The OPPO Reno 5 and OPPO Reno 5 Pro 5G phones are a hit in China, with more than ¥100 million (around $$15.27 million or P734 million) units sold in just 10 minutes on the first day they went on sale — three days ago.
Read MoreiPhone 12 chip beats Snapdragon 888 in benchmarks
Qualcomm announced its flagship Snapdragon 888 chipset earlier this month, and the 5nm chip is expected to power many of tomorrow’s top-end devices — some variants of the upcoming Samsung Galaxy S21 series included. Xiaomi, OPPO, and Realme will launch their own Snapdragon 888-based devices as well.
Read MoreSamsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra vs Huawei Mate40 Pro: Big-flagship showdown
Though no one can predict the future — and certainly not anything that could happen in 2020 — Huawei and Samsung are probably done releasing premium smartphones for this year. Back in August, Samsung introduced the Note 20 lineup, including the Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra, which is basically the non-5G version of the Galaxy Note 20 Ultra 5G with less RAM. The Huawei Mate40 Pro was announced a couple of months later.
Read MoreGalaxy A32 5G Geekbench listing confirms Dimensity chip
The upcoming Samsung Galaxy A32 5G is likely to launch as the Korean manufacturer’s most affordable 5G phone to date. And if its newly uncovered Geekbench listing is anything to go by, we’d put money that it will indeed be the cheapest Samsung ever to use the industry’s hottest feature since, well, 4G.
Read MoreThese TWS earphones with smart ANC are perfect for professionals
At a time when people are spending more time at home; when there are different ways to stream or purchase music online; and when many mid- and high-end smartphones lack a headphone jack for wired audio, we see the rise of the true wireless earphones.
Read MoreHow to get 120 fps in League of Legends: Wild Rift
League of Legends: Wild Rift is undoubtedly one of the most popular mobile games today, despite still in its open beta or pilot stage. It performs incredibly well and runs at a rock-solid 60 fps on many midrange devices we’ve tested. Unfortunately, the visuals can’t get any smoother than 60 fps at the moment. Or so we thought.
Read MorePictures of Huawei Nova 8 confirm design, specs
We finally know how one of the Nova 8 series models that are launching in China on December 23 looks.
Read MoreThe Huawei FreeBuds Pro are worth the money. Here’s why
Attention, holiday shoppers. If you’re still looking for things to stuff into your Christmas stockings, we have a suggestion: a good pair of true wireless earphones.
Read MoreSamsung Galaxy A02s launching in PH, site indicates
Remember the pair of budget Galaxy phones that was announced a few weeks ago, with availability scheduled for the first quarter of 2021?
Read MoreConverge subscribers get free speed boost of up to 300 Mbps
The situation that we’re in this 2020, with many people being forced to stay at home, has brought to the fore the need for internet speed in residential areas. So a new offer by Converge Information and Communications Technology Solutions Inc. should be welcome news to its subscribers.
Read MoreBest-performing flagship, midrange phones in Nov 2020
Antutu Benchmark’s latest global rankings of the best-performing flagship and midrange Android phones have more of the same players as in the past couple of months.
Read MoreOPPO Reno 5, Reno 5 Pro 5G phones official; Plus model teased
At least now we know there’s an OPPO Reno 5 Pro Plus 5G model — coming December 24, actually — something we weren’t sure of when we wrote about the launch date of the Reno 4 series’ successor a few days ago. And it’s confirmed to have Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 and support for 65-watt fast charging.
Read MoreYou may now buy the iPhone 12 and Mac with M1 chip in PH
So it turns out that December 11 is an Apple Day in the Philippines, as fans of the brand may now order some its most-anticipated products from two different categories starting today. We’re talking about the 5G-ready 2020 iPhones and the M1-powered Mac Mini and MacBooks.
Read MoreSamsung Galaxy A42 5G sample pics, 5G speed test, benchmarks
We’ve had the Samsung Galaxy A42 5G for a few days now, and so far, we’re feeling rather positive about the Korean company’s most affordable 5G smartphone in the Philippines, one of the first handsets equipped with a 5G-capable Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G chipset.
Read MoreWe show you why the Huawei Mate 40 Pro is made for vlogging
If there’s one thing that has drawn us to Huawei since the P9, it’s that the company has focused on photography. We have taken an interest in shooting and have surely kicked ourselves for not paying attention to how many of the Philippines’ top photographers work while we were still with companies that produce fashion and lifestyle magazines.
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