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Most 5.5-inch display smartphones pack in around 3000 mAh but battery life is at most 2 days or less. The Oukitel K10000, which packs a 10000 mAh battery is finally official and get this, it is going for sale at $199.99 (RM848) at Gearbest.com (use the K10000 coupon code).

As we reported earlier, other tech specs are rather midrange with a 1Ghz MediaTek MT6735 processor, 2GB RAM, 16GB storage, 5.5-inch 720p display, 8MP rear camera, 2MP front camera and dual SIM 4G LTE. It still manages to keep the measurements fairly compact at 143 x 77 x 9mm and just 184g though. No Malaysia release dates yet, but we've been hearing rumours about Oukitel coming to Malaysia soon, so stay tuned for that.

A new OnePlus 3 image was leaked online recently and it has made quite a buzz, as the OnePlus X was released not so long ago at the end of October. This is also the first time we've heard about the OnePlus 3, and it’s rumoured to sport a Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 chipset.

Besides that, the device could also carry a Full HD display and it seems to follow the OnePlus X’s design (more or less). The picture suggests that the device might have a full metal body as well, but for the moment it’s still too early to say anything as we weren’t given a slightest hint on the rest of the tech specs; that being said, it won’t be a surprising if the Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 turns out to be true since OnePlus has always been known to use Qualcomm chipsets.

Weibo has announced a new Oppo R7 Plus high-end version and it’s on pre-order sale right now at the Oppo China website. The gold coloured full metal device has two different prices - the China Unicom version for RMB 2999 (RM1992.17) and RMB 3299 (RM2191.45) for the international model. 

Compared with the Oppo R7 Plus, both devices are quite similar in many areas. For one, they both have the same Snapdragon 615 chip + octa-core 1.5GHz CPU and Adreno 405 GPU, 6-inch AMOLED display with 1080 x 1920 resolution, 13MP main camera + 8MP front camera, hybrid SIM slot, Color OS 2.1 (based on Android 5.1 Lollipop) and a 4100 mAh battery tech specs. The only difference is that the R7 Plus high-end version has 4GB RAM and 64GB of internal storage, instead of the R7 Plus’s 3GB RAM and 32GB of storage. Also, the China Unicom model sports a MediaTek MT6795 processor.  

So according to 9to5mac.com, Apple is planning to reveal both the new Apple Watch and a 4-inch “Apple iPhone 6c” on March next year. This is not the first time that Apple has done an event on March, as they unveiled the 12-inch Macbook, a ResearchKit iPhone framework and the first generation Apple Watch in last year’s March. Apple also introduced the world with their first AppleiPad with Retina display in March 2012.

If you’re wondering what’s that big fat iPhone cover on the image, well that’d be the new iPhone 6s Smart Battery Case by Apple. They have quietly launched it in their online store and it costs $99 (RM421.67).

Coming in Charcoal Gray and White colour options, inserting the Apple iPhone 6s into the charger will automatically display an intelligent battery status on the smartphone’s lock screen and in the Notification Center, it also increases the talk time by up to 25 hours, 18 hours on internet usage, and even longer audio and video playback. We don’t know how much mAh is that, but that’s seriously a lot of power.

In our previous article regarding the new Samsung Galaxy A series (2016), we mentioned that a shop somewhere in Netherlands have already listed the price tag for the Samsung Galaxy A3 (2016) and Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016) unofficially; now another Dutch retailer, SmartPhoneShop.nl, has set up a pre-order for both devices on its online store and 8 January is the expected date listed in there.

BlackBerry's latest BlackBerry PRIV looks like it has arrived in Malaysia, this time on pre-order at11street.my. The Android 5.1.1 Lollipop powered PRIV packs in a physical QWERTY keyboard that slides out along with tech specs that include an octa-core Snapdragon 808 processor with 3GB of RAM and 32GB of internal storage (expandable memory up to 2TB).

The screen is a 5.4-inch display with quad HD pixel resolution and it also has an 18MP rear camera with optical image stabilisation (OIS) and a dual-LED flash while a 2MP front camera and 3140 mAh battery completes the tech specs list. Personally, we're not sure if the pricing is low enough for BlackBerry to stay profitable but if you're interested, it is available from today to 14 December 2015. Shipping starts on 17 December 2015.

A new unofficial image of Xiaomi Mi 5 has appeared on Weibo recently and it actually looks quite convincing. It also seems that the device will feature a physical home button on the front which is a first for Xiaomi and in terms of design, it looks similar to the Mi Note series. The render shows a device that looks like it’s made of the traditional Xiaomi plastic cover, but rumours state otherwise as it’s said that it will come in a full metal body. Check out the expected tech specs in this article.

This coming season, Xiaomi will be launching a Christmas sale on 10 December until 12 December 2015 on their website. The highlights of the sale is the Santa’s Special Bundle which includes the Xiaomi Redmi Note 2 + 10000 mAh Mi power bank Christmas Edition + Mi Teddy Bunnies for just RM709.

The second highlight is other bundles - such as the Santa Claus Bundle,  Rudolph Bundle and the Jingle Bells Bundle with a slashed price; and a free soft case with a Mi Note purchase or free rechargeable battery with Redmi 2 purchase for RM1549 or RM399 respectively.

Plaza Low Yat recently celebrated their annual Christmas Tree Light-Up Ceremony last Saturday (5 December) at the main entrance, the events consisted of 1Malaysia cultural performance and a Christmas Carolling segment. Yang Berbahagia Datuk Tan Keng Chok, of DBKL, the Executive Director of Project Management, with other VIPs attending including Mr. Hussain Azlan, Advisor to Federal Hotels International; Mr. Steven Chong, Area Director of Low Yat City; Mr. Simon Leong, Senior General Manager, Hotel Operations & Group F&B; and Mr. Albert Khoo, General Manager of Plaza Low Yat were also present.

The Christmas Tree Light-Up Ceremony signifies another successful year and collaborations with various organizations such as City Hall of Kuala Lumpur (DBKL) and also hosting the third ICT Sale of the year – the Pre-Christmas ICT Sale. Customers were able to enjoy an Early Birds Special Rewards, the Hot Deals, the Clearance Sale, the all-new promotion – the Spend More For Better Rewards where customers can buy the latest gadgets with up to 70% off by using points. They also had a chance to win the Grand Prize Draw worth RM20000.