Is the Honor 8 Pro the ‘Best Gaming Smartphone’?

Honor 8 Pro game

The latest Honor 8 Pro is an exemplary embodiment of Honor’s design philosophy as it not only packs hardware that can easily match any current flagship phone and then some, it’s also quite a looker in the bargain. The fact that it comes with a price tag that is lower than most top-shelf smartphones today…

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Xiaomi’s Mi A1 with Android One coming to Malaysia in September

Xiaomi's Mi A1 with Android One coming to Malaysia in September 4

Launched a few days ago to great fanfare in India, Xiaomi’s latest phone the Mi A1  is also their inaugural entry to the Android One programme. For the uninitiated, that means the phone runs a stock version of Android, in this case Nougat 7.1 out of the box with upgrades for at least two years…

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Nokia 8 launch price in Malaysia leaked as RM2,299

Nokia 8 launch price in Malaysia leaked as RM2,299 7

The Nokia brand via HMD Global is enjoying a resurgence of late with the return of their entry to mid-range level Nokia 3, 5 and 6 earlier this year in Malaysia and the recent global announcement of the launch Nokia 8 which has been confirmed to be coming to Malaysia. They have just recently sent…

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Neffos will be showcasing their dual-camera N1 phone at IFA 2017

Neffos will be showcasing their dual-camera N1 phone at IFA 2017 8

TP-Link is a brand best known for offering a range of solid networking hardware in Malaysia but they are slowly gaining traction locally with their Neffos subbrand of smartphones. Their current crop of phones are primarily entry range though they are aiming to showcase their first high-end phone at IFA 2017 dubbed the N1. On…

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Samsung Malaysia announces pricing and preorder details for the Galaxy Note8

Samsung Note8 preorder

Samsung’s massive Galaxy Note8 phablet was unveiled in their global launch in New York several few days ago. While all the features and specifications of the phone were announced, including its signature S Pen stylus, a dual rear camera and Bixby AI support, they did not announce its intended price tag though Malaysia did get…

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Win a Zenfone 4 Selfie Pro signed by superstar Gong Yoo!

Win a Zenfone 4 Selfie Pro signed by superstar Gong Yoo! 10

Asus recently launched their next generation of smartphones in Taiwan graced by the likes of Korean superstar Gong Yoo. At the launch, they announced not just one but half a dozen smartphones spearheaded by the Zenfone 4. To say the crowd went wild when Gong Yoo made an appearance onstage was an understatement though you…

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Maxis offers HTC U11 with plans starting from RM70 a month

Maxis offers HTC U11 with plans starting from RM70 a month 13

HTC’s U11 is one of the most impressive examples of engineering that they’ve ever made along with a rather novel squeeze feature that functions as a secondary means of interacting with the phone. For RM3,099, the U11 offers a 5.5-inch Quad HD LCD display, IP67 waterproofing, a Snapdragon 835 processor, 6GB RAM, a humongous 128GB…

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Samsung announces the Galaxy Note 8

Note 8 colours

While almost everything about Samsung’s latest magnum opus, the Galaxy Note 8 has been unveiled in a series of inadvertent leaks in the last few weeks, Samsung’s titular phablet took to the stage today at their annual grand Unpacked event in New York to a full house of invited guests from across the planet. Like…

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Huawei’s Nova 2 Plus has a whopping 128GB storage and snags you 20-MP selfies for RM1,999

Huawei’s Nova 2 Plus has a whopping 128GB storage and snags you 20-MP selfies for RM1,999 16

While all eyes are on Huawei’s upcoming Mate 10 launch that is slated to occur sometime within the next few months, they’ve stolen a night march on the selfie camphone front with the official release of their Nova 2 Plus phone in Malaysia; serendipitous as according to Huawei, Malaysia is apparently one of the top…

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Asus announces new Zenfone 4 range with dual cameras galore

Asus announces new Zenfone 4 range with dual cameras galore 18

At a packed hall in downtown Taipei, Asus made a global announcement that showcased the launch of not just the ZenFone 4 but also five other sister phones in the same lineage that cater to different segments in the line. Announced today with the endorsement of Korean celebrity Gong Yoo was the Zenfone 4, the…

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