Widget City just got a big price drop of the OnePlus 5 to compete locally as Digital Walker has also announced that they’ll be bringing the smartphone in the Philippines too. The OnePlus 5 is the latest smartphone from the brand and it’s a little bit expensive compared to its predecessors but the OnePlus 5 just made a big upgrade not only in its hardware and design but also with the camera because this is their first smartphone to sport a dual camera.
The OnePlus 5 is now priced at P24,990 and P28,990 for the 6GB/64GB & 8GB/128GB variants respectively. If you want to get one now, head over to http://widgetcity.com.ph/
Looks like we’ll be seeing the ASUS Zenfone 4 Max first before we even get to see the other members of the Zenfone 4 family as the long lasting ASUS Zenfone 4 Max is now up for pre-order at Widget City! The ASUS Zenfone 4 Max is the first smartphone in the Zenfone 4 series that has been unveiled and just like the other Zenfone Max smartphones, the ASUS Zenfone 4 Max will pack a long lasting battery which is rated at 5000mAh. Not just that, it will also pack a dual lens camera similar to the ASUS Zenfone 3 Zoom.
We all thought that spending half a million is ridiculous. But how about spending for three notebooks. Yes, a guy just bought three Acer Predator 21x. Just in case you didn’t know, the Acer Predator 21x is probably the most expensive gaming notebook that you can buy right now as this notebook packs a 21-inch curved display with G-Sync and Tobii Eye tracking technology, Intel Core i7-7820HK processor, 32GB of RAM, Dual GTX 1080 GPU, 512GB SSD, 1TB HDD, and a mechanical keyboard.
I know, it’s ridiculous but yes, it’s true and the buyer just bought three Acer Predator 21x at Robinsons Galleria Octagon. The price? Well, that’s Php550,000 each and that’s Php1,650,000 overall. The name of the buyer hasn’t been revealed but cmon man. I’m really curious why you have to buy three Acer Predator 21x.
This year is the year of dual camera smartphones. Smartphones from different brands have now offered a dual camera on the back with different features and functionality. Some of them can be used for zooming, some for wide angle shots, and much more. Well, Cherry Mobile doesn’t want to be left out in the game so they’ve also released the Flare P Series too. Two of them – Flare P1 and Flare P1 Plus, packs a dual lens camera. And today, we’ll review one of them, the Cherry Mobile Flare P1.
Design and Hardware
Look, there’s nothing really to talked about its design as the smartphone packs a simple and very familiar design similar to what we can find from Cherry Mobile smartphones. The smartphone is made up of plastic but that’s what you can get on a smartphone at its price. Nonetheless, the Cherry Mobile Flare P1 has an ergonomic design which feels good to hold in the hand.
But despite its cheap price and a plastic body, there’s no hollow feeling when using the smartphone. It feels solid than I expected which is a plus for this smartphone. At the top of this smartphone is where you can find the headphone jack and also the micro USB port of the smartphone while on the right is the power button and the volume rocker.
The smartphone is a little bit heavy too which adds a little bit of solidness to the smartphone. The Cherry Mobile Flare P1 also packs three capacitive buttons and it doesn’t have backlit buttons.
The Cherry Mobile Flare P1 also has a removable back and you can find the two micro sim card slot and a MicroSD card slot. However, the battery of the Cherry Mobile Flare P1 can’t be removed from the smartphone which is rated at 2350mAh. Oh, and the battery life on the smartphone isn’t amazing. I’m pretty sure that this smartphone will not last in a day of use and you might need to bring your charger or your power bank always with you.
A good display for its price
The Cherry Mobile Flare P1 packs a 5-inch HD display. I’m not saying that the Cherry Mobile Flare P1 has the best display on a smartphone. But for its price range, the Cherry Mobile Flare P1 is actually better than I expected. I was expecting that the display of the smartphone will be washed out but surprisingly it was not. It has a good display for its price as the colors are good however I think that this display doesn’t have the best brightness. But again, the display is quite good for its price.
Not the best performer
The Cherry Mobile Flare P1 doesn’t have the best performance that you can find on a smartphone. It packs a 1.3GHz Quad-Core MediaTek 6580 Processor and only 1GB of RAM. Actually, by just looking at it, you already know that this smartphone is not really made for gaming or for heavy tasks.
For basic apps and light usage, the Cherry Mobile Flare P1 will do just fine, however, multitasking and opening apps simultaneously, you’ll notice that this smartphone will experience some lags. Again, this game isn’t ideal for gaming. Yes, you’ll be able to run games such as Mobile Legends and Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas but you have to put it at medium settings to make it playable but expect some slowdown sometimes when playing these games.
