Yes, Nokia 6 2018 will be launching tomorrow and it is the follow up of their solid Nokia 6 smartphone. The new Nokia 6 is expected to have a powerful Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 processor along with 4GB of RAM and also 32GB of Internal Storage
Unlike most smartphones, the Nokia 6 (2018) is expected to have a 16:9 display and it will not have hardware touch buttons. The fingerprint scanner of the smartphone has been moved to the back too.
The Nokia 6 (2018) is expected to be launched tomorrow.
Vivo’s best offering this year is the Vivo V7+. It’s their first foray into the All Screen display on a smartphone and also their first to sport an 18:9 display. But of course, they didn’t forget their DNA as the Vivo V7+ still performs well in different categories and they still have a focus on their biggest feature – selfie. So what do I think about the Vivo V7+? Check em’ out in our review below.
It’s a tall Vivo smartphone
What I love about 2017 is the arrival of narrower but ergonomic displays on the smartphone. Again, this is Vivo’s first foray in the 18:9 display and the smartphone not only looks good but it also feels good to the hand as the Vivo V7+ has a narrower body. Which means that despite its large 5.99-inch display, the smartphone feels comfortable even in one hand.
The smartphone is still made up of plastic. It’s not bad though as the smartphone doesn’t have a hollow feeling whenever tap its body. However, I still wished that the smartphone opted for a better build than a polycarbonate plastic. Again, the smartphone is very comfortable to hold that’s why I’m always confident whenever I hold the smartphone and use it for browsing the web or texting.
The smartphone still uses Micro USB which isn’t surprising as the company still hasn’t adapted to it yet in their smartphone that is offered here in the country. That’s not surprising as their lineup is filled with smartphones that are still using this port. Also, it’s cheaper to find accessories for Micro USB products.
The HD+ 18:9 Display
One of the biggest features of the Vivo V7+ is its display. The smartphone packs a 5.99-inch HD+ display with an 18:9 display aspect ratio which means that the smartphone’s display is narrower but taller which makes the smartphone more ergonomic and comfortable to hold.
The taller display is a welcome feature on the smartphone however, the Vivo V7+ only sports an HD+ resolution which is a little bit disappointing compared to its competitors however, I noticed that the display of the smartphone outputs vibrant colors and it’s quite visible when I’m outside.
Having an 18:9 display aspect ratio means that apps that aren’t optimized for that aspect ratio will not run on full screen. There are some apps that will have some black bars on the sides whenever you’re running it.
Snapdragon 450 Chipset inside
The Vivo V7+ decided to use Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 inside. It’s one of the first smartphones to use this chipset and along with it is a 4GB of RAM. As expected, the smartphone fares better than we expected especially for a chipset that belongs in the Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 series.
When it comes to normal usage such as browsing the web, checking out some light applications and also texting, the Vivo V7+ wouldn’t have any problem with that. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 and the 4GB RAM inside the smartphone is more than enough. I’m quite happy with how it performs.
However, when you want to play games, basic MOBA games such as Mobile Legends and Arena of Valor won’t be a problem on this smartphone but if we’re talking about heavier games such as NBA 2K17 and other demanding games, then you have to set the game at lower settings. But don’t worry because I was still able to play that game in lower settings.
Vivo’s own UI is FunTouch OS and well, yeah, it’s fun. Why? Because it’s easy to use and to understand. Using the smartphone was flawless. Everything is easy to find and nothing was confusing. There’s no app drawer on the smartphone which makes it easy for iOS users to switch to Vivo. The smartphone’s UI was pretty good and it may be an unpopular opinion but this is one of the things that I really like about Vivo.
Amazing Battery Life
One of the things that I really with the Vivo V7+ is its battery. The smartphone actually has a pretty good battery life. In my use of the smartphone in Singapore, I actually didn’t bring any power bank for a day while using the smartphone. The Vivo V7+ has a really long battery life and in my real life usage, I was even able to reach 15 hours of battery life which is pretty amazing.
The 24-megapixel front camera
One of the biggest features of the Vivo V7+ is its camera. The smartphone got a 24-megapixel front camera and also a 16-megapixel rear camera. As expected from a selfie smartphone, the front camera of the Vivo V7+ fares better than the one on the back. I noticed both the front and rear camera of the smartphone fares better if you’ll shoot in decent lighting conditions, however, if you’re planning to shoot at low light, then don’t expect too much from it. Check out the photos that I took using the smartphone.
The Vivo V7+ can surely take better selfies than other smartphones, however, it isn’t the best one in the market.
Verdict
The Vivo V7+ is the best smartphone that the company has to offer. I really love the fact that Vivo has embraced the 18:9 display aspect ratio in where most smartphones are going now, however, the display of the smartphone is still at HD+. The performance was not disappointing and I’m just fine with its camera except at low light. My most favorite feature of the smartphone is its battery as the smartphone can last a day without power bank.
