Vivo has just announced their newest cutting edge tech, the AI-powered Super HDR in China. With AI, your photos will never be the same again as Super HDR’s auto scene detection lets you produce better & clearer photos.With Vivo’s AI Powered Super HDR, the dynamic range can reach up to 14 EV. The Super HDR will capture up to 12 frames which provide more image options for merging and create a perfect photo.
There advantages of using the AI-Powered Super HDR of Vivo. With this feature, you can get optimized details even at under extreme light and you can get perfect photos thanks to AI.
Super HDR can be used whether you’re shooting landscapes or just portrait photos when you’re on vacation. This is just a perfect feature for smartphone camera lovers. Check out some of the sample shots using the AI-Powered Super HDR of the smartphone. Check out some photos using the Super HDR of Vivo:
This is an interesting tech from Vivo. I’m expecting that this feature will also be out on their next flagship smartphone soon, the Vivo V9.
Ladies and Gentlemen, the officially licensed Playerunknown’s Battlegrounds Global English version is now in beta. The game was first released in China, however, there was no English version of the game but now, the PUBG Mobile is now in beta on the Play Store.
The game will be running on Unreal Engine 4 and you can have the smaller version of the Erangel Map. We’ve played the Chinese version of the game before and we’re pretty happy with the game.
And of course, we still have the same gameplay on PUBG Mobile and if you’re familiar with PUBG on PC or consoles then this one will be familiar to you.
Huawei Nova 2i was one of the hottest smartphones that Huawei Philippines has ever released in the country and to cater more consumers, Huawei has recently announced the Huawei Nova 2 Lite. It’s a mid-range smartphone from the company that has a lower price of the Huawei Nova 2i but still delivers the features that most consumers want – a long battery life, a dual camera, and an 18:9 display. So what do I think about the smartphone? Check out our first impressions of the Huawei Nova 2 Lite below.
The Huawei Nova 2 Lite has a different but construction from the Huawei Nova 2i. The Nova 2 Lite is light & handy but it is made up of plastic. The smartphone feels handy to hold because of its curves. The 18:9 display aspect ratio also helped the smartphone to be more ergonomic despite a 5.99-inch display.
At the back of the smartphone is where you can find the fingerprint scanner and also the dual lens camera. The buttons are well-placed on the sides too. While the speaker grill of the smartphone is placed below along with the headphone jack and the Micro USB port. The Huawei Nova 2 Lite also features face unlock however, it isn’t as fast as I expected.
Again, we do have a large 5.99-inch display on the smartphone which has an 18:9 display aspect ratio. The display only has a resolution of HD+ but the viewing angles are acceptable along with its colors. The Nova 2 Lite might be an affordable mid-range smartphone but the bezels of the smartphone are thin. Also, the 18:9 display aspect ratio is perfect for playing games as the on-screen buttons in landscape mode won’t block too much of your view.
The Huawei Nova 2 Lite biggest feature is its camera and surprisingly, the Huawei Nova 2 Lite’s rear camera was really good. We tested it in Bohol and we were pretty happy with the shots that we got from the smartphone. Check out some photos that we took using the Huawei Nova 2 Lite:
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We’re pretty happy with the Huawei 2 Lite. It isn’t as good as the Huawei Nova 2i but with this smartphone, we got a dual lens camera and an 18:9 display at a more affordable price. The Huawei Nova 2 Lite is available for pre-order for Php9,990 which is pretty competitive.
Xiaomi has surprised us with the launch of the Xiaomi Redmi 5 Plus in the Philippines. This is one of the latest smartphones in the Redmi line and it is also their first Redmi smartphone that sports a 5.99-inch Full HD+ display with 18:9 display aspect ratio. The smartphone is really hot as this one packs the power efficient Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 chipset along with 4GB of RAM.
Not only that, the Xiaomi Redmi 5 Plus also sports a 4000mAh Battery which will make sure that the smartphone can last really long. I’m pretty confident that the smartphone can really last that long as the Snapdragon 625 chipset is a powerful chipset and yet, offers an amazing power efficiency.
Xiaomi Redmi 5 and Redmi 5 Plus
Just like the Redmi 5A, the price of the Xiaomi Redmi 5 Plus will be competitive. It will be available this March 17, 2018 for a price of Php9,990.
