News

Huawei throws shade at Apple’s new iPhones

Subtly advertises the new Mate 20

Published

September 13, 2018

Luigi Leonardo

If you look at today’s news, you might notice an overwhelming sea of Apple launches. As with every year, the tech maker has launched all its big hitters in one basket. Right now, everyone’s talking about Apple.

As you might expect, even rivaling companies are joining in on the fun. After every Apple event, other brands race to throw the first shade at Apple’s new lineup. Now, we finally have a winner — Huawei.

Shortly after the keynote, Huawei posted a tweet aimed at the new iPhones. As far as shade goes, Huawei usually takes a subtler route, compared to others like Samsung. The same goes for this recent tweet.

Instead of lambasting the iPhone, Huawei simply issues a “thank you for keeping things the same.”

Thank you for keeping things the same. See you in London. 16.10.18 #HigherIntelligence #HUAWEIMate20 pic.twitter.com/ZhZHj9Xg3s

— Huawei Mobile (@HuaweiMobile) September 12, 2018

On paper, Apple’s latest event pales in comparison to the “revolutionary” announcement of previous ones. Huawei’s tweet cleverly takes a dig at this.

Additionally, Huawei also invites everyone to its own event on October 16. By now, we already know that Huawei will launch the Mate 20 series at this date.

Currently, the company has still kept mum as to what will come with the Mate 20. However, based on previous launches, we know that the series will launch the new Kirin 980 processor. Like Apple’s new processor, Huawei will flaunt the latest 7nm process.

As for design, Huawei will likely boast a smaller notch, compared to Apple’s gigantic one.

Regardless of the rumors, we will know all on October 16 in London. Huawei promises that the Mate 20 series will go “beyond consistency,” “beyond horizon,” and “beyond intelligence.”

News

Samsung Unpacked in Seoul: More foldables coming

A glimpse into the future

Published

June 9, 2023

GadgetMatch

Samsung’s Galaxy Unpacked event is coming home. The smartphone giant will unveil its next generation of foldable devices in late July 2023. The event will take place at the COEX in Samseong-dong, Gangnam in the South Korean capital of Seoul.

Samsung has held Unpacked in key cities around the world. These include Las Vegas, New York, London, Berlin, and Barcelona since 2010.

Now, the global platform will focus on Samsung’s next line of foldables, as well as its groundbreaking technologies to offer the world a glimpse into the future.

The brand has enjoyed success in the foldable smartphone category; in 2022, the Korean market has had a remarkable 13.6% foldable phone adoption rate.

Samsung has also dominated foldable phone market shares last year, enjoying more than an 80% mark.

Global shipments have also increased, while it is predicted that foldables’ compound annual growth will increase to more than 30%.

Samsung introduced its first ever Galaxy Fold in 2019, and since then, the company has released a handful of high-end devices, with the Galaxy Z Fold4 and Galaxy Z Flip4 being its latest.

SEE ALSO: 90 days with the Galaxy Z Fold4

Gaming

Marvel’s Spider-Man 2: Release date, pre-order revealed

Be Greater. Together.

Published

June 9, 2023

GadgetMatch

The release date of Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 has been revealed. The much anticipated sequel will drop on October 20 for PlayStation 5.

The game will come in Standard, Digital Deluxe, and Collector’s editions, for the following prices

Standard Edition

Singapore: SG$ 97.90
Malaysia: MYR 299
Indonesia: IDR 1,029,000
Philippines: PhP 3,490
Vietnam: PhP 1,799,000

Digital Deluxe Edition

Singapore: SG$ 109.00
Malaysia: MYR 399
Indonesia: IDR 1,179,000
Philippines: N/A
Vietnam: N/A

Collector’s Edition

Singapore: SG$ 318.90
Malaysia: MYR 969
Indonesia: IDR 3,349,000
Philippines: PhP 11,490
Vietnam: PhP 5,799,000

Pre-orders will start on June 16 in all participating retailers and PlayStation stores.

The Digital Deluxe edition will include the game, all pre-order incentives, as well as 10 unique suits – five for each – additional Photo Mode frames and stickers, and two additional skill points.

For hardcore fans, the Collector’s Edition includes a voucher for the Digital Deluxe Edition, as well as a Steelbook case, and an extraordinary, high-quality 19-inch statue featuring both Spider-Men battling Venom.

Explore New York as both Peter, Miles

In Marvel’s Spider-Man 2, players will get to experience Marvel’s New York as both the protagonists. The main storyline will have them take both Spider-Men at different points of the campaign.

As players explore Manhattan, Queens, and Brooklyn, fan-favorite villains like Venom, Lizard, and Kraven will threaten them, and it’s up to them to utilize Peter and Miles’ new abilities to win.

News

HONOR Magic5 Pro: Price in the Philippines

With pre-order freebies

Published

June 9, 2023

GadgetMatch

The HONOR Magic5 Pro, officially released at MWC 2023 in Barcelona, has finally landed in the Philippines. This is HONOR’s flagship smartphone and touts its triple 50MP cameras, top-of-the-line looks, and cutting edge performance.

In our HONOR Magic5 Pro review, we said it’s “easily one of the Top 5 standard slate flagship smartphones” of 2023. That’s thanks to its “specs, design, and overall feel.”

Read the full review.

Price and availability

The HONOR Magic5 Pro retails for PhP 59,990 in the Philippines. From June 8 to 15, it’s available for pre-order and comes with a couple of freebies. These are the HONOR Band 6 smartwatch and HONOR X3 Lite Earbuds (worth PhP 6,000).

You can also grab the phone with Globe at GPlan 2499 with a one-time cash out of PhP 17,900. The freebies are also available in this option.

It’s also available through Home Credit at 0% interest starting June 16. Payment plans start as low as PhP 1,718 per month without insurance and PhP 2,085 with insurance.

Black and Meadow Green

The phone comes in Meadown Green and Black.

HONOR Magic5 Pro Specs

Processor — Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chipset
OS — MagicOS 7.1 based on Android 13
Graphics — Adreno 740 GPU
Memory — 12GB DDR5X
Storage — 512GB UFS4.0
Display — 6.81-inch LTPO quad-curved floating screen, 2848 x 1312, 120Hz, 100% DCI-P3, 1800 nits peak brightness, HDR10+, TÜV Rheinland certified Low Blue Light
Audio — Stereo system with dual speakers, DTS:X Ultra
Security — Dual-TEE security system, NFC support, 3D face recognition, AI Privacy Call 2.0, fingerprint sensor
Connectivity — USB Type-C, dual-SIM slots
Wireless — Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 5.2
Battery — 5,100mAh, 66W wired and 50W wireless SuperCharge