During the pandemic, the need for gadget devices increased as we were forced to be lockdown at home. However, it seems that the demand has decreased. According to Canalys, smartphone shipments went down 9% in Q2 2022 globally.

Smartphone companies like to see what the users can create through their products' camera systems, and vivo is here with a new contest that lets you win up to USD 7,000 (~RM31,150). The Visual Creator Short Film Awards aim to encourage Malaysians to express their creativity through short films shot on smartphone cameras. If you have something in your mind that you want to tell the world through the lenses, this is your opportunity. 

Samsung has maintained its leadership position in Malaysia’s smartphone market with a 33.9 percent market share recorded in the first quarter of 2022. From January to March this year, Samsung smartphones recorded 784,600 shipments which is over 200,000 more than the closest competitor, Xioami.

A new report suggests that vivo might include 200W fast charging in a future flagship smartphone. Not long ago, the company was said to introduce 100W phone instead, but it seems like it's aiming for something more ambitious. Now, it makes us question which smartphone will be the lucky one to get the feature.

vivo yesterday launched its latest offering in the budget smartphone segment, the vivo Y72t 5G. Part of the vivo Y-series, the device features a MediaTek Dimensity 700 SoC paired with 8GB of RAM.

It seems that the vivo Pad’s launch is imminent after vivo recently shared a teaser video for the upcoming tablet on Chinese social media platform Weibo which also revealed its release date. In the video, vivo teased consumers with closeup shots of the device before mentioning an 11 April launch date at the video's very end.

This teaser comes just a few days after vivo shared product images of the upcoming tablet, which was also posted on Weibo. In the post, the vivo Pad was shown under different usage scenarios together with its accessories, most notably a keyboard case and a stylus.

We are just only a few hours away from 11.11, one of the biggest online sales for Malaysians. So if you are keen to look up the best tech gadget and other electronics deals online, you have come to the right place!

The maximum charging power found on current commercial smartphones is 120W. Although it was impressive back in the day, it has become a mainstream feature, especially for Xiaomi devices. Now, it would be nice to see something that can spice up the smartphone charging game. According to the latest information from insiders, 2022 will be the year when we see devices with 200W fast charging, and they specifically mentioned that there should be at least two such devices.

It looks like there will be another smartphone sub-brand becoming independent soon. According to the latest report, iQOO will no longer be attached to vivo and become a standalone brand in the first half of 2022.

New update - Added in Lazada and Samsung Malaysia at the bottom

In this 9.9 tech gadget sales compilation article, we got ourselves some news from Shopee, OPPO, HONOR, Huawei, Xiaomi, vivo and realme. We may add more brands to this list if there's any. So for the time being, do check out what they have to offer in store for you.