Huawei Nova 2i is definitely one of the hottest smartphones in the midrange segment right now as this smartphone packs a solid design, powerful hardware inside, and also, a quad-core processor inside. And this time, the smartphone will now feature a Face Unlock feature.
Huawei Nova 2i’s face unlocks feature is really secure as this one has a three dimensions protection. The user’s face information is stored in the Kirin’s Chipset which means that it achieves chip-level security. It also has Algorithm security which collects more than 1000 points of face information to recognize your face and yes, you can’t unlock the smartphone if your eyes are closed.
So how can you get this feature on your Huawei Nova 2i? It’s easy. Just go to settings>system update then tap the right corner button with three dots and just tap at download latest full package.
This is an amazing news from Huawei and it just shows that the company is continuing their support to their current Nova 2i useres.
The Huawei nova 2i is now available for Php 14,990.
If you are still a big fan of Nokia, here’s a good news for you. HMD Global has just announced that their entry-level Nokia 2 is now available in the Philippines. The smartphone is expected to have 2 days of battery life thanks to its 4100mAh battery combined with Qualcomm Snapdragon 212 processor. I know, it’s only running at Snapdragon 200 series processor chipset.
The smartphone only features 1GB of RAM and only 8GB of storage so yeah, don’t expect too much from this smartphone when it comes to performance.
Nokia 2 Specs
5-inch HD Display
Qualcomm Snapdragon 212 Processor
1GB RAM
8GB Internal Storage with MicroSD card slot up to 128GB
The Cherry Mobile Flare S6 series has been unveiled last year and one of them is the Cherry Mobile Flare S6. This smartphone has decent specs for its price. It’s a budget smartphone but it does have some features that you can rarely find its price range including a fingerprint scanner and USB Type-C port. So what do I think about the smartphone? Check it out on our unboxing and hands-on video below.
Vivo is having a promo this month of February for every purchase of the Vivo V7 or any other two or more Vivo smartphones in any participating Vivo Concept stores and kiosks. You can get a chance to win some freebies like Movie Pass, Plush Doll, Keychain, Vivo Tumbler, and Bluetooth Headset.
For every purchase of the Vivo V7 or any other two or more Vivo smartphones, the customer will be entitled to spin at the V7 Love roulette for a chance to win an exclusive Valentine gift from Vivo.
On claiming the prizes, you’ll be able to get the Bluetooth Headset and VIVO merchandise on the date of winning while the movie tickets will be awarded one day after winning.
Last IFA 2017, ASUS has announced and unveiled their newest notebook to the market and one of them belongs to the affordable Vivobook line, the ASUS Vivobook X405U. This notebook might belong to the affordable line but that doesn’t mean that the notebook isn’t good. So what do we think about the notebook? Check out our review below
It’s very light
The first thing that you’ll notice when you’re holding the notebook is that the ASUS Vivobook X405U is thin and light. It isn’t as thin as Zenbooks but the Vivobook is considerably thin by my standards. Oh and the notebook’s weight? It’s light. It’s REALLY DAMN LIGHT.
The ASUS Vivobook X405U is made up of plastic as expected since this one is a thin and light notebook, however, having a light plastic body means that it has a cheap feeling to the notebook but thankfully, there’s not much hollow feeling to the notebook whenever I tap on it.
The lid of the notebook comes with a brushed metal look with a nice feel. It is quite solid but again, the notebook is purely made up of plastic but aesthetically, the look of the notebook lid looks premium and simple. The combination of blue metal lid and the gold ASUS logo just looks good to the eye.
The notebook doesn’t lack when it comes to ports as this one comes with all the ports that you would probably need. It comes with two USB 2.0 ports and a single USB 3.0 port which is a disappointment then there’s the HDMI, LAN Port, USB Type-C, SD Card Reader, 3.5mm audio jack, and a Kensington Lock.
Keyboard and Touchpad
The ASUS Vivobook X405U does have a spacious touchpad however, It was a little fussy to use as this one needs to be pressed harder than expected. I was a little disappointed that the unit that I got doesn’t have a fingerprint scanner on the touchpad. I believe the Zenbooks offer that feature.
The notebook does not have a touchpad but that’s expected on a notebook with a chassis of this size. The keys are well-spaced and they just have the right size and I could type comfortably on the notebook, however, I noticed that the tactile feedback isn’t that good and the keys are too soft in my use.
Display
One of the best features of the notebook is that it has a Nanoedge display. It means that the notebook has a thin bezel. Despite the notebook having a 13-inch size, the ASUS Vivobook X405U manage to have a larger 14-inch display because of its bezels.
