Honda offers special bundles, up to 250K discount for Mobilio

Honda Cars Philippines, Inc. (HCPI), Honda’s automobile business unit in the Philippines launches its promotion for this month entitled “Pursue Your Drive”. The promo features cash discounts, exciting deals and special offers from February 1-28, 2021, including a 250K discount for the brand new old stock Mobilio.

Cash discounts

For City, BR-V, Civic, Mobilio, Odyssey, and Civic Type R, customers may enjoy the cash discounts below:

Model with VariantSuggested Retail PriceCash Discount
21YM City 1.5 S CVTPhP 888,000PhP 30,000
21YM BR-V 1.5 S CVTPhP 1,038,000PhP 60,000
20YM Civic 1.8 E CVTPhP 1,188,000PhP 50,000
19YM Mobilio 1.5 RS Navi CVTPhP 1,085,000PhP 250,000
20YM Odyssey 2.4 EX-V Navi CVTPhP 2,698,000PhP 50,000
19YM Civic Type R 2.0 L Turbo MTPhP 3,180,000PhP 180,000

All-in downpayment

For Brio, CR-V, Jazz, and HR-V, customers may avail of the following special all-in and regular all-in low downpayment offers:

Model with VariantSuggested Retail Price*Special and Regular All-in

Low Downpayment for as low as

20YM Brio 1.2 S MTPhP 601,000*PhP 28,000
21YM CR-V S Diesel 9ATPhP 1,888,000PhP 115,000
21YM Jazz 1.5 RS Navi CVTPhP 1,090,000PhP 54,000
21YM HR-V 1.8 E CVTPhP 1,296,000PhP 71,000

BR-V one year free periodic maintenance service

Customers who will purchase any variant and year model of BR-V until February 28, 2021, are entitled to free one (1) year Periodic Maintenance Service (PMS). Upon the release of vehicle, customers will receive their 10K PMS/ 6th month, and 20K PMS/12th-month vouchers. To claim their free PMS, customers must present both vouchers on their respective scheduled PMS dates, within the twelve-month period from the release date of their vehicles.

Honda Upgrade program 

All current Honda vehicle owners who would like to add an All-New City or BR-V to their household are entitled to an additional PhP 5,000 worth of Sodexo+ electronic gift certificates until March 31, 2021. Customers must present their official vehicle official receipt, certificate of registration, and deed of sale (if second hand unit) to their preferred dealerships to avail of this offer. The PhP 5,000 worth of Sodexo is on top of any existing promo/discount.

Free Petron fuel card

All customers who will be purchasing a Honda vehicle this month will get a free Petron-Honda Value Card that earns an additional 100 peso point bonus for every 140 liters (gasoline) or 200 liters (diesel) accumulated purchased per month. Other benefits of the Petron Value Card includes Free Towing and Roadside Assistance, and Year-Round Personal Accident Insurance.

Free air purifier

Customers who will purchase the 19YM Civic RS Turbo CVT or Mobilio 1.5 RS Navi CVT will also get a free Blaupunkt Air Purifier Airpure AP 1.0 set. With the free purifier, cleaner air and virus-free environment will be achieved within the car cabin.

Chance to win Honda Brio

On top of these offers, all Honda car owners who will successfully register and provide their contact information (with OTP and email verification) in the microsite link of HCPI at https://hondaphil.com/raffle will get one (1) corresponding e-raffle entry for a chance to win exciting items. Honda owners may also scan the QR code link below to join instantly today! Forty (40) winners can win any of the following prizes:

List of E-Raffle Prizes

  • 1 winner of Honda Brio 1.2 S MT
  • 25 winners of Free Gas worth PhP 8,000 each
  • 1 winner of iPhone 11 (64gb)
  • 1 winner of Nintendo Switch
  • 1 winner of iPad Air (3rd Gen.) (64gb)
  • 5 winners of Blaupunkt Air Purifier
  • 3 winners of Rustan’s Gift Certificate worth PhP 5,000 each
  • 3 winners of Sodexo Gift Certificate worth PhP 2,500 each

In addition, Honda car owners who have successfully registered online will get an additional e-raffle entry should they bring in their vehicle for preventive maintenance, aside from registering and providing their contact information during the e-raffle duration to end until March 18, 2021. The additional e-raffle coupon will be sent via email. The e-raffle draw is scheduled on March 23, 2021 and will be done via an electronic raffle draw system with the virtual presence of a DTI representative. Winning customers will be notified by HCPI through registered email or by a phone call and will be announced through HCPI’s official website and Facebook page.

