Alcatel Flash 2 Marshmallow update now available

This device arrived here in the country last November 2015. Eight months later, the much awated Android Marshmallow is now available on this smartphone.

Telego Mate, Marshmallow enabled 5 inch Android phone

More and more Android 6.0 Marshmallow phones are coming here in the country. Here is another one from Telego.

Asus Zenfone 3 line is coming to PH this August

A month after it's announcement in Computex 2016, Asus Philippines is really giving some priority in our country in relation to the upcoming Asus Zenfone 3 family.

Android N is Android Nougat

We waited for it for months even before the Google IO 2016 as we already saw the Android N Developer Preview but what is N really stands for?

Starmobile Play Click Smart Prepaid Bundle SIM 1 locked with provided Smart SIM - Youtuber

I hope this is only an isolated case but this particular Youtube video got me disappointed on the recent Starmobile Play Click bundled with Smart Prepaid

I Robot Mobile Phyros, Phyros Plus and Phyros Note revealed, all with Android Marshmallow

Aside from their Stone Plus smartphone, I Robot Mobile has 3 more Android phones that all in the same specs but it only differ in the screen size and battery capacity.

I Robot Mobile Stone Plus, Marshmallow enabled phone for P2,699

I Robot Mobile just dropped 4 new Android handsets with Android 6.0 Marshmallow so lets start with the first one.

MOVI: The navigation and directory app from Yellow Pages

—Who doesn’t remember the Yellow Pages fondly? Everyone has memories of looking up a little-known hardware shop because dad needed tools or mom asked for the number of the neighborhood plumber. For 57 years, the Yellow Pages have been a reliable institution, printing annual editions of the ubiquitous yellow papered digests that sat solidly beside many home and office landline phones.

O+ Venti LTE unboxing, first impressions

While I am still finishing my O+ Duo review, their guys finally noticed this blog and sent us their intriguing O+ Venti LTE.

Flash Plus 2 3 GB RAM coming soon this July

It may be a few days more compared to their promise of end of June 2016 but we are really gonna see the 3 GB RAM version of Flash Plus 2.

Lenovo Vibe C coming soon, priced at P4,799

After the spottings of Vibe K5 nd Vibe K5 Plus from various retailers, it is Lenovo Mobile Philippines' turn to tease something.

Cloudfone Thrill Plus, Android phone with dual front speakers for under 4K

After the Thrill Access, Cloudfone has silently released another Thrill smartphone which is slowly rolling out in some stores.

Alcatel Pixi 4 6 3G Review

I am done with my first ever 6 inch smartphone check and a first time too of an Alcatel handset. Here's my review of Alcatel Pixi 4 6 3G version.

Oppo A37 release date, price revealed (update!)

Exactly two weeks after you saw it first about the upcoming Oppo A37, Oppo Philippines FB page finally broke the silence on our discovery.

Lenovo Vibe K5 Plus now available via a local retailer

Lenovo Mobile Philippines FB page do not have either a teaser or announcement on this smartphone that was launched recently in India but one local retailer has it right now.

Starmobile Super Pack 600 announced: Get up to 600 MB of mobile data from Smart

Starmobile and Smart has not done yet after the Play Click Smart phone bundle as they put in another news on their official website

O+ Online Supreme Kit now available, smartphone plus internet bundle for Php 2,650

Smartphone plus internet bundles in a discounted price are growing here in the country as O+ wants to get a share of this ongoing move in the PH smartphone market.

Samsung Galaxy J5 and J7 2016 now in PH, first look, benchmarks, camera samples

After the A series this year, Samsung Mobile Philippines went this time for 2 new smartphones for the J series this year.

In a brief media event, they announced the Samsung Galaxy J5 2016 and Samsung Galaxy J7 2016 which are already on sale and comes with a 32 GB Sandisk micro SD.

Samsung Galaxy J5 2016 has 1.2 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 (Cortex-A53 version) quad-core processor, Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow, 5.2 inch HD Super AMOLED display, dual SIM, 13 MP rear cam with LED flash and f/1.9,  5 MP front cam with LED flash, 2 GB RAM, 16 GB ROM, NFC, Bluetooth, WiFi, OTG capable, GPS, micro SD slot and 3,100 mAh removable battery for Php 11,990

Samsung Galaxy J5 2016 has 1.6 GHz Exynos 7870 octa-core processor based on Cortex-A53, 5.5 inch HD Super AMOLED display, dual SIM, 13 MP rear cam with LED flash and f/1.9,  5 MP front cam with LED flash, 2 GB RAM, 16 GB ROM, NFC, Bluetooth, WiFi, OTG capable, GPS, micro SD slot and 3,300 mAh removable battery for Php 14,990

As you can see later at the first looks section, Samsung Mobile PH took some tweaks on these devices with Pinoy touch starting with some icon changes and the wallpaper. They also mentioned that they had the mobile data saving feature thru the Opera Mini and Signal Max technology which can help for their potential buyers in places with difficuly on telco signal.

The first look at the Samsung Galaxy J5 2016 (in gold) and Samsung Galaxy J7 2016 in white. The typical Samsung front view is visible on both phones. The screen is quite nice for their prices.

Both of them have a bit of brushed metal design in their back covers but it was more visible at the J5 2016.

The top portions of both devices

The placing of the power/unlock button are both at the right section.

Same at the bottom.

On the benchmarks of Galaxy J5 2016, I saw the almost identical scores of Antutu as to compare with the Samsung Galaxy On7 at around 28,000. Good that it has 5  point multi-touch but the number of available sensors are kinda disappointing. I also took a check at the phone app is pretty much the same as to the J7 2016.

It was a first in PH to experience an Exynos 7870 octa-core processor and the score in Antutu reminds me of a previous smartphone that I reviewed with 2.0 GHz Helio P10 SoC at over 50,000. A big clap to them for the 10 point multi touch but the same plot in the number of sensors.

 

For the camera samples:

Samsung Galaxy J5 2016 rear camera sample

Samsung Galaxy J5 2016 front camera sample no flash

Samsung Galaxy J7 2016 front camera sample no flash

Samsung Galaxy J7 2016 front camera sample with flash.

Definitely, the Galaxy J7 2016 is the faster device compared on the Galaxy J5 2016. I only had a chance to check the front on the J7 which I am surprised that they did not incude the auto flash option. The TouchWiz UI is a-ok and quite light on both devices but one concern for me that they only left over 5 GB of remaining storage out of 16 GB ROM. The J7 2016 might be a capable gaming device but you cannot put a lot of apps in that scenario.

Flash Plus 2 Review

From one Helio P10 powered smartphone to another. This time, I am done with my first ever review of a Flash smartphone - Flash Plus 2

Lenovo Vibe K5 spotted at retailer website for under 7K

Lenovo Vibe K5 was just announced in India a few weeks ago and now it is finally here via a known tech retailer