Review – Xiaomi Mi TV P1 55-inch: Decent 55-inch TV but with a few quirks

We’ve all been waiting for Xiaomi’s TVs to be available for sale in Malaysia for a very long time – maybe half a decade? And today, we can finally buy it now. No need to go through some sketchy import channels – just buy directly from Xiaomi Malaysia.
But, is the Mi TV P1 good? Today, we’re going to review the Mi TV P1 55-inch.

I heavily recommend you watch the video since many things are better conveyed through video.

Unboxing
I gotta say, the unboxing is a little gaudy. The process to take out of the box is just painful. You’ll have to lift the TV out vertically while it is standing – and this is a massive 55-inch TV.

It’s a one-time thing but the first impression matters a lot. After taking out the entire TV, we still have to take the screws out of the accessories pack and screw in the two stands. Yeah, we’ll need to whip out our screwdriver.

Design
After setting it up, it looks good. This is a good-looking TV. The Xiaomi TV P1 55-inch is a pretty TV. It’s nice to look at – honestly, as it is minimalistic.

At the bottom of this TV, we have this little extension. This is where the far-field microphones are found, and we have a switch to toggle the mics on or off.
We’ll talk more about this later.
Ports
Moving on – the IO. I have to say, Xiaomi did an excellent job here. The amount of IO is great as everything from the old to new types of inputs are supported. The placement of IO is also great since all the HDMI ports and USB ports are accessible at the side. It even supports eARC for one of the HDMI ports.

BTW, for compatibility, the Mi TV P1 comes with a few different HDMI modes to select from.

Panel quality
But, I do have some complaints. Xiaomi, being the one who touts “honest pricing”, isn’t exactly honest in terms of marketing. The bezels aren’t as thin as shown on their website. It’s actually quite thick because of the inner black border.

Okay, the biggest thing of all – panel quality. We once again need to bring up Xiaomi’s not-so-honest marketing. Xiaomi claims that this TV has 94% coverage of DCI-P3 so we took out our own colorimeter to verify this claim. So, we left most settings in default – but we changed:

Color temperature – standard
HDMI RGB range – full
Color space – we do have the option to change between native and DCI-P3

We tested it in native color space first and this is what we get. The sRGB is actually pretty good at about 96% coverage, so that’s okay. But the DCI-P3 color space… That’s… definitely not 94% coverage.

So, we changed to DCI-P3 color space and tested it again then – why not.
But the results… are identical. 🤷♀
One thing that we did realize is the contrast and saturation level. My wallpaper was supremely saturated when I connected it to the TV and wow, my dark blue wallpaper became purple.

Software
Okay then, moving on to software. It’s pretty standard Android TV actually. The layout is identical to any other Google TV but there are a few extra features sprinkled on top.
On the remote, you can hit the SET button to enter this menu to do some of the aforementioned things like changing the HDMI version, color space, all of those things.

I think it is here that we should also point out that the remote control is pretty well-designed. This remote control also has a microphone at the top. We can press it and talk to the remote control and it works.
And back to the TV’s far-field mic. It just… doesn’t work. If you want to turn the far-field mics off, then you can – but the LEDs will be in orange permanently.

User Experience
Okay, so user experience. Overall think it’s fine. This TV is very good for what it has to offer. Though, there is an option to change between standard and game mode – we didn’t realize any impact in terms of picture quality or colors, but only the response time changes.

Should you buy the Xiaomi Mi TV P1 55-inch?
For the price of RM2,499, this is a pretty decent TV overall. There are other 55-inch TVs in the market but they’re at about the same price too. However, Xiaomi does have a tendency of constantly cutting its product’s price down for promotions.
Maybe for the upcoming 10.10 sale, Xiaomi is having a promotion for the Mi TV P1? Else, maybe there’s a sale on 11.11 instead?

Mi TV P1 32-inch (720p resolution) @ RM999
Mi TV P1 43-inch (4K resolution) @ RM1,799
Mi TV P1 55-inch (4K resolution) @ RM2,499

Where to buy? (Affiliate links)

Lazada
Shopee

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The OnePlus Nord CE 5G preps for online launch on June 26 in Malaysia starting from RM1,399

OnePlus Malaysia has officially listed the OnePlus Nord CE 5G that will be put on sale starting next week, albeit with a pre-sale campaign.
Yet another member of the “affordable” Nord lineup, this time the CE stands for Core Edition but I’m not too sure what exactly is the Core is referring to and how strong can it be relayed to the user but if you are looking to test the waters of OnePlus’s software ecosystem without shelling out too much fund or don’t mind cutting corners on some aspects, this may be the mid-ranger you could look out for.

6.43-inch Fluid AMOLED Display

Top Left Punch Hole Notch
90Hz Refresh Rate

Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G 5G Chipset
Up to 12GB RAM
Up to 256GB Storage
Triple Rear Camera

Main: 64MP f/1.8 with PDAF
Ultra-Wide: 8MP f/2.3
Depth Sensor

16MP Selfie Camera
4,500mAh Battery

30W Warp Charge

Blue Void, Charcoal Ink Colors
RM1,399 / RM1,799 MSRP

First Sale / Early Bird Offer

While the official online and offline launch of the OnePlus Nord CE 5G is slated for June 26, preorders on Shopee will be up and ready starting June 21 where a Nord Cap will be honored to each device purchase alongside a free cash voucher for those who are able to check out early enough. Additionally, you may get the 12GB+256GB model at RM1,599 during the preorder period only.

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realme releases new Narzo 50 series smartphones for Malaysia

Aside from the release of the realme GT 2 Pro, the brand have also announced a couple of new budget devices for Malaysia, namely the narzo 50 and narzo 50A Prime.

From the looks of the devices, both narzo devices is just going to add themselves to the already saturated entry-level market but they will offering a little bit more, particuarly for the narzo 50 as it is equipped with a high refresh rate display and will be one of the most affordable selections compared to other competitors. And just by shelling out an extra RM100 or so, you can get it instead of the narzo 50A Prime, in which I don’t have an idea why it exists in the first place if the narzo 50 is league ahead of it.
Anyway, you’ll understand what i mean after knowing the facts from the spec sheet.

narzo 50A Prime

narzo 50

Display

6.6-inch IPS LCD (1080p Resolution, Waterdrop Notch)

6.6-inch IPS LCD (1080p Resolution, Top Left Punch Hole Notch, 120Hz Refresh Rate, 180Hz Sampling Rate)

Chipset

Unisoc Tiger T612

MediaTek Helio G96

RAM

4GB

Up to 6GB

Storage

Up to 128GB

Up to 128GB

Rear Camera

Main: 50MP f/1.8 with PDAF
Macro: 2MP f/2.4
Depth Sensor

Selfie Camera

8MP

16MP

Battery

5,000mAh (18W Fast Charge)

Colors

Flash Black, Flash Blue

Speed Black, Speed Blue

Prices
The realme narzo 50 series devices is now available to purchase from realme’s Shopee and Lazada but they are separated and has different sales period. Be sure to take note of the dates and models if you’re going to get them today or in the coming days.

realme narzo 50 @ Lazada from March 27 – 29

4GB+64GB @ Promo Price RM649 (RRP RM699)
6GB+128GB @ Promo Price RM729 (RRP RM799)

realme narzo 50A Prime @ Shopee from March 25 -26

4GB+64GB @ Promo Price RM529 (RRP RM629)
4GB+128GB @ Promo Price RM579 (RRP RM679)

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Flash Plus 2 Brings Big Savings This Festive Season

After the great response on Lazada Online Revolution campaign, Flash Malaysia will be offering the best savings throughout the whole year of 2016 for Christmas and stepping into the new year. If you missed any of our previous deals, this is your last chance in 2016 to get Flash Plus 2 at a fantastic deal with our back-to-back, Christmas and New Year online promotion which will start from December 24th, 2016 to January 5th, 2017.

In conjunction with Christmas and New Year grand sale on Lazada, the 2GB RAM, 16GB storage is priced at RM479 (previously at RM599) while the 3GB RAM, 32GB storage is priced at RM599 (previously at RM729). Click right away to http://www.lazada.com.my/flash-plus-2/ to find it out!

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SEGA’s Spectrum coming this E3

How long has it been since SEGA got its console out in the world? The last ever console that was released by SEGA was the Dreamcast, that was back during the late 1998. That’s more than a decade – 15 years to be precise.

Now, this leaked image shows that SEGA logo at the bottom. Certainly familiar to all SEGA game fans, particularly Sonic the Hedgehog, that game never gets old. Right in the middle there’s this CMYK diamond colour scheme – cyan, magenta, yellow and key (black), representing the colour spectrum, as suggested by the name Spectrum (Captain Obvious!). Then there’s the date which is the 12th of June 2013, written in Japanese.
That date is when E3 2013 is happening. SEGA cause quite a commotion with this leaked image. Maybe it will pose a direct threat to Nintendo’s Wii U, since the partially-cut text above translates to “A new world of entertainment”.
Hey, think about it – this might be a new Steam-like software for cross-platform game distribution, a new console or an entirely different thing that will change the world, maybe just some new Sonic games on a different controller. Let’s just wait and stay tuned until 12th June 2013!
Via : SEGA Nerds

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Review – SilverStone RL05 ATX Case

This is the SilverStone RL05 ATX case, our second review of PC cases after the Sharkoon BW9000-W case review. The SilverStone RL05 is categorized as an entry-level case with ample features, which we will have to test to truly determine if it is worthy of that claim. Quick shoutout to Inter-Asia for giving us the opportunity to review the SilverStone RL05 case too!
Unboxing
The box itself tells us a lot of information regarding the SilverStone RL05 itself. The first side tells all of its features and a view from the front.

On the other side of the box, it shows and tells all of the features and internal layout at the back of the SilverStone RL05. Pretty neat.

Opening up the box shows a basic piece of polystyrene foam. It’s decent enough for protection.

Digging all of the contents out reveals a minimal amount of included accessories.

Design
At the side, there is a humongous acrylic side panel, which shows off everything inside the SilverStone RL05. Make sure you have great cable management if you are going to use this case. Fortunately, the SilverStone RL05 does have a non-removable metal shroud covering the basement.

The SilverStone RL05 has a matte black metal finish all around, and has a few plastic bezels at the front. Overall, the materials used here are really good for its price point.

