December is fast approaching and it’s usually the month of the year when people have saved up for that handset purchase of the year. This season, 3 flagship handsets will vie for your hard-earned money — the Galaxy Note 2, Lumia 920 and the iPhone 5.
All three flagship smartphones happen to represent the best each mobile operating system can offer — Android, iOS and Windows Phone. We hope all three will land in the Philippines this December.
Samsung Galaxy Note 2. Announced in Berlin, Germany during IFA, the Galaxy Note 2 follows the same upgrade path as the Galaxy S3.
The Galaxy Note 2 boasts of a 5.5-inches Super AMOLED display with 720p resolution, quad-core processor, 2GB RAM, 64GB capacity, NFC, LTE and a 3100mAh battery. The Note 2 will run the latest Android OS which is Jellybean. Samsung is definitely banking on their superb hardware specs couple with Google’s Android ecosystem.
Estimated retail price — Php33k to Php36k (price based on SRP of Galaxy S3 and the SRP of Galaxy Note when it was launched in the Philippines).
Nokia Lumia 920. The Lumia 90 is Nokia’s first flagship smartphone running Windows Phone 8.
The Lumia 920 sports a 4.5-inch 720p HD display, dual-core Krait processor, 1GB RAM, 32GB storage, NFC, and LTE. This will be the first time we will see Windows Phone 8 on a more updated set of hardware. There’s also the PureView technology which we’ve seen on the Nokia 808 to be very impressive (it’s not exactly the same as the 808 though so we’ll have to test it again).
Estimated retail price — Php28k to Php30k (price is based on the SRP of the Lumia 900 when it was released in the Philippines).
Apple iPhone 5. Announced last week, the iPhone 5 added some incremental upgrades to the iPhone 4S.
This is the first time the iPhone got bigger, from 3.5-inch to 4.0 inches. It’s runs on an A6 chip, has 1GB RAM, 64GB storage and LTE. Apple is banking on its solid design and tight ecosystem to sell the iPhone 5.
Estimated retail price — Php34k to 38k (price is based on the prepaid kit price of Smart and Globe when they released the iPhone 4S last year).
Again, we hope that all three of these flagship devices will be released in the Philippines on or before the holiday season.
So, which one of these handset will take your hard-earned money? Go hit the comments to cast your votes.
note 2 . i am selfish with my gadget. i really don’t want to see a lot of people using the same gadget i am using, reason i used several generations of nokia communicator(the brick) in the past. please just buy the lumia or iphone 5.
masaya na ako sa Sony Xperia V.
Waterproof na nga at-par pa sa specs ng iPhone 5!
Sony Xperia V is a must phone for Christmas. Unbreakably the Ultimate LTE smartphone.
In fact, Sony has the BEST track-record in updating phones.
Sony Xperia TX :-)
Optimus “G”
THE MOST POWERFUL SMARTPHONE EVER MADE
by LG and Qualcomm together.
Qualcomm’s S4 Quadcore krait adreno 320!
true HD IPS plus DISPLAY
2GB of RAM
13MP Best Camera.
8.4mm thin
3mm bezels
metallic and premium crystal glass design.
I agree, the specs are awesome… but LG has an abysmal track record in updating their phone’s software.
@ Art
LG is now very hardworking together with Qualcomm.
they are expected to make lg phones more good & better.
Infact lg phones are already receiving updates.
Maganda nga specs, pero kung outdated naman yung OS. Di bale na lang.
LG Optimus G. (E973)
When QUALCOMM and LG come together,something special happens.
BODY; Dimensions 131.9 x 68.9 x 8.45 mm
Weight; 145 g
LG’s most powerful LTE smartphone, powered by Qualcomm’s (LATEST) next- generation Quad-Core Processor Snapdragon S4 Pro
OPERATING SYSTEM:
Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich), planned SOON OR LATER upgrade to v4.1.1
Chipset; Qualcomm MDM9615/APQ8064
CPU; Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait
GPU; Adreno 320
MEMORY:
Internal 32/2 GB RAM
expanadble MicroSD
CAMERA:
13MP. ULTRA SLIM CAMERA front: 1.3mp
World’s Best Camera Module. the camera module mounted on the upcoming Optimus G contains the world’s best, ultra compact and ultra slim camera and is considered as a result of best technologies.
BATTERY:
Optimus G will soon be unveiled with a next-generation lithium-polymer battery from the World’ No.1 secondary battery manufacturer, LG Chem.
DISPLAY;
G2 Touch Hybrid Display technology
Type: True HD-IPS + LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size: 768 x 1280 pixels, 4.7 inches
(~318 ppi pixel density)
Multitouch and LG Optimus UI v3.0
DESIGN:
OLARIZED CRYSTAL GLASS and jewel-like sophisticated materials used on the back for design.
The BEST LG’s Optimus G.
I’m still undecided.
Samsung Galaxy Note 2 gets my vote! Quad-core, 2GB memory, large screen, expandable storage, and many more…
Next Nexus phone!!! or Motorola Droid Razor Maxx HD
The specs of Samsung Galaxy Note 2 even beats the older Tablets. It might take time, but I’ll save up for Samsung Galaxy Note 2. Size is not an issue, and my hands are big enough for it, I’m of 6″2 in height.
LG Optimus G.
HARDWARE
System chip:
Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro APQ8064
Processor:
Quad core, 1500 MHz, Krait
Graphics processor:
Adreno 320
System memory:
2048 MB RAM
Built-in storage:
32 GB expandable
CAMERA:
13 megapixels
Flash:
LED
Features:
Auto focus, Face detection, Smile detection, Exposure control, ISO control, White balance, Multi shot, Digital zoom, Geo tagging, Panorama, Scenes, Effects
Camcorder:
1920×1080 (1080p HD)
Features:
Video calling
Front-facing camera:
Yes 1.3mp
DSIGN : the screen blends seamlessly with the rest of the device when it’s off, and that the Crystal Reflection process used for the first time on the back of LG’s new Optimus G smartphone.
+1
I am hoping that the ‘G’ stands for Google and part of the Nexus series.
I’ll have the nokia lumia 920.
none of the above..
Nokia Lumia 920 or Sony Xperia T!
waiting for reviews sa Xperia T :) gusto ko ng xperia
well it’s time for my iPhone 4 to retire and get an iPhone 5 & touch 5 for my little sister
I go,,, for Phone for Nokia Lumia 920 and Ipod touch 5
I swore to myself that I’ll be getting the iPhone 5 since ninakaw yung iPhone 4 ko.. But realizing of what it’s going to offer, parang ililipat ko nalang yung attention ko kay Lumia 920.
Lumia! sana lang may expandable memory cya like his lesser siblings
Dapat magsama na lang ang Nokia at Sony,kasi mahilig sila sa dual-core….Huli man sa paligsahan,tumatakbo pa rin.
Dual-core Krait ang ginagamit ng Nokia and Sony.
FYI, nilampaso nila ang quad-core ng Samsung sa benchmarks.
FYI lang po dual core krait is a S4 pro procie of Snapdragon.. according po sa gsmarena mas mabilis ang krait kaysa sa mga latest phones ngayon hindi po porket Quadcore mabilis na
sa dami na ba ng cores ang labanan ngayon? so kapag quadcore? bibilis din ba yung kausap mo sa cellphone?
ill buy Lumia 920 ive been waiting for this,and ipod Touch 5th gen…
ppliin mo iphone 5 because maganda ang apps, but alam naman natin madaling maubus ung bat nang iphones kapag nag ggames ka dba… so if you want to spend less go for d i touch…