Upcoming Phones

One of the most useful utilities for the Windows platform is Advanced System Care from iobit. The software really does what it is made and touted to be. Today the iobit team has finally released the mobile version of Advanced System Care and is called Advanced Mobile Care. The app is free on the Google Play Store and does a lot of nifty trick and also optimizing the entire phone experience. Stay tune for a full review on my YouTube channel. In the mean time you can download the app to play around on the Google Play.

The Sony Xperia Z (C6603) has hit the shelves of retail stores this weekend. The suggested retail price is Php32,490. Street prices are as low as Php30,790 cash.

The Xperia Z is Sony 2013 flagship smartphone. It has a large 5-inch Full HD 1080p display and powerful Qualcomm S4 Pro quad-core Krait processor. It comes with 16 GB of internal storage, which is expandable via a microSD card. The phone has a 13 MP primary camera and a 2.2 MP front camera.   For software, it comes with a Sony themed version of Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean. The phone supports LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600. This should make it compatible with Globe and Smarts LTE networks. Keeping all this running is a 2330 mAh battery.

This phone even has some pretty unique features being IP57 certified dust and water resistant smartphone and having a dedicated hardware camera button.

This is certainly the best Android smartphone available in the country, and hardware wise the best smartphone in the Philippines. Still, it might be a bit too little, a bit too late. Announced in January 2013, I think this phone made it here a bit to late to have a big impact. With the Samsung Galaxy S 4 slated to hit local shelves in a month or so at the same price range, with a more vibrant display, the newer Qualcomm processor and Android operating system, having what looks like the best camera on a Android phone ever,  and a user replaceable battery, it is slated to become an also ran pretty soon.

Still, if you really dont like Samsungs plastic and the HTC One does not appeal to you, this glass cased phone might be the one for you.