OPPO has recently teased the R15 and the R15 Plus in the Chinese social media site, Weibo. The OPPO R15 and R15 Plus are also expected to sport a notch on its display and of course, it will also sport a bezel-less display with a tiny chin.
It is also rumored that the smartphone will sport a MediaTek Helio P60 Chipset inside which was just recently unveiled. The notch on the display isn’t new on Android as a lot of smartphones have been adopting the notch on the smartphones.
Well, the R series normally doesn’t arrive here in the country but instead, the Philippines is getting the F series but the R15 and R15 Plus just showed us what the future of OPPO smartphones would be like.
OPPO has just teased a new smartphone arriving this March and it’s the OPPO A71 (2018). The smartphone is an upgrade from last year’s OPPO A71. The OPPO A71 (2018) will still have the same looks but this time, it’ll have upgraded specs inside.
The smartphone will be powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 chipset inside however the RAM is now down to 2GB which is weird and then there’s 16GB of storage on the smartphone that can be expanded via MicroSD.
It will still have a 5.2-inch HD display, a 13-megapixel rear camera, an 8-megapixel front camera for selfies, 3000mAh battery, and it will be powered by Android 7.1 with ColorOS 3.2. Just like the F series of OPPO, the OPPO A71 (2018) will also feature A.I. Beauty Recognition technologyt
The OPPO A71 (2018) is expected to be available this March 10.
Vivo has just unveiled something at MWC 2018 in Barcelona and it’s a smartphone with a 98% screen-to-body ratio. Which means that the smartphone has a really thin and minimal bezel that you’ve ever seen on a smartphone.
The smartphone has a 1.8mm top and sides bezel while the bottom has a 4.3mm bezel with a screen size of 5.99-inch. The smartphone doesn’t have a notch too unlike the iPhone X. So where’s the selfie camera? Well, it’s kinda unique as the front camera of the smartphone pops out.
The Vivo APEX also comes with an optical-based half screen in-display fingerprint scanning technology in where the user can touch any part of the bottom half of the display to scan their fingerprint.
Vivo just showed us the future of smartphones in their APEX smartphone. there are almost zero bezels and the smartphone does have a half-screen fingerprint scanning technology.
The Huawei Mate 10 and Mate 10 Pro is definitely one of the best flagships of 2017. Not only that they’re really powerful powered by A.I., the smartphones do pack an amazing design and a dual rear Leica lens. The price of both smartphones is really enticing too as both smartphones are more affordable compared to most flagship smartphones.
The Huawei Mate 10 and Mate 10 Pro has an SRP of Php32,990 and Php38,990 respectively but it will now go down to Php29,990 and Php36,990
You can check our review of the Huawei Mate 10 here:
HMD Global loves to revived old Nokia products and the latest one from HMD Global to be revived is the Nokia 8110 4G. The cellphone is shaped like a banana and of course, it isn’t running on Android but on an OS called Smart Feature OS powered by KaiOS
The design of the smartphone is very similar to the original as the smartphone features a protective cover for the keypad in where you can pick up calls by sliding it.
The phone also features a 2.4-inch curved display and a polycarbonate shell. The smartphone also comes with Wi-Fi and LTE in case you want to browse the internet. There’s a 2-megapixel camera too with LED flash.
Powering this device is a Qualcomm 205 mobile platform, 512MB of RAM and also 4GB of Internal Storage.
The Nokia 8110 4G will come in two colors — Black and yellow.
ASUS has just announced the all-new Zenfone 5 Series and they’ve just announced not just one but three Zenfones for the fifth generation of Zenfones at Barcelona, Spain. The smartphones that were introduced today are the ASUS Zenfone 5 Lite, Zenfone 5, and the Zenfone 5Z. All of the smartphones pack an 18:9 display and a powerful hardware inside.
ASUS Zenfone 5 Lite
The ASUS Zenfone 5 Lite is their first smartphone to sport a Quad-Camera. It packs a 120-degree wide-angle lens camera on both front and back of the smartphone so you can take selfies and group photos. This feature will also probably allow portrait mode on both the rear and front camera.
The ASUS Zenfone 5 Lite packs a 20-megapixel front camera with Sony sensor while the back is a 16-megapixel camera.
The ASUS Zenfone 5 Lite also features a 6-inch IPS display with Full HD+ resolution with a Full View 18:9 display aspect ratio. It does have a minimal display but it doesn’t have a notch.
The ASUS Zenfone 5 Lite also packs a triple sim/microSD card slot, face unlock, NFC, and NFC at the back of the smartphone.
The smartphone also packs a Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 processor which is still powerful. The smartphone also features a 3300mAh battery
ASUS Zenfone 5
The ASUS Zenfone 5 is actually interesting as this smartphone packs a new design similar to the iPhone X. It doesn’t have a quad-camera setup like the ASUS Zenfone 5 Lite but it does have an all-screen display with a notch at the top to give way for the camera and speakerphone.
The smartphone packs a 6.2-inch display with a smaller than iPhone X notch at the top. It’s a 19:9 display with 90% display aspect ratio which is why the smartphone only has a body of a 5.5-inch smartphone.