On the other side panel, there is absolutely nothing on it. Just a flat piece of metal with a matte black finish.
Opening the side panels shows a blacked out interior, with quite a lot of space and an unconventional cable management design.
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Personally, I really like the whole look of it.
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Specifications

Do take note that SilverStone did put an asterisk on the fan accommodations for the top panel. On their website, it states that the RL05 supports one 120mm, 140mm, or 280mm radiator only. More on this later.
Features
Let’s start with the front panel. SilverStone highlights the USB-C port on the front I/O panel, but there are some caveats that affect the RL05 overall. One thing I realize is that the power and reset switches and its respective LEDs also come out from the right side of the front panel. So why can’t the USB-C cable go along the right side too?
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With the cables coming out from two completely different locations, it sort of “anchors” down the front panel, making it unable to be accessed easily. Make sure you have some slack on the cable.
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While on the subject of the front panel,  the SilverStone RL05 has a removable mesh which doubles as a fan filter. Unfortunately, there is no easy removal or reinstallation mechanisms for the said filter. Bummer.
The front fan slots however are can accommodate two 120mm or two 140mm fans, or a 240mm radiator according to their specs.

On the inside of the SilverStone RL05 shows a large space to accommodate radiators at the front, while still having a lot of leeway for long GPUs. If you do need more space on top of the front fan area, then fear not – as that single 5.25-inch bracket is removable too. The bracket is held by a few screws along the front panel and behind the motherboard area, so a decision on whether or not to use this bracket early in the build to save some time and hassle.
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For those who have a have a few 2.5-inch drives, then you might want to retain this bracket, as it doubles as a dual-2.5-inch drive caddie. Of course, cable management will be a more difficult challenge to tackle – but it’s always good to have options.
Slot in two more 2.5-inch drives with ease.
While on the subject of 2.5-inch drives, the SilverStone RL05 also included two more 2.5-inch brackets for you to either mount it on the PSU shroud itself for display, or mount it behind the motherboard area for a sleeker look.
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Since I have two 2.5-inch drives, I personally prefer the 2.5-inch drives to be mounted behind the motherboard area as there is no dedicated cable routing cutout for the 2.5-inch drive on the left side of the PSU shroud.

Of course, for those who are using a single 2.5-inch drive, this isn’t an issue at all.
One of the most positive point about the SilverStone RL05 is the PSU shroud itself – as it is indeed an entry-level case, SilverStone made the shroud feasible.
Little slits along the sides of the shroud for aeration.
Also, take note of those 4 screws around the top part of the shroud. This actually holds the 3.5-inch drive cage that is underneath it, and it is removable. Just take off a few screws along the shroud and at the bottom of the case, and the cage can be taken out. Not sure why anyone wants to take it off, since it doesn’t interfere with anything at all.
4 thick pads for the PSU are also included!
Of course, all of these 3.5-inch drive cages are with toolless installation mechanisms.

While on the subject of the PSU, I want to point out the fan filter used again. Repeating the same approach as the front panel’s fan filter, SilverStone opted for another piece of mesh for the bottom side.
This time, the mounting mechanism is a lot wonkier than the front panel. To remove or reinstall the mesh filter, the filter will have to be pinched and pulled or pulled. It might sound okay, but the metal mesh snags onto its anchor points around the sides all the time.
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I don’t see this as a big issue, as these filters won’t have to be cleaned every single day, but I do wish a simpler mechanism is implemented. A simple magnetically attached fan filter would be great.
Also, there are 4 plastic feet which have some height to it. It’s pretty well-built overall.

At the back of the SilverStone RL05 however, is pretty standard for an ATX case. 7 expansion slots and a 120mm fan slot at the back.

There is a removable PCI slot cover which is held on by two thumbscrews, so it is entirely up to you to use them, or not.
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At the top, however, is a little tricky. More on this on the later part.
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Building in the SilverStone RL05
I built my personal system on the SilverStone RL05 with all of its included accessories and fans. The included accessories are enough to complete the build, but will barely accommodate any more extra demands.

Testing hardware configuration

CPU
Intel i5-6400 @ 4.0GHz

Motherboard
ASRock Z170 Pro4

GPU
MSI GEFORCE GTX 1060 3GT OC

Memory
Corsair Vengeance LPX 4GBx4

Power supply
FSP Hexa+ 550W

One thing I do realize is the amount of unfolded/exposed sharp metal while building in the SilverStone RL05. I went around and saw many potential hazards that I really need to be aware of before proceeding with the case.
Personally, I think that SilverStone should include another 120mm fan at the back, and the SilverStone RL05 will be a great starter kit for new PC builders. I can’t find a good reason to mount fans at the top of the SilverStone RL05 because of the lack of clearance between the motherboard, EPS cable, and the top fan mounts. This essentially means that you cannot mount a radiator at the top. You can however, mount a 120mm fan here – but be extra careful of the EPS cable.  But how about 140mm fans?
The EPS cable is already being a little squished here.
The process to clean the top fan filter is ridiculous, to say the least. The top fan filter is secured by plastic push screws which have already occupied all of the screw slots that a 280mm radiator would be mounted on. These plastic push screws will have to removed before the mesh dust filter can be accessed, or to install any 140mm fan properly.
Removing these plastic push screws are a pain, and mounting a 140mm fan near the EPS cable is essentially impossible without wrestling with the EPS cable. Just be careful not to damage it.
I’m definitely not enjoying the top panel’s fan mounting system.
Again, this can clearly by improved by having a simple magnetic fan filter at the top. Aesthetically, it won’t be as flushed – but it makes building and maintaining a system in the SilverStone RL05 a lot more enjoyable.
However, once the build has completed, the SilverStone RL05 looks stunning. It has a clean and minimalist aesthetic overall, giving it a clean and neat look with no flashy and distraction effects or lighting. Obviously, you can go that route if you wish to do so.
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I’m really happy with the overall result of the SilverStone RL05, as cable management is a breeze in this case, thanks to its wide clearance between the motherboard tray and the back panel, and thanks for a PSU shroud at the bottom.
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Looking from the front, I like the whole opening longitude-wise so that all cables can fit through. The SilverStone RL05 doesn’t have any rubber grommets – just a humongous slot on the right side of the motherboard.
I’ll have to remove the 5.25-inch bracket and both the fans to properly route the two front fan cables.
I personally like this approach a lot – it’s clean, and I don’t have to go through an existential crisis because I can’t decide which opening should the SATA cable go through, since the SATA port is in between two openings.
I spent less than 15 minutes to route the cables, and I got a very neat look already.
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Temperatures
Running the SilverStone RL05 with the default fan configuration on AIDA64 stress tests shows these temperatures.

Idle
Stress CPU only
Stress GPU only
Stress both

CPU (℃)
40
58
56
63

GPU (℃)
29
31
61
64

The temperatures can be improved if there is a fan at the back. That would impact the thermals, obviously.
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Wrapping up the SilverStone RL05 review
I can confidently say the SilverStone RL05 is a nice case after the build is completed. It does have its own fair share of flaws, as I can see that SilverStone tried to implement a  lot of the more premium features into the RL05, but unpolished. Take the fan filters, top panel fan mounts, and 2.5-inch drive mounts on the PSU shroud for example.
I do like the cable management system that SilverStone took for the RL05, as it is much cleaner than the Sharkoon BW9000-W that we reviewed here. The PSU shroud itself is a godsend for those who don’t have a modular power supply (like me), and I spent less than 15 minutes on cable management and I can still achieve a very clean and minimalist look.

For some reason, sharp metals are exposed pretty much everywhere on the SilverStone RL05, to which I have to say, be careful not to cut yourself. Also, the top panel fan mounts need a design overhaul. And magnetic fan filters should be used.
I think SilverStone should have included another 120mm fan with red LED at the back to seal the deal, and we as customers can see the SilverStone RL05 as a complete starter’s kit with some great additional features for an entry-level PC case.
For the price of RM 269 which you can get it on Lazada by clicking here, it might be little too hefty – but considering all of the features that it has, the SilverStone RL05 is a great entry-level case.
Image gallery
                              I’m definitely not enjoying the top panel’s fan mounts.                                                                                The EPS cable is already being squished here.            That’s an EPS cable extension cable, stuffed behind the motherboard tray.              Not the best cable management, and I spent less than 15 minutes to achieve this. 😛                                                     Slot in two more 2.5-inch drives with ease.          And now it’s gone!              After removing a few screws.            The front I/O cables do not come from the same cutout.          And it can be slid off with ease!              Held on by a single thumb screw.                              4 thick pads for the PSU.                                                                    Little slits along the sides of the shroud for aeration.              The 5.25-inch bracket also covers the USB-C cable routing.          After removing the other side panel.            After removing the side panel. It’s pitch black, and its internal also has a matte black finish.              Always finish building the system before peeling the film off of the side panel window!            Really needs to be improved.                                  “Made In China”, sprayed with with a stencil.

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Amazfit releases the new GTS 4 Mini smartwatch in Malaysia; with a special launch price of RM379

Amazfit has announced the availability of its latest GTS 4 Mini in Malaysia, which has all the trademark features packed into a lightweight and compact size. Let’s check out what it has to offer.
The GTS 4 Mini is equipped with a 70.2% screen-to-body ratio and weighs only 31.2g in an aluminum alloy frame, as well as a 270-milliampere hour battery that provides up to 15 days of battery life in just a single charge. On top of that, there’s also an Alexa which can be accessed with the built-in microphone.

Furthermore, it includes features such as a five-satellite positioning system for outdoor activities, 5 ATM water resistance to track water sports, and a whooping 120+ sports mode.
Not only that, but the GTS 4 Mini also comes with the PeakBeats Workout Status Algorithm that monitors users’ post-workout recovery, along with the Virtual Pacer which allows users to examine and compare their past running performance lap data, all of which can be viewed conveniently via the Zepp App.
Pricing and Availability
The GTS 4 Mini is now available for RM379 thanks to the special launch on Amazfit Malaysia’s official Shopee store, which lasts until 22nd August 2022. Customers who purchase it right now will also be entitled to a limited edition Amazfit T-shirt.

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Lots of deals from Samsung Malaysia for this Merdeka 2020!

The year 2020 is certainly nothing to scoff at as the last time a pandemic occurred was roughly a century ago. So it definitely stands out to us that we probably going to celebrate our National Day this year in our home for the first time, assuming if MCO gets reapplied due to 3-figure active cases. By the looks of the trajectory now, it’s very likely.
But you can be more prepared for MCO 2.0 as Samsung Malaysia wants to follow you throughout the period and help you embrace the “new normal” with the 2020 Merdeka Celebration Sales.

