realme is hitching its next gaming phone to Malaysia's competitive Mobile Legends scene. The brand has named the upcoming realme P4 Power 5G as the official gaming phone for the MLBB Academy League Malaysia (MAL MY) Season 5, placing the device in front of the country's rising esports talent.
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What the realme P4 Power 5G deal covers
realme says the P4 Power 5G, the headline model in its incoming P4 Series, will serve as the official gaming phone for MAL MY Season 5. The announcement is the partnership itself; realme is still holding back the full Malaysian launch details for the P4 Series, so the tie-up is the news here rather than a fresh spec sheet.
MAL MY is the second tier of Malaysia's Mobile Legends esports ladder, run by Moonton Games together with IO Esports. It works as a development bridge between grassroots play and the top-flight MLBB Professional League (MPL) Malaysia, with the strongest academy teams earning promotion. Season 5 runs from 20 April to 14 June 2026, with 12 teams competing for a prize pool of around USD20,000.
Why realme picked the P4 Power for this
Endurance is the obvious reason. realme has previously built the P4 Power 5G around a battery it pegged above 10,000mAh, paired with an AI Gaming Engine, and a competitive bracket day of back-to-back matches is exactly the scenario where battery life and sustained performance get tested. For a development league where players grind long sessions, a phone that does not tap out mid-tournament is an easy story to tell.
Why it matters
Esports sponsorship is a well-worn route for phone brands chasing young Malaysian gamers, and realme has been here before, having presented an earlier MAL MY season. Attaching its hardware to the league that feeds MPL Malaysia is a credibility play aimed squarely at the buyers most likely to care about a gaming phone's frame rates and thermals. For aspiring players, official-device status also means the P4 Power 5G is what they will see on the broadcast and on the competition floor.
Availability
realme is still describing the P4 Power 5G as upcoming, and Malaysian pricing, full specifications, and a release date for the P4 Series have not been confirmed. The MAL MY Season 5 partnership runs through the current season, which wraps on 14 June 2026.