11street’s online deal for Galaxy S8 and S8+ bundles powerbank and 20,000 11street points

By Hitech Century | May 3, 2017 |

If you’re still contemplating options on how to score the Galaxy S8 and S8+, online e-tailer 11street has announced a rather tempting option that throws in a free Samsung 5,100mAh power bank, 20,000 free 11street points, free shipping and the option to conduct installment payments for the phone in up to 36 monthly installments. Not…

Vivo launches selfie-centric V5s phone for RM1299

By Hitech Century | May 3, 2017 |

Most smartphones place overwhelming emphasis on the rear camera. Vivo’s newly launched Vivo V5s goes entirely in the opposite direction by plonking a vastly more powerful selfie camera on the front than on the rear. The V5s has a front-facing 20-MP camera which comes with an F/2.0 aperture, a larger 1/2.8-inch sensor and a dedicated…

OPPO R9S Black Edition preorders open for RM1,828

By Hitech Century | May 3, 2017 |

OPPO today officially launched the R9s Black Edition today at a cost for RM1,828 with a special pre-order period that starts from today on 3 May to 9 May 2017. This puts the new Black Edition phone at the same price as the original colours in gold as well as the prior one that was…

Hands-on with OPPO’s R9S Black Edition

By Hitech Century | May 2, 2017 |

OPPO’s latest variant of the R9S banks on the universal appeal of the colour black as well as the star power fronting it in the form of Malaysian celebrity Neelofa. As a phone, the R9s is a sound sub-RM2,000 camphone and one of the more viable options if you’re after a phone with a wide…

OPPO announces Neelofa as the face of their new R9s Black Edition phone

By Hitech Century | May 2, 2017 |

OPPO Malaysia has just announced that Malaysian TV actress and model Neelofa is the new face for thir latest aesthetic variant of the OPPO R9S which comes in a shade of black. The OPPO R9S Black Edition is functionally identical to its siblings in terms of specifications, hardware, camera and performance bar the matte black…

Samsung’s upcoming Galaxy S8 & S8+ roadshows to offer bargains galore and trade-in offers aplenty from 5th to 7th May

By Hitech Century | April 29, 2017 |

To say that the Galaxy S8 and its sibling the S8+ are one of the most anticipated and wanted phones for 2017 does not exactly do it justice. Samsung sold 7000 of the phones when they opened up their preorder blitz on their website in mid-April and in Samsung’s native Korea, Samsung’s Chief of Mobile…

Huawei’s P10 in Dazzling Blue and Greenery arriving on May 5

By Hitech Century | April 28, 2017 |

Should the current colour choices for Huawei’s latest flagship phone the P10 not tickle your fancy, you’ll be rightly pleased as they will be launching the P10 in two Pantone endorsed colours for the Malaysia market: Greenery and Dazzling Blue. Both of the new hues received extensive airtime at MWC 2017 with a Pantone rep…

ZTE’s dual rear camera toting Blade V8 phone is yours for RM999

By Hitech Century | April 27, 2017 |

ZTE’s latest midrange offering hops onto the dual-camera bandwagon with a rear camera setup that consists of one 13-MP camera with PDAF paired up with a 2-MP rear camera riding shotgun to capture depth details for nifty depth of field shots. Shots snagged off the rear camera array can also be refocused after capturing them…

[Review] Samsung Galaxy S8 – Exquisite Elegance Exemplified

By Hitech Century | April 27, 2017 |

Offering innovative design, impressive performance and one of the most powerful cameras yet mounted on a smartphone, the S8 shows that Samsung is still at the top of their game. If cash is no object, this is one of the best phones that you can currently buy.

[Review] Huawei P10 -Is it ready to hang ten?

By Hitech Century | April 23, 2017 |

A modest upgrade to last year’s P9, the Huawei P10 comes with improvements in every way along with a beefed up rear dual-camera array that delivers excellent snaps and some of the best mono shots seen on a smartphone