NewsBytes #14 - Maxis Inspire, Samsung Studio9, GrabPay, GrabFood, and more

Continuing on their Galaxy conquest, Samsung Electronics has announced two new colour editions for the Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+ smartphone. Introducing Sunrise Gold and Burgundy Red, the latter will first debut in South Korea and China first this month, then followed by the former in June in selected markets including Australia, Chile, Germany, Hong Kong, South Korea, Mexico, Russia, Spain, Taiwan, United Arab Emirates and Vietnam, with additional market availability coming soon.

TGIF, TechNavers! Samsung Malaysia Electronics has just announced that their latest Galaxy S9 and S9+ devices will be easier to own now with Samsung's 0% Easy Payment Plan. Starting from 27 April until 20 May 2018, all consumers who purchase the Galaxy S9 series will get a one-month waiver of instalment payment.

In just a few hours ago, what seems to be a new Samsung device in the works was actually listed in TENAA a lot earlier this month. Initially, it was taken down but now it's back again with some interesting design choices and it's being dubbed as a Galaxy S9 but with a dual rear camera, or is it?

Normally priced at an RRP (Recommended Retail Price) of RM3299, the Samsung Galaxy S9 is now going for only RM2899, selling on Shopee Malaysia. While this is not an official price cut, it is a limited time sale or deal with no indication as to how many units are actually available, so if you want to skip reading and just go, the link is right there at our tech specs page. It is on pre-order only with the device shipping in 7 days though.

Samsung is back again with their flagship S series with the release of the Samsung Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+. To get straight to the point, the Samsung Galaxy S9 is seemingly much like a Galaxy S8 with everything enhanced. Surprisingly, the S9 still costs the same at RM3299 as last year when the Galaxy S8 came out despite new features like a dual aperture camera and super slow motion video. Read on and see if the Galaxy S9 is the device for you in our review below.

Samsung Malaysia officially launched the Samsung Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+ with prices from RM3299 (Galaxy S9, 64GB), RM3799 (Galaxy S9+, 64GB), RM3999 (Galaxy S9+ 128GB) and RM4399 (Galaxy S9+, 256GB) respectively. Available in Lilac Purple, Midnight Black and Coral Blue at roadshows starting from 16 March 2018 to 18 March 2018, the duo come with a free wireless charging stand (worth RM279) and a 30% PWP discount off the RM1299 Samsung Gear Sport smartwatch. You can also get the Galaxy S9 and S9+ at authorized resellers and Samsung Experience stores.

As we near the official Malaysian launch of the Samsung Galaxy S9 and S9+, JerryRigEverything has just completed their usual set of durability tests (scratch, bend and burn) for the Galaxy S9. The video reveals that the S9 could actually have a stronger aluminum body than the Galaxy S8 and the variable aperture mechanism is definitely cool to see in action as well. As usual of the glass front and back Galaxy S series, we heartily recommend getting a case with the new S9 or S9+ but you can check out the video for yourself below.

As some of you already know, the Samsung Galaxy S9 and S9+ pre-order has started yesterday and our local telcos were quick to announce their pre-order plans for the flagships as well. If you're having trouble on which package to get, we got it covered for you and here is the comparison pre-order plans between Celcom, Digi, Maxis and U Mobile.

Like all camera-centric smartphones, the Samsung Galaxy S9 and S9 Plus are bound to be tested by DxOMark and in case you didn't know, DxOMark is one of the most reputable sites for its camera reviews and they just gave 99 points for the Galaxy S9 Plus. As some of you already know, Samsung has integrated a unique camera system that allows its camera to switch its aperture from f/2.4 to f/1.5 automatically depending on the environment, as well as having a 2x optical zoom.