Xiaomi vs Huawei in Malaysia

Xiaomi has made a very strong entry into Malaysia, especially because of their clever Social Media and Marketing strategy. They sell their Mi3 phones and Powerbanks exclusively via Flash Sales, and all of the stock sells out in a few minutes.

Xiaomi is not the only chinese Brand that wants to capture the Malaysian Market. Just recently Huawei launched five devices in Malaysia, the most popular their Ascend P7 Smartphone Flagship. According to Bloomberg Industries Huawei sold 13.5 million smartphones versus Xiaomi’s 10 Million smartphones worldwide for the first quarter of 2014. We give you a short overview about the top Smartphones in Malaysia.

Xiaomi MI3 vs Ascend P7

Xiaomi MI3

The Xiaomi Mi3 is extremely hot at the moment in Malaysia. For RM889 RM you get the same processor as the Samsung Galaxy S4, 2GB of RAM and a 13 Megapixel Camera with Sony BSI Sensor. Even Design wise Xiaomi invested in Aluminum Layers, which makes it look very exclusive and pricey. If you can get your hands on one this is definitely one of the hottest phones on the market.

Xiaomi Mi3 Specs:
Processor: QuadCore 2.3 Ghz Qualcomm Snapdragon 800
Display:5.0 Inch with 1080×1920 pixels and 441 ppi
RAM Memory: 2GB
Storage: 16GB/64GB
Rear Camera: 13 mega-pixels
Front Camera: 2 mega-pixels
Operating System: MIUI V5
Price: RM 889

Huawei Ascend P7

The Huawei Ascend P7 just launched as a successor to the Ascend P6. Especially the Design and Camera are advantages of the Ascend P7. Design wise the Ascend P7 might very well be one of the slimmest smartphones on the market, definitely sleeker then both iPhone 5s and Samsung Galaxy S5. Huawei invested a lot in the camera technology and you get 8MP Frontcamera and Sony BSI Sensor.

Huawei Ascend P7 Specs
Processor: QuadCore 1.8 Ghz Huawei Kirin 910T
Display:5.0 Inch with 1080×1920 pixels and 440 ppi
RAM Memory: 2GB
Storage: 16GB
Rear Camera: 13 mega-pixels
Front Camera: 8 mega-pixels
Operating System: Android 4.4 KitKat
Price: RM 1499

Xiaomi MI3 vs Ascend P7 Winner:

Xiaomi MI3. The Xiaomi Mi3 is RM 550 cheaper then the Ascend P7. For that you get a signifcantly stronger Snapdragon processor with 2GB of RAM and 13MP Camera as well. The Ascend P7 is still a very good smartphone, but a 8MP Front Camera and a special design might not be worth the difference in hardware performance.

Huawei Honor 3C vs Xiaomi Redmi 1S

Huawei Honor 3C

The Huawei Honor 3C sells at RM499 in Malaysia. For a smartphone with 5.0 inch display, 2GB of RAM and a 8Megapixel Camera with Sony Sensor that is a very hot price. If your budget is under RM500 this might very well be the best smartphone on the market.

Huawei Honor 3C Specs
Processor: QuadCore 1.3GHz MediaTek MTK6582
Display: 5.0 Inch with 720×1280 pixels pixels and 294 ppi
RAM Memory: 2GB
Storage: 8GB
Rear Camera: 8 mega-pixels
Front Camera: 5 mega-pixels
Operating System: Android 4.2 Jelly Bean
Price: RM 499

Xiaomi Redmi 1s

The Redmi 1s has a faster processor and otherwise nearly the specs as the super popular MOTO G. While the MOTO G is at RM670 the REDMI 1 is signifantly cheaper, even compared to the Honor 3C Lets wait for the launch in Malaysia to get our hands on it, but its definitely a very hot phone.

Xiaomi Redmi 1S Specs
Processor: Quad-Core 1.6GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 400
Display: 4.7 Inch with 720×1280 pixels and 312 ppi
RAM Memory: 1GB
Storage: 8GB
Rear Camera: 8 mega-pixels
Front Camera: 2 mega-pixels
Operating System: MIUI V5
Price: RM 420 ( Not Launch Yet)

Huawei Honor 3C vs Xiaomi Redmi 1S Winner:

Huawei Honor 3C is the winner in the budget phone area. The processor of the Honor 3C might be a bit weaker, but you get a full 1GB of RAM more for 2GB. Also it sports a 5.0 inch FULL HD display and 8GB Camera. The Xiaomi Redmi 1S might still be a good choice, but the Huawei Honor 3C gives Xiaomi a run for their money.

Overall its going to stay exciting who will be the Winner in the Smartphone Market for Malaysia. Xiaomi is the Newcomer and Underdog with sophisticated Marketing and Social Media Strategys and agressive Expansion Plan. Huawei though is much longer on the market and has a lot of experience with carriers and telcom companies, that they can use to negotiate good deals for the customers. According to Shao Yang, who is the Marketing head of mobile phone divison, it is not sure yet who will be the dominating chinese brand outside China. In General he argues that there needs to be another brand to challenge the dominance of Apple and Samsung: “Two brands is not a stable architecture,”. Shao VP for Marketing at Huawei says also: “Everyone wants to have a third one. Where this third one comes from—China is a very obvious choice, because China is the biggest market.”

At the moment the big problem might be for both brands the stock availability of their devices in Malaysia, before they can dominate the Market at all.