Author: Chris Eilers

At last, Meizu M2 Note Launch has started to kick off at 14:30 today, Jun 2, 2015. Over the past weeks, we predicted things after things and now we will know for sure how Meizu M2 Note looks like, and what its specs and prices are.

Forget all the rumors you heard before. Here comes the truth and Meizu M2 Note Specs:

Meizu M2 Note launch event

Fact 1: Meizu M2 Note Philippines is 0.2mm slimmer than the Meizu M1 Note. Specifically, M2 Note measures 8.7mm and 149 grams.

Fact 2: Meizu M2 Note Philippines supports dual SIM and microSD cards in addition to internal storage! So, you now can relax now cause it means that you can store a lot of your favorite pictures, music, videos, etc.

 Fact 3: Meizu M2 Note comes with an all-new home button! It’s a physical oval button. You will tap this button to return to your desktop.

Fact 4: Meizu M2 Note is priced at 799 Yuan. If this price is also applied in our country, Meizu M2 Note price in Philippines will be around 5764 PHP for 16GB version. As for 32GB, it will cost you 999 Yuan (7206PHP)

 Fact 5: It comes with 4 color variants, and GRAY is really one of the four.

Fact 6: The processor that powers M2 Note is MediaTek MT6753 64-bit octa-core 1.3GHz, supporting Cat 4 and TD / FDD LTE, CDMA 2000 1x/EVDO Rev. WCDMA, TD-SCDMA and EDGE network standard.

Fact 7: The screen size is 5.5 inches with 1080p resolution, running on Android 5 Lollipop with Flyme skin.

Fact 8: Meizu M2 Note offers 2GB RAM and 16GB of storage.

Fact 9: The camera combo includes a 13MP f/2.2 rear snapper and a 5MP f/2.0 front one.

Fact 10: Meizu M2 Note does not feature fingerprint scanner.

Fact 11: The capacity of M2 Note’s battery is 3,100mAh.

Fact 12: This new Meizu device will accept buyers’ reservation at 16:00 today, and on June 12, M2 Note will be available in stores in China.

And here is the MEIZU M2 NOTE:

Coolpad are gearing up into the race of Chinese budget phones to compete against Lenovo Vibe X2 and Meizu MX4 with their own MT6595 powered phone : The Coolpad Dazen X7. The device packs quite a good set of specs: 5.2-inch super AMOLED FHD Display, 1.7GHz MediaTek octa-core processor, 2GB RAM and Android 4.4.2 Kitkat. In terms of specs, the Coolpad Dazen X7 run smoothly enough for any normal users.

Coolpad are expecting to sell this flagship Coolpad Dazen X7 by creating a nice blend of good taste and nice tech. The display is well protected by dual Gorilla Glass 3 on both sides. It has elegant metal bezels and looks great in the hand. However, the Coolpad Dazen X7 battery is not so impressive, only 2,7000 mAH non-removable.

Coolpad Dazen X7 launch date event was hold in India earlier last May. The device carries a price tag of INR 17,999 (Indian currency). This means the Coolpad Dazen X7 price in PH can be around PHH 12,600. What do you think about the price? Is it reasonable for the specs or quite high compared to others in the same market?

Coolpad Dazen X7 full specs

Up to now, we still have no further information about the Coolpad Dazen X7 launch date in PH yet. If you like this phone, keep calm and be updated. We are also waiting for future news from Coolpad. Hope this turns out to be a nice surprise to the smartphone industry

Gionee’s newest mid-ranger flagship Gionee M5 just made it to appear in TENAA listing in China. One of the best selling-point of this smartphone is its phenomenon dual-batter setup. Gionee M5 battery packs a huge set of 6,000 mAH capacity. It supports up to 4 days normal using without charge. Amazing, isn’t it?

Gionee M5 – joining the huge battery life team

People are loving smartphones that carry huge battery life. And to meet up public demands, latest devices are usually powered by bigger and bigger battery capacity. However, not many phones have reached the limit of 6,000 mAH like Gionee M5 and Yi Luo D6000 did.

In terms of Gionee M5 specs, the handset sports a powerful quad-core CPU clocked at 1.3GHz, 2GB RAM and 16 GB expandable storage.

Gionee Marathon M5 will be the next inline to take the title of flagship “Marathon phone” in the Gionee lineup, following its predecessor Gionee Marathon M3.

