Wednesday, January 11, 2017

LG V20 Review: Everything But the Kitchen Sink


The V Series is basically LG’s do-all, be-all smartphone. It’s a relatively new series, with the V20 being just the second iteration. For the longest time, LG has been looking for an answer to Samsung’s hugely popular Note series. Unfortunately for them, just enlarging their flagship “G” series, and adding the “Pro” or "Flex" moniker does little to boost its popularity.

Sunday, January 1, 2017

Thoughts on Final Fantasy XV


Final Fantasy XV is going to go down as a milestone in Final Fantasy history no matter what I think of it. Part of that is simply due to its lengthy development cycle. Ten years. That’s how long ago the game was originally announced in its first incarnation as Final Fantasy Versus XIII. From the PS3 to PS4. From Tetsuya Nomura to Hajime Tabata. From Stella to Luna. From Versus XIII to XV. It has been a long wait.

Friday, December 23, 2016

Year in Review 2016


It’s been a pretty crazy year. Not just for the smartphone industry, but for the whole world in general. I’m here to talk mainly about the smartphone part of course. Looking back, I haven’t actually reviewed that many phones this year. Since this is more of a side hobby, I only buy phones that interests me. So here’s a list of phones I’ve reviewed this year.

Saturday, December 17, 2016

Lenovo Moto Z Review: For Better Or Worse


After years of uncertainty, the Motorola brand found a new home at Lenovo. While the acquisition from Google was completed 2 years back, Lenovo stuck with a familiar looking lineup last year with the Moto X and Moto G. Undoubtedly looking to shake things up a bit this year, Lenovo launched the new Moto Z series back in July, and it’s finally available for sale in Singapore. Its selling point? Mods.

Tuesday, November 8, 2016

Google Pixel Review: Pretty Magical


If you want something done right, do it yourself. I can almost imagine a motivational poster with that phrase being in the same room when the Pixel devices were conceived.


Wednesday, October 12, 2016

Samsung Galaxy Note7 Third Review: The Phone That Could Have Been


You read that right, this is the third review I have written for the Galaxy Note7. You may wonder where are the other two reviews? The answer is, sitting awkwardly on my Google Docs, never to see the light of day.

Thursday, September 29, 2016

Apple iPhone 7 Review


In a familiar looking shell, the iPhone 7 breaks convention by not breaking form. Tradition dictates a major design refresh after two years from Apple, but what we got this year was a similar design for the third year in a row.