The vivo X80 Pro is the newest flagship smartphone from the company and it’s a smartphone co-engineered by ZEISS. The vivo X80 Pro is their current flagship smartphone and I love how powerful the camera is as this one packs a lot of unique features that we can only find on the vivo X80 Pro.
First, the design of the smartphone is solid but the camera module on this one is very noticeable at the back as we got here a large rectangular module that houses the ZEISS cameras of the smartphone.
As for the back panel, it comes with a smooth matte glass at the back and yes, it does offer wireless charging up to 50W so you won’t have any problems with it and then there’s the USB-C port below that supports 80W charging and on the side, we got the smartphone here with power button and volume rocker and it’s very accessible to the hands despite the large size.
As for the display, it’s actually pretty large at 6.78-inch and it comes with WQHD+ resolution with an AMOLED panel and also an up to 120Hz refresh rate and in my usage, I actually had fun with it as this one comes with a large enough display for watching videos and also for playing games and the resolution is definitely crisp.
The smartphone’s camera setup is a 50MP + 48MP + 12MP + 8MP and it comes everything that you need on a camera. It comes with 50MP GNV sensor for its main camera and then there’s the Gimbal portrait camera along with 48MP ultra wide-angle camera and also a periscope lens that can go up to 60x.
In our initial usage of the smartphone’s camera, we love the quality that we’re getting, and the sensor of the camera does really help in getting better bokeh and also better quality. The ZEISS T* coating is something that I really appreciate as I get less flares in my shots on my photos which is really great. For now, check out some of these awesome shots that I got from the vivo X80 Pro:
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Verdict
All in all, I can really say that this is definitely the best vivo smartphone that I’ve ever reviewed. Not only that we got powerful hardware inside, but we also got here a powerful camera which is definitely one of the best in the market right now and the best one from vivo yet. The ZEISS-exclusive features on the smartphone do really help in everything that we want and need on our photos and videos.
realme marked another sales milestone in the Philippines as the C Series smartphones dominated the realme Super Brand Day sale on Lazada.
For instance, realme sold out the C35 smartphone in just 2 minutes. For better illustration, it sold 25 units per second. Meanwhile, the realme C21-Y also sold out on the same day.
Overall, the brand had impressive sales, showing why it is still the number one smartphone brand in the Philippines.
The realme C35 flaunts a stylish and modern style while offering trendy features despite its affordable price. Notable features of the phone include a 6.6-inch FHD+ screen, 50MP AI triple shooters, and an 8MP Sony IMX355 selfie snappers.
It is available in two configurations: 4GB/64GB and 4GB/128GB models, which consumers can score for Php8,499 and Php9,499, respectively.
Meanwhile, the realme C21-Y sports a whopping 5000mAh battery, instant fingerprint unlock, a 3-card slot with Dual SIM, and expandable storage up to 256GB. For its camera department, the device features a 13MP AI triple shooters with Super Nightscape and Chroma Boost.
Cherry Home has launched the Smart Multi-Colored Strip Lights, adding more personality and style to users’ workspace.
The new Cherry Home Smart Multi-Colored Strip Lights comes with a 5-meter-long belt of 16 million RB multi-colored lights. It also sports an array of kicky features, including Music Rhythm Adaptive, which allows the device to change colors depending on the music or voice it detects.
In addition, users can control it via voice command, as it is compatible with Google or Alexa ecosystem at home. Users can also manage it with a remote control or the Cherry Home application.
Cherry also packed it with a Dream Feature, enabling the accessory to display dynamic lighting with eight scenes or options to choose from.
Moreover, users can be confident that it is robust and safe against accidental spills as it is also IP65 water-resistant.
Interested? You can get the Cherry Home Smart Multi-Colored Strip Lights for only Php1,380.
The Xiaomi 12 Pro is currently the company’s best Android smartphone and yes, it does offer a lot including flagship hardware, a beautiful design, and a powerful processing power inside thanks to Qualcomm. But what do I think about smartphones? Check it out in our review below:
Design and hardware
First things first, let’s talk about the materials used on the smartphone and I’m telling you, this is the most premium Xiaomi smartphone that I’ve ever reviewed. First, the materials that was used for the Xiaomi 12 Pro are the very best from Xiaomi and it features a textured back with a very premium feel and curves at the back? It’s very ergonomic to the hands.
As for the frames of this one, it comes with a solid metal frame that adds to the premium and solid feel of the smartphone. At the back, there’s the rectangular camera module as well but unlike other smartphones, this one does have a clean look on the module despite the large camera lens at the back of the smartphone.
