsets should be available by end-August, we’re told.
4 signs the ASUS ZenFone 4 could be launching in PH August 19 [Updated: Yes!]
SUS Philippines sent us an invite to an event on August 19, but didn’t say what it is going to announce there. Could it be the ASUS ZenFone 4 launch in the country? There are telltale signs that it is.
Meizu Pro 7 and Pro 7 Plus are your new two-screen flagships
FTER being out of the spotlight for quite some time, Chinese phone-maker Meizu is once again drawing interest from the international tech community after launching the Meizu Pro 7 (click this for the full specs) and the Meizu Pro 7 Plus (click this for the complete specs) smartphones with a pair of touchscreens. There’s one on the front and another one on the back, unlike the LG V20 and other models with ticker-type displays above their screens.
Xiaomi Mi 5X gets same dual cams as Mi 6 at almost half the cost
O surprises here. The Xiaomi Mi 5X smartphone (click for complete specs) was unveiled today in China. While the 5X is positioned as a midrange option, it doesn’t appear to have stopped the company’s engineers from drawing up a premium-looking device with a big screen and the same dual-camera system found on the flagship Mi 6.
Nokia 8 expected to launch at HMD Global’s August 16 event
IRCLE those calendars, Nokia fans. The Nokia 8, the brand’s first flagship phone in three years, is expected to debut on August 16 at an event in London. HMD Global, which owns the rights to the Nokia brand for use on its handsets, has already sent out invites to the media.
Confirmed: Samsung Galaxy J7 Nxt is coming to PH
HERE’S apparently another Samsung Galaxy J7 phone headed to the Philippines, as first reported by SamMobile, a website devoted to reporting all things Samsung, and confirmed today by Revü Philippines.
Google Pixel 2 could be this year’s fastest Android phone
HE OnePlus 5 may be today’s fastest smartphone, at least according to Antutu Benchmark, but that could change with the arrival of the Google Pixel 2 in a few months.
15 smartphones with at least 6GB of RAM
F your smartphone’s rocking Android, then you might be aware that RAM plays a key role in determining whether or not your device can handle multiple tasks at once without bogging down — or worse, freezing, forcing a hard reboot.
12 smartphones in PH with batteries bigger than 4,000mAh
ODAY’s smartphones are monsters compared with what they were a few years ago. They take photos that can rival those shot with point-and-shoot cameras. Their screens are so sharp — maybe even sharper than that of your TV — thanks to the number of pixels crammed into them. Internal storage is huger than ever — the highest being 256GB, a capacity that is even bigger than many of today’s laptops’ memory. Processing power has gone through the roof. But battery life? That aspect hasn’t changed much, what a pity.
Live Nokia 8 unit surfaces in the wild; launch imminent?
MD Global is tipped to launch the Nokia 8 soon, though several details, including pricing, have already emerged via online sources. Today’s leaked images give us our best look yet at the upcoming Android flagship.
Samsung Galaxy Note 8 to be unpacked August 23
R more likely to be unpacked. Today, Samsung has sent out invites to its August 23 (August 24 in the Philippines) Unpacked event in New York City. And we’re willing to bet the Korean tech giant is launching the Samsung Galaxy Note 8 there.
#RevuLive: Samsung Galaxy J7 Pro and C9 Pro, Launchpad
N the second episode of #RevuLive, we went live from Launchpad, the just-opened headquarters of Voyager Innovations.
Moto Z2 Play modular smartphone now official in PH
OTOROLA is at it again with modular smartphones. It just announced the Moto Z2 Play (click for complete specs) in the Philippines, where the device will compete in the premium midrange segment against the likes of the Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), the Vivo V5 Plus, and the OPPO F3 Plus, to name a few.
HTC Philippines official comeback event set for August 2
HIS is it! Almost two months since we reported that HTC is coming back to the Philippines, we finally have a date of the Taiwanese manufacturer’s official re-entry to the country.
Infinix Note 4, Note 4 Pro with 5.7-inch displays launched in PH
NFINIX introduced its Note 4 series of smartphones in the Philippines, comprising the Note 4 and Note 4 Pro. The upstart brand is exclusively sold by Hellotronics locally, which sells smartphones and other electronics through Lazada Philippines.
Xiaomi Mi 5X and MIUI 9 announcement date revealed
IAOMI fans have something to look forward to toward the end of the month, as the Chinese technology brand just announced it will debut the Xiaomi Mi 5X and MIUI 9 on July 26 at an event in China, per the official MIUI forum.
And the 10 new best-performing smartphones in the world are…
HE month of May was not particularly good to Apple, as the iPhone 7 Plus finally got dislodged from the top spot of benchmarking app Antutu’s list of best-performing smartphones. Was June any worse?
The most copied phones in China are from this brand
ACT: 20 percent of mobile phones shipped internationally are fake. And more than 50 percent of those may have come from China alone, according to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development. But whose handsets did counterfeit-phone makers in China copy the most in the first half of 2017? Apple perhaps? Well, we thought wrong.
Doogee Mix is the cheapest phone with 6GB RAM, bezel-less display
HINESE phone maker Doogee hasn’t made a strong impression on the Philippines yet, though that may soon change with the arrival of the Doogee Mix (click for complete specs). Yes, we know, that sounds like a joke. However, trust us on this: The Mix is anything but.