Now is the perfect time to buy your new iPhone, as Beyond the Box and Digital Walker announced the best Apple iPhone deal available today!
Consumers who will score a new iPhone at Beyond the Box and Digital Walker stores will get up to Php5,000 discount, together with a cool freebie. This promo is also available at digitalwalker.ph and Beyond the Box LazMall.
The shops also revealed their FREE case promo for the iPhone SE, wherein customers can choose any case from any brand as long as it is available in the store.
The promo is available up to a 24-month installment plan with 0% interest, exclusive to Metrobank, BPI, and HSBC cardholders. Meanwhile, consumers can also get it with up to a 12-month installment plan with BDO, UnionBank, EastWest, and PNB.
The promo is running until July 15, 2021.
So, are you getting one? Let us know what you think in the comment section below!
TECNO Mobile introduced its newest Camon 17 smartphone series, consisting of the Camon 17 Pro and Camon 17P.
UPGRADE YOUR MOBILE EXPERIENCE WITH THE NEW TECNO MOBILE CAMON 17 PRO
Apart from its impressive 48MP selfie camera, the Camon 17 Pro also has a 64MP ultra-quad rear lens, making sure that it can elevate users’ mobile photography experience.
Other notable features include its Helio G95 processor, 90Hz screen, 8GB of RAM, up to 256GB storage, and a whopping 5000mAh battery with a 33W fast charging solution.
GET THE BEST VALUE FOR YOUR MONEY WITH THE CAMON 17P
Meanwhile, the Camon 17P comes with a 6.8-inch 1080P display, 48MP AI triple shooters, Helio G85 processor, and 5000mAh battery with 18W fast charging.
LOCAL PRICING AND AVAILABILITY
The new Camon 17 Pro is now available at the TECNO Mobile PH Official Store in Shopee Mall, while the Camon 17P is exclusively available at the TECNO Mobile Concept Store in SM North EDSA Annex Building and other TECNO partner stores.
Here are the TECNO Mobile Camon 17 smartphone series pricing:
Camon 17 Pro (8GB/128GB) – Php9,990
Camon 17 Pro (8GB/256GB) – Php10,990
Camon 17P – Php8,490
Want to have the new Camon 17 smartphone series?
TECNO Mobile will be launching its #CTheBestOfYou challenge on TikTok, wherein the lucky winners will get the chance to receive the devices as their prize.
One of the newest mid-range smartphones to arrive in the country and an addition to the OnePlus family is the OnePlus Nord CE 5G. The smartphone brings Snapdragon 750 5G to the table along with the 90hz AMOLED display and also OxygenOS 11 inside.
OnePlus Nord CE 5G Specs
Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G 5G Chipset
6.43-inch Full HD+ AMOLED, 90Hz
8GB+128GB/12GB+256GB
64MP main + 8MP ultrawide + 2MP depth camera
16MP Selfie camera
WiFi, LTE, 5G
Under-display fingerprint scanner
30W Charging
4500mAh battery
OxygenOS 11 based on Android 11
Most of the smartphones these days doesn’t have a headphone jack but the OnePlus Nord CE 5G retains the headphone jack for your audio needs.
The OnePlus Nord CE 5G is now available in the Philippines and you may buy it at Digital Walker, Shopee and Lazada. The smartphone is also available in Void Blue and Charcoal Ink.
Hurry, you only have a few days left to get an exclusive Don’t Blame The Kids (DBTK) bundle when you buy one of the select ASUS VivoBook laptops!
In case you missed it, ASUS Philippines partnered with DBTK to provide youth with an elevated tech lifestyle. With this collaboration, consumers who will buy select ASUS VivoBook laptops will get Php3,000 worth of limited-edition DBTK merchandise bundle, designed exclusively for this promo.
The bundle includes a T-shirt, laptop mat, laptop sleeve, facemask, and a sticker packed in an exclusive ASUS DBTK Box.
Here are the participating ASUS VivoBook laptops:
ASUS VivoBook Flip
ASUS VivoBook S
ASUS VivoBook
ASUS VivoBook Gaming
Interested? Click on this link to learn more about ASUS and DBTK partnership.
Samsung Galaxy Buds Pro is one of my favorite wireless earbuds right now in the market as it features great audio quality and also an excellent active noise cancellation. I’ve been using it for weeks now and I truly enjoy it paired with my Samsung Galaxy Z Fold2 5G.
Excellent audio experience
The best thing I love about the Samsung Galaxy Buds Pro is its audio quality. It’s a big leap when it comes to audio performance as compared to the previous generation. The trebles are good and the Galaxy Buds Pro does offer a deep base, thanks to its custom-built 2-way speakers.
So if I’m listening to my playlist on Spotify, I can enjoy the audio experience more as the audio on this TWS is really good.
I can focus on my work with Intelligent Active Noise Cancellation
The Active Noise Cancellation on the Samsung Galaxy Buds Pro has drastically improved. Basically, ANC filters out the background noise so you can focus easily on your work or your music. This is really helpful especially if you want to listen to your Zoom meetings or you just want to block out the noise in your surrounding.
A clear and crisp microphone
In this situation where a lot of us are working at home, having a clear and crisp microphone is now essential for clearer and better communication. With the Samsung Galaxy Buds Pro, you’ll be very happy with its microphone whether you’re in a Zoom call or just having a regular phone call with friends.
But the microphone is not just for calls, this one can also be used for Ambient sound wherein you don’t have to take your earbuds out when you’re talking to someone as their voices are clear even if you have your earphones on.
360 audio is really immersive
One of the unique features that we have on the Samsung Galaxy Buds Pro is 360 audio with Dolby head tracking technology. So if you’re watching a movie or TV show, the motion-tracking sensor of the Samsung Galaxy Buds Pro can pinpoint the direction of the sound even if you move.
This feature makes watching videos on Netflix, or any form of content, more immersive whenever I’m on break.
Excellent battery life
The Samsung Galaxy Buds Pro may be small but it provides long battery life even when using ANC. Samsung promises a total of 18 hours of total battery life when using ANC and it can go up to 28 hours if the ANC is turned off. Basically, the Samsung Galaxy Buds Pro can last a single day and in case you run out of battery on the earbuds, you can charge by five minutes and it will give you an hour of usage.
In my experience, I’ve been using the Galaxy Buds Pro and I can use it for a single work day without problems. I usually use it for about 3-4 hours a day and whenever I need more juice on my Galaxy Buds Pro, I charge it for a couple of minutes and I can use it again for hours!
It’s very comfortable
Most of the in-ear buds that I’ve been using are uncomfortable but the Samsung Galaxy Buds Pro is one of the best TWS earbuds that I’ve used as this one is comfortable and I didn’t experience ear fatigue on the wireless earbuds. There are three ear-tip sizes too just in case the default ones don’t fit well on you.
Overall, the Samsung Galaxy Buds Pro has been a great partner in my work-from-home setup. It definitely helped me focus on my work and in my meetings but not just that because the Samsung Galaxy Buds Pro is also perfect for entertainment with its 360 audio and ANC.
Huawei is bringing its flagship curved-gaming monitor to the Philippines, as it is set to launch the new Huawei MateView GT in the country.
As it entered a new product category, Huawei made sure to offer an outstanding product that can go head-to-head with other brands’ devices. With this, consumers can expect that the MateView GT is loaded with impressive features and specs.
For starters, the device features a 34-inch curved ultrawide display that supports a refresh rate of 165Hz. It has an integrated SoundBar, as well, allowing users to have an immersive gaming experience while playing games.
Qualcomm has surprised us today at MWC 2021 with their announcement of the Snapdragon 888 Plus chipset. The SoC will come with a faster 3GHz prime CPU which is the ARM Cortex-X1 core and it will also feature a better AI engine that performs 20% better.
The chipset is very similar to the original Snapdragon 888 but it has faster clocks and the AI has improved from 26 TOPS to 32TOPS while the GPU is still the same at Adreno 660 GPU and then there’s the Snapdragon X60 5G for the modem
Different devices are expected to come out with Snapdragon 888+ chipset this year.
Infinix wants to show off its prowess and technology by unveiling their latest concept smartphone to the market that packs the best technology including the 160W charging along with 50W wireless. Charging, security protection mechanisms, temperature control and many more.
The Infinix Concept Phone 2021 also features an electrochromic and electroluminescent technology that comes with the industry’s first color-changing back cover. The smartphone changes between silver gray and light blue when it comes to colors. This technology opens the doors for future smartphones with color-changing back covers.
The concept smartphone can achieve an up to 160W fast charging and 50W of wireless charging as Infinix integrates its ultra flash charge technology, Innovative Super Charge Pump, 60 security protection mechanisms and an 8C battery cell that enable the smartphone’s 4000mAh battery to be charged in just 10 minutes.
With the Innovative Super Charge Pump, the smartphone is capable of reaching 98.6% charging while overloading and overheating despite the large currents on the smartphone. Infinix Concept Phone 2021 cleverly monitors the temperature while charging too and adjusts the charging power to keep it below 40c.
For the display, the Infinix Concept Phone 2021 comes with 6.67-inch AMOLED display with a 3D glass. The smartphone also comes with 64MP main lens with 120 ultra-wide angle lens, and a telephoto lens that is capable of 60x digital zoom. It also comes with 32MP for selfies.
For the processor, the Infinix Concept Phone 2021 comes with an Octa-Core CPU with 2x Cortex-A76 and six power-efficient Cortex-A55 chips along with 8GB RAM and 128 GB of internal storage. And for the software, it comes with Android 11 inside.
Samsung has officially announced that their next smartwatch OS will be called One UI Watch which is a replacement to their current TizenOS on the Galaxy Watch devices.
This means that their Galaxy Watch wearables will now use Wear OS so your previous apps should be available on the Play Store. And yes, Apps on the Play Store for Wear OS will now work on the future Galaxy Watch.
Of course, apps like Spotify, YouTube Music, Google Maps, and Strava will still be available as there are a lot of applications that are already available on the Wear OS.
Other features that we can expect are auto app installation
The One UI Watch is expected to come out on their next Galaxy Watch device.
If you are looking for an affordable galaxy smartphone, the Samsung Galaxy A12 might be part of your list. It’s one of the affordable Samsung phones out there and it’s a budget entry to the Galaxy smartphone ecosystem. Do you want to know more about the smartphone? Check it out in our review below
Samsung Galaxy A12 Review: Design and hardware
When it comes to design, the Samsung Galaxy A12 does have a solid feel but is it good? Well, it’s a plastic one but I can tell that it’s solid enough but not as premium as other smartphones. It also has a textured back at the upper part of the smartphone while the lower part comes with a smooth plastic feel which isn’t that bad.
The smartphone does come with a weight but it does add to the solid feel of the smartphone. It still is ergonomic despite its weight thanks to the curved sides of the smartphone and the smartphone’s size just fits perfectly in my hand.
For the port, we got here a USB-C port below the smartphone just beside the headphone jack. For the USB-C port, the smartphone supports 15W charging so it will take some time before you can fully charge the smartphone.
As for the power button, it’s placed on the right just below the volume rocker. The power button also houses the fingerprint scanner of the smartphone which is fast enough for my usage. The positioning on the right is also perfect for my hand.
Samsung Galaxy A12 Review: Display
Despite being the manufacturer of the best AMOLED displays on the smartphone, the Samsung Galaxy A12 only features an IPS display which is why the colors of the display is inferior compared to the other Galaxy smartphones.
But don’t worry because the display of the Galaxy A12 isn’t really bad. It’s good enough even for using it under direct sunlight. The display is also large enough at 6.5-inch with an HD+ resolution. There’s a notch at the top too and thankfully, the bezels on the smartphone aren’t thick.
Samsung Galaxy A12 Review: Battery
The battery of the smartphone is where the Samsung Galaxy A12 really shines. There’s a 5000mAh battery inside the smartphone and we got a pretty good score of 14 hours and 36 minutes in our PC Mark test. In our normal usage, the smartphone would last more than a day of usage at an average use.
But again, charging the smartphone with its 15W charger may take some time before we can fully charge it. Most of the time, I charge the smartphone before going to sleep.
Samsung Galaxy A12 Review: Performance & Software
For its processor, the Samsung Galaxy A12 comes with a dated Helio P35 processor which is more than a year old already. The smartphone’s processor might be capable of running different apps and games but it’s definitely not the most powerful at its price range.
If you’re just using basic applications like Instagram, Facebook, Twitter and the likes then this one wouldn’t have any problems but you might experience slowdowns and lags when multi-tasking a lot of applications on the smartphones. For the benchmarks, the Samsung Galaxy A12 is definitely not the best one:
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It can play basic games such as Mobile Legends but don’t expect to run heavier games on the smartphone. But it’s pretty good enough to run games like League of Legends: Wild Rift as the smartphone can reach up to 60 fps on this one.
Samsung Galaxy A12 Review: Camera
As for the camera, the Samsung Galaxy A12 comes with a quad-camera lens. It comes with a 48MP main camera, 5MP ultra wide-angle camera, 2MP macro camera, and a 2MP depth sensor. The smartphone’s camera can perform well in well-lit conditions and surprisingly, I didn’t expect that the ultra wide-angle lens of the smartphone would also perform in my expectations. Both lenses perform well in the color department but as expected, shooting at ultrawide provides fewer details.
Check out some of my shots on the smartphone:
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Samsung Galaxy A12 Review: Verdict
Overall, the smartphone does offer a long battery life and just a decent camera but the smartphone’s processor is already dated which makes it less powerful compared to other smartphones but if you’re looking for a Samsung smartphone with an affordable price tag then you might want to consider this one, The Samsung Galaxy A12.
Samsung Galaxy A12 Specs
6.5-inch PLS IPS HD+ Display
Helio P35 Octa-Core processor
4GB/6GB RAM
128GB Internal storage expandable via MicroSD
48MP main camera + +5MP Ultrawide camera + 2MP macro camera + 2MP depth sensor
