The smartphone war has recently shifted from the flagships to the premium midrange. Now, another war is brewing at the budget midrange. The twist: these two budget midrange smartphones have premium midrange specs. 1. ASUS Zenfone Max Pro M1 ASUS is no stranger to premium … continue
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Earin M-2 Review: True Wireless Earphones with Audio Transparency
Earin was one of the first companies that manufactures true wireless earbuds (TWE) which debuted in 2015. Back then, the Earin M-1 only supports music listening. Several companies started manufacturing TWE and gained traction in 2017. Earin too caught up and delivered its next version, … continue
Vivo V9 Review: Midrange AI Smartphone
If you are a soccer fan, you should have heard of Vivo, the official smartphone sponsor for FIFA World Cup 2018. Globally, it’s the fifth largest smartphone maker in 2017, trailing behind OPPO. This year, Vivo has announced a lot of innovative design that could … continue
Astell&Kern A&futura SE100 Review: Premium Digital Audio Player
This is my first detailed review on an Astell&Kern (A&K) product, but over a decade ago, I owned an iRiver MP3 player, the H320, that runs on a physical spinning 20GB HDD (iRiver is the South Korean company that manufactures A&K). So, A&K has a long … continue
Camera Compare: Huawei P20 Pro vs. Honor 10
The Honor 10 is one of the best value midrange smartphones in the market right now. Its Kirin 970 processor, which is Huawei’s best, is the same as Huawei P20 Pro but costs half the price. Of course many of the other hardware and software … continue
Creative Outlier Black Review: Best Value Over-Ear Wireless Headphones
This review is going to be quick, because I have only 2 words for the Creative Outlier Black. Buy it. It retails officially at S$79 but currently at launch price of S$59. Design I love how this pair of over-ear headphones look. It’s classy, non-pretentious, doesn’t … continue
ASUS Zenfone 5Q Review: Smartphone with 4 Cameras
It has been a while since I reviewed an ASUS smartphone, so it’s good to revisit this brand that I once loved. Zenfone series have been consistently releasing updated smartphones with different specs to cover the mass market. There will usually be the flagship model, … continue
Sennheiser CX Sport Review: Wireless Earphones for Workout
Sennheiser does not make a lot of sport earphones. In fact, the last one it launched was back in 2015 with the 686 series SPORTS headphones. After nearly 3 years, they have launched another sport earphones, the CX Sport, so that Sennheiser fans finally can enjoy … continue
NAD VISO HP70 Review: Active Noise Cancelling Wireless Headphone
NAD Electronics is founded in London in 1972, by Dr. Martin Borish. Most of NAD’s best products are designed by audio engineer Bjorn Erik Edvardsen. The NAD aims to engineer affordable high quality audio electronics. NAD is now based in Canada under Lenbrook, the same business … continue
Jabees Beebud Review: True Wireless Fitness Earphones
Jabees is a China audio brand by FreeTek International who has been manufacturing OEM Bluetooth products since 2004. They decided to focus on their own in-house brand, Jabees, and since then, has developed several wireless earphones, and of recent months, true wireless earbuds. They are … continue
LG G7+ Review: The Smartphone for Audio, Video, and Wide-Angle Photos
Like Nokia and HTC, LG Mobile was once a formidable smartphone brand challenger. They introduced radical mobile innovation, like the curved display, 3D holographic display, tap-to-wake screen. The G-series had a fantastic run, reached its peak with G3. But G4 started to get into trouble, … continue
Comparing Sennheiser HD660S, HD650 and HD6XX
I have heard of the legendary HD 600 series headphones for years. They have existed for over 2 decades, but I wasn’t a fan of open back headphones. Until I finally got a chance to review the newest HD 660 S. That changed my perception … continue
OPPO R15 Pro Review: The Beautiful Portrait Shooter
The R15 and R15 Pro are the latest R-series smartphones from OPPO, retailing at S$749 and S$899 respectively. I have completed the review of the R15, so here is the R15 Pro review. After weeks of brief usage, the OPPO R15 Pro feels just slightly … continue
MrSpeakers Aeon Flow Review: Closed Back Headphones
I briefly owned the MrSpeaker Aeon Flow (closed back) headphones for a few weeks. It was somewhat an impulse purchase, though not exactly. You well, when I heard the Aeon Flow at CanJam Singapore 2017, I fell in love, but I do not spend on … continue
Sony NW-ZX300 Walkman Review: Elevates Audio Quality
I got hooked to Sony digital players after Sony provided an extended loan unit of the NW-WM1Z, easily recognised with the golden body made of gold-plated copper and weighs like a gold bar too. When Sony requested for its return, I scrambled to find a … continue
Sony MDR-1AM2 Headphones Review
The Sony MDR-1AM2 was announced in January 2018. and replaces the Sony MDR-1A launched in 2016. The 1A series are the affordable premium range of wired headphones with 40mm HD drivers with a retail price of S$429. The uber-premium signature series from Sony is the Z1R with … continue
Honor 10 Review: Midrange Smartphone, Flagship Hardware
Honor 10 has got to the be most surprising phone launch I have attended in Singapore. Its retail price of S$579 changes the price perception of premium midrange phones, because beneath the Honor 10 is a flagship processor, Kirin 970, that is found on the … continue
OPPO R15 Review: The Camera Smartphone for Lazy Shooters
Last week I attended the OPPO R15 and R15 Pro Singapore launch event at Capital Zouk Singapore. I sat through the usual launch presentation and slides, mingled with the folks. Then came the lucky draw, and my name was called. Yes, I won the OPPO … continue
Sudio Niva Review: True Wireless Earphones from Sweden
Sudio Sweden reached out to me, among other tech bloggers and social media influencers, for Sudio Nivå earphones review, their first in the personal wireless audio collection. If you think Sudio sounds a little familiar, that is because the founder is inspired by Phil Collin’s … continue
Jabra Elite 65t Review: True Wireless Earbuds
Jabra has a track record of making great sounding fitness wireless earphones. I have personally owned 2 previous Jabra products, the Jabra Rox and Jabra Sport Pulse. While Jabra is not the first to launch true wireless earbuds, they are very active in product development. … continue
