Teaser shows Xiaomi Mi MIX 2 is all kinds of awesome
WHAT do you do when an upcoming smartphone’s own designer releases a concept video of the said device? Believe that the end product will be close to what’s in the clip, of course.
ASUS ZenFone 4 Pro overpriced? Here are 5 alternatives
ASUS just officially announced the new ZenFone 4 lineup in the Philippines — and made three models immediately available in the process. The ASUS ZenFone 4 Max, ZenFone 4 Selfie, and ZenFone 4 Selfie Pro can already be purchased offline and online, the latter by way of Lazada.
Xiaomi phone with stock Android reportedly in the works
SO you like Xiaomi Mi smartphones but are not especially fond of MIUI? If a new report is to be believed, you may finally get what you’ve been clamoring for all these years.
This is how much the new ASUS ZenFone 4 models cost in PH
FOR those eyeing the ASUS ZenFone 4 Max, ZenFone 4 Selfie, ZenFone 4 Selfie Pro, ZenFone 4 Pro, or ZenFone 4, today’s local announcement brings good news. ASUS Philippines has revealed their prices.
The 6 ASUS ZenFone 4 phones launched: Their prices and specs
THE ASUS ZenFone 3 smartphones are out the door, predictably to make way for six — yep, six! — new ZenFone 4 models that were recently announced in their native Taiwan.
Doogee Mix review: Great hardware let down by awful software
HARDLY anyone pays attention to upstart Chinese brands in outside markets, but when something like the Doogee Mix comes along, one can’t be blamed for sitting up and taking notice.
Nokia 8, the brand’s first flagship phone, is here
JUST when you thought the next few months couldn’t be any busier in the smartphone industry, Nokia has launched its first flagship smartphone under HMD Global, the Nokia 8. This comes seven months after the unveiling of the first Nokia phone from the company that secured the rights to use the household brand.
Budget version of the LG G6 launched in PH [Updated]
DESPITE the disappointing sales of the LG G6, we still think the Korean flagship is one of the better smartphone choices around — all the more now that it is at its lowest price yet.
Could the ASUS ZenFone 4 Pro be 2017’s ZenFone 3 Deluxe?
WE have been swamped with more ASUS ZenFone 4 smartphone series leaks now that we’re THISCLOSE to its official unveiling.
NBA Live 18 demo makes us want to revisit franchise
THE 2017-2018 NBA season isn’t due to start until October, but the contest to determine the best basketball video game will be tipping off about a month from today.
Where to live if you want the fastest internet connection
WHEN you live in a country where the internet connection is as slow as traffic during rush hour, we don’t blame you if you feel like migrating to a place where you can get reliable speeds — especially when your productivity depends on it.
Android O rumored August release is bad news for Android users
SERIAL leaker Evan Blass of VentureBeat tweeted that Android Oreo O — otherwise known as Android 8.0 — is set to arrive on August 21, which is only about a week from today. That’s good news, Android users! Or is it?
This is how ASUS will challenge OPPO and Vivo
THE ASUS ZenFone 4 line will be announced next week, August 17th, in its native Taiwan, and then two days after in the Philippines, where the electronics maker is set to stage a similar entrance on August 19.
Meizu Pro 7 review: Excellent from front to back
MEIZU took the tech community by storm when it put a secondary display on the back of its latest flagship smartphones. And while most other smartphone makers are locked in a race to see which company can fit as much screen as possible onto the front of their devices, the challenger brand from China has found another way to push boundaries — without pushing out bezels to the fringes.
This year’s best smartphone camera could come from LG
WHILE some of us are hungrily looking to the Apple iPhone 8 or the Samsung Galaxy Note 8 for a better imaging experience, it seems LG might walk away with the “best smartphone camera” crown this year.
Well-specced Meizu M6 Note to launch August 23
MEIZU launched the top-shelf Pro 7 and Pro 7 Plus in China just last week, but the Chinese smartphone maker isn’t done for the month of August quite yet.
Sharp Aquos S2 could be what the Apple iPhone 8 looks like
THE iPhone 8 is likely set to make an appearance in September. And though the much-anticipated Apple smartphone has yet to make an official appearance, one doesn’t have to look too hard to get a glimpse of what it may look like.
Alleged prices of ASUS ZenFone 4 models leak out
THE ASUS ZenFone 4 series is still more than a week away from being officially launched, but this early, we’re seeing the alleged price list circulating online.
Red OPPO F3 coming to PH; price and release date revealed
THE Philippines will be getting a new red version of the OPPO F3 this week, according to an event invite sent to us by the Shenzhen-based smartphone maker. A recent Facebook post on the company’s official page confirmed the launch date as August 12th.
Inside the factory where OPPO smartphones are made
SHENZHEN is widely considered to be the Silicon Valley of hardware. A fishing-settlement-turned-mega-city that is home to rising startups and established tech companies, China’s first special economic zone is also where the OPPO smartphone factory resides.