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This year, Huawei has brought many amazing smartphones to the market. Today, we give you best Huawei smartphones through the year.

1. Huawei P9 (April)

This is  one of the best Huawei smartphones. And it’s also one of the best camera phones in the market. Released in this April, it caught everyone’s attentions for the great camera feature. The handset is so hot that the Chinese brand decided to release another two versions of it: Huawei P9 Lite and Plus. And of course, Huawei P9 price is quite high with $717 ~RM. 2888.

In terms of Huawei P9 specs, it is powered by an octa-core Kirin 955 processor and runs on Android 6.0 OS. The phone comes with 2 versions: 3/32GB and 4/64GB. Its 5.2-inch FHD display comes with a 3000mAh battery life. About the phone’s most highlight feature- camera. There is a dual-12MP cam on the back and an 8MP shooter on the front of the device.

2. Huawei Honor V8 (May)

Showed up in the market in May, Honor V8 has a huge screen FHD display with 5.7 inches. It is available with 2 versions: Kirin 950/4GB/32GB and Kirin 955/4GB/64GB. As the other phone, V8 also owns the iconic feature of Huawei – dual back camera. There is a dual 12MP rear shooter along with an 8MP front snapper. The handset runs on Android Marshmallow. One more thing about Huawei Honor V8 specs is its 3500mAh capacity. Huawei Honor V8 price is quoted at about $350-$439 ~ RM. 1408 -RM. 1767.

3. Huawei Honor 8 (July)

Released in July, Honor 8 is just like another version the flagship P9. Huawei Honor 8 specs are nearly similar to P9 specs. Under the hood, there is an octa-core Kirin 950 processor along with an Android 6.0.1 OS. There are three versions: 3/32GB, 4/32GB, and 4/64GB. All three versions come with a microSD card of 256GB. This phone sports a dual 12MP primary camera and an 8MP selfie snapper. In addition to Huawei Honor 8 specs, it is backed up with a 3000mAh battery. Huawei Honor 8 price is about $451 ~ RM. 1815.

4. Huawei Honor Note 8 (August)

Huawei has just launched this product recently. Note 8 impresses everybody with its enormous 6.6-inch screen with the resolution of 1440 x 2560 px. With Kirin 955 and 4GB RAM, the phone is one of best Huawei smartphones in the market. It packs a three storage versions: 32/64/128GB. In addition to Huawei Honor Note 8 specs, there is a huge cell of 4500mAh and a combo of 5MP+13MP camera. About Huawei Honor Note 8 price, it’s expected to be in the range of $375 – $420 ~ RM. 1508 -RM. 1689.

5. Huawei Mate 9 (coming soon)

Last but not least, Huawei Mate 9. Huawei Mate 9 specs have just been leaked on GFXBench. With powerful specs, the handset is expected to create a fever in the future. In terms of Huawei Mate 9 specs, there will be an octa-core processor and an Android 6.0 Marshmallow OS. It will pack a 4/6GB paired with a 64/128GB expandable ROM. For photography, the company may add a 12MP main cam and an 8MP front shooter to the phone. the new phone from Huawei may have a 5.9-inch 1080 px screen. About Huawei Mate 9 price, it is expected to come at about $523~ RM. 2106.

Best Huawei smartphones along 2016

Those are the best Huawei smartphones through the year. They not only has beautiful looks but also sports powerful specs., especially the camera spec. So, which one do you like most?

99% of current smartphones are flat! Flat smartphones look beautiful and professional. But the truth is such designs are not practical in many aspects! Let’s take a look at some reasons below!

Flat smartphones: Poor comfortability

The first disadvantage of flat smartphones is that they doesn’t fit your face. Your faces are undeniably round. That’s why every land line phones are traditionally curved so as to fit both your ears and your mouths conveniently! That design is also applied in flip phones for better call quality. But current smartphones, which are mostly flat, cannot offer the same thing. Often, the microphone of flat smartphones is a few inches away from your mouth. That’s why phone makers enhance the microphone so that it can record louder sounds. However, that also results in more noises from the environment!

