April just ended. More phones still manage to come out last month. Are there phones worth your time? YES, but you have to find them. Here are smartphones worth your time. Despite how busy I got lately, here is my April 2018 smartphone roundup!
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April 2018 Smartphone Roundup
Huawei Y6 2018
Thanks to the might of Xiaomi’s presence, Huawei decided to step up their entry level smartphone game with the Huawei Y6 2018! This phone aims to give you more screen, more battery, and a Snapdragon processor at a price that a lot of people can afford to buy! If a fingerprint reader matters to you more, I’m afraid you won’t find one in this phone. You instead get Face Unlock which can get kinda iffy when done poorly.
Notable Specs:
Price: P5,990Where to Buy: Huawei stores and resellers, Lazada
Nokia 7 Plus
This is one of four new phones that Nokia announced at press events. One was in MWC 2018 last February and the rest were in Manila, Cebu, and Davao last month.
The Nokia 7 Plus gives you a design that’s premium and features that would normally be in a flagship smartphone. It’s made from a single block of 6000 series aluminum that really feels good in the hand. I also love the Copper trim with the Black color. It really fits well with the Nokia aesthetic.
Notable Specs:
6-inch 2160×1080 IPS LCD display
Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 processor
4GB RAM, 64GB internal storage
Dual rear camera system with ZEISS optics
12MP sensor with f/1.75″ aperture with dual-tone flash
13MP sensor with f/2.6″ aperture
16MP front camera with f/2.0″ aperture and ZEISS optics
Headphone jack (because people still care, myself included)
USB-C fast charging
3800 mAh battery (claims to have 2-day battery life)
Price: P21,990Where to Buy: Nokia resellers, Lazada
OPPO F7
OPPO is killing it these days! From the time they came to Cebu two years ago to hold their press event of the OPPO F1s until now, they give us a really good selfie camera experience. This helped solidify their place as the Selfie Expert. With the F7, that claim goes up to 11 as they built their AI Beauty technology in both the front and rear cameras. I think this is one of the smartphones to beat this year!
Notable Specs:
6.23-inch 2280×1080 display with 19:9 aspect ratio
AI Beauty technology on both front and rear cameras
microSD card slot support up to 256GB
Dual 4G LTE SIM slots
3400 mAh battery
Price: P17,990 (64GB) / P21,990 (128GB)
Where to Buy: OPPO Concept Stores, resellers, Lazada (64GB / 128GB)
New Nokia 6
Improving on the success of the Nokia 6 last year, the New Nokia 6 aims to be built to last. The New Nokia 6 has improved specs and cameras thanks to the ZEISS optics. This phone and the Nokia 7 Plus has this cool #Bothie feature. It uses both the front and rear cameras to take photos, videos, and even LIVE videos through Facebook and YouTube!
Notable Specs:
5.5-inch 1080p IPS LCD display
Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 processor
3/4 GB RAM, 32/64 GB internal storage
microSD card support (up to 128GB)
16MP rear camera (f/2.0″ aperture, ZEISS optics)
8MP front camera (f/2.0″ aperture, 84º wide-angle lens)
Bluetooth 5, Wi-Fi 802.11ac support
USB-C with fast charging (up to 50% in 30 minutes)
3000 mAh battery
Price: P15,990
Release: May 14, 2018
Where to Pre-order: Nokia resellers
ASUS ZenFone Max (M1)
Building on the success of the ZenFone Max Plus (M1), ASUS launched a smaller version! It’s appropriately named the ZenFone Max M1. Its standout feature is the 4000 mAh battery in a small form factor! It’s amazing that we are still able to do these amazing phones for such a low price!
Notable Specs:
For the longest time, I get pissed when a phone maker doesn’t even care about Android software updates. Some may do security updates a lot, but they generally ignore Android updates! This is why I’m so happy that all Nokia Android phones (including this one) are part of the Android One program. The Nokia 1 in particular uses a special version of Android Oreo. Android Oreo (Go Edition) powers the Nokia 1 and it feels fast. The Nokia 1 also marks the return of interchangeable Xpress-On Covers!Notable Specs:
Android Oreo (Go Edition)
Mediatek MT6737M processor
1GB RAM, 8GB eMMC internal storage
Up to 128GB microSD card support
4.5-inch display
5MP rear camera
2MP front camera
2150mAh removable battery
Price: P4,290
Where to Buy: Nokia resellers, Lazada
And that’s my April 2018 smartphone roundup! Did I miss a phone on this list? Interested to buy any of the phones I showed you? Leave your thoughts and your favorite of the bunch in the comments below! I may just give away one of these!
