News & Reviews:   Xiaomi Redmi Note 3

Today, Xiaomi has officially launched the Redmi Note 4 in India, even though it was seen in China last year, this device sports Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 instead of the previous MediaTek hexa-core Helio X20 processor instead. Below are the official tech-specs:

Several charts released by the benchmarking company shared online covers the ranking of smartphones that were put through its benchmark test last year. Antutu is a favourite platform for owners (and reviewers alike) to test and see if their new smartphone has passed the test to be one of the best in its class.

Among the smartphone China brands in Malaysia, Meizu is probably the only one that has not really made their presence known when compared with the likes of vivo, OPPO, Xiaomi, honor and Huawei. But to be fair, they have not set up any official Meizu store nor a branch office here, however, this is also a problem because that also means most consumers have no idea about this brand, so today, we're here to give you an insight of who Meizu is, with the M3 Note review.

Ahead of "Singles Day" on 11 November 2016, Honor Malaysia, Flash and Mi Malaysia are all having deals for you. The details for the Honor Malaysia deals were already included in their Honor Gala 2016 announcement, while Flash is offering an RM100 discount for the Flash Plus 2 at Lazada tomorrow. Also at Lazada is Xiaomi or Mi Malaysia with the following deals:

• Redmi Note 3 16GB: RM 499 (RRP: RM 699)
• Mi Max (3GB + 32GB) + Free 10000mAh Mi Power Bank Silver: RM 999
• New 10000mAh Mi Power Bank Pro Grey: RM 119 (RRP: RM 149)

It's been awhile now since the Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 was released in China, it came with a deco-core helio X20 SoC from MediaTek, and many were wondering if there would be a Snapdragon variant. However, according to a well-known Chinese analyst, Pan Jiutang, he said Xiaomi has no plans on doing that.

Xiaomi's MIUI 8 beta has been going well so far, the Stable version is ready and has started rolling out in Over-the-Air (OTA) update worldwide. Xiaomi smartphones that are running on MIUI 5, 6 and 7 will definitely get the update. Below is the official list of phones that will get the update first:

When it comes to a tale of three smartphone siblings, the youngest is usually made and designed as the lesser version for the lower-end market. In Huawei's case, both the Huawei P9 and P9 Plus are excelling in the smartphone market with the dual rear Leica camera sensors and convenient camera features. The Huawei P9 Lite, however, does not possess the Leica camera like its brothers. But it doesn't mean that it's not worth buying, read below to find out why!

Xiaomi has been doing quite well this year, with two more phones planned in this second half of the year, their Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 is doing superbly well in Malaysia and not forgetting the Mi 5 gaining recognition globally. So what's Xiaomi's next plan for next year after they're done with 2016?

Back in February when Sony shockingly announced the cancellation of their Xperia Z series, they decided to show us their new X series lineup - the Sony Xperia XA, Xperia X and Xperia XA Ultra (some other countries got the Xperia X Performance instead of XA Ultra). In our review here, we will be exploring the Xperia XA, which is the smallest and currently most affordable among the three brothers (recently launched in Malaysia about 2 days ago for RM1199). But is it worth it? Read below to find out!

Ever since Xiaomi announced their first phablet, the Xiaomi Mi Max, they have already received over 10 million registrations in China alone from the first flash sale and this proves the popularity and demand of the device. It was also only a matter of time that someone does a teardown treatment, this time once again from IT168 from China, known for tearing down well-known smartphones such as the Huawei P9 and Meizu Pro 6.