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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...

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...

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...

Apple may have revealed two upcoming products through clues in its own software. According to a report, MacRumors found references to a new iPad mini and a second HomePod mini. Images and technical details appeared in Apple’s internal code, Apple has not commented yet, and details could still change before release. The main upgrade for the tiny iPad is obviously the chip. Code shows the iPad mini 8 using Apple’s A20 Pro processor, the same one in the iPhone 18 Pro. That is a big jump from the A17 Pro in the iPad mini 7, which came out in October 2024. The A20 Pro has a 6-core CPU, a 7-core GPU, and two 16-core Neural Engines. Credit: MacRumors Leaked images show the front camera has moved from the top bezel to the landscape side of the screen. A small speaker opening now sits at the top of the display glass. Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman says the tablet will also get an OLED screen, better water resistance, and a vibration-based speaker system. The se...

HONOR officially introduced its latest flagship phone, the HONOR Magic9. The HONOR Magic9 boasts a whopping 8,000mAh battery, paired with 80W wired and 50W wireless charging. Being a flagship device, it is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 processor and a compact 6.37-inch 120Hz OLED screen. Let’s get to the interesting part: the cameras. There’s a 200-megapixel 1/1.4-inch sensor with an f/1.9 aperture and CIPA 7.5 stabilization. It is joined by another 200-megapixel sensor for the periscope lens, with the same stabilization, a 50-megapixel ultra-wide, and a 55-megapixel selfie snapper. A big highlight here is the Arri branding, a German camera company known for cinema cameras, which was tapped to co-develop the device’s camera system. The Magic9 also works with HONOR’s own teleconverter lens. The device is also equipped with HONOR H1, an imaging chip that boasts 18.8 TOPS/watt of AI performance. It also has tons of AI...

HONOR Philippines has partnered with Globe to make the HONOR X6e more accessible to Filipino buyers via chosen postpaid packages. The tie-up aims to provide customers with a combination of worth, dependable service, and adaptable payment terms. Consumers may select between two Globe packages: GPlan Plus 999 and GPlan 1799 . Through GPlan Plus 999, the HONOR X6e can be obtained for Php550 monthly across 24 months, or by way of a single payment of Php13,200. This package carries 20GB of Swappable Data, unlimited calls and texts across all networks, landline calls, and unlimited 5G for 12 months in major locations nationwide. No lock-up period applies, and members can take advantage of special deals via the GlobeOne app. Through GPlan 1799, the HONOR X6e is provided at zero additional charge. The package contains 13GB of All-Access Data, unlimited all-net calls and texts, and unlimited landline calls. It likewise features complimentary Globe Starlink access for six mon...