With these newly released phones with so many engaging features… it’s really hard to pick one! The Huawei phones are really tempting me recently… I saw a friend using a Huawei P20 and I was really impressed with the quality of their images…. of all the phones listed here, the camera specs of Oppo F7 is what attracts me the most but the Dual Camera system of Asus is something not to be ignored either
Louisa
The Nokia Plus 7 sounds amazing. I haven’t heard much buzz about it. I’ve been eyeing the OPPO 7 for myself. Hwawei has a great interface though. So many phones to choose from!
Kylie
I’m so glad you shared this! My mum is looking for a new phone so I have no doubt she will find this interesting! I’ve bookmarked the page and emailed it to her! Thanks
Thanks to the might of Xiaomi’s presence, Huawei decided to step up their entry level smartphone game with the Huawei Y6 2018! This phone aims to give you more screen, more battery, and a Snapdragon processor at a price that a lot of people can afford to buy! If a fingerprint reader matters to you more, I’m afraid you won’t find one in this phone. You instead get Face Unlock which can get kinda iffy when done poorly.
Notable Specs:
This is one of four new phones that Nokia announced at press events. One was in MWC 2018 last February and the rest were in Manila, Cebu, and Davao last month.
The Nokia 7 Plus gives you a design that’s premium and features that would normally be in a flagship smartphone. It’s made from a single block of 6000 series aluminum that really feels good in the hand. I also love the Copper trim with the Black color. It really fits well with the Nokia aesthetic.
Notable Specs:
OPPO is killing it these days! From the time they came to Cebu two years ago to hold their press event of the OPPO F1s until now, they give us a really good selfie camera experience. This helped solidify their place as the Selfie Expert. With the F7, that claim goes up to 11 as they built their AI Beauty technology in both the front and rear cameras. I think this is one of the smartphones to beat this year!
Notable Specs:
Improving on the success of the Nokia 6 last year, the New Nokia 6 aims to be built to last. The New Nokia 6 has improved specs and cameras thanks to the ZEISS optics. This phone and the Nokia 7 Plus has this cool #Bothie feature. It uses both the front and rear cameras to take photos, videos, and even LIVE videos through Facebook and YouTube!
Notable Specs:
Building on the success of the ZenFone Max Plus (M1), ASUS launched a smaller version! It’s appropriately named the ZenFone Max M1. Its standout feature is the 4000 mAh battery in a small form factor! It’s amazing that we are still able to do these amazing phones for such a low price!
Notable Specs:
For the longest time, I get pissed when a phone maker doesn’t even care about Android software updates. Some may do security updates a lot, but they generally ignore Android updates! This is why I’m so happy that all Nokia Android phones (including this one) are part of the Android One program. The Nokia 1 in particular uses a special version of Android Oreo. Android Oreo (Go Edition) powers the Nokia 1 and it feels fast. The Nokia 1 also marks the return of interchangeable Xpress-On Covers!
Notable Specs:
I currently have an iPhone but I really want to branch out and get a different smartphone. Thanks for sharing a few options. This was super helpful!
You’re welcome! You can also check the previous roundup 🙂
With these newly released phones with so many engaging features… it’s really hard to pick one! The Huawei phones are really tempting me recently… I saw a friend using a Huawei P20 and I was really impressed with the quality of their images…. of all the phones listed here, the camera specs of Oppo F7 is what attracts me the most but the Dual Camera system of Asus is something not to be ignored either
The Nokia Plus 7 sounds amazing. I haven’t heard much buzz about it. I’ve been eyeing the OPPO 7 for myself. Hwawei has a great interface though. So many phones to choose from!
I’m so glad you shared this! My mum is looking for a new phone so I have no doubt she will find this interesting! I’ve bookmarked the page and emailed it to her! Thanks
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