Smartphones

Pixel 5 is now official

Featuring the Snapdragon 765G

Published

October 1, 2020

Luigi Leonardo

As scheduled, Google finally launched the much-awaited Pixel 5. During today’s Launch Night In event, the company unveiled the latest flagship and a slight variation of the previous generation. Of course, the Pixel 4a 5G is a different story. For now, let’s focus on the Pixel 5.

Under the hood

Marking a huge departure from its usual tradition, the Pixel 5 is launching with the Snapdragon 765G chipset, rather than the industry-leading Snapdragon 865 series. Compensating for the midrange chipset, the flagship will also have 5G compatibility, 8GB of RAM, and 128GB of internal storage.

For its display, the Pixel 5 will sport a 6.0-inch OLED panel: 2340 x 1080 resolution, 19.5:9 aspect ratio, and 90Hz refresh rate. Compared to last year’s Pixel 4, the Pixel 5 will have a minuscule punch-hole camera and a true edge-to-edge display.

The Pixel 5 has a capable 4080mAh battery, capable with 18W USB-C fast charging, wireless charging, and power sharing. An Extreme Battery Saver mode can extend the battery life further, allowing the device to survive up to 48 hours on a single charge.

Cameras in the spotlight

Speaking of the camera, the flagship boasts a spotlight-stealing dual rear camera setup: a 12.2-megapixel main sensor (with a 77-degree field of view) and a 16-megapixel ultrawide sensor (with a 107-degree field of view). Meanwhile, the front-facing selfie shooter takes shots at 8 megapixels.

For functionality, the Pixel 5’s cameras can reportedly take outstanding night photos with a new Night Sight mode. An AI-assisted Portrait Light mode can automatically adjust lighting for portraits shots. Finally, a Cinematic Pan mode makes full use of the rear camera’s wide fields of view.

Pricing and availability

The Pixel 5 will ship out to select countries (unknown at this point) starting October 15. It will ship out in the United States starting October 29. It retails for US$ 699. Pre-orders are open now.

Reviews

Xiaomi 14 Ultra Review: The Ultimate Camera Smartphone

Like a Leica

Published

May 8, 2024

GadgetMatch

It is almost guaranteed that the best flagship smartphones you can buy today have nothing less than their excellent cameras.

But Xiaomi not only wants to take smartphone photography up a notch, their approach is unlike anything we’ve seen before.

This is our Xiaomi 14 Ultra Review!

Smartphones

HONOR Magic6 Pro Philippine price, availability, offers

2nd HONOR flagship in the country this year

Published

May 8, 2024

GadgetMatch

The Philippines is getting another HONOR flagship smartphone. The HONOR Magic6 Pro is now officially in the country, making it the second heavy-hitter from HONOR this year to hit Philippine shores after the HONOR Magic V2.

The Magic6 Pro is priced at PhP 59,999. It is available through HONOR’s Lazada, Shopee, and TikTok Shop stores. As a welcome offer, preorders from May 9 to 17, 2024 are packaged with a free Harman Kardon Luna (worth PhP 9,499) and HONOR Choice X3 Earbuds (worth PhP 2,200).

The multi-awarded Magic6 Pro has five DXOMARK Gold Labels for Camera, Battery, Display, Selfie, and Audio. The flagship device has also maintained its top position in the Global Ranking of DXOMARK Best Camera Phones worldwide.

Falcon Camera System

The HONOR Magic6 Pro comes with the following rear cameras:

180MP f/2.6 OIS Periscope Telephoto Camera
50MP f/1.4-f/2.0 OIS Super Dynamic Falcon Main Camera H9000
50MP f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Camera

The main camera uses a 1/1.3-inch HDR sensor that intelligently switches between the two apertures. It also allows users more light control. Meanwhile, the 1/1.49-inch telephoto camera has 400% better light sensing, for detailed images at up to 10x in-sensor zoom. In front is another 50MP ultra-wide camera.

At the heart of the HONOR Magic6 Pro’s Falcon Camera System is its AI Motion Sensing and Sports Portrait algorithms that allow the cameras to effortlessly capture subjects at fast shutter speeds. HONOR utilized a vast data set of about 8 million images and 10 different scenarios to let the algorithm do its work.

Ridiculously fast

Under the hood, the Magic6 Pro is powered by a Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chipset. It has a configuration of 12GB RAM and 512GB internal storage, and also has a 5,600mAh silicon-carbon battery. This battery supports 80W wired and 66W wireless SuperCharge.

For media consumption, the handset has a 6.8-inch LTPO Quad Curved Floating Screen. This panel has a maximum refresh rate of 120Hz and a peak HDR brightness of 5,000 nits. It also comes with Dolby Vision Certification and a handful of eye comfort features. The display is complemented by the phone’s dual speakers which reproduce stereo sound and supports DTS: X Ultra.

The Magic6 Pro runs on MagicOS 8, and supports various AI-powered features, like Magic Portal

Smartphones

HMD Global revives the classic Nokia 3210

With a few updates

Published

May 8, 2024

Luigi Leonardo

The iconic Nokia 3210 celebrated its 25^th birthday back in March. To celebrate, HMD Global teased that a revival is coming in May. Well, May is here, and we finally know what the revived phone will look like. HMD Global has officially revealed the new Nokia 3210, updated for today’s smartphone ecosystem.

The new version revives the iconic look of the original brick phone. It rocks the nostalgic keypad and small screen of the classic.

Now, if you’re worried about getting left behind in terms of technology, the new lineup will have a 2.4-inch color LCD screen and access to Nokia’s Cloud Apps. More technically, it comes with the Unisoc T107 processor and the S30+ operating system. It has Bluetooth 5.0 and an MP3 player function.

On the flipside, the new Nokia 3210 is gloriously low-tech. It only has 64MB (yes, as in megabytes) of RAM and 128MB of storage. You can, however, up the storage to 32GB via a microSD card. It comes with a 2-megapixel camera and a torch/flash. If that’s not enough nostalgia for you, it will come with the original Snake.

The new Nokia 3210 series will come in three colors: Scuba Blue, Y2K Gold, and Grunge Black. Price and availability will depend on the region. The series will notably skip the United States.