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Xiaomi Max front panel leaks out, sports a 6.4-inch Display

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A new information regarding a gigantic Xiaomi smartphone leaks out today and it’s the Xiaomi Max, it’s the biggest Xiaomi that you’ll ever see because this one sports a 6.4-inch display.

 

A leaked image from a factory shows the front panel of Xiaomi Max with a 6.4-inch display and also openings for the front camera and sensors. x

 

The Xiaomi Max is expected to come with a fingerprint sensor at the back too and the smartphone is expected to be launch in May.

 

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OPPO F1 Plus Hands-on and Initial Impressions

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Oppo F1 Plus has recently been launched and it is now up for pre-order nationwide. This smartphone packs a selfie-centric 16-Megapixel Front Camera with f/2.0 aperture which makes it sure that you have a better and brighter selfies. This smartphone also packs a premium and metal design which is really pleasing to the eye. So what do I think about it? Check out my hands-on below.

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The first thing that you’ll notice about this smartphone is its design. The smartphone is sleek, sexy, and beautiful. Not only does the metal body of the smartphone looks premium but it also adds to how the solid the smartphone is.

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The smartphone is noticeably thin too and since the bezel of the smartphone is thin, you won’t really feel that this smartphone has a 5.5-inch display and speaking of the display, it doesn’t disappoint because the smartphone looks really well.

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The software of the smartphone is clean and minimalistic. The homescreen is the app drawer and I really like the colors and icons of the Color OS 3.0. Navigating the UI is fast and seamless too and I really like using it even at short time.

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I’ve used the smartphone for a little while and thr front camera was really better compared to other smartphones. I’ve tried taking shots using the front camera and it was really better and brighter than most front cameras.

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Overall, the smartphone is fast and beautiful. It’s really fun to use and the selfie camera was really astounding. We’ll get to know more about this smartphone we get a review unit of it.

 

You can now pre-order this smartphone for P21,990

Selfie-centric Oppo F1 Plus up for pre-order for P21,990

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Oppo has recently launched their newest smartphone, the Oppo F1 Plus, the bigger brother of the Oppo F1. This smartphone not only just a bigger version but it also comes with some awesome feature including a fingerprint sensor and a curvier design. This smartphone also sports a MediaTek MT6755 Helio P10 Octa-Core processor and a 4GB of RAM. Basically, this smartphone packs a power punch that you need and since this is a member of the F series, this smartphone has a special selfie camera

 

Oppo F1 Plus Specs

  • Mediatek MT6755 Helio P10 2.0GHz Octa-core
  • 5.5-inch AMOLED display
  • 64GB Storage expandable via MicroSD up to 128GB
  • 4GB RAM
  • 13-Megapixel Rear f/2.2 Camera with PDAF and LED Flash
  • 16-Megapixel Front f/2.0 Front Camera
  • WiFi
  • Bluetooth
  • LTE
  • Hybrid Sim card slot
  • Android 5.1 with Color OS 3.0
  • 2850mAh

 

The biggest feature of this smartphone is its selfie camera, this one has a better 16-Megapixel front f/2.0 Camera while there’s the 13-Megapixel f/2.2 rear camera.  The 16-Megapixel front-facing Hi-Light Camera assures that you can capture better images even in low-lit conditions.

 

The Oppo F1 Plus also features Selfie Panorama, front-facing flash, and Beautify 4.0. These are the features that help you have better selfies from Oppo F1 Plus. But of course, the Oppo F1 Plus not only offers a good selfie camera but it also packs an elegant design with its metal design and 4th-generation Gorilla Glass on the 5.5-inch AMOLED display with an ultra-thin 1.66-mm bezels.

 

Just like the other Oppo smartphones, the Oppo F1 Plus comes with VOOC Flash Charge feature too which lets you have 75% battery capacity in just 30 minutes and according to Oppo, the smartphone could last up to 14 hours and 5 minutes of constant use.

 

The smartphone is now up for pre-order for P21,990 from April 16 to 29 with a downpayment of just P1,000. You can also get a free OPPO selfie stick along with the unit as you pick it up on April 30.

Cherry Mobile Alpha Prime 5 is now available

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Cherry Mobile have recently launched the Alpha Prime 5, the company’s newest smartphone that was seen before at CeBit 2016. This smartphone is powered by Windows 10 and it is currently one of the most affordable Windows 10 smartphone that you can get right now.

