You should have received your Galaxy Note7 by now if you made the pre-orders our gotten a new account (or retention) from Globe or Smart. If you’re not yet convinced, check our our new video on the “7 Best Features of the Samsung Galaxy Note7” below.
More more details on the Galaxy Note7, also check out our full written review.
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Right after Asus Philippines announced the local suggested retail price of the Zenfone 3 line-up, a lot of people were complaining about the local pricing. The contention was not whether the Zenfone 3 was reasonably priced or not, but about the apparent mis-representation that Asus Global had made when it first announced the line-up back in May.
Let’s illustrate what was promised last May 2016 when the Zenfone 3 was announced. The Zenfone 3 was promoted to be priced between $249 and $499. Here’s the chart to compare the specs and the starting prices.
Filipinos love to make direct conversion. They know there will be some discrepancy due to importation taxes and VAT but those factors should not deviate by a lot from the global MSRP (we reckon a 15-20% is normally acceptable).
But when the announcements were made yesterday, the prices were off the charts. Let do a comparison between the announced global MSRP and the Philippine SRP ($1=Php47).
Zenfone 3 5.2″
Snapdragon 625
3GB RAM
32GB internal storage
Announced SRP: $249 = Php11,700 (3GB/32GB)
Philippine SRP: Php16,995 (4GB/64GB)
Zenfone 3 Deluxe
Snapdragon 820
6GB RAM
64GB internal storage
Announced SRP: $499 = ~Php23,500
Philippine SRP: Php34,995
Discrepancy: Php11,500 (49% higher)
Zenfone 3 Ultra
Snapdragon 652
4GB RAM
64GB internal storage
Announced SRP: $479 = Php22,500
Philippine SRP: Php32,995
Discrepancy: Php10,500 (47% higher)
While the price of the Zenfone 3 5.2 and 5.5 inches are quite debatable if they’re indeed spot on, the focus was more on the discrepancy of the pricing with the Zenfone 3 Deluxe and Zenfone 3 Ultra. The differences were close to 50% of what was stated back in May.
Expectations were doused with disappointments. And we can’t really blame them. While we don’t dismiss that Asus PH is well within their rights to be ambitious (they basically have the best specs of any smartphone on Earth!) with their pricing for the ZF3 Deluxe and ZF3 Ultra, the promised SRP was far from the actual.
There lies the problem. While we think it’s fine to set the price of the 5.2-inch Zenfone 3 (4GB/64GB) at Php16,995, the perceived “overpricing” of the ZF3 Deluxe and ZF3 Ultra might just have ruined whatever good will they’ve earned from their loyal base.
Also read — “6 smartphones that Asus wants to beat with the Zenfone 3“.
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Right after Asus Philippines announced the local suggested retail price of the Zenfone 3 line-up, a lot of people were complaining about the local pricing. The contention was not whether the Zenfone 3 was reasonably priced or not, but about the apparent mis-representation that Asus Global had made when it first announced the line-up back in May.
Let’s illustrate what was promised last May 2016 when the Zenfone 3 was announced. The Zenfone 3 was promoted to be priced between $249 and $499. Here’s the chart to compare the specs and the starting prices.
Filipinos love to make direct conversion. They know there will be some discrepancy due to importation taxes and VAT but those factors should not deviate by a lot from the global MSRP (we reckon a 15-20% is normally acceptable).
But when the announcements were made yesterday, the prices were off the charts. Let do a comparison between the announced global MSRP and the Philippine SRP ($1=Php47).
Zenfone 3 5.2″
Snapdragon 625
3GB RAM
32GB internal storage
Announced SRP: $249 = Php11,700 (3GB/32GB)
Philippine SRP: Php16,995 (4GB/64GB)
Zenfone 3 Deluxe
Snapdragon 820
6GB RAM
64GB internal storage
Announced SRP: $499 = ~Php23,500
Philippine SRP: Php34,995
Discrepancy: Php11,500 (49% higher)
Zenfone 3 Ultra
Snapdragon 652
4GB RAM
64GB internal storage
Announced SRP: $479 = Php22,500
Philippine SRP: Php32,995
Discrepancy: Php10,500 (47% higher)
While the price of the Zenfone 3 5.2 and 5.5 inches are quite debatable if they’re indeed spot on, the focus was more on the discrepancy of the pricing with the Zenfone 3 Deluxe and Zenfone 3 Ultra. The differences were close to 50% of what was stated back in May.
Expectations were doused with disappointments. And we can’t really blame them. While we don’t dismiss that Asus PH is well within their rights to be ambitious (they basically have the best specs of any smartphone on Earth!) with their pricing for the ZF3 Deluxe and ZF3 Ultra, the promised SRP was far from the actual.
There lies the problem. While we think it’s fine to set the price of the 5.2-inch Zenfone 3 (4GB/64GB) at Php16,995, the perceived “overpricing” of the ZF3 Deluxe and ZF3 Ultra might just have ruined whatever good will they’ve earned from their loyal base.
Also read — “6 smartphones that Asus wants to beat with the Zenfone 3“.
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Following the success of Pokemon Go here in the Philippines, many fans are kept asking if their devices are compatible with the augmented reality game. Some users also reported that they are having trouble in installing and running the game with common errors such as “parsing error” and “black screen splash”.
Before anything else, we must know first if the official requirements were met by our devices. Here’s what you need to play Pokémon Go:
Download Links:
If you are still facing some issues regarding your phone and the game compatibility, let us know in the comment section below.
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Before you proceed, let us clarify that we loved the Samsung Galaxy Note7. It’s almost everything we expected it to be. However, the inner geek in us wanted a bit more. Samsung has made it a mandate to be always ahead of the pack and it has done so very well (and wowed a lot of people) each time it announces a new flagship phone.
And one more thing, read our “7 Winning Features of the Galaxy Note7” here too.
So, while everything seems fine and dandy, there are a few things we thought Samsung could have considered including into the Note7.
Bigger Battery. We already know the S6 Edge+ and the S7 Edge had 3,600mAh so we’re expecting a little bit bigger than that. While the Note7’s 3,500mAh I actually an upgrade to the 3,00mAh on the Note5, we think they could have added a few hundred mAh more. Making it 4,000mAh would have been excellent.
No 6GB RAM. Close to half a dozen brands already have 6GB of RAM while dozens of mid-range phones also run on 4GB of RAM. We were really expecting the Galaxy Note7 to have 6GB, even 8GB just because Samsung can afford it. We’ve always known Samsung to really push the limits of their smartphones, especially the Galaxy Note series. Why stop now?
No 4K Display. The QHD resolution has been around for 2 years and we’ve seen the Sony Xperia Z5 Premium packing a 4K display in a 5.5-inch screen. At 5.7 inches, the Note 7 could benefit from a little more bragging rights.
Getting these 3 additional features included in the Note7 would have made it the best smartphone of 2016, hands down. Nevertheless, it’s a great smartphone and you’d be hard-pressed to look for a match elsewhere.
Check out our hands-on review of the Samsung Galaxy Note7 here.
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