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May 14, 2013

Nokia Lumia 720 Review

Launched together with the Lumia 520 during this year’s Mobile World Congress, the Nokia Lumia 720 is the Finnish firm’s latest mid-range offering under its Windows Phone 8 lineup. A refresher to the Lumia 710, the 720 packs a handful of nifty features found on its high-end siblings whilst keeping the mid-tier price range.

May 12, 2013

Alcatel One Touch Idol Ultra Review

Earning the title of world’s thinnest smartphone in the market certainly gives the Alcatel One Touch Idol Ultra some attention. It’s an impressive feat but one that comes with a bit of a drawback. Read on and find out in our full review of the One Touch Idol Ultra.

May 09, 2013

Huawei Ascend G510 lands, free on Sun Plan 450

Huawei’s lastest entry-level Android smartphone, the Ascend G510 is now available in the Philippines.

May 08, 2013

Alcatel One Touch Idol first impressions

Early last week we showed you the Alcatel One Touch Idol Ultra which is currently the world’s slimmest smartphone at 6.45mm. This time we show you the sibling, the One Touch Idol, and it’s also very slim at only 7.9mm.

April 25, 2013

Hands-On: Nokia Lumia 720

Nokia’s latest smartphone in the Lumia series is the Nokia Lumia 720, a mid-range Windows Phone 8 handset that was released last week with a suggested retail price of Php14,590.

April 18, 2013

Huawei Ascend W1 hands-on, first impressions

Huawei Philippines launched their very first Windows Phone 8 smartphone in the Philippines last week. The Huawei Ascend W1 is considered to be one of the more affordable WP8 in the local market.

March 27, 2013

Acer Liquid E1 out in stores for Php10,990

Acer is back in the local market with their Android smartphone line-up. The Liquid E1 is a 4.5-inch, dual-SIM Jellybean handset selling in stores for Php10,990.

March 13, 2013

Acer Liquid C1, in the flesh!

Last month, we reported about the Liquid C1 which is Acer’s first smartphone to be powered by an Intel Atom processor. We finally got our hands on one so check out our first impressions after the break.

March 09, 2013

Sony Xperia Z unboxed, in the flesh!

We got an early hands-on and unboxing of the upcoming Sony Xperia Z and despite the fact that we’ve already tried it several times in the past couple of months, we’re still excited to unbox and use it in the next couple of weeks.

February 21, 2013

Sony launches Xperia Z in the Philippines

So it happened earlier than we initially expected. Sony Philippines, today, launched their new flagship smartphone in the Philippines — the Xperia Z and Xperia ZL.

February 09, 2013

O+ 8.12 Review

Back in December, we gave you a primer of the 4.5-inch dual-SIM handset from O+. Now it’s time to look deeper into this handset and hopefully answer the question if the O+ 8.12 is worth its asking price.

January 17, 2013

Sony Xperia ZL first impression

Along with the glass-laden Xperia Z, its shorter counterpart – the Sony Xperia ZL also made its first APAC debut during the recently concluded launch in Singapore. Let’s take a closer look at the Japanese company’s other 5-inch offering after the break.

January 17, 2013

Sony Xperia Z in the flesh

We were in Singapore a few days ago to witness the launch of the Sony Xperia Z. Let’s get up close and personal with Sony’s flagship handset and see why it’s regarded as one of the best smartphones of the recently-concluded CES 2013.

January 10, 2013

Sharp Aquos SH530U phone first impressions

We’ve had a couple of days checking out Sharp’s new SH930W Aquos phone. This 5-inch Android smartphone comes in a unibody design and support for dual-SIM functionality.

December 23, 2012

Smart LTE speed test on Sony Xperia V LTE

One of the first LTE smartphones to arrive and be available to subscribers is the Sony Xperia V LTE. It was launched in the Philippines around 2nd week of December and offered by Smart under UnliData Plan 2000.

December 14, 2012

HTC Windows Phone 8S in the flesh!

Though HTC has not yet officially released the Windows Phone 8S in the Philippines, we managed to get hold of what could still be an engineering unit. This little handset is probably one of the nicest looking WP8 phones to be announced this year.

December 13, 2012

Sony announces Xperia V LTE

Sony Mobile Philippines has just announced today the Xperia V – a water resistant Android smartphone with LTE support powered by Smart.

December 10, 2012

Globe announces Huawei Ascend P1 LTE at Plan 1799

Globe Telecom has just announced their very first LTE smartphone and picked the Huawei Ascend P1 LTE as its flagship handset.

October 01, 2012

Apple iPhone 5 Review

While the iPhone 5 has not yet been officially released in the Philippines, hundreds of units have been shipped into the country lugging along a very hefty price tag. We managed to acquire our own unit to test. Check out our full review of the iPhone 5 after the break.

September 23, 2012

iPhone 5 unboxed, in the flesh and first impressions

As what we normally do, we buy most of the highly-anticipated gadgets so we can give you a more in-depth coverage and help you decide along the way. That includes the iPhone 5 which we got for an outrageous sum of money. Check out our unboxing and first impressions after the break.

September 10, 2012

Huawei Ascend G300 first impressions

We got our hands on a Huawei Acend G300 last week. The handset was released in the market since last week of August and is positioned by Huawei as a mid-range smartphone, next to the Ascend Y200.

August 28, 2012

5-inch Lenovo S880 dual-SIM lands, priced at Php14,999

Lenovo Mobile is introducing another smartphone in the Philippines but this time, it’s going to be a huge 5-inch, dual-SIM phone called Lenovo S880.

August 05, 2012

LG Optimus 4X HD Review

LG’s newest flagship will be released in the Philippines in a couple of weeks. It succeeds the Optimus 2X that took the multi-core record and LG has come back for a repeat. Check out our full review of the LG Optimus 4X HD after the jump.

July 22, 2012

LG Optimus 4X HD: Second Encounter, Benchmarks

First time we saw the LG Optimus 4X HD was at the NVidia Booth in Computex 2012 back in June. Now that the handset is set to be released later this month, we got a review unit to play with, test and share with you.

July 15, 2012

Huawei Honor Review

Last March, Huawei launched its 4-incher, single-core flagship called the Huawei Honor. First impressions left us with satisfying nods thanks to its 5-second boot-up time, above average battery spec and low price.

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