Grab yourself a Mi LED TV 4S when you purchase the new Xiaomi 12T from the roadshow at 1 Utama tomorrow

Get your early bird spirit awakened for tomorrow’s Xiaomi 12T roadshow at 1 Utama as Xiaomi Malaysia has readied 70 units of Mi LED TV 4S that you can claim for absolutely free.

Starting tomorrow and lasting until Sunday, the first 70 purchasing customers of the Xiaomi 12T series smartphones will be able to receive a Mi LED TV 4S (55-inch) for free on top of the special gift mug, 1+1 year extended warranty, free screen replacement, and PWP offer for the Smart Band 7 Pro as well.
Not an early person and doesn’t need that TV? Well, I guess you can go for the standard promotion though with the 12T Pro’s main gift centered on the Smart Band 7 Pro and Redmi Buds 3 Pro while the base 12T skips the smart wearable.

Need a final revision on the phone? Check out our review and gaming test specifically on the 12T Pro to learn more!
As for the price, let’s hit you up with a quick refresh.

Xiaomi 12T Pro

12GB+256GB @ RM2,999
8GB+256GB @ RM2,699

Xiaomi 12T

8GB+256GB @ RM1,999

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WIKO Malaysia brings a variety of promotion during Shopee’s 12.12 Birthday Sale 2022

WIKO Malaysia has just announced that it is bringing fans and shoppers exciting discounts on all its products during Shopee’s 12.12 Birthday Sale, which is also taking place tomorrow!

During the one-day-only promotion period, shoppers can enjoy up to an RM170 rebate along with some attractive free gifts when purchasing all WIKO’s items on Shopee.
Here’s a list of the deals that are available during Shopee’s 12.12 Birthday Sale:

Product
Promo Price
Final Rebate Using Shopee 10% Discount
Free Gift

WIKO 10
RM678
RM610.20
WIKO Buds 10

WIKO T50
RM809
RM728.10
WIKO Buds 10

WIKO T10
RM409
RM368.10
Phone Casing + Headphones

WIKO Buds 10
RM129
RM116.10
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Do remember to set your alarm for 12th December and make sure to claim the vouchers through this link!

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Review – Nokia 3.4: Rather decent

Here’s a quick one – the Nokia 3.4. Nokia has been in the mobile phone industry for a very long time, but not that long when it comes to Android smartphones. They have a very unique yet adamant approach to create Android smartphones which they adhered from their flagships all the way to their entry-level smartphones.
And today, we have the Nokia 3.4. It’s the company’s not-quite-entry-level smartphone while retaining Android One as well.

Now, the Nokia 3.4 isn’t exactly a complex smartphone but we’ll just go through our usual 6 points but in a quicker manner.
Okay, let’s start off with the design. The Nokia 3.4 is using a plastic back with a bit of a corrugated design. Not bad, has a physical fingerprint scanner at the back – and that’s something that I wish is retained on new flagship smartphones.

The Nokia 3.4 is also equipped with the Snapdragon 460 chipset with 3GB RAM and 32GB of storage – pretty much that’s it. It offers okay performance for day-to-day use, but it does stutter here and there but overall it’s still okay.
And if you’re curious – here are the benchmark scores.

As for the screen, it comes with a 6.39-inch 720p display. Not bad but I don’t expect anything else for this price point.
Then, we have 3 cameras at the back. To look at all of the pictures taken by the Nokia 3.4, watch the video instead.
As for the battery, it comes with a 4,000mAh battery, and honestly, with the Snapdragon 460 chipset, it’ll last more than a day without issues for sure. Buuuuuuuut this phone comes with a 5W charger. Oh my god.

It took more than 3 hours to charge from 15% to 100% battery life. WTF.
Then the software side of things. One major selling point about Nokia phones is the software side of things. It’s using stock Android and it promises 2 generations’ worth of upgrades – but here’s the catch.

The Nokia 3.4 is still running on Android 10 as of March 2021 – rather slow in terms of updates, honestly. And in terms of usability, it’s rather clunky. For example, there’s no feature for rolling screenshot.

But, at the price of RM599 – the Nokia 3.4 is not a bad phone, honestly. But only if you can buy it, honestly. Currently, the phone is not available for sale on Lazada or Shopee but it’s only available on RedOne via a contract.

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PSA – Please Respect E-Commerce Return Policy

Malaysia is currently booming in the e-commerce market. We’ve seen many e-commerce platforms emerging and competition is fierce. Prices of products are always as low as it can be – so the battle is now in the e-commerce platform’s services instead – specifically, the return policy. To provide a return policy in itself is already a risk and people are abusing it.
Such cases aren’t happening in Malaysia only. It’s happening around the world and companies are trying to mitigate such issues.

[alert type=”info” icon-size=”normal”]It’s happening to every online shopping platform, but we’re focusing on Lazada now. The information we have here are from anonymous sources with rough figures only. We are not accusing anyone and are merely pointing out the multiple ways/methods to exploit the system.[/alert]
Return policy – what are they?
Before we begin, we have to make one thing clear – return policy is not warranty. Return policy is similar to having a one-to-one refund or exchange within a certain amount of days after the purchase.
Lazada themselves have a FAQ page where it answers all of your questions about the return process and its policy. There’s a 7 calendar days under 100% Buyer Protection and 14 calendar days for items with Lazada’s Satisfaction Guaranteed If your item is defective during these calendar days, then you’re eligible for a return.
For the case of Lazada Guarantee, the products that are eligible are:

Authentic/original
At least 6 months away from expiry at the time of shipping
Delivered in perfect condition (no tear, leak, dent, etc.)

If your item is in bad condition/ damaged or expired, you don’t have to return the physical item. Just fill in the returns form and contact their customer service and they’ll process the refund request.
Item return statistics
For every situation, we need to look at the statistics to see how significant the issue is. While we do not have the figures for the returned item statistics, we do know that in the US, there is an estimated USD $70 billion dollars worth of items returned after Christmas, according to CNBC.
In Malaysia, I’ve heard similar stories from local online retailers too where item return rates surged after a festive season. This is not even the season of giving or receiving – just to celebrate festivities like Chinese New Year or Hari Raya.
From our anonymous source, we’ve heard that e-commerce platforms have some sort of an estimated return rate after festive seasons.
How can it be abused?
While I admit I’m not entirely an expert when it comes to these fine prints, I do know one thing – people are abusing it. Things aren’t always as clear cut as stated in the FAQ, and that’s where grey area and loopholes appear.
Customers are essentially “lying” or cheating the system to make sure the items are eligible to be returned. For example, laundry detergent bottles are automatically eligible to be returned if it is broken or leaking upon receive. There’s an anti-tamper seal on the cap too. However, users are claiming that when they received the bottle of laundry detergent, only half of the bottle of chemical remains. Where did the other half go?
Some people exploited the system even further. A few days before their 10-day travel, they bought a camera and used it for their travel photo shoot. Once they’re done with the travel, they returned the camera as if it’s defective to get a full refund. There’s easily a few hundred shutter counts on that camera already!
Our partner also uncovered how people disguise processor IHS by having a sticker on top. In other cases, some people actually bought two different Intel processors, delid them, and swap the IHS, then file a return for the cheaper processor.
Customers or specific item being targeted
But what about items like phones? Well, here’s a funny case. Take a look at this case from Tan Yong Jun. His case is totally eligible for the return policy.

Long story short, he bought an iPhone 8 Plus with 64GB in gold color. Everything looks like an iPhone right down to its box and the accessories. Upon inspection of the phone, it truly looks like an iPhone. There is no 3.5mm audio jack too!
However, once it’s booted up, it has Google Play Store. Everything has just been skinned to look like an iPhone but it’s actually an Android phone.
Obviously, Tan filed a complaint and went for a return. Upon receiving the item again, he opened it – and got the same iPhone clone. It’s his second time experiencing this misfortune – and twice in a row! A police report was also made.
That’s when the Facebook post above got published and went viral. Lazada handled the case gracefully after the same thing happened the second time. They hand-delivered the phone to Tan, recorded him unbox the phone on the spot and went through some verification process to ensure its authenticity. Then, Lazada collected back those counterfeit/clone units.
We’re not accusing anyone of for abusing or cheating the return policy, but there is a possibility.
Might be the logistics causing problem
E-commerce isn’t a direct end-to-end sale. The supply chain has a few more steps after receiving the payment and before reaching the customer. That’s where warehouse and logistics come in. When humans are involved, there is bound to be thievery and smuggling cases happening all around.
In Tan’s case, I’m not surprised to find out if the logistics company is the one that made a swap before delivering it to the customer.
Another possibility is that Lazada themselves have received counterfeit stocks from the beginning. That means that particular batch of stock is already swapped out with Chinese knockoffs. Maybe it was swapped by the warehouse workers.
Any countermeasures?
There should be some countermeasure. Given how well lenient return policies have worked for bigger markets in the US, I’m sure there are many people trying to exploit it as well. Local e-commerce platforms can learn a thing or two from the big boys like Amazon or B&H.
E-commerce platforms need to verify the integrity of the product before accepting the returned item.
Perhaps recording the IMEI of the phone itself before shipping it out with the IMEI of the returned phone. Other than that, some sort of anti-tampering mechanism will need to be implemented.
To mitigate these sort of issues means trust is involved. It’s not something that’s clear cut or simple that can be solved overnight.
P/S: E-Cart Services Sdn. Bhd. is Lazada themselves. It’s not a scam.

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Review – Pocophone F1: The True Flagship Killer

In the most recent development in the Android smartphone of things, we have a new brand called Pocophone. It’s by Xiaomi. Piggybacking Xiaomi’s fame and reputation, the Pocophone shook the world of smartphones by announcing the Pocophone F1 – the true flagship killer.
The reason why it’s the true flagship killer is simple – Snapdragon 845 with 6GB of RAM at just RM1,299 after SST. But how did Xiaomi make the price so low? What are the trade-offs? Here we’ll dive deep into the Pocophone F1 and discover why the price is so low.

Thanks to Xiaomi Malaysia for providing us a unit of the Pocophone F1 this early for us to do our in-depth review. Should we actually call it the Xiaomi Pocophone F1 or just Pocophone F1? Or Poco F1? I’m still quite confused – but I’m settling for Pocophone F1.
Unboxing

The Pocophone F1 comes in a beautiful black and yellow packaging design – which I find it to be uniquely simple and bold yet somewhat different from other smartphones out there. It has the words “Pocophone by Xiaomi” at the front and that’s it. Not even the model name “F1” is shown here.

Flipping the box over, we can see the list of specs of the Pocophone F1 together with some feature highlights. At the bottom right corner, it highlights the Pocophone F1 that we have here is in Graphite Black color and it has 6GB RAM and 64GB of storage.

