Author: Chris Eilers

64GB of internal memory offers plenty of space so we don’t need to buy any additional microSD card! Here are our top 7 best 64GB ROM phones for only under RM 1200!

1. Lenovo K80

The first device on this list of best 64GB ROM phones is Lenovo K80. This phone packs 64GB of internal memory and supports a microSD card of 64GB! Besides, other Lenovo K80 specs are quite remarkable! There is a quad-core 1.8GHz processor and especially an Intel Atom chipset to drive the system! Another highlight is the nice RAM of 4GB which contributes to a seamless performance!

As for the camera, there is a great combo of 13MP and 5MP cameras that captures wonderful shots. To view those shots, we have a 5.5-inch full HD display with the pixel density of 401ppi, very sharp! At the same time, Lenovo K80 is powered by a 4000mAh battery, which will prolong your photography time! Lenovo K80 price is set at around RM 1100.

Pokémon Go is now showing up in almost every websites and the Internet. This game will bring you the real experience in your hunt. So, if you want to experience it, just pick up your phone and follow our guides.

Pokémon Go: easy to download

Traveling between the real world and virtual world is now becoming true. Now, you can easily get bak to your childhood and live in the Pokémon world. Yes, I want to talk about Pokémon Go – the most expecting and crazy game from Niantic. This game was released yesterday and immediately becomes the hottest topic on the Internet. This game is developed for Android and iOS phones. So, it’s such a pity for those using Windows phones.

For Android and iOS phone users, you shouldn’t be excited too soon. Because this game is only officially released in Australia and New Zealand.  So, if you’re from the US, UK, even Japan, you guys have to wait. However, don’t be so upset. There’s still a way for you to experience this game without waiting for the release date in your country. And this solution is ONLY applied for the Android handsets at the moment. iOS users- all you can do is wait.

The first thing you need to do is go to Settings > Security > Unknown Sources, and then tap it to turn it on. This step will allow your phone to install and run apps downloaded from the other places. Secondly, go to Pokémon Go APK webpage and download the game by tapping “Download APK”. A warning message will appear, just choose “OK”. When the download thing is complete, scroll up to the top of your phone. You’ll see the area notification, just select the Pokémon Go file and choose “Install”.

Happy hunting on Pokémon Go

That’s it. Those are the steps you need to do to catch the Pokémon. Now you can experience the interesting adventure yourself. One last thing, make sure your Wifi or 3G/4G is strong enough so that you don’t have any interruption. We hope you can download Pokémon Go smoothly. So, just enjoy and have fun in your hunt.

Pokémon fans take note!! Great news coming for you all: Pokémon Go – the long-awaited reality game by Nintendo has been launched to both Android and iOS today!

Pokémon Go launched – best news for Pokémon fans worldwide!

Those who love Pokémon may have heard of this since 2 months ago. And today, on July 6th, the game started to be rolled out to iOS and Android users from many countries over the world. Has your newsfeeds been covered with crazy joys and exciting updates from your friends yet? If you had a childhood growing up with Pokémon, and have been training your beasts till now, then you obviously will love Pokémon Go

At first, the app was planned to be exclusively for New Zealand, but we are glad it will be launched worldwide, including Asia starting today. It is said the US and UK markets will not be able to experience this game yet, but we can totally expect it to come some point in the near future. The game can be download totally free of charge on iOS and Android smartphones. However, if you want to unlock some characters, you may need to make several in-app purchases later.

Basically, the idea of Pokémon Go is that, you can use your smartphone to bring and and catch Pokémon characters and conduct battles in physical locations near by. Some of my friends are already sharing the beasts they caught, either around their office, on the street or even in a cafe shop nearby. How fancy this is?

Pokémon Go – reality game by Nintendo

Together with the app, a wearable device for Pokémon Go will be on sale later this month. This handset, which we introduced in a previous article, cost $35 and make the whole experience more realistic than ever. Pokémon Go app for iOS (here) is only available in New Zealand for now but the Android one (here) can already be downloaded in many countries.

Closing on the heels of Zenfone 3 series launched not long ago, it seems to be the right time for Asus new smartphone which is estimated to take mid-range level. 

Asus new smartphone: Asus Z01B

This mysterious Asus new smartphone was spotted on GFXBench with a model number of Z01B. It is said that the Z01B number refers to the Zenfone 2 Laser ZE500KL. From GFXBench specs sheet, the Asus new smartphone will flaunt a 5.5-inch full HD display along with at least 5 fingers gesture support. This handset is much similar to the latest Asus smartphone Zenfone 3 which has Corning Gorilla Glass 3 to protect its touch screen.

Moving on Asus new smartphone specs, considering the Adreno 505 GPU, it must be either the Snapdragon 430 or Snapdragon 435 will be sported in tow. It also packs 2GB of RAM alongside an octa-core processor clocked at 1.4GHz. One more resemblance between Asus new smartphone and Zenfone 3, they both run on Android Mashmallow, which is believed to be updated to the latest Android N.

