If this isn’t one sweet of a deal, then we don’t know what is. The Huawei Mate 20, Antutu’s best-performing Android smartphone globally in December 2018, is about to become more affordable in the Philippines.
Read MorePorsche Design Huawei Mate 20 RS goes on sale in PH from Feb. 9
Huawei Philippines today announced the limited local release of the ultra-premium Porsche Design Huawei Mate 20 RS. The leather-clad phone will be available at offline retail (see the list of concept stores here) and via a postpaid plan from Globe Telecom from February 9.
Read MoreDeal alert: OPPO F5 for as low as P8,990 from P15,990
The OPPO F5 was released in the Philippines in October 2017, and soon became one of the company’s most popular phones ever. It’s still being sold locally, more than a year after its release, for cheaper than its launch price of P15,990 (around $306 converted).
Read MoreThis could be the first Galaxy phone with a pop-up selfie camera
The next Galaxy A series phone could follow in the footsteps of the Vivo NEX S.
Read MoreBudget OPPO K1 with in-screen fingerprint sensor launching in India
We’ve long hoped for the OPPO K1 to be released in the Philippines. It is the cheapest smartphone with an
Huawei futuristic foldable 5G phone to debut Feb. 24
Just weeks before Mobile World Congress 2019 officially kicks off on February 25, Huawei has taken to social media to announce that it will introduce its first foldable phone at the annual tech convention.
Read MoreSamsung Galaxy X seen in official promo video
Nothing says we’re getting closer to the launch of Samsung’s foldable phone — often called Samsung Galaxy X and even Samsung Galaxy F and Galaxy Fold in the rumor mill — more than a video that briefly shows the device.
Read MoreASUS ZenFone Max M2 review: Another max-value phone?
ASUS dropped a big reveal on the market this month when it announced the ZenFone Max M2 in the Philippines.
Read MoreXiaomi, Huawei dominate our top stories of January: 2019 in ‘Revü’
A quick look at Google Analytics for our most popular articles last month reveals that stories about devices of two companies dominated the list
Huawei, Xiaomi fastest-growing smartphone brands in 2018 — IDC
It’s the worst year ever for the smartphone industry. According to market-research firm IDC’s report on worldwide smartphone shipments for 2018, global volumes slumped 4.1 percent with a total of 1.4 billion units shipped for the full year.
Read MoreRedmi Go by Xiaomi priced in the Philippines
True to expectation, the Redmi Go by Xiaomi is officially the company’s cheapest smartphone yet.
Read MoreRumored Vivo V15 Pro with pop-up selfie camera to launch Feb 20
There’s a new “pop star” in town, according to Chinese phone maker Vivo. The company has recently told the Indian media to block out its calendar for a local event happening on February 20.
Read MorePocophone F1 camera almost as good as iPhone 8’s — DxOMark
Image-quality rating site DxOMark has finally reviewed the Pocophone F1. And the verdict might not be what Apple fanboys want to hear.
Read MoreBudget Samsung Galaxy M20, M10 launched. How they compare
Samsung has a new line of sub-P10,000 (about $193 converted) devices for the world’s second-biggest smartphone market, India.
Read MoreRealme C1 2019 announced with more RAM, storage
One of the best budget phones on the market right now just got better. Realme has announced the Realme C1 2019 for the Indian market, which addresses one of the common complaints people had about last year’s C1 — lack of memory.
Read MoreRedmi Go officially announced. Here’s its possible price in PH
Xiaomi, under the Redmi brand, has revealed its first-ever Android Go device in the Redmi Go, along with its key specs and features. The ultra-budget phone will likely go on sale within the week or sometime in February.
Read MoreVivo V15 (Pro) — V11’s replacement — could be like this
We’re probably two months away from the launch of another Vivo V series phone. The V9 became official in the Philippines in March last year, after all. And this new leak of a case meant for a Vivo V15 Pro model could give us an idea of what the upcoming device looks like.
Read MoreNo more LG phone business in PH, so G8 ThinQ won’t arrive here
LG’s next flagship smartphone, believed to be called the LG G8 ThinQ, is launching at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, on February 24. However, we advise you, Philippine-based consumers, not to keep your hopes up about it; according to an LG executive we talked to earlier, the Korean company has shut down its handset business in the country.
Read MoreNokia 9 PureView with 5-lens camera could launch in Feb.
Could we see the Nokia 9 PureView with a five-lens camera headline HMD Global’s next event? It’s possible. Most of the big names in the smartphone industry are expected to announce something at Mobile World Congress 2019 in Barcelona next month.
Read More