Opening up the box reveals more yellow color. Even the accessories compartment is in yellow.

Underneath the accessories compartment we can find the Pocophone F1 itself.

Under the Pocophone F1, we find the usual – charger and USB-C cable alongside with the SIM ejector tool.

In summary of all the contents, the Pocophone F1 comes with a charger, USB-C cable, some documentation, the phone itself, a SIM ejector tool, and also a TPU case. Pretty basic, if you ask me. Still, the black and yellow color theme of the packaging is something that I think is special.

Xiaomi even included protection on the camera lenses with a piece of sticker – which is the first time we’ve seen such a thing!
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At first glance, the Pocophone F1 has nothing in common with other Xiaomi smartphones that are in the market right now. Unlike some other smartphone brand that literally copy pasted templates of smartphone designs, the Pocophone F1 has a fresh new design that is distinctive.

The Pocophone F1 is relatively similar in terms of physical size to many other smartphones in the market. Thanks again to development of longer, notched displays, the Pocophone F1 looks large but fits comfortably in the hands.

Speaking of familiarity in the hands, the Pocophone F1 has a very, very slight curvature at the back. It’s not that noticeable to the eyes, but can be felt and detected if you place the phone on a flat surface and rock it sideways.

While at the back of the phone, we can also touch and feel the polycarbonate back of the phone. Essentially, it’s high quality plastic and it is one of the few ways Xiaomi managed to keep the price of the Pocophone F1 this low.

Then comes the TPU case. To be frank, it’s one of the thinnest and cheapest TPU case I’ve used and it caught fingerprint grease on the instant I touched it. The included TPU case does have the little grains to create the separation layer, though – which is good.

The case itself doesn’t offer much protection to the screen too. The included TPU case does not have a lip around the screen – so don’t ever think about laying the Pocophone F1 with the screen facing downward. Remember – it is reported to only have Corning Gorilla Glass 3.

The TPU case still allows the buttons to be pressed easily, by the way.
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In the world where everything is connected and speed is important, the Pocophone F1 falls short. Instantly off the bat – the Pocophone F1 does not support LTE-A CA, which means there is no 4G+ support.
On the other hand, the Pocophone F1 does support 802.11ac WiFi – which is good.
Infrared firing off beside the selfie camera.
Other than that, the Pocophone F1 does not have IR blaster for remote control. However, there is an IR blaster and receiver at the notch for face unlock. It works surprisingly well and yes – it is super speedy.

At the top of the Pocophone F1, there’s nothing to be seen other than a microphone and the 3.5mm audio jack. Looking at the bottom, however, we can find the microphone and speaker grills together with the USB-C port. It only works in USB 2.0 standard, by the way. There’s a stylish notification LED right above the USB-C port as well – which does give its design some style points.

On a side note, the earpiece on the notch also doubles as a front-facing speaker, albeit at a low volume with sub-par sound quality. Still, at least the Pocophone F1 has a front-facing speaker – unlike the Honor Play.

On the left side of the Pocophone F1 is where the card tray slot is found. Here we can see a the common configuration of SIM1 + hybrid slot, where the hybrid can house another nano SIM or microSD.
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Housed with a large 6.18-inch 18.7:9 aspect ratio display with 2246×1080 pixels in resolution and a humongous notch at the top of the screen, the Pocophone F1 actually has around 82.2% screen-to-body ratio.
My face is not a part of the wallpaper, by the way.
You can also hide the notch via software, if you like.
          With the notch.            Without the notch. Just hidden, by the way.
Unlike many other smartphone manufacturers in the market that uses 2.5D glass that curves into the edges around the sides, the Pocophone F1 has a very small and subtle curve only. Essentially, almost the entire screen is flat – which makes it more favorable for those who want to install tempered glass screen protectors.
You’ll need a tempered glass screen protector as the Pocophone F1 is reported to be using Corning Gorilla Glass 3 only. Throughout my usual review usage of the Pocophone F1, I’m already seeing microscratches around the screen. And yes, it’s another way for the Pocophone F1 to cut cost as well.
Though, the colors that the Pocophone F1’s screen produces isn’t particularly beautiful. It’s noticeably washed out. There is an option to change the contrast of the phone and also the entire color wheel for you to choose what color tint you want. The brightness, however, is actually quite good. I’ll just leave everything in default and automatic contrast.

The radius of curvature of the screen on the rounded corners is a bit too extreme. Some elements in games (PUBG Mobile for example) is cut off. We’ve actually seen this occurrence in the ASUS ZenFone 5 and ZenFone 5z.
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When I first saw the announcement of the Pocophone F1, the only thing I was worried about is the camera. The Mi A2 which we reviewed recently has a great camera – but what about the Pocophone F1?

When comparing the camera’s specs, the rear-facing camera of the Pocophone F1 is identical to the Redmi Note 5. However, we don’t have a Redmi Note 5 with us to do a side-by-side comparison.
By copy-pasting the rear-facing camera modules, the Pocophone F1’s price can once again be reduced.
Take a look at the specs:

Rear-facing cameras (same as Redmi Note 5)

12MP sensor, 1/2.55-inch sensor and 1.4µm pixel size with f/1.9 aperture lens; dual-pixel PDAF
5MP f/2.0 depth sensor

20MP f/2.0 selfie camera

Only one thing remains – is the Pocophone F1 camera any good? Take a look at the picture samples down below.
Visit our Flickr album right here to see the entire gallery of images with EXIF data.
Rear-facing cameras
I have to say – the camera surprised me. The shots look surprisingly good with high amount of details, vibrant and accurate colors, and good white balance.
However, the shutter is slow even in office lighting conditions and did cause a lot of shots to be blurry. The lack of stabilization – either optically or digitally – is part of the blame as well. However, in brightly lit conditions, the Pocophone F1’s camera is fantastic.

The Pocophone F1 has an “AI” mode as well. The differences are quite apparent, like brightening up the sky when it’s slightly gloomy and makes the green leaves greener. It might be a little too much sometimes, though. The scene detection is quite accurate, and toggling it on and off is also easy.

Without AI.

With AI.
Here’s another comparison.

Without AI.

With AI.
I honestly prefer without AI, honestly.
Night shots with the Pocophone F1 is doing well too – if there aren’t any moving subjects. The scenic night shot of this playground looks decent enough to be used in social media. Don’t bother zooming in and viewing at 100% crop – it’s noisy like my aunt.

Selfie camera
The 20MP selfie camera is actually not as good as I want it to be. My first indoor selfie shot using the Pocophone F1 turned out blurry – which means the shutter isn’t that fast or the sensor compensates the darkness by prolonging shutter speed. The second shot I took was under a light bulb and that turned out quite okay.

Either way, the 20MP sensor with a fixed focus lens means that selfies aren’t sharp but they look decent. Once again, good enough for social media use.
Camera UI
Once again the Pocophone F1 has the same UI like the Xiaomi Mi A2 that we reviewed here, which does have its pros and cons.

The UI is relatively clean, but changing modes could be a pain in the rear. There is no method to “scroll” from the fully-automatic Photo mode to Manual mode instantly. You’ll have to go through the intermediate modes like the Square mode before ending up to Manual – which is quite a hassle.

The amount of modes remained more or less the same. “HHT” mode is missing but I suppose it’s already integrated as a part of the “AI” mode.
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Without any surprise, the Pocophone F1 was announced to use Xiaomi’s MIUI. Once again, we expect it to be a cost-saving step. However, Xiaomi did make it a tad bit more special for the Pocophone F1 – it’s using MIUI 9.6 POCO Edition.

So what’s new with the MIUI 9.6 POCO Edition? Truth be told, nothing spectacular. There is a new theme made for the Pocophone F1 called POCO. Yes, I’m not joking – take a look at this screenshot.

Other features are just copied over from existing smartphones that are using MIUI. To their credit, MIUI’s gesture navigation is the best I’ve tried. It’s intuitive, responsive, and works all the time. Still, it takes some getting used to.

Xiaomi never once marketed the Pocophone F1 as a “gaming smartphone” in the product page, but it would be better if we can see something like Samsung’s Game Tools built into the MIUI 9.6 POCO Edition. I mean, many people are already looking at the Pocophone F1 as a gaming smartphone.
In terms of bloatware, yes – there are a few. Still, it’s only a small matter. They can be uninstalled. Actually, I find them useful – except for Skype.

Funny enough, during the setup process, I was prompted about setting up my fingerprint data for unlocking purposes – but I was never prompted about the face unlock. The Xiaomi Pocophone F1 actually comes with an infrared sensor that is dedicated for face unlock – which you have to navigate here to set it up.

Overall, in terms of software, the Pocophone F1 has nothing out of the ordinary. Then comes the next question – is the Pocophone F1 optimized for gaming?
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We all know the Pocophone F1 has one main selling point – the “master of speed” with Snapdragon 845 built in. While that’s true, we did discover some weird quirks about the Pocophone F1. First, let’s take a look at the specs first:

Qualcomm Snapdragon 845

4x Kryo 385 Gold @ 2.8GHz + 4x Kryo 385 Silver @ 1.8GHz
Adreno 630 GPU @ up to 710MHz

6GB LPDDR4X RAM
64GB UFS 2.1 internal storage
4,000mAh Lithium-Polymer battery
Android 8.1.0 Oreo with MIUI 9.6 POCO Edition

From the look of it, the core specs of the Pocophone F1 is pretty to other Snapdragon 845 devices like the ASUS ZenFone 5z – but in benchmarks, it did show some differences.

Comparing the benchmark score of the Pocophone F1, the CPU performance – be it single- or multi-core, it performs just as good as other Snapdragon 845 smartphone. However, when it comes to GPU performance in 3DMark, we’re unsure why the Pocophone F1 falls short. In other benchmarks, the GPU performance seems to be fine.
Performs like any other Snapdragon 845 smartphone.
It might be because of the Pocophone F1’s software isn’t particularly well-optimized yet. In whichever case, let’s talk about gaming.
Gaming on the Pocophone F1
I have to say – gaming on this phone is great – as expected. Firstly, I played the usual games – Honkai Impact 3 at the highest of high settings. It runs at a full 60FPS with zero hiccups even on Sakura’s 3D open-ish world adventures. Then I moved on to PUBG Mobile, and I can play on the Pocophone F1 with the highest possible graphical settings with – once again, zero lag.
When it comes to thermals, Xiaomi did tout that the Pocophone F1 comes with “LiquidCool technology”. In truth, it means that the Pocophone F1 has a heatpipe. Though, when I played a round of PUBG Mobile, the phone stays in a relatively cool temperature despite having a polycarbonate back and with the TPU case installed. The screen did get a little warmer around the center, but other than that – it’s pretty good.
Compared to the Honor Play that we reviewed here, the Pocophone F1 is performing far better in terms of performance and keeping the phone cool. The Honor Play doesn’t even have a heatpipe!
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Out of the box, the Pocophone F1 is equipped with a 4,000mAh battery. To be honest, I didn’t expect it to be this high capacity. For its price, I’d be happy with whatever capacity it has – but Xiaomi didn’t cheap out on this. The 4,000mAh battery is one of the main feature highlight of the Pocophone F1 – because gaming drains a lot of juice.
In our PCMark Work 2.0 battery life test, the Pocophone F1 can last for 13 hours and 52 minutes – that really impressive. Even better than the Galaxy Note9 that has a 4,000mAh battery with a Super AMOLED screen and scaled down to 1080p resolution.

