You can get your hands on the ASUS ZenFone 3 Zoom soon

In Phones by Ramon LopezMarch 30, 2017Leave a Comment

THE next ASUS camera phone will hit stores in the Philippines from April 7th, according to the Taiwanese OEM. Specifically, we’re referring to the ASUS ZenFone 3 Zoom (click for complete specs), which incidentally is now available for preorder through a microsite (customers will have to fill out this reservation form) and will launch locally on April 6.

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Samsung Galaxy S8 initial review: A Galaxy had never looked so bright

In Phones by Ramon LopezMarch 29, 20171 Comment

SAMSUNG has pushed the envelope of smartphone design and, to a lesser extent, technology with each flagship outing in recent years — though it may have done too much in too many areas last year, resulting in the cancellation of a promising big phone. Take one glance at the Galaxy Note 7 headlines, and you’d think there would be no more room for ambition, risk, and chutzpah within the walls of Samsung’s Seoul headquarters.

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Samsung Galaxy S8, S8+ are official: Your 8 burning questions answered

In Phones by Alora Uy GuerreroMarch 29, 2017Leave a Comment

IT has finally been unpacked. Samsung’s flagship phone — of which there are two variants: the Samsung Galaxy S8 (click for complete specs) and the Samsung Galaxy S8+ (click for full specs) — is now official, months after rumors have started swirling around it.

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Samsung Galaxy C9 Pro with 6GB RAM launching in PH

In Phones by Alora Uy GuerreroMarch 28, 2017Leave a Comment

THIS just in: The Samsung upper-midrange phone with 6GB of RAM — launched only in markets like China and India — is coming to the Philippines. Yes, the Samsung Galaxy C9 Pro (click for complete specs) will be introduced to the local market on April 6, about a week after the Korean giant launches the Samsung Galaxy S8 in New York.

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When the Nokia phones are officially arriving in PH

In Phones by Alora Uy GuerreroMarch 28, 20172 Comments

YOU’VE been waiting for this, we know. Ever since HMD Global announced last year that the first Nokia phones running Android would be launched in 2017, we’ve been asked countless times about the devices’ launch in the Philippines. Now, with representatives from the company that got the rights to use the Nokia brand finally giving a statement about it, we can say this for certain: It’s sooner than you think it is.

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OPPO F3 Plus vs. OnePlus 3T: Which one to get

In Phones by Ramon LopezMarch 26, 20172 Comments

TWO premium phones debuted in the Philippines the past few days. In one corner, there’s the new OPPO F3 Plus; in another, the OnePlus 3T, which has been around long enough and should be familiar to anyone keeping tabs on international-bound iPhone rivals for less money.

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This is how the Nokia 9 will supposedly look

In Phones by Alora Uy GuerreroMarch 25, 2017Leave a Comment

IT has only been a month since the Nokia 5, 6, and 3310 were launched at the MWC [Mobile World Congress] 2017. The dust hasn’t really settled yet, so to speak. But we’re already seeing leaks of a Nokia 9 flagship phone.

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OPPO F3 Plus review: Big, bold, and sort of brilliant

In Phones by Ramon LopezMarch 23, 2017Leave a Comment

OPPO has had a history of making front-facing cameras seem far more important and useful than their back-facing counterparts, so it’s really not at all surprising to see its latest effort, the OPPO F3 Plus (click for complete specs), make use of a two-camera setup for selfies, as opposed to anything else.

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OPPO F3 Plus vs Vivo V5 Plus: Difference between their 2 front cameras

In Phones by Alora Uy GuerreroMarch 23, 2017Leave a Comment

FINALLY, there’s another smartphone that has two front cameras in the Philippines. Today, OPPO Philippines has officially launched the OPPO F3 Plus (click for complete specs), an addition to the company’s Selfie Expert line of handsets.

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Small iPhone SE gets a big boost where it matters

In Phones by Ramon LopezMarch 22, 2017Leave a Comment

DID you hear about Apple announcing a bunch of new products recently? You didn’t? We can’t blame you; we almost didn’t, either. And it’s not like you missed a lot of exciting new toys, er, gadgets (sorry, iPad). Unless, of course, you’ve been pining for a gasp-out-loud red iPhone from Apple.