Gionee M5 full specs, price and launch date

Although up to now, there is still very little information about Gionee M5 full specs as well as launch date, the fact that it features 6,000 mAH battery and got into China TENAA list is exciting enough to make it worth waiting for. Meanwhile, let’s make some guessing. How much do you think will be and should be the Gionee M5 price in Philippines??

Keep calm, more updates are on the way. We will make sure to let you know as soon as possible.

Bluboo are gearing up the game with a brand new flagship: Bluboo X500 Dragon. The device features some very nice specifications that are claimed to be “the best of the best”.

We know about Bluboo through some of its previous flagship: the C100, a 2GB RAm Android phone with a $99 price tag – and the Bluboo X550 with huge 5,300mAH battery and impressive 6,7 price tag.

So basically they marked their brand in entry-level and mid-range smartphone market with those 2 device. This time, let’s welcome a Bluboo X500 Dragon flagship, a handset ranked in the high-end category and carries the company’s expectation to make a good leap in the business.

Bluboo X500 Dragon to become most powerful Chinese Mediatek phone

The Bluboo X500 Dragon will be Bluboo’s main selling phone for 2015. There are not many images leaking about the device yet, just a few design renders along with some revealing specification highlights.

Bluboo said that they are planning to release 2 models of the X500. Both phones will share the same 5-inch display and Mediatek Helio X10 chipset. The only difference we know for now is just a choice of either 3GB RAM or 4GB RAM.

If it turns out real, the Bluboo X500 Dragon can become the most powerful Chinese Mediatek phone in the market at the time being. Also, the screen size of 5.0” is usually overlooked by makers of flagship phones. Let’s wait for the public reaction to see whether people still prefer a handy device or bigger display screen.

Bluboo X500 Dragon launch date in PH

There is no trace of Bluboo X500 Dragon launch date in Philippines yet. Also, the company revealed nothing about Bluboo X500 Dragon price in PH. It seems that we have to wait for a while until the next piece of information leaked out.

We are as excited as all of you to know more about this potential flagship Bluboo X500 Dragon. We will update as soon as there is more news leaking and confirmed by the company. Keep in touch for further information about Bluboo X500 Dragon!!

On May 26, Bkav (Bach Khoa Antivirus), one the oldest and most famous Vietnamese technology companies has launched Bkav Bphone, the very first smartphone made in Vietnam. In terms of tech, Bkav develops and produces products with main interests in security software. This time, they tried a new area of business: smartphone. Bkav’s new flagship smartphone is called Bphone and it has been gaining much attention from the very first start. Bkav Bphone launch event attracted nearly two thousand people attending locally and a lot of others following on the internet. Let’s take a look at Bkav Bphone specs.

Bkav Bphone Specs:

According to Mr. Nguyen Tu Quang, Bkav’s outspoken founder, the handset is made from 800 different parts, provided by 82 suppliers in the world with Bkav’s own design, which has been patented since 2011. In terms of specs, Bkav Bphone – a 7.5mm thick device with a Sharp 5.0-inch Full HD display features Corning Gorilla Glass and dressed in a full aluminum cover.

In addition, it is equipped with 3GB RAM LPDDR3 and powered by Qualcomm CPU Snapdragon 801 quad-core 2.5GHz. At this point, Mr. Thieu Phuong Nam, CEO of Qualcomm Indochina, said that Bkav is the first Southeast Asia’s firm to directly contract with Qualcomm. That means Bkav is able to get the latest Qualcomm CPU as well as use all of Qualcomm patents in their phones.

The other specs include a 3,000mAh battery accompanied by Quick Charge 2.0. Bkav Bphone cameras pack a 5MP front shooter and a 13MP f/2.2 rear camera that is covered with sapphire glasses. This cam is also one of Bphone’s key selling points. There are most modern techs supporting them such as Fast Tracking Auto Focus (used for Samsung Galaxy S6 to help capture fast-moving objects) and UbiFocus (allowing users to choose their focus after having already taken picture). Moreover, Bphone snapper can also take slowmotion video with 120 frames/s. As for operating system, Bkav uses their own one called BOS based on Android Lollipop for the Bphone.

Another outstanding feature about Bphone is that there is a built-in Bkav, the company’s flagship antivirus software, to make this device become “the safest of its kind on earth”, according to the CEO.

Bkav Bphone Price in Philippines

There are 3 main versions of Bphone with different amount of internal storage.

