The first half of 2026 is packed with festive seasons. We have the Chinese New Year this month, followed by Hari Raya next month. And for football fans, the 2026 FIFA World Cup is scheduled to take place this June. Of course, we can expect smartphones made with all these occasions in mind. In particular, Motorola has plans to release World Cup edition phones.

In conjunction with Malaysia’s 68th Independence Day, the Merdeka Unlimited Travel Pass (MUTP) is now available for one month of unlimited journeys through the SMART Tunnel. From 16 August to 16 September 2025, this special-edition pass offers a seamless and exclusive route into KL city.

Once again, Touch 'n Go will have another set of special enhanced cards. Collaborating with the Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM), there will be four limited edition cards featuring our local professional badminton players, whereby fans can purchase them for sale this weekend.

Swiss luxury watchmaker, Tag Heuer, has announced a collaboration with Super Mario through colourful teasers, and it makes many Mario fans getting their wallets ready (well, maybe the rich ones). It is not hard to guess that the project will be a Mario-themed watch as that's what Tag Heuer do. However, several media sites have already received detailed information regarding the product before it gets unveiled on 15 July.

With the start of a new year, you can bet that we'll be seeing a lot of new electronics and gadgets that are fancy and cool. Since we primarily cover mobile devices, the ones that we see most often are smartphones and there's no shortage of special edition devices every year.

Some have been good and others... not so good. In that case, what are the most memorable or coolest ones we've seen? So today, let's take a look at some of the coolest special edition smartphones launched recently.

Other than just releasing smartphones with different colours, some smartphone brands have also collaborated with other industries for special editions of their devices. With that being said, OnePlus has been working with British sports car manufacturer McLaren for years to release devices that come with McLaren-inspired design. However, it is reported that the partnership between OnePlus and McLaren has come to an end, so don't expect any OnePlus 8 McLaren Editions to be released.