The ASUS Vivobook X405U that we’ve reviewed got a Full HD display and I was quite happy with the colors that I got on the notebook. The viewing angles of the display are quite good and I quite like it.
Software and Performance
The ASUS Vivobook X405U is pretty powerful inside. There’s an Intel Core i7-7500 processor inside paired with 8GB of RAM. There’s also a Nvidia GeForce 940MX inside which can run most casual games without problems, however, not at the ultra settings.
If you’re planning to play games such as DOTA 2, Overwatch, Rules of Survival and LOL then it wouldn’t be a problem. However, if you plan to Play PUBG or some other heavy games then you should put the resolution lower along with the settings.
The GeForce 940MX is powerful enough for some games but not all. You might need more power if you’re a heavy gamer but if you’re only into office work and some light gaming then this notebook would do just fine.
Battery Life
The Taiwanese claims that the ASUS Vivobook X405U has a long 8 hours of battery life however in my usage, I was only able to get 5 hours of battery life on normal usage which is far from what ASUS claims. When it comes to gaming, expect that the notebook can last up to 3 hours.
Verdict
The ASUS Vivobook X405U is a decent notebook when it comes to productivity and some light gaming. However, the notebook falls short when it comes to battery life as the laptop only lasts almost half of the claimed battery life of the notebook and the body feels a little bit cheap.
It’s official ladies and gentlemen. Xiaomi is going back to the Philippines soon as they are set to open their new store in Trinoma this February 17 at 10 AM. This is the first ever Authorized Mi Store in the Philippines/
Those who will attend the opening of the store will get a chance to win prizes and giveaways exclusively for the Mi Fans. Not only that, you can also avail exclusive discounts and promos in the store too.
Those who want to pre-register for the opening of the store will have to go to this link. Oh and yes, you’ll also get a chance to win a Mi A1 if you pre-register.
We just got our hands-on of the ASUS Zenfone 4 Pro. It’s the flagship smartphone of the Taiwanese company and it packs a Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 processor along with 6GB of RAM. It’s definitely one of the most powerful smartphone that’s in the market right now. The ASUS Zenfone 4 Pro was announced a few months but the smartphone was just outed in the Philippines recently for a price of Php39,990. Check out our unboxing and hands-on of the smartphone below.
We’re a few weeks away from MWC 2018 and it looks like we got a first glimpse of what seems to be the next smartphone in the Zenfone series. The ASUS Zenfone 5 is expected to be unveiled this February at Barcelona, Spain and we got a first leaked photo of the Zenfone 5 Render.
The smartphone looks like it will have a full screen display similar to the ASUS Zenfone Max Plus and it will also have a dual lens camera with a similar look of the iPhone X. There’s a fingerprint scanner and the leaked smartphone will also sport a Micro USB port which suggests that this smartphone might not be their flagship smartphone.
In case you didn’t know, you can actually check out my website for FREE even if you ran out of mobile data. How? Just use the Freenet app. Freenet is a free internet platform by Voyager Innovations and right now, they’re giving away some cool stuff in their promo that launched in October 2017.
They’ve already given away 2 units of Macbook air, 7 units of iPhone 7 during its weekly draws and yes, they’ll be extending the promo until February 12 and they’ll be raffling off more iPhone 7 every week.
The promo will end on February 14 and a lucky Freenet user will be able to drive a brand new Chevrolet Spark. The winner will be announced on Freenet’s Facebook page.
Today we will review the Huawei Mate 10, my favorite flagship smartphone of 2017. Why is it my favorite? Well, there are a lot of factors why I liked this smartphone. The Huawei Mate 10 is just one of the two flagship smartphone of Huawei that belongs in the Mate series but despite being the lower variant, the Huawei Mate 10 still performed well. Check out our review of the smartphone below.
A better and sexier design
One of the things that I really love on the Huawei Mate 10 is its design. Unlike the Huawei Mate 10 Pro, the Huawei Mate 10 adopted the 16:9 display aspect ratio which made the smartphone a wider and uncomfortable for small hands but we’ll get to that later.
Again, the design of the smartphone is one of the things that I really liked about it. The smartphone is made up of glass at the back and then there’s the sexy stripe which highlights the dual camera of the smartphone also the LED Flash and the laser autofocus. The smartphone is just sexy to look at. There’s also the metal sides which makes the smartphone not only look premium but also really feel that it’s a flagship smartphone.
