A perk of having a Xiaomi device is that even its oldest phones still receive updates till this day. At least, until now. The Chinese manufacturer made an announcement on their forums stating 7 Redmi devices will cease to receive any form of software support.

In conjunction with Xiaomi's 8th birthday, there will be a Mi Fan Festival hosted by Xiaomi where you can get freebies and discounts on your purchases. The festival, as well as their juicy discounts, are available at the official Mi Store on Lazada and in all participating Mi Stores in Malaysia.

Good news for Xiaomi fans everywhere, MIUI 9 Global ROM 7.9.7 update is now live and the third batch of Xiaomi smartphones are now eligible to download it which you can get it from Xiaomi's forum thread here. Below is the list the third batch that can be updated:

With the recent release of the Neffos X1 lite, TP-Link has once again made smartphones a lot more affordable with a price tag of RM499 only. If that's not economical then I don't know what is. Anyway, we also noted that some of you have been asking for a list of entry-level phones. So here's our Top 5 Entry-Level Smartphones you can get now in Malaysia (entry-level being RM800 and below).

As reported from a Gfk market research study, a majority of Malaysians seem to favour midrange smartphones more now. That seems to be true nowadays as many flagship smartphones today seem to require your selling your kidney just to own one. Midrangers, which we define as from RM800 to RM1300, are getting better every month and if you're hunting for such a smartphone, here are our Top 5 Midrange Trending Smartphones so far in no particular order. 

As announced in Xiaomi’s official Facebook Malaysia page, the Redmi Note 4 (4GB + 64GB variant, Black, Gold, Grey) will be arriving in Malaysia on 29 April 2017, while the Redmi 4X will be happening tonight in a special sale event by Direct D (Subang Jaya) at 9PM tonight!

Ah, Xiaomi. They’re back again with a brand new budget friendly smartphone - the Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 at the price of RM799 only. It’s even more affordable than the Redmi Note 3 which we reviewed last year. Ok, sure it’s really affordable but does that price equal quality? Thankfully yes and more, but read below to find out why we think Xiaomi is still on of the top contenders for the best budget friendly smartphone title here in Malaysia.

As announced yesterday, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 has been officially launched in Malaysia for an affordable price of RM799 featuring respectable tech-specs such as a 14nm FinFET chip and Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 processor, which Xiaomi claims to have improved thermal heat reduction by 20-25%, along with a 5.5-inch Full HD (1080p) display, 13MP rear camera (BSI CMOS, PDFA), and a 4100 mAh battery pack. We also got some hands-on pictures of the Mi 5C, but first check out the video below!

As previously mentioned, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 is officially launched today at Online Mi Store Lazada retail outlets and other authorised distributors (such as ERA International Network Sdn Bhd) nationwide. The company's Redmi Note series is now made in all premium metal body, the first device (in any of their series) to be in black in colour, 2.5D curved glass, as well as having a 14nm LPP FinFET chip allowing power efficiency by 20% resulting thermal reduction. Below is the official tech-specs:

Just as teased earlier, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 just got its offical marching orders for Malaysia for RM799. Tech specs include a metal body complete with rear fingerprint sensor, and features a 5.5-inch Full HD (1080p) display that is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 chipset, paired with up to 3GB of RAM and up to 32GB of expandable internal storage. It also has a 13MP PDAF rear camera and 5MP front camera. Keeping the lights on, is a 4100mAh battery charged by a 5V2A charger. The Redmi Note 4 phones pre-order starts on 12AM, 10th March.  It will officially open for sale on 16th March at Online Mi Store @ Lazada & retail outlets nationwide.