Realme 10 Pro Plus 5G
The Realme 10 Pro+ 5G is a premium midrange smartphone that features a curved 6.7-inch FHD+ OLED display with a 120Hz screen refresh rate, 108MP + 8MP + 2MP triple rear cameras, and a 16MP selfie camera. It runs on a MediaTek Dimensity 920 chipset with either 8GB or 12GB of RAM, Android 13 OS, and realme UI 4.0 interface. There's also an under-display fingerprint scanner, 5G connectivity, Wi-Fi 6, NFC, Hi-Res audio, dual speakers, and either 128GB or 256GB of internal storage. A large 5,000mAh battery powers the device with support for 67W SuperVOOC fast charging technology.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 (also known as Redmi Note 12 4G) is a "bang-for-the-buck" smartphone that features a 6.67-inch OLED display with a 120Hz screen refresh rate, 50MP + 8MP + 2MP triple rear cameras, and a 13 Megapixel selfie camera. It runs on a Qualcomm Snapdragon 685 chipset with either 4GB, 6GB or 8GB of RAM, Android 13 OS, and the MIUI 14 interface. There's also a side-mounted fingerprint scanner, 4G LTE connectivity, dual-band Wi-Fi, Infrared remote control function, and 128GB of expdandable storage. A large 5,000mAh battery powers the device with support for 33W fast charging technology via USB type-C.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro Plus 5G
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro Plus 5G (also known as Redmi Note 12 Pro+ 5G) is a premium midrange smartphone that features a 200 Megapixel triple rear camera system, 6.67-inch FHD+ Flow AMOLED display with a 120Hz screen refresh rate, and a 16 Megapixel selfie camera. It runs on a MediaTek Dimensity 1080 chipset with 8GB of RAM, Android 12 OS, and the MIUI 13 interface. There's also a side-mounted fingerprint scanner, 5G connectivity, dual-band Wi-Fi, NFC, Infrared remote control function, dual speakers, and 256GB of storage. A large 5,000mAh battery powers the device with 120W Hypercharge technology that recharges to 100% in 19 minutes.
Xiaomi 13 Pro
The Xiaomi 13 Pro is a premium flagship smartphone that features 6.73-inch QHD+ AMOLED display with a 120Hz screen refresh rate, 50MP + 50MP + 50MP triple rear cameras with LEICA optics, and a 32MP selfie camera. It runs on a Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chipset with 12GB of RAM, Android 13 OS, and MIUI 14 interface. There's also an under-display fingerprint scanner, 5G connectivity, Wi-Fi 7 support, NFC, Dolby Atmos audio, stereo dual loduspeakers, and 256GB of internal storage.A 4,820mAh battery powers the device with support for 120W ultra-fast wired charging technology and 50W fast wireless charging.
Realme Book i3
The Realme Book Core i3 version is equipped with an 11th-Gen Intel Core i3-1115G4 dual-core quad-thread CPU, 8GB dual-channel LPDDR4x RAM, and 256GB PCIe SSD storage. The Realme Boo packs a 14" IPS LCD with a 2,160x1,440-pixel resolution, which is one of its headline features. The screen has a 60Hz refresh rate, 100% sRGB coverage, a 1500:1 contrast ratio, and a 170° viewing angle, which I found to be good enough.
The display has a 3:2 aspect ratio and 90% screen-to-body ratio, achieved together with slim bezels on the top (8.45mm) and sides (5.3mm). This combination offers an immersive visual experience and ample screen real estate in a small form factor than the traditional panels having 16:9 aspect ratio, letting you view more information on the screen, which should also help increase the productivity when working with documents or surfing a webpage since you don't have to scroll as often as you would on a traditional display.
Samsung Galaxy A73 5G
The Samsung Galaxy A73 5G is a "premium mid-range" smartphone equipped with 108MP + 12MP + 5MP + 5MP quad rear cameras, a single 32MP selfie camera, and a 6.7-inch FHD+ Super AMOLED display with a 120Hz screen refresh rate.
It runs on a Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G chipset with 8GB of RAM, Android 12 OS, and One UI 4.1 software. There's also an under-display fingerprint scanner, 5G connectivity, dual-band Wi-Fi, Dolby ATMOS, and up to 256GB of expandable storage.
