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Which phone will get your hard-earned money this December?

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.

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Abe Olandres
Abe is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of YugaTech with over 20 years of experience in the technology industry. He is one of the pioneers of blogging in the country and considered by many as the Father of Tech Blogging in the Philippines. He is also a technology consultant, a tech columnist with several national publications, resource speaker and mentor/advisor to several start-up companies.
  • 310 Comments

    • 🥉 Bronze🏆1

      I doubt that. So far, LG’s been all about pre-revelation hype. Their products don’t come out as outstanding as their teasers and advertisements.



    • 🌱 Noobs🏆1

      Optimus G. is surely the winner for almost all categories.
      great job LG!



  6. 🌱 Noobs🏆1

    NBA 2k13
    Metal Gear Social Ops
    Real Racing 3

    with apple apps, you will never get bored!
    games and apps are always better on the iPhone!

    so..

    iPhone 5 FTW!



    • 🌱 Noobs🏆1

      yeah sure, dalhin mo ang ps3 kahit saan -_-

      wag kayong bitter kung wala kayong games sa gusto nyong phone.



    • 🥉 Bronze🏆1

      Haven’t heard of the PSP? You’re going to spend 30K+ just to play mobile games?



    • 🌱 Noobs🏆1

      Ang hirap talaga kausapin ang mga haters..

      Malamang im looking for an all in one device. Hindi lang games. Sheesh



  8. 🌱 Noobs🏆1

    You know if Nokia will just be more innovative with their phones I think they will reclaim their formal glory. Iphone? their going flat line with this one. Galaxy? Now thats a smart phone.



  10. 🌱 Noobs🏆1

    i will say iphone 5 cause i dont think, i buy all apple crap like a zombie.

    /kidding off



  11. 🌱 Noobs🏆1

    my mother will have my hard-earned money this coming December.



  12. 🥉 Rookie🏆1

    it a no brainer!

    -pang porma
    -better quality
    -great support
    -better apps

    iPhone 5!



  13. 🌱 Noobs🏆1

    it a no brainer!

    -pang porma
    -better quality
    -great support
    -better apps

    iPhone 5!



  16. 🌱 Noobs🏆1

    note2 and s3 = laggy os and apps
    lumia 920 = good but heavy
    iphone 5 = FTW



    • 🥉 Bronze🏆1

      It’s funny how people experience little lags once in a while and they consider the gadget generally laggy. Have you even used the Note II already?

      I have an S2 and I experience VERY LITTLE lag once in a while. But I don’t mind. It doesn’t affect the apps anyway. Yes, in my experience I didn’t experience lags on my apps AT ALL. They do crash sometimes. And so does Apple apps.



    • 🥉 Rookie🏆1

      i think what we mean by lag in android is that iOS and wp7.5 are so smooth that android, even on jellybean, looks so choppy.

      kaya di na maalis ang lag=android.

      sorry.



    • 🥉 Bronze🏆1

      “…android, even on jellybean, looks so choppy.”

      Looks? So that means you’ve just seen it?

      WP7 doesn’t lag because it’s not graphic-heavy. iOS doesn’t lag because Apple is the only manufacturer of the iPhone so they can optimize it to the best performance possible but that’s doesn’t mean it won’t lag. Android, on the other hand, is made by different manufacturers, uses different materials, runs on different CPUs, GPUs displays, etc. so UI experience varies on the make. Even high-end PCs lag once in a while – and so do Macs.



    • 🥈 Silver🏆1

      And this is what I mean by Android lag.



    • 🥉 Rookie🏆1

      Im am currently typing at my galaxy nexus. So… :)

      Yes, even on jelly bean it does lag, hirap nga magtype kasi ang bagal lumabas ng letter pag nagtatatype ako dito sa yugatech. Try mo.

      Delay… while sa ip4, hindi at mabilis.

      So whatever you say, android doeslag at hindi sa iphone. That is one ofthe reason ip5 ang pipipliin ko.



