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POCO C95 Pro: Helio G91 Ultra CPU, 7,500mAh battery, 6.9″ 120Hz IPS display

Xiaomi’s sub-brand POCO has released a new big-battery budget phone, the POCO C95 Pro. The POCO C95 Pro features a large 7,500mAh battery that Xiaomi claims can last for up to 2 days of moderate use, or 91 hours of music playback, 46 hours of calling, and 28 hours of watching videos. It is paired with 45W wired charging, which Xiaomi says provides a full charge in 96 minutes. Plus, you can use it like a power bank with its 22.5W reverse wired charging. On the front, there’s a large 6.9-inch IPS display, which has a high 120Hz refresh rate, but settles for an HD+ resolution. A Corning Gorilla Glass 7i is on top for protection. Under the hood, there’s a MediaTek Helio G91 Ultra processor, with an option between 6GB and 8GB of LPDDR4X RAM, and 128GB and 256GB of eMMC 5.1 storage. The microSD card lets you expand the storage up to 2TB. Virtual RAM Expansion of up to 16GB is also here. A 50-megapixel main camera is on the back, while the front...

Smart opens iPhone 18 Pro pre-orders, starts at Php3,713/month on Plans+ 1499

Smart Communications is now taking pre-orders for the iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max in the Philippines, with monthly payments starting at Php3,713 and Php4,050 under Smart Postpaid Plans+ 1499. Both plans come with an open-line device, a year of UNLI 5G connectivity, Open Access Data, priority on the Smart 5G network, and a Unli App bundle the subscriber picks. Card installments run interest-free for up to 24 months at partner banks, and renewing postpaid customers can stretch device amortization to 36 months on their bill. The new iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max launched globally on September 9 with Apple’s first variable-aperture main camera and the A20 Pro chip on TSMC’s 2nm process. Apple rates the smaller Pro at up to 36 hours of video playback and the Pro Max at 45 hours, both in black, silver, glacier, and burgundy. Pre-order perks include 18% off select Digimap accessories, a Php5,000 voucher toward Smart Accessories, and three months of 1...

TECNO CAMON Slim 5G priced in the Philippines

TECNO Philippines’ latest offering is ultra-sleek, comes with a big battery, and a fancy display. Meet the new TECNO CAMON Slim 5G. As the name suggests, the TECNO CAMON Slim 5G boasts a very sleek design, with a thickness of 6.4mm. It also comes in tons of colors, including the trendy Burgundy Red. Despite its thinness, the CAMON Slim 5G managed to have a large 6,000mAh battery, paired with 45W fast charging. Under the hood, we have a MediaTek Dimensity 7300e octa-core processor, paired with 8GB of RAM, and 256GB of internal storage. A large and fast 6.78-inch AMOLED screen is on the front, with a smooth 144Hz refresh rate. For the cameras, TECNO uses a 50-megapixel sensor for the main camera, which has optical image stabilization. There’s also an 8-megapixel ultra-wide lens and a 32-megapixel selfie snapper. It ships with Android 16-based HiOS 16. Plus, it has a flagship-level IP66/IP68/IP69/IP69K rating for protection against dust and water...

HONOR 600S: Snapdragon 4 Gen 4 CPU, 8,100mAh battery, 120Hz HD+ display

HONOR has a new smartphone, and it has arrived in the Philippines. Like many budget phones today, the new HONOR X600S boasts a big battery, durable build, and tons of AI features. The HONOR 600S comes with a large 8,100mAh battery, paired with 45W fast charging. HONOR says that the battery can keep good battery health after 6 years. It is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4 processor, with 8GB of RAM and 256GB of storage. Like many HONOR phones, the 600S has over-the-top durability features, which have received IP68/IP69/IP69K certification. It survived high-temperature water of up to 85°C, 10,000 water exposure cycles, has wet-hand touch support, underwater photo mode, and one-tap dust and water ejection. It also survived steel plate drop tests by 10,000x. A large 6.8-inch FHD+ IPS display is on the front. HONOR’s AI Image to Video 2.0 is still here, as well as its dedicated AI Button, NFC for cashless payments, and Android 16-based MagicOS 10 soft...

NBA 2K27 Review

Every annual sports release faces the same opening question: what did the developers actually change? On the surface, everything often look similar to last year’s release, with improvements and changes hidden underneath. NBA 2K27 officially came out this September on PS5, Xbox, PC, and Nintendo Switch 2. It’s the first 2K to drop last generation consoles completely, which means plenty of gamers who haven’t upgraded yet are left out. This year, Victor Wembanyama is on the cover of the standard edition, Caitlin Clark fronts the Deluxe, and the Ultra Edition honors Derrick Rose’s iconic career. On the court, this is the most complete basketball simulation Visual Concepts and 2K has ever produced. Everything built around it is still classic 2K, which means it wants your time and your money whenever it can get them. And by now, I think nobody is really surprised about that. So, let’s dig deeper and check out what’s new and what I think abo...

HONOR Magic9 Pro Max: Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 Extreme, 8,800mAh, 100W charging, Dual 200MP

The HONOR Magic9 Pro Max is out, and it’s the most powerful, feature-packed smartphone from the company. HONOR’s latest has all the big numbers you’d expect from a 2026 flagship phone. For starters, the HONOR Magic9 Pro Max is one of the first smartphones to be powered by the 2nm Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 processor. That chipset has 2x prime cores clocked at 5.01GHz, joined by 3x performance cores at 4.03GHz, and 3x more performance cores at 3.74GHz. There’s also an Adreno 850 GPU, up to 16GB of RAM, and 1TB UFS 4.1 storage. You also get an enormous 8,800mAh silicon-carbon battery, aptly paired with 100W wired and 80W wireless charging. There’s an equally large 6.8-inch LTPO OLED display, with a 1-120Hz adaptive refresh rate, and a whopping 10,000-nit peak brightness. It runs on Android 17-based MagicOS 11 and is IP69K-rated for being dust- and water-resistant. The camera department will be extra special thanks...