Financing options

A special all-in financing program at 10% downpayment, with 36-60 months payment terms for select models are available through BPI Family Savings Bank, RCBC, China Bank Savings, and Bank of Commerce, subject to bank approval.

Other all-in financing promo option offers, such as low cash-out, low monthly amortization, and free one month amortization at 15%, 20%, and 25% all-in downpayment with 36-60 months payment terms, are available through BPI Family Savings Bank, RCBC, Bank of Commerce, China Bank Savings, PNB, PSBank, UCPB, BDO, Maybank, Robinsons Bank, and Security Bank. Customers may also submit their bank loan applications online through the Auto Loan link page in the HCPI website for select bank partners, subject to the preferred bank’s approval.

All these offers include a three (3) year LTO Registration and Chattel Mortgage and a free one (1) year Comprehensive Insurance with Acts of Nature through select bank partners.

“This 2021, we aspire to continuously be an instrument in providing mobility and convenience to all our dear customers through the different available deals and offerings we have this February.” said Masahiko Nakamura, Honda Cars Philippines, Inc. (HCPI) president.

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realme 6i Review: A budget gaming phone with quick charging USB-C

During our time with the realme C3, it’s been established that the company is serious in offering a sub-PhP 6K phone that can deliver uninterrupted gaming performances. With its gaming-focused processor and a massive battery, it pretty much got the bases covered except for one small issue — its long charging time due to its micro-USB implementation.

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CHECK OUT: realme 6i Unboxing and Hands-on

Now that the realme 6i has been officially launched in the Philippines, it still boasts of its gaming capabilities, multiple-camera setup, and ample battery capacity but now promises a faster charging time. This is our realme 6i review.

Design

Back panels that sport a reflective shine have become quite popular for smartphones and it’s the same case for this phone’s plastic back. While the more affordable C3 comes with a pattern that mimics the sun’s rays, the 6i opts for straight vertical lines that sort of move around depending on how the light hits it.

Additionally, it has a matte finish which is easily a plus for me since it doesn’t attract fingerprints easily.

Housing a 6.5-inch HD+ IPS display, it has a resolution of 1600 x 720 with a waterdrop notch which we’ve seen on previous realme phones. On the right, we have a solo button for both lock and power while the volume buttons sit on the left side of the phone.

Turn it around and we see four cameras slightly protruding off the surface and, just to the right of it, the fingerprint scanner. Its SIM tray can house two SIM cards plus it has an additional microSD slot to add to its storage.

Down below, we pleasantly find a USB Type-C for charging, 3.5mm audio jack towards the left, and speakers on the right. The realme 6i comes in two colors: White Milk and Green Tea — obviously, this one here is the Green Tea variant.

Software

Running on Android 10 with realme’s UI, the interface is simple and similar to Android’s native look so the experience is very straightforward.

Just like with the C3, swiping down on the home screen will take you to your notifications and settings.  Icons are fully customizable with the ability to change from round to square and even adjust their transparency. The original icons can also be customized with your own photos or icons.

Animations and transitions are smooth and navigating through the phone is effortless. Additionally, there’s support for Dark Mode, dynamic wallpapers, native screen recording with internal and external audio, and tap to lock.

Camera

The realme 6i’s quad-camera system consists of a 48-megapixel main sensor, 8-megapixel ultra-wide, 2-megapixel macro, and another 2-megapixel sensor for portrait photography. This is one more camera added to the C3 to be able to capture better scenery using a wide-angle lens.

After a couple of days of shooting what was around our condominium’s compound, I’d say the cameras work together to be able to capture a wide variety of subjects.

For casual snaps, I used its main camera. When I needed to bring out more details on a small subject, its macro shooter comes in handy. For landscapes, nothing beats a wide-angle lens. And finally, if I want a bit of bokeh effect on my shots, the depth-sensing camera is always available.

Images produced by its main camera have good details in them. HDR works well when there are light and dark areas in your shot and its Chroma Boost pulls out extra vibrance for your photos.

For close-ups, its macro sensor is able to produce sharp photos with noticeable details. As for its depth-sensing camera, it was a hit-and-miss especially when it comes to tracing out the hair of the subject you’re shooting. Sometimes the photo comes out decent, but other times you see a bad trace when separating hair from the background.

