Oppo Reno 2

Oppo Reno 2 price in Malaysia starts from RM1490, and for that you get a Snapdragon 730G chipset paired with 8GB RAM and 256GB storage, enough headroom for most apps and games without needing a microSD card anytime soon. The 6.5-inch AMOLED screen fills most of the front thanks to that pop-up selfie camera mechanism, so there's no notch or punch-hole cutting into the display.

The quad camera setup is the headline feature here. A 48MP main sensor with OIS handles low-light and stabilization, a 13MP telephoto gives you 2x optical zoom, and there's an 8MP ultrawide plus a 2MP black-and-white sensor for depth. The 16MP front camera pops up motorized rather than sitting in a hole-punch, which was still a novelty at this phone's launch.

Battery sits at 4000 mAh with 20W VOOC fast charging, a reasonable pairing for a day of moderate use. Colors available are Luminous Black, Ocean Blue and Sunset Pink, and the glass-and-aluminum build with Gorilla Glass 6 up front adds a bit of durability to the package.