The Communications and Multimedia Ministry (K-KOMM) together with the Finance Ministry (MOF) and the Higher Education Ministry (KPT) officially launched the PerantiSiswa Keluarga Malaysia programme today at MMU, Cyberjaya. However, application for the programme will only start tomorrow (15 April) via its official online portal here.
During the event, K-KOMM minister Tan Sri Annuar Musa guaranteed that the devices under the programme will be of high quality and not be ‘cap ayam’ (low quality). He also reiterated that the devices will be distributed starting from mid-June, as we’ve reported previously.
Annuar elaborated that his ministry has given a guiding principle to the MOF secretary-general for the devices. The K-KOMM minister requested for something that is already in the market that the people recognises and from an established, ‘premium’ brand with the appropriate capacity and functions.
It is also revealed that MOF is expected to complete the procurement process and issue the letter of award to the selected vendor by next week. As for the specs of the devices, Annuar said that he has been avoiding giving specific details because MOF is currently calling out for tender, hence only a minimum specs requirement were announced.
This will incentivise bidders for to offer something more than just the mere minimum in order to get the tender. Hence, Annuar said that he will only give out detailed specs when the procurement process is completed.
Speaking of the minimum specs, here is the full list of minimum requirements for the devices that has been set out by the government:
- 10.1” screen, FHD resolution, 1280x800
- Android OS 10 and above
- 4G LTE (can support telcos’ LTE frequency in Malaysia)
- Minimum 4GB RAM
- Minimum storage 64GB
- Slot for SD Microchip up to 256GB
- Front-facing camera minimum 2MP
- Back-facing camera minimum 5MP
- Built-in speaker and 3.5mm audio jack for headset
- Bluetooth 4.1 and above
- Wifi 2.4GHz and 5GHz
- Minimum battery 4500 mAh
- USB charging cable included
- Bluetooth keyboard included
- Stylus pen included
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