10 Best Fridges in Malaysia to Keep Your Food Fresh | Best of Home 2023

Buying a fridge or refrigerator in Malaysia, similar to buying the best dryer, can be a daunting task, especially with the extensive variety of options in the market. A good fridge in Malaysia certainly isn’t cheap, and with refrigerators lasting for 10 years or more, you definitely want to make your investment worth it. With much research to be done, in this Best of Home series, we have curated 10 Best Fridges in Malaysia to help you choose the one that suits your family. 

This article was last updated on 26 December 2022 

10 Best Fridges in Malaysia

1. Hitachi Japan 586L Inverter 4 Glass Door 

Our top pick for the best fridge in Malaysia, the Hitachi R-W720P7M is a perfect choice for style, quality, and durability. With its large and spacious design, the refrigerator is equipped with a dual inverter compressor and Eco Thermo-sensor that ensures equal cooling while saving energy simultaneously. Backing up its claim