English language is a must. Serious, aku xbole nak operate Malay language when it comes to phone or computer. Setting = Tetapan or Ubah? Bahasa teknikal/IT jargon susah nak phm bila di translate.

For the phone:
1) service centre is a must
2) 2GB ram
3) external card
4) 5" is fine
5) quad core yes MTK pun boleh
6) 3k mAh at least
7) DUal sim is good but optional, not like im gonna use this for call/sms since you can't beat NCOKIA is term of standby and size.
8) LTE optional since I never tried it but mayb I'll be hooked by the speed. 720p/1080p streaming ftw
9) Jangan la mahal sangat bang 1.5-1.7k pun orait. 1.2k take my money if above list is met.