The second reason why flat smartphones are not practical is that it doesn’t fit your hands really well. Remember the game controllers? They are curved for some reasons! Curved device are easier to hold, because the normal position of your hand is not flat (you have to stretch your fingers to make it flat). A flat smartphone doesn’t feel attached to your hand than a curved smartphone! Moreover, flat smartphones are easier to flip from your hand.

Third, flat smartphones with large screen are quite challenging to use. Phone screens are getting larger and larger. And with a 6-inch smartphone or above, there’s no way you could reach all of your fingers to all corners of the phone with just one hand. Curved smartphones, on the other hand, are bended so that you can reach all areas of the display more easily.

Flat smartphones: Poor screen protection

Last but not least, the design of flat smartphones is not very protective of the screen. Have you ever wondered why there are more and more screen protection technology? Because flat handsets fail to protect their own screen! When you accidentally drop your flat phone to the ground, there are 50% chances your phone drops in the face! But curved smartphones only drop on the back!

Are you a selfie lover? If yes, we have some great things for you! Here are 10 of the best smartphones equipped with 13MP front cameras and even more. Check them out now!

1. OPPO F1S

Did you know that OPPO F1s was sold out at 6,000 units in just 2 days? It somehow shows that this is a wonderful handset and the success should mainly come from its fantastic 16MP front camera, equipped with f/2.0 for taking good photos in low-light conditions and “beautify 4.0” software to help get rid of “blemishes”. Moreover, you can even capture yourself by Voice Commands.

Other OPPO F1S specs are also very good: a 5.5-inch HD IPS LCD screen, a dual SIM, Color OS 3.0 based on Android 5.1 Lollipop OS, a Mediatek MT6750 octa-core 1.5GHz chip, 32GB ROM (expandable), 3GB RAM, a 13MP rear snapper with f/2.2, PDAF, plus LED flash, a fingerprint scanner and a 3,075mAh battery. If you want to buy this, you will have to pay $300 as the OPPO F1S price. Is it reasonable for a 16MP selfie smartphone? We think yes! How about you?

Xiaomi Redmi Pro is now available in most South East Asian markets! Besides 10-core processor and a budget price tag, this phone also sports a high-end feature: dual camera! Let’s have a quick review on Xiaomi Redmi Pro dual camera!

Xiaomi Redmi Pro dual camera review: Real-life shots

First of all let’s have a look back at Xiaomi Redmi Pro specs in the camera! This phone spots two cameras on the back. The main camera above features Sony IMX 258 sensor with 13MP resolution. The secondary camera supports 5MP resolution and is produced by Samsung. So overall Xiaomi Redmi Pro dual camera is the combination of Sony and Samsung, impressive enough! Moreover, this camera is assisted by phase detection autofocus and dual LED flash!

Now let’s move on to the real-life test! For outdoor photography, Xiaomi Redmi Pro takes better pictures than its predecessors! The photos taken are not “yellowed”. The color are more “real”. However, the details are not very clear when the photo is zoomed. In low-light condition, Xiaomi Redmi Pro dual camera shot acceptable photos when there are not many light source. But when there are, the photos appears quite poor!

The HDR mode is a bonus for Xiaomi Redmi Pro dual camera. This mode really helps in reducing the extremes of highlights and shadows in the photos! After the HDR filter, the shadows look brighter and clearer, while the highlights are not overexposed like in many other budget phone cameras. You can take a look at the second picture above to see how well the HDR mode works!

Xiaomi Redmi Pro dual camera review: What does the dual-camera setup result in?

This is actually the best of Xiaomi Redmi Pro dual camera! This dual-camera setup is not for creating wider photo or sharper details. It is made to shot photos with better depth perception! This makes the background in the photo more blur, which is great! It also allows users to adjust the aperture! Wider aperture means more blur background. Moreover, you can “shot first, focus later” with this dual camera!

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A smartphone with 3GB RAM is always good; it’s even better when it also has a 20MP camera. Today, we present to you what we think are the best 3GB RAM phones with 20MP camera.

HTC One M9 Plus

If you have some knowledge about smartphones at all, you know this phone will be on the list of best 3GB RAM phones with 20MP camera. Its specs are as followed: MediaTek MT6795 chipset, octa-core 2.2Hz processor on 64-bit architecture, 3GB RAM (of course!), HTC Sense UI 7.0 on Android 5.0.2 Lollipop, supports LTE networks, and it has fingerprint sensor too. Regrettably, this phone only has 1 SIM slot and an average battery of 2840mAh capacity.