On one side, we can find here the power button and the volume rocker on the smartphone and at the top and below are the speaker grill which gives us a pretty good flagship level of speaker quality thanks to Harman/Kardon. At the top is where we can find the IR blaster if you want to use the smartphone to control your appliances or other supported devices.
Below the smartphone is the USB-C port along with the sim card tray and boy, the USB-C port supports up to 120W fast charging which is insanely fast. It can fully charge your smartphone in less than 30 minutes which is really insane.
Battery life
When it comes to the battery life of the smartphone, the Xiaomi 12 Pro comes with 4600 mAh battery and again, the charging of this one is really fast so I really don’t have any problems with it and in our PC Mark Work 2.0 Battery test, we got a score of 9 hours and 53 minutes which isn’t encouraging but I was getting better results when I was using it for everyday usage.
Display
One of its biggest features is the display and I mean, literally because this one comes with a 6.73-inch WQHD+ LTPO AMOLED display with a refresh rate of 120Hz. It also supports HDR10+ and has a peak brightness of up to 1500 nits which is amazingly bright.
As for everyday usage, I’ve noticed that the display of the smartphone is really good. There’s a vivid display on the smartphone and the colors are really good and they are very clear even under direct sunlight. There’s a curved display as well which gives me a bezelless look on the smartphone and of course, a more beautiful look on the smartphone.
As for the 120Hz refresh rate, it was smooth, and it did offer a smoother and more responsive display when playing games such as Genshin Impact and also Apex Legends Mobile on the smartphone.
Software and performance
As for the software, this one comes with MIUI 13 based on Android 12 and yes, the animations, the skin, the customizations, and everything on the smartphone’s UI is amazing and it’s very easy on the eyes. It’s swift as well and there are a few bloatwares. Everything was really well with the UI of the smartphone.
As for the performance, this one comes with the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 Processor, the best one in the market right now. It’s also paired with 12GB of RAM and also 256GB of internal storage and in my usage, the smartphone is really powerful and I had zero problems with it. Of course, the smartphone gets warm after a while of gaming which is what we expected from the chipset but thankfully, it doesn’t overheat.
When it comes to benchmarks, we were pretty happy with the results that we got on the smartphone. In Antutu, we got a score of 1001732 which is near what most Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 smartphones are getting. This is the similar case with the other benchmarking applications. Check out the scores that we got on the smartphone:
When it comes to gaming, we were pretty happy with the results that we got on the smartphone as games like Genshin Impact ran really well on the smartphone along with Apex Legends Mobile at the highest settings possible. Thermals weren’t a problem and everything ran pretty fine.
Camera
The camera of the Xiaomi 12 Pro is one of the biggest hits here. For starters, the Xiaomi 12 Pro comes with 50MP wide-angle main camera with IMX707 sensor, a 50MP ultra wide-angle camera, and a 50MP telephoto camera for zooming and for the selfie camera, the smartphone features a 32MP in-display selfie camera. And for the quality of the shots that we are getting from the smartphone? It’s actually pretty great.
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Whether you’re planning on using the smartphone for videos or for photos, the Xiaomi 12 Pro won’t disappoint you a single bit. Every shot that we got on the smartphone was great and sharp. The AI helped and the post-processing of the photos that we shot on the smartphone has definitely improved the photos and videos that we took using the smartphone.
Overall, the camera of the Xiaomi 12 Pro is an awesome one. It’s definitely on a flagship level and it can definitely compete on the ones in the market right now.
Verdict
The Xiaomi 12 Pro is definitely one of my favorites this year. It features powerful hardware inside and the design of the smartphone is definitely a looker. It’s definitely the best Xiaomi smartphone in the market and we’ve ever reviewed as it has everything that we need — a powerful camera, processor, and also an excellent display.
The Xiaomi 12 Pro might not have the best camera in the flagship segment but it’s definitely something that you would really appreciate. The Xiaomi 12 Pro is one of the most expensive smartphones that they’ve ever released but it’s worth it.
Samsung teamed up with Filipino filmmakers for its first-ever mobile filmmaking festival, dubbed “Untold Stories at Night,” using the Galaxy S22 Ultra.
In partnership with Filipino filmmakers, the short films premiered on June 17 at the Globe Auditorium at the BGC Arts Center in Taguig City. All short films have been shot using the Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra.