Xiaomi Philippines has just launched today their latest smartphone, the Xiaomi Redmi 5A. The smartphone is an entry-level smartphone and yet, it still does pack some decent hardware and design. The smartphone only packs a 5.0-inch display but it’s decent enough for an Android smartphone. It’s running on Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 processor along with 2GB of RAM. The smartphone also packs a 13-megapixel rear camera with PDAF and a large 3000mAh Battery which makes the smartphone a pretty good smartphone at its price.
Speaking of price. What’s the price of the Xiaomi Redmi 5A? Well, it’s really competitive. The Xiaomi Redmi 5A is priced at Php4,590 which will go on sale starting March 15, 2018.
The Sub-10k pesos smartphone competition is getting hotter as Huawei has just announced that the price of the Huawei Nova 2 Lite will be Php9,990. That’s actually competitive and it will go head to head with OPPO A83.
To give you a small recap, the Huawei Nova 2 Lite features a 5.99-inch HD+ display with 18:9 display aspect ratio, Snapdragon 430 chipset inside, 3GB RAM, 32GB Internal Storage, and most importantly, a dual rear camera.
The Huawei Nova 2 Lite will be available for pre-order. You can also get a free JBL Bluetooth headphones worth Php4,599 when you pre-order the smartphone from March 14-23.
Huawei has just announced their newest smartphone in Thailand — The Huawei Y9 2018. It’s a mid-range smartphone and it packs Quad-Cameras — two on the front and two at the back. The smartphone also got a large 4000mAh battery which will make sure that the smartphone can really last despite heavy usage.
The display is a 5.93-inch IPS display with 18:9 aspect ratio with a Full HD+ resolution. It’s also powered by a Kirin 659 Processor inside along with 3GB of RAM and 32GB of Internal Storage.
The smartphone features a 16-megapixel rear camera and also a 13-megapixel selfie camera with both of them have an extra 2-megapixel camera for depth sensing.
The Huawei Y9 2018’s price and availability wasn’t announced but it will be interesting if this smartphone arrives here in the country.
Smartphones made for gaming are getting more affordable every year and what we have here today is the OPPO A83. This smartphone might not belong to the F series but this smartphone definitely got some power inside. Not only that, this smartphone also features a fast face unlock but the OPPO A83 doesn’t have a feature that most smartphones have – a fingerprint scanner. So how does the OPPO A83 fare? Check it out in our review below.
Design and Hardware
Without a doubt, the smartphone features a design that is very similar to the recently OPPO F5 series. We have a full screen on this smartphone with rounded edges and thin bezel. However, compared to the OPPO F5, the OPPO A83 has a smaller 5.7-inch HD+ display with 18:9 display aspect ratio. Despite its smaller display, the OPPO A83 feels handy and still comfortable to use.
As expected, the smartphone uses a plastic body that feels light and comfortable to use. Its plastic body does not feel premium but it feels fine to hold. It is not cheap but it is not premium too. Just the fine plastic body for a mid-range smartphone.
The OPPO A83 still uses a Micro USB port along with the 3.5mm audio jack. I’m glad that OPPO still hasn’t removed that feature but I do hope that someday, OPPO can adopt the USB Type-C Port which is now being used by most smartphones. I mean, cmon. It’s 2018 and a new OPPO smartphone still uses a Micro USB port.
The OPPO A83 has a decent speaker. It doesn’t feature a stereo speaker but it does its job well done. The smartphone is noticeably missing a fingerprint scanner but do not worry as the smartphone features face unlock which is by the way, really damn fast which is why I don’t mind having a fingerprint scanner on this smartphone.
One of the things that I love about OPPO smartphones is that they feature a triple card tray. It means that you can use a MicroSD card without sacrificing one of the sim card slots of the smartphone.
Display
The OPPO A83 packs a smaller 5.7-inch display with HD+ resolution. And of course, the smartphone packs an 18:9 display aspect ratio. Just like the F5, it has rounded corners with a full screen display which make the smartphone comfortable to hold despite its screen size as the bezels are too thin.
Having an 18:9 display aspect ratio has an advantage when it comes to a smartphone because the smartphone offers a larger screen but still more comfortable to the hand as it is narrower and playing landscape games would be better as the screen is wider on a landscape that lets you have more view on the game. This is really essential for games like Mobile Legends and Rules of Survival.
With regards to the display, the OPPO A83’s 5.7-inch HD+ display isn’t as crisp and as good as the one on the OPPO F5. Is it bad? Not really. The HD display looks fine and it doesn’t look washed out. It will be just fine on using the smartphone outside but again, it isn’t the best display that you can get on a smartphone at its price range but it will be just fine on normal usage.