As far as the cameras are concerned, Asus new smartphone boasts a combo of 12MP/7MP shooters on the rear and the front. This couple of cameras seem a bit lower than Zenfone 3 with 16MP/8MP resolution. GFXBench also provides us with some information about the standard assortment of connectivity features, like Wi-Fi and Bluetooth of undisclosed versions.

Asus new smartphone: price and release date

Since being spotted on GFXBench, Asus new smartphone name and release date will be definitely announced soon. Regarding some reports, this upcoming smartphone will be another budget-friendly handset belonged to the Taiwanese company. It is expected to be released side by side Zenfone 3 in this July and Asus new smartphone price will be at $164 (Rs 10990). What do you think about it? This is the piece of information that I have heard about the handset, if you know more, we can discuss below in the comment section.

Huawei Honor 8 Max is spotted on TENAA lately and it seems much favorable to be Xiaomi Mi Max counterpart. So let’s draw a comparison between Huawei Honor 8 Max VS Xiaomi Mi Max.

Huawei Honor 8 Max VS Xiaomi Mi Max: phablet fight!

Huawei Honor 8 Max VS Xiaomi Mi Max both measure in phablet screen size, just similar to their names. Huawei Honor 8 Max flaunts a 6.6-inch display, which is a bit larger than Xiaomi Mi Max’s 6.4-inch full HD screen size. Moreover, Huawei Honor 8 Max supports a QuadHD AMOLED capacity which is apparently more lively than IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen of Xiaomi Mi Max. That is for the displays, so what happens with the components?

Xiaomi Mi Max specs may win this field of platform. The Xiaomi smartphone sports variant chipsets consisting of Qualcomm Snapdragon 650 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 652. Respectively, its processors are various too, including Quad-core 1.4 GHz and Dual-core 1.8 GHz for 650 version. Likewise, Quad-core 1.4 GHz and Quad-core 1.8 GHz backs up for the remain. Meanwhile, Huawei Honor 8 Max is powered by a Kirin 950 chipset along with an octa-core processor clocked at 2.3GHz.

There are 3GB of RAM and 32GB of ROM on board of Huawei Honor 8 Max, which is similar to one of Xiaomi Mi Max versions. Besides that, Xiaomi smartphone also packs another version of 4GB of RAM coupled with 128GB of ROM. Huawei Honor 8 Max’s counterpart seems to continue being the winner since its 4850 mAh battery. Huawei Honor 8 Max battery is a bit lower with 4000 mAh capacity.

Huawei Honor 8 Max VS Xiaomi Mi Max: price and release date

It seems hard to pick the winner up as for photography, Huawei Honor 8 Max VS Xiaomi Mi Max both sport acceptable cameras with 13MP/8MP and 16MP/5MP respectively. Xiaomi Mi Max release date was in last month and it prices at $289 (RM 1154), so it is available now. Regarding Huawei Honor 8 Max, it is still in secret about price and release date.

ZenFone series is quite popular along with mid-range features and affordable prices. So does Asus Zenfone 3 Ultra. But it is not good enough to attract the buyers because of its cons below, read on.

Asus Zenfone 3 Ultra: good things to satisfy users

Firstly, Asus Zenfone 3 Ultra flaunts a massive display. With this 6.8-inch full HD display, the Asus smartphone is called “phablet”. Thus its dimensions are 186.4 x 93.9 x 6.8 mm, which is a bit bigger than normal smartphones. Asus seems to target this beast for entertaining purpose rather than just calling and messaging. Secondly, Asus Zenfone 3 Ultra screen resolution is 1080 x 1920 pixels, which means its density is 324 ppi pixel. It is good enough to click clear images. Moreover, the Zenfone handset seems to be a bezel-less version, which increases screen-to-body ratio.

Thirdly, Asus Ultra is known by its audio speakers other than its large screen. The Taiwanese smartphone packs dual speakers running Sony Master 3.0 technology in tow. Such feature performs live and loud music when listening to playlists, playing games, or when watching a movie on the phone. Asus Zenfone 3 Ultra specs are not just stopping here, when using earphones, 7.1 surround sound will be emitted. This kind of technology is a technique for enriching the sound reproduction quality of an audio source with additional audio channels from speakers.

Fourthly, the smartphone supports a staggering 4600 mAh battery. For people who moderately use smartphones, such battery can keep the phone up for one day without playing games. Also, the battery is backed up by Quick Charge 3.0 which allow Fast battery charging within 1 hour. As for Asus Zenfone 3 Ultra cameras, there is a 23MP shooter on the rear coupled with an 8MP snapper on the front.

