Is Huawei making the next Nexus smartphone? If a comment made by a company exec in South Africa is to be believed, we might be seeing a...
An overeager Jerry Shen was already in his seat when I walked into our meeting room at the ASUS headquarters in Taipei last week. The charismatic CEO...
We spent some time with the Asus Zenfone 3 shortly after its launch in Taiwan last May 30. All three models are big upgrades from last year...
You’ve seen the ASUS ZenFone 3 phones and heard all the specs and features they have to offer. You’ve seen their jaw-dropping prices as well. But...
We’ve covered the new Huawei P9 phones several times already, but so far, we haven’t told you anything definite with regard to pricing and a release...
The wait is over. And ZenFone fans can finally exhale in relief (and squirm with excitement), as ASUS has at last made its big smartphone announcement of...
Let’s face it: The midrange smartphone segment is where the excitement’s at. Samsung is well aware of this, and is bolstering its portfolio with a fresh...
We’ve seen Samsung and LG launch their respective flagships for 2016 in the Philippines, and now, apparently, it’s Huawei’s turn. As expected, the Chinese phone maker...
We may not have heard much from Sony’s latest Xperia lineup from this archipelago, but that doesn’t mean the company has decided to give the Philippine...
If you’ve been keeping tabs on recent smartphone releases at all, you might have heard about the Flash Plus 2, a budget smartphone sequel from the...
When I hear the word Alcatel, I get flashbacks from the very late nineties, when apart from the likes of Nokia and Motorola, it too made...
Sony’s mobile division may be going through rough times as of late, but that hasn’t stopped them from pushing more headline-making smartphones. Their latest offering is...
We all know — and feel free to agree — the ASUS ZenFone 3 is due to launch in May or June this year. What has...
It’s not always that you can take apart something and end up with a better product, but that’s exactly the calling card of LG’s latest flagship,...
As if to reflect the market’s sustained interest in big-screen devices, Motorola’s Moto G series of smartphones has grown up. Now, in its 2016 refresh, the...
When Vivo debuted its new V3 line of smartphones in India last month, the Chinese smartphone maker claimed they were “faster than faster.” Earlier today, when...
It looks like Samsung has more in store for Singapore. After news broke out about Singapore receiving Samsung Pay first in Southeast Asia, the country is...
(UPDATE, May 16, 2016: Globe Telecom is now offering the iPhone SE for P1,499 per month (Plan 1299 plus a P200 monthly fee for 24 months). Plan 1299...
Good news for those holding out on the next iPhone: Ming-Chi Kuo, who has been referred to as “the most accurate Apple analyst in the world”...
Less than a month before the highly anticipated launch of the ZenFone 3 on May 30 at Computex 2016 in Taiwan, ASUS Philippines is now offering last...
Will we see another modular phone in 2016? Well, if there’s any truth to rumors surrounding Motorola’s next premium smartphone, then the answer is a clear...
Xiaomi on Tuesday unveiled its largest smartphone yet at an event in its native China. Dubbed the Xiaomi Mi Max, the device features an almost tablet-sized display...
ZenFone fans can finally breathe a sigh of relief because the ASUS ZenFone 3 now has a debut date set a few weeks from today. According...
We’re always excited to hear about sub-$200 smartphones. After all, just because you can’t afford the shiniest new phone being talking about, it shouldn’t mean you...
Let’s face it: Smartphones won the war on casual photography. And if you find yourself taking more photos and videos with your smartphone than with your...
I’ve got 10 smartphones on my desk, but one stands out because of its size. In a sea of phones that are 5 inches and larger,...
Samsung Electronics is finally bringing its highly publicized Samsung Pay to Southeast Asia, and Singapore has been chosen to be the first recipient. This follows up...
After reports of Apple attempting to sell refurbished iPhones broke out last month, we finally have a verdict, and it’s not a good one for the Cupertino-based...
Samsung is currently enjoying a renaissance in the premium smartphone segment, but that doesn’t mean it has forgotten about the bargain basement from where most manufacturers get...
Midrange phones are growing in popularity these days, as more and more consumers are looking for better and feature-rich devices to upgrade to. In the Philippines,...
Noted Apple seer Ming-Chi Kuo of KGI Securities today made some bold predictions for the American tech juggernaut, telling investors to expect iPhone shipments to fall...
Acer, if you haven’t heard, recently held its Next@Acer event in New York City, where it showed off a bunch of new laptops, PCs, and mobile...
Apparently, ASUS isn’t done recycling 2015’s ZenFone design language, what with the Taiwanese manufacturer introducing yet another smartphone touting the ZenFone 2 aesthetic. Consider hearing us out,...
Pink is the new black, and you’ve got Apple to thank. Ever since rose gold was added to the iPhone 6S roster last year, the color...
ASUS Philippines added yet another handset to its ZenFone line, this time designed for first-time smartphone owners who are not looking to spend too much on...
If you can get past its iPhone-esque looks, there’s much to be said about the F1 Plus. OPPO’s latest smartphone isn’t the most premium in its lineup,...
Remember the LG G5, the sort-of modular Android flagship launched at the Mobile World Congress 2016 in Barcelona? The one that comes with a pair of...
Contrary to what you may have seen on the news, Microsoft isn’t the only company with an interest in seeing Windows 10 Mobile take off. Amid sluggish...
This week was one of many firsts. My first trip to India and my first formal introduction to smartphone brand Vivo, whose V3 and V3 Max...
After months of leaks and rumors, HTC has unveiled its flagship smartphone for 2016, the simply named HTC 10. It has a lot riding on its...
Lenovo has made quite a splash in the Philippines with great, sub-Php10,000 smartphones like the A7000 Plus, but the Chinese company, which owns Motorola, isn’t shifting...
In the tech world, there’s plenty of talk of smartphones, but very little said about the processors that power them. But did you know that many...
Huawei, it seems, is really into making premium phones now. Fresh off giving the world the Google Nexus 6P and Huawei Mate 8, the leading smartphone...
Chinese smartphone brand Vivo today unveiled the V3 and V3 Max smartphones in India with the tag line: “faster than faster.” Vivo’s attempt to annoy the grammar...
So you trade in your current iPhone for the iPhone 6S (or Apple Store credit). But assuming they don’t just vanish into a poof of rose-gold...
If you’re a fan of ASUS’ budget ZenFone smartphone series, 2016 hasn’t been too kind to you so far. Two major tech conferences have passed, and...
Size matters, but it’s not everything. Love it or hate it, the iPhone SE is arguably a class of its own. It may look old but...
Walt Disney Southeast Asia’s first smartphone arrives in Philippine shores through Globe Telecom, making the country the first in the region to get the LTE-enabled phone.
We previously wrote about Vivo, one of China’s top-selling OEMs and a recent addition to the growing number of foreign companies that have set up shop...
LG puts the fun back in function with the announcement of its latest flagship smartphone at Mobile World Congress, the LG G5. It has everything a...
Enough power but needs more agility
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