From now until 30 September 2020, lots of selected home appliances ranging from QLED Smart TV, air-conditioners to vacuum cleaners, microwave, washing machines are entitled to free gifts worth up to RM13,695 or savings through discounted prices.
Here are some of the entitled products that might catch your attention.

Product

RRP (RM)

Free Gifts/Promo Savings (RM)

98″ Q900 8K Smart QLED TV

199,999

Option 1: Smart Air Purifier & Air Purifier & Jet 90 & Soundbar with a total worth of RM12,896
Option 2: Smart Air Purifier & Air Purifier & Jet 90 & SERO & SERO Wheel with a total worth of RM 13,695

75″ Q950TS QLED 8K Smart TV

44,999

Option1: Soundbar worth RM 4,999
Option2: Smart Air Purifier & Jet 90 with a total worth of RM 5,398

65″ Q800T QLED 8K Smart TV

22,999

Option1: Soundbar  worth RM 2,599
Option2: Smart Air Purifier worth RM 1,799

65″ Q95T QLED 4K Smart TV

15,999

Smart Air Purifier worth RM 1,799

65″ Q80T QLED 4K Smart TV

10,999

Air Purifier worth RM 999

85″ Q60T QLED 4K Smart TV

16,999

Smart Air Purifier worth RM 1,799

65″ TU8500 4K UHD Smart TV

4,699

Solo Microwave Oven worth RM 369

82″ TU8000 4K UHD Smart TV

10,999

Air Purifier worth RM 999

70″ TU7000 4K UHD Smart TV

5,499

Solo Microwave Oven worth RM 369

43″ The Sero QLED 4K Smart Lifestyle TV

6,999

Air Purifier worth RM 999

58″ Q60T QLED 4K Smart TV

5,499

RM1000 discount to RM4,499

58″ TU7000 4K UHD Smart TV

3,299

RM500 discount to RM2,799

Side by Side with Family Hub, 660L

8,999

New Arrival

Front-Load Combo Washer with QuickDrive, 9kg wash & 6kg dry

4,599

Microwave Oven worth RM599

Wind-Free Premium Plus, 2.5HP

4,399

USB Portable Blender worth RM69.90

Smart Air Purifier, 60 ㎡

1,799

Purchase with Purchase:
Filter @RM83.10

Jet 90 premium, up to 200W

3,599

Purchase with Purchase:
Clean Station @RM399 worth RM699

Convection Microwave Oven with SLIM FRY, 28L

1,199

USB Portable Blender worth RM69.90

While the sales are nothing new nowadays, but if the timing is right and good for you, you can now bag these products and their associated offers now through the campaign page.
And honestly, this COVID-19 situation really puts an emphasis on how important it is to make your home as comfortable and as best it can be. It needs to be clean, tidy, and with functional necessities.

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ASUS ZenFone 3 Deluxe sports Snapdragon 821

What’s better than the current highest end Snapdragon 820? Just add 1 to the number apparently, and you get Snapdragon 821. This time, for the ZenFone 3 Deluxe.
Qualcomm claims that Snapdragon 821 chipset now comes with performance better than ever before. Now, it seems like ASUS is bumping things up with Snapdragon 821 instead of its little brother.

We’ve already saw the list of specs of the entire ZenFone 3 series of smartphones right here. Seems like we have to update it to Snapdragon 821 quite soon. The ZenFone 3 is very near to us as of now.

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Tune Protect’s PRO-Health Medical e-medical card goes online

As many industries embraced digital transformation, Tune Protect’s latest product is one of the latest and innovative products in the form of PRO-Health Medical.
The PRO-Health Medical is a new online cashless e-medical card targeted towards people aged from 18 to 45 that allows payment to many health-related services such as ward admittance, surgical expenses, and hospitalization to keep up with consumer’s lifestyles and budget needs. Designed to be as user-friendly as possible, any user can start from the sign-up process and start applying for basic insurances for around 5 minutes while claims can be made hassle-free via Tune Protect App.

In terms of what the program does, in-patient, daycare surgery, and outpatient treatments due to illnesses and accidents are what it covers the most with additional categories such as COVID-19 included as well. With more than 150 hospitals across Malaysia accepting this platform, patients will not need to everything upfront before receiving treatment because lives are mattered more than money. Profit generated at a rate of RM6 per policy sold is contributed to Yayasan Chow Kit as a direct CSR to serve less privileged families and their children.
To prove its flexibility, any applicants that apply PRO-Health Medical as their first medical insurance or as a supplement to existing medical coverage are all welcomed with 4 plan types available that range from RM30,000 to RM150,000 according to everyone’s preference. As a unique side note, these policies do not have a Lifetime Limit therefore the Annual Limit is reinstated on a year-on-year basis.
Download
The PRO-Health Medical can be accessed through the Tune Protect App itself since it is a new sub product under the Tune Protect banner so just download the app itself on App Store or Play Store and you’re good to go.
And we know for such a digital item to be introduced, there’s bound to be lots of vague areas for most of us. Get the information about the e-medical card here.

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Review – Samsung Galaxy A52 LTE

In many ways, the Galaxy A52 is very similar to the Galaxy A72 that we reviewed not long ago. But, there are a few differences scattered across both phones.

Now, for this review – we’ll be referencing a lot from the Galaxy A72 – so maybe watch that review first before watching this.

Let’s start off with the design.
Both the Galaxy A52 and Galaxy A72 look identical. They come in the same colors with the same matte finish, same design, and it’s difficult to discern them from one another by just looking at them.

But, once they’re placed together, you can pretty much start to see the differences. The Galaxy A52 is slightly smaller and honestly, I can immediately tell them both apart because the Galaxy A72 is a lot wider than the Galaxy A52 – that’s coming from a guy with big palms.
And we can also tell both the Galaxy A52 and Galaxy A72 apart by just looking at the camera cutout. You see, while the camera cutout looks the same, there is one big difference – the Galaxy A52 lacks the telephoto camera that the Galaxy A72 has. It is replaced with a depth sensor – which I honestly think shouldn’t exist anymore in the year 2021.
That last lens at the bottom is completely different.
Okay, how does the cameras perform? Honestly, they both perform the same. To look at all of the pictures, watch our review at the top of this review instead. We also have a quick video test as well – since the Galaxy A52 and Galaxy A72 have OIS for their main camera.

Then, the screen. The Galaxy A52 is obviously smaller than the Galaxy A72 – measuring at 6.5-inches diagonally but it has the same 2400×1080 pixels in resolution and still with the 90Hz refresh rate.
This Super AMOLED screen is also the same as the Galaxy A72 too – and yes, these two screens are bright and beautiful.

As for the battery life, the Galaxy A52 got a 4,500mAh battery. It will last throughout the day with some to spare. It lasts for more than 13 hours in our battery life test in 90Hz – and that’s great!

To charge up the battery, Samsung included a 15W charger with the Galaxy A52 instead of their own 25W.

But, not to worry. The included 15W charger can charge up the phone in nearly 90 minutes. If we are to use the Ugreen 65W GaN charger that has USB-PD PPS support – more information about fast-charging protocols on the top right corner – we can juice up the Galaxy A52 in about 75 minutes.
Thank you for using USB-PD PPS charging standard!
And okay, the software. One UI 3 is still my favorite skin for Android phones. I mean, these pre-included features and apps are not bloatware since I use them. Samsung Pay and Edge Panel are still the two features I use constantly and there is just no replacement for these features.

We talked about One UI 3 with more depth in our Galaxy A72 review, so watch that review instead.
As for the performance – surprise, surprise – the core specs for both the Galaxy A52 and Galaxy A72 are the same. Both are using the Snapdragon 720G chipset and they both perform the same anyway.

Samsung also issued a few software updates to further optimize and improve the performance of both the Galaxy A52 and Galaxy A72 – so yes, I even play COD Mobile on the Galaxy A52 with some Black Shark attachment triggers.
Oh, by the way, these two phones are also rated for IP67. So yes, they can get wet.
💦💦💦 or just 🛀. It’ll survive the water.
And finally – the price. At RM1,499, I think that the Galaxy A52 is rather pricy, yes – so maybe wait until there’s a free gift bundle promotion. Truthfully speaking, both the Galaxy A52 and Galaxy A72 are pretty much the most balanced smartphones – in all aspects – at their own price range.

Where to buy? (Affiliate link)

Amazon US
Lazada
Shopee

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Here Are The Deals From Lazada Electronics Fair 2017

It’s Lazada Electronics Fair 2017 and everyone is hopping on to Lazada to sell stuff these days – and brands like Motorola, Lenovo, and Samsung has opened their own official Lazada store too. That means we’re going to get great deals directly from them!
This will be an aggregation of all the deals that are directly highlighted to us, and we’ll update this page as we get more information.

Motorola
Smartphones. Who doesn’t want one? Motorola is having quite a good deal across their new lineup too. Ranging from the budget-friendly Moto G5 Plus all the way to the Moto Z, Motorola is offering gifts that worth up to RM886!

Moto G5 Plus

From 7 to 11 September only
Special retail price at RM1,099
Total Gift Value: RM188 (32GB SD Card worth RM99, Moto Touch Flip Cover and screen protector worth RM99)

Moto Z

Only applicable on 8 September 2017
Special retail price at RM2,299
Total Gift Value: RM638 (Moto Mod Incipio offGRID Power Pack worth
RM499, and Motorola Pulse 2 Headphone worth RM139)

Moto Z Play

Only applicable on 9 September 2017
Special retail price at RM1,499
Total Gift Value: RM638 (Moto Mod Incipio offGRID TM Power Pack worth RM499, and Motorola Pulse 2 Headphone worth RM139)

Moto Z2 Play

Only applicable on 11 September 2017
Retail price at RM1,999
Total Gift Value: RM886 (Gift Box worth RM299, extended warranty worth RM199, ADP worth RM249, and Motorola Pulse 2 Headphone worth RM139)

Promotion only applicable at Motorola Malaysia Official E-Store during Lazada Electronics Fair from 7 to 11 September 2017. Terms and conditions apply. While stocks last.
To place your order, visit the official Motorola e-store at Lenovo Malaysia’s Lazada store.

MSI
MSI is having quite a big price cut on their gaming laptops for this Lazada Electronics Fair, actually. Of course, they’ll be limited in stock, and has up to RM1,300 of discounts. Impressive, to say the least.

