Smart Communications previously announced that the Google Nexus 5, the pure Android handset made by LG, will be offered exclusively by the network. Today, Smart officially launched the phone and also revealed the pricing details. In the US, the Nexus 5 retails for $349. Buyers are of course interested to know the prepaid price of … Read More
The Asus PadFone Mini 4.3 was recently launched in Taiwan. It comes with a 7-inch tablet dock, converging two devices into one. The PadFone Mini is a smaller version of the PadFone Infinity and features a 4.3-inch phone as the main device. The main specs of the Asus PadFone Mini 4.3 include a 1.4GHz quad-core … Read More
What do you want to get for yourself this Christmas? How about a phone that costs P297,000? That’s the price of the Vertu Constellation, an Android-based phone. Vertu recently launched the Constellation in the Philippines and if you know the brand, you more or less expect that the phone will priced exorbitantly. Vertu is the … Read More
A leaked Nokia phone without a capacitive button is confirmed to be an Android-based device if we are to believe writers from The Verge who claim that they have confirmed this fact with sources. The image of the phone was leaked by @evleaks which is known to be a reliable source based on track record. … Read More
Kata is a brand that’s based in Hong Kong and the Philippines, is relatively new in the local scene. Kata products are geared toward the budget-conscious crowd but the company is able to strike a good balance between low price and good quality. I have tried Kata phones and tablets before and I was quite … Read More
iPhone users, specifically iPhone 5 and 5s, now have the option of getting a physical keyboard for typing courtesy of the TYPO Keyboard Case. This accessory is a case that has a physical keyboard at the bottom. Design-wise, the keyboard looks like that of the BlackBerry Q10 so when it is attached to the iPhone, … Read More
Samsung recently announced the Galaxy J, an Android smartphone that deviates from the design language of previous Galaxy phones because it features a brushed metal finish, although it’s not necessarily made of metal. Samsung phones are made of plastic and this is one of the arguments used by iPhone or HTC One fans. The Galaxy J, … Read More
A few weeks ago Motorola announced Project Ara, a concept modular phone where parts or components can be swapped as replacement or an upgrade. The idea of modular phones first came from Phoneblocks, and to a certain degree, Project Ara got the idea from Phoneblocks. Motorola has tapped the help of Phoneblocks so it’s an … Read More
One of the best-selling lines for Cherry Mobile is the Flare. It has undergone a few updates in the past that’s why we have handsets like the Flare 2.0, Flare 2X and Flare S. Now the Flare has a new brother in the form of the Flare HD. It’s another Android-running budget phone from Cherry … Read More
Cherry Mobile recently unveiled two new handsets that carry the Omega name. The naming system has grown exceedingly confusing recently as Cherry Mobile loosely uses the 2.0, 2X and XL suffixes in identifying its products. The sheer number of devices coming from local company already has people overwhelmed and the naming scheme is not helping … Read More
MyPhone wants to be in the local Android game so hard it is actually the only name that can match Chery Mobile in terms of sheer number of handsets released in the market. Budget-conscious shoppers are the winners, obviously. The recent handset from MyPhone that made people turn heads is the MyPhone Iceberg Mini, a … Read More
A lot of smartphone users use their device as an ebook reader. This is convenient but it also uses so much power. The ideal ebook readers use E-ink displays like Amazon’s Kindles. What if someone makes a smartphone with an E-ink display? This idea is now a reality thanks to the YotaPhone. The YotaPhone is … Read More