RM200 Smartphone Rebate Details (Malaysia Budget 2013)

Update (3rd Jan'13): The Government had today decided to remove the RM500 cap for the mobile phone purchase price.

The Malaysian Government had recently released the details of the Pakej Komunikasi Belia which is the RM200 rebate for the purchase of smartphones under the Malaysian Budget 2013 which was announced back in September 2013.

The details are as below:

• Malaysian with the age between 21 and 30 years
• Gross income of RM3000 and below
• 3G Smartphones must be below the maximum of RM500
• Only valid per person
• Broadband service to be applied with either Maxis, Celcom, DiGi, U Mobile, YES, TuneTalk, Clixster

Registration begins as early as 7am on January 2013. Application could be done between Jan 1st to Dec 31st 2013 or the quota of RM300 million is met, whichever comes first.

Further details could be done as below:

• komunikasibelia@cmc.gov.my
• 1800 88 4040 (8.30am ~ 5.30pm beginning January 2013)

Source: FAQ, Pakej Komunikasi Belia

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Rebate RM200 for Smartphone Purchase Under Malaysia Budget 2013

Under the Malaysian Budget 2013, individuals age 21 to 30 with a monthly income of below RM3000 would enjoy a rebate of RM200 when purchasing a smartphone. Some 300 million would be allocated for this for a target of 1.5 million youth in Malaysia.

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Malaysia's Own Smartphone Under RM500

Local company DMD Mobile Sdn. Bhd. is shaking the smartphone industry at least in Malaysia with an entry price of RM500. Device features Android 2.3.5 Gingerbread and will be packed with latest updated features like Bluetooth 4.0 and NFC. Executive Chairman Datuk Dr. Mohammed M. Daud the company is currently working with the telcos to provide bundled mobile and online communication package with an entry price of RM10/month.

DMD Mobile Sdn. Bhd. is expected to launch the smartphone into international market during the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona come Feb 28th. The smartphone is expected to be sold in South Asia as well as Middle East.

Below are the specification of the Smartphone:

• 650MHz processor
• 256MB RAM
• 512MB internal memory with 32GB expendable micro SD Card
• 2.6-inch capacitive touchscreen with 320 x 240 screen resolution
• Bluetooth 4.0
• WiFi
• NFC
• 3.75G HSDPA
• 3MP rear camera with VGA front camera
• Battery capacity of 1150mAh

Source: DMD Mobile

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Samsung Galaxy Note 5.3" With Stylus

Samsung recently announced the new line up to its smartphone family, the Samsung Galaxy Note. It features a 5.3" Super AMOLED display with a built-in stylus. This is what you normally don't see nowadays with the capacitive touch screen devices. It also has a great resolution of 1280 x 800. 

It has a dual-core of 1.4GHz, 1GB RAM, 8MP camera rear, 2MP camera front and a storage capacity of either 16/32GB. It will be running on the Android 2.3 Gingerbread with Samsung's own tweaks.

Preview by Samsung..

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