Bphone Black, 16GB – 9,990,000VND (~PHP 20,400)

Bphone Black/White/Champagne 64GB – 12,960,000VND (~PHP 26,472)

Bphone Gold plated 24K, 128GB – 20,190,000VND (~PHP 41,246)

Note that all Bphone prices are exclusive of taxes and will not be on sale via retail chains but online via a Vietnamese website from June 2, 2015. Anyhow, no words are made for an official international release from Bkav, yet it is said that they are planning to bring this phone to the world. Perhaps a few months later, we can see Bkav Bphone Philippines version on the market.

In conclusion, we can see that Bkav Vietnam is a bit too ambitious about their first flagship Bphone. Basically, it boasts a 5” FHD screen with a slim body, Snapdragon 801 chipset, 3,000mAh battery and a remarkable back camera. Will this Bphone be able to create a hit in smartphone industry? What do you think about the price? Is it worth the specs or a bit too much?

Wow! It is heating up every single second! OnePlus just announced that the Chinese company is going to “Shake up the tech industry”. Fairly speaking, their very first and only phone up to now – the OnePlus One actually succeeded to do so. But what is going on this time?

OnePlus is planning something surprising to start the summer on June 1, 2015. Since the success of OnePlus One on the smartphone market, they have kept quiet for a long time. And all of a sudden, a feature image was revealed lately making people not less excited than curious.

Whether it will be OnePlus Two, the phone that we have hearing from rumors for months, or it will be a totally different device to come in the third quarter of 2015? Hm, keep guessing, so far it’s still a mystery.

Looking at the picture, we can see that the OnePlus One phone is being erased and it reads “Time to change”. Some sources even say that the “change” here can be a smartwatch, which was soon rejected, or a possibility that the One price is going to be reduced

Note: the current OnePlus One price in Philippines is PHP 14,999 for a 64GB version – after 26% OFF. HERE.

If you remember, there was a leaked benchmark of the upcoming OnePlus Two. It will sport a Qualcomm octa-core Snapdragon 810 with 3GB RAM. In addition, the company’s CEO also used to mention their new product’s price once. He replied to many suggestions on the possible OnePlus Two price with the number of 2,499 Yuan, which means the OnePlus Two price in Philippines can be around PHP 18K.

Luckily, it’s already the very last week of May. Only a few days to go until the new product launch on June 1 to surprise us. Will it be OnePlus Two with Snapdragon 810 and 3GB RAM, or a Smartwatch, or any else?

OnePlus is confident in their product, which is good. But will they succeed one more time with this new product to “shake up the tech industry’? Well, we will know very soon though! Let’s count down.

Earlier, we have an article about 7 of the best smartphones with bezel-less design. And one of our favorites was the ZTE Nubia Z9 because of it awesome specs. Featuring a gorgeous casing, the ZTE Nubia Ze9 release date happened earlier this May. Ranked as a high-end smartphone, the device has a lot to offer under that beautiful appearance. Let’s scroll down and take a further look.!

ZTE Nubia Z9: Beautiful not just from the outside

Nubia Z9 features a 5.2-inch Full HD with 2.5D glass and an octa-core Snapdragon 810 processor, running on Android 5.0 Lollipop with a new Nubia UI 3.0. The device sports powerful and currently popular 4GB RAM and 2,900 mAH battery, impressive enough to satisfy many customers.

Obviously, the thing that draw attention for the ZTE Nubia Z9 was its so-called “borderless” design. Of course the is still the metal frame that shapes everything together, yet the handset owns super slim rears that it looks almost borderless. The Nubia Z9 body dimension is 147.38 × 68.34 × 8.94mm if you want the exact figure.

In addition, Z9 receives good comments on its FIT (Frame Interactive Technology). Users can slide over the arc edge as answering phones, adjust volume, start the application, etc. This seems like an interactive revolution for smartphones today.

ZTE Nubia Z9 LTE variants: varied to better fit your taste

The Nubia Z9 LTE comes with 3 different variants: The Nubia Z9 Elite, Nubia Z9 Classic and Z9 Exclusive. Here’s what makes them different

ZTE Nubia Z9 specs

To conclude, we would like to welcome ZTE Nubia Z9 to join the high-end smartphone family. Hope this gorgeously powerful phone will please our customers and give them more choice when choosing a perfect smartphone.