Gaming is a different story – about 30 minutes of PUBG Mobile drained around 12% of battery. Not too bad.
Charger

The charger itself is white in color – and so is the USB-C cable. Inspecting the charger itself, it has the Xiaomi logo with a Qualcomm QuickCharge 3.0 logo as well. Yes – the Pocophone F1 supports QC 3.0. This charge can output 9V 2A and also 12V at 1.5A.

Albeit with a 4,000mAh battery, at 18W of power, the Pocophone F1 can charge to 50% at just 32 minutes, and then reaching 75% battery at 54 minutes. To reach 100% battery, it takes 108 minutes. Remember – you have a 4,000mAh battery here, so having 50% charge can last you a long time.
We also tested with a 5V 2A charger, and yes, obviously it’s a lot slower.
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Alright – our reviews only tell you the truth – and truth about the Pocophone F1 is simple. You get a lot great performance – but there are quite a lot of features that are lacking. For example, the Pocophone F1 is using few-generations old Corning Gorilla Glass, a polycarbonate back (essentially plastic), and a sub-par earpiece loudspeaker. There’s no 4G+ support either. Also, the included TPU case is just terrible.
With that said, the Pocophone F1 does actually come with a pretty decent camera camera, infrared face unlock, large battery, Qualcomm QuickCharge 3.0, and also a heatpipe that prevents the Snapdragon 845 chipset from overheating.

Obviously, there are more things to nitpick about the Pocophone F1 – particularly the software. I wish that it’s more than just the addition of a POCO theme and for them to actually add the Widevine L1 support.
All these power and speed for the low, low price of just RM1,299 after SST – which is surprisingly magical. I can easily recommend the Pocophone F1 to everyone looking for cheap and powerful Android device.
You want speed? Pocophone F1. You want gaming? Pocophone F1. You want battery? Pocophone F1. You want camera? Perhaps not, but Pocophone F1 is a good choice and you get a lot more than just camera.
Comparing to the Honor Play – which is around the same price point and targeting at the same market segment, the Pocophone F1 is vastly superior. Like we said, the Pocophone F1 sets an important precedent in the smartphone industry, and we can only speculate and spectate what happens next.
The Pocophone F1 does come with 6GB RAM + 64GB storage (like the one we reviewed here) and 6GB RAM + 128GB storage. The prices are as such:

Where to buy?

Lazada
Amazon

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Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) Roadshow Happening 26th To 28th October

Samsung is celebrating the release of their first ever triple-camera smartphone with an ultra-wide roadshow! Following the grand launch of the Galaxy A7 (2018) that happened a fortnight ago, you can now experience the phone yourself and perhaps make a purchase too.
Happening from the 26th until the 28th October 2018, these locations will have the roadshows:

State
Location

Selangor
Sunway Pyramid

Perak
Ipoh Parade

Pulau Pinang
Prangin Mall

Johor
Aeon Tebrau City

Melaka
Dataran Pahlawan

Pahang
Kuantan Parade

Kuching
Vivacity Mall

Kota Kinabalu
Imago Mall

There will also be special performances by local artists with meet and greet sessions on the 27th and 28th October. Only for the Sunway Pyramid roadshow, celebrities like Jeii Pong, Gaston Pong, Adrian Tan and Ismail Izzani will appear alongside with the Galaxy A7 (2018).
Here’s also the chance for you to participate in Samsung’s Mirror Mirror Me contest and stand to win a chance for an all-paid trip to South Korea!
Samsung also teased that there will be a total of RM8,000 worth of gifts to be given out during this roadshow.

For more information about Samsung’s Galaxy A7 Ultra-Wide Roadshows, please visit https://www.samsung.com/my/offer/mobile/galaxya7-roadshow/
The Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) was launched a while ago with quite a decent list of specs and the most important thing is the triple camera setup that the Galaxy A7 (2018) has.
Its triple camera setup is now coupled with a newly redesigned camera interface which includes three buttons for you to swap between its main camera, telephoto, and also wide-angle cameras. Learn more about it here and also through the video below.

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Asus Desktop, Laptop and Tablet In One Device (3-in-1)

Asus has done it again!  From various new product design and unique innovation, from Asus Transformer to the Asus PadFone, recently they just unveiled another ambitious 3-in-1 computer. Asus Transformer Book Trio(phew!) will have two of everything. Two processors, two operating system, two memory allotments and even two batteries! It is not a laptop, it is not a desktop, it is not a tablet. It is all of the three at the same time!

The two processors have their own OS to run on. The Intel Atom Z2580 (2.0 GHz) will power the Android(Jelly Bean) part of the device while the powerful Haswell(4th gen) Intel Core i7 4500U CPU will run the latest Windows 8.
The tablet side of the device is located on the upper part while the powerful part is located in the keyboard dock along with a second battery pack and a 1TB storage built-in. The keyboard part can not only dock with the tablet part but also establish a connection with an external display to become a desktop.
Now, you will never have a hard time deciding either to bring the laptop or the tablet like me during my daily student life.
So far, no price has been announced but Asus is planning to launch it during Autumn this year. If you loved the Asus Transformer then I guarantee you will love this one even more. A 3-in-1! Just like your coffee!
Via : Dvice

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Samsung Malaysia Electronics Wins Marketer Of The Year & More At 2018 Putra Brand Awards

Samsung Malaysia Electronics has delivered lots of devices and services to its customers over the years – and this year is no different. And they’re being awarded with Marketer of the Year at 2018 Putra Brand Awards too!
This commitment to its consumers was recognized at the 2018 Putra Brand Awards, where Samsung won two esteemed Gold awards under the “Communications Devices” and “Camera, IT and Office & Business Equipment” categories. Moreover, Samsung also won the Silver award for its contribution to “Personal, Household & Outdoor Appliances” segment as well.

The team from Samsung Malaysia Electronics happily showing off their three awards won at the 2018 Putra Brand Awards
Apart from the three awards, Samsung also won “2018 Marketer of the Year” at the Putra Brand Awards, in acknowledgment of Samsung’s brand philosophy over the past year.
Hosea Heen, Head of Sales of IT & Mobile Business, Samsung Malaysia Electronics, posing for a photo with the esteemed Gold award at the 2018 Putra Brand Awards
We have been putting in immense efforts to creating, providing, and adding value to our consumers’ lives. Being recognized for our efforts at the Putra Brand Awards has motivated and humbled us at the same time. We promised to keep up what we have been doing and continue to provide innovative technologies that will help our consumers break through barriers and do things they never thought were possible.
This achievement is definitely one that we are extremely proud of. We take pride in creating meaningful and relevant campaigns, tying our innovative products to purposeful stories that are happening around us. Our focus, moving forward, is to continue being better in our engagement with our consumers and ensuring that these relationships are upheld.
Yoonsoo Kim, President of Samsung Malaysia Electronics
Renay Pu (right), Corporate Marketing Manager of Samsung Malaysia Electronics, receives the Silver Putra award for the Personal, Household & Outdoor Appliances segment
A big and hearty congratulations to Samsung for winning such prestigious awards in the 2018 Putra Brand Awards. Cheers to another year of greatness!

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Samsung Online Store Now Open

Another day, another e-commerce platform? Not quite – this time is Samsung themselves handling their own online store, hosted on their own website. The Samsung Online Store can provide you a few benefits, too.
Firstly, free delivery. However, Samsung didn’t mention how fast it can be delivered to your doorstep. Whichever the case may be, free delivery is already a boon.

The second – which is the best benefit among all things considered – is the official Samsung warranty. There are many times where users have asked us here at Nasi Lemak Tech if their device will be officially warranted by Samsung because they bought it online from a certain seller. The easiest way for us to tell if it’s warranted by Samsung is by looking at the sticker on the box. But that doesn’t apply to online purchases.

With the official Samsung Online Store, you’re guaranteed to have that warranty.
In celebration of the official launch, get a free Samsung 5,100mAh (fast charger) power bank worth RM249 when you make a smartphoneor table purchase through the Samsung Online Store from now until 31st July 2018. Hurry, the promotion is only valid for the first 100 customers.
There is one big caveat, though. All smartphones and tablets sold in the official Samsung Online Store sticks to the device’s retail price. It’s much more expensive than what you can find in the market (say, Lazada). Of course, buying official from Samsung means zero worries.
Though now, I’m not sure why Samsung opens their own online store since they already have an official store in Lazada. ?
Shop now at https://www.samsung.com/my/offer/.

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The next NVIDIA GTC in September will go full force on topics of AI and Metaverse

Jensen Huang and team alongside experts across the tech industry are ready to live from September 19 to 22 for the next NVIDIA GTC.

The actual keynote by the CEO himself will start at 11 PM, September 20 for Malaysia with another side having Sanja Fidler, vice president of AI Research at NVIDIA hosting the Turing Award winners Yoshua Bengio, Geoff Hinton, and Yann LeCun to discuss the evolution of AI and applications.
But of course, the Metaverse is also one of the most popular sectors the world is trying to figure out so experts will be talking about underlying technologies like large language models, natural language processing, digital twins, and more.

Here’s a simple breakdown of which company will be tackling on specific things.