I have to say, the GE62 7RE-052MY piqued my interest. Remember – the GTX 1050 Ti is powerful enough for games like Overwatch to run at full settings while still maintaining good thermal performance. Obviously, I wouldn’t mind if to have a GS43VR 7RE-097MY. I mean hey – who doesn’t want extra performance with that GTX 1060? 😛

Product Code
SRP (RM)
NEW promo voucher
NEW promo price
Bundle Gift

GE62VR 6RF-022MY
6,899
600
6,299

GE62 7RE(Apache Pro)-052MY
6,199
300
5,899
Dragon fever

GE72 7RE(Apache Pro)-432MY
5,999

Dragon fever

PE70-7RD-243MY
5199
450
4,499

GT62VR 7RE(Dominator Pro)-269MY
9,999

9,299

GT72 6QD(Dominator G)-439MY
7,999
600
6,999

GS43VR 7RE-097
8,299
900
6,999

Of course, to get a piece of this cake, visit MSI Notebooks’s official Lazada store right now!

Edifier
As for Edifier’s Lazada Electronics Fair 2017 promotions, they’re bringing in quite a few products into the market.

Firstly, the Edifier W280BT is having a big discount! Now priced at only RM129, everyone can own a pair of wireless Bluetooth earphones. Plus, it has a little hook – making it suitable for sports usage.

As for those who like a bookshelf speakers, the Edifier R1280DB is also a part of the Lazada Electronics Fair 2017 – but instead of having a price cut, you get a free Edifier H690 headphone!

Same goes to the Edifier R1010BT – buy one unit, get one Edifier H690 headphone for free!
Visit Edifier Malaysia’s official Lazada Store right here, right now!

That’s all we have for now, we’ll definitely highlight more deals when we have more information!

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Samsung Galaxy S4 – Geek’s Perspective

To be honest, I’m not really impressed because of the design.
Samsung is going for the “If it’s not broken, leave it” style for designing.
Remember when people used to say “iPad is a giant iPod” and “iPhone 5 is just longer”?
Samsung is no different.
However, I like that they put in a humidity sensor and the IR system. Power wise, powerful indeed. They are obviously focusing on improving the user experience rather than bringing in a totally new device. Don’t get me wrong, this is not going to be a very biased article. Continue reading and you’ll see all the facts about the new S4.

– Original Picture; Gizmodo.com
As you have noticed, Samsung’s “trademark” are round corners, curved edges and that cheap feeling plastic.

The Samsung S3, Grand and Note II
-Credits, Apple Joshua Hii
Enough being disappointed with the design. Let’s look at the guts because there must be at least some exciting stuff here.
Hardware
The Display
The 5-inch Full HD Super AMOLED is pretty impressive. From videos I’ve seen, it is gorgeous. With it’s 441 pixels per ince(PPI), it’s very hard to spot those individual pixels making the display so crisp and alive!
Processor and Ram
2GB of RAM is very big. As big as an average laptop have( I am on 3GB :P).
This device will be powered by….. oh wait, they did not mention what processor is under the hood. The processor will vary from region to region. That’s all we know folks. [UPDATE] The device will be powered by 1.6GHz 8-core Exynos processor, although in some regions it will ship with a 1.9GHz quad-core Snapdragon CPU.
Exciting features
IR Receiver and Transmitter
This old technology will never get old. Samsung have decided to bring back the old IR LED into the S4. Only now, instead of using it as a slow data transfer, it will be used for various stuff since the phone is running the open source OS, Android. What’s exciting is that I bet there are apps out there in the market that can use the IR LED to transform your phone into a universal remote!
Air Gesture
Why have no one thought of this before? I’ve been having problem on websites that requires me to hover without clicking it. With this new technology, I can now use my finger while acting like a mouse(??).
Hydrometer and Thermometer
Geeks will definitely love this!
Camera’s Eraser
Everybody will definitely love this piece of code. It’s like having a magical Photoshop right in  your palm without having any editing skill. Basically, it can remove any object in a picture.
Conclusion

Should I buy it? Yes.
Will I buy it? No.
Because I’m so poor I’m using a Nokia  2630. If you are on iOS, you should definitely try this one out. Android just got smoother and smoother but most probably you will not like the build and design of the Samsung’s.
If you are on the S3 or something similar(no pun intended), you should consider the IR and Air Gesture. If not, stick with the current one.
Design 3/10
Hardware 8/10
Screen 9/10
Features 7/10
Disclaimer : This article is purely a one man’s opinion. I’m not paid by Samsung, Apple or any other entity. I am not responsible if you bought this phone and got very disappointed which may result to injury, plasma burn or any dimensional/time anomalies, death or worse, expelled! However, if you are happy with the product as a result of my article, please blame me 😛

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Google’s WebM near completion, YouTube will be using first

The word WebM goes a long way back until Google I/O 2010, that’s three years ago. After long being in production, Google is finally going to complete its next generation video compression technology named VP9.

If you don’t know what WebM is, it’s a project by Google to have an open standard for video compression technology to be used across the globe with no legal constraints and everyone can contribute, develop or simply explore around project over at their website.
With the WebM technology now being enjoyed by everyone surfing on YouTube, we’re all already enjoying its compression power that makes the video so smooth on our slow Malaysian Internet. This VP9 codec which Google is looking to finish it up on the 17th of June, will even be better – in what terms we do not know yet, guess we’ll have to wait till the great unveiling.
Via : TweakTown

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Nextbit Joins Razer; Terms Undisclosed

Here’s some breaking news for the day. Razer, the world’s famous PC gaming peripheral maker, just acquired Nextbit, a budget smartphone maker. Other than that, you’ll get stereo front-facing speakers too.
That’s some LG G4 standard of hardware for a much lower price – other than the cameras, of course.

Quoting Razer’s press release directly, it seems that Nextbit will still be operating as a standalone company.
According to Razer, Nextbit will operate as a standalone business unit under its own management and apart from the ongoing business of its parent company. Furthermore, Nextbit will continue with product support and software updates for its Robin smartphone.
I’m not quite sure why Razer acquired Robin, actually. There’s one sentence that Min-Liang Tan, the CEO of Razer, said, and intrigued me.
With the talent that Nextbit brings to Razer, we look forward to unleashing more disruption and growing our business in new areas.
Is Razer looking into expanding to the smartphone market? Maybe, and only time will tell.
We’ll definitely update you when we get more information when Razer decides to tell us more 😉

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Review – Xiaomi Pad 5 + Xiaomi Smart Pen: Fantastic for movies and gaming

The last Mi Pad 4 was introduced back in June of 2018 – that’s more than 3 years ago. And now, the company returns with the new Xiaomi Pad 5. With it comes a modern design and equipped with the latest specs, is the Xiaomi Pad 5 any good?

The Xiaomi Pad 5 has a pretty nice-looking design overall but I do understand that this design is not for everyone. It’s rather thin and has a shimmery back with the power button at the top and the volume rockers at the side.

There are also a total of 4 speakers – two on each side – and this tablet can kick out some good sound. However, there is no microSD card support so you’re stuck there.

Moving on – the display. This is an 11-inch IPS LCD screen with 120Hz refresh rate at 2560×1600 pixels in resolution. That’s pretty good in terms of specs. And honestly, this screen looks good overall. The bezels are also adequately sized so I can hold the tablet without actually touching the screen.

But let’s move on to the more exciting parts of this tablet – the performance.
The Xiaomi Pad 5 that we have here comes equipped with the Snapdragon 860 chipset with 8GB RAM and 128GB of storage. Because that the Xiaomi Pad 5 is so much bigger than a phone in terms of surface area, this tablet isn’t constrained in terms of thermals.

From our gaming test, we found out that the Xiaomi Pad 5 can run Genshin Impact at the highest graphical settings with at least 40-ish FPS and it is only at around 40°C!
I just hope that games like Genshin Impact support controllers on Android – then it’ll be a great tablet for gaming.

Moving on to the software experience. Oh, dear MIUI. It’s still the same in terms of user experience but the tablet version has a few more inconsistencies compared to their phones. The Xiaomi Pad 5 is currently running MIUI 12.5.2.0 that’s the latest version but for some reason, the button to go into the settings menu is missing. I have no idea where it went.
          That settings button is on the Xiaomi 11T and the Xiaomi 11T Pro…            … but it’s not on the Xiaomi Pad 5?????????
Then I thought – okay, Xiaomi phones have the option to change to Google’s quick settings menu so I can have my settings menu back. But unfortunately, that option is not present on the tablet. But both the Xiaomi 11T and Xiaomi 11T Pro have that option. What the hell?
          We can change the quick settings interface on the phones…            … but it’s not available on the Xiaomi Pad 5???????????
That aside, let’s talk about the Xiaomi Smart Pen then. This is a separate accessory that does not come with the tablet. At the time of filming, I am unsure about the price of the Xiaomi Smart Pen – I think it’s RM399? I’ll update this review if the official price is not RM399.

Anyway, this is an active stylus and you need to charge this pen before using it. It charges by snapping onto the side of the tablet and charges wirelessly, then connects to the Xiaomi Pad 5 with Bluetooth Low Energy, or BLE for short.
Charging the Xiaomi Smart Pen…
However, the Xiaomi Smart Pen seems to be unoptimized as there is a noticeable delay while writing. The pen seems to have issues registering the pen input too, as we had an extremely difficult time trying to write a dot.

The features that you can do with the Xiaomi Pad 5… are quite limited. The two buttons on the Xiaomi Smart Pen are hard-locked to only do these two features.
The only two things you can do with the Xiaomi Smart Pen.
There is no additional feature like Samsung’s Air Command and I find that to be disappointing. But, since the Xiaomi Smart Pen is connected via BLE, we can use this pen as a clicker for presentation controls! That’s convenient!

However, talking about presentations, the Xiaomi Pad 5 does not have HDMI output over USB-C, so it’s not so easy to plug and play if you want to use the tablet to do presentations.

With that said, the desktop mode for the Xiaomi Pad 5 is still not available publicly and requires sideloading. But the desktop mode is very barebones and pretty buggy in terms UI and also has a lot of translation errors. Still, I’ll say this feature is not ready.

Then the battery life – the Xiaomi Pad 5 comes with an 8,720mAh battery and it lasts for quite a long time in our battery life test so I really don’t think there’s any issue to use this Xiaomi Pad 5 for a full day.

It can definitely last throughout a day of usage issues so I’m okay with it. As for the charging time, it’s rather confusing. I think our charger is faulty? Our wattmeter says 20.5W but for some reason, it takes like 8 hours to reach 99% battery and I just gave up waiting for it to go to 100%. I have no idea what happened here, but it just takes forever to charge with its stock charger.

