Samsung Galaxy S3 (I9300) Specifications and Price in Philippines

Samsung Galaxy S III is now official as it was recently unveiled in the Samsung Unpacked 2012 event.

Here are its specifications and estimated price in the Philippines (once it becomes available):

General	2G Network	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
	3G Network	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
	4G Network	LTE (regional)
	Announced	May 2012
Body	Dimensions	136.6 x 70.6 x 8.6 mm
	Weight	133g
		- Touch Sensitive Controls
Display	Type	Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
	Size	720 x 1280 pixels, 4.8 inches (~306 ppi pixel density)
	Multitouch	Yes
	Protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 2
		- TouchWiz UI v4.0
Sound	Alert Types	Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones
	Loudspeaker	Yes
	3.5mm jack	Yes
Memory	Card slot	microSD, up to 64 GB
	Internal	16/32/64 GB storage, 1 GB RAM
Data	GPRS	Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 – 48 kbps
	EDGE	Class 12
	Speed	HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
	WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
	Bluetooth	Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR
	NFC	Yes
	USB	Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB On-the-go
Camera	Primary	8 MP, 3264×2448 pixels, autofocus, LED flash
	Features	Simultaneous HD video and image recording, geo-tagging, touch focus, face and smile detection, image stabilization
	Video	Yes, 1080p@30fps
	Secondary	Yes, 1.9 MP, 720p@30fps
Features	OS	Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
	Chipset	Exynos 4212 Quad
	CPU	Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A9
	GPU	Mali-400MP
	Sensors	Accelerometer, gyro, RGB sensor, proximity, compass, barometer
	Messaging	SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM, RSS
	Browser	HTML, Adobe Flash
	Radio	Stereo FM radio with RDS
	GPS	Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
	Java	Yes, via Java MIDP emulator
	Colors	Blue, White
		- MicroSIM card support only - S-Voice natural language commands and dictation - Smart Stay eye tracking - Dropbox (50 GB storage) - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic - TV-out (via MHL A/V link) - SNS integration - MP4/DivX/XviD/WMV/H.264/H.263 player - MP3/WAV/eAAC+/AC3/FLAC player - Organizer - Image/video editor - Document editor (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF) - Google Search, Maps, Gmail, YouTube, Calendar, Google Talk, Picasa integration - Voice memo/dial/commands - Predictive text input (Swype)
Battery		Standard battery, Li-Ion 2100 mAh
Price	estimate	Between 30,000 to 40,000 pesos

Sony Xperia Sola Features, Specs, and Pricing

Sony introduces their new innovative and Android-powered device called Sony Xperia Sola, the first ever smartphone with a floating touch navigation.

The Sony Xperia Sola combines Sony’s new floating touch navigation with NFC and Xperia SmartTags to give a unique smartphone experience. SmartTags functions almost similarly with Apple iPhone 4S Siri. It can store 10 different commands such as instructing your phone to turn on its WiFi connection, turn on the alarm, etc.

The Xperia sola has a 3.7” Reality Display, a 1GHz dual-core processor, xLOUD and 3D surround sound, a 5MP camera with a 16x digital zoom, 720p video recording, DLNA, and Google Android 2.3 (upgradable to version 4.0).

The Xperia Sola will be launched soon worldwide with predicted time of release between the end of this month and the end of June. It will be available in black, white or red. As of posting time, Pricing has not yet confirmed.

iPad 3 or iPad HD 2012 Price – Philippines

The 3rd generation iPad (2012) has just been announced by Apple.

The improvements compared to the iPad 2 include:

1. It features a high-definition screen with 2048 x 1536 resolution or more than 3.1 million pixels.

2. It is powered by the A5X processor, a dual-core processor with a quad-core graphics processing unit but still is 4 times faster than NVIDIA’s Tegra 3, according to Apple SVP of marketing Phil Schiller.

3. It now includes a 5 megapixel rear-facing camera that is almost the same as the iPhone 4S.

4. Apple has added 4G LTE network support to the new iPad.

5. It has voice dictation, allowing you to input text by speaking rather than typing.

Prices once it becomes available here in the Philippines:

16GB Wi-Fi – 23,990 pesos
32GB Wi-Fi – 28,990 pesos
64GB Wi-Fi – 33,990 pesos

16GB Wi-Fi + 4G LTE – 30,990 pesos
32GB Wi-Fi + 4G LTE – 35,990 pesos
64GB Wi-Fi + 4G LTE – 40,990 pesos

New BlackBerry Phones out on January 13

The Research in Motion (RIM) said on Thursday that they are going to release New 5 Blackberry Phones on January 13.  These handsets will be powered by the Blackberry 7  Operating System which features improved browsing, voice-activated searches and the ability to manage personal content separately from corporate content.

The five new BlackBerry phones are:

• BlackBerry Bold 9790

• All-Touch BlackBerry Curve 9380

• BlackBerry Torch 9810

• All-Touch BlackBerry Torch 9860

• BlackBerry Bold 9900

Stay tuned for more updates about these Blackberry Phones and Price here in the Philippines.

iPhone 4S Price Smart vs Globe

Now that the iPhone 4S is officially available from Smart and Globe, here are the list of prices for prepaid and postpaid plan.

Prepaid Kits:

16GB                            32GB                            64GB
Smart: P 33, 200           Smart: P 38, 200           Smart: P 43, 200
Globe: P 37, 599           Globe: P 43, 399           Globe: P 49, 199


Postpaid Plans

The Actual Service Cost is a part of your Monthly Service Fee (MSF) that you actually pay for servces like SMS, minutes and data. The rest of your MSF goes to your iPhone's unit price. This may be a good metric on picking which plan is better and more suitable for your needs.

Compare the offerings from the two telcos and choose what’s best suited for you.

For details visit their website:

Smart: http://smart.com.ph/
Globe: http://www.globe.com.ph/