OPPO has surprised us today with their announcement of the OPPO A5 2020. We expected that the smartphone would arrive this month as it was announced during the launch of the A9 2020 but it’s still a surprise that the smartphone is now up for grabs in the Philippines. The smartphone features almost similar specifications to the OPPO A9 2020 but this one would have a more affordable price.
The OPPO A5 2020 will come with Snapdragon 665 processor, 4GB RAM, a large 6.5-inch display and also a quad-camera setup at the back of the smartphone. However, this one only packs a 12MP rear camera compared to the 48-megapixel rear camera of the OPPO A9 2020.
OPPO A5 2020 Specs
6.5-inch HD+ 1600×720 waterdrop display with Corning Gorilla Glass 3
4GB LPDDR4x RAM
128GB Internal storage expandable via MicroSD
12-megapixel main camera + 8MP ultra wide-angle lens + 2MP portrait lens + 2MP mono lens
8-megapixel main camera
WiFi, Bluetooth, GPS, A-GPS
LTE
Dual SIM
5000mAh battery
USB-C
ColorOS 6 with Android 9 Pie
The OPPO A5 2020 is now available in the Philippines for Php10,990 and it will come in Mirror Black and Dazzle White.
Are you a Bonchon lover and a PayMaya user as well? Then get ready for a scrumptious treat as PayMaya and Bonchon have a special treat using PayMaya scan-to-pay!
Paymaya users will get a chance to win a 1-year supply of BonChon’s K-Style fried chicken with every purchase of theirBonchon meals. Users will earn raffle entries when they use scan-to-pay amounting to atleast 200 pesos. Every after successful QR transaction will also give them a chance to receive up to two Bonchon vouchers. Vouchers can either be free one-piece Chicken Boxed Meal or one Original Chicken or Seafood Bibimbowl.
This promo runs until November 30, 2019 at select BonChon branches nationwide. Read the full list of participating BonChon stores here.
How to pay via PayMaya QR code:
Tap the “Scan QR” button on your PayMaya app’s home screen.
Scan the QR code found at the BonChon cashier.
Enter the amount due and tap “Send Payment.”
Show the confirmation message to the cashier, and that’s it!
OPPO is making an entry to Esports by announcing that they’re the first and official partner of the League of Legends World Championship. This will be a multi-year partnership with OPPO as the exclusive official global smartphone partner for LOL.
This partnership will last until 2024 starting this year with Worlds that will conclude this November 10 in Paris. League of Legends has to join OPPO’s roster of premier sports partners that includes in Wimbledon, FC Barcelona and International Cricket Council among others. LoL Esports has also partnered with known brands such as Mastercard, State Farm, Alienware, Secret Lab, and Louis Vuitton.
With this partnership, OPPO will have activations at the sport’s annual global tournaments including:
MVP Presented by OPPO – OPPO will be celebrating the most winning performance for critical matches of the season
OPPO Cam – This will bring millions of fans closer to the competition from cosplay to behind-the-scenesand this will allow the fans watching from the world to a live event experience by leveraging on OPPO’s phone camera technology.
Welcome to the Rift – OPPO will be highlighting the teams that will be making their inaugural appearance at the worlds which will allow fans to take a look at LoL prodigies.
OPPO is really dedicated to bringing products that will provide a better gaming experience to the consumers and it’s a great step that they’ve become a smartphone partner for League of Legends Esports.
Red Dead Redemption 2 will officially arrive to PC soon. Yes, you’ll be able to ride that horse in the old town road using your keyboard and mouse with that latest RTX graphics. Since we’re gonna play this game on the PC, we’ll be getting some enhancements and also a new story mode content on the game.
This is the first Red Dead game to arriving in the PC platform and again, we’re getting a graphical and technical enhancements on the game with better immersion and some new bounty hunting missions, gang hideouts, weapons and more. Similar to how they released Grand Theft Auto V to PC.