When it comes to best 3GB RAM phones with 20MP camera, HTC One M9 Plus is among the best when taking pictures. A 5.2-inch 2K display, coupled with 20MP main camera, aperture 2.2 F only means great pictures and videos. This phone can record 1920 x 1080 videos at 60fps. Amazing isn’t it? And the front camera is 4MP, 2.0 F aperture, with BSI Sensor; you can have nice selfies with this one too. Don’t forget, with 32GB storage, extendable up to 128GB, you have plenty of space for your photos and videos!

Android smartphones are no questions the most popular in our market nowadays. However, when considering other operating systems in the top 3, would you rather buy an iOS phone or a Windows phone?

1 iOS phone VS Windows phone interface

First of all, let’s compare user interface. After RAM and the core specs, the interface is the next important factor that helps decide which smartphone is suitable for the user. Back when Windows first launched their tile pattern, it received controversial feedback from customers because of the difficulty in operating. However, as Windows phones gradually grew in their prime time, the unique pattern started to become popular. Ever since Windows 8.1 OS update was rolled out, people began to really enjoy the UI. It gave the feeling that everything you need was ready on the home screen, and it was so easy to navigate with the tile system. That led to easy and fast multi-tasking, which gained Windows phone the reputation for office and business use they have nowadays.

Meanwhile, iOS user interface comes with their own, unique layout. The system offers beautiful icons, menu and wallpaper. It takes you a while to get used to how it works. But once you already get accustomed, you would find it easy to operate. However, when compared with what we have in Windows phone, iOS interface is left behind in terms of multi-tasking capability and its popularity in the market.

After render, it’s time for HTC Nexus S1 specs. This phone has just shown up on Antutu with powerful specs. With 4GB RAM and SND 820, Google device will be the tough rival to the other phones.

HTC Nexus S1: new Google flagship with 4GB RAM

The two new Nexus products of Google and HTC are two of the most awaited smartphones this year. These devices are promised to the best Google phones so far. Recently, one of the phones has just shown up on Antutu- Nexus S1. Early before, this phone used to appear in Geekbench with the name of Google Sailfish. And this HTC Nexus S1 specs on both Antutu and Geekbench are the same.

The phone is powered by a 1.59GHz quad-core SND 820 processor. To ensure the performance, the company added a 4GB of RAM paired with a 32GB of inbuilt storage. Google new phone will come with a 5-inch screen with the resolution of 1080 x 1920 px. There will be an 8MP selfie snapper along with a 13MP main camera. And of course, Sailfish will run on the latest OS – Android Nougat.

Being the Google flagship means it will have Google signatures. HTC Nexus S1 is not an exception. According to some leaks, Nexus handset will have a very special capacitive Home button. When you turn on Google Now, this button will turn into 4 different colorful small buttons. If you don’t use this mode, these small buttons will be back to the normal home button.

HTC Nexus S1: price and release date

After some renders, HTC Nexus S1 specs finally show up. This handset gets the best of both worlds: beautiful design and powerful specs. The younger sibling has come out. This means that Google Nexus Marlin will show up soon. HTC Nexus M1 and HTC Nexus S1 launch date will be in the winter this year. About HTC Nexus S1 price, it’s still a mystery. So, until that time, just wait and see what Google will bring us!

UMi – a Chinese smartphone maker- has just brought its new product to the market – UMi Max. This phone is a new long battery smartphone in the market with a 4000mAh cell. 

UMi Max: new beefy battery phone with 4000mAh

UMi is not a familiar name in the smartphone market, especially in the market where there are hundred of OEMs. It is just a small company. And they nearly don’t do the advertising campaign for their products. However, this doesn’t mean that their smartphones are not good as the others in the same segment. And UMi Max is a typical example. This is a new strong product of the company.