Cherry Mobile Alpha Prime 5 Specs

  • 5-inch HD IPS display
  • 1.1GHz Snapdragon 210 Quad-core processor
  • 1GB RAM
  • 8GB storage expandable via microSD up to 32GB
  • 8-megapixel rear camera
  • 5-megapixel front camera
  • Dual SIM
  • LTE
  • WiFi
  • Bluetooth
  • GPS, A-GPS
  • Windows 10
  • 2000mAh battery

 

This smartphone might be powered by Windows 10 but that doesn’t necessarily mean that this smartphone could run all Windows applications that are on your PC. The applications that can run on this smartphone can be found on the Windows Store. The Cherry Mobile Alpha Prime 5 is now available in the market for P3,999

Acer launches the Liquid Jade Primo, the company’s latest Windows 10 flagship

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Acer has launched their newest Windows 10 device that supports continuum and it’s the Acer Liquid Jade Primo. It’s not the company’s first smartphone to sport a Windows 10 OS in their smartphone but this one is their most powerful yet with a Snapdragon 808 processor and 3GB of RAM which allows you to be more productive.

 

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So what is continuum and what is so special about it? Well, with continuum, you’ll now be able to use the smartphone as your pocket PC. You’ll now be able to use Windows 10 in desktop mode as long as you have a dock, monitor, keyboard, and mouse. But be wary, because with Continuum, that doesn’t that you can run the desktop Windows applications such as DOTA and Steam. The apps that can be run on the Acer Liquid Jade Primo can only be found Windows Store.

 

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Inside the Acer Liquid Jade Primo is the almost a year-old Snapdragon 808 processor and a 3GB of RAM. The processor might not be the latest one but it can still run Windows 10 in desktop mode. There’s a 5.5-inch Full HD AMOLED which looks great. The camera of the smartphone doesn’t disappoint as packs a 21-Megapixel Rear AF Camera with Dual LED flash and 8-Megapixel Wide Angle selfie cam

 

 

Acer Liquid Jade Primo Specs

  • 5.5-inch FullHD AMOLED display
  • Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 hexa-core processor
  • 3GB RAM
  • 32GB internal storage
  • 21-megapixel rear camera w/ dual-tone LED flash
  • 8-megapixel front camera
  • Bluetooth
  • WiFi
  • LTE
  • USB Type-C
  • Windows 10 Mobile

 

 

The Acer Liquid Jade Primo is priced at P28,990 and it is now available in the Philippines via select Acer Concept Stores nationwide and it also comes with a keyboard and mouse. You can get it right now at SM North EDSA, SM Megamall, SM Dasmarinas, SM Southmall, SM Bacoor, SM Cebu, SM Bacolod, SM MOA, SM Sta. Roas and Glorietta

Smart unveils its LTE-A Service in Boracay

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The mobile internet is about to get fast as Smart has introduced the country’s first LTE-Advanced! Smart Communications has begun rolling out the country’s first LTE-A service which gives us faster and better data speeds than the current LTE services.

 

The service is initially deployed in Boracay, Aklan and our friends from Smart has posted speeds of up to 250 Mbps! I know, it’s really fast and it will just take a few minutes or seconds to download the files that you need from the internet! Smart is also planning to bring 5G soon by the time it arrives sometime in 2020. Smart has been working closely with NTT DoCoMo to bring the development of 5G.

 

The LTE-A capable devices that you can get right now are the Samsung Galaxy S7 and the Galaxy S7 Edge. Other manufacturers are expected to introduce their own LTE-A devices soon.

 

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Elephone arrives in the Philippines thru Lazada

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Elephone has recently arrived in the Philippines and it is expected that they’ll be exclusive to Lazada, the eCommerce giant in the Philippines. There are three smartphones that will arrive in the Philippines and theses are the P9000, P8000, and the S1.