The Vivo V7+ is now available and it is the best selfie smartphone from Vivo for selfie lovers.
LG has just unveiled before CES 2018 that they’ll be having a new color for the LG V30 and it’s in cute Raspberry Color. It’s the perfect color for those who love the red shade and for fashionable people.
LG V30 Specs
We still have no word regarding the availability of this color in the country.
It looks like HTC will be following the trend of having a full screen 18:9 display as a new leaked render photo of their next smartphone has just surfaced the internet. The leaked render of the HTC U12 has just surfaced online and it is expected that the smartphone will pack an 18:9 display with 4K resolution and of course, a Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 chipset inside.
The smartphone is also expected to only sport an Iris scanner ditching the fingerprint scanner similar to the iPhone X. The smartphone will only have a USB Type-C port for charging, transferring files and also for audio. The HTC U12 will also come with a dual rear-facing camera similar to most flagship smartphones these days.
The HTC U12 is expected to be revealed soon.
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Vivo Philippines has just cut the price of the Vivo V7 which makes the smartphone even more interesting to the consumers. The smartphone is the smaller version of the Vivo V7+ and both smartphones features an 18:9 Display Aspect Ratio and also a 24-megapixel front camera.
Vivo V7 Specs
The Vivo V7 is now down to Php12,990 from Php14,990. That’s a pretty amazing deal if you ask me.
OPPO F5 is the latest smartphone from the Chinese company and it’s a big change to the OPPO smartphones as the smartphone now packs a 2017 flagship-ish design as the OPPO F5 packs an 18:9 bezel-less design and also an A.I. Technology inside. So what do I think about the smartphone? Check it out in our review below.
An all-new design
The all-new OPPO F5 now features a better and new design. It’s now taller and more ergonomic thanks to its 6.0-inch FullView screen with an 18:9 Display Aspect Ratio which is best for multitasking and reading web pages because you can see more texts at a more ergonomic display. Is it bad? No, it’s actually pretty good for its price range as the OPPO F5 sports an FHD+ resolution which is clear and crisp.
The smartphone feels very comfortable to use and to hold and it’s the first from the Chinese company to have an 18:9 display aspect ratio which changes the overall on how you use a smartphone. The build quality? It’s pretty much the same but again, the new display aspect ratio of the smartphone changes the feel of the smartphone.
Surprisingly, OPPO still hasn’t made a change when it comes to ports as the OPPO F5 still uses a MicroUSB port and thankfully, they’re not following the trend of removing the 3.5mm audio jack on the smartphones. Yes, you might save a lot of space that you can use for battery or other hardware internals when you remove the 3.5mm audio jack but I’m pretty sure that a lot of us Filipinos still love that audio jack. Unfortunately, there’s no fast charging that is present on the OPPO F5. I actually miss the VOOC fast charging technology of OPPO now and I barely see that feature these days on new OPPO smartphones.
Since the OPPO F5 loses the home button on the front of the smartphone, the sexy OPPO F5 has now placed the fingerprint scanner on the smartphone at the back. It’s fast but if you don’t want to use that fingerprint scanner, you can always opt for the face unlock of the smartphone which is by the way pretty fast, however, that feature is useless when you’re in the dark. But still, I quite liked it and I was satisfied with it.
Most OPPO smartphones already have this feature and I’m glad that they didn’t removed it on the OPPO F5. The smartphone still packs a triple card tray which means the smartphone can handle 2 sim cards along with a MicroSD card. No need to sacrifice one of your Sim cards just to give way for the MicroSD.
A really good display
One of the biggest features of the OPPO F5 is its display. The smartphone got a 6.0-inch Full HD+ display with 18:9 display aspect ratio. Again, the display of the smartphone is taller and it feels better than most OPPO smartphones because despite having a large display, the smartphone feels more comfortable to use even on one hand.
The colors are pretty good and the display looks great in its price range. It isn’t the best one in the market I’m pretty satisfied with it and the display of the smartphone is very visible even when using outside. Thankfully, it doesn’t have the same cool colors of the other displays of the OPPO smartphones that we’ve reviewed before.
Surprising performance
OPPO F5’s performance was surprising. It’s running on MediaTek MT6763T and surprisingly, the performance of the smartphone was great. It can run applications and even heavy games at pretty good framerates. The smartphone can run any games that you put on the smartphone, however, sometimes, you need to adjust the settings of the game to run the game satisfyingly.
Since the smartphone has a taller 18:9 display, some of the apps that aren’t updated couldn’t do fullscreen on the smartphone but again, most of the apps now that are running on a smartphone doesn’t have problems and running games on fullscreen without the black bars is an enjoyable experience.