BMW, ILM, Kroger, Lowe’s, Siemens, NVIDIA, and others on using digital twins for a range of applications, from manufacturing to neurosurgery to climate modeling
ByteDance’s deployment of large-scale GPU clusters for machine learning and deep learning
Medtronic’s use of AI for robotic surgery and the operating room of the future
Boeing’s digital transformation enables aircraft engineering and production to be more flexible and efficient
Deutsche Bank’s adoption of AI and cloud technologies to improve the customer experience
Johnson & Johnson’s use of hybrid cloud computing for healthcare, plus a session on its use of quantum computing simulation for pharmaceutical research
How pharmaceutical companies can use transformer AI models and digital twins to accelerate drug discovery
United Nations and NVIDIA scientists discussing AI for climate modeling, including disaster prediction, deforestation, and agriculture
Amazon Web Services, Ericsson, Verizon, and NVIDIA leaders describing augmented- and virtual-reality applications for 5G and optimizing 5G deployment with digital twins
Mercedes-Benz, Siemens, Magic Leap, and NVIDIA executives, joined by author Matthew Ball and journalist Dean Takahashi, discuss industrial Omniverse applications and spatial computing
Adobe, Pixar, and NVIDIA leaders explaining how Universal Scene Description is becoming a standard for the metaverse

Do you want to hit up some workshops to learn something new? Here some to name a few:

5 Paths to a Career in AI
Accelerating AI Workflows and Maximizing Investments in Cloud Infrastructure
The AI Journey From Academics to Entrepreneurship
Applying Lessons From Kaggle-Winning Solutions to Real-World Problems
Developing HPC Applications With Standard C++, Fortran, and Python
Defining the Quantum-Accelerated Supercomputer
Insights From NVIDIA Research

Workshops are categorized as totally free for the 2-hour session while full-day courses are tagged at $99.
Insights for Business Leaders
For the business owners, be sure to take this chance to join forums featuring world-class leaders in key industry sectors, including financial services, industrial, retail, automotive, and healthcare, and learn how to utilize AI and metaverse technology to pave way for the future.
Brands that are joining the talk include AT&T, BMW, Fox Sports, Lucid Motors, Medtronic, Meta, Microsoft, NIO, Pinterest, Polestar, United Airlines, and U.S. Bank.
Sessions for Startups
For the startups, the NVIDIA Inception global program is here to help and presenters will be covering the following topics:

AI for VCs: Six startup leaders describe how they are driving advancements from robotics to restaurants
How NVIDIA Inception startups are advancing healthcare and life sciences
How NVIDIA technologies can help startups
Revolutionizing agriculture with AI in emerging markets

The registration link for the NVIDIA GTC September 2022 is right over here.

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vivo’s latest TikTok challenge lets you win a new V21 series smartphone by sharing your best UEFA EURO 2020 moments

vivo Malaysia has launched the #vivoSuperTime TikTok challenge for all soccer fans to join and share their favorite UEFA EURO 2020 moments.

Ongoing right now until July 8, the campaign gathers all fans to share various highlights, hype, or special moments of the soccer tournament that they deemed worthy on TikTok and vivo will be giving out prizes such as the V21 series smartphones, DJI products, and exclusive vivo merchandises to 8 lucky winners. Additionally, their names will be displayed during the closing ceremony taking place on July 11.
All you need to do is have a verified TikTok account and give @vivo_malaysia a Follow on the platform. Next, record your video clip with the #vivoSuperTime TikTok filter and post it on the TikTok feed. Lastly, finish up your post by including the hashtag #vivoSuperTime, #ToBeautifulMoments, #CheerNOW, and tagging @vivo_malaysia. Oh, remember to set your profile as Public as usual.

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Review – Acer Chromebook Spin 311

This is the Acer Chromebook Spin 311 with this specific model number. This is also my first time using a Chromebook and I have to say, the entire experience is a rather interesting one. So, let’s begin.
So the Acer Chromebook Spin 311 is more on the entry-level side of the market. Its price is low, at just RM1,999 retail. And yet, I can do – and I did – a lot of things with this laptop.

The laptop itself is a fairly simple one. It’s made out of mostly plastic as you can hear – yet the build quality is what I’ll consider being sturdy and compact.

Its compactness is mostly due to the 11.6-inch IPS LCD screen. Though, that thicc bezel and the resolution of 1366×768 are giving me 2015 vibes.
And the display is also quite dim…
That aside, it does come with a touchscreen – which I think is essential for Chromebooks. We’ll explain more on that in another video where we only talk about Chrome OS.

The trackpad is actually much better than most Windows PC at the same or higher price range. Palm rejection is fantastic and the overall touch gestures work fantastically too.
The keyboard isn’t entirely my cup my tea since it’s a bit too stiff, but it’s still a fine keyboard overall. What I did also realize is that this Chromebook doesn’t have those F1 to F12 keys and it doesn’t have the caps lock key. That caps lock key had been replaced with the “search” key, which technically functions as the Windows key.

I surely needed some time to get used to this layout as some keyboard shortcuts are completely different – like taking a screenshot is by holding the control + shift key plus this weird icon that should’ve been F5.

But, as the name of this laptop suggests, it can indeed, spin. It also has autorotation so you can use it in whatever orientation you want. It even has Wacom EMR Pen support and this pen is also included in the box. This pen doesn’t need to be charged and can be used right away – just like Samsung’s S Pen.

And don’t worry about scratching the screen with the stylus – it comes protected with Corning Gorilla Glass though we’re unsure which generation of Gorilla Glass. Whichever the case is, it is also antimicrobial.

With so many things that you can do with this Acer Chromebook Spin 311 laptop, how’s the performance? That’s where the magic of Chromebooks comes in. Even though this laptop only comes with Intel Celeron N4100 Quad-Core CPU and 8GB of RAM, for all I can say – it is very responsive on whatever I throw at it. And it’s even fanless and I felt no heat at all!

Even going in and out of fullscreen on YouTube is snappier than another similarly-specced laptop that is Windows-based. The biggest difference here between these two machines – is the storage capacity. I mean, Chromebooks are meant to work with web apps and cloud storage – so that’s okay.

With that said, the battery life of this laptop is amazing. I have no idea what’s the battery capacity but it can easily get at least 7 hours out of my usual heavy Chrome usage with Spotify and some YouTube in the mix. I end up not charging for two days and just left it to sleep and the battery barely reduced. That’s just impressive.

And to charge this laptop, it comes with a USB-C charger too. However, I didn’t use it since I just use the Ugreen USB-PD charger that I have on my desk to charge the laptop. And I can plug it into any of the two USB-C ports to charge the laptop. I absolutely love this laptop’s versatility as it also comes with two more USB 3.0 Type-A ports! This is better than many other premium Windows laptops!

Should you buy the Acer Chromebook Spin 311?
At the retail price of RM1,999 – I’m impressed by what this Chromebook can do. The convertible form factor is amazing with this size. The build quality is decent as it contributes to its weightlessness, and Chrome OS is magnificent.

Of course, I do have my own set of complaints – particularly about the humongous bezel. By the way, the speakers on this laptop is… not that good.

Where to buy? (Affiliate links)

Amazon US
Lazada
Shopee

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Learn to code–by Code.org

Code.org, a non-profit foundation, aiming to bring computer programming studies to be a core curriculum subject for all students in education.

It mainly teaches us how to think, how to make programs work on computers, why is it so important and much more. In this current generation, technology is everywhere, most of us have more than one computer each (phone included) and they are all operating on a software.
Learning to code is definitely an advantage to all of us as it teaches us how to think and personally, I’ve experience it. Algorithms teaches you how to do things step by step and get it done. After that, you can review all of your steps and try to combine, shrink or optimize the steps. The lazy millionaire is always the one who creates the easiest way out nonetheless.

We are, bizarrely, in short of programmers and as shown above, we are lacking programming graduates. With high demand comes high pay too. That’s a plus for sure.
In any case, check out this video of tech giant founders and big time players talk about why programming is so important.

Finished watching? Head over to Code.org to sign the petition to bring programming classes to all students!

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Win OPPO products and assortment of vouchers by joining the #AwakenMalaysia contest

Malaysia has been through a pretty dark and silent 2020 where we are still finding our ways to crawl back to former glory while coexisting with the pandemic. Yet, OPPO is here to jump-start the move by announcing the #AwakenMalaysia contest.
For the prizes, it can be categorized into 2 groups. For the first one, it is OPPO device-related as the top prizes include the new Find X3 Pro 5G, Watch 46mm and 41mm, Enco W51 and W11 while the second group is about e-vouchers for Inside Scoop, Shopee and, yet again, OPPO.

So, you know what to do fellow Instragramers. I’m not sure if it’s going to work but snapping food photos explaining that Malaysia is a nation powered by food and food brings you happiness might not be a bad idea though.
Check out all details about the event here.

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Take advantage of these Samsung Mother’s Day deals and grab a lovely gift for a mother

May is the month when we celebrate and appreciate mothers or mother figures for the role they play in our lives, and Samsung Malaysia is here to offer exciting deals throughout May 2023 to give Malaysian a variety of options to choose from for our moms!
This time around, the brand brings a vast array of products that cater to various interests and hobbies, so whether your mother is a tech or fitness enthusiast, or simply loves entertainment, there will be an item that she will adore.

And here are some of the deals that Samsung is offering:

Mother’s Day Online Promotion (from now until 31st December) — trade-in rebate promo of RM600 on the Galaxy S23 series together with offers including up to 56% off on monitors, up to 38% off on TVs, up to 35% off on soundbars, as well as up to RM1,800 off on home appliances, alongside the ongoing promotion of free Galaxy Buds Live.
Get RM150 off with code SAMDEALS150 (from now until 31st May) — get RM150 off on selected digital appliances and monitors that are priced below RM4,000 with the code SAMDEALS150.
Samsung Rewards in May (from 1st to 31st May) — purchase any Galaxy devices and consumer electronics on the eStore and earn 5% Rewards Points.
Samsung Accessories Clearance (from 28th April to 15th May, 22nd to 31st May) — enjoy up to 50% discount on selected Samsung accessories on the eStore.
First Purchase Offers (from 6th to 28th May) — new customers who purchase any Galaxy devices and consumer electronics from the eStore will be entitled to a 5% discount on top of any ongoing promotions. Register for a Samsung account and log in to enjoy the offer.

That being said, all of these bargains will make it easier for us to choose and give our mother a gift she truly deserves.
Check out this link for more information on Samsung Malaysia’s Mother’s Day promotion.

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Grab Malaysia commence the Grab Lejen 2022 in search of Everyday Superheroes

Grab Malaysia has launched this year’s Grab Lejen campaign that runs from 19th July to 30th September 2022, searching for the everyday superhero among us.

Since the launching of Grab Lejen last year, many of us have witnessed remarkable acts of kindness from its drivers and delivery partners. Heartwarming and compassionate stories like these are a breath of fresh air, as people who, although facing hardships in their daily lives, find it in themselves to selflessly aid those around them.
In addition to honoring commendable partners, the film helps them to continuously save and grow through the platform with the GrabBenefits programme, which aims to aid and enrich the lives of partners through three main categories; protection, savings, and academy.
Users can now submit their heartwarming stories of choice as nominations by clicking on this link. Furthermore, they will be able to vote for their favorite “Lejens” starting from 15th October until 15th November 2022.
Click here for more information on the Grab Lejen campaign.