If you are a fan of Meizu products, you may feel excited that the manufacturer is going to release not one, but TWO smartphones this year. The information was revealed when 2 Meizu devices have been sported in an official Chinese document.

Meizu M2 Note is around the corner!

To be specific, on 2 June, 2015, Meizu will hold an event in Beijing and introduce a new smartphone including a physical home button. It is much likely that the new one can be Meizu M2 Note (also known as Blue Charm Note 2 in China). The company’s Vice President – Li Nan, has also confirmed that the new Note will not feature fingerprint scanner like some current phones on the market nowadays.

Meizu M2 Note: all that power the device

In terms of Meizu M2 Note Specs, it is believed to boast a 5.5-inch 1080p screen, 2GB RAM and 16GB or 32GB of storage. The device is powered by octa-core MT6752 64-bit processor with LTE Cat 9 support. The Meizu M2 Note cameras pack a combo of 13MP rear camera with LED flash and 5MP front-facing shooter. Also, the handset will support 4G LTE connectivity and Android 5.1 Lollipop with Meizu’s Flyme OS on top.

The Meizu M2 Note launch date in China is June 2, carrying a price tag of USD 150. This means the Meizu M2 note price in Philippines may be around PHP 6,800.

Meizu two new products to launch

As we have mentioned above, there are 2 new Meizu handsets listed in the document. So if one of them is the M2 Note, how about the other? Many people predict that actually the internal code names of the phones, M575M and M575U, are for the same smartphone but with different network support. One version is for China Mobile’s TD networks and the other for internationally used frequencies. Furthermore, Meizu makes consumers more curious about the M575U as it provides help with WCDMA, FDD-LTE and GSM networks.

To wrap up, above are information we know about the upcoming Meizu smartphones. However, it is not finalized yet, and we will need to be a bit more patient for Meizu to announce their official devices first in China. After that, they will probably bring us Meizu M2 Note Philippines with a official M2 Note Price in Philippines.

It’s almost the end of May; just a few days ahead to go. Stay tuned for our updated news!

Featuring an awesome combination of powerful specs and premium design, the HTC Hima Ace, aka HTC One M9 is competing hard for the title of “best phone of 2015”

Actually, while official announcement has not been finalized yet, the HTC One M9 leaking news has been everywhere over the internet recently.

The HTC Hima Ace: beautiful and powerful

HTC Hima price and options here

The HTC Hima Ace is powered by 64-bit octa-core Snapdragon 810 and latest 4K support. In terms of specs, the HTC One M9 sports 3GB RAM and Android 5.0 Lollipop

The device will also support some of the latest and greatest mobile data technology including VoLTE, carrier aggregation and LTE Category 6, which could boost your download speeds up to 300Mbps. HTC One M9 camera is also a reason why people are loving it, featuring a fancy 20.7Mp main camera. However, the front snapper is not that impressive when packs only 4MP.

HTC Hima Ace premium design

Talking about design, the HTC Hima Ace packs a metal uni-body, with very slim bezel. This 5.0” device looks great in your hands and give a super feeling of elegance and delicacy.

HTC Hima Ace specs

The HTC Hima Ace release date was earlier in March 2015. HTC One M9 price is 579 pounds, which is equivalent to PHP 40,000. Hm, what do you think about that price compare to all the HTC One M9 specs the device offer? But there is one thing we can not deny, that the HTC Hima Ace design is premium and very elegant, do you agree?

Bezel is the outside frame of a device (smartphone, tablet, computer etc.). As you may notice, newest designed smartphones has extremely narrow bezel and is a super popular trend nowadays.

People quickly paid attention to new devices with amazingly gorgeous design, and elegantly border-less. In this article, we generate here 7 of the best smartphones with awesome specs and spectacular bezel-less designs. Hold your breath, and scroll down to view. Enjoy!

7 of the spectacular smartphones that have bezel-less designs: specs and pics

1. Meizu MX5: Most talked-about Bezel-less smartphone

Well, we think we don’t have to talk anymore about this beast. The Meizu MX5 has been a huge celebrity on the internet these days. People keep searching for Meizu MX5 renders and asking for Meizu MX5 specs. Although not much have been revealed, the design itself is enough to stir up the internet crazily.

Take a look

Meizu MX5 in Philippines: PHP 15,000

Meizu MX5 bezel-less specs

2. ZTE Nubia Z9: powerful and beautiful bezel-less smartphone

Just days ago, ZTE Nubia Z9 officially launched in India for a price tag of Rs 16,999 (ZTE Nubia Z9 price in PH is around 12k) . The device has been evaluated as a both powerful and beautiful smartphone.

