MWC might be canceled this year due to the coronavirus but OPPO won’t stop with the reveal of their next flagship smartphone, the OPPO Find X2 which will be officially unveiled this March 6 and Brian Shen, the VP, and president of Global Marketing of OPPO doesn’t stop revealing some key features of the smartphone slowly.
Some of the teasers for the OPPO Find X2 is the 120Hz display and also the 3K resolution of the smartphone. The photo on the tweet also suggests that the smartphone would have a curved display.
There’s a video teaser of the smartphone too that suggests that the smartphone would have a really good display. Brian Shen has also promised that the HDR10 support will come to the display of the smartphone which is essential in having really good contrast and also a better display
The OPPO Find X 2 is expected to be unveiled this March 6.
Vivo has just unveiled their all-new powerful smartphone from their sub-brand and it’s the iQOO 3 5G.The smartphone will be running on Snapdragon 865 chipsetand of course, there’s the LPDDR5 RAM that will complement the powerful chipset of the smartphone.
The smartphone is also boasting a 6.44-inch Super AMOLED Full HD+ display and then there’s the 180Hz touch sampling rate but unfortunately, the smartphone still boasts a 60Hz refresh rate. Aside from that, the Vivo iQOO also features a 55W Super FlashCharge that can charge the 4400mAh battery in just 15 minutes.
Since this one is a gaming smartphone, the iQOO 3 comes with UFS 3.1 storage, and shoulder buttons called Monster Touch buttons that can help you in FPS games. There’s also a monster mode where the chipset will run at 100% to minimize lags.
Vivo iQOO 3 Specs
Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 processor
6.44-inch Super AMOLED Full HD+ resolution with Corning Gorilla Glass 6
8GB/12GB RAM
128GB/256GB LPDDR5 RAM
48MP main camera + 13MP telephoto camera + 13MP ultrawide camera + 2MP depth sensor
16MP selfie camera
WiFi, Bluetooth, GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BD, GALILEO
in-display fingerprint scanner
5G, LTE
55W Super FlashCharge
4400mAh battery
Android 10 with iQOO UI 1.0
The Vivo iQOO 3 will come in the following variants:
8GB/128GB LTE – INR36,990 (Php26,347~)
8GB/256GB LTE – INR39,990 (Php28,483~)
12GB/256GB 5G– INR44,990 (Php32,044~)
No word yet if the smartphone will arrive in the Philippines.
Samsung Galaxy M31 is finally official and it’s the first in M-series smartphone to be unveiled this 2020. The Samsung Galaxy M31 is the first one in the M-series to sport a 64MP camera setup along with 8MP wide-angle lens and also a 5MP macro sensor and 5MP depth sensor. Not only that as the Samsung Galaxy M31 also packs a large 6000mAh battery inside.
Aside from that, the Samsung Galaxy M31 will pack a 6.4-inch Infinity-U Super AMOLED display with a Full HD+ resolution. For selfies, the smartphone will pack a 32MP selfie camera. The smartphone also uses an Exynos 9611 processor similar to the Galaxy A51.
Samsung Galaxy M31 Specs
6.4-inch Full HD+ Super AMOLED Infinity-U Display
Exynos 9611 Octa-Core Processor
6/8 GB RAM
64GB/128GB Internal storage expandable via MicroSD
64MP main camera + 8MP ultra-wide + 5MP Depth + 5MP macro lens
32MP Selfie Camera
WiFi, Bluetooth, GPS, A-GPS
Rear display fingerprint scanner
LTE, Dual SIM
15W Fast Charging
6000mAh battery
Android 10 with One UI 2.0
The Samsung Galaxy M31 will be available at INR 15999 (Php11,372) for the 6/64GB memory variant and INR 16999 (Php12,083) for the 6/128GB memory variant in India. However, there’s no word regarding availability in the Philippines.
Huawei has been making laptops for a while now and the latest one to arrive here in the country is the Huawei MateBook D 15. It’s a 15.6-inch notebook and it’s quite unique among their notebook as this one runs on the AMD Ryzen CPU inside and we got here a very interesting price for the notebook.
Huawei Matebook D 15 Review: Design, ports, and hardware
One of the things that I like about the Huawei Matebook D 15 is that we got here a minimalistic design that reminds me of the Macbook Pro. Nonetheless, we still got here a solid all-metal build that makes the Matebook D 15 a sturdy and premium notebook.
The Huawei Matebook D 15 has an aluminum finish and the one that we got comes in Space Grey color and it was beautiful and lid of the notebook only shows the Huawei logo which gives the notebook a minimalistic feel.
When it comes to ports, we got here a 1x USB 3.0, USB-C and a full HDMI port on the left and also a 2x USB 2.0 and audio combo jack on the right of the notebook. Unfortunately, there’s no microSD or SD card reader on this one so you’ll have to buy a dongle or SD card reader for that matter.
