The next Huawei smartphone to drip out of the Chinese company’s pipeline may have already been revealed — and it seems as though it will share many similarities with the recently launched Huawei Nova 3i.
Apple may not be the 2nd biggest smartphone company, but…
China’s Huawei may have toppled Apple from the second spot in terms of smartphone shipments last quarter, but there’s still a huge reason for the American tech giant to rejoice. It just made history by hitting the $1-trillion market capitalization. Market cap is the market value of a company’s outstanding shares.
Honor Note 10 is a giant phone with CPU, GPU Turbo
The Honor Note 10 is now official, following weeks of teasing on social media. And — surprise, surprise! — it’s one of the biggest smartphones to ever launch.
OPPO PH starts teasing OPPO F9 with small notch, fast charging
Two days after OPPO Malaysia and India started teasing the OPPO F9 and F9 Pro, OPPO Philippines has launched its own marketing campaign for the OPPO F7’s successor.
Vivo V9 now P3,000 ($56) cheaper in the Philippines
In keeping with what could be described as the common theme as of late among smartphone vendors operating in the Philippines, Vivo has discounted the Vivo V9 at retailers nationwide.
Watch: Huawei Nova 3 unboxing and 1st impressions
The new Huawei Nova 3 will be available for preorder in the Philippines from August 4 to 10. The first day of release, as you may have guessed, is August 11th, a day after the preorder period for the top-shelf midrange phone ends.
Huawei Nova 2i priced at P9,999 ($188) online for limited time
Huawei Philippines has previously dropped the price of the Nova 2i from P14,990 (around $282) at launch in October 2017 to P11,990 ($226). But if you still think it’s too expensive for what it offers (albeit there’s a lot to like here, as we detailed in our “best of 2017” list), this deal may give you a change of heart.
OPPO F9, OPPO F9 Pro confirmed to launch soon
This is it. OPPO has finally confirmed that the successors to the F7 series — the OPPO F9 and the OPPO F9 Pro — are coming soon.
Xiaomi Mi Note 4 with transparent back seen on TENAA
The rumor claiming that the Xiaomi Mi Note 4 will be launched in China in August could be true, after all. A Xiaomi smartphone with the model number M1807E8A, believed to be the Mi Note 3‘s successor, has been spotted on the site of China certification body TENAA. That same device was given a 3C Certification — or China Compulsory Certification — in June.
ASUS ZenFone Max Pro M1 is cheaper until July 31
A value-for-money smartphone just got more affordable — for a limited time, sadly. ASUS Philippines has dropped the price of the ASUS ZenFone Max Pro M1‘s base model.
Alleged Samsung Galaxy Note 9 prices shown in preorder posters
We’re 11 days removed from the Samsung Galaxy Note 9‘s August 9 (August 10 in the Philippines) launch in New York. However, we probably already know how it’s priced, thanks to leaked preorder posters in Indonesia and South Korea.
OPPO A3s vs. Xiaomi Redmi 6A: Which is the better-value phone?
In case you missed the announcement, the OPPO A3s is now available in the Philippines at a wallet-friendly price of P6,990 (around $132), which makes it the most affordable notched phone from a reputable brand locally. Earlier in the month, Xiaomi launched the Redmi 6A in the country, with the base model starting at P5,290 ($100) and the one with 2GB RAM and 32GB storage being listed at P5,990 ($113).
P320M ($6M) worth of Huawei Nova 3i units sold on 1st day
Huawei continues to make waves not only in China, where it recently broke the record for the biggest smartphone market share since the second quarter of 2011. In the Philippines, it’s enjoying brisk sales for its latest offering, the Huawei Nova 3i quad-camera phone.
Huawei Nova 3: Philippine price, preorder details, release date
Finally, it’s here. In addition to making the Huawei Nova 3i official in the Philippines, the tech giant’s local outfit also unveiled the quad-camera Huawei Nova 3 — at a price that won’t raise eyebrows.
Huawei Nova 3i: Best Globe, Smart postpaid plans
The preorder period is over. Today, July 28, you can finally buy what we think is Huawei’s best value-for-money midrange phone thus far. The Huawei Nova 3i, priced aggressively at P15,990 (roughly $301), becomes official in the Philippines — and with Filipino actor James Reid as its endorser.
At P6,990 ($131), OPPO A3s is PH’s most affordable notched phone
Shortly after its global announcement earlier this month, the OPPO A3s has (quietly) found its way to the Philippine market with a budget price tag that makes it the most affordable notched phone available locally.
Xiaomi Redmi 6 review: Good budget phone gets better
The Xiaomi Redmi 5 arrived late last year and brought the company’s entry-level series up to speed with the current smartphone trend of stretching the screen aspect ratio from the standard 16:9 to 18:9 or higher. Its successor, the Xiaomi Redmi 6, jumps on yet another trend. This time around, the focus is photography and the use of artificial intelligence for better, more DSLR-like results.
Sony Xperia XZ3 said to feature 48MP camera. See the renders
Previous leaks point to an upcoming Sony Xperia XZ3 that has two cameras on the back. But that information may turn out to be wrong. Based on a listing on 3D-graphics-benchmark database GFXBench, the smartphone will only have one rear camera — one with a megapixel count that’s close to 50.
OPPO F7 gets big price cut ahead of Huawei Nova 3i launch (Updated)
The OPPO F7 is one of the most highly regarded smartphones the Chinese company has ever built. And amid rumors of a sequel launching soon in the form of the OPPO F9, OPPO Philippines will apparently drop the suggested retail price of the F7 from P17,990 (about $338) to P14,990 ($282), which is a significant discount from the current market value.
Lamborghini edition availability revealed at OPPO Find X PH launch
And we thought it was just an official unveiling of the regular OPPO Find X variant in the Philippines. We thought wrong. OPPO pulled a “one more thing” at the end of the program.