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Garmin’s latest Venu Sq 2 Series smartwatch is now available in Malaysia; starting from RM1,230

Garmin Malaysia has recently released the new Venu Sq 2 and Venu Sq 2 – Music Edition smartwatches. Let’s check out what it has to bring to the table.

The new Venu Sq 2 series features a 1.4-inch rectangular and lightweight aluminum design with a comfortable silicone band, along with a new AMOLED touchscreen display and a battery life of up to 12 days.
It is preloaded with more than 25 GPS and indoor sports apps such as running, cycling, tennis, yoga, and more, where users can choose from a variety of timers for the activities and customize their workouts down to the number of rounds and other aspects.

As for the Venu Sq 2 – Music Edition, it enables users to store up to 500 songs on the watch which includes playlists from Spotify, Amazon Music, and Deezer. It also comes with on-device music storage, allowing users to listen to music phone-free while staying connected with smart notifications and fitness tracking.
Similar to many other Garmin smartwatches, the Venu Sq 2 series is also equipped with health monitoring functions such as body battery energy monitoring, stress tracking, women’s health tracking, sleep monitoring and sleep score, etc.
Pricing and Availability
Malaysians can now purchase the Venu Sq 2 series smartwatch through Garmin’s official store on Shopee, Lazada, and AECO e-store, as well as its Brand Stores and authorized retailers at the following prices:

Venu Sq 2 — RM1,230
Venu Sq 2 – Music Edition — RM1,480

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Shopee’s monthly sale returns as 9.9 Super Shopping Day; Here’s some of the best tech deals around

Shopee has announced a curated list of tech items that will be going on sale during the 9th of September.

The listing here is a bit of a mix and match type but it is still great if you are venturing into a new type of product and need different brands for comparison. But, if you’re looking for brand-specific lists, click here.
Mid-Range Smartphones

Product

Promo Price (RM)

POCO X3 Pro Smartphone (6GB + 128GB)

799.00

Xiaomi Redmi 9C (2GB+32GB)

299.00

OPPO A74 Smartphone (6GB+128GB)

777.00

Samsung Galaxy A22 LTE (A225) (6GB+128GB)

819.00

Infinix Note 10 Pro (8GB+128GB)

799.00

Flagship Smartphones

Product

Promo Price (RM)

realme X7 Pro 5G (8GB+256GB)

1,499.00

OPPO Reno5 5G Smartphone (8GB+128GB) (Starry Black/Galactic Silver)

1,499.00

POCO F3 5G (8GB+256GB)

1,499.00

Apple iPhone 12 (128GB)

3,589.00

Samsung Galaxy A52 LTE (8GB+256GB)

1,359.00

Samsung Galaxy S21+ 5G

3299.00

Audio

Product

Promo Price (RM)

JBL CINEMA SB170 2.1 Channel Soundbar with Wireless Subwoofer

849.00

Edifier X3 Plus TWS Earbuds

69.90

Apple AirPods Pro with Wireless Charging Case

839.00

Xiaomi Mi In-Ear Headphones Basic Piston Earphone

9.90

Bose QuietComfort 35 II Wireless Headphones II

899.00

Marshall Acton II Bluetooth Speaker

1,132.00

Laptops

Product

Promo Price (RM)

HP Chromebook x360 11 G3

999.00

HONOR MagicBook X 15 (Intel Core i3)

2,249.00

VICTUS BY HP Laptop 16-e0127AX

3,699.00

Acer Swift 3 Ryzen 5 SF314-43-R5AD/SF314-43-R6WW 14” FHD Laptop

2,919.00

HUAWEI MateBook D14 Laptop

2,299.00

ROG Zephyrus G14

4,619.00

Cameras/Drones

Product

Promo Price (RM)

70mai A400 Car Recorder Dash Cam (A400 + Device only)

199.00

Tamron 17-70mm F2.8 DI III VC RXD SONY E Lens For APS-C A6000 a6300 a6400 a6500 a6600

3,488.00

Insta360 GO / GO 2 (GO 2 Basic)

1,249.00

Xiaomi Mi Home Security Camera 360 1080P Global Version Infrared Night Vision

99.00

Sony Digital Camera ZV-1/ZV1 (No add on)

2,799.00

Paperang P1 thermal printer

99.00

Smart Wearables

Product

Promo Price (RM)

HUAWEI Watch GT 2e Smart Watch

399.00

HUAWEI Band 6 Smartband

189.00

AUKEY LS02 Smart Watch

99.00

Amazfit BIP U Fitness Smartwatch [1 Year Amazfit Malaysia Warranty]

199.00

GARMIN INSTINCT RUGGED OUTDOOR GPS SMARTWATCH

999.00

NEW Garmin Venu 2 / 2s

1745.00

TVs

Product

Promo Price (RM)

KONKA New Arrive 32” SMART TV

988.00

Sharp 50-inch Full HD Basic TV 2TC50AD1X

1599.00

MEGRA 40’’ FHD SMART LED TV

899.00

Samsung 65 lnch LED (UA65AU7000) 4K UHD Smart TV

3,599.00

SAMSUNG 4K UHD Smart TV 50″ AU7000

2,259.00

Vacuum Cleaners

Product

Promo Price (RM)

Dibea D18 Cordless Vacuum Cleaner Handheld Stick Led Light (D18)

305.00

PerySmith Cordless Vacuum Cleaner Xtreme Pro Series XP5

269.00

Roborock S7 Robotic Vacuum Cleaner

2,099.00

Corvan Anti-tangle Cordless Vacuum Cleaner

598.00

Xiaomi Mi Robot Vacuum-Mop Essential

489.00

Xiaomi Mi Vacuum Cleaner Light Global Version

289.00

Kitchen/Home Appliances

Product

Promo Price (RM)

Russell Taylors Air Fryer – XL (4.8L) AF-34

199.99

Sharp Inverter 2-Door Fridge (360L) SHP-SJ366MSS

1,386.00

Xiaoyueliang Onemoon OA5 Large High-Capacity Air Fryer – White (3.5L)

165.00

Pensonic Double Burner Gas Stove PGC-26N

61.00

Nakada Electric BBQ Grill & Steamboat Pot FG046

88.00

Mi Air Purifier 3H EU Global Version

529.00

Mi Air Purifier 3C Global Version

369.00

Philips Air Purifier 800 Series AC0820/30 (Compact Design)

508.00

Xiaomi Mi Air Purifier Pro H, Global Version, Free shipping

888.00

Aside from price cuts, we also saw some vouchers that literally give you extra gifts for free. To find them all, check the link here.

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PUBG MOBILE welcomes Malaysians to its Bazaar Ramadan at Homebois Pitstop, Petaling Jaya

As the month of Ramadan has just started, PUBG MOBILE is holding its Bazaar Ramadan at Homebois Pitstop from 24th March to 20th April to provide its Malaysian fans with a great Ramadan experience.
In collaboration with foodpanda, 100PLUS, and AirAsia Ride, Malaysians are treated to an array of delicacies which includes a 1-year foodpanda pandapro subscription, 100PLUS drinks to refresh themselves after a long day, as well as RM5 off their trip to and from Homebois with the code ‘HOMEBOISRIDE’.

And on Saturdays and Sundays, there will be a Buka Puasa Gathering where fellow gamers can eat and play PUBG MOBILE together to win prizes. Not only that, a special Meet & Greet will be hosted, and fans will get to hang out and play a game or two with their favorite Malaysian PUBG MOBILE streamers.
Visitors will also be able to take part in the Spend & Win giveaway, in which they can earn stamps with every RM30 purchase made at the Bazaar Ramadan to redeem the following exclusive merchandise:

2nd Stamp: RM5 AirAsiaRide Voucher

5th Stamp: PUBG MOBILE Pop Socket

10th Stamp: PUBG MOBILE Oversized T-Shirt

In addition, fans can stand a chance to win PUBG MOBILE Oversized T-Shirts and PUBG MOBILE Brimless Roll Caps by taking a photo at the Bazaar Ramadan and uploading it to their social media with a Ramadan wish and the hashtag #PUBGMacamMacamAda.
With that being said, mark your calendars now so you don’t miss out on this wonderful Ramadan event! Here’s the location of the food hall:
Homebois Pitstop @ Federal Highway, Seksyen 51a, 46100 Petaling Jaya, Selangor

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Here’s how to stand a chance to win Huawei MateBook D 15 worth RM2,499

We’ve reviewed many laptops in the market and today, Huawei Malaysia has announced a chance on how to stand a chance to win the upcoming new MateBook D 15, worth RM2,499. This super-affordable laptop comes with a lot of interesting highlights, too.
But first, how to win? Here are the steps to join the Huawei “Like, Share, and Win” contest as shown by Huawei Malaysia:

Follow HUAWEI on their Official Facebook Page
Like & Share the post, and make sure your profile is set as public
Tell us why you want to win the latest HUAWEI MateBook D 15
Tag three of your friends & include #HUAWEIMateBookD15 in the comment section of the post

As the contest ends on Sunday, 12th January 2020, the lucky winner will be announced on Monday, 13 January 2020. Terms and conditions applied.

But what makes the Huawei MateBook D 15 an interesting laptop? Firstly, it has to be the price. For RM2,499, you get a few interesting things – like a 5.3mm thick bezel on the 15.6-inch 1080p IPS LCD display, with 87% screen-to-body ratio.
Interestingly, with the hype around AMD-powered laptops, Huawei is also jumping onto that bandwagon. The new Huawei MateBook D 15 now comes with an AMD Ryzen 5 3500U processor with Radeon Vega 8 graphics built-in. In the laptop is also another 8GB RAM and a 256GB SSD, with an option to add in another 1TB 2.5-inch HDD.

Technically, this is considered an ultrabook. It has a thin body and a small footprint of only 357.8mm 229.9mm x 16.9mm. It does come with some Huawei-only feature like the One Tap Share for instant file transfer between Huawei smartphone and the MateBook D 15, and also Multi-screen Collaboration whereby the smartphone can be controlled by PC mouse and keyboard.
As of now, the base model of the Huawei MateBook D 15 comes with the price of RM2,499 which includes 8GB RAM and 256GB SSD with 1TB HDD.

The HUAWEI MateBook D15 will retail at RM2,499 starting 18 January 2020. It is available in Mystic Silver with the following standard configuration of 8GB of RAM, 256GB SSD and 1TB HDD. I’m not sure if Huawei is bringing in another variant of this laptop with more RAM, but that’s all we have now. Click here to find out more.

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GrabFood’s new Food Court category lets you mix & match your meals for just 1 delivery fee

Grab Malaysia is launching an all-new category within its food delivery service GrabFood which is Food Courts that lets you order a variety of meals for just a single portion of delivery fee.

