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Google have officially announced their Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL smartphones for $799 (~RM3317) and $899 (~RM3733) respectively. Powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 chipset, 4GB RAM, 64GB / 128GB storage (no expandable memory), a rear fingerprint sensor, 12.2MP OIS rear camera, and dual 8MP front cameras (wide angle + PDAF) the Pixel 3 has a 5.5-inch 1080 x 2160 pixel display while the Pixel 3 XL goes for a 6.3-inch 1440 x 2960 pixel display with a notch, both with Gorilla Glass 5.

OPPO has announced the launch of their Realme 2 smartphone with the price starting from 1999000 IDR (~RM544.68) for the 3GB RAM + 32GB storage version to 23999000 IDR (~RM653) for the 4GB RAM + 64GB storage version. The midrange Realme 2 Pro is going for 2899000 IDR (~RM789.91) for the 4GB RAM + 64GB storage version, while the 6GB RAM + 64GB storage version is going for 3299000 IDR (~RM898.90) to 36999000 IDR (~RM1007.89) for the 8GB RAM + 128GB storage version in Jakarta. Also newly announced for the entry-level market was the Realme C1 going for 1499000 IDR (~RM408.44) with 2GB RAM + 16GB storage with a special Lazada Indonesia deal going for 1399000 IDR (~RM381.19)

Today, honor 8X has made its way into the Malaysia market and coming in 4GB + 128GB (blue and black, no red yet) variant, the price of the newest mid-range device is RM949 and it will be available at its online store and Shopee today (9 October 2018). However, those who purchase it on the first special online sales on 12 October 2018 will receive a complimentary flipcase, gift box and a RM 100 voucher.

As per tradition, Huawei would often introduce a third variant of the Mate series and for the upcoming Mate 20 and Mate 20 Pro, most of us would presume that the Mate 20 Porsche Design is the third one but that doesn't seem to be the case anymore, as Huawei Mobile's official Twitter just revealed a new name called the Huawei Mate 20X.

 With the honor 8X launch tomorrow in Malaysia, honor Malaysia is bringing back Malaysian rapper and official brand ambassador, SonaOne to the stage, as he will be performing live and fans will be able to catch him via live stream.

In this short announcement, just when we thought that there won't be any more colour options for the vivo V11 and V11i, vivo Malaysia has just announced a new Fairy Pink model to the series on their official Facebook Page.

Tesco has announced that they will be having an IT Fair exclusively on Shopee starting from 8 October 2018 with discounts up to 23% for selected items. Not only that, there is also a special promo code “TESCOIT100” that you can use during checkout to get an extra 5% discount as well with maximum discounts of up to RM100.

Nokia is sure on a roll, we have mentioned before that the Nokia 6.1 Plus and 5.1 Plus have been introduced to Malaysians just two weeks ago, then the 7.1 was revealed last week and finally, probably (and hopefully) the last piece of the mid-range family, the 7.1 Plus and it may come with a "mega display" quite soon.

Two new Mi Stores have just opened over the week and this time the location is based in Cheras Leisure Mall, Kuala Lumpur and D'pulze Mall Cyberjaya. In conjunction with this special occasion, several products are on discount including accessories, as well as selected smartphones like the Mi A1, Mi Mix 2, Redmi 5 Plus and a mystery gift giveaway.

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