The device sports a 108MP wide-angle lens, a 12MP ultra-wide shooter, and a 10MP telephoto sensor with 3x optical and 10x optical zoom. For selfies, it has 40MP snapper.
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Meanwhile, the short films include Siargao: Day & Night, Sinag, it was a love story (after all), and Lumina. All the movies will be available for viewing on Samsung’s official website starting June 18.
The Galaxy S22 Ultra is priced at Php68,990 (128GB), Php72,990 (256GB), and Php80,990 (512GB) in Burgundy, Phantom Black, Phantom White, and Green colorways.
HUAWEI announced its Mid-Year Sale promo, where consumers can enjoy up to Php11,000 OFF on select smartphones, laptops, and tablets.
With the promo, consumers can get the HUAWEI nova Y70, nova 9 SE, nova 9, P50 Pro, P50 Pocket, and the latest Matebook and T10 models at a discounted price.
For instance, the HUAWEI P50 Pocket, the brand’s foldable device, will get an exclusive Php10,000 price drop, while the premium edition offers a Php11,000 discount. With this, consumers can get the regular P50 Pocket and the premium edition at Php59,999 and Php75,999, respectively.
Here are other details:
nova Y70
SRP: Php9,999
Freebies: Band 4e, limited quantity, first come, first served (SRP: Php1,399)
nova 9SE
SRP: Php13,999
Offline freebie: Band 6 (SRP: Php2,599)
Online freebie: Band 4i (SRP: Php2,599)
nova 9
SRP: Php23,999
Discounted price: Php19,999
P50 Pro
SRP: Php52,999
Discounted price: Php45,999
Freebies: Php7,000 price drop or *MatePad 10.4 2020 (SRP: Php16,999)
*depends on availability
P50 Pocket White
SRP: Php69,999
Discounted price: Php59,999
The HUAWEI Mid-Year Sale promo runs from June 17 to July 3, 2022. It is available on the Huawei Online Store, Shopee, and Lazada. In addition, consumers can also enjoy the promo at HUAWEI stores nationwide and authorized retail outlets.
So, are you getting one? Let us know what you think in the comment section.
POCO has officially announced that their next phone, the POCO X4 GT, would arrive on the global market soon. Aside from that, POCO has also confirmed some of the specs and hardware that we can get from their smartphones that are expected to launch at the event — the POCO F4 and the POCO X4 GT.
Yes, there will be two flagship smartphones that will be launched on the 23rd but none of them will pack a Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 processor inside. As the POCO F4 will pack a Snapdragon 870 processor while the POCO X4 GT will pack a MediaTek Dimensity 8100 processor inside.
Other confirmed features include the 120Hz AMOLED display or a 144Hz LCD while both smartphones will sport a 67W Fast Charging.
Both smartphones are expected to launch this June 23 at 8PM.
vivo is not necessarily associated with smartphones that are made for gaming and performance but that’s about to change with their T series smartphones which are for gamers in mind. There are two smartphones in the vivo T-series and they are the vivo T1x and the vivo T1 5G and today, we’re going to review the affordable smartphone in the series – the vivo T1x.
Design and hardware
The smartphone has a generic smartphone design. At the back, there’s the frosted look at the smartphone, which is slippery, but it does look nice and doesn’t feel cheap thankfully and unlike the T1 5G, this one has a flat back and also flat sides.
With regards to the ergonomics of the smartphone, well, it isn’t the most ergonomic one, but it was light enough for my simple usage and even for gaming. However, I would love it if it does come with a curved back design which will make the smartphone easier to hold.
The fingerprint scanner that also acts as the power/sleep button along with the volume rocker are located on the side of the smartphone and below, there’s the USB-C port along with the speaker grill and the 3.5mm headphone jack of the smartphone is still here thankfully.
At the back of the smartphone is where we can find the camera module with a rectangular shape and again, it does look generic and very similar to other smartphones in the market.
Display
As for the display, the vivo T1x features a 6.58-inch Full HD+ LCD display and no, there’s no higher refresh rate on this one and it doesn’t have the best display even for its price range but I do appreciate that this one still has a Full HD resolution. At the top of the display is where we can find the notch and it’s not that annoying for me.
The colors are fine but again, it’s not the best one in the price range but for an affordable smartphone, this will do. If you’re a gamer and you would love to have a 90Hz refresh rate on this one, well, don’t worry because if the panel won’t be an AMOLED one then it won’t really matter when it comes to gaming.