The ASUS Zenfone 5 also packs a dual lens-camera at the back which is equipped with a Sony IMX363 sensor with 1.4um pixels and f/1.8 wide-aperture lens and 120-degree wide-angle secondary camera with AI-enhanced features.
Speaking of AI, the smartphone also packs a Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 processor with an exclusive ASUS AI boost which lets you help optimize the performance of the smartphone. With AI, the camera now has AI scene detection that can be used for 16-different scenes and objects and for better shots.
ASUS Zenfone 5Z
Well, here’s a little bit of surprise from ASUS. There will be two versions of ASUS Zenfone 5 and one of them is a more powerful one with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 chipset with AI. It will also be paired with Hexagon 685 Vector DSP, Adreno 630 Graphics, and Kryo 385 CPU. It will also have a Snapdragon X20 Gigabit LTE modem that lets you have gigabit internet experience and also Bluetooth 5.0. The ASUS Zenfone 5Z will also have a 6GB of RAM along with 64GB of Internal Storage and ASUS AI boost.
The design of the smartphone is very similar to the ASUS Zenfone 5. It will have a 6.2-inch all-screen display with a notch at the top and it will also have a premium glass back and front with a fingerprint scanner at the back.
The ASUS Zenfone 5Z’s camera will also be equipped with a Sony® IMX363 sensor with large 1.4µm pixels, an f/1.8 wide-aperture lens, 120° wide-angle secondary camera, four-axis optical image stabilization (OIS) and AI-enhanced camera features — including AI Scene Detection for 16 different scenes and objects, AI Photo Learning, Real-time Portrait and Real-time Beautification
The ASUS Zenfone 5 is finally here and luckily, we just got a sneak peek of the 5th generation Zenfone, the ASUS Zenfone 5. The smartphone is a big overhaul when it comes to design but it doesn’t lose the DNA of the Zenfone series. Check out our first impressions of the ASUS Zenfone 5 below.
The ASUS Zenfone 5 now has a full-screen display with a notch at the top. Yes, just like the iPhone X. it’s a big design change and yes, the smartphone is beautiful despite the notch. The front and the back is made up of glass with a camera placement similar to the iPhone X. The sides are metal which is why I love the feel when holding the smartphone. It feels really premium.
But despite the similar looks, the ASUS Zenfone 5 doesn’t lose the 3.5mm audio jack and also the fingerprint scanner at the back of the smartphone. And of course, we still have that the concentric circle design at the back which retains the identity of the Zenfone on the ASUS Zenfone 5. The ASUS Zenfone 5 also comes with USB Type-C port.
The ASUS Zenfone 5’s display is actually big. It’s a 6.2-inch IPS display with 19:9 display aspect ratio. It also comes with an FHD+ resolution and it actually looks like a large iPhone X. Is it bad? No. It actually looks and feels good. There’s a small notch at the top and actually, the notch isn’t that big and it doesn’t block notifications and most of the things at the top of the smartphone while below of the display is a small bezel which is still nice as it gives a little of allowance for your fingers.
Despite having a notch at the top of the display, the applications on the smartphone doesn’t have any problems despite the notch as the full-screen applications will not reach to the notch and actually, you won’t even notice the notch on unsupported applications as it will only blacks out.
The ASUS Zenfone 5 also comes with AI features and it will help the smartphone have better usage such as smart charging, boostmaster for optimized performance. Not only that, it can also be used for photography in which the smartphone can recognize the object and then it will have the best setup for the object.
The ASUS Zenfone 5 is expected to be launched this Q2 in the Philippines.
Who said that the FullView Displays are only made for smartphones? Huawei has just unveiled their newest notebook that features a 13.9-inch 3K display with a 91 percent screen-to-body ratio, an 8th generation Intel Core i5/i7 Processor and a discrete Nvidia GeForce MX150 GPU inside with 2GB GDDR5.
The notebook is actually one of the lightest and for those who love to watch movies and listen to music using the notebook, there’s the Dolby Atmos Sound System inside with custom speakers.
The notebook features a 3:2 display aspect ratio which with 100% sRGB color gamut which is perfect for content creators and also editors. The Huawei MateBook X Pro also features a metallic body design with a thin body at 14.6mm thin with a weight of 1.33kg. The notebook is expected to provide up to 12 hours of 1080p video playback and 14 hours of regular work usage.
The Huawei MateBook X Pro also comes with a fingerprint scanner at its power button and also USB-C ports.
We were able to get a hands-on of the Samsung Galaxy S9+ today and yes, the Samsung Galaxy S9+ is definitely the best one that we’ve seen on a smartphone. It packs a 12-megapixel dual lens camera with f/1.5 aperture and for the first time on a smartphone, the Samsung Galaxy S9 and S9+ has a feature called dual aperture in where the smartphone can choose between f/1.5 aperture for low light conditions or f/1.24 aperture depending on the situation.
So how does the Samsung Galaxy S9+’s camera perform? Well, it’s really damn great. Check out the photos that we took using the smartphone.