Asus Zenfone 3 Ultra: disadvantage

Finally, the only Asus Zenfone 3 Ultra drawback that I can find is its detection autofocus. Although the phone is equipped with Sony IMX318 sensor, the level contrast and face autofocus are not good enough when being tested compared to other smartphones. Hopefully, this feature will be updated to enhance higher performance.

Nowadays, almost all of us are using a smartphone, to say the least. However, not all of us really know how to use it like a pro. Below are 6 things we spotted that Android experts are doing differently from the rest.

1. Android experts always back up their files

Have you ever been in an situation when your phone get restarted and you suddenly loose every media file, be it photos, videos or contact list and useful notes? Do you know anyone who has to send themselves emails just to keep an image they like, or an important link from disappearing? Do you have to turn to Facebook as a storage for the pictures you take with your smartphone? Well, there is another way that is much faster, more effective and professional.

What we learned from many Android experts, through their stories over the internet is that, they all take advantage of an Android app called Pushbullet – for free. The tip is, install the app on both your smartphone and PC desktop to see how easy it can be to link and keep track of whatever activity you are doing. Pushbullet helps you manage your account, whether it is sending and SMS, chatting on WhatsApp or sharing links and media files between your 2 devices.

Today, we’ll show you what is a powerful handset? Let’s take a look at 10 of the most powerful smartphone in the world.

Top 10 powerful smartphones from Antutu benchmark

The latest report of AnTuTu on Friday bring to users top ten of most powerful smartphones in the world. The current list gets some changes comparing to top 10 from last month. Among a lot of wonderful devices, Chinese brands own the first five places. The number one is a famous OnePlus 3 that is recently launched in June. According to tests in early this year,  OnePlus 3 has the best technical specifications of all devices, with an impressive 140,288 Antutu score.

Now, let’s look back OnePlus 3 specs. The phone is powered by Snapdragon 820 processor along with two core 2.2 GHz and 1.6 GHz. This processor is supported by a massive 6 GB of RAM and 64 GB of internal storage. Moreover, there is a 5.5-inch AMOLED screen, together with a 3.000 mAh capacity. For photography, you have a 16 MP on the back with f / 2.0 aperture. An 8 MP camera on the front, which is assisted by f / 2.0 aperture and Sony IMX179 sensor also satisfy any selfie lover.

This rank is based on recent analysis of 2000 users from many countries in the world. You could also find this list from Antutu app. That is easy to get Antutu app and find the result of the most powerful smartphones. Maybe your phone could stand on top ten!

The other representative of top ten powerful smartphones

The next on top ten powerful smartphones in the world is ViVo Xplay5 Elite, with 138,706 Antutu score. LeEco Le Max2 stands at number 3 with 138,256 scores. Meanwhile, Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge  and iPhone 6s just stand at number 6 and number 7. However, from number 1 to number 10, these smartphones seem not to different Antutu score. As your opinion, what is the most powerful smartphone?

Lenovo K10e70 VS 2GB RAM Xiaomi Mi Max: it’s a battle between two 2GB RAM smartphones. Both phones are expected to be the best-selling phones on the budget segment. So, who’ll be the champion?

Lenovo K10e70 VS 2GB RAM Xiaomi Mi Max: 2GB RAM fight

Continuing the success of Mi Max, Xiaomi decided to bring an affordable version of this flagship to the market. With 2GB RAM and 16GB storage, this variant of Mi Max is expected to bring more profit to the company. Besides 2GB RAM Xiaomi Mi Max, another 2GB RAM phone will appear on the market soon. This phone is from Lenovo-Lenovo K10e70. Like Xiaomi phone, K10 also has a 16GB expandable inbuilt storage. Both phones run on Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow.

So, Lenovo K10e70 VS 2GB RAM Xiaomi Mi Max: which one is better? Of course, with the “Max”size, Xiaomi device will win with the screen size of 6.44 inches. In Lenovo handset, it’s 5 inches. As well as the other specs, Mi Max is the champion of this battle. This new version features a huge 4850mAh battery life, a combo of 5MP+16MP camera. While its rival- K10e70 just packs a 2300mAh capacity. For the K10e70 camera, there is a 2MP front shooter paired with an 8MP rear cam.

Well, Lenovo K10e70 VS 2GB RAM Xiaomi Mi Max: the big baby from Xiaomi is definitely the winner in this battle. Xiaomi Mi Max specs are better than Lenovo K10e70 specs. However, if you decided to choose this 2GB version over the Lenovo’s representative, you should take it slow and check the price of these two phones. You might want to change your mind.

Lenovo K10e70 VS 2GB RAM Xiaomi Mi Max: price and release date

With the purpose of aiming to the budget market, 2GB RAM Xiaomi Mi Max price is affordable. It comes with the price of about $179. Lenovo, on the other hand, gives its product a more affordable price. Lenovo K10e70 price will come at about $135. Both Lenovo K10e70 release date and 2GB RAM Xiaomi Mi Max release date are not official. But we expect that they will be available in the market soon, say, this Autumn.