  17. 🥉 Bronze🏆1

    I will buy note 2 as my xmas gift for myself, iphone5 next may as bday gift and by that time price of it will be much lower.



  18. 🥉 Rookie🏆1

    Lumia 920 ATT variant estimated at $499

    and

    Xiaomi Mi2



  20. 🌱 Noobs🏆1

    Base on the Stats, Nokia Lumia 920 is the most innovative smartphone among the three. And with that price? I don’t I’d consider any other.



  26. 🌱 Noobs🏆1

    Nokia Lumia 920. I been wiping off the drool on my face ever since I saw it! Love it so much!



  28. 🌱 Noobs🏆1

    still waiting for HTCs announcement on the 19th before I decide



  29. 🥉 Rookie🏆1

    the best option to get a Lumia 920 is still getting it from ATT when the Lumia 900 came out it was only for $499 and is now only $399 a few months later



  30. 🥉 Bronze🏆1

    None…I’ll save my money for other useful stuff.



    • 🌱 Noobs🏆1

      Now that is quite something..Good for you



    • 🌱 Noobs🏆1

      ifone 5, just buy and dont asked why?



  37. 🌱 Noobs🏆1

    obviously the beautifully different Lumia 920. you cant even distinguish an iphone 5 to an iphone 4s in a glance. you will still use a pathetic protector/cover coz its freakin fragile. base your ‘porma’ when you take your iphone outside NAKED which i hardly doubt isheeps will do.



    • 🌱 Noobs🏆1

      I also commend Nokia for bundling a protective case for the Lumia 800 that looked sleek with the phone. We bought one last July.



  41. 🌱 Noobs🏆1

    It all boils down to preference. If I had the money, I’d spend it on the Nokia Lumia 920.

    The iPhone just became too boring. The screen size is weird (not 16:9). No real new features compared to the Galaxy and the Lumia.

    @Darwin: If you did get a chance to use the S3, It’s not really laggy.



    • 🌱 Noobs🏆1

      Edit: My bad. The iPhone’s screen is 16:9, but not really HD.



  42. 🌱 Noobs🏆1

    Any review for sony xperia?? I am eying one of xperia series



  43. 🌱 Noobs🏆1

    kht ala dyan sa choices ang lg, LG Optimus G ako



  45. 🌱 Noobs🏆1

    Note 2 upgrade sa Galaxy Note ko.

    pero yung hard-earned money ko ay kinuha na ng BIR :(



    • 🌱 Noobs🏆1

      that’s really sad but it happens to most of us.



  46. 🌱 Noobs🏆1

    I was really waiting for the g note 2… unfortunately my present g note destroyed my micro sd card deleting my important files and pics… so i guess fate is telling me to change ecosystem… Lumia 920 & 820 for me



  47. 🌱 Noobs🏆1

    I dont see the point but being evil of bashing other phones to build those that they prefer. Ang tanong lang naman alincang bibilhin nyo? No need magsiraan. Isuport nyo nalang inapositive way yung preference nyo.

    I just bought a galaxy sIII and i love it do much. I have an iphone 4 too, so maybe ill be upgrading to the i5 later. I just love how simple it is to use. Dahil bigger screen na xa, i may drop my ipad na for reading ebooks.

    But the lumia 920 looks cool too. If siguro madami akong money, pareho nalang nyung i5 and 920.



    • 🌱 Noobs🏆1

      tama tol..it still boils down to ones preferences..pera naman nila yun eeh..hehe but for me, ill go for lumnia 920..the best smartphone for me..



  48. 🌱 Noobs🏆1

    it a no brainer!

    -pang porma
    -better quality
    -great support
    -better apps

    Motorola Droid Razr HD Maxx



  49. 🌱 Noobs🏆1

    it a no brainer!

    -pang porma
    -better quality
    -great support
    -better apps

    Motorola Droid Razr HD Maxx (which ironically, is not on the list)


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