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Gadget Reviews Roundup: May 2019

It’s already June and it’s time to look back at the gadgets we reviewed last month. We have the Samsung Galaxy A20, Iron Man MK50 Robot by UBTECH, Ford EcoSport 2019, Xiaomi Mi 9, Sony RX0 II, Realme 3 Pro, and Huawei Matebook 13, to name a few. Check out our Gadget Reviews Roundup for the month of May.

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Samsung Galaxy A20

The Samsung Galaxy A20 is a capable entry-level smartphone overall. It has a large display with decent performance, large RAM, great cameras, long battery life, and it also comes with a USB Type-C port with fast charging technology.

Iron Man MK50 Robot by UBTECH

With an incredibly hefty price tag of PHP 16,990USD 290INR 24,544EUR 276CNY 2,108, however, I don’t think casual Iron Man fans would shell out for this. I’m not even sure if hardcore Marvel/Iron Man fans would break the bank for this. Sure, I’ve mentioned that it’s a cool robot and it’s amusing to play with, but also, there’s nothing much it can do.

Ford EcoSport 2019

The 2019 Ford EcoSport 1.5L Titanium is quite the fun little crossover to drive. I truly believe that this vehicle was made for our developing roads. The addition of the new six-speed automatic system can give your expectations from this vehicle a run for your money, and I honestly think it’s very practical. Especially if you were interested in purchasing this one for your growing family, or even as your first car!

Xiaomi Mi 9

The Xiaomi Mi 9 is a remarkable flagship device. Physically, it may not have any novelties in its design, but the Mi 9 still gives off that elegant and premium feel. With regards to its internals, its Snapdragon 855 processor renders the Mi 9 more than capable of giving a top-caliber performance at half the price of its more expensive flagship peers from other brands.

Huawei Matebook 13

There’s no other way to say it but the Huawei Matebook 13 is pretty impressive. It’s simple and elegant, crisp display, great hardware and a mix of other goodies all packed in a thin and light profile. There’s not a lot of ultraportable laptops out there that offers similar performance with this footprint. It’s like having a Macbook Pro’s performance in a body of a Macbook 12 running Windows.

OPPO A5s

The OPPO A5s delivers a sizeable screen, pretty great battery life, expandable storage, and a decent enough performance. A couple of downsides though are that the display is only HD+, it’s still running Android 8.1 Oreo, and that the photo quality could be a bit better.

Realme 3 Pro

You get amazing raw performance, solid design, a decent big display, a headphone jack, and cameras that don’t just perform well in the daytime, low light performance is good too. You do get some caveats like poor speaker quality and the fact that it uses a micro USB port, I think for a starting price of PHP12,990USD 221INR 18,765EUR 211CNY 1,612, this can be forgiven.

ASUS TUF Gaming FX505DU

For PHP 71,995USD 1,227INR 104,004EUR 1,168CNY 8,935, this gaming laptop is worth considering if you are into gaming, given that it has 8GB of RAM. In my experience with it for the past one week, I can play almost all of the games that I usually run smoothly at above 60fps, which is relatively decent.

Xiaomi Mi 9 SE

The Xiaomi Mi 9 SE is quite impressive, just like its older sibling, the standard Mi 9. It delivers a pretty good performance, has a good battery life, and despite having a single down-firing speaker, the audio quality is decent. It’s priced a little higher than its peers in the mid-range market but, as the baby Mi 9, you pretty much get a smartphone that has flagship features and won’t turn the insides of your wallet to dust.

ASUS ZenBook S13 UX392FN

The ASUS ZenBook S13 is an excellent option for those who are looking for a productivity laptop with a compact build, immersive display, decent battery life, and good performance. It even comes with a dongle if you find the IO ports limiting. Sadly, there’s no Thunderbolt 3 or touch screen. It would have been almost perfect if it had those.

Vivo V15

Although the V15 is looked upon as a toned-down version of the V15 Pro, it is powerful enough to meet the demands of a wide variety of users. It’s got a large screen with Gorilla Glass 5, above average RAM and storage capacity, triple rear cameras, an elevating front camera, and a large battery capacity.

Cherry Mobile Flare Y7 LTE

Cherry Mobile differentiates itself with the Flare Y7 LTE by offering a device that’s quite the looker despite being an entry-level device. The premium beauty, though, does not run that skin deep. While its build and display are quite a treat, more factors otherwise hamper normal usage.

Realme C2

Compared to last year’s Realme C1, the C2 is definitely an upgrade. Although the battery capacity is lower than the C1’s, the C2 still has the upper hand with its smaller notch, up-to-date software, good performance, and most especially, its diamond-cut design.

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