The phone shows up with a flashy design with a metallic unibody. Under this beautiful look, you’ll find its strong specs. The phone is powered by a  64-bit octa-core Helio P10 processor. To ensure the performance, the company added a 3GB of RAM paired with a 16GB of inbuilt storage. This memory can be expanded up to 256GB through a microSD card. The Max phone runs on Android 6.0 with UMi OS on top.

The UMi device comes with a 5.5-inch Full HD display coated with 2.5 curved glass. The most highlight spec of the handset is its beefy battery life – 4000mAh. In addition to UMi Max specs, there is a 5MP selfie shooter along with a 13MP primary camera. Besides, the phone also has a fingerprint sensor on the rear panel and a USB Type-C.

UMi Max: price

With a huge 4000mAH battery capacity, this new UMi phone will join the long battery life phone market. The phone will be the tough competitor to some devices in the same segment like Xiaomi Redmi 3 or Lenovo Vibe P1m. UMi Max is available in two colors: Gold and Grey. Aimed at budget segment, UMi Max price comes at about $170 ~ RM. 680. So, if you want an affordable hefty battery phone, go and have yourself this phone.

2GB RAM is strong enough for doing almost tasks on the smartphone. So, we list 5 cheap 2GB RAM phones with a nice 3300 mAH battery. Let’s check!

1. Lenovo Vibe Z2

It’s no surprise when this Lenovo phone lands in Number 1. Lenovo Vibe Z2 is not a new phone, but it is still a “big one” . It stands out other budget 2GB RAM phones with a huge 6.0-inch screen and 2K resolution (1440 x 2560p-490ppi). So, a “big name” is not an exaggeration! Besides, the handset offered nice design measured in 156 x 81.3 x 7.7 and with a moderate weight: 156g.

The internal of this phone is also powerful. There is a Quad-comm SnapDragon 801 processor sitting on 2.5GHz quad-core CPU. Next, the high-performance of Lenovo Vibe Z2 could from 3GB RAM, 32GB inbuilt storage, and a huge 4000mAH. You still find a 4G, dual-SIM and Android 4.4 on this phone. Lenovo Vibe Z2 camera offers 16MP on the back and 5MP on the front. With all specs above, you’ll be surprised with Lenovo Vibe Z2 price, with only RM. 1350 ($331)

Huawei Mate 9 vs Oppo R9 Plus is a big battle. When we say “big”, we’re not kidding. Both of them sport big screen, a big battery, big camera, etc. But which one is bigger? Let’s take a look!

Huawei Mate 9 vs Oppo R9 Plus: 4GB RAM, 6.0-inch

If you want a “big phone”, you can freely pick one of them. Both devices come with huge 6.0-inch screens. To be more specify, Huawei Mate 9 screen flaunts at 1440 x 2560 pixels. Meanwhile. Oppo R9 Plus screen comes at 1080 x 1920 pixels. As you see, Huawei M9 presents the same 6.0-inch display but with higher resolution.

Most importantly, in Huawei Mate 9 vs Oppo R9 Plus, which phone is stronger? They are all powered by Octa-core processor, but Oppo R9 Plus is believed to be a bit stronger with SnapDragon 652 chipset on board. On the other hand, Huawei Mate 9 is powered by HiSilicon Kirin 960. Particularly, SnapDragon chipset is often over than Kirin chipset. The other specs are same on both phones: 4GB RAM, 64/128 GB ROM.

Move to battery battle, both are delivered at whopping capacity. Oppo R9 Plus get a big 4120 mAH battery. Meanwhile, Huawei Mate 9 battery is even bigger with 5000mAH. The Huawei phone is also a clear winner in camera battle: (Huawei Mate9-20MP  vs Oppo R9 Plus-16MP). Moreover, Huawei Mate 9 runs Android 6.0 while Oppo R9 Plus runs the older Android 5.0. But Huawei Mate 9 has only single SIM, seem less great than dual-SIM on Oppo R9 Plus.

Huawei Mate 9 vs Oppo R9 Plus: let’s pick!

Before making a decision, it’s very importance to consider the price! Huawei Mate 9 price is $505 while Oppo R9 Plus price ranges at $669. With a $164 lower price, Huawei Mate 9 sports the bigger battery, the same screen with higher resolution, a bigger main camera, a newer OS, the same 4GB RAM. The only degraded specs compared to its counterpart is single SIM, but the almost user can live without it. So, the winner in Huawei Mate 9 vs Oppo R9 Plus is a Huawei phone.

