Tech : Huawei P9 Lite Review

Hey, it's time for a new phone! Upgrading from a 4-years old Galaxy SIII model to this is really a big step forward for me personally. No more laggy interface and apps anymore!

I choose the black one because it looks super edgy
(photo credit: huawei.com)

The flagship P9 with two leica lenses and top-end specs looks very appealing especially the price which is almost a quarter less than it's competitors, but I could not justify spending that much money on a phone (yes, I am kiam siap). Thank god, Huawei came out with a lil P9 sibling - P9 lite. First of all, this phone is a bang for the buck. For just a thousand ringgit, I can have the latest phone with some good specs. I am not a power user or phone gamer, so I am certainly very satisfied with it. 

I really like design of the phone: a medium size phone with rounded square edges and a thin body (7.5mm). Coming from Galaxy SIII, I thought 4.8" screen size is the maximum that I am wiling go, but these days most mid-tier android phones are roughly 5" or larger. One month later, I still find it difficult to adjust to the size but it is not impossible to live with it, I can make do for the trend. Plastic material was chosen for the cheaper counter part but this does not mean the phone looks cheap. I find the built quality is very good, every corners join perfectly and feels solid holding it.

The phone is powered by Huawei's own Kirin 650 chip and Octa-core CPU. Coupled with 3GB Ram and android Marshmallow the phone flies through every applications I use. App switching is equally fast enough. Mind you, my normal usage usually 1-2hrs of web browsing, 1-2hr of social media/messaging, under 1hr of youtube-ing and some random apps or calls. Whenever I'm indoor I'll connect to wifi if not mobile when needed. That's why the 3000mha could easily last for 2-3 days and sometimes even longer. Also, I notice there is no overheating issue when using the phone. 

The phone also comes with a fingerprint scanner at the rear of the phone. It can be use to unlock the phone and as a track pad to slide down notification tray and other interface navigation. I find the track pad function very useful and starting to use it more frequently. There's a 13 mega-pixel camera with led flash. The camera launching speed is good enough and packed with settings and features for some who like to venture out of autofocus. Picture quality is fair enough but not great. I find pictures tend to have a lot of noises. So, you might want to think twice if ya'll like to capture nice pictures and selfies.. 

Another thing is the user interface. If anyone who is familiar with ios interface will sure find the similarities here. The emotion ui is very similar to ios and some may like it and some may not. It's a matter of preference I think. I personally is familiar with ios so I have no complain with it or I just don't mind (the similarities doesn't bother me). The Ram management is quite good as I always have 1.6-1.8GB of free memory space. Plus, it's easy to close all apps with just one button. 

After one month of usage, I certainly have no major complain using this phone. For anyone that need a decent phone with good quality. P9 lite should be in your consideration. Final remark, this phone actually has a notification light! My No. 1 criteria for buying a phone. 

Tech : Augmented reality - iproperty goggle

(photo credit: iproperty.com Malaysia)

I can only think of how futuristic home buying can be. This new little goggle device could walk customers throughout a building through virtual space, generating cool visual experience for buyers to grasp the sense of a space while helping customers to imagine the space specifically for them.


I guess in the future, visiting a development showroom will not be the same as before. Skip the usual 2D flyers and the scaled models, and try on the virtual showroom in a special lounge that starts simulating from the moment you "enter" the building.


Right away the virtual space can show several options of space usage or interior designs. Whether you are planning to have a party or thinking of usage planning, simulations can be done to show how spaces work or doesn't work according your preference. Even better, displaying how spaces can be transformed to accommodate occupants as family members grows.


The virtual space can be informative with all features highlighted together visual effects. Information regarding size and amenities or even better green features of the building that can show the efficiency energy consumption.


Well if this were to be implemented to something like self check-in kiosk as we experience nowadays, where human services can be substituted by machine, I guess developer can employ lesser sales agent and let the robots do the run-thru. Allowing making marketing reach greater public.

Perhaps in the future, showrooms or sales booths will something look like this.

(photo edited from Inception movie: warehouse scene)

Digi Limited Edition Prepaid Internet

I've been with Digi prepaid Internet for 6 months already and I'm on my way to my 3rd reload. I found my way to this product when I was approached by yellow dressing salesperson and I immediately purchase it as they was running a special promotion for students. RM5 for a started pack which was selling at RM25 at normal price.

Product Info

This is a data only sim card without any voice, sms, or mms... This suits me as I don't want to sign up for any monthly broadband services. Plus, the monthly quota is 3GB which is a generous amount for me to do internet browsing, lots of Facebook-ing, and some light youtube-ing.

Reload

Reload is normal as most prepaid reload just normal Digi reload coupon selling everywhere. But here's how things work according to new reload validity. So, reload RM100 gives you 100 day validity at RM1/day.

I normally reload RM100 and finished up nicely at around 3GB monthly. Although i sometimes exceed 3GB/month quota. The speed is still at maximum turbo 3G although Digi exercise Fair Usage Policy (FUP).

Speed

I use it with my phone

This prepaid internet is running Turbo 3G network-a bit faster than 3G. which is 384kbps download and 128kbps upload. The speed depends on Digi coverage to your area but mostly it'll vary around that speed. I mostly get maximum speed  at JB, KL, and most city/town area... and I get to watch youtube with really seldom lag.(provided i watch it at phone low quality la~). 

When travelling at  PLUS highway or east coast expressway, it's normal to get stucked to GPRS/EDGE speed. (and fb becomes suuuupeeeer slowww......)

What You'll Get

This starter pack comes with 5-days preloaded internet access for you to try out.
There's a sim card  for usage by modem or smartphones.

Conclusion. I'm gonna stick to yellow Digi for now untill... i don't know when.