2017 Best Smartphones Below RM1000

Feel like buying a new smartphone to welcome 2018 but have a tight budget? Here are some brand new smartphones launched in second half of 2017 and what's most important, they are all below RM1000! So, here are some of the best phones you can get for under RM1000.

1. Vivo Y69 (RM999)

Specification:

• 5.50 Inch HD display , 720x1280 pixels
• MediaTek MT6570 processor
• 3GB RAM with 32GB internal storage 
• 13-megapixel primary rear camera with f/2.2 with Auto Focus and LED flash, 16-megapixel front shooter with f/2.0 with soft light flash.
• fingerprint sensor (front-mounted)
•  Non-removable Li-Ion 3000 mAh battery
• Android 7.0（Funtouch OS 3.2）  

2. Vivo Y65 (RM799)

Specification:

• 5.5 Inch, 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) TFT capacitive touchscreen  (Eye Care Mode)
• 1.4 GHz Snapdragon™ Qualcomm Snapdragon™ Qualcomm Processor CPU
• 3 GB RAM and 16 GB internal storage
• 13 MP 4128 x 3096 Pixels rear camera, 5.0 MP (F2.2 Aperture) front-facing camera
•  Non-removable Li-Ion 3000 mAh battery
• Android 7.1 (Nougat) (Funtouch OS 3.2) 

3. Honor 6A Pro (RM699)

Specification:

• 5.0 Inch, 720 x 1280 pixels IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
•  Qualcomm MSM8937 Snapdragon 430 Octa-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 processor
• 32 GB, 3 GB RAM or 16 GB, 2 GB RAM
• 13 MP, 28mm, phase detection autofocus, LED flash primary camera, secondary camera 5MP
• Fingerprint (rear-mounted)
• Non-removable Li-Po 3020 mAh battery
• Android 7.0 (Nougat)

4. Xiaomi Redmi Y1 (Note 5A) (RM549)

Specification:

• 5.5 Inch, 720 x 1280 pixels IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
•  Qualcomm MSM8940 Snapdragon 435 Octa-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A53 processor
• 64 GB, 4 GB RAM or 32 GB, 3 GB RAM
• 13 MP, f/2.2, phase detection autofocus, LED flash primary camera, 16 MP, f/2.0, 1080p secondary camera
• Non-removable Li-Ion 3080 mAh battery
• Android 7.0 (Nougat)

5. Xiaomi Mi A1 (RM 1099)

Specification:

• 5.5  Inch,1080 x 1920 pixels LTPS IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
• Qualcomm MSM8953 Snapdragon 625 Octa-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53 processor
• 64 GB, 4 GB RAM
• Dual: 12 MP (f/2.2, 26mm, 1.25 µm) + 12 MP (f/2.6, 50mm, 1 µm), phase detection autofocus, 2x optical zoom, dual-LED dual-tone flash primary camera
• 5 MP, 1080p secondary camera
• Non-removable Li-Ion 3080 mAh battery
• Android 7.1.2 (Nougat), planned upgrade to Android 8.0 (Oreo)

6. Xiaomi Redmi 5A (RM399)

Specification:

• 5.0 Inch, 720 x 1280 pixels IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
• Qualcomm MSM8917 Snapdragon 425 Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A53 processor
• 32 GB, 3 GB RAM or 16 GB, 2 GB RAM
• 13 MP, f/2.2, phase detection autofocus, LED flash primary camera, 5 MP, f/2.0 secondary camera
• Non-removable Li-Ion 3000 mAh battery
• Android 7.1.2 (Nougat)

7. Samsung Galaxy J3 (RM699)

Specification:

• 5.0 Inch PLS capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
• Exynos 7570 Quad Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A53 processor

• 16 GB, 2 GB RAM

  13 MP, f/1.9, autofocus, LED flash primary camera, 5 MP, f/2.2, LED flash secondary camera
•  Non-removable Li-Ion 2400 mAh battery
•  Android 7.0 (Nougat)

8. Oppo A71 (RM858)

Specification:

• 5.2 Inch IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
• Mediatek MT6750 Octa-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 processor
• 16 GB, 3 GB RAM
• 13 MP, f/2.2, phase detection autofocus, LED flash primary camera,  5 MP, f/2.4 secondary camera
• Non-removable Li-Ion 3000 mAh battery
• Android 7.1 (Nougat)