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The 4G LTE revolution continues as OPPO has officially announced the OPPO R3, a midrange smartphone featuring 4G LTE connectivity and a 6.3mm thin body. As such OPPO are saying it is the world's thinnest LTE smartphone (for now) but the current version only supports LTE bands in China. Other tech specs include a 1.6GHz Snapdragon 400 processor, 1GB RAM, 8GB storage, 5-inch IPS display with 720p pixel resolution, 8MP rear camera, 5MP front camera, a 2420 mAh battery and Android 4.3 with OPPO ColorOS. Measurements for the OPPO R3 include 142.3 x 70.4 x 6.3mm and 140g. Since it is set for China, it is priced at 2290CNY (RM1182) which is a bit high considering the new range of below RM1000 4G LTE smartphones coming soon to Malaysia. Hopefully, OPPO Malaysia can get the price right if or when it does come here in Malaysia.

Samsung Malaysia is bringing the Samsung Galaxy 11 World Tour to Malaysia from 13 June 2014 to 22 June 2014. The showcase will offer users a close encounter with the Samsung Galaxy S5, Galaxy Gear 2 and Gear Fit devices with various activities to be held at the Orange Concourse in Sunway Pyramid Shopping Mall. According to Samsung Malaysia, the Galaxy 11 World Tour takes place in only 10 countries of the world, with Malaysia being one of them. Users will also get the opportunity to trade in any pre-owned mobile phone for a brand new GALAXY S5. A cash voucher equal to the value of the pre-owned mobile phone will be given along with an additional RM200 voucher for massive value.

We've all been wishing for some foldable display devices from Samsung for quite some time now, but according to an internal document timeline, we won't see such devices until 2015. Rumours in Korean media indicate that we could finally get some tech specs about the foldable device in that it may be a 9-inch or so tablet when unfolded and a 5-inch or so device when folded. The rumours go on to say that the tablet will be built using plastic which could be the key to making it affordable enough to buy. So far, we've yet to see any foldable display device from anyone, including Samsung and LG who have so far been the only manufacturers to come up with flexible displays. No news yet on how much this foldable device might cost or any specific Malaysia release dates, but you can enjoy the concept videos below:

The Samsung Galaxy S5 mini rumoured to be based on the Samsung Galaxy S5 recently made an appearance next to the Galaxy S5. The pics don't reveal much more than what we already know, that the Galaxy S5 mini is likely to be just as water resistant as the Galaxy S5 and that it will feature the same perforated design as before. However, the pics do come with benchmarks from AnTuTu, which show the Galaxy S5 mini getting an AnTuTu score of 18405. It also reveals tech specs such as a 1.4GHz quad-core Samsung Exynos 3470 processor, 1.5GB RAM, 16GB storage, 8MP rear camera, 2.1MP front camera and a 4.5-inch Super AMOLED display with 720p pixel resolution. The phone is also set to come with a fingerprint scanner, heartrate sensor and 4G LTE. No news yet on Malaysia pricing or release dates though.

Rumours about the upcoming Samsung Galaxy Note 4 phablet have been few and far in between, until now as new rumours have leaked showing off some rather high-end tech specs. Coming courtesy of SamMobile, who have been quite accurate where Samsung stuff are related, the rumours say that the Galaxy Note 4 will come in two versions, one running a Qualcomm snapdragon 805 processor while the other will use a Samsung Exynos 5433 processor. Other notable tech specs include an AMOLED display with 2560 x 1440 pixel resolution. No news on what size the display could be but we're guessing around 5.5-inches or so. The Galaxy Note 4 may also have a 16MP rear camera with optical image stabilization and a 2MP front camera. It could also have a UV sensor for better auto-brightness adjustments. No news on Malaysia release dates or pricing but stay tuned and we'll keep you updated.