Then, we changed to our Ugreen 100W GaN charger and it takes about 2.5 hours to charge from 15% to 100%. At least with the Ugreen charger, it can reach 100%.

Should you buy the Xiaomi Pad 5?
The base model of the Xiaomi Pad 5 is starting at RM1,399 and for the tablet alone, I think it’s a good option. We can play games and watch movies on this tablet – and it is able to provide a magnificent experience.

But, if you want to use a stylus to draw on the tablet, then I suggest you buy some other tablets instead. The Xiaomi Smart Pen is quite disappointing in terms of features available, and again – according to the leaked price, it should be RM399, hence totaling up the entire tablet + pen price to RM1,798. It’s just not worth that price.

If you want to buy a tablet with a stylus, then I suggest you get the Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 FE instead. The S Pen is included in the box, and its software is much more refined and matured than what Xiaomi has to offer, yet its price is very similar – at RM1,899.
We also have a comparison between the Xiaomi Pad 5 vs the Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 FE that’s coming soon – so stay subscribed for that.

Where to buy?

Lazada
Shopee

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Review – Ducky One TKL With Side Print PBT Keycaps (DKON1687)

During the early days when mechanical keyboards were starting to get mainstream, we all got ABS keycaps with pad printed legends. Not long after that, the keycaps were etched for backlights to shine through. Fast forward some time and now we arrive at the era of PBT keycaps. There are more and more keyboard brands that are selling boards with PBT keycaps pre-installed, and the latest variant of the Ducky One is one of them. This is the Ducky One TKL with side print PBT keycaps – codenamed DKON1687 too.
In terms of the hardware, the Ducky One TKL with side print PBT keycaps is the same as the Ducky One DKON1687S that we reviewed here. There are fine tweaks here and there that differentiates them from each other.

Digging further into this product’s history reveals that this is actually a result of Ducky and Akko’s collaboration that was announced back in Computex 2017. With this new collaboration, they both created a new keycap brand by the name of “Hardcap”. However, we’re unable to confirm if this Ducky One TKL is using Hardcap’s PBT keycaps.
I wonder if we can mod the Ducky One TKL with side print PBT keycaps to have backlight like what I did to my personal unit of the DKON1687.
Unboxing

Firstly, the box itself is different. The brand new Ducky One TKL with side print PBT keycaps’ packaging design is a lot flashier than the old one, giving it a little more flair and character to the whole brand. For one, the Ducky logo has been debossed, reduced in size, and placed at a corner instead. The “ONE” series of Ducky boards got a new logo too, and it has also been debossed.
Personally, I’m not sure what Ducky is thinking with the colored rectangles, squares, cubes, and oblong cubes. At least they’re more colorful than before.

At the back of the packaging is there some of the specs are written. The back is just as plain as before, but now with debossed logos.
Pretty classy for a duck brand.
Opening the box reveals the same contents as before – the keyboard itself with a clear plastic dust cover, the Ducky One TKL with side print PBT keycaps itself, a gold-plated micro USB cable, a wire keycap puller, warranty, user manual, and an extra set of ABS keycaps.

Personally speaking, I don’t really care about the extra set of keycaps. I don’t know why Cooler Master included a few extra red ABS keycaps for their PBT keyboard too! They’re PBT, and I don’t see why customers would want to change their PBT keycaps for these 8 keycaps. Furthermore, Ducky somehow included a numpad enter keycap instead…

One nice thing is that Ducky included a wire keycap puller this time with the brand name of Hardcap – though it’s a short one. Removing longer keys longer than 1U is an issue, though.
Design
The overall geometrical design of the Ducky One TKL with side print PBT keycaps is pretty much the same as before. The rubber feet and are the same.

Even the USB port and cable management trough are the same.

The shape of the casing is the same. The casing’s finish, however, is different. Here’s a comparison between my personal unit of the Ducky One TKL that I’ve modded custom LEDs and the new Ducky One TKL with side print PBT keycaps.
Left: New Ducky One TKL with PBT keycaps.Right: My personal unit of the older Ducky One TKL.
It’s easy to see the difference with this lighting – the one of the left is the new one – and it has a smooth finish compared to the old one on the right. The old one has a matte finish, which is difficult to clean when there is grease on it. As you can see that my own keyboard is pretty used and abused. However, it can’t be scratched that easily compared to the smooth finish on the new Ducky One TKL.
Left: New Ducky One TKL with PBT keycaps.Right: My personal unit of the older Ducky One TKL, signed by Team Secret.
Ducky opted for the same finish at the back of the Ducky One TKL with side print PBT keycaps too, but left the Ducky logo with the same matte finish as before.
Features
The brand new Ducky One TKL with side print PBT keycaps actually has the exact same features as the old DKON1687 – hence the new PBT keycaps version has the same codename too – DKON1687. The user manual is still the same, and the DIP switch located behind the keyboard still does the exact same function, too.

We’re not sure if the Ducky One TKL with side print PBT keycaps has the exact same PCB as the older Ducky One TKL. If it does, then you can mod the new PBT keycaps version to have custom single-color DIP LEDs like what I did to my personal unit of the DKON1687 too.

The function key modifier performs the exact same features as the original Ducky One TKL, so there’s nothing much to talk about here. You may refer to our full review of the DKON1687 here – just ignore the LED part.

The PBT keycaps
As mentioned in the intro, these keycaps are made in collaboration between Akko and Ducky, forming the brand called “Hardcap”. The wire keycap puller that was included with the Ducky One TKL with side print PBT keycaps has the Hardcap branding too, by the way.

The PBT keycaps used here are from Hardcap too, as the initials “HC” are found behind the keycaps. They’re all single-shot PBT with side printed legends. The keycaps has quite a big QC issue when it comes to the removing the keycaps themselves from the mold.

Seriously, the cuts are unclean. All of the keycaps on this keyboard has the same jagged edges. There are other OEMs that sell PBT keycaps with much cleaner cuts compared to what Ducky (technically Hardcap) has done. I may be nitpicking, but it’s something worth highlighting.

Then comes the ABS keycaps. It’s worth noting that both the PBT and ABS keycaps have the same roughness as the ABS doubleshot that the earlier versions of Ducky One have.

Still, I have no idea why they included the numpad enter keycap there.
Wrapping up the Ducky One TKL with side print PBT keycaps review
Some of you may have realized that I skipped the review section where I describe how it is when I used the keyboard. For all I can tell, it’s exactly the same feel as the original Ducky One TKL – minus the LEDs and now comes with a smooth plastic finish instead. Is it bad? Definitely not. It offers a nice entry point to those who want PBT keycaps included with the keyboard itself.

For the price of RM359, it’s pretty good – considering that it is using Cherry MX switches and comes with side printed PBT keycaps. Though, I would personally prefer matte finish enclosure instead of the smooth finish that it has now. Your mileage may vary, of course.

Pros

PBT side-printed keycaps
Removable USB cable
Nothing out of the ordinary compared to the original Ducky One TKL

Cons

Cable routing trough still has an unpleasant bend
New finish on the plastic case scratches easily

Subjective

Softer than usual Cherry MX Red switch

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Realme Malaysia hosts first Realme Fans Festival

In collaboration with Shopee Malaysia and also Lexis Hotel Group, Realme Malaysia will be having their first ever Realme Fans Festival. This fans festival will only be going for two days – 6th and 7th March 2019, and you can purchase Realme smartphones and other products are a low price.
Realme Malaysia decided to collaborate with Lexis Hotel Group this time around for their Fans Festival. Lexis Hotel Group will be a familiar name for those who are well-versed with the accommodations at Port Dickson. They are the owners of Lexis Port Dickson and Grand Lexis Port Dickson – and you can win getaways in either of these two hotels.

To enter this giveaway, you need to purchase a Realme smartphone and be on the lookout on these 3 sites:

Realme’s official Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/realmeMalaysia/)
Shopee’s official Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/ShopeeMY/)
Shopee’s official Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/shopee_my/)

Here are the contest mechanics on how to win the hotel accommodations for those 3 platforms:

Realme Malaysia Facebook Contest

Customers who purchase any Realme smartphone (Realme C1, Realme 2 or Realme 2 Pro) are eligible to win a 2 Days 1 Night Stay with Breakfast for 2 pax at: the Sky Pool Villa  at Grand Lexis Port Dickson, worth more than RM 2,332 each, with a total of more than RM 10,000 worth.
Customers will need to perform these steps:

Share a picture of your proof of purchase of your Realme phone on your Facebook profile page (Make sure to set your profile as public)
Use the hashtag #RealmeFansFes
Wait for the winner announcement and enjoy your vacation

There will be a total of 8 winners for this contest and they will be chosen randomly via a lucky draw. Terms and conditions apply. For more information on this giveaway, please stay tuned on Realme Malaysia’s official Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/realmeMalaysia/

Realme’s Official store on Shopee

Two lucky customers will also stand a chance to win a 2 Days 1 Night Stay with Breakfast for 2 pax at the Premium Tower Seaview worth RM 816.20 at the Lexis Port Dickson, on Shopee. The top spenders who purchase the Realme smartphones during the Realme Fans Festival will have the opportunity to win this getaway.
For more information of this giveaway, please stay tuned on Realme official store, on Shopee at https://bit.ly/realmeshopee

Shopee’s Official Social Media Platforms

Shopee will also be holding a contest on its Facebook and Instagram to provide customers with the chance to win hotel vouchers from Lexis Port Dickson.

Shopee’s Facebook Giveaway Contest

Four winners will be chosen for this special giveaway. Customers need to just like the contest announcement post, follow the official Realme store on Shopee at https://bit.ly/realmeshopee and unlock the milestone of 200 followers for each tier (there are four tiers in total). For more information on this giveaway, please stay tuned on Shopee’s official Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/ShopeeMY/

Shopee’s Instagram Giveaway Contest

Four winners will be chosen for this special giveaway. All customers need to do is just like the contest announcement post and comment with #ShopeexRealme. For more information of this giveaway, please stay tuned on Shopee’s official Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/shopee_my/
For more information on  the Realme Fans Festival, check out  this link: https://bit.ly/realmeshopee

But that is not all – the Realme Fans Festival will also be having massive discounts for these smartphones and also products. Remember – Realme has expanded their catalog and offer backpacks and T-shirts too

Product
RAM + storage
Retail Price
Realme Fans Festival Price

Realme C1
2GB + 16GB
RM 449
RM 399

2GB + 32GB
RM 469
RM 469

Realme 2
3GB + 32GB
RM 549
RM 549

4GB + 64GB
RM 659
RM 659

Realme 2 Pro
4GB + 64GB
RM 849
RM 699

6GB + 64GB
RM 949
RM 799

8GB + 128GB
RM 1099
RM 899

Realme Earbuds
–
RM 39
RM 29

Realme Bagpack
–
RM 199
RM 149

Realme T-shirt
–
RM 39.90
RM 9.90

Once again, this Realme Fan Festival is a two-day event. Today (6th March) and tomorrow (7th March) only!