It is stemmed from the recent “Grab e-Kitchen Bazar” during the clash between the Movement Control Order and the month of Ramadhan where users can order foods from multiple stalls and only paying delivery fees for just 1 order. With over 66,000 orders fulfilled across 133 vendors, it was a decent success as busy Muslims can have food sent directly to their houses without queuing while many local vendors are able to sustain their finances through the hard times.
This time, the target is switched towards food courts to help local hawker stalls and traditional businesses improve their sales through the digital transformation while letting users enjoy the familiar delivery service to generate a better digital economy. Meanwhile, Penang users are confirmed to have Pasar Batu Lanchang and Pasar Bayan Baru joining the list of available markets, with Pasar Seberang Jaya and Pasar Bagan Ajam available in early October.

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New update brings new compatibility on Pokemon GO

Few days ago we said that Pokemon GO will never support Intel chipsets. You can check the full link of compatible devices here. However, Niantic Labs just released an update for Pokemon GO, and voila!
Anyway before we begin – it’s still not live in Malaysia yet.

As pointed out by Android Police, the brand new update for Pokemon GO version 0.29.2 brings many fixes, including bringing compatibility to unfinalized version of Android Nougat. That means the compatibility list on Niantic Labs’s website is outdated now. I guess we ZenFone 2 users have to bring a power bank out with us whenever we go Pokemon hunting. May I introduce you to the ZenPower Pro with Quick Charge 2.0 built-in – which we reviewed here?
Are you excited? You can get the APK here from Android Police’s sister site. Don’t worry about malware – they’re well-trusted.

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Score big with Lumia 535 and GSC

After being officially named as Microsoft Lumia not long ago, Microsoft Malaysia is still going strong – and now they’re rewarding those long-time supporters of the Lumia series of devices, and even GSC movie goers.The GSC Lumia 1314 Forever Love promotion goes on this weekend – on both 13th and 14th December. Just show one Lumia device and you’ll get two free GSC movie tickets. There are only selected participating outlets, which are listed below :

Tropicana City Mall
Cheras Leisure Mall
IOI Puchong
Paradigm Mall
Setia City Mall

If you don’t have a Lumia device, then fret now! You even have a chance to win a Lumia 535 phone too.
It’s a good time to reward yourself, your family, or even your best friend in this lovely festive season.

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[UPDATED] Trump claims he’s banning TikTok today

As the US is getting more and more cautious towards China, President Trump is now looking into banning TikTok as soon as today. President Trump is once again citing security concerns.
As The Verge has reported, President Trump has claimed that he will sign the documents to order the ban today. The ban will be announced either via executive order or emergency economic powers.

This is not the first time that President Trump is banning a company from operating in the US because the company is based in China. ZTE and Huawei – and Huawei in particular who got hit the hardest – were just the start.
In the official TikTok account on TikTok (haha), a video was posted. This video is about a message that the US General Manager of TikTok wants to tell all of us.

 @tiktok
A message to the TikTok community.
 ♬ original sound – tiktok

Of course, President Trump’s concern here is because of TikTok’s relationship with China. But then again – a bunch of self-produced videos doesn’t seem like something that is to be concerned about. But as Linus has explained in one of his episodes on TechQuickie, TikTok is owned by ByteDance.

UPDATE: TikTok to divest in order to circumvent the ban
South China Morning Post reported that the Chinese owners of TikTok are looking to “divest operation” so they may continue operating in the US. In order to explain what’s going on, here’s a quick summary.
To “divest operations” here means that ByteDance, the owner of TikTok, will let another company handle its operations in the US. That way, I suppose Trump won’t ban TikTok? Or at least reconsider the new cards on the table?
ByteDance can’t actually let TikTok be banned in the US as there are investors that said a large majority of ByteDance’s outside investors are from the US.
As of now, there is still no word from Trump about the ban.

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ASUS Launches STRIX RX470

With the hype of the green camp stabilizing now, it’s time for the red camp to boast about their new approach to consumer GPUs. They introduced the brand new RX480, and now it’s time for its smaller brother, the RX470. This time, it’s from ASUS. Introducing the ASUS STRIX RX470.

The STRIX RX470 still comes with all of ASUS STRIX’s features. However being an AMD RX470-based card, the STRIX RX470 is clocked at 1270MHz in OC mode, and even Aura RGB lighting system.
That RGB though. It’s even complimented by a set of orange decals that ASUS includes , so you can have your own orange accents on the GPU itself. Who knows, maybe you’re like me who likes orange on your personal rig.

Other than that, it is compatible with ASUS’s GPU Tweak II for easy overclocking. ASUS even included a 14-day XSplit license for free. It’s a great opportunity for those who wants to try out streaming themselves, actually.
The ASUS ROG STRIX RX470 is already available now, and it comes in two variants.

STRIX-RX470-O4G-GAMING – RM1,227 (higher clock speed)
STRIX-RX470-4G-GAMING – RM1,132

Are you looking forward to get one yourself?

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HTC announces One A9

I guess HTC has gotta redeem itself somewhere, sometime, somehow, and they managed to whip out the HTC One A9.

It’s HTC’s brand new mid-range device under the One A-series smartphones of devices. HTC announces One A9 – a 5-inch device with 1080p screen and it’ll be available worldwide at somewhere during the beginning of November.
The HTC One A9 sports a Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 octa-core processor – the latest 600-series processor by Qualcomm, with a microSD card slot to expand up to 2TB of storage, but juiced up by a tiny 2150 mAh battery!

In terms of its internal memory, it has either 3GB of RAM and 32GB of internal storage or 2GB of RAM with 16GB of storage. Nobody is sure what configuration of hardware that a particular country will get – it might be the former, the latter, or both – but for all I can predict. it’s most likely the latter configuration instead.

It also features an impressive rear-facing camera, with 13MP sapphire-covered lens with a f/2.0 aperture with BSI sensor and OIS technology. The front- facing has the HTC’s signature UltraPixel technology and again with f/2.0 but with a measly fixed-focus camera. Blehh.
It also has a built-in DAC that delivers 24-bit 192kHz audio though! Hot dang, it even runs on Android 6.0 Marshmellow! Then again, no dual-front-facing speakers???????? WTF HTC??

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What the Proton Suprima S’s Android console actually is…

Proton just launched their new car over the weekend with the name of Proton Suprima S, which basically is the hatchback version of the Proton Preve. One point that is particularly intriguing is that this car is the first local Malaysian car that features an Android-powered console built right in the car itself. I got a look at this car and played around with what’s Proton has to offer with Android.  Let’s take a look at this console as a mobile device first. When I looked at it, the one essential characteristics of this console is the matte screen that totally makes sense for a device that’s constantly under the bright sunlight while in use. The screen is about 7 inches large, with the control buttons at the right side of the screen. Oh wait – the screen is resistive instead of capacitive.  As I approached, the screen showed a rather familiar widget that was used to be in Android’s pre-Ice-Cream Sandwich days. It doesn’t look exactly the same though, just with much resemblance. At the side you can see that there are the 3 essential buttons of Android back in the old days – Back, Menu and Home button. The Navi button is something which I never got to try, and I will tell you why in a while. As for the connectivity, the flap is a little hard to open and even harder to let it hang while you deal with the connecting devices.  Agonizing, as they did include one standard USB port for you but it’s beside the 12V outlet at the bottom. It also supports microSD and SDHC cards as shown in the picture. Going to the homescreen itself, there is this nostalgic view of the old Android, where the menu is still pretty much just black and highlights were orange in colour. You have a home launcher with 5 different homescreens, a settings button, an app drawer button, and also an equalizer button at the left side. At the bottom dock, you have the four fixed apps, Navigation, Radio, Media and Bluetooth. We pretty much know what Radio, Media and Bluetooth does so I just skipped that part as it is redundant. So let’s go ahead and press Navigation and check out their GPS interface.
Yep, just what we need.
In this error message, it is pretty much confirmed that the version of Android on this console is not even Honeycomb – it’s either Android 1.6, Android 2.X – Donut, Eclair, FroYo or Gingerbread – and all those versions of Android are announced at least 3 years old. 3 years. That’s how old it is! Android changed from this style of its interface to its current Holo design since Ice-Cream Sandwich, which is already two years old.  Despite having an old version of Android, it still has some core essentials of Android running in it, such as the Bluetooth connectivity app, the good ol’ Browser, DVD player, equalizer, Media and Media Player app, the wonky Navigation and also a tuner app. Other than those however, I think it’s quite useless to be included in the console. A PDF viewer while driving? Not such a good idea, unless you’re someone who does meetings in your car and have all your documents in PDF format and transferred to your microSD or SDHC memory card. Calculator is just… speechless. The Search is another thing that I can find no use for unless your Android is filled with files and you just can’t find one particular file that you know its name like the back of your hand.  Having said all those, the Android-powered console does indeed offer a completely different feel to interfaces compared to the conventional button-controlled systems as Android offers a graphical interface. Well, it’s not so graphical, just something that’s directly communicable with the press of anything (it’s a resistive touch screen!). The media player definitely doesn’t disappoint when it comes to practicality, as it is much more responsive and faster compared to – oh, let’s say the Kia Carens, which takes a long time to initialize and play a CD, touches are unresponsive and the Bluetooth is glitchy. Maybe the Proton Suprima S’s console isn’t as good as it is while on the road too, but for the first look, it is indeed very satisfying, despite the super old version of Android. As many people and even I am questioning, will enthusiasts root and flash in some custom ROMs to this baby to unlock its greater potential?

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Kirin 710 Details Leaked; Huawei Nova 3i Specs Confirmed

For those who have been here long enough, you’ve heard of the name HiSilicon before. It is a fabless semiconductor company that is fully owned by Huawei – and they’re the ones who designed the Kirin system-on-a-chip, or SoC for short. We talked about SoCs in-depth here previously too. HiSilicon is expanding the family of Kirin SoCs by introducing the brand new Kirin 710 SoC.
Based on sources from the internet, we got to know more details of the upcoming Kirin 710. Here are the main highlights of the SoC:

Fabricated with 12nm process technology by TSMC
Octa-core processor

4x Cortex-A73 at 2.2GHz + 4x Cortex-A53 at 1.7GHz

Mali G51 graphics

Compatible with GPU Turbo

No Neural Processing Unit (NPU)

In terms of naming convention, the Kirin 710 seems to be slotted between the Kirin 659 and Kirin 970 that are available in the market right now. The Kirin 710 is expected to be competing against Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 710 – and it isn’t a coincident that they have the same number in their names.
However, let’s not forget there were rumors of the upcoming Kirin 670 that was said to have an integrated NPU. That wouldn’t make sense for the Kirin 670 to have an NPU as the Kirin 710 doesn’t have an NPU.