Battery
As for the battery, the smartphone comes with 5000nAh battery with a support for 18W charging on its USB-C port. In our test, we proved that the combination of the Snapdragon 680 processor and vivo’s partnership with Qualcomm has proved that the smartphone comes with a long battery life. In our PC Mark Work 2.0 Battery test, we got a score of 21 hours and 12 minutes which is long and one of the longest lasting smartphones that we’ve ever reviewed.
Software and performance
For the software, the smartphone comes with Funtouch OS 12 and it’s currently based on Android 12 and of course, it’s pretty similar to the other Funtouch OS-running smartphones as this one comes with a more polished feel and look as everything is pretty easy to the eyes. As for the variant that we’re using. The smartphone comes with 64GB of RAM and then there’s 4GB of internal storage but of course, you can extend the RAM if you want depending on your storage.
The performance is the most exciting part about the smartphone. It comes with a Snapdragon 680 4G processor inside which is one of the newest in the market right now and meant for the low mid-range market and yes, the smartphone does perform everything that I need to. First, let’s talk about the benchmarks. Check out the benchmarks of the smartphone:
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With the GeekBench score, we got a decent score on this one on both single-core and multi-core for a Snapdragon 680-running smartphone. While in 3D Mark Wild Life, we got a score of 450 and again, that’s a decent one for its price.
In our gaming test, we tried different games on the smartphone and as expected, it was fine and decent on Mobile Legends and we even tried it on Ni No Kuni and on Genshin Impact. We were able to run these heavy games on the smartphone despite being an entry-level to mid-range processor. What we saw is that the processor is heavily optimized as a lot of smartphones are using Snapdragon CPUs but of course, you must set it at the lowest settings to enjoy the games on the smartphone.
Camera
For the camera of the vivo T1x, it comes with 50MP + 2MP + 2MP rear camera setup and no, there’s no ultrawide lens on this one and as expected, it doesn’t excel like the V series or the X series smartphones of vivo but nonetheless, it does the job in case you just need to take photos and to upload it on social media.
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As expected, at decent lighting conditions, the vivo T1x will do just fine as it can have better and sharper photos. However, at indoors, I’ve noticed that the colors are a little bit lacking on the smartphone and sometimes, it’s overexposed. The selfies that we took on the smartphone are noticeably lacking in colors as well and a bit overexposed
Verdict
The vivo T1x might not be the most attractive smartphone when it comes to specifications but the smartphone’s pricing for its hardware is definitely a looker as this one comes with a Snapdragon 680 processor and its SRP is only at Php8,999. The other aspects of the smartphone might not be the best but the processor is something that you can look forward to.
The vivo T1x can compete against smartphones like the Redmi Note 11 that have the same processor. You can now purchase the vivo T1x for Php8,999.
The newest flagship smartphone from vivo has finally arrived and it’s the vivo X80 Series smartphones that are co-engineered with ZEISS. Both smartphones packs a powerful hardware inside and a ZEISS camera along with unique features including the Zeiss T* coating and also the ZEISS filters.
The vivo X80 is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 9000 processor while the vivo X80 Pro is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 processor in which both processors are on a flagship level. Despite having a different processor, both smartphones will still have the v1+ ISP which will improve the HDR performance and denoising in photos and videos.
The vivo X80 series smartphones will also have 12GB RAM with 256GB of internal storage with a 4GB extended RAM with the vivo X80 sporting a 4500mAh battery while the X80 Pro will sport a 4700mAh battery. They also come with 80W Wired Charging while the X80 Pro comes with 50W Wireless Flash Charging support.
The vivo X80 is now available for Php45,999 while the vivo X80 Pro is now available for Php59,999
Samsung introduced the latest addition to its Galaxy M Series – the new Galaxy M53 5G.
Young creatives would be the perfect fit for the phone, as the Galaxy M53 5G offers the right balance of functionality, trendy features, and powerful specs.
For instance, the device sports a 108MP quad-camera setup, allowing creatives to turn their vision into a reality through the phone’s lens. It also comes with a super-fast 5G connectivity, ensuring users enjoy a seamless mobile experience.
Other notable features include its 256GB internal storage, which users can expand up to 1TB via microSD card, and a new Voice Focus feature with enhanced noise cancellation.
The new Samsung Galaxy M53 5G is priced at Php26,990, but consumers can get it for only Php29,990 in June. It is available in Blue, Green, and Brown at Samsung.com and other online platforms like Lazada, Shopee, and Abenson.com.
So, is it a yay or nay? Share your thoughts with us in the comment section!