Meanwhile, its wide-angle mode is probably my favorite among its different shooting modes. Capturing landscapes is simply more interesting when you have a wide-angle lens.

Situated in the display’s notch is a 16-megapixel front camera. Again, it comes with software features to tweak unwanted elements. The app can make your skin smoother, have your face shape slimmer — the whole AI beautification thing, basically. Some might be keen on using it but like other beautification effects, it doesn’t look too natural when you go overboard with the filters.

Performance

Internally, the realme 6i houses a MediaTek Helio G80 octa-core CPU paired with up to 4GB of RAM and up to 128GB of storage. With this combination, daily usage for the 6i has been a smooth sailing affair. Browsing through social media pages and reading articles also benefit from its tall display since more lines can fit the screen.

After taking photos using its quad-camera setup, importing and editing them in apps like Adobe Lightroom or Google Snapseed were easily handled by the phone.

Gaming

We also ran popular titles on the 6i to test its gaming capabilities. Kicking things off with Mobile Legends: Bang Bang, our gameplay was uninterrupted and graphics were rendered from the get-go until after a couple of online matches. The fast-paced racing game Asphalt 9: Legends ran smoothly with minimal to no hiccups. There were some slight lags once in a while but not noticeable enough to affect the outcome of the match. PUBG Mobile, on the other hand, was also handled like a boss.

We also ran other games like Pokémon Go and TapTap Music to test its accuracy for location via GPS and touch response, respectively. After a few hours of playing, we’re confident to say the phone is able to accurately pinpoint our location and touch response was on point.

When we were using the realme C3 for its review, we found that it can handle resource-heavy games with no interruptions as long as you have no other heavy apps running in the background. Whenever this happened, the phone would be lagging and touch inputs are delayed. This is not the case for the realme 6i at all. Even with multiple games running, jumping from one game to another provided a smooth experience thanks to its G80 CPU.

One thing we noticed, though, was that the phone gets warm with prolonged gaming. This is nothing new for a smartphone and temperature doesn’t really go too high. Although you’ll definitely feel it get warm.

Battery

As for the battery department, it’s got a large 5000mAh capacity that also supports reverse charging. We played games on it non-stop and it was able to stay on from around 7AM until past 5PM where it hit more than 10 hours of continuous gaming between Asphalt 9, Mobile Legends, and Pokémon Go.

As mentioned earlier, it now rocks a USB-C port with support for 18-watt charging to lessen the time it takes to fully charge the device. From 0-100%, it took one hour and 52 minutes as compared to the realme C3’s 3-hour charging time via micro-USB.

Creature Feature

In our reviews, The Modern Creatures aims to find that one special feature of a device that makes it worth having — something that gives the product a slight edge from among its peers. For the realme 6i, it would be the implementation of USB-C.

It’s not new that smartphone brands today are offering powerful performances for an affordable price. Of course, they have to cut corners to be able to lower the price and most of the time, charging time suffers since many in this price range only offer micro-USB connectivity to power and charge their device.

With the realme 6i’s USB-C, charging time has been sped up significantly. While there may always be the convenience of power banks, a faster charging time simply translates to the ability to focus more on other tasks at hand.

Conclusion

Overall, the realme 6i is a very strong contender in the sub-PhP 10K smartphone category. It’s got a straightforward UI, a capable array of cameras, powerful gaming performance, and a battery life that lasts long and charges faster than its peers. Probably the least element that we like about it is its design which is a bit simple for us. But then again, the designer of this phone has that simplistic trademark that he maintains.

The two variants for the 6i starts at PhP 7,990 with 3GB RAM plus 64GB of internal storage. The other model, which has 4GB RAM and 128GB of storage, is priced at PhP 9,990. Plus, to celebrate its launch, realme is having an introductory flash sale on May 15 and May 20 for both variants as well as the realme fitness Band. The 3GB/64GB variant will have a special discounted price of PhP 7,940 while the 4GB/128GB variant will be at PhP 9,490. Both phones will be available through realme’s official shop on Lazada.

At the end of the day, the realme 6i s a well-balanced phone with very little trade-offs. And with its really competitive price points, I’d say that realme has come up with a gaming phone that’s hard to resist.

You may also check out our video version of this review:

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