Vivo Y53 review: Expectedly handy, surprisingly capable

In Phones by Ramon LopezMay 9, 2017Leave a Comment

BUDGET smartphones have come a long way in a short time. As you probably know, some even come with a fingerprint reader, which is crazy given that, up until a couple of years ago, the luxury of biometrics security was limited to higher-end devices. The outliers, many originating from the Far East, offer many of the features you’d want on your next purchase — and at bargain prices.

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Sony Xperia XZ Premium gets PH launch date

In Phones by Alora Uy GuerreroMay 9, 2017Leave a Comment

THERE are only a few smartphones that we can describe as good-looking, and the Sony Xperia XZ Premium (click for complete specs) is one of them. Fortunately for those who put premium not just on performance but also on design, this beauty is going to be in the Philippines soon.

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Dual-camera smartphones that are officially available in PH

In Phones by Alora Uy GuerreroMay 8, 2017Leave a Comment

BASED on the messages and comments we have received, many of you believe that Huawei started the whole “three cameras on a phone” concept. But really, the manufacturers you should be looking at are LG and HTC, when in 2011, they debuted the Optimus 3D and the Evo 3D, respectively.

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Sony Xperia XZs with slow-motion camera drops in PH

In Phones by Ramon LopezMay 5, 2017Leave a Comment

IF you’ve bought a Sony Xperia XZ recently, you may want to cover your ears for this: the Japanese company today announced the entry of the Sony Xperia XZs (click for complete specs) to the Philippine market.

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OPPO F3 launched in PH. How does it compare with the F3 Plus?

In Phones by Alora Uy GuerreroMay 4, 2017Leave a Comment

IT’S finally official. The OPPO F3, priced at P16,990 (roughly $341 or ₹21,841), got its own launch in the Philippines more than a month after the OPPO F3 Plus was unveiled in the country.

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Alleged OnePlus 5 sample photos surface online

In Phones by Ramon LopezMay 2, 20172 Comments

ONE of the most anticipated phones of 2017 is launching in the coming months. We’re not talking the iPhone 8, or iPhone 7s, or whatever Apple ends up calling its next handset. Soon, the internet’s short attention span will focus on the OnePlus 5, which is being worked on “without a break,” according to the company’s CEO, Pete Lau.

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Cherry Mobile Flare P1 review: Two rear cameras, one low price

In Phones by Ramon LopezMay 2, 2017Leave a Comment

DUAL-CAMERA smartphones have been all the rage lately. So as expected, Cherry Mobile has unveiled its own dual-cam entries under the Flare P series, with “P” standing for photography. Or at least we think so. The cheapest of the bunch is the Cherry Mobile Flare P1 (click for complete specs).

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Apple no longer world’s largest smartphone vendor in Q1 2017

In Business, Phones by Alora Uy GuerreroApril 28, 2017Leave a Comment

MOVE over, Apple. Samsung is taking back what it lost in the last quarter of 2016. And it has the numbers, courtesy of market-research company IDC, to back it up.

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New Meizu E2 phone is tempting, but good luck finding one

In Phones by Ramon LopezApril 27, 2017Leave a Comment

MEIZU has a new budget smartphone on offer in the Meizu E2. But chances are, you won’t even get a whiff of it — unless you live in the company’s home country of China. Sorry, Philippines, India, and the rest of the world.

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This is how the OnePlus 5 will supposedly look

In Phones by Alora Uy GuerreroApril 26, 2017Leave a Comment

THE OnePlus 5‘s expected launch is just two months away, so we’re not surprised to see its alleged specs leaking out left and right. What we did not spot, though, is an image of the OnePlus 3T‘s successor. Today, that has changed.

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The Samsung Galaxy S8 costs this much to make

In Phones by Ramon LopezApril 25, 2017Leave a Comment

THE Samsung Galaxy S8 (click for complete specs) and Galaxy S8+ (click for full specs) are getting lots of positive reviews from critics — including us — while pre-order sales have skyrocketed in Korea and in the U.S.

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Samsung Galaxy S8+ review: The phone to beat in 2017

In Phones by Ramon LopezApril 24, 20174 Comments

WITH the Samsung Galaxy S8+ (click for complete specs), the larger of the two Samsung hero phones for this part of 2017, the catch is clear: Big-screened phone — bigger than what the Apple iPhone 7 Plus can offer, bigger than you might think if you haven’t seen it in action firsthand — in a reasonable, borderline-manageable size.

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OPPO F3, another dual-cam selfie expert, to launch in PH May 4th

In Phones by Ramon LopezApril 21, 2017Leave a Comment

WHILE it hasn’t been long since OPPO took the wraps off of the F3 Plus in the Philippines, it is already looking ahead to launching still another selfie expert.

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Alleged Xiaomi Mi MIX 2 specs, prices listed on online retailer’s site

In Phones by Alora Uy GuerreroApril 20, 2017Leave a Comment

WAIT, are our eyes deceiving us? A day after the Xiaomi Mi 6 was launched, alleged specs and price of the Xiaomi Mi MIX 2 have surfaced on China-based online retailer GearBest. Look!

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Xiaomi Mi 6 with 6GB RAM, Snapdragon 835 launched

In Phones by Alora Uy GuerreroApril 19, 20171 Comment

ROLL out the red carpet for the Xiaomi Mi 6 (click for complete specs). The Chinese manufacturer’s flagship smartphone has finally stepped out of the shadows at an event in Beijing.

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LG G6 quick review: So fly, so grounded

In Phones by Ramon LopezApril 18, 2017Leave a Comment

LAST year’s LG G5 didn’t sell as well as anticipated. There are probably many reasons for that, ranging from competition at the top to consumer apathy for LG’s courageous modular design. Complicating matters further, the G5’s Friends — a range of accessories designed for use with the phone — have been met with shrugs of indifference, as opposed to warm embraces.

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New Cherry Mobile Flare P1 Mini, P1 Lite priced at less than P2,000 or $40

In Phones by Alora Uy GuerreroApril 17, 2017Leave a Comment

BY now, you must have known about Cherry Mobile’s first dual-camera phones, the Cherry Mobile Flare P1 and P1 Plus. You probably want any one of them, but your budget is tight. You may want to consider the Cherry Mobile Flare P1 Mini (click for complete specs) and the Cherry Mobile Flare P1 Lite (click for full specs) then.

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Cherry Mobile Flare P1, P1 Plus dual-camera phones now official

In Phones by Alora Uy GuerreroApril 17, 2017Leave a Comment

IT was only a matter of time before leading Philippine smartphone brand Cherry Mobile offer dual-camera smartphones. Yesterday, the company finally released a TV commercial with actress and host Anne Curtis endorsing the Cherry Mobile Flare P1 (click for complete specs) and the Cherry Mobile Flare P1 Plus (click for full specs), which have long been teased at its concept stores.

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Here’s your first look at the OPPO R11 with 2 back-facing cameras

In Phones by Ramon LopezApril 16, 2017Leave a Comment

WE know OPPO is working on a dual-camera system that will offer 5x lossless zoom — without bulges, might we add. What remains elusive is when a phone with such camera capabilities will launch. That may change soon.

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Samsung Galaxy S8 is doing better than expected in South Korea

In Phones by Ramon LopezApril 13, 2017Leave a Comment

SAMSUNG’S design for the Galaxy S8 is unprecedented in the company’s history, easily its best to date. And from what we’ve seen so far, the rest of the bits — the internals, cameras, and screen — are nothing if not built to rival or surpass the accomplishments of current crowd-pleasers like the Apple iPhone 7 and the Google Pixel.

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