No Live focus here. Just the pure goodness of the f/1.5 aperture of the Samsung Galaxy S9+The colors of the fruits on a shot using the Samsung Galaxy S9+The colors are the food are really showing on this shotYou can clearly see the violets and blues on this flowerThe front camera of the Samsung Galaxy S9+ is really goodA low-light shot of kettle using the Samsung Galaxy S9+The Live focus has improved on the Samsung Galaxy S9+No need for Live Focus to get this bokeh.Low light shot but still detailedYou can clearly see the details of this shot
The Samsung Galaxy S9+ definitely have a superior camera and I’m really amazed with its tech inside it. The beautification is by far the best one that I’ve seen on a smartphone and the AR emojis is really something to look forward to as this one is fun to play with.
Check out our first impressions of the Samsung Galaxy S9 and S9+ at this link: https://goo.gl/hrR6nK
Ladies and Gentlemen, the next flagship smartphone of Samsung are here and as expected, these are the Samsung Galaxy S9 and the S9+. Both smartphones pack flagship specs inside and yes, these smartphones are really premium.
The Samsung Galaxy S9 and S9+ still have the similar look of the previous generation but of course, the Galaxy S9 and the Galaxy S9+ now have some new awesome features for their customers. While the Samsung Galaxy S9 still packs a single lens camera, the Samsung Galaxy S9+ now have a dual lens-camera which can be used for live focus and optical zooming.
The fingerprint placement dilemma has now been fixed in both smartphones as the fingerprint scanner is now placed below the camera of the smartphone which will prevent you from smudging the glass of the camera. The cameras now have a f/1.5 aperture which means that it can take better and brighter photos. They also have a feature called Dual Aperture in where the camera uses f/2.4 for bright conditions and f/1.5 for low light conditions. This feature will let you have better photos at all conditions.
They also have a new feature called AR Emoji which works similar to Animoji but this one isn’t better than the iPhone X but you can create your own avatar and send it to your friends. Cool huh?
Another cool feature in the Samsung Galaxy S9 and the S9+ is the ability to capture slomo at 960fps. That’s on par with the one on Sony Xperia smartphones and I really love to take fast moving objects with this one.
The Samsung Galaxy S9 packs a 5.8-inch QHD Super AMOLED display while the Samsung Galaxy S9+ packs a 6.2-inch QHD Super AMOLED display which is similar to the previous generation. Both smartphones pack a 10nm Octa-Core Exynos processor which is their latest processor. The Samsung Galaxy S9 features a 64GB Internal storage expandable via MicroSD with 4GB RAM while the Samsung Galaxy S9+ features a 6GB RAM and it comes in 64GB/128GB/256GB variants.
Aesthetically, the Samsung Galaxy S9 series are very similar to the previous generation except that the Samsung Galaxy S9 and S9+ now have a different fingerprint scanner position and also, the bigger Galaxy S9+ has a dual lens camera. The Bixby AI has also been upgraded on this one and you’ll be amazed on how smart your smartphone is when it comes to live translation and also on adding make-ups to your selfies and taking photos. You can check out our first impressions of the Samsung Galaxy S9 and S9+ at the video below:
The Samsung Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+ will be available in these variants:
Samsung Galaxy S9
4GB/64GB – Midnight Black and Lilac Purple – Php45,990
Samsung Galaxy S9+
6GB/64GB – Midnight Black and Lilac Purple – Php52,990
6GB/128GB – Midnight Black and Lilac Purple – Php55,990
6GB/256GB – Midnight Black and Lilac Purple – Php60,990
For those who will pre-order the Samsung Galaxy S9 and S9+ on February 27 to March 6, they’ll be able to choose from AKG S30 Bluetooth Speaker, Wireless Charger Convertible, or Php3,500 discount to Samsung accessories.
You’ll also be able to get AKG earphones, clear cover, screen warranty, 25% off on Zalora, on discounts on Honest Bee. Not only that, they’ll also have launch offers from March 16 to March 18 in where you can get Galaxy S9 and S9+ accessory and 10% off on one selected wearable. It will also come with exclusive privileges and also Samsung Concierge service.
Samsung Galaxy S9 Specs
5.8-inch Quad HD Curved Super AMOLED Display
10nm Exynos 9810 Octa-Core Processor
4GB RAM
64GB Internal Storage
12-megapixel rear camera with OIS F1.5/F2.4
8-megapixel front camera
WiFi, GPS, A-GPS, Bluetooth, NFC
Fingerprint Scanner
IP68 Water and Dust Resistant
SloMo video recording (Up to 960fps)
Wireless Charging
Iris+Face scanner
AKG Stereo Speakers
Dual SIM
Android 8 Oreo
3000mAh Battery
Samsung Galaxy S9+ Specs
6.2-inch Quad HD Curved Super AMOLED Display
10nm Exynos 9810 Octa-Core Processor
6GB RAM
64/128/256GB Internal Storage
12-megapixel + 12-megapixel dual rear camera with OIS F1.5/F2.4
