In response on what a telco has done weeks ago, DITO recently announced their own affordable 5G-capable phone with DITO iTel P55 5G phone
itel P55 5G specs come with Dimensity 6080 SoC with Mali G57 MC2 GPU, dual SIM, 6.6 inch HD+ LCD display with 90 Hz refresh rate, dual main cameras composed of 50 MP wide, 8 MP front cam, itel OS 13 based on Android 13, 3.5 mm audio jack, WiFi, Bluetooth, GPS, USB-C port, side fingerprint reader, 6 GB RAM, 128 GB storage, and 5000 mAh battery with 18 watt wired charging
The openline version of it has a price tag of Php 5,899 as of November 2023 listing.