ZTE Nubia in Philippines: starting from PHP 25,000

ZTE Nubia bezel-less specs

3. Oppo R7: world’s first bezel-less smartphone

Earlier, Price Pony review Oppo R7 as the world’s first bezel-less design here. And ever since, the device has been doing so weel, getting great flow of attraction from customers everywhere. Oppo is a young brand yet already gained good reputation thanks to its well-developed products. The Oppo R7 is no doubt another flagship that contributes to the company’s success.

Oppo R7 price in Philippines: PHP 18,000

Oppo R7 bezel-less specs

4. Vivo X5 Pro: latest techs in bezel-less phone

Vivo X5 Pro is such an unbelievably amazing beast. Measuring only 6.4mm by thickness, the handset is ranked as one of the thinnest phone in the world. The company was wise to feature their flagship with so many selling points: latest techs, premium design and super cameras and special eye scanner.

Vivo X5 Pro in Philippines: PHP 17,900

Vivo X5 Pro bezel-less specs

Find out more about Vivo X5 Pro here.

5. Xiaomi Mi5: all you love about Mi plus bezel-less design

Xiaomi is a popular brand in the Philippines market. It has launched a bunch of very great smartphones that won customers’ hearts. Although there are still rumors, the Xiaomi Mi5, if becomes real, will be one of the best smartphones with bezel-less design.

Xiaomi Mi5 price in Philippines:  PHP 13,300

Xiaomi Mi5 bezel-less specs

6. LeTV X900: too cool bezel-less flagship

According to some leaking sources on Weibo, China showing a picture of LeTV’s COO holding a new device in his hand, the LeTV X900 has been talked about ever since. The device was officially announced in early April.

LeTV X900  price in Philippines: PHP 18,000

LeTV X900 bezel-less specs

7. Huawei P8: bezel-less monster that will surprise you

Huaweil P8 is a monster for many reasons. First, it packs the latest techs that many users desire. Second, it has gorgeous bezel-less design. And third, the Huawei P8 camera is the world’s first 4-color 13MP RGBW image. This means the images taken by this device will be 32% higher in brightness, have better contrast, and 78% less color noise in low light. Read more about Huawei P8 new camera solution here.

Huawei P8 price in Philippines: PHP 23,700

Huawei P8 bezel-less specs

Above are our votes of 7 best smartphones with bezel-less design. They are all gorgeous and amazing to have, do you agree? Is there any phone that you think we can add to the list? Leave us a comment or message on Price Pony Facebook to share your opinion.

Mlais just launched their recent flagship: the Mlais M7. The company also revealed the device Antutu benchmark results, which are quite impressive: 48,262. Let’s take a look at this new Chinese smartphone.

The Mlais M7

The Mlais M7 features a 5.5” screen with 1280 x 720 pixel resolution. With 3GB RAM and fingerprint sensor, the M7 is targeted as competitor of the currently popular Elephone P7000.

The phone is powered by Android 5.0 Lollipop, Mediatek MT6752 processor of eight cores and 64-bit clocked at 1.7 GHz. These techs help boost the phone smooth and fluent enough for any multi-tasking procedure.

The Mlais M7 camera features Sony 13MP on the back and 5MP for the front snapper. The M7 battery is 2,600 mAh, enough to go for at least one full day without charging. However, when we already have Lenovo K80, Sony Xperia Z5, Vivo X5 Pro and many other phones with over 4,000 mAH battery, 2,600 doesn’t seem to be really impressive.

Fairly speaking, the Mlais M7 specs sport a package of great techs, but not enough to create a big BANG. In this case, the selling point of the device, which makes the phone special is definitely the Mlais M7 design. The phone features metal casing with elegant design. It looks great in your hand and gives a feeling of premium delicacy.

Mlais M7 launch date and price in PH

According to Mlais, the company aims to have the first M7 shipping to customers at the end of May. The Mlais price in PH is not official yet. However, some leaking sources suggest it would be around PHP 8,300. We still have to wait for finalized announcement from Mlais.

Mlais M7 specs

Considering other mid-ends flagships available in the market, do you think Mlais M7 will have any chance to make a huge business? What do you expect to be the reasonable price for the device?