Aside from that, Red Dead Redemption 2 will also come with Red Dead Online with all the features and improvements on the console version. It will also come with the latest updates and you can play with your friends on the PC.
Red Dead Redemption 2 for PC will start its pre-order this October 9th on the Rockstar Games Launcher until October 22 with a limited time offer that will give you two free Rockstar Games PC titles from the following:
Grand Theft Auto III
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
Bully: Scholarship Edition
L.A. Noire: The Complete Edition
Max Payne 3: The Complete Edition
Those who will pre-order the game on Rockstar Games Launcher will also include free upgrades to the premium editions of Red Dead Redemption 2 with Special Edition and Ultimate Edition discounted by $20 each. Those who pre-purchase will get the following:
Vivo Philippines has announced a price drop for their smartphone with triple-camera at the back and also a large 5000mAh battery, the Vivo Y17. The smartphone is one of the few smartphone from the company that features a beautiful design and also a long battery life. The Vivo Y17 features a super wide-angle lens and also a fast charging tech.
Vivo Y17 Specs
Helio P35 Octa-Core Processor
6.35-inch HD+ Halo FullView LCD, 19:3:9
4GB RAM
128GB Internal Storage
13MP Main Camera + 8MP Super Ultra-wide + 2MP Depth Sensor
Dual Sim, LTE
WiFi, Bluetooth, GPS, A-GPS
Fingerprint Scanner
FunTouch OS 9 based on Android 9 Pie
18W Dual-engine Fast Charging
5000mAh Battery
Mineral Blue & Mystic Purple
The smartphone also features a Helio P35 Octa-Core processor too and then there’s the 18W Dual-Engine Fast Charging. The Vivo Y17 is priced at Php11,999 but it gets a price drop and the smartphone is now priced at Php10,999.
Our unboxing of the Cherry Mobile Flare X3 is out in our YouTube channel for a while. The smartphone is one of the hottest mid-range smartphones that Cherry Mobile has ever released thanks to its pretty powerful hardware inside that is powered by Helio P60 Octa-Core processor and then there’s the triple-lens rear camera on the smartphone too. The smartphone also features a beautiful gradient back color. Interested? Check out our unboxing and hands-on of the smartphone below.
Cherry Mobile Flare X3 Specs
6.18-inch Full HD+ TrueView 19:9 Notch Display
MediaTek Helio P60 Octa-Core Processor
6GB RAM
64GB Internal storage expandable via MicroSD
12MP Main Camera + 5MP Monochrome Camera + 2MP Depth Sensor
20MP Selfie camera + 2MP Depth Sensor
Dual SIM, LTE
WiFi, Bluetooth, GPS, A-GPS
Side Fingerprint Scanner
USB-C Port
4000mAh Battery
Twilight Purple Color
The Cherry Mobile Flare X3 is now available for Php9,999.
ASUS is getting serious with the workplace or student computers with their announcements of their latest notebooks that work for corporate and also for students with the latest Chromebooks and ExpertBooks from the company. Both lineups will have their own unique features.
ASUS ExpertBook P3540
The ASUS ExpertBook P3540 is the world’s lightest 15″ business laptop that comes with 16-hours of battery life. This one is meant for the business-minded people and its NanoEdge really helps you get focus with its minimal bezels which give more screen with less space, hence, giving you smaller footprint on the notebooks.
ASUS ExpertBook P3540 Specs
15.6″ NanoEdge FHD IPS Anti-Glare Display
Intel Core i7-8565U Processor
Nvidia GeForce MX110 2GB GDDR5 GPU
8GB RAM
1TB 7200RPM SATA HDD
802.11ac + Bluetooth 4.2 Dual Band
2x USB 3.1 Type-A
2x USB 3.1 Type-C
1x audio combo jack
1x RJ45 LAN Port
1x VGA D-Sub
1x HDMI
70WHrs, 4-cell Li-Ion
3 years warranty
Php62,995
ASUS ExpertBook P5440
This one is also for the business-minded people who want to keep up wherever the yare. This one offers a mobility feature in which the notebook is dubbed as the lightest dual-storage 14″ business laptop. This will offer dual-storage so you can have more space do more productive work in this notebook.