The patent seems to be the new chosen field of Chinese manufacturers. The biggest race to dominate smartphone market takes place everywhere all over the world, especially in China with Apple case.

Apple lawsuit: Chinese manufacturers piling up weapons

Primarily, it is necessary to understand that, for smartphone producers, patent is more powerful and important than anything else. Patent is a useful weapon against competitors. It does not only shows the potential of the smartphone makers but also helps the owners be possible to win in commercial disputes. Understanding the importance of patent, many domestic Chinese smartphone producers rapidly accumulate the patents by their tricks. For instance, there are franchise agreements, mergers or takeovers of these patents.

Wall Street Journal claimed that the huge wave of retaining patent possession right would start legal fights between giant techs such as Huawei, Lenovo. Apple and Samsung may be included also. Specifically, last month, Huawei Technologies announced that it has filed lawsuits against Korean rival – Samsung over alleged patent infringements in the U.S. and China.

Back to June, an unknown producer Shenzhen Baili, the Chinese company dealt a blow to Apple in patent infringement. Back then, Chinese authorities ordered technology giant – Apple to suspend sales of its latest iPhone models in Beijing since its patent infringement of Shenzen Baili design. Apple could not stand losing the case, they silently negotiated to pay compensation in order to settle the dispute.

The truth behind Apple action…

This is the first time Chinese smartphone makers, which are known to voliate the copyright of smartphone has sued their fierce Western competitors for breach of copyright. And surprisingly, they won such battles. Although the truth behind these cases are not confirmed yet, it seems like these Chinese companies will use all their tricks to keep their place. They will not allow their market to be taken over by foreigner competitors.

Not every phones come with the design you love right? So in many cases, you may wanna opt for a removable phone case to enhance your phone’s appearance! But before you bring home one, make sure you know these pros and cons.

Removable phone case: The advantages

First, a removable phone case helps protect your phone! This can’t be denied! An extra case on the outside will make the phone completely resistant to scratching, fingerprint, blemish or dirt! Moreover, with a metal case, your phone still survives after you accidentally drop it to the ground. There are even some cases that make your phone waterproof! And of course these cases cost higher than normal cases.

Secondly, a removable phone case makes your phone unique and more beautiful. I’m pretty sure that you don’t want to own a phone that looks so mainstream right? This happens all the time with iPhone users! In that case, they use a removable phone case to make their phones different. Moreover, removable phone cases can also reflect the user’s interest and showcase their personalities. But before you purchase a case of your own, consider the drawbacks we are going to mention below.

Removable phone case: The drawbacks

First, a removable phone case can heat up your phone! Too much layers make the heat of the machines stuck insides the phone, which is absolutely not good at all! This happens mostly with plastic and leather cases. These materials are not really breathable for your smartphones. So make sure you avoid such cases.

Moreover, a removable phone case makes your phone bulkier. This is obvious with book phone case or wallet phone case! It makes your phone look premium but at the same time you will never be able to put your phone in your pocket! So unless you always carry a bag when you go out, such cases are not recommended.

Cheaper smartphones are becoming more popular. Besides “cheap price”, here is five reasons  you might not know. Let’s check!

5 reasons why cheaper smartphone are more popular!

First, there are more and more smartphone companies take part in phone manufacturing. Moreover, they are concentrating on the mid-range segment and bring to user many affordable devices. Some famous computer brands such as Microsoft, Lenovo, Asus,  WAIO, etc, also come to this most desired battle: smartphone battle. You will see the competition is bigger day by day. As the result, to stand out other rivals, every smartphone brand have to reduce their cost producing cost.

Second, the smartphone technology gets a dramatic change and development. That makes smartphone features such as camera, screen, battery,..become cheaper. Of cause, with new technologies, your phone still has high-quality. We can give you some representative like Xiaomi Mi Max, LeEco Le 2 Pro, etc,…They are great devices around $300. And in the near future, you’ll have the most wonderful and powerful devices around $300.

Third, some luxury smartphone features are not necessary. For example, you have to pay much money for a smartphone with a 2K display, dual camera,..while they are not worth like what we expect. Fourth, users feel interesting in low affordable smartphones. They are great enough to adapt various user’s demand. For example. Chinese brands are very popular and get a high market share in current smartphone market

Last but not least

The last reason is smartphones with mid-terms specs can still beat top-end devices with powerful specs. If you don’t believe, let’s look back our article about “5 reasons why 4GB can still beat 6GB RAM smartphone” and “5 reasons why full HD can beat 2K and 4K smartphones”. So, with “5 reasons why cheaper smartphone are becoming more popular”, we hope you will find a great smartphone with affordable price.