The Huawei Mate 10 also packs a home button on the front which also serves as the fingerprint scanner of the smartphone. Actually, I prefer having the fingerprint scanner of the smartphone at the back instead of the front as it will bring a cleaner look. Oh, and yes, the fingerprint scanner is really fast.
One of the things that you would probably like with the Huawei Mate 10 is that they didn’t ditch the 3.5mm audio jack on the smartphone compared to the Huawei Mate 10 Pro and of course, there’s the USB Type-C in the smartphone that supports Huawei’s Super Charge and yes, the smartphone can charge really fast.
Again, the smartphone is a little bit uncomfortable to the hands as the Huawei Mate 10 sports a 16:9 display aspect ratio. But because of its curved back, it won’t really strain your hand while using the smartphone.
The 16:9 Display
Just to be clear, the Huawei Mate 10 sports a 5.9-inch IPS display with 1440p resolution while the Huawei Mate 10 Pro brings a 6.0-inch FHD+ OLED display with 18:9 display aspect ratio. Is the display of the smartphone bad? No, it’s not. It’s actually good as the display of the Huawei Mate 10 is really bright. The smartphone’s display actually has pretty accurate colors and it’s very fun to play with.
My only problem with it is that the smartphone still uses the 16:9 display aspect ratio. Most flagships these days already switched to 18:9 display aspect ratio which is more comfortable to the hands and offers a larger display. It’s also better to have a split-screen mode in portrait mode when you have an 18:9 display aspect ratio.
The A.I. Prowess
This is probably the biggest feature of the smartphone – the Kirin 970 processor inside. This is the world’s first SoC with AI capabilities and Huawei is really proud that the smartphone can do AI computing tasks faster and better than other smartphones. We actually saw a benchmark before from Huawei in where the Kirin 970 processor inside the smartphone can recognize thousands of images a few minutes.
And in my experience, I’m pretty happy with what I got with the Huawei Mate 10. I didn’t experience any slowdowns on the smartphone and whatever that I do with the Huawei Mate 10, it’s fast and it’s flawless to use. Actually, you can fully experience the AI capability of the smartphone when you use the camera of the Huawei Mate 10.
It’s also powerful
Aside from having the A.I. capabilities, the Huawei Mate 10 does actually have a powerful processor inside. Actually, Kirin processors are known to have a powerful performance and the Kirin 970 doesn’t fail to impress me.
When it comes to gaming, the Huawei Mate 10 just performs well and without problems. All games that I’ve played and tried on the smartphone doesn’t have a problem and it ran really well. Most of the major games that I’ve played on the smartphone didn’t have a problem with Kirin processors.
Great Battery Life
When the Huawei Mate 10 was launched, I was really amazed at its battery capacity. Inside the smartphone is a 4000mAh battery. That’s pretty big and thanks to the large capacity and the processor with A.I. capabilities inside the Huawei Mate 10, the smartphone can last a whole day. LITERALLY. The battery life of the smartphone is so good that if you’re not a heavy user, the smartphone would last a day and half of use. In my usage, I was able to use the smartphone in a single workday without the use of power bank.
Amazing Camera
The Huawei Mate 10 might be more affordable compared to most flagship smartphones this year but the Huawei Mate 10 doesn’t disappoint when it comes to camera quality. The Huawei Mate 10 actually performed better than I expected thanks to its Dual Lens Leica Camera. The camera setup of the smartphone is still the same in where one of the cameras is RGB while the other is monochrome.
The Huawei Mate 10’s camera actually brought really sharp photos and the colors were really accurate. The contrasts of the photos were really good just like what Huawei has promised before and the bokeh shots that I took using the Huawei Mate 10 were really great as it was on point most of the time.
And thanks to the Kirin 970 SoC with A.I. capabilities, the smartphone can easily recognize a scene and actually, it can easily recognize if you’re taking a photo of a dog or a cat. The smartphone is just amazing.
Check out the shots that I took using the Huawei Mate 10.
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Pretty amazing huh?
Verdict
The Huawei Mate 10 is a great flagship. It’s actually my favorite flagship smartphone of the year as the smartphone has a balance of features and price. Unlike other flagship smartphones, the Huawei Mate 10 is below Php35,000 and yet it offers features that you can find on smartphones at the Php40,000 price range.
The smartphone also doesn’t disappoint in features as the Huawei Mate 10 offers a great design, a camera that can really match up to flagship smartphones today, a powerful processor with amazing A.I. performance, a great camera and of course a long battery life.
I don’t actually have a problem with the smartphone aside from the smartphone from being a little bit too big on my hands as this one sports a 16:9 display aspect ratio. But the rest? It’s actually great.
