News & Reviews:   Huawei Honor 5X

As of yesterday, U Mobile Sdn Bhd has announced that customers will now be able to opt for Huawei devices when they subscribe to U Package - the interest free, all-in-one postpaid plan. From now on, U Package customers will enjoy the competitive monthly rates for data and voice offered by Hero Plans while being able to purchase Huawei Honor 4C, Huawei Honor 5X and the latest Huawei P9 smartphone at subsidised rates and payment may be made over a period of 24 months completely interest-free.

The good folks at Honor Malaysia have confirmed that the honor 5C will be coming to Malaysia. No specific Malaysia release dates or pricing details yet but it was announced in China for $138 (~RM537). Featuring a Kirin 650 processor and 5.2-inch full HD display, the smartphone will also carry Android 6.0 Marshmallow, which are better tech specs than the current honor 5X.

If you're as interested as we are about the honor 5C, you can also win the phone by taking a photo of yourself in the "5C" pose. Submit it with a creative caption and hashtag it appropriately before 11.59pm, 17 June 2016 and you could win a Honor 5C for free. Check out the Honor Malaysia Facebook Page for more details.

Surprise, surprise, it has already been 2 years since honor Malaysia opened their doors to Malaysia’s value driven masses as they celebrated their 2nd Anniversary in Malaysia with an all day bash for media and their honorarians or honor fans.

If you know Xiaomi, then you should also know that they're quite popular for selling affordable and economical smartphones over the years. And even though that's the case, their smartphone devices are not to be underestimated as they perform quite well too. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 is no exception, and for 2GB RAM + 16 storage at only RM749, while the 3GB RAM + 32GB storage (this is the one we're reviewing) priced at RM849, the Redmi Note 3 could be the affordable king of the year. The Redmi Note 3 is also the first Xiaomi device to go full metal and features their first fingerprint sensor, but how did the smartphone perform? Read below to find out.

The recently released honor 5X continues to offer premium metal looks and tech specs or features such as a 2nd generation frameless fingerprint sensor, 5.5-inch full HD IPS display and 3 different card slots (microSIM, nanoSIM and microSD) for a price tag below RM1000. While it has already been blown up by 1000 fireworks and still survived, the folks at Khaleej Times and Sa7i.com have decided to put it through some other torture tests, including scratch, burn, drop, hammer, liquid nitrogen and being driven over by a moving vehicle torture tests. Check it out for yourself in this article.

The honor World Carnival is back for the 3rd time this year and will begin from 4 April 2016 till 8 April 2016 from 10.08am. The rush buy in particular will include the chance to buy an honor Band Z1 smartwatch, honor 4C and more for as low as RM1, with 10 units for each model. VMALL.my will also be partnering with Lazada, KFit, Red Box and VuClip to give out cash and discount vouchers up to RM120.

The final day on 8 April will also offer an RM50 discount voucher on VMALL.my for a free selfie stick with every honor 5X or the honor 7 with the honor band Z1 and a selfie stick for only RM1529. honor accessories will be available up to 88% off for that day as well.

Huawei recently announced their OH MY WEI-DEO 30-second video challenge. Open to youths in Malaysia, Singapore and other Asia Pacific countries, youths are expected to make short videos based on themes like a “Better Connected Campus”, “Safe Campus” and a “Better Connected City”. The challenge ends on 22 April 2016. Check out the sample in this article or the site for more information.

Prizes include a a 2D/1N trip to Universal Studio Singapore, three sets of Honor 5X mobile handsets and 10 consolation prizes of RM500 Starbucks card each. Selected videos will also gain a 30-hour air-time at the CommunicAsia 2016 Expo. You can use any device and any format as long as you include a 100 word synopsis and send it to [email protected].

The honor 5X from Huawei’s value added honor branch looks to offer even more value with its shiny, full-metal body, fingerprint scanner enabled features and more for below RM1000. In fact, even the most premium gold coloured version is only going for just RM939 (officially) but is it just premium looks and a few upper-end features or does it really bring enough value to it’s price tag? We find out in our full review of the honor 5X below.

The honor 5X is currently making waves here in Malaysia thanks to it's premium features and full metal good looks at fantastic pricing but how does it compare against its equally value-packed predecessor, the honor 7? We compare the look and feel along with the more obvious features of the honor 5X against the honor 7 in this video, but you can see the full tech spec comparison using our compare phones tool as well. The honor 5X is currently going for RM899 for the silver/grey version while the gold version is going for RM939. The honor 7 on the other hand is priced at RM1399.

The popular yet affordable honor 5X is making waves by offering premium features like an all metal body and figerprint sensor for below RM1000. In true honor fashion, the folks at honor India blew up the honor 5X with fireworks. Just for your information, this isn't the first time honor have done this as they've shot their devices with a rifle and used actual explosives to show just how tough and durable their honor smartphones really are. Check out the honor 5X fireworks video for yourself in this article.