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ROMOSS PIE 10 Mosaic Slim 10000mAh Powerbank Review + How to Verify Romoss Power Bank

Marvin Gabriel

Romoss is a company widely known as a provider of all kinds of portable charging devices such as power banks, wireless chargers, car chargers, power adapters and many more. They are based in Shenzhen China as with any other well-known Chinese manufacturers. Here in the Philippines, Romoss is a pretty well-known brand when it comes to affordable power banks, the closest competitor I think would be Zhongshan Pineng Battery Co Ltd. Both are a reputable company but for today, we are going to focus on Romoss Pie 10 Mosaic Slim 10000mAh…

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Xiaomi Redmi 5A Review – Budget Smartphone King

Marvin Gabriel

With the recent announcement that the Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 will be officially on sale here in the Philippines on May 15 for Php 11,990, it can be said that Xiaomi has been very aggressive recently with their release of relatively cheap but with off the charts specifications for its price smartphones. And one of those smartphones is the Xiaomi Redmi 5A that we’re going to dissect today. The Xiaomi Redmi 5A is currently touted as the “Budget Smartphone King” because of its price to specs ratio. On paper, it’s very…

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Xiaomi Redmi 5A Unboxing and First Impressions – Entry-Level Smartphone King

Marvin Gabriel

Ever since it was announced that the Xiaomi Redmi 5A will be officially launched here in the Philippines it became part of my radar. Especially that my old smartphone started acting up and becoming unreliable as days go by.  (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); It was launched on March 15, 2018, exclusively through Lazada for just 4,390 Pesos during the Flash Sale Event and was sold out in just 1 hour!. I didn’t grab one immediately as I was still hoping that my old smartphone will still work as I needed…

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PowerJam 3 in 1 Power Bank, Speaker and Smartphone Stand Review

Marvin Gabriel

Once in a while, we encounter tech gadgets that are innovative in some way. Some works just fine and some are totally useless or meaningless. Today, we are going to take a look at one of those clever devices. We have here a 3 in 1 gadget in a form of a speaker, power bank, and a smartphone stand, the PowerJam 3 in 1. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); I’ve got this for a while now and I’ve been holding on to making this review because I wanted to test…

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Lazada’s Redmi 5A Next Flash Sale: March 19 at 1PM!

Marvin Gabriel

Lazada’s Redmi 5A Flash Sale: Sold Out in  Less than 1 Hour! Next Flash sale on March 19 at 1PM! Lazada’s flash sale of the Xiaomi Redmi 5A was a success selling out the available stocks today in less than 1 hour! The Redmi 5A was such a hit with its flash sale price of only P4,390. Featuring a Snapdragon 425 64-bit quad-core processor, 16GB of ROM expandable to 128GB, a 2GB RAM and a 13MP rear and a 5MP front camera, the Redmi 5A is one of the most feature-packed smartphones below the 5000-peso range. With…

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Lazada-Exclusive Xiaomi Redmi 5A Flash Sale on March 15

Marvin Gabriel

Lazada-Exclusive Xiaomi Redmi 5A Flash Sale on March 15 It is official! Xiaomi is in the Philippines and having Lazada as its exclusive Online partner. To celebrate the partnership, Xiaomi will be launching the Redmi 5A exclusively through Lazada. Dubbed as the Entry-Level Smartphone King, the Redmi 5A sports a 5″ fully-laminated HD display, a 3,000 mAh battery, a Snapdragon 425 64-bit quad-core processor, 16GB of ROM expandable to 128GB, and a 13MP rear and a 5MP front camera. The Redmi 5A will be available in a series of flash sale starting on March 15 at 12 noon.…

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How to use the Universal Clip Lens for Smartphone

Marvin Gabriel

I recently made a review about the universal clip lens here and I promised to make a follow-up tutorial on how to use it, so here we are. As I’ve mentioned in the review, There are three lenses on this package, the fisheye lens, the wide angle lens and the macro lens. but for me personally, the macro lens is practically the only usable lens among all the lenses.  but that doesn’t mean the two other lenses are really useless. for some, they can be useful in different types of scenario,…

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Universal Clip Lens Review – Useless, except for one

Marvin Gabriel

I bought the universal clip lens for my smartphone because one, it’s now incredibly cheap. before there is only a few available smartphone lens out there and one of them is the popular olloclip lens that is much more expensive. but now, we have many cheap alternatives and the universal clip lens is one of them. Second, I needed a fisheye lens for a short film project that I made that requires me to shoot from a corner of a street and get the two perpendicular streets in one frame…

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UPCOMING REVIEW | Universal Clip Lens for Mobile Phones

Marvin Gabriel

This Universal Clip Lens has mixed feedback among it’s buyers, some says it’s garbage and some says it’s usable. I got this for a while now and to be honest, it’s actually usable. You just have to use it the right way and don’t put too much expectations from it. Remember, this is just an accessory to your main optical lens, the quality also depends on the smart phone you are using. And of course, as with anything about photography, there are a lot of factors (e.g. lighting, subject, composition, etc.)…

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REVIEW | Xiaomi Mi 5000mah Power Bank | Stylish Super Slim Juice Pack

Marvin Gabriel

The Xiaomi Mi 5000mAh Power Bank is a popular choice for people who likes to travel a lot but doesn’t want to bring a bulky 20,000mAh++ power bank inside their pocket. Xiaomi has released 2 other Power Banks with larger capacity, The smaller but thicker 10400mAh Mi Power Bank and the taller and thicker 16000mAh Mi Power Bank. The Xiaomi Mi 5000mAh separates itself by being the slimmest and cheapest and at the same time providing enough juice to keep your device going throughout the day. MY EARLY BREAKDOWN Pros: Super Slim,…

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(UPDATED) UPCOMING REVIEW | Xiaomi Mi Power Bank 5000mah

Marvin Gabriel

I just ordered the Xiaomi Mi Power Bank 5000mah for my sister from Lazada. She’s looking for a slim power bank that has enough juice to power up her phone on the go.  I chose the Xiaomi Mi Power bank 5000mah because of it’s sleek design and form factor. .article_ads2 { width: 300px; height: 200px; } @media (min-width:300px) { .article_ads2 { width: 280px; height: 200px; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center; } } @media (min-width:500px) { .article_ads2 { width: 460px; height: 200px; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center; } }…

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