With that said, the upcoming Huawei Nova 3i – model number INE-LX2 – is expected to be a mid-range smartphone with 6.3-inch screen with 2340×1080 resolution, Kirin 710, 4GB of RAM and also has 128GB of storage. It is equipped with Android 8.1 Oreo and has EMUI 8.2.0 as well. It’s powered by a 3,340mAh battery.

As for the cameras, the Nova 3i will have a 16MP + 2MP rear-facing cameras and a 24MP + 2MP selfie cameras. Those 2MP cameras are for information collection, presumably for depth sensing for features like bokeh and also Huawei’s very own 3D Qmoji.

There is also a 3DMark benchmark result of the upcoming Huawei Nova 3i. From the looks of it, the Kirin 710 is rather powerful.

It seems like Huawei Malaysia will be bringing in the Nova 3i into the market soon too, as searching INE-LX2 in SIRIM reveals that the phone has already passed SIRIM certification. Funny enough, the Nova 3i does not support AC WiFi.

Obviously, we don’t have the pricing and availability just yet. We’ll have to wait for the launch event for that. Expect the launch to be soon since the phone has already passed SIRIM certification. Perhaps it’ll be a “by the way” thing and launch together with the Huawei Nova 3.

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ASUS ROG laptops with RTX coming 29th January

At this point of time, I’m sure there are many people who are holding on to their money and see what the mobile versions of the RTX 20-series GPUs can really do. ASUS ROG was already quick enough to be one of the first to announce they are refreshing the ROG Strix Hero II and Scar II gaming laptops with RTX 20-series GPUs.
The brand new refreshed ROG Strix Hero II and Scar II isn’t particularly different from its predecessor in terms of specs – whereby only the GPU has changed.

In case you’re wondering “why should I get RTX 20-series GPU?”, then click here to learn more about NVIDIA’s latest technology.

Now, we all have to wait until the 29th January 2019 at 10pm to be able to purchase the new ROG Strix Hero II and Scar II laptops as NVIDIA still has an embargo on that.

Segment
ROG Strix
ROG Strix
ROG Strix
ROG Strix

Model Name
GL704G-WEV046T
GL504G-WES053T
GL704G-VEV028T
GL504G-VES044T

Colour
Scar Edition, RGB logo and strip
Scar Edition, RGB logo and strip
Scar Edition, RGB logo and strip
Hero Edition, RGB logo and strip

Part Number
90NR00M1-M01470
90NR01C1-M01240
90NR01Y1-M00530
90NR01X2-M00760

CPU
Intel Core i7-8750H
Intel Core i7-8750H
Intel Core i7-8750H
Intel Core i7-8750H

Memory
DDR4 2666 16G
DDR4 2666 16G
DDR4 2666 16G
DDR4 2666 8G

RAM Slot
2
2
2
2

Storage
PCIE NVME 512G M.2 SSD
PCIE NVME 512G M.2 SSD
PCIE NVME 512G M.2 SSD
PCIE NVME 512G M.2 SSD

LCD Size
17.3″ FHD//IPS Level//144hz//3ms//100% sRGB//Anti-glare
15.6″ FHD//IPS Level//144Hz//3ms//100% sRGB
17.3″ FHD//IPS Level//144hz//3ms//100% sRGB//Anti-glare
15.6″ FHD//IPS Level//144Hz//3ms//100% sRGB

GPU
NVIDIA GeForce RTX2070
NVIDIA GeForce RTX2070
NVIDIA GeForce RTX2060
NVIDIA GeForce RTX2060

VRAM
GDDR6 8GB
GDDR6 8GB
GDDR6 6GB
GDDR6 6GB

WiFi
802.11ac 2*2 +Bluetooth 5.0
802.11ac 2*2 +Bluetooth 5.0
802.11ac 2*2 +Bluetooth 5.0
802.11ac 2*2 +Bluetooth 5.0

OS
Windows 10 Home (64bit)
Windows 10 Home (64bit)
Windows 10 Home (64bit)
Windows 10 Home (64bit)

Battery
66WHrs, 4S1P, 4-cell Li-ion
66WHrs, 4S1P, 4-cell Li-ion
66WHrs, 4S1P, 4-cell Li-ion
66WHrs, 4S1P, 4-cell Li-ion

Bag
Y
Y
Y
Y

Remark
 HyperCool Pro
RTX Graphic Card
HyperCool Pro
RTX Graphic Card
HyperCool Pro
RTX Graphic Card
HyperCool Pro
RTX Graphic Card

SRP (RM)
RM9,299
RM8,999
RM6,999
RM6,499

As of now, we are actually looking out if there are going to be any refresh coming for the TUF Gaming series of laptops from ASUS. That lineup of laptops offer similar specs to what the ROG Strix Scar II and Hero II has, but with a much lower price tag.

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Review – D-Link DCS-8525LH WiFi CCTV

When an unusual product lands in our labs, we develop our own testing methods. Then comes the D-Link DCS-8525LH. D-Link is calling it a “full HD pan & tilt WiFi camera” but I think that name is a bit clunky – so let’s just call it a WiFi CCTV instead.
Why would you want to get a WiFi CCTV and how does it work? Let’s find out here in this unusual review.

We also did a live stream featuring the D-Link DCS-8525LH where we run through our initial impressions by setting it up and take it for a test drive.

Unboxing

Comes in a fairly standard box with a blue and white packaging design, with a few feature highlights at the front. Take note of the top right corner where it says it works with Google Assistant, Amazon Alexa, and also IFTTT.

At the back of the box we can see a mosaic of features being highlighted – full HD clarity, video recording, smart home compatibility, motion and sound detection, day and night visibility, pinch to zoom (digitally), two-way audio, and also remote access.

On the right side of the box we can see a list of capabilities and sensors that is built into the D-Link DCS-8525LH and also the ports on the back. There, D-Link also listed the contents that are inside the box itself.
Opening up the box we can find an egg carton style cradle for everything to sit inside. Here, we can see a bunch of paperwork including an alignment assistance sticker.

You get a mounting kit, a microUSB power adapter, an Ethernet cable, quick start guide, and also a D-Link DCS-8525LH.

Looking at the D-Link DCS-8525LH
The overall design of it is fairly basic and generic for an IP camera. It has two prong-like structure that suspends and holds the ball-shaped camera head.

The bottom of the D-Link DCS-8525LH is where you’ll find the mounting screw hole for the included mounting kit. D-Link included a printed template for you to stick on the surface that you want to mount the D-Link DCS-8525LH, then drill through the paper for a precise fitting.

Funny enough, the mounting screw under the D-Link DCS-8525LH is actually a 1/4-20 screw hole, which means you can prop up this WiFi CCTV with camera tripods as well.

At the front of the D-Link DCS-8525LH, there are two LEDs – one for LINK and another for power, and a microphone in between. the “link” LED will light up when it is connected to the internet, and will blink when someone is looking through the camera via the mydlink app.

At the back of the D-Link DCS-8525LH is where you’ll find the power jack, a microSD card slot, and also an Ethernet port.

Setting up the D-Link DCS-8525LH
It’s fairly simple and straightforward. To begin, you’ll need to download the mydlink app from the Google Play Store or the Apple App Store depending on what device you’re using. Once you’ve done that, go ahead and sign up for a free account.

The free account will allow you to record one day’s worth of footage in their cloud storage. It’ll automatically delete the oldest footage by the minute when the one-day time is up. You can pay to get longer data retention, of course.
However, it’s quite unfortunate that you cannot use the microsD port at the back of the D-Link DCS-8525LH if you’re using the cloud recording feature.

Since this is a review unit, I encountered much more issue than I signed up for. One reason is that the D-Link DCS-8525LH itself has been logged in by other users. I have to factory reset the WiFi CCTV to pair it. Fortunately, it’s smooth sailing after that.

During the setup process, the D-Link DCS-8525LH can be given a name and assigned a location so that you know where this particular camera is located. If you have a few of this camera, you can assign the other cameras with different names and locations as well.
I connected the D-Link DCS-8525LH to my WiFi network – and then I’m done setting it up.
The mydlink app
This app is created to control D-Link utilities around the house – and that ranges from cameras (like this one) to smart plugs, hubs, and even sensors. The interface a little too fancy for my liking, but it’s definitely functional.

Focusing on the D-Link DCS-8525LH alone, we can tap on the camera and have a look at the current live stream together with the status of the camera.
Tapping into the individual camera we can see the current view that the camera is showing. It has quite a minimal amount of lag while peering into the camera through 4G network, as I experience only about 1~2 seconds of delay.
At the bottom we can see a few buttons for controls. A speaker button for you to disable or enable sound recording via the WiFi CCTV, a camera button takes a picture instantly and save it in your phone, a menu button, and also a “record video” button.
The menu button brings up 3 more different settings – first one being video resolution, which you can toggle between 720p and 1080p. Depending on your internet and home network infrastructure, you might want to downscale. Then there’s a “location” button which is only useful if you have a few of D-Link’s cloud-connected cameras around the house as you can switch between cameras here.
Lastly, there’s a microphone icon which you can use it to converse via the D-Link DCS-8525LH like a walkie-talkie. You’ll have to hold the button to speak but you can’t hear what the other side is saying while speaking.
Then the video record button. Once you hit record, it’ll automatically save the video into your phone – but you can only save up to 3 minutes in one video. I wanted to do a video review of this camera that I record through this D-Link DCS-8525LH, but I realized that the video somehow is out of sync with the audio by a long shot – like 30 seconds! Though, if you’re only using it as a CCTV, that shouldn’t matter.

Whenever the D-Link DCS-8525LH detects sound or motion, it’ll send a notification to the phone and tells you what has been detected and at what exact time. You can tap on it to have a quick view of that highlighted detection.
Using the D-Link DCS-8525LH
Upon setting up and getting versed with the mydlink app, the D-Link DCS-8525LH is ready to roll. Instantly when I moved out of the camera’s view, I got a notification on my phone saying that it detected motion.
I then opened the mydlink app and viewed the timeline of noise and motion detected, and there I can see an entire list of them. Tapping into these entries bring up a video that highlights what triggered the detection. D-Link did a good job in creating this neatly designed interface.

As mentioned earlier, all customers are eligible in using the cloud recording storage for free, but it’ll only store the footages for 24 hours. After that, they’re listed as “expired”.
One of the feature I used a lot is conversing with the other person via the D-Link DCS-8525LH’s walkie-talkie feature. I find this feature to be useful as it can potentially replace intercoms since I can see who’s at the door and talk to the person at the same time.
Once the lights are off, the D-Link DCS-8525LH switches to “night mode” where it turns into a black and white camera and the ring of infrared LEDs around the camera lights up.
Once in night mode, it becomes black and white.
Whenever the D-Link DCS-8525LH is disconnected from the internet, the mydlink app will have a notification as well. That means you know if someone is tinkering with the camera.
Wrapping up the D-Link DCS-8525LH review
This product is an IP camera with features that make it work like a CCTV or even an advanced intercom system. There are room for improvement – like the audio-video synchronization in recording mode, recording to the microSD card while cloud recording is enabled, and definitely enable real-time two-way communication without the walkie-talkie limitation.

