Transsion, the mother company behind Infinix, TECNO, and Itel, is on a roll in the Philippines. This latest update came from Omdia’s Southeast Asia smartphone shipment report for Q2 of 2026. It shows that Transsion managed to stay on the top spot by having a 33% market share. Xiaomi climbed to the second spot with a 22% market share, while Samsung suffered a decline, dropping to the third spot. HONOR finally cracked the top list by climbing to the top spot with a 10% market share, beating OPPO, who suffered a loss on the said quarter. The rankings are good news to some, and bad news to others. What’s clear is that all of them suffered negative annual growth in that quarter for the whole region. Omdia attributes the decline to the current memory costs, and they expect it to intensify in the second half of the year. In fact, Omdia forecasts that the SEA smartphone market will decline by 25% in 2026. This article, Transsion continues to dominate ...
realme’s latest midrange phone, the realme 16T, has made its way to the Philippines. The realme 16T will try to lure people in with its enormous battery. It’s an 8,000mAh capacity that lasts for 2 days under normal use or up to 14.2 hours of gaming or 25 hours of watching YouTube videos. That battery is backed by a 45W wired charger. Bypass charging is also supported that keeps the device cool when you’re gaming. Reverse charging is also here, so you can share the battery with other devices, like a power bank. realme also promises the battery can stay healthy even after 7 years, which is good for futureproofing. Another highlight here is the selfie mirror on the back, allowing you to take selfies with the 50-megapixel main camera. A 16-megapixel front-facing camera sits on top of a large 6.81-inch AMOLED screen that has a high 144Hz refresh rate, but only with HD+ resolution. It ships with Android 16-based realme UI 7.0. There...