The USB-C port of the notebook is also the charging port of the notebook and the Huawei MateBook D 15 comes with a 65W charger that you can also use for your other Huawei devices such as the Mate 30 Pro. It supports quick charging but not the Huawei SuperCharge that comes in the box of the Huawei Mate 30 series and P30 series.
Huawei Matebook D Review: Keyboard and trackpad
The Huawei Matebook D 15 got a spacious trackpad in here and thanks to the Windows precision drivers, my experience on the trackpad of the notebook was quite fine and actually, I love using the trackpad of this one as this has a fine and accurate response.
When it comes to the keyboard, the design of the notebook reminds me of the Macbook Pro. We do not have a numpad in here but that’s not really a problem for me. We got here the chiclet-style design and ergonomics and the spacing of the keys are pretty fine. Despite the similarities in the looks of the Macbook, this one has a fine keyboard. The actuation and the tactile feedback might be a bit lacking in the notebook but it’s still quite fine for me.
Aside from that, one of the selling points of the Matebook D 15 is the availability of the fingerprint scanner which also acts as the power button of the notebook. Thankfully, it was fast and swift and I barely type my password on the notebook as the fingerprint scanner of the Matebook D 15 will do just fine.
One of the main and unique features of the Matebook is the recessed camera of the notebook that is hidden in the keyboard. It comes with a spring-based pop-up camera on the keyboard and its placement is kinda weird as the webcam will have a weird angle whenever you want to stream or use it for video chat. The quality of the camera isn’t the best one but it will do just fine for normal video calls.
Huawei Matebook D 15 Review: Display
Thanks to the recessed camera of the Huawei Matebook D 15, the company doesn’t need to put in a camera at the top of the display of the notebook and we can have a better and smaller bezel on the Huawei Matebook D 15.
However, despite a pretty spacious 15.6-inch Full HD display on this notebook with the right brightness, I kinda feel that the colors of the display of the notebook need some work and it isn’t the best one. Nonetheless, the viewing angles on the IPS display of the notebook works well.
Huawei Matebook D 15 Review: Battery Life
One of the things that we didn’t like in the notebook is battery life. There’s the 42Wh battery life on this one and our experience with the battery life is really not that good compared to the Intel counterparts of the notebook. We’re able to last up to 3-4 hours of usage on browsing the internet and also the brightness at 50%-75%. However, if you can turn down the brightness, even more, you could last up to 4-5 hours in this notebook.
Huawei Matebook D 15 Review: Performance and thermals
Again, one of the unique features of the Huawei MateBook D 15 is the Ryzen 5 3500U processor which is known to have shorter battery life and also hotter thermal compared to the Intel counterparts. Yes, it’s enough for most basic tasks and applications whether you want to use it for office or for schoolwork. In gaming, this notebook can do some casual and light games.
In our synthetic benchmarks, the Huawei Matebook D 15 didn’t fare well but don’t worry because the notebook will be enough for most people who are just using their notebook for some light tasks and office use. Check out the synthetic benchmarks that we got in the notebook.
Inside the notebook is a 1TB HDD and also a 256GB SSD and boy, it’s very fast and we’re pretty impressed with the SSD of this notebook thanks to the Samsung NVMe SSD inside this one and then there’s the Seagate 1TB drive too. Check out the CrystalDiskMark benchmarks on the disks of the notebook:
When it comes to gaming, the Huawei Matebook D 15 can do a little bit of that. We were able to run some games including Cities: Skylines and even Resident Evil 2 (2019) on the Huawei Matebook D 15 but don’t expect too much power on this one. Yes, it was able to run on this notebook but no, this isn’t a gaming notebook and you have to turn down the settings in order to play the games in enjoyable settings.
Huawei Matebook D 15 Review: Software and operating system
This isn’t the first Windows notebook from the company but we definitely loved how clean the notebook is when it comes to software. There’s not much pre-installed software on the Huawei Matebook D 15 but there’s the PC Manager in where you can update the drivers of your notebook
And then, of course, there’s the Huawei Share that works like Airdrop from Apple but this one is actually better as you can send files from your selected Huawei smartphones to the notebook by just tapping the smartphone to your notebook. Not only that, but you can also mirror your smartphone’s display to the notebook which is pretty handy and really productive. The latency was quite good too however, this is limited to selected Huawei smartphones.
Huawei Matebook D 15 Review: Verdict
The Huawei Matebook D 15 is a beauty. We got here a simple but elegant design thanks to the all-metal body of the notebook and also its thin and light profile. It’s very portable too despite having a 15-inch display thanks to the thin bezel of the notebook. However, it’s not a perfect notebook and the Ryzen 5 3500U processor inside this one has a disappointing performance that affected our battery life of the notebook.
Despite that, the Php37,990 price tag of the Huawei Matebook D 15 is definitely something to look at and it’s very interesting to have this notebook in its price range and the notebook has definitely shaken the market at that price segment. Despite its flaws, the Huawei Matebook D 15 is pretty good for its price thanks to the premium design and also the fast memory of the notebook.
