[Review] Xiaomi Mi A2 – Midrange Android One Maestro

By Hitech Century | January 21, 2019 |

The Android One programme is one of the few bastions of hope for those looking for a stock Android experience. Apart from Google’s Pixel devices, these are your next best bet for a user experience clean of all the bells and whistles that manufacturers usually tack onto their phones. Xiaomi’s Mi A1 that was released…

Hands-on with Xiaomi’s Mi Mix 3 slider phone

By Hitech Century | November 22, 2018 |

Xiaomi’s latest upcoming phone the Mi Mix 3 attempts to make sliders sexy again as the phone introduces a sliding mechanism up top that hides the selfie cameras when needed and to provide more screen real estate. Externally, the Mi Mix 3 bears a relatively contemporary look with curved tapered edges, a mirrored backplate, subtle…

Xiaomi launches Mi 8 Pro and Mi 8 Lite at Pavilion Mi Store grand opening

By Hitech Century | November 10, 2018 |

Xiaomi Malaysia has expanded their network of retail outlets in Malaysia with the launch of their latest Mi Store at the swanky Pavilion mall. The official launch of the Mi Store at Pavilion mall also saw the brand launching their latest phones the Mi 8 Pro and the Mi 8 Lite in Malaysia. Mi 8…

[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…