News & Reviews:   Apple iPhone 7

Hey Celcom users, did you know that not only you can get both the Apple iPhone 7 and 7 Plus from Celcom, but the iPhone SE as well? Already starting from 28 October 2016 last month and ending on 31 January 2017 next year, all existing and new customers are welcome to join Celcom's iPhone SE Super Sales from as low as RM288! 

While there wasn't any clear big event or device this week, the sheer number of announcements was huge with Vivo announcing their V5 (set for an official announcement in Malaysia next week) along with their X9, X9 Plus and XPlay 5 devices. The more powerful OnePlus 3T got announced rather quietly alongside the downgraded Huawei Mate 9 Lite while Huawei also announced the Huawei Mate 9 Pro for China. Check out the rest in the article.

Maxis recently announced that you can now get the Apple iPhone 7 via their Maxis Zerolution plan with zero upfront costs, no 24-months lock-in period and zero percent interest. You will have to sign up for a MaxisONE plan 128 and above but even then you can get the iPhone 7 from RM80 a month. There will also be an annual upgrade fee for RM20 a month and this Zerolution offer is only available for a limited time only.

Welcome aboard to another rumour mill of the another Apple iPhone 8 speculation, today we picked up something that could potentially end up on the 10th Anniversary device, it's not the glossy body glass, nor the bezel-less design, but wireless charging.

According to Barclays Research analysts Blayne Curtis, Christopher Hemmelgarn, Thomas O'Malley, and Jerry Zhang, Apple is likely to upgrade their Apple iPhone display size to 5-inch and 5.8-inch next year for the  iPhone's 10th Anniversary, currently, Apple uses 4.7-inch and 5.5-inch for their iPhone 7 and 7 Plus.

The big news this week included the fact that Maxis finally upped their game with 2x upgrades to their MaxisONE Plan and while they initially said it was RM199, Webe are now offering their unlimited mobile Internet plan for just RM79 apparently for a limited time only. Celcom offered some better Apple iPhone 7 bundles with their new FIRST Gold Plus plan.

While the Apple craze is still on-going, we found a new rumour from Japanese website Mac Otakara claiming that Apple is planning to add a new "Jet White" option for the iPhone 7 and 7 Plus. But is the source legit?

There have been noises among the fans that Sony seems to be slowing down with innovation lately. Many other manufacturers seem to be leaping forward ahead from Sony, and some of the recent smartphone releases did not fully showcase the true potential of the brand and their design capabilities. The new Sony Xperia XZ however has finally silenced the critics, and it is the true flagship that many have been waiting for from the Japanese company. Find out why we think so too in this review.

Apple Malaysia has recently revealed the Malaysia pricing for the Apple AirPods wireless headsets as being RM849 for a pair. Made to link up with the Apple iPhone 7 and 7 Plus which don't have 3.5mm headphone jacks, the new AirPods are not currently available yet but the rather high price for them should mean that you better keep an eye on them when they are.

Honor have made a number of value beating smartphones that while offering good performance and innovation on par with some flagships, many of their ‘flagships’ haven't always looked the part. Breaking out of their ‘value beating’ cliche, Honor are finally coming out with a smartphone that looks as awesome as most flagships with their metal frame glass front and back Honor 8. Is it just another pretty device or does it deliver flagship-level performance at the same time? Read on and find out in our full review of the Honor 8.