The days of MediaTek chipsets playing second fiddle to Qualcomm SoCs in the Android space may be coming to an end as its range of Dimensity chipset has seen incredible growth in recent years. In fact, MediaTek’s latest flagship, Dimensity 9000 has recently been spotted benchmarking higher than Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 and recorded a score that even rivals Apple’s A15 chip.

Shared by Ice Universe on Twitter, a screenshot of the Dimensity 9000’s listing on GeekBench 5 revealed its impressive 1309 single-core and 4546 multi-core scores. For comparison, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 previously scored 1231 on single-core and 3752 on multi-core on the same GeekBench 5 benchmark.

If you missed out on the previous Digi Jaringan Prihatin offer, no worries - they are back. Digi just announced that the programme has been extended until 31 August 2021 for Malaysians who are eligible under the Bantuan Prihatin Rakyat requirements. On top of that, two new smartphones have been added to the roster which is the Samsung Galaxy A12 and Xiaomi Redmi 9A. 

Apparently there were a bunch of Audi R8 Sports cars were spotted at the Xiaomi Mi Store grand opening in D’Pulze Cyberjaya today 29 September 2018. The cars had the Xiaomi and Pocophone F1 which symbolizes the raw speed and capabilities of device which is equipped with top of the line Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 chipset.

If you've been watching the smartphone news, you would be aware that a lot of smartphone brands are fighting the price wars for their mid-range devices, ranging from the popular price point of RM1299 and above. Then along came Xiaomi, slamming in everyone's faces with an affordable RM1099 Mi A1 smartphone, but it's not just any Xiaomi smartphone, it comes with Google Stock Android system (first time ever for the company). But does it mean that it's a good product? Check out what we have to say about the Mi A1.

Xiaomi or Mi Malaysia recently announced that the stock Android power Xiaomi Mi A1 will be available in Malaysia for RM1099, starting from today on Lazada.com.my. Initially announced for 14999 rupees (~RM997), the Mi A1 features a Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 processor, 4GB RAM, 64GB storage and 12MP dual rear cameras. The full tech specs, hands-on pics and features list can be seen in this article.

So apparently, last night a phone dealer has started a pre-order on the recently announced Xiaomi Mi A1. According to the online retailer, the pure stock Android smartphone is set to arrive on 21 September for a price tag of RM1099.

Today, Xiaomi was proud to present its first ever smartphone - the Mi A1 using pure Android stock. It is categorised as a mid-ranger with Qualcomm Snapdragon 625, using a dual rear 12MP + 12MP camera priced at 14999 rupees (~RM997) only. It was also announced that Malaysia is listed as one of the first countries to get their hands on the Mi A1 in late September 2017. Below is the official specifications: