Lenovo Golden Warrior Note 8

Lenovo Golden Warrior Note 8 price in Malaysia starts from RM499, putting it firmly in budget territory. Under the hood is an octa-core 1.7GHz Mediatek MT6752 chipset paired with a Mali-T760 GPU, decent for its era, though the 1GB of RAM will feel tight by modern standards. Storage sits at 8GB but you can add a microSD card up to 32GB if you need more room. The 6.0-inch IPS LCD screen gives you a fair bit of screen real estate for watching videos or browsing.

On the camera side, there's a 13MP rear shooter with autofocus and LED flash, plus a 5MP front camera for selfies and video calls. Dual SIM support and Wi-Fi with hotspot functionality round out the connectivity basics. It runs Android 4.4.2 KitKat out of the box, which dates the software considerably given how long the phone's been on the market.

Weighing 170g and measuring 8.7mm thick, it's a fairly standard slab phone for its time. If you're hunting for something modern with heavy multitasking, the 1GB RAM is worth keeping in mind before comparing it against other options.