[Review] Xiaomi Pocophone F1 – Redefining Value

By Hitech Century | October 27, 2018 |

Xiaomi’s Pocophone F1 has completely upended the status quo of what exactly a midrange phone ought to be as it comes with one of the most powerful bits of processors possible that you can cram into a smartphone – a high-end Snapdragon 845 octacore, the very same one powering many flagship phones at an absurdly…

Xiaomi opens new Mi Store at Midvalley & launches Pocophone F1 in Malaysia

By Hitech Century | August 30, 2018 |

Xiaomi Malaysia today marked several milestones as they celebrated the opening of their Mi Store located at Midvalley megamall as well as the initial sales of their flagship killer Pocophone F1 in Malaysia that comes with top-shelf specs at bargain prices. A horde of fans eager to get their hands on the new smartphone lined…

Xiaomi’s stunning Mi 8 launches in Malaysia at RM1,599

By Hitech Century | August 22, 2018 |

A common indicator of the price of a smartphone is usually what kind of hardware it packs under the hood with something coming with the latest Snapdragon processors usually costing a princely sum. In the case of Xiaomi’s latest flagship phone, the Mi 8, it is a pleasant anomaly as it has some extremely powerful…

Xiaomi launches the Mi A2 in Malaysia from RM999

By Hitech Century | July 31, 2018 |

The Xiaomi Mi A1 released last year epitomised the ideal of an affordable budget workhorse as it blended an efficient array of specifications at a very reasonable price. The new Xiaomi Mi A2 continues that legacy with an enhanced array of hardware at a still very reasonable price tag that clocks in at just under…

Xiaomi celebrates IPO with promotions galore

By Hitech Century | July 9, 2018 |

Best known for being offering some of the most affordable yet powerful phones available in the market, Xiaomi has grown from strength to strength and has evolved to not only just make smartphones but a plethora of offerings that range from rice cookers to notebooks which form a complete IoT ecosystem. This morning, they’ve just…

[Review] Redmi Note 5 – A Worthy High Five

By Hitech Century | May 6, 2018 |

Xiaomi has developed a reputation for making some of the best budget phones on the planet and their latest addition to the Redmi series of midrange phones, dubbed the Redmi Note 5 may just be the best sub-RM1,000 phone that they’ve ever made. For the price point, Xiaomi have managed to put in an impressive…

Xiaomi’s latest workhorse Redmi Note 5 arrives in Malaysia

By Hitech Century | April 24, 2018 |

Xiaomi is best known for making some of the most value-packed phones in the business and their latest incarnation of their workhorse Redmi Note series phone, dubbed the Redmi Note 5 was just launched today in Malaysia. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 runs the latest Android Oreo out of the box and comes with an…

Xiaomi announces Mi Gaming Laptop for gamers

By Hitech Century | March 28, 2018 |

While the Xiaomi Mi Mix 2S smartphone took the limelight at their grand launch in Shanghai today, they also left the best surprise for last as they announced the release of their Mi Gaming laptop to woo hardcore gamers. The release of this laptop may have been a surprise but the news that all users…

Xiaomi’s new Mi Mix 2S comes with wireless charging and dual cameras

By Hitech Century | March 28, 2018 |

At a gala event in Shanghai, Xiaomi took the wraps off their latest wunderkind the Mi Mix 2S as well as a slew of other offerings that include a gaming notebook and a wireless charger. The Mi Mix 2S is not so much a radical reimagining of its predecessor the Mi Mix 2 as it…

[Review] Xiaomi Redmi 5 – High Five Flyer

By Hitech Century | March 26, 2018 |

Since their inception Xiaomi has had an uncanny knack for creating phones that offer exceptional value and their latest Redmi 5 epitomises that as it comes in a variety of sub variants for all budgets. Our test unit, the Redmi 5 with 3GB RAM and 32GB of storage represents the most popular variant with a…