Huawei has shipped over 10 million P9 and P9 Plus phones in 2016

Huawei has shipped over 10 million P9 and P9 Plus phones in 2016 2

Huawei recently released a report on their overall performance in 2016 and by all indications, they’ve done exceptionally well even in a bearish market. Globally, Huawei has shipped over 139 million phones and the numbers are going up, with 29% year-on-year growth despite a tough market with International Data Corporation (IDC), stating that global smartphone…

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Vivo V5 versus the V5 Plus: How do they stack up?

Vivo V5 versus the V5 Plus: How do they stack up? 6

Scarcely a few months after the launch of Vivo’s V5 selfie-optimised phone in Malaysia sometime in November of 2016, Vivo has already launched a heavily upgunned successor dubbed the Vivo V5 Plus. Externally, both the Vivo V5 and V5 Plus are similarly sized but closer inspection reveals that the V5 Plus is not only heavier…

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Vivo V5 Plus up for preorders in Malaysia for RM1,799

Vivo V5 Plus up for preorders in Malaysia for RM1,799 11

While Vivo has kept a tight lid on their next flagship phone, local Malaysia distributor DirectD has listed it as available for preorders at a price tag of RM1,799 inclusive of GST. For your money, the Vivo V5 Plus comes with a 5.5-inch 1080P touchscreen sheathed in 2.5D Gorilla Glass 5 to shrug off dents…

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Buy a Proton and get a free phone and data too from YES 4G

Buy a Proton and get a free phone and data too from YES 4G 16

Everyone loves free data but having it blazing fast and in large amounts on the go is what YES 4G aims to do with their latest collaboration with Proton. Starting from now, anyone who buys a Proton car of Executive variants or higher will get a free YES Altitude 4G LTE smartphone along with 16GB…

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MSI launches latest store at Digital Mall, PJ

MSI launches latest store at Digital Mall, PJ 18

Gaming notebook brand MSI is gradually expanding their reach and influence nationwide as they’ve just opened their latest store at Digital Mall, Petaling Jaya. The store is the third after their inaugural store at Plaza Low Yat along with another in Johor Bahru. The store was officially opened with a short ribbon cutting ceremony before…

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Acer reveals glorious trio of gaming monitors

Acer reveals glorious trio of gaming monitors 19

In a short event today, Acer Malaysia took the wraps off three of their latest gaming monitors: the ET430K, the XR342CK and the XB321HK that are designed for gamers and home entertainment watchers alike. For more details swing by Acer’s official site at www.acer.com.my Acer ET430K The ET430K has a large 43-inch, 3,840 x 2,160…

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OPPO’s R9s outsells F1s in preorders

OPPO’s R9s outsells F1s in preorders 25

OPPO Malaysia seems to be playing their cards right, if the response by the vox populi is any indication. Currently, they have opened their latest flagship phone the R9s for preorders nationwide after their official launch a week or so ago spearheaded by a star studded celebrity line-up lead by Korean superstar Lee Min-Ho along…

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Samsung Pay is now live in Malaysia via Early Access for Maybank users: Here’s what you need to know

Samsung Pay is now live in Malaysia via Early Access for Maybank users: Here’s what you need to know 27

Left your credit card and wallet at home but still need to pay for something? Well, you’re still in luck if you have a Samsung phone of recent vintage as you’re still able to pay for stuff via Samsung Pay, the brand’s device-based mobile payment system. Samsung Pay has just reached Malaysia after an initial…

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Huawei unveils the P8 Lite (2017) with Android 7.0 & Kirin 655 processor

Huawei unveils the P8 Lite (2017) with Android 7.0 & Kirin 655 processor 34

Huawei has quietly released a refreshed successor to their earlier P8 Lite at CES 2017 initially destined for European markets. Oddly, it also improves on the P9 Lite that was released last year. Complicated nomenclature aside, the new P8 Lite (2017) has a beefed up set of hardware and looks distinctly different from its predecessor…

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