I’ve been daily-driving cheap Android phones this year just to see how far “1 jutaan” devices have really come. After a week swapping between a handful of sub-Rp 2 million phones, I was hoping Poco’s new C81 Pro would be the one that finally nails the basics without weird compromises. Instead, it feels like another […]
Author: Nadia Malik
Cheap Smartbands With Always-On Displays: Great Idea, Weak Execution
The wearable market has been stuck in a weird loop: more sensors, more health buzzwords, same old compromises. Smartwatches keep bloating in price and trying to be tiny smartphones, while smartbands sit in the background doing the bare minimum. Now Always-On Display (AOD) is trickling down from expensive watches to cheaper smartbands in Indonesia, with […]
Huawei Watch Fit 5 Pro: Premium Battery Beast With Caveats
Huawei’s Premium Push in a Stale Wearables Market Smartwatches are slowly splitting into two camps: short-lived mini-phones on your wrist, and long-lasting fitness bands pretending to be watches. Huawei’s Watch Fit line has sat in the middle, offering Apple Watch-style looks with fitness-band endurance. With the Watch Fit 5 Pro going global at £250/€300, Huawei […]
Smaller Dynamic Island on iPhone 18 Pro? Android Users Shouldn’t Care
Everyone’s acting like a smaller Dynamic Island is big news. It isn’t. And if you’re an Android user, this leak says more about Apple’s pace than it does about the future of smartphones. What the iPhone 18 Pro Leak Actually Says The latest rumor comes from a tipster on X claiming access to new CAD […]