It’s running on Nougat
What I love about this smartphone despite having a low specs is that this smartphone was able to run Android 7.0 Nougat. The Cherry Mobile Flare P1 doesn’t have special skins or too many bloats similar to other Cherry Mobile smartphones which are a plus as it avoids lags and slowdowns while navigating on the smartphone. Because again, the smartphone only packs 1GB of RAM which is really small for a 2017 smartphone.
Despite its hardware spec, the Cherry Mobile Flare P1 was still able to do multi-window however it’s not really ideal on the smartphone as this one only packs a small 5-inch display.
The Dual Camera
The Cherry Mobile Flare P1’s biggest selling point is its camera. There’s a dual lens camera at the back and according to Cherry Mobile, you could do bokeh shots thanks to dual lens rear camera. However, In my test, I was not sure if the dual lens camera is the one responsible for the bokeh or blurring.
The blurring of the smartphone is just radial and you could easily notice that when you’re playing with the camera of the smartphone. Anyway, just check out the photos that I took using the smartphone.
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Well, the quality? The colors aren’t perfect and it’s a little bit of washed out. The autofocusing of the camera was also slow and the bokeh effect isn’t really the best one. Same with the selfie shots, you could easily notice that the smartphone wasn’t ideal for selfies but hey, there’s a LED flash on the front camera of the smartphone which is nice for taking selfies in the dark.
Verdict
The Cherry Mobile Flare P1 is an affordable smartphone at P3,999. Its biggest selling point is the dual rear camera however in our camera test, we didn’t really have a pleasant experience. The hardware of the smartphone is also top notch but what I like in this smartphone is despite its hardware, Cherry Mobile still managed to have Android 7.0 Nougat in the smartphone.
There are a lot of options at its price range and who do I think will love this smartphone? Well, the Cherry Mobile fans and those who want to try the first dual rear camera smartphone of the brand. There’s nothing really special about this smartphone aside from its affordable price.
The Cherry Mobile smartphone is now available for P3,999.
Huawei’s newest affordable smartphone, the Huawei Y5 2017 will be available at Lazada tomorrow for only P5,890. That’s quite an affordable smartphone for the brand and oh, the smartphone also comes with some freebies when you buy it tomorrow at Lazada!
Huawei Y5 2017 Specs
1.4GHz MediaTek MT6737T Quad-Core Processor
5-inch HD Display
2GB RAM
16GB internal storage expandable via MicroSD card slot
8-megapixel rear camera with LED Flash
5-megapixel front camera with front flash
LTE
Bluetooth, WiFi, GPS, GLONASS, A-GPS
3000mAh battery
Android 6.0 Marshmallow with EMUI 4.0
The Huawei Y5 2017 does have a big battery inside which will make sure that the smartphone can last up to a day. For people who love selfies, there’s a front flash for this in case you want to take selfies in low light conditions.
The Huawei Y5 2017 will retail for P5,890 and for a limited time, it will come with a free clear case, selfie stick, i-ring and combo cable. The promo runs from July 11 to 16, 2017.HG
Spiderman: Homecoming is one of the most awaited superhero films of the year and if you want to join Peter Parker in defeating the bad guys along with Tony Stark then you better join OPPO Philippines’ giveaway contest in where you can win two movie tickets for Spiderman: Homecoming.
This promo from OPPO Philippines is in line with their product, the OPPO F3 Black Edition. We reviewed the smartphone before and in case you forgot the specs of the smartphone, it comes with 5.5-inch Full HD JDI screen, 4GB of RAM, MediaTek MT6750T processor, 64GB of storage and 20-megapixel front camera.
To join the giveaway, just visit the OPPO Philippines Facebook fan page and follow the instructions. http://bit.ly/OPPOSpidey
The latest smartphone from Vivo, the Vivo Y55s has arrived at Vivo retailers and stores weeks ago and it’s a mid-range smartphone that runs on a Qualcomm Snapdragon processor and a 3GB of RAM. Surprisingly, it’s a decent smartphone with decent specs. It packs a 5.2-inch HD display, 3GB of RAM, and a 13-megapixel rear camera. It doesn’t have a selfie camera that is as good as the V5 series but again, the specs of the smartphone is already quite decent. Check out our unboxing and hands-on of the smartphone below.
Huawei does a great job in making smartphones these days. They have affordable smartphones that pack an amazing hardware and most of their smartphones feel really premium compared to other brands at its price range. Today, we’ll review the Huawei GR3 2017, it’s a sub 9k smartphone and it packs not only a pretty powerful hardware but also a beautiful and premium design. Check out our review of the smartphone below.
