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Pocophone F1 - Back to Xiaomi's Old Roots?

Back in the days, Xiaomi is known for offered the flagship specifications at a very attractive price point. Such as the Mi 3 when it came to Singapore it's around SGD$419 with Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 SoC.  Looking at the Pocophone F1's overall built quality and the specification being offered, it greatly does reminds me of the good old days. The Pocophone F1 was targeted to the India market mainly due to lack of flagship phones at a reasonable price and another reason is the influx of mid rangers. Poco F1 equipped with top of the line Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SoC with 6GB of RAM and comes in 3 variants - 64GB, 128GB, and 256GB. The phone also supports a microSD slot and along with a 3.5mm headphone jack. However, it lacks NFC for wireless payment and it's a plastic construction phone. In short, it is a watered down of Xiaomi's Mi 8 in terms of built quality and its premiums. The phone comes in 3 colors - Navy Blue, Black, and Red. For c...

Samsung Galaxy NOTE 9 - The best NOTE with minimal refinements

The Galaxy NOTE line-up from Samsung has always been the powerhouse device that offers a bigger screen, bigger battery, and bigger specification. Last year's Galaxy Note 8 was a disappointment due to the downsize battery after the called back of NOTE 7. Let's dives into Samsung's latest offering - Galaxy NOTE 9 ... ... Unboxing Session Samsung returns to a much simpler design - a black matte box with a printed S-PEN which is one of the features from the Galaxy Note 9. First, let slide out the sleeve. Inside the compartment are containing the fast adaptive charger, USB Type C cable, Earpiece, S-PEN swappable tips, USB transfer adapter and a simple clear soft casing. Documentation/paperwork are found inside the little sleeve. The design of the phone doesn't look far apart from NOTE 8 with the same side curve screen, glass sandwich design, and the top and bottom bezel. Samsung relocated the fingerprint sensor below the camera sensor for...