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Xiaomi announces Mi 10 Lite; starts at €349 with 5G

I think Xiaomi just made the most accessible 5G smartphone that is available in the market right now. Introducing the brand new Mi 10 Lite 5G. Available starting May at only €349. That’s insane.
So let’s get on with the specs first. We do not know the exact specs yet but from what we’ve gathered, the Mi 10 Lite comes with:

6.57-inch Super AMOLED display
Snapdragon 765G chipset
Quadruple rear-facing cameras

Main: 48MP

16MP selfie camera
Up to 128GB of internal storage
4,160mAh battery

20W fast charging

For the cameras, we have no idea what cameras are included. It could be a main + telephoto + ultra-wide + macro camera, or maybe the telephoto is replaced with a depth sensor.
From what we know, this new Mi 10 Lite 5G can also shoot 120fps slow-motion videos, ShootSteady technology, and can also record LOG format videos.

While 5G is still in development, it doesn’t hurt to have 5G-ready devices right now. When the technology starts to become more ubiquitous, then we can all enjoy 5G at an instant.
Xiaomi is really pushing 5G forward as this is indeed the most accessible 5G smartphone in the world right now. For just €349, it is about ~RM1,664.97. For me, I commend Xiaomi’s execution of making 5G so accessible at such a low price.

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The Kuala Lumpur Fashion Week roadshow hosts the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold4 5G and Z Flip4 5G for hands-on

Samsung’s booth over at the Kuala Lumpur Fashion Week 2022 is already up and running and they are inviting everyone to get a taste of a true fashionista and learn how the new Samsung Galaxy Z series smartphones can bump the style points more.

There are a couple of activities to talk about such as The KL 10 Designer Search and The Perfect 10 Model Search. Although started just yesterday, the event actually happens for a whole 5-days long, and several stunning collections made by local designers Kit Woo, Atelier Fitton, Phyn Studio, Private Stitch, Dickson Lim, Eversince (19 August, 12pm), Villiam Ooi, and Maarimaia will be featured.
The main show will go full force when Mimpikita’s 3 female lead designers will share their ideas on pairing the Galaxy Z Flip4 and Galaxy Z Fold4 with their latest fashion items inspired by the foldable.
For those that are more interested in the devices instead, you may directly head over to the Galaxy Z Experiential Pop-Up booth at Level 3 to get your first-hand experience of the 4th generation Galaxy Z series smartphones with full support from the on-premise staff.
If you have some free time, why not head over to get them a try? Maybe you’ll get hooked to the foldable mechanism too.

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Samsung Confirms Galaxy S IV Mini

Samsung just announced that the Galaxy S IV Mini is confirmed!

JK Shin CEO and President of IT & Mobile Communication Division at Samsung Electronics said that:
We appreciate such unprecedented demands for the Galaxy S4 that we aimed to provide users with life companion for a fuller, richer and simpler life. And now, we want to give people more choices with Galaxy S4 IVMini, similar look and feel of Galaxy S4 for more compact and practical usages. The new Galaxy S4 Mini provides consumers with a new way to enjoy the flagship Galaxy S IV experience.
The specs of the Galaxy S IV Mini are as below :

1.7GHz dual-core processor
Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean
4.3-inch qHD Super AMOLED display
GPS + GLONASS
8GB of internal memory, expandable up to 64GB
1.5GB RAM
8MP rear-facing camera, 1.9MP front-facing camera
1800mAh battery
107 grams

Samsung Galaxy S IV Mini almost almost the same feature as large Galaxy S IV. For instance, the  8 megapixel rear-facing camera and 1.9 megapixel HD front-facing camera also have similar camera features and automatic “story album building”, as well as the S Translator which is use for instant translation using text or voice on applications including email and text message. It also has the S IV’s remote control capability for TVs and the S Health features that include calorie counting and sleep monitoring.
Release date and price are yet to be announced, but with the launching of the Galaxy S IV Mini that has almost same feature with Galaxy S IV, would you still will go and get a Galaxy S IV or the mini version of it?
Via: Samsung Tomorrow, The Telegraph

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Vivo Hypes Up The 2018 FIFA World Cup In Malaysia

By now, I’m not everyone is using a smartphone. Even football fans across the globe are using smartphones to keep a tab on all of the latest results and current standings. Vivo, the official smartphone sponsor for the FIFA World Cup 2018 and 2022, is reaching out to local fans of the largest football competition through a series of initiatives, which include sending one lucky customer on an all-expense paid trip to Russia to catch the 2018 FIFA World Cup with Janna Nick – Vivo’s brand ambassador. There are other other exciting on-ground activities.
Football is a sport full of passion and excitement, and it is one of the few things that bring Malaysians together through the love for football. Through our line-up of online and on-ground activities, we are looking to amp up the excitement for the 2018 FIFA World Cup and bring football fans together to celebrate one of the largest sporting events in the world.
Vivo’s presence at the FIFA World Cup is an opportunity for us to bring our personalized, energetic and youthful spirit into the sport of football, whilst enabling us to engage with more young people locally and globally.
–  Mike Xu, Chief Executive Officer of Vivo Malaysia.

Selfie Your Way to Russia with #FIFANtastic
If you like taking selfies and like to win stuff, then here’s your chance! With the brand being synonymous to selfie-taking, Vivo is running the #FIFANtastic contest, whereby one customer with a winning selfie will score an all-expense paid trip catch a World Cup match in Moscow, Russia with Janna Nick, Vivo’s brand ambassador. The winning customer will also be enjoying a ‘backstage’ experience where they can stand a chance to see their favorite footballer from a closer proximity, as well as relishing a trip around Moscow.
From 7 April to 6 May 2018, customers can post a selfie that features elements of FIFA and Vivo V9 on either their Facebook or Instagram account with a set of designated hashtags. They are also required to ‘Like’ and share Vivo’s FIFA-related social media posts to participate in this contest. The one with the most creative selfie will win this once in a lifetime opportunity of catching a football match with Janna Nick.
Engaging Football Fans Through eSports
With esports gaining grounds in Malaysia, Vivo is partnering with Astro through eGG Network to run a FIFA 18 video game tournament, bringing together both the football and eSports craze on one exciting platform. Covering key cities across Peninsular Malaysia, football games enthusiasts will battle it out for a chance to win two tickets to watch the semi-final match at the 2018 FIFA World Cup, along with other attractive prizes and official World Cup merchandises. Dates and venue for these tournaments are as follows:

PENANG: 13 – 15 April 2018, Sunway Carnival Mall
MELAKA: 27 – 29 April 2018, Dataran Pahlawan Melaka Megamall
PAHANG: 4 – 6 May 2018, Kuantan City Mall
KLANG VALLEY: 11 – 13 May 2018, Sunway Pyramid

In addition to the tournament, there are other exciting activities on-ground which will surely delight both football fans and everyday customers alike.
Meet Raf Yaakob – Vivo’s Football Icon
Part of the brand’s efforts to bolster its customer engagement initiatives, Vivo has named Raden Ahmad Faizal Yaakob, or more popularly known as Raf Yaakob as the Vivo’s Football Icon, adding to its solid line-up of brand personalities. The actor and TV host is no stranger to the local football scene, being the president of Manchester United Malaysian Fan Club and an avid footballer himself. Raf will participate in Vivo Malaysia’s FIFA World Cup-related marketing, communication and promotional programmes, along with the rest of Vivo Malaysia brand ambassadors.
Vivo announced its agreement with International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) to sponsor the FIFA World Cup for six years in May 2017, covering two tournament cycles where Vivo will become the official sponsor of the 2018 and 2022 FIFA World Cup, as well as FIFA Confederations Cup. Sponsorship of the FIFA World Cup is in-line with Vivo’s progressive expansion into the international marketplace.
For more information and constant updates on Vivo Malaysia’s FIFA World Cup activities, check out Vivo’s Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/vivoMalaysia

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POCO M3 arrives this November 27 at RM499 only; usually at RM599

POCO M3 just announced an entry-ish-level smartphone that aims to take the lead of the entry-mid market through its sheer battery power, performance, and user experience. The back camera module somehow reminds me (and a lot of other people) of the not-long-ago announced OnePlus 8T Cyberpunk 2077 Edition though.
Let’s check out the specs of this superior budget-centric device.

6.53-inch IPS LCD display

1080p resolution
Waterdrop notch
TÜV Rheinland Low Blue Light certified

Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 chipset
4GB RAM
Up to 128GB storage (Expandable up to 512GB)
Triple rear-facing cameras

Main: 48MP f/1.8 with PDAF
Macro: 2MP f/2.4
Depth Sensor

8MP f/2.1 selfie camera
6000mAh battery

18W charging
Reverse Wired Charging

Cool Blue, Poco Yellow, Power Black colors
RM599 @ 4GB+64GB, RM699 @ 4GB+128GB

To fully utilize the seemingly never-ending battery, it can now act as the portable power bank through wired reverse charging to give some urgent juice to your friends during emergencies. Not a new feature, but it’s there if you want it. Just make sure you have a USB-C to USB-C cable handy.
Aside from the usual spec list check, we all know the purpose of you buying this phone for 1 big reason – gaming. At such a low price point that equips the Snapdragon 662 SoC, you’ll be wondering how it handles some of the hottest game around, check out our gaming test video down below for some quick rundowns.

Preorder details and Availability
For starters, the POCO M3 will first arrive in Cool Blue and Power Black colors with the POCO Yellow coming in at a later date.
While you may grab 1 of the 2 variants we have listed on Xiaomi’s Lazada Store, there are early bird prices that shave off RM100 that can be applied for both models which makes them at RM499 and RM599 respectively.
In addition, those who successfully made a purchase on November 27 will receive a free gift, Mi In-Ear Headphones Basic Piston Earphone, while stocks last.

Short update: POCO is now independent
In a post on POCO’s official Facebook Page, the brand is now independent. From what we know in the past, if any sub-brand becomes independent, it is considered as a self-standing brand despite having some shared technologies.