A premium and beautiful build
The Huawei GR3 2017 is a P8,990 smartphone but the smartphone looks and feels more than that. The smartphone is beautiful as this one is clad in glass on both front and back and then there’s the simple but really elegant design of the smartphone with on-screen capacitive buttons.
At the back of the smartphone is the fingerprint scanner which can detect and read my fingerprints really fast. At the top of the smartphone, you can find the 3.5mm audio jack while below the smartphone is where the micro USB port and the speaker grill is located.
One problem that you might encounter with the Huawei GR3 2017 is that the smartphone is a fingerprint magnet. Why? Because its body is made up of glass. Is it a deal breaker? Not really since this smartphone is still sexy AF. Oh and don’t worry about scratches and fingerprints because there’s a free phone case out of the box.
A good display
For its price, the Huawei GR3 2017 has a pretty good display. The color reproduction is good and yes, the display of the smartphone is Full HD. It’s a little bit small for some as this smartphone only packs a 5.2-inch display but nonetheless, the display is still good.
Still a powerful hardware inside
The Huawei GR3 2017 has a pretty good specs inside and it’s pretty powerful. Inside is a HiSilicon Kirin 655 Octa-Core processor and then there’s the 3GB of RAM. Actually, the smartphone can perform really well on games and apps, however, there’s only a 16GB of storage which is small by today’s standard. So yeah, it is really recommended to have a MicroSD card with you when you have the Huawei GR3 2017 so that you can install 3D heavy games and more.
The Huawei GR3 2017 is rocking their own EMUI 5.0 and it’s running on Android 7.0 so yeah, you could do split screen on this smartphone however, I still think the 5.2-inch display of the smartphone is too small for that. Nonetheless, the display of the smartphone is still fine.
The EMUI of the smartphone is very user-friendly however if you’re used to vanilla Android, the EMUI is a heavily customized by Huawei. Is it a bad thing? No. I think the EMUI was optimized on the smartphone and it works well without problems and it was very smooth when I was using it.
Just the right camera
The Huawei GR3 2017’s camera isn’t bad but it is also not the best one that you can find in the price range. The smartphone features a 12-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and I’ve used the smartphone in Taipei and I got some good shots in well-lit conditions. However, I noticed that some photos are a little bit overexposed and are a little bit darker than expected but the photos are sharp and clear. Check out the photos that I took using the smartphone.
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Verdict
The Huawei GR3 2017 is probably the best smartphone for its price range. You got a pretty good performance, the smartphone’s design is sleek and clean, and again, the smartphone is really affordable. The Huawei GR3 2017 performs well on all aspects and yes, I do highly recommend this smartphone if your budget of up to P9,000.
The ASUS Zenfone AR is now available for pre-order and if you’re interested in getting the world’s first smartphone that is Google Tango-enabled and Daydream ready smartphone with 8GB of RAM. This smartphone might not pack the latest Snapdragon CPU inside but it still powerful and enough for VR and also AR.
The ASUS Zenfone AR comes with three cameras that are used for motion tracking, area learning and also depth perception. So basically, the TriCam System allows you to have a better AR experience.
You can now pre-order the ASUS Zenfone AR up to July 16 and it will come with an exclusive pre-order bundle that includes ZenPower Ultra 20,100mAh, Zenfone AR clear case, Zenfone AR Tempered Glass, and a Zenfone AR VR cardboard.
The ASUS Zenfone AR will be available in the Philippines for P44,995
ASUS Zenfone AR Specs
Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 Processor
5.7-inch WQHD (2560×1440) Display
8GB RAM
128GB Internal storage with MicroSD card slot up to 2TB
23-megapixel rear camera with f/2.0 aperture, Dual LED Flash, OIS
Good news for those people who are living in the cities and towns of Antipolo, Marikina, Pasig, Taguig, Caloocan, Taytay, Cainta, and Pateros. The residents of villages like Brgy. Kaunlaran in Caloocan, Antipolo Hills Subdivision, Greenbreeze Phase 2 and 2A in Marikina, and Greenwoods Executive Village in Pasig.
The network rollout in East Metro Manila will provide fast internet speeds to both consumer and enterprises who will take advantage of the PLDT Fibr rollout. For streamers and gamers like me, they’ll surely love this as PLDT Fibr allows us to experience equal download and upload speeds for better streaming quality.
With PLDT Home Fibr, you can also take advantage of their services including the Roku powered TVolution box in where you can watch different TV channels using Cignal, Youtube, Iflix, Netflix, and many more.
PLDT is really aggressive in deploying their Fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) services and they’ve already transformed some areas into Fibr-powered PLDT Smart Cities starting with Toledo City, Gen. Santos, Naga City, and South Metro Manila,
