Tuesday, May 26, 2015

Speaker Comparison: Alcatel Flash Plus and iPhone 6 Plus

Saturday, May 23, 2015

Camera Shoot-out: Meizu M1 Note vs Alcatel Flash Plus

Can't decide between the Meizu M1 Note and Alcatel Flash Plus? We pitted both phones for a camera shoot-out to help you decide which one to get. 

Saturday, May 16, 2015

Instapost: Alcatel One Touch Flash Plus Dual-LTE

Alcatel OneTouch Flash Plus Official Specs

  • 5.5-Inch HD IPS Display with OGS (720 x 1280 Pixels, 267 ppi)
  • Scratch Resistant DragonTrail Glass
  • Android 4.4.4 Kitkat OS with Lollipop Update
  • MediaTek MT6752M Chipset
  • 1.5GHz Octa Core 64-bit ARM Cortex-A53 CPU
  • Mali-T760 MP2 GPU
  • 2GB of RAM
  • 13.0 Megapixel Autofocus Main Camera with Sony IMX214 Sensor and LED Flash
  • 8.0 Megapixel Wide-Angle Front Camera
  • 16GB Internal Storage
  • Expandable Up to 32GB via MicroSD
  • Dual SIM / Dual 4G
  • 4G LTE, 3G HSPA+, 2G EDGE and GPRS Networks
  • Wi-Fi and Wi-Fi Hotspot
  • Bluetooth 4.0
  • GPS with A-GPS
  • USB OTG Support
  • Micro USB 2.0
  • 3.5mm Audio Jack
  • Compass
  • G-Sensor
  • Accelerometer
  • Proximity Sensor
  • Ambient Light Sensor
  • 152.3 x 76.4 x 7.95 mm @ 147 g
  • 3,500mAh Li-ion Battery
  • Official Price in the Philippines: ₱6,490.00 

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Instapost: Meizu M1 Note LTE

Meizu M1 Note Specs

  • 1.7GHz 64-bit MediaTek MT6752 octa-core processor
  • Mali T760 MP2 GPU
  • 2GB RAM
  • 5.5-inch Full HD display, Gorilla Glass 3 protection, 1920 x 1080
  • 16GB/32GB internal storage
  • 13-megapixel Samsung rear camera, flash, F/2.2 aperture
  • 5-megapixel front camera, F/2.0 aperture
  • Dual-SIM
  • 3G, LTE
  • WiFi, Bluetooth, GPS, A-GPS
  • Android 4.4 KitKat, Flyme 4
  • 3,140mAh battery
  • 150.7 x 75.2 x 8.9mm
  • Official Price in the Philippines: ₱7,990.00 ₱8,599.00

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Wednesday, May 13, 2015

Smart introduces "refreshed" Postpaid plans

Image courtesy of Smart Communications Inc

Disclaimer: The article below are my views on the new plans based on the infomation I know (experienced) and information I see in their website.

Smart followed Globe's footsteps a few months after it changed their Postpaid offerings, lowered its phone subsidy, and implemented a data cap across all data plans.  ,

Smart All-In Plans is almost the same as the old "All-In Plans", but note that its flexibundles does not offer unlimited data anymore. You may want to check-out the list of flexibundles here http://smart.com.ph/Postpaid/plans/flexibundles/flexibundle-list

Smart Data Plans 999, 1500, 2000, and 3000 are nowhere to be found now, and are replaced by Surf Plus Plans which puts a data cap (or allowance) to any of the plans, but allows users to subscribe even with smaller data allowance. I noticed that SurfPlus Plan 999 now gives 30 minutes of calls to all networks, 100 texts to all networks, and an Value Added service interchangeable every month, while the old (err. grandfathered) Data Plan 999 only gives 9 minutes of calls to all networks and 99 texts to all networks. See more details here: http://smart.com.ph/Postpaid/plans/surf-plus-plan 


Plan 399Plan 599Plan 799Plan 999Plan 1499Plan 1999
Data Allowance100 MB200 MB1.5 GB5 GB7 GB9 GB
Calls-Unli calls to Smart and TNTUnli calls to Smart and TNT30 minutes of calls to all networks60 minutes of calls to all networks150 minutes of calls to all networks
TextsUnli texts to Smart, TNT and SunUnli texts to Smart, TNT and SunUnli texts to Smart, TNT and Sun100 texts to all networks120 texts to all networks200 texts to all networks
Gadget Shield1 month1 month1 month1 month1 month1 month
VAS Content1 Free, interchangeable monthly1 Free, interchangeable monthly1 Free, interchangeable monthly1 Free, interchangeable monthly1 Free, interchangeable monthly1 Free, interchangeable monthly
Choosing the best postpaid plan and network is entirely up to you. It is influenced mainly by your contact list, and the quality of service you get where you live and work. So choose wisely, because choosing the wrong one will end-up in 2 years of "misery".