According to a recent survey conducted by rewards platform Jana, the country’s top three homegrown smartphone brands are fueling the increase in smartphone adoption in the Philippines. Cherry Mobile, MyPhone and Starmobile are all offering affordable Android devices. The survey noted that the Philippines has the fastest growing smartphone adoption in Asia, at 75% year-on-year increase in mobile shipments … Read More
Novo7Tech teased on their FB page that they will be bringing in Zopo Mobile, another China smartphone brand, to the Philippines. Besides the teaser, they also posted a photo of an unidentified black Zopo smartphone. Anyway, a quick search in the internet revealed a phone that looks like the one on the photo. The smartphone could … Read More
Last week, Google held its first developer conference for Project Ara, and also unveiled a prototype of their modular phone. Like Lego, you could essentially build your dream phone by buying and swapping blocks or modules that you want. The concept was similar to yesteryear’s make your own PC, wherein you can decide what goes … Read More
Asus recently launched it’s ZenFone series in Jakarta. Originally announced at CES earlier this year, the Asus ZenFone series is powered by Intel processors, and will come in three screen sizes, 4, 5 and 6-inches. Already available in Taiwan and China, the smartphones will soon be coming to Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore and Vietnam. No news … Read More
Is this a photo of the Apple iPhone 6 front panel? Probably. Probably not. Now that the Android flagships have been announced, we’re all waiting for what Apple has in store for us. And with news that the iPhone 6 is increasing its screen size, I guess its only natural that leak images of a … Read More
Lenovo officially announces three new affordable smartphones, namely the A316i, A680 and A859. The Lenovo A-Series sets a “value for money” footprint, giving Filipinos more new ways to get linked and stay connected 24/7 while ensuring that they enjoy the full benefits of having a smartphone. Lenovo A316i: Hip and Fun The A316i will suit the younger … Read More
Oppo has officially announced the Find 7 and the Find 7a. We knew they were coming and now, here they are with two gorgeous smartphones. First off, the Oppo Find 7 has a 5.5 inch IPS display (2560 x 1440; Gorilla Glass 3), a 2.7GHz quad-core Snapdragon 801 processor, Adreno 330 GPU, 32GB of storage (+microSD), 3GB … Read More
Novo7 Tech has been quite busy quite busy lately and announced several new THL handsets. Among them is the 6 inch phablet, the THL T200C. The phablet features a 6 inch IPS screen (1280×720) protected by Gorilla Glass 3, 1.7GHz octa-core MediaTek processor, 16GB of storage (+microSD), 2GB of RAM, a Sony 13MP rear … Read More
LG unleashed it’s latest phablet, the G Pro 2, to the Philippines for Php32,990. Announced last February in Korea, the LG G Pro 2 has finally made it’s way to local shores. The powerful 5.9 inch full HD phablet comes with a 2.6GHz quad core Snapdragon 800 processor and 3GB of RAM. The G Pro 2 … Read More
Nokia has unveiled the Lumia 930, the Finnish company’s new flagship smartphone running Windows Phone 8.1. The new phone has a 5-inch 1080p display, a Snapdragon 800 processor, and their class leading 20-megapixel PureView camera with a Zeiss lens. Like older Lumias, it maintains the rectangular body design, but this time it has metallic sides … Read More
The Vibe Z is Lenovo’s first LTE smartphone. Even though my initial impression of the device was positive, I was a bit skeptical as to what Lenovo can deliver on the mobile phone front. But after spending some time with it, I am convinced that Lenovo truly has a compelling flagship on its hands. Read … Read More
After months of leaks and rumors, the new HTC One (M8) has finally been officially announced. The leaked images were spot on, with design cues close to the original One. Released last February 2013, the original HTC One was one of the most beautiful Android smartphones of that year. In fact, the phone was even … Read More