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Snapdragon BatteryGuru (beta) review

It’s one of those apps that it claims to actually extend your battery life so you can go through your day without having to weep while your phone is running out of juice. We’ve seem aplenty of these apps come and go, and some (like me) even used automation apps like Locale to get the same thing done manually.
Often I have seen such apps fail drastically but since this one by Qualcomm, I’ll had a look on how it works as posted on the previous post here.

Well after a few days, it finally learned how I use my device everyday and finally I went out this morning to give it a debut.

It definitely does look a whole lot more promising than any other apps, and the simplicity of the menus is definitely a plus, not to mention the unity of complicated menus now under one roof. Despite having its simplicity, there are some of the things that I wish are a little more analytical such as the Bonus battery savings gauge. which only tells me this :

Sure, it doesn’t really tell me anything, just a graphical gauge with no values at all or just some percentage on how much battery I saved. So since it needed some time to actually tell me results.
I used my phone like I normally would when I’m out of the house. Facebook, web browsing, WhatsApp and basically cycle through these three apps alone, with occasional Google+ checking. I went out at about 8.30am, got home at about 3.00pm, then started to check back in a while ago, and this is the result I obtained.

It did not do what it promised to do – to control WiFi by location, and to turn it off if it randomly scans. I purposely left the WiFi on for the whole day even when I’m out, just to see how well this app fares.
 Well, well… it certainly is not doing its job pretty well despite taking up a few days to learn how I use my device. Back to that earlier gauge thing which states that it tells me how much I saved in the last hours, I got this as my result :

I can bet that this thing is lying. There is absolutely no way that it saved that much battery life, and I am certainly sure that my WiFi and syncing never got controlled even the slightest bit, yet I’m on my own 3G connection throughout the entire time away from home.
Enough of that – what’s the conclusion of this app? I say, it’s one of those gimmicky apps that says it helps you save battery, but it doesn’t. I can bet that if you use Locale to do it manually, you save a whole lot more than this app does in a few days, that I can assure you.
In any case, if you find yourself curious or just want to proof me wrong, do get this app from the Google Play Store. It’s free, and hey, who doesn’t like free things?

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AMD R9 Fury X and R9 300; R7 300 Series Launched In Malaysia

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Everybody is excited about the AMD’s new Radeon™ R9 Fury X and the hype has been in the air for this past month everywhere in the gaming community. AMD has taken a step further and unveiled this new line of graphic card along with their R7 300 series in Malaysia. Featuring market changing innovation such as equipping HBM technology and default closed loop cooling solution. Along with hardware releases, AMD has also unveiled additional supports such as API for DirectX 12, LiquidVR and Vulkan.

          Oculus VR Dev kit with AMD’s LiquidVR technology
AMD’s new Radeon™ R9 Fury Series:

Originally codenamed “Fiji” was the first innovative GPU that uses new technology to further enhance not only performance but its form factor as well.
          Air cooled R9 Fury
With High Bandwidth Memory(HBM), they were able to market the highest bandwidth memory ever. Delivering 60% more bandwidth than DDR5 with 4096-bit interface, it delivers 3x more performance per watt and has 94% less PCB area which made the Fury very small compared to other card in its class.
          Closed loop liquid cooled Fury X
Due to the technological advances of HBM, the total dimension of this powerful card is only 19cm long.
          Small and compact yet powerful
The R9 Fury series are built for next gen gaming which means that they are optimized for 4K gaming experience. This is due to the high bandwidth memory technology that could render 4K resolution and more without lagging. Further enchancing the graphics, AMD has developed FreeSync technology(simiar to Nvidia’s earlier GSync).
          CIV: Beyond Earth rendering its entire tech tree on 4K

          Fury X rendering VR environment in a reasonably small computer case.
Price:
*Prices are based on local retail stores on date of article written.
AMD Radeon R9 Series
AMD Radeon™ R9 Fury X
RM 2899
AMD Radeon™ R9 Fury(air cooled)
TBA; Expected to be released in Q3 this year
AMD Radeon™ R9 390X
RM 1799
AMD Radeon™ R9 390
RM 1399
AMD Radeon™ R9 380
RM 949
AMD Radeon R7 Series
AMD Radeon™ R7 370
RM 639
AMD Radeon™ R7 360
RM 459
Launching event photos:

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Review – Samsung Galaxy A52s 5G: The perfect mid-range smartphone?

Earlier this year, Samsung released its new A-series of smartphones, We reviewed the Galaxy A72 – which was already near perfection – and then there’s the Galaxy A52. This Galaxy A52 is available in two very different variants.
We have the Galaxy A52 – which we have reviewed – and the Galaxy A52 5G which is essentially an “enhanced” version of the Galaxy A52.

That was a bit confusing to me, honestly. Having two very different variants of the Galaxy A52 created a divide amongst potential customers. But, the Galaxy A52s – released about 6 months after the original Galaxy A52 and Galaxy A52 5G – seeks to remedy this confusion by consolidating both the variants into one phone, and sprinkling some extras on top.
What’s new and what’s changed? Let’s find out.

Design
The Galaxy A52s has the exact same design as the Galaxy A52 and the Galaxy A72 from half a year ago. It still uses a matte plastic back but from what I’ve felt with my own fingertips, the Galaxy A52s is not as rough.

And it is also available in a few different colors – my favorite being the new mint color. Unfortunately, we only got the white version.
Screen
Moving on – the screen. Honestly, they just reused the screen from the Galaxy A52 5G. It’s the same 6.5-inch Super AMOLED screen with 120Hz refresh rate and the resolution of 2400×1080. It looks awesome just like before, and it looks awesome now too.

One thing I want to point out is that the Galaxy A52s still comes with a pre-installed screen protector out of the box, and the selfie camera cutout is tiny.

Cameras
The cameras are also the same as before – we have a total of 4 different cameras but technically only two of them are usable to take pictures.

In terms of picture quality, I’d say they all look just like the Galaxy A52 that we reviewed earlier this year. It still takes good pictures with the main and ultrawide angle cameras.
So, to have a look at all the pictures taken with the Samsung Galaxy A52s, watch our video at the top of this review.
For all I can say, the Samsung Galaxy A52s comes with OIS and I think that is underappreciated. Many phones at this price point do not come with OIS.
Having OIS really is a big deal since the recorded video doesn’t have those weird warping like EIS does.
Performance
Alright, the performance. This is the one part that the Galaxy A52s got the biggest upgrade over both the Galaxy A52 4G and 5G variants. It is now packing the Snapdragon 778G chipset with 8GB RAM and 256GB of storage – and it can perform really well.

While playing Genshin Impact, we can get about 45 to 50 FPS at the highest graphical settings and I think that’s just impressive. The temperature is also very low too – at only about 44°C max.
Battery & charging
The battery is a relatively big 4,500mAh battery and it can definitely last throughout a day’s use with no problems even at 120Hz refresh rate, given that there is no intense gaming is involved.

As for the charging times, it’s a little weird. Samsung is being Samsung again and they only included a 15W charger inside the box and it takes like 93 minutes to charge from 15% to 100%.
But, the Galaxy A52s actually supports up to 25W charging – and since it supports USB-PD PPS standards, we can just plug it into our Ugreen charger and it manages to charge from 15% to 100% in slightly less than an hour.

Software – One UI 3.1
As for the software side of things, I think you already know – Samsung’s One UI is my personal choice when it comes to a smartphone UI and all of the features that I use are found in the Galaxy A52s too. Edge panel, Samsung Pay, and the recent addition – Bixby Routines – are also here.
Bixby Routines is really powerful!
Plus, the Galaxy A52s is also included in Samsung’s promise of providing 3 Android version upgrades and 4 years of security updates, just like the flagship Galaxy S and Z series.

Oh, by the way, the most recent update for Samsung devices brought a new feature called RAM Plus. It’s technically virtual RAM and it allocates a part of your internal storage and treat it as RAM. It’s not going to be as fast as the real RAM, and I don’t think you’re going to need it since the Galaxy A52s already comes with 8GB of RAM. Come on.

Misc. things worth mentioning
The Galaxy A52s still comes with the features that many of us still love – headphone jack, microSD card slot, and most importantly of all is IP67-rating.

What more can you ask from a mid-range smartphone?
Conclusion
So, finally the Samsung Galaxy A52s’s pricing. We only have one configuration here in Malaysia – and it’s the 8GB RAM + 256GB storage version and it is priced at RM1,899. I think this price is quite hefty and Samsung should’ve brought in the 6GB RAM + 128GB storage if there is one, and price it somewhere like RM1599 or something. That would be fantastic.
But, just when I thought that the Galaxy A52s is already expensive, we have some even more expensive phones like the HONOR 50 (review) that is priced at RM1,999 but offers less. In comparison, the Galaxy A52s is quite okay in terms of pricing. You do get what you’re paying for.
However, there is another argument to be made when we bring the Galaxy S20 FE (model SM-G780G) into the equation. It’s technically the 4G version of the Galaxy S20 FE that we reviewed last year.
It’s technically the 4G version of this phone.
The Galaxy S20 FE 4G is currently only priced at RM1,999 but comes with the Snapdragon 865 chipset with 8GB RAM and 128GB storage. I mean, the only disadvantage of getting the Galaxy S20 FE is because of its age. Since the Galaxy S20 FE is already a year old, buying it now only means there are 2 more versions of Android upgrades and 3 years of security patches left.
So, it depends on what you want. I honestly can’t pick between the Galaxy A52s and the Galaxy A72. I love having a usable telephoto camera instead of a depth sensor on my phone, but the Galaxy A52s does offer much more performance than the Galaxy A72.

Where to buy? (Affiliate links)

Amazon US
Lazada
Shopee

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Google is your (only) friend

Google, being the world’s largest search engine and even beat Yahoo!’s search engine flat ever since its debut is pretty legendary to the extent that the word Google made into the Oxford English Dictionary which means :

search for information about (someone or something) on the Internet using the search engine Google

I’m sure that everyone of us did something stupid or just plainly Googled something stupid – like how to cut a rope, or how to sleep, maybe even Googling Google itself and end up in an endless paradox!
AVByte released a musical called GIYF – Google Is Your Friend and pretty much explains what we all did – and doing.

Just think about how the world uses Google by typing some random words and see what it offers in the auto-complete! You’ll be surprised!
Source : AVbyte (YouTube)

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Review – Transcend StoreJet Cloud 110K: Simple And Quick To Setup

Such a product couldn’t be at our labs at a much better, more suitable, and relevant time. With the recent news regarding the WannaCry ransomware, a network-attached storage, or NAS, like the Transcend StoreJet Cloud 110K is becoming more of a necessity in all homes. But then again – there are so many NASes available in the market, so is the Transcend StoreJet Cloud 110K suitable for you?