Oppo F1 VS Leagoo T1: a tough battle between two selfie smartphones. One is from the famous Oppo, the other is from a not-so-famous brand. Which one will win?

Oppo F1 VS Leagoo T1: selfie phone battle

Oppo F1 is the first generation of Selfie phone of the company. Thanks to this device, Oppo is now known as the best selfie phone brand in the market. On the other hand, Leagoo is a growing brand. And of course, its reputation is not as much as Oppo. However, with T1 phone, the company is confident that they can compete with the famous F1. Both devices come with a 5-inch display with the resolution of 1280 x 720 px. The screen is protected with Corning Gorilla Glass 4. They all pack a 16GB inbuilt storage expanded up to 128GB. F1 and T1 have an 8MP snapper on the front and a 13MP camera on the back.

Despite having the same camera resolution, Leagoo T1 cameras seem to be better with many advanced features. The front cam comes with Beauty 4.0 and Smart Flash, which can give you a perfect picture even in the night. And you can take a selfie pic by touching the fingerprint 3.0 sensor on the rear panel. The primary cam comes with a dual LED flash. F1 is powered by a 1.2Ghz octa-core SND 616 chipset. While Leagoo phone runs on 1.3Ghz quad-core MT6737. Oppo device defeats its rival with 3GB RAM and a 2500mAH cell. These features on T1 are 2GB and 2400mAH. In the exchange, the phone from Leagoo beats F1 with Android 6.0. On Oppo F1, it’s Android Lollipop.

Oppo F1 VS Leagoo T1: it’s a neck-to-neck battle. Each phone has its own strength to compete with one another. The Oppo phone has a larger battery life and a bigger RAM. While the one from Leagoo sports a newer OS and better cameras. So, if you want a selfie phone with good performance, you should go with F1 of Oppo . However, if you are a selfieholic, Leagoo T1 is a proper choice for you.

Oppo F1 VS Leagoo T1: it’s all come down to the price

Oppo F1 specs and Leagoo T1 specs are neck-to-neck. And if it’s hard for you to choose the winner, you should consider their prices. Oppo F1 price is about $233 ~ RM. 937. Leagoo T1 price is much cheaper with $136 ~ RM 549. So, if you want a smart selfie handset with a cheap price, Leagoo T1 is more appropriate for you. But if you want to choose a selfie phone from a familiar brand, you should pick Oppo F1.

2GB RAM, 3GB RAM, 4GB RAM, and even 6GB RAM are commonly available in today’s smartphones! But do you know what smartphone RAM is and how it functions? Let’s take a look at this article to have the answer!

What is smartphone RAM and its functions?

RAM stands for Random Access Memory. In smartphones, RAM is a very important factor behind the chipset! Most RAMs in smartphone are rewritable. All the data stored in RAM is just temporary. Everything in the smartphone RAM is deleted when the smartphone is shut down (the same thing happens in computers too). Bigger RAM means bigger storage for those temporary data!

The function of smartphone RAM is to record the changes that take place while the programs and applications in the phone are running! RAM is also in charge of storing the data which is currently accessed and used by the apps. When you conduct multiple tasks, you unintentionally create data! And without the RAM, there’s nothing to hold those data! That’s why RAM is a must in smartphone! You may wonder why such data is not stored in ROM. Actually, ROM is for “visible” data only – the data that you can “see” in the explorer!

How much smartphone RAM is enough?

Currently there are smartphones with 2GB RAM, 3GB RAM, 4GB RAM and even 6GB RAM! So how much is enough? Nowadays, smartphone chipsets become better and better, which results in faster task conducting! Smartphone RAM plays the role of an assistant of the chipset! So if your smartphone already packs a great chipset (like Snapdragon 800 and above), a 2GB RAM still rocks!

But in case you don’t understand what is chipset or you don’t know what is the chipset of your phone, you can judge a phone by its RAM. For common users who use their phones for social networks, photography and videos, a 3GB RAM is already enough! But if you are a heavy gamers, you need a 4GB RAM or above because those games consume a lot of space!