The smartphone is still running on Android Nougat with ColorOS 3.2. The UI of the smartphone is very similar to OPPO smartphones that we’ve reviewed before. We’re quite happy with it as the smartphone performs well and the smartphone was running pretty well without lags and slowdowns on most basic tasks. The software of the smartphone was running well and it’s pretty smooth.
Best Camera on an OPPO smartphone
OPPO F5 has the best camera in their lineup. The smartphone doesn’t have a dual-lens camera on the front unlike the OPPO F3 but we’re pretty happy with what we got in its camera. Both the front and rear camera of the smartphones can get good bokeh shots despite only having a single camera. It’s not perfect but it’s quite fine. The color reproduction of the camera was good and the front camera? It’s the best one that I’ve reviewed in an OPPO smartphone. Check out the shots that we got on the front camera of the smartphone.
Here are some of the shots that we got on the rear camera of the smartphone.
I’m pretty satisfied with it. The A.I. Beautification of the smartphone really works and their beautification works really well compared to other smartphone brands. The selfies are really better and the skin tones were just natural. I actually love the OPPO F5’s selfie camera. It’s probably one of the best selfie cameras of the smartphone.
Verdict
The OPPO F5 is a solid smartphone. It performs really well in all aspects and I love the form factor of the smartphone as this one is taller which means the smartphone is ergonomic and handy despite its large 6.0-inch display. The resolution of the display was pretty good too as this one has a Full HD+ resolution.
I was surprised with its camera too as the smartphone performs really well and the thermals of the smartphone were really good and it’s actually my favorite MediaTek processor now. Both the rear and front camera of the smartphone was really good too and I love the shots that I got in Singapore using the OPPO F5. Actually, the OPPO F5 is my main camera that I’ve used in Singapore instead of using my mirrorless camera.
The OPPO F5 is a really great midrange smartphone. Actually, it’s the best midrange smartphone that I recommend to you right now.
Smart Bro has recently introduced a promo in where you can add 1GB for 1 day for a very affordable price of P15. This is perfect if you want to consume more data for browsing the internet, watching videos and many more. Home Boost 15 is an add-on to Giga Surf 50.
This promo is only available to LTE Home WiFi subscribers and it is only available as an add-on on top of the current subscription worth Php50 up like Giga Surf 50.
Smart LTE Home WiFi is perfect for heavy data users like me and despite being wireless, the LTE Home WiFi is really fast and I’ve been watching binge watching on Iflix and Netflix without buffering.
The LTE Home WiFi from Smart is now available for only Php1,995 at Smart Online Store and it comes with free 10GB of data valid for 7 days.
Finally, the flagship smartphone of ASUS is here. Yes, the ASUS Zenfone 4 Pro is now available just in time when you just got your Christmas Aguinaldos. The ASUS Zenfone 4 Pro packs the most powerful processor from Qualcomm that you can find on smartphones today – Qualcomm Snapdragon 845. The ASUS Zenfone 4 Pro also sports 6GB of RAM and also a dual-lens camera that lets you do up to 10x zooming.
ASUS Zenfone 4 Pro Specs
The ASUS Zenfone 4 Pro is now available for Php39,995. You can also get a free JBL Clip 2 Speaker worth P3,099 and Zenpower Pro Powerbank worth Php1,295.
OPPO has just announced their newest smartphone in their family, the OPPO A83. The smartphone packs the same design language of the OPPO F5 as this smartphone sports an 18:9 Display Aspect Ratio with Full screen display. The smartphone also boasts a 13-megapixel rear camera.
OPPO A83 Specs
The OPPO A83 will be available for CNY1399 (Php10,685~). No word yet regarding local availability.
Vivo Philippines is celebrating this Christmas season with exclusive prizes and giveaways to its consumers. Vivo Philippines promises to give away surprises for those both Vivo V7 and V7+ users and also non Vivo V7 & V7+ user. So what are the prizes that you can get from the Vivo Christmas Giveaway? Well, they’ll be giving away Vivo Merchandises, Vivo V7 & V7+, and also Stephen Curry signed Merchandises.
So, how can you join the promo? It’s easy!
For Vivo V7 & V7+ Users:
You may submit an entry every week provided that the selfie images and the Christmas message are unique from the previous entries.
For Non Vivo V7 & V7+ Users:
You may still be able to join the promo even without owning a V7 & V7_. It’s actually easy. All you need to do is to proceed the nearest Vivo concept store and multi-brand stores and approach a Vivo personnel to provide you with a demo unit that you can use to take a selfie. But of course, you need to upload the selfie photo to your Facebook account.
If you want to know more about the promo, visit http://vivochristmasgiveaway.com/#join
The contest will run until January 6, 2018.