Software
The OPPO A83 is running on Android 7.1.1 with Color OS 3.2. If you have used an OPPO smartphone before, nothing has changed much about the software. But for starters, its homescreen is also the app drawer of the smartphone. It means that once you open your smartphone, it will automatically direct you to all of the apps along with the widgets of the smartphone. It’s fast and it’s user-friendly and I didn’t have a hard time using the software of the smartphone. You can do a little bit of customization with its theme store and of course optimize your smartphone with the phone manager.
Performance
One of the things that you gotta love with the OPPO A83 is its performance. Despite bearing the name of the A series, the OPPO A83 still uses the same chipset that was used in the OPPO F series. Yes, inside the OPPO A83 is powered by MediaTek Helios P23 chipset which is pretty powerful and stable.
It also packs a 3GB of RAM inside along with 32GB of memory which is enough for most modern games including Rules of Survival and Asphalt 8. Thermal wasn’t a problem too on this smartphone too and I didn’t experience slowdowns and lags on the smartphone even at long heavy gaming usage. I’m actually pretty happy with the performance of the OPPO A83.
When it comes to gaming, any games that you’ll install on this smartphone won’t be a hassle to you. I’ve tried different games including Rules of Survival and NBA 2k18 and I was able to play it at medium-high settings at enjoyable frame rates.
The OPPO A83 is actually a great gaming smartphone on a budget.
Battery Life
Here’s another surprising feature of the OPPO A83 – it has a long battery life. I was able to use the OPPO A83 for a whole day without asking for a power bank or charger. I was able to get 10 hours 25 minutes Work 2.0 Battery Life on PC Mark that translates to a great battery life. I was using the smartphone for light gaming, browsing my news feed and checking out some sites for a whole day and the battery was able to last a day.
Camera
Despite being branded as an A series, the OPPO A83 still managed to capture great shots on both the rear and front camera of the smartphones. It’s probably one of the best camera smartphones in its price range.
Most of the selfies that I took were great and it was sharp and the colors were really good whether I’m using it in well-lit environment or lowlight conditions. The OPPO A83 also produces a better depth of field effect compared to the previous smartphones of OPPO and I was really happy with its beauty mode.
The rear camera of the OPPO A83 can take really good shots. Most of the shots that I took using the smartphone was good, has pretty good colors and they’re really detailed. At low light, the smartphone still performs well as they’re still bright and colors are good. You can check out the shots that I took using the OPPO A83:
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Overall, the camera of the OPPO A83 really exceeded my expectations.
Verdict
The OPPO A83 is the best smartphone in its price range. Period. The OPPO A83 has a great battery life, a full screen display, a powerful hardware inside, and lastly, a really good camera. The only thing that you won’t probably like on this smartphone is its display which still rocks an HD+ resolution. The OPPO A83 exceeded all of my expectations and I highly recommend this smartphone because again, the OPPO A83 is the best in its price range.
Have you seen the Huawei Nova 2 Lite? It’s the newest mid-range smartphone from Huawei that packs a dual lens camera and also a 5.99-inch display with 18:9 display aspect ratio.
The smartphone will be available soon but you can pre-order it starting on March 14, 2018. For those who’ll avail the smartphone, they’ll get a free JBL Bluetooth headphones worth Php4,599.
The Huawei Nova 2 Lite belongs to the Nova series, Huawei’s smartphone series that aims to cater the needs of consumers who are looking for a smartphone that has a balanced hardware for gaming, photography, and design.
If you want to know more about the promo, head over to the terms and conditions over here: http://bit.ly/Nova2lite
The next smartphone in the F Series has leaked out and it seems that OPPO will also have a notched display on its smartphone as the OPPO F7’s newest image shows a notch at the top along with a small chin at the bottom.
The OPPO F7 is expected to sport a 6.2-inch display which is slightly larger than the OPPO F5’s 6.0-inch display and of course, the OPPO F7 will have an FHD+ display resolution. The smartphone is also expected to have a screen-to-body ratio of 89.09%.
The OPPO F7 will also have a 25-megapixel front camera for selfies and of course, it will also have an A.I. Beauty technology for better selfies just like the OPPO F5. It was also confirmed that the smartphone would have a real-time HDR and AR stickers for the front camera.
The bottom of the image also suggests that the smartphone will still have a 3.5mm audio jack which is really nice (Take that, Apple!)