ASUS ExpertBook P5440 Specs
14″ NanoEdge FHD IPS Anti-Glare Display
Intel Core i7-8265U Processor
Nvidia GeForce MX130 2GB GDDR5 GPU
8GB RAM
512GB NVMe M.2 SSD
802.11ac + Bluetooth 4.2 Dual Band
2x USB 3.1 Type-A
1x USB 3.1 Type-C
1x audio combo jack
1x HDMI
50WHrs, 4-cell Li-Ion
3 years warranty
Php72,995
ASUS Chromebook C423
Chromebooks are still new to the market but this doesn’t stop ASUS in bringing the ASUS Chromebook C423 which will definitely boost your productivity and also your Chromebook needs. This one gives you 10 hours of battery life and it also comes with nanoEdge design and also a compact chassis. The best part? It also comes with Google Play Store for work and also play.
ASUS Chromebook C423NA Specs
14″ NanoEdge HD Anti-Glare Display
Intel Quad-Core Pentium N4200 Processor
8GB RAM
64GB eMMC
802.11ac + Bluetooth 4.2 Dual Band
2x USB 3.1 Type-A
2x USB 3.1 Type-C
1x audio combo jack
1x Smart Card Reader
38WHrs, 4-cell Li-Ion
2 years warranty
Php25,995
ASUS Chromebook C434
This one is a better Chromebook as this one features a compact design with a 360-degree ErgoLift Hinge or basically a flip display. This one features a 14-inch display and it’s powerful enough to run most games that you need in the notebook. This one is also capable of running Google Play store
Realme 5 and the Realme 5 Pro has been announced today and both smartphones want to change the game again by offering powerful hardware and specs inside but still offer a very low price on the smartphone. Both smartphones will run on brand new processors and both smartphones will also come with a quad-camera setup.
The Realme 5 might be the more affordable brother but this one comes with a bigger 6.5-inch HD+ IPS display with 20:9 display aspect ratio but this one has a slower Snapdragon 665 Octa-Core processor compared to the Realme 5 Pro. And of course, there’s the quad-camera setup too on this smartphone.
Realme 5 DisplayRealme 5 Back
The Realme 5 Pro packs a Qualcomm Snapdragon 712 processor which is a small upgrade from the predecessor but we do have an upgraded camera over here thanks to the 48MP main camera + 8MP ultra-wide angle lens + 2MP Macro + 2MP Depth sensor
Realme 5 Pro Quad-camera lensRealme 5 Pro
Realme 5 Specs
6.5-inch HD+ IPS Dewdrop display, 20:9 display ratio
Qualcomm Snapdragon 655 Octa-Core Processor
3GB RAM/4GB RAM
32GB/64GB/128GB internal storage expandable via MicroSD
12MP f/1.8 camera + 8MP Ultra-wide angle lens + 2MP macro camera + 2MP depth sensor
13MP selfie camera
LTE, Dual SIM
WiFi, Bluetooth, GPS, A-GPS
Fingerprint scanner
5000mAh battery
Android 9 Pie with ColorOS 6
Realme 5 Pro Specs
6.3-inch Full HD+ IPS Dewdrop display, 20:9 display ratio
Qualcomm Snapdragon 712 Octa-Core Processor
4GB/6GB/8GB RAM
64GB/128GB internal storage expandable via MicroSD
48MP f/1.8 camera + 8MP Ultra-wide angle lens + 2MP macro camera + 2MP depth sensor
16MP selfie camera
LTE, Dual SIM
WiFi, Bluetooth,GPS, A-GPS
Fingerprint scanner
4035mAh battery
VOOC 3.0 20W Fast Charging
Android 9 Pie with ColorOS 6
The Realme 5 Series will be priced as follows:
Realme 5:
3GB/32GB (Lazada Exclusive) – Php6,990
3GB/64GB – Php7,990
4GB/128GB – Php9,990
Realme 5 Pro:
4GB/128GB – Php11,990
8GB/128GB – Php13,990
Now, the starting prices of both smartphones are really attractive with the Realme 5 starting at Php6,990 while the Realme 5 Pro is starting Php11,990 which makes the smartphone one of the most powerful in its price range.
The Realme 5 and 5 Pro will be available for pre-order offline this October 4 up to October 11 but if you want to get it earlier, you can opt for the Lazada option as you can now pre-order the Realme 5 Pro starting today until October 8 with the shipment starts at October 9.
Microsoft is on a roll with numerous product announcements starting from the Surface Laptop 3 that comes in 13.5″ and 15″ variants, Surface Pro X and Surface Duo. Surface Pro 7 is the next big thing from Microsoft following the success to the most popular 2-in-1 last 2018, the Surface Pro 6.
Specifications
SURFACE PRO 7
Processor
Intel Core i3 (1.2 GHz)
Intel Core i5 (1.1 GHz)
Intel Core i7 (1.3 GHz)
Memory
4 / 8 / 16 GB
Display
12.3-inch PixelSense
Resolution
2,736 x 1,824 (267 ppi)
Graphics
Intel UHD Graphics
Intel Iris Plus Graphics
Storage
128 / 256 / 512 GB / 1 TB
Ports
USB 3.0, USB-C, Mini DisplayPort, Surface Connect, microSDXC
Wireless
802.11ax, Bluetooth 5.0
Dimensions
11.5 x 7.9 x 0.33 (29.2 x 20.1 x 0.85 cm)
Weight
1.70 pounds (775 g)
1.73 pounds (790 g)
OS
Windows 10
Battery
Up to 10.5 hours
Price
starts at $749
One of the core highlights of Surface Pro 7 is the USB-C port that opens up charging, external displays, and even more bandwidth. The Surface Pro 7 is also more affordable thanks to the base model packing an Intel Core i3 at $749 compared to the Surface Pro 6’s base model at $899.
This year, Microsoft focused more on the Surface Pro 7’s Pen aside from its specs. About two-thirds of the Surface Pro 7’s keynote highlighted the Surface Pen’s integration with Windows apps such as Edge, Word, and Excel. The Surface Pen lets you take notes and snippets when using edge and can easily be exported to Microsoft Word. Using Word, the pen lets you add drawn comments and provides in-line editing. As for Excel, the Pen can now be used to edit letters or words in a cell just without having to select the cell first to enter editing.
Pricing and Availability
The full spec and price list of the Surface Pro 7 haven’t been unveiled yet. We only know that it’ll come in the variants listed above. It is still unclear whether the Surface Pro 7 will use Comet Lake or Ice Lake CPUs from Intel. The base model has an i3 processor, 4GB Ram and 128GB SSD starts at $749 and will be available on October 22, 2019. Expect more details once Microsoft launches the Surface Pro 7’s product page.
Microsoft has unveiled today the thinnest Surface Pro ever and it’s the Surface ProX. This one is really different because this one is not only thin but this one also runs on an ARM processor and it does have a really thin bezel that’s why despite having a 12-inch chassis, this one has a 13-inch display. Not only that, this one has a lot of unique features.
First, the Surface ProX features a 13-inch PixelSense display with 2880×1920 display aspect ratio. This one has unique hardware too called the Surface Slim pen too with pen storage on the keyboard which charges the pen.
This one runs on a customized Microsoft SQ1 chipset that is made in partnership with Qualcomm and it has a redesigned GPU to give you a better performance thanks to the AI engine inside the tablet. According to Microsoft, the Microsoft Surface ProXX offers 3x more performance per watt than the Surface Pro 6 and despite running on ARM-based processor, this one runs on full Windows and also with applications such as Office and other products
The Microsoft Surface ProX will be arriving in selected countries this early November
