#POCO PHONE

POCO has officially released two new additions to its M series: the POCO M5 and M5s powered by MediaTek Helio G99 and Helio G95, respectively. [caption id="attachment_318809" align="alignnone" width="720"] Poco M5s[/caption] Aside from the difference in chipsets, they also differ in displays—the M5 has an IPS LCD panel, while the M5s has an AMOLED one. POCO says that the M5s is the 'lightest POCO ever' that only weighs 178.8 grams and spans at 8.29mm depth. POCO officially releases its entry-level device in the Philippines, the POCO C40 equipped with a 6.71-inch display, JLQ JR510 processor, and a massive 6,000 mAh battery. [caption id="attachment_315327" align="alignnone" width="720"] Poco C40[/caption] Interestingly, the Xiaomi sub-brand opted to use a less-familiar chipset using JLQ technology through JR510 octa-core CPU. While every iPhone fans are waiting for the supposed August/September release of the iPhone 3G in the Philippines, I've rounded up some of the top choices for iPhone 3G alternatives and compared them side by side. I had 4 most likely candidates as a great iPhone alternative -- the HTC Touch Diamond, Nokia N96, Samsung i900 Omnia and the Sony-Ericsson Xperia. My choices were mostly based on large-screen, touchscreen smartphones -- one major area where the iPhone claims supremacy. Read more in our articles including "POCO M5, M5s priced in the Philippines" and "POCO C40 specs, price in the Philippines".