News & Reviews:   IFA 2017

Sony officially announced 3 smartphones at IFA 2017 with the Sony Xperia XZ1 and Xperia XZ1 Compact priced at $699 (~RM2985) and $599(~RM2558). While the design is the same rounded sides as before the tech specs have been updated with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 835, 4GB RAM, 32GB/64GB storage, 19MP MotionEye camera for 960fps slomo video, a 2700 mAh battery and Android 8.0. Also on display was the Mediatek Helio P20 powered Xperia XA1 Plus with a 5.5-inch FHD display and 23MP rear camera for $379.99 (~RM1622).

At IFA 2017, GSMarena reported that Western Digital has introduced the SanDisk Ultra microSDXC UHS-I card with 400GB capacity storage. Featuring transfer speeds of 100 MB/s and 10 years warranty, the microSDXC card is expected to be priced at £224.99 (~RM1242). No Malaysia release dates but we expect it to arrive here sooner or later.