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Nokia Lumia 925 set for Philippine launch on August 1

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The Nokia Lumia 925 is set to be launched in the Philippines next week. Nokia Philippines has sent out invites for the local press launch on August 1.

We still don’t have any information as to the retail price of the Lumia 9225 but we’ll be there to get you that detail by then.

We also have our review unit of the Lumia 925 here and it should be out by Monday just before the release date.

Base don our initial tests though, the unit that we have was not compatible with Globe’s LTE network. It’s possible the one they sent was a Europe model and we’re hoping the local model with be LTE compatible with both Smart and Globe.

Stay tuned for the full review.

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HP Slate 7 lands for Php7,990

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Announced back in February, the Android-powered HP Slate 7 finally arrives in local stores with a suggested retail price of Php7,990.

HP is quite late in the Android market primarily because they’ve initially invested in their own platform, WebOS. They’ve moved on and tried Windows 8 and Android in their tablet line-up.

The latest and most affordable one yet is the HP Slate 7. It’s a basic tablet, one that does not inspire any excitement.

HP Slate 7 specs:
7-inch LCD display @ 1024×600 pixels
ARM A9 1.6GHz dual-core processor
1GB RAM
8GB internal storage
up to 32GB via microSD
WiFi 802.11 b/g/n
Bluetooth 2.1 w/ EDR
3MP rear camera
VGA front-facing camera
Beats Audio
Lithium-ion 2,000mAh battery
Android 4.1 Jellybean

HP promises up to 5 hours of video playback on the Slate 7. The device is listed over at VillMan with a retail price of Php7,990.

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Smart Prepaid LTE SIM street price reaches Php1,200

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Apparently, it’s not only tickets to the Lebron James Manila visit that are being sold for preposterous prices online. The same is true with Smart’s Prepaid LTE SIM.

We’ve gotten several sources telling us that the rare LTE SIM cards are being sold in classified stores like Sulit for as high as Php1,200 each. That’s more than 300% of the original retail price of Php350.

Obviously, the apparent lack of supply of the Prepaid LTE SIMs in Smart stores (and even Smart’s own Online Store). Our own experience placed us in at least 3 Smart Stores in Metro Manila the whole morning and still not a single one was found.

That’s the law of Supply and Demand there at work. And since supply is limited, enterprising individuals would buy all of the SIM cards in Smart Stores early on and sell them online for as much as triple the price.

Smart has somewhat addressed this concern by making their Freedom Plan SIM cards as LTE-provisioned SIM cards.

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32GB Google Nexus 7 II on Best Buy costs Php13,225

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Ahead of the formal announcement of Google on the Nexus 7 II, Best Buy already had the devices up for pre-order by several hours. So we immediately took the opportunity and bought one to review.

As of the moment, the WiFi-only models were available and the 32GB variant was selling at $269.99.

After adding state taxes and recycling fees, the total charge ended up at $297.29. Since we used our GCash AMEX Virtual Card to pay for the purchase, the converted cost was Php13,225.

The unit will be shipped to our US address by end of the month and should arrive in the Philippines by first or second week of August (we’re still not sure how much the international shipping will be but we hope it’s just between Php1k to Php2k). Last time we shipped the old Nexus 7 from the US, we paid just a little over Php1k for shipping to the Philippines.

Watch out for our hands-on impressions and full review by then.

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Huawei Ascend P6 now on Globe at Php999/month

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Huawei Philippines and Globe Telecom jointly launched the Ascend P6 today which is made available in various postpaid plans starting at Php999 a month.

The Huawei Ascend P6 is available under Globe Best-Ever MySuperPlan for as low as Php999 monthly at Plan 499 with Php500 monthly cash-out OR at Php1,199 monthly at Plan 999 with Php200 monthly cash-out. Both plans come with the standard 24-month contract.

The Ascend P6 is among the world’s thinnest smartphone to date at only 6.2mm on the side.

Huawei Ascend P6 specs:
4.7-inch 720p in-cell LCD screen, 312ppi
Corning Gorilla Glass
Huawei K3V2E 1.5GHz quad-core processor
Vivante GC4000 GPU
2GB RAM
8GB internal storage
up to 32GB via microSD
3G/HSPA 14Mbps
WiFi 802.11 b/g/n
Bluetooth 3.0
8MP BSI autofocus rear camera w/ flash
1080p video recording @ 30fps
5MP front-facing camera, 720p video
GPS w/ aGPS support, GLONASS
Li-Po 2,000mAh battery
Android 4.2.2 Jellybean
132.7 x 65.5 x 6.18mm (dimensions)
120grams (weight)

Huawei will also launch the product in retail stores next week with a yet-to-be-announced suggested retail price.

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