 

Elephone P9000 specs:

  • 5.5-inch OGS full HD LTPS display
  • 2GHz MediaTek MT6755 Helio P10 Octa-core processor
  • 4GB RAM
  • 32GB of internal storage, expandable via microSD
  • 13-megapixel f/2.0 camera with Dual Tone Flash
  • 8-megapixel front camera with 84-degree lens
  • Dual SIM
  • LTE
  • WiFi
  • Bluetooth
  • GPS, A-GPS
  • Fingerprint scanner
  • USB Type-C
  • 3000mAh battery
  • Android 6.0 Marshmallow

Elephone P8000 specs

  • 5.5-inch full HD display
  • 1.3GHz MediaTek MT6753 octa-core processor
  • 3GB RAM
  • 16GB of internal storage, expandable via microSD
  • 13-megapixel camera with LED flash
  • 5-megapixel front camera
  • Dual SIM
  • LTE
  • WiFi
  • Bluetooth
  • GPS, A-GPS
  • Fingerprint scanner
  • Android 6.0 Marshmallow
  • 4165mAh battery

Elephone S1 specs

  • 5-inch HD on-cell IPS display
  • 1.3GhZ MediaTek MT6580 quad-core processor
  • 1GB RAM
  • 8GB of internal storage expandable via microSD
  • 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash
  • 2-megapixel front camera
  • Dual SIM
  • 3G
  • WiFi
  • Bluetooth
  • GPS, A-GPS
  • Fingerprint scanner
  • 1,800mAh battery
  • Android 5.1 Lollipop

 

The Elephone wouldn’t be expensive as these phones will be priced at P11,499 for the P9000, P7,799 for the P8000 and P3,999 for the S1.

 

These devices will be available in Lazada starting 12nn of April 18

YouTube Gaming App now out in the Philippines!

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Gamers would surely love this news as Youtube have finally released the Youtube Gaming App in the Philippines. With this application, gamers would easily see and view the latest videos from fellow gamers such as engaging gameplays, reviews, and trailers on YouTube.

 

 

With this app, you can also access live streams and videos of games such as Minecraft, GTA, LOL, DOTA 2, Call of Duty, NBA 2k16 and much more. And of course, mobile gamers wouldn’t be left out too because there are also live streams of mobile games on the app too!

 

 

I’ve been using this application on my Nexus 6p for a while and it’s really awesome because I can get to watch my favourite Youtubers and their live streams of their games. Not only that, I also use Youtube gaming for recording my gameplays on mobile. It’s really awesome! Check out my Fallout Shelter that I’ve recorded using the Youtube Gaming app!

 

 

If you want to enjoy Youtube Gaming even more, it will be best if you paired it with Smart’s Big Bytes 50. Why? Because this promo comes with a 700MB of data from 350MB for surfing and another 600MB for use on apps like YouTube, iFlix, and Youtube Gaming.

 

 

To register to Big Bytes 50, just text BIG50 to 9999

ESL One Manila 2016 will be exclusively broadcast by TV5

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Are you ready for Southeast Asia’s biggest Esports event? In case you didn’t know, ESL One will be happening in Manila and not only it’s a first in the Philippines but it is also the first in Southeast Asia! It’s the largest Esports event in the Philippines to date and it will be spearheaded by Germany-based Turtle Entertainment and will be presented by PLDT Home Fibr and Smart.

There will also be Filipinos who will represent the country and they’re the Team Mineski.Sports5 which is composed of Ryan Jay Qui, Benhur Lawis, Jun Kanehara, Jessie Vash Cuyco and Julius Caesar Sto. Domingo and they’ll battle it out to with other teams from Asia, Europe, and the US for the prize pool of $250,000.

ESL One Manila 2016 will be even more awesome as TV5 will exclusively broadcast the event while PLDT Home Fibr and Smart subscribers will get a chance to score tickets to the event, win Steam vouchers and even meet their favorite esports teams. For more information about ESL One Manila 2016, head over to esl-one.com/dota2/manila-2016



ASUS unveils RECO Classic Car Cam

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ASUS is the brand known for making the Zenfones and notebooks especially the ROG line but recently, they’ve outed an accessory for your car and it’s a dashcam! But hey, the ASUS RECO Classic Car Cam isn’t a normal dashcam because this one comes with a lot of awesome features.

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The ASUS RECO Classic Car Cam features an Omnivision CMOS sensor with an f/2.0 aperture and 140-degree FOV which makes it sure that the dashcam can really see the road and with its aperture, the dashcam makes it sure that you can see the road at night as much as possible.

 

The RECO Classic Car Cam also comes with lane departure warning system warns you that your steering away to a different lane while on a fast speed and there’s a feature too called Forward collision warning system that lets you know if you’re near and following a car closely

 

The ASUS RECO Classic Car Cam comes with a slot for HDMI and GPS too.  The ASUS RECO Classic Car Cam is available for P5,990 at DS Gadgets, Dynaquest, and PC Worx nationwide.