UPDATE: Transcend sent us an email regarding the StoreJet Cloud’s time incorrectly displayed. This is because Microsoft no longer provides their “time.windows.com” NTP service. Hence, a little minor adjustment is needed.

At “Date & Time” in the StoreJet Cloud Settings → click “Enable NTP” → click “Apply”, then change the NTP server to “time.google.com“.

Let’s find out here.
Also, we’ve prepared a short and simple video on how to setup and get the Transcend StoreJet Cloud 110K working. The entire video is about 3 minutes long – which goes to show how easy it is to set it up.

Unboxing
Unboxing of a NAS. How exciting. Seriously, there’s nothing much to see here. The box itself is rather plain. There are a few highlights of its features here and there and that’s it. The most important highlight here is the number of bays that the Transcend StoreJet Cloud 110K has. It’s written at the top right corner – 1 bay.

This is important as it tells you how many hard disks a specific NAS can fit. Since the Transcend StoreJet Cloud 110K is a 1-bay NAS, there is a single hard disk inside. Which means there is no chance the NAS can do any sort of data redundancy in itself.

Anyway, contents in the Transcend StoreJet Cloud 110K is pretty simple and as expected for a NAS. There’s a power adapter with swappable plug heads, a CAT 5e cable, a graphical piece of quick start guide (thank you!), some Transcend product brochures and the StoreJet Cloud 110K itself.

Pretty simple and straightforward.
Design
When ti comes to a NAS, I think design is very important. It’s going to sit there for the rest of its life. Hence, its physical design in terms of aesthetic, size, and durability is very important. It will become a furniture in your home.

Transcend employed a rather conventional yet commonly-accepted color – black. Not the glossy finish like the WD My Book that we’ve reviewed here, but a matte look.
With such a finish and color scheme, it means that you can literally stuff the StoreJet Cloud 110K at some corner underneath the shadow of a table plant or something similar. Thanks to the slim and tall design, it’s really easy to find a place to chuck it in.
It’s slim!
Though I recommend you not to, as the StoreJet Cloud 110K does have one port that’s useful and potentially require constant access – and that’s the USB 3.0 port at the back. Honestly speaking, it’s a horrible position to put such a port and Transcend did not include a USB 3.0 extension cable. 🙁
Then comes that one bright red button at the back labeled as the function button. In my opinion, it suffers the same location issue that the USB 3.0 port as mentioned above. Once I chuck the Transcend StoreJet Cloud 110K at a corner, I don’t really expect myself to ever physically touch it unless something happens.
Poor placement for the function button and USB 3.0 port.
In terms of upgradeability though, I don’t see how the StoreJet Cloud 110K can have its hard disk swapped. It seems like everything here is locked with plastic clips all around, and there are zero ways to access the internals without prying apart the plastic body.
From the top and bottom vents, the single 3.5-inch hard disk can be seen.

Performance
Since the Transcend StoreJet Cloud 110K is bounded by Gigabit Ethernet, I expect it to have about 1Gb/s of theoretical maximum speeds – which translate to somewhere around 0.125GB/s (Gb = gigabits; GB = gigabytes).
And to my surprise, it’s not far off that maximum either. At about 116GB/s maximum read and 105GB/s maximum write, the performance here is to be expected.

As for file copies in and out of the NAS, the speeds are still high. Since copying files introduces some overhead, the speeds will be lower than the theoretical maximums. For the StoreJet Cloud 110K, the speeds aren’t far off from its theoretical maximums. At about 110MB/s read and about 84MB/s writes, I’m pretty satisfied with its performance.
Copying files into the Transcend StoreJet Cloud 110K.
Copying files from the Transcend StoreJet Cloud 110K.
Since a NAS is supposed to work 24 hours, power efficiency is important. The StoreJet Cloud 110K uses an ARM Cortex-A7 Dual-Core 1.1GHz processor. As per rated on its power brick, the entire NAS only consumes a maximum power of 24W.
It’s a pretty tiny power adapter too!
Features
Here’s the strong point of the Transcend StoreJet Cloud 110K. It’s an easy-to-use, easy-to-setup NAS that gets straight to the point once everything is hooked up. Remember the piece of graphical piece of quick start guide that I mentioned earlier? That’s all you need to get started with the StoreJet Cloud 110K.
Graphics are always easier to deal with!
It already has zeroconf built in, so all you need to do is look at the indicator light and once it’s finished booting up, enter the link in your default browser and you’ll be greeted with the setup screen!
Setup is fairly straightforward – just enter a new password for the admin account and you’re done setting up! Remember to update its firmware to the latest version first!

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Here is where the other configurations happen. The entire system is like Linux in a browser. I mean, it literally is running on a version of Linux. The true magic is in the settings menu, where you can more users and invite more people to use the NAS.

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Now I wonder why – there is a folder in the StoreJet Cloud 110K that is called “torrents”, but the StoreJet Cloud 110K itself does not support any sort of 3rd party apps.
Wirelessly access the Transcend StoreJet Cloud 110K
Of course, you can download the Transcend StoreJet Cloud app on both iOS, Android, and even in Chrome! During my time of testing the StoreJet Cloud 110K, I tested with the beloved Samsung Galaxy S8+ that I still had with me.
It’s a very simple process, actually. Once the app is installed, create a free account, connect to the same network as the Transcend StoreJet Cloud 110K, and search for it. When the StoreJet Cloud 110K appears, just add it in and enter your credentials that the NAS admin has provided.

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However, I really hope that Transcend can implement an invite feature. The admin of the NAS can just create a new user and associate an email to that NAS account so that Transcend’s StoreJet Cloud ecosystem can automatically add the NAS into their StoreJet Cloud account.
This can skip the entire process of entering the local NAS credentials, but it poses a security issue. Maybe scan a QR code or an alphanumeric code for authentication after accepting the invite?
Wrapping up the Transcend StoreJet Cloud 110K
With the recent ransomware like WannaCry, I strongly urge everyone to get some sort of data backup solution either locally or remotely. If you do plan to do it locally where you can have a single NAS and share it with everyone in the house (or not, since it can be remotely accessed). It’ll give you much faster access time and zero impact on your internet bandwidth while backing up or downloading your files.
So, if you want a simple to use, the Transcend StoreJet Cloud 110K is definitely for you. There’s nothing complicated here and yet offers some headroom for customizability like iTunes and DLNA, but you can neglect them if you don’t want to use them. Most importantly is the ease of use and how easily it is to chuck the entire NAS away somewhere.

The price, however, needs a little explanation. The lowest priced I can find is RM799 over at Lazada here. I know, asking someone to fork out that much money for a storage solution is rather difficult. But think of it this way – a 4TB internal hard disk costs around ~RM600 and you need a desktop or a hard disk dock to run it.forking out that
Now, forking out that extra RM200 for a complete NAS solution sounds more compelling, does it?

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Review – Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 Lite: This mid-range tablet is fantastic!

In the world of Android tablets, there’s really not much competition going on when it comes to actually good tablets. Samsung just released the Galaxy Tab S6 Lite into the Malaysian market – and comes with a sweet deal too.
It comes with the S Pen included – and within this promotional period, you’ll also get the keyboard case for free. For the price of RM1,699, is it good?

Simple, solid design
The tablet doesn’t have any fancy design. It’s made out of metal and has antenna lines on the two far sides of the tablet. It’s solid and it’s just nice to hold.
Speaking of holding the tablet, the Galaxy Tab S6 Lite does have an uninterrupted 10.4-inch IPS LCD screen with 2000×1200 pixels in resolution. That uninterrupted display means there’s going to be a thicker bezel – and the selfie camera is on the left side of the tablet.

I’m not really a fan of the selfie camera’s position since my left thumb will naturally cover the selfie camera when I hold it. That took me some time to get used to it.
The essentials are here
The Galaxy Tab S6 Lite comes with the necessary ports. It has stereo speakers – one on each side – and also an audio jack. Funnily enough, we reviewed another higher-end tablet that does not have a headphone jack. Since tablets are pretty much made for media consumption, audio jacks are important.

Speaking of which, the Galaxy Tab S6 Lite also comes with 64GB of internal storage and can further be expanded with a microSD card slot. I’m just going to load it full of music and shows from Spotify and Netflix.

And yeah – the Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 Lite has Google Mobile Services. Everything works like any other Android smartphone in the market – which is a much bigger deal than it sounds.
S Pen is just better
Speaking of which, the S Pen is also included in the box with the Galaxy Tab S6 Lite. This S Pen does not require any batteries. I don’t have to worry about charging it.
Then, the S Pen also has a button. That button functions just like how it does on the Galaxy Note series of smartphones.

The tip of the S Pen is also different compared to its rivals. It uses a softer tip, which feels closer to the “writing on paper” experience compared to something like the Apple Pencil where it’s technically hard plastic on glass.

And the S Pen snaps onto the tablet much stronger compared to the MatePad Pro. I don’t have to worry about the S Pen falling off the tablet and potentially breaking.
Gaming performance
Let’s first get into the specs. This Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 Lite, a mid-ranged tablet, has this list of hardware:

10.4-inch IPS LCD screen

2400×1200 pixels in resolution

Exynos 9611 chipset
4GB RAM
64GB of internal storage

Expandable via microSD

7,040mAh battery

15W fast charging

Android 10

Samsung One UI 2.0

We’re skipping the benchmarks this time since it’s using the same chipset as the Samsung Galaxy A51, which we have reviewed here.
Gaming, on the other hand, is pretty much the same as the Galaxy A51 too. We played PUBG Mobile and COD Mobile – and it works fantastically on the tablet.

Battery life & charging
Packed with a 7,040mAh battery, the Galaxy Tab S6 Lite can last for quite a long time in our battery life test, obviously. I watched more than 6 episodes of an anime on Netflix and it didn’t drain much of the battery.

The Galaxy Tab S6 Lite does support 15W fast charging, and it can charge from 15% to 100% within two hours’ time. That’s kind of expected for a tablet.
Should you buy the Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 Lite?
It’s clear that Samsung the Tab S6 Lite is meant for media consumption. But that doesn’t mean it can’t do some serious work – especially if you got the keyboard cover case. And that S Pen is just icing on the cake. Let’s not forget about the free YouTube Premium too.

So, if you’re looking for an Android tablet to watch videos, listen to music, and even get some work done – the Galaxy Tab S6 Lite offers fantastic value for money at just RM1,699.

Where to buy?

Shopee
Lazada
Amazon US

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