I like how the mydlink app notifies me whenever there’s movement or sound and automatically changes to night mode when it’s too dark. The app itself is actually quite good as well, and has room to improve as well.
For the price of RM359 (the cheapest we can find) at Lazada, it’s actually not a bad deal. Honestly speaking, the D-Link DCS-8525LH can actually become a baby camera as well. Imagine you getting a notification whenever your baby cries or moves around – and you can speak to your baby too. Just don’t be too loud, though.
Where to buy?

Lazada
Amazon

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HTC Desire 12 & Desire 12+ Available On Shopee Starting 26th April At 9am

HTC is a name that many of us haven’t heard for quite some time now. However, they’re not stopping either. We first talked about the Desire 12 and Desire 12+ here, and now they’re finally arriving into the Malaysian market! They’re priced below RM900, by the way.
Firstly, a quick rundown of the specs. Both of them have quite a significant difference in terms of specs, so it’s truly worth highlighting.

HTC Desire 12 (RM739)

5.5-inch 18:9 aspect ratio with 720p resolution IPS LCD
MediaTek MT6739 chipset with quad-core processor
3GB RAM
32GB storage
13MP rear-facing camera with PDAF, f/2.2 aperture and BSI sensor
5MP selfie camera with f/2.4 aperture and BSI sensor
2,730mAh battery

HTC Desire 12+ (RM899)

6-inch 18:9 aspect ratio with 720p resolution IPS LCD
Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 chipset with octa-core processor
3GB RAM
32GB storage
13MP + 2MP rear-facing camera with PDAF, f/2.2 aperture and BSI sensor
8MP selfie camera with f/2.0 aperture and BSI sensor
2,965mAh battery

It’s quite disappointing to see that HTC decided to stick with a 720p resolution screen even with a 6-inch. Also, 32GB of storage? That’s quite insufficient for most users nowadays.
Of course, the main highlight of HTC smartphones in its beautiful design and also the HTC Sense UI. Seriously, after so many years, I still think HTC Sense is one of the best out there in the market. It’s original, and definitely has some Sense (pun intended) in terms of user experience. Though, with the specs, I seriously wonder if it’s worth the price that HTC is asking. Perhaps some other phones in the market like the Redmi 5 Plus that we reviewed here, the Redmi Note 5, or the upcoming ZenFone Max Pro (M1) are better alternatives.

However, HTC is partnering up with Shopee to bring you the latest HTC Desire 12 & Desire 12+ at a discounted price. In line with this launch, HTC lovers can pre-order the HTC Desire 12 and HTC Desire 12+ on Shopee at a special price of RM599 (RRP RM739) and RM729 (RRP RM899) respectively. They’ll be available in both Warm Silver and Cool Black.
The offer will be valid for a limited time only and will go LIVE at 9am sharp on 26 April 2018.

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Purchase Transcend Products & Win A Trip To Taiwan

To celebrate the Chinese New Year, Transcend is offering customers the chance to win fabulous prizes – including a round trip flight ticket to Taiwan!
From 12th February to 9th March, 2018, purchase any of Transcend’s HDD, SSD, or dashcams in designated ALL IT stores customers can go complete the online entry form and be eligible to win great prizes from Transcend!

There will be a total of 5 prizes:

Grand prize: A round-trip from Kuala Lumpur to Taiwan
Second prize: Transcend External 1TB HDD (25D3W)
3x Transcend 32GB Type-C OTG flash drives (JF890S)

This promotion is only open to Malaysian citizens and prize delivery in Malaysia. Each person is entitled to one prize ONLY. One entry per purchase item and multiple entries are required for multiple items. The designated ALL IT stores include ALL IT – Low Yat Plaza, Digital Mall & Ikano Mall.
In order to be eligible to win a prize, each participant has to complete the following criteria:

Complete the Promotion entry form with valid contact details
Upload a clear photo of their invoice from designated ALL IT stores purchased between 12th February and 9th March 2018.
Key in the invoice number, purchase date and serial number of the purchases product.

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Review – Xiaomi Redmi 6A

Here we have Xiaomi’s “lite” version of the budget-oriented Redmi series of smartphones. Introducing the Xiaomi Redmi 6A. What’s different from the Redmi 6? We’re here to compare both of them side by side and to help you choose between the Redmi 6 and Redmi 6A.
Thanks a bunch to Xiaomi Malaysia for provisioning us a unit of the Redmi 6A for this review.

Unboxing

Upon first glance, the box itself is red in color – pretty much the whole point of the Redmi series since the name itself is red.

Behind the packaging shows a quick list of specs and there’s nothing much here.

Opening up the packaging shows the phone itself right away. Interestingly, Xiaomi chose to highlight the 12nm process technology right away. Underneath the phone we can find the user guide and some the accessories under it.

You literally just get the charger, a micro USB cable, and the phone itself. Nothing more than those things.

Design
The Redmi 6A has a really simple design with a curved edges at the back. It’s nothing extraordinary and it still looks sleek enough for an everyday phone.

The Redmi 6A that we have here is in gold color, whereas the front bezels are white in color.

It sports a 5.45-inch IPS LCD display with 18:9 aspect ratio with 1440×720 pixels in resolution. Quite rare to see a 5.45-inch display with 18:9 aspect ratio, by the way.
Connectivity and ports
Around the upper left side of the phone, we can see there are two different trays for cards. The first slot is for your Nano SIM 1 and also the microSD card slot, whereas the second tray is for Nano SIM 2.

It is not our first time seeing a smartphone with dedicated Nano SIM 1 + SIM 2 + micro SD card slots but separated to two different card trays. Remember the Samsung Galaxy A8 (2017)?
The Redmi 6A is a budget-oriented smartphone and there is no surprise in terms of other connectivity as well. It can support up to 802.11n WiFi at 2.4GHz and it does not have NFC or wireless charging.

As for the buttons and ports, the Redmi 6A has all of the buttons on the right side.

The micro USB port is at the bottom and the loudspeaker is at the back of the phone. It’s actually pretty loud and has mediocre sound quality. The 3.5mm audio jack is at the top of the phone.

If you realized, the Redmi 6A does not have a fingerprint sensor. However, the Redmi 6A does support face unlock and it works very well despite being an entry-level smartphone.
Display
Equipped with a 5.45-inch IPS LCD display with 18:9 aspect ratio, the Redmi 6A doesn’t have a beautifully crisp display as it only has 1440×720 pixels. However, the colors on the Xiaomi Redmi 6A actually looks pretty good. The contrast is great as well.

Camera
Well, here’s the thing – the Redmi 6A is indeed an entry-level smartphone. It still has a camera that can take some okay pictures. Before getting into the samples, here is the list of specs for its cameras:

Rear-facing camera: 13MP f/2.2 with PDAF
Selfie camera: 5MP f/2.2

As usual, all of the pictures here can be viewed in all its glory (including some that aren’t shown here) at our Flickr album here.
Rear-facing camera
First of all, in bright daylight, the pictures are actually okay. In full auto mode with HDR turned off, it can take some good-looking shots for social media. However, I did realize some white balance issue when it comes to the patch of grass, Sometimes it gets it correctly, sometimes not.

When HDR mode is turned off, the picture immediately gets darker overall. I presume that since the sensor couldn’t brighten up the dark parts, the algorithm darkened up all the bright parts instead.

If HDR mode is used for night shots, it gets noisy to be point where it’s unusable. Still, pretty good camera for budget phone like this.

Selfie camera
To be honest, I rather use the rear-facing camera to take selfies. Take a look at this picture and you’ll get what I mean.

Camera UI
In terms of UI, it is actually the same as the Mi A2 that we reviewed here. Of course, there are some missing features here and there – but I’m glad to see that the “straighten” feature is still here. Loving that feature.

And surprisingly the Redmi 6A has manual mode as well! You can tune the shutter speed and ISO according to how you like it – and that’s a big bonus!

Software
Even for an entry-level smartphone, it comes with MIUI 9.6.2.0 which is based on Android 8.1.0 Oreo. There are quite a lot of features here and there, and most of the core functionality of MIUI is still there.

Gestures are here as well – but there is no option to swap the navigation button positions. It’s forever stuck at Menu-Home-Back and there is no way to change it.
Performance
In the subject of performance, let’s first take a quick look at the list of specs that the Xiaomi Redmi 6A has:

5.45-inch IPS LCD display with 18:9 aspect ratio and 1440×720 pixels
MediaTek Helio A22 chipset fabricated with 12nm process technology (learn more here)

Quad-core CPU with 4x Cortex-A53 @ 2.0GHz
PowerVR GE8300 graphics

2GB RAM
32GB internal storage
3,000mAh battery
Android 8.1.0 Oreo with MIUI 9.6.2.0

Now, the Redmi 6A isn’t meant to be a performer that tops charts to begin with. Still let’s take a look at the benchmarks here.

There are some sluggishness when it comes to performing everyday test – like loading apps and whatnot. The Helio A22 chip in the Redmi 6A isn’t that powerful to begin with.
Battery and charger
Having a 3,000mAh with such a chipset that is fabricated with 12nm process technology does point us to one direction – efficiency. Of course, the biggest factor here is MediaTek’s architecture design – and it’s safe to say that they do not disappoint.

Take a look at how the Xiaomi Redmi 6A performs in our battery test.

It can last a little over 10 hours – which is actually pretty good in everyday uses. You might need to occasionally top up some juice, but it should last you the majority of the day.
Charger
As for the charging part, it comes with a 5V 2A charger – but it doesn’t matter because from our test, the Redmi 6A takes the same amount of time to charge as the Redmi 6’s 5V 1A charger.

In this graph we can see that the Xiaomi Redmi 6A can reach 50% battery in 60 minutes of charging and reaches 75% battery at 102 minutes. Not the fastest when it comes to getting charged, but it gets the job done.

Wrapping up the Xiaomi Redmi 6A review
Being a smartphone that is priced at only RM399, this is indeed a good smartphone. Don’t expect it to blow your mind – but it does get the job done. Perhaps a phone for the elderly or those who just want a smartphone to text.

The Xiaomi Redmi 6A is available in 4 different colors – grey, gold, blue, and also black.

Where to buy?
Over at Xiaomi Malaysia’s official LazMall store in Lazada!

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