A large 5000mAh battery powers the device with support for 25W fast charging.
Samsung Galaxy A34 5G
The Samsung Galaxy A34 5G is a mid-range smartphone that features a 6.6-inch FHD+ Super AMOLED display with a 120Hz screen refresh rate, 48MP + 8MP + 5MP triple rear cameras, and a 13MP selfie camera.
It runs on a MediaTek Dimensity 1080 chipset with 8GB of RAM, Android 13 OS, and OneUI interface. There's also an under-display fingerprint scanner, 5G connectivity, dual-band Wi-Fi, Dolby Atmos audio with stereo speakers, and 256GB of expandable storage.
A large 5,000mAh battery powers the device with support for 25W charging rate.
Samsung Galaxy A54 5G
The Samsung Galaxy A54 5G is a premium midrange smartphone that features a 6.4-inch FHD+ Super AMOLED display with 120Hz screen refresh rate, 50MP + 12MP + 5MP triple rear cameras with OIS, and a 32MP selfie camera.
It runs on an Exynos 1380 chipset with 8GB of RAM, Android 13 OS, and One UI interface. There's also an under-display fingerprint scanner, 5G connectivity, Wi-Fi 6 support, Dolby Atmos audio, stereo loudspeakers, and 256GB of expandable storage.
A large 5,000mAh battery powers the device with support for 25W charging rate.
Xiaomi Redmi Book 15 i5
The Redmi Book 15 is the first laptop that Xiaomi launched in the Philippines. Just like the brand’s smartphones, it boasts “bang-for-the-buck” features.
It has a 15.6-inch FHD display with anti-glare coating housed in a 19.9mm-thick body with a “metallic feel”. It’s powered by 11th Gen Intel Core i3 or i5 processors with 8GB of RAM & integrated Intel Iris graphics, Windows 11 Home OS, and a 46Wh battery.
There’s also a 720p webcam, full-size keyboard, 2W stereo speakers, dual-band Wi-Fi, and a large touchpad. Its ports include two USB 3.0, a USB 2.0, SD card reader, HDMI, ethernet, and 3.5mm audio jack.
Xiaomi Pad 5
Design-wise, the Xiaomi Pad 5 sure doesn’t look like a plain ordinary tablet. Its style is edgy with a smooth frosted back and a square camera module with curved edges that takes its looks from the brand’s Mi 11 series—mostly the Mi 11 Lite. The unit we have is in the Pearl White color which reflects some somewhat sunset hues from different angles.
It looks clean, modern, and it’s nice that it doesn’t attract a lot of fingerprint smudges. Still, we suggest placing a case on so the camera module doesn’t wobble the device when placed on flat surfaces. It’s also available in a darker Cosmic Gray version if you’re interested.
Xiaomi Mi 12T Pro
The Xiaomi 12T Pro is a premium flagship smartphone that features 200MP + 8MP + 2MP triple rear cameras with OIS, 6.67-inch AMOLED display with 120Hz screen refresh rate, and a 20MP selfie camera.
It runs on a Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 chipset with 12GB of RAM, Android 12 OS, and MIUI 13 interface. There's also an under-display fingerprint scanner, 5G connectivity, Wi-Fi 6, NFC, Dolby Atmos audio, Harman Kardon tuned dual stereo speakers, and 256GB of internal storage.
A large 5,000mAh battery powers the device with 120W ultra-fast charging technology.
Samsung Galaxy A53 5G
The Samsung Galaxy A53 5G is a "premium mid-range" smartphone that features a 6.5-inch FHD+ Super AMOLED display with a 120Hz screen refresh rate, 64MP + 12MP + 5MP + 5MP quad rear cameras with optical image stabilization (OIS), and a single 32MP selfie camera.
It runs on an Exynos 1280 chipset with 8GB of RAM, Android 12 OS, and OneUI 4.1 software. There's also an under-display fingerprint scanner, 5G connectivity, dual-band Wi-Fi, Dolby ATMOS audio, stereo speakers, and up to 256GB of expandable storage.
A large 5000mAh battery powers the device with support for 25W fast charging.