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Here’s how much the red iPhone 7, iPhone 7 Plus are in PH

In Phones by Alora Uy GuerreroMarch 22, 2017Leave a Comment

SOMETIMES, we wake up to an ordinary — or worse, a slow-news — day. Other times, we get days like today, when Apple drops a bomb on us without any warning. In this case, the bomb is a red variant of the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus, officially called the Apple iPhone 7 (Product)Red Special Edition.

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Meizu M5 vs. Meizu M5s: Budget-phone showdown

In Phones by Ramon LopezMarch 21, 2017Leave a Comment

AFTER flirting with the local market through a distributorship sometime ago (curiously enough, it didn’t work out as planned for either party), Meizu is now officially in the Philippines, flush with new firepower in the Meizu M5 (click for complete specs) and the Meizu M5s (click for full specs).

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Deal alert: Huawei GR5 2017, aka Honor 6x, now P2,000 cheaper

In Phones by Alora Uy GuerreroMarch 19, 2017Leave a Comment

TWO and a half months after going on sale in the Philippines, the Huawei GR5 2017 (click for complete specs) has become P2,000 (roughly $40) cheaper. From P13,990 ($279), the smartphone now costs only P11,990 ($239).

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OnePlus 3T to be officially sold in PH starting March 25

In Phones by Alora Uy GuerreroMarch 18, 2017Leave a Comment

NOW, it can be said: OnePlus will finally have an official presence in the Philippines, thanks to Digital Walker, which got the exclusive rights to distribute its products. The first offering? Why, the OnePlus 3T (click for complete specs), of course.

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Huawei P10 Lite announced, priced at half the cost of P10

In Phones by Ramon LopezMarch 18, 20171 Comment

APPARENTLY, Huawei isn’t done with the P10 lineup, as the Shenzhen-headquartered OEM unveiled a new addition to its signature smartphone series. But before you get any ideas, we’re talking about a well-priced offering — about half the cost of the P10 — that cuts a few corners in the Huawei P10 Lite (click for complete specs).

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Samsung Galaxy S8 with Exynos 8895 faster than Snapdragon 835 model?

In Phones by Ramon LopezMarch 17, 2017Leave a Comment

A lot has been written about the imminent Samsung Galaxy S8 rocking a Snapdragon 835 processor before any other phone from any other company but the Korean giant. And even more has been said about the effects of said phone getting first dibs on Qualcomm’s fastest and baddest chipset ever.

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Samsung Galaxy S8 will launch in PH April 18th

In Phones by Ramon LopezMarch 15, 2017Leave a Comment

WE’RE only a couple of weeks away from Samsung launching the next Galaxy S handset at its annual Unpacked event in New York March 29th. And weeks after that, the Samsung Galaxy S8 will launch in the Philippines.

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This iPhone case is also an Android phone

In Phones by Ramon LopezMarch 15, 2017Leave a Comment

WE don’t imagine plenty of people losing sleep over the thought of an Apple iPhone running Android — we certainly haven’t lost a wink over it. But if you’ve ever wondered how it would look, or what it would take to make it happen, then read on.

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Globe or Smart: Which PH telco delivered better internet?

In Business by Alora Uy GuerreroMarch 14, 2017Leave a Comment

GLOBE Telecom or Smart Communications? Which of the two telcos delivered on their promise of better internet from November 2016 to January 2017?

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Get protected: Trident cases for your Apple iPhone 7 Plus

In Phones by Ramon LopezMarch 14, 2017Leave a Comment

WE put Apple’s iPhone 7 Plus through the wringer last year, and though dozens of premium rivals have been introduced since then, the current-gen iPhone remains one of the most valued and sought-after phones in the industry. We’d even argue that its esteem has only grown with time, even whilst the likes of LG and Huawei have armed their new signature devices to the hilt, and are gearing up for a strong showing this flagship season.

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