While they've only just launched the Huawei Ascend P7 in Malaysia yesterday, it seems that the next Huawei smartphone to be revealed could be called the Huawei Honor 6 and be released as early as 24 June 2014. This comes courtesy of invites from Huawei themselves. Unfortunately, there aren't any details yet on what tech specs the Honor 6 could be coming with or why Huawei decided to skip the Huawei Honor 4 and Honor 5. So far, we only have a leaked image to go on which suggests the Huawei Honor 6 could be for the midrange, but do check out the image below for yourself. No Malaysia release dates or pricing yet but stay tuned and we'll keep you posted.

It seems the race is on for more affordable 4G LTE devices as Samsung have officially announced the Galaxy Core Lite for just TWD7990 (RM853). Other tech specs for the Galaxy Core Lite include a quad-core Snapdragon 400 processor, 1GB RAM, 8GB storage, 4.7-inch display with 800 x 480 pixel resolution, 5MP rear camera with LED flash and 2000 mAh battery. Running on Android 4.3 the Galaxy Core Lite is available for Taiwan in June 2014, but there are still no details on Malaysia release dates or pricing. In related news, a number of other below RM1000 4G LTE smartphones are coming to Malaysia including the Huawei Ascend G6 and we should be able to expect the OPPO R1S or the ASUS ZenFone 5 LTE eventually.

After quite a bit of teasing about the upcoming products to be revealed along with the Malaysia launch for the Huawei Ascend P7 smartphone, Huawei Malaysia launched the smartphone today and confirmed practically all of the other products teased earlier. This includes the Huawei TalkBand B1, Huawei MediaPad X1 7.0 3G / 4G LTE, Huawei MediaPad M1 8.0 3G / 4G LTE and Huawei Ascend G6 3G / 4G LTE. The Huawei Ascend P7 features tech specs which include a 1.8GHz HiSilicon Kirin 910 quad-core processor, 5-inch 1920 x 1080 pixel resolution screen, 13MP BSI rear camera, 8MP BSI front camera and 4G LTE connectivity. At just 6.5mm thin this smartphone is one of the slimmest flagship level smartphones in the market while still managing to pack in even more features and better design than the previous Huawei Ascend P6.

Pricing for the other devices were also revealed as follows:

• Huawei TalkBand B1 ~ RM499
• Huawei MediaPad X1 7.0 4G LTE ~ RM1399
• Huawei MediaPad X1 7.0 3G ~ RM1299
• Huawei MediaPad M1 8.0 4G LTE ~ RM1099
• Huawei MediaPad M1 8.0 3G ~ RM899
• Huawei Ascend G6 4G LTE ~ RM899
• Huawei Ascend G6 3G ~ RM749

The SIRIM Database is quickly becoming the listing to go to, to confirm whether some device is coming or not to Malaysia. Well, the Samsung Galaxy Tab S 10.5 (which has yet to be officially announced yet) has apparently made it on the SIRIM database. The tablet uses the model number SM-T805 and according to the SIRIM database will support both WiFi and 4G LTE in Malaysia. While this didn't confirm any of the other tech specs, like an octa-core Samsung Exynos processor or 2560 x 1600 pixel resolution display but the listing does mean we could see the Galaxy Tab S 10.5 as soon as it gets announced on 12 June 2014.

Samsung recently sent out video teasers for it's upcoming Samsung Galaxy Premiere 2014 event. Set to be held at Madison Square Garden on 12 June 2014, it is expected to be the place where Samsung will reveal it's latest Samsung Galaxy Tab S range, partly because of the line "Tab into Color" that comes up during the teaser video. Tech specs for the range includes a 2K display with 2560 x 1600 pixel resolution for 8.4-inch and 10.5-inch AMOLED screens. Other notable tech specs estimated to come with the tablets include octa-core Samsung Exynos processor, 3GB RAM, 32GB storage, an 8MP rear camera, 2.1MP front camera and Android 4.4.2. We're guessing that these tabs will also come in a number of color options, unless of course the teaser line is referring to the AMOLED screens. No news on Malaysia pricing or release dates yet but stay tuned and we'll keep you posted.