Honor Magic5 Pro Set to be Released June 8th in the Philippines

Looks like HONOR is bringing their A game to the Philippines this coming June 8th. It's their Honor Magic5 Pro, their current best in class flagship smartphone.

Stephen Cheng, the Honor Philippines VP dubs this as something that could depict something magical, unmatched in design, display, photography and performance. With really good bezels, triple camera design, plus a huge 5100mAh battery that can last all throughout the day, it's going to be hard to match it in a lot of areas.

They call it Falcon Triple Camera System which includes a 50 MP wide camera, 50MP Ultra Wide lens, plus 50MP Periscope Telephoto lens, with added multi spectrum color sensor and AI Motion Sense which puts them ahead of the pack in the latest DXOMARK Smartphone Camera Rankings released during the 1st Quarter of 2023. It also has an IMAX Movie Master that takes cinematic videos like no other, those short films would be easy to do if you're a videography freak.

Again, it will be launched this June 8, 7PM at the Honor Philippines FB page, visit https://fb.me/e/T11UD2VR on the time mentioned and stand to win phones during the stream. Follow their social channels if you're interested. It's going to be magical!

First Dolby Atmos Home Entertainment Certified Studio Opens in the Philippines

If you can dream it, you can achieve it. I've heard that line before, but these guys did it.

They are called Waxiefied Sound Productions and recently, they have been able to get Home Entertainment Studio Certification from Dolby Atmos. A first in the country. They invited us to see the actual facility, with strict instructions not to touch equipment as each piece is measured and angled to a T, with laser precision and all.

Waxie G. Joaquin the founder of Waxiefied Sound Productions and Executive Mastering Engineer says "It's time to level up! With this in the country, you're bound to no longer listen to these musicians like an audience, you've got an entire technology that'll work with spatial audio. It's like listening 2-3 inches away from actual person doing it. In the past, decoding stereo wasn't just enough, now they decoded Dolby Atmos and we need to be part of that. I often hear in the PH "pwede na Yan!" and we know, we need to catch up!" 

I'm quite sure you've seen the Dolby Atmos mark in movies, music, and just about any of the world class projects that want the best in audio. Think of it as a balancing act of separating each component of a single track and putting them in a 3D space where you can hear distinct vocals, instruments from different directions, where you feel like you're in the actual studio. In the past, some of the movie and song projects in the country were being sent to studios outside the country, and this changes the game. Waxiefied Sound Productions can cater to Philippine based sound engineers, composers, musicians and artists that need their work mastered. They don't need to go out of the country anymore just to get the service done. Here's a short tour of it:

Jiggs Hermano, Waxified's Acoustic Engineer adds "It's very hard for people to once accept stereo, and for 70 years we've been working with that. We started to embrace mp3, and Dolby Atmos changes it. It brings a bigger canvas for us artist, we are making music that is immersive and can be heard everywhere. The music will evolve and make sound feel like you're in it. It adds emotion, it adds space, we now have the ability to put it into  different sides. Mastering makes it sound better, and this is transparent. You just have to turn it on your device. It will adjust to what you are listening to, it's very easy to put into your lives. I was a non believer and now I feel it just blew my mind!"

Jiggs Hermano

Waxie Joaquin, Jiggs Hernando, Vito Syquia, and Peter Hager

Imagine how our films/movies would become when we apply this for entries in international film festivals, or when artists try their luck performing outside the country. They also talked about how it was built, and had several out of country locations to source the equipment for this studio. It was just matter of time to be able to complete it, as they were very confident it was achievable.

I haven't seen so many people geeking out over music and audio all in one place, and  if you wanted to paint a picture of artists who have used this, names like James Reid (songs from his newest release), New Game Plus, Massiah, Nadine Lustre, Jay Ortega, J. Mara, Morobeats, Nicole Asensio, and Dan Gil and Marga Jayy are on the list. If you want to know their services, visit their website waxiefiedsoundproduction.com or find Waxiefied Sound Productions on social channels.

All for the love of music and the industry! Cheers!

The New Impressive Samsung Galaxy A22

I've had the chance to actually use this new addition to the Galaxy A series, it's the Samsung Galaxy A22. Made for tho/se who are into content creation, this is equipped with a powerful camera that gets quality in fun and colorful ways. In the Philippines, available colors like Black, White, Mint and Violet colors. The one I got to use for a few days was Black and I actually like how it looks.

You can say it's photo and video centric because it's got Quad cameras on the back, wherein the main one has 48MP, 8MP for the ultra wide lens, and 2MP for the others like Macro and Depth of Field lens. Now if you're usually with shaky hands, you utilize the Optical Image Stabilizer so your viewers won't feel dizzy watching your YouTube videos. The A22 is also smart, it uses intelligent AI camera experience so scenes are identified right away just by merely pointing at a subject. For dark or low light scenes, the Night Mode would help not just to see the images, but to capture stable shots so you get awesome photos. The phone's scene optimizer automatically adjusts the levels of brightness, contrast, white balance and other elements of the images. If you prefer, you can also edit it according to filters available in the phone (and adjust it to your liking).

Viewing movies, KDrama and just about any game with its Super AMOLED Display will surely be an amazing experience and possibly, you'll appreciate the 90Hz refresh rate that it can do when you play moba or FPS games on mobile. This phone also has Eye Comfort shield that lessens blue light that won't be comfy in the eyes especially in the evenings.

Your imagination would surely be the only limit with this phone, it ain't that expensive either at Php 11,990. You can get it in Samsung online or Experience Stores nationwide. There's also available promos which you can take advantage of, you'll get it after purchasing the smartphone and registering as a Samsung Member. There are also flexible terms at 0%, just head to the store and ask for it. This phone also lasted me quite a few days before I had to connect it to a charger with regular social use. The 5000mAh battery does that, and it charges fast because of the 15W capability. Don't say I didn't tell you about it. Oh and yes, the Galaxy A22 5G version is Php 13,990, a few thousand bucks difference ain't bad no?

 

 Check out my unboxing experience here!

 

Choose according to your liking. For me, the A22 is enough and sufficient.