If you’re looking for a notebook at the Php30,000-Php40,000 price segment then you might want to take a look at the Huawei Matebook D 15 that offers a premium build with a capable processing power that is enough at school and at work.
The Huawei Matebook D 15 is now available for Php37,990.
Well, Huawei has announced a lot today and including their brand new flagship notebook — the Huawei Matebook X Pro 2020. It’s a brand new notebook from the company but we still got here the amazing chic and sexy design on the notebook with a brand new color. The notebook also packs a 13.9-inch display with 3000×2000 resolution and 100% sRGB
The notebook now comes with 10th Gen Intel Core i7-10510U processor and also an Nvidia GeForce MX250 GPU. The notebook still comes with a fingerprint scanner on the power button and we also got here the recessed camera similar to other Matebooks.
The Huawei Matebook X Pro 2020 also comes with a brand color — Emerald green, that looks really elegant.
Aside from the Huawei Mate Xs, the company has also announced the Matepad Pro and it’s the newest Android tablet from the company and it aims directly on the iPad Pro and also the Samsung Galaxy Tab S6. This tablet will now come globally and as expected, it will run on Kirin 990 processor and also 5G inside.
One of the best features of the tablet is the 90% screen-to-body ratio with a 4.9mm bezels. It’s quite unique too as we got here a punch-hole camera on the 10.8-inch display of the tablet. The tablet also comes with Huawei Share in where you can share the screen of your Huawei Mate 30 Pro to the tablet which makes productivity on the tablet a little bit better.
There’s also the feature called the Huawei App Multiplier in where you can run two apps at the same time side by side which takes advantage of the landscape mode of the tablet. Not only that, the MatePad Pro 5G supports M-Pen and also a magnetic keyboard with a 1.33mm travel distance.
Huawei MatePad Pro 5G Specs
10.8-inch WQXGA LCD display
Huawei Kirin 990 5G chipset
8GB RAM
256GB/512GB internal storage with support for NM memory card
Huawei has just unveiled the Huawei Mate XS today and it’s the successor to last year’s Huawei Mate X and as expected, the smartphone will boast a foldable display with a design similar to last year. However this time, we got a lot of new features on the smartphone. The display still comes with an 8-inch unfolded display and also a 6.6-inch folded display.
We also got here a Kirin 990 chipset with 5G inside which is the same chipset being used by the Huawei Mate 30 series. When it comes to the camera, the Huawei Mate Xs got here a quad-camera lens with 40MP wide-angle lens + 16MP Ultra Wide Angle Lens + 8MP Telephoto lens + Huawei ToF Camera.
The smartphone will also come with Huawei AppGallerhy
Huawei Mate Xs Specs
6.6-inches display for the front panel 2480×1148, 6.38-inches for the back panel, 2480×892, OLED
8-inches unfolded display, 2480×2200
Huawei Kirin 990 with 5G SoC
8GB RAM
512GB Internal storage expandable via NM card with support up to 256GB
Realme has just announced its brand new flagship smartphone today and it’s the Realme X50 Pro 5G. It’s 5G-ready and of course, it runs on the powerful Snapdragon 865 processor. Not only that, but the smartphone also introduces their own 65W SuperDart Flash Charge that can fully charge the 4200mAh battery in just 35 minutes.
The Realme X50 Pro 5G sports a 6.44-inch Full HD+ Super AMOLED display with a 90Hz refresh rate with Gorilla Glass 5 protection. The smartphone is currently using a Samsung GW1 sensor which is also the sensor used by a lot of smartphones already.
Looks like Smart isn’t the only one that’s getting 5G soon as a TNT 5G sim card has been spotted at Lazada and Shopee. Yep, it’s widely available now including the ones with vanity numbers.
The details regarding the 5G sims from TNT aren’t clear yet but it seems that we’re still getting here a triple cut sim card and it will come with 3GB mobile data for Facebook upon activation and of course, it will still be cheap at Php30.
If you want to get one, you may already buy it at Lazada and Shopee however, you’ll need a 5G capable device to take advantage of the 5G speeds and of course, your area should have a 5G coverage.
The Sony Xperia line won’t be getting a big revamp this year as the image and specifications of the Sony Xperia 1 II has just leaked online and the smartphone looks similar to the previous generation but we will have more features and better hardware inside including a brand new camera setup on the smartphone. Check out the specs on the smartphone below.
Some of the notable spec upgrades on the smartphone is the motion blur reduction on the display which gives a 90Hz equivalent benefit. Actually, I’m pretty curious about that one since it says 90Hz equivalent benefit. The smartphone also packs a 5G sub6 and there’s no mmWave in sight.
The smartphone will also pack a ZEISS lens with a quad-camera setup in where all of the three cameras pack a 12MP sensor and then there’s the 3D ToF sensor too for AF.
When it comes to gaming, we still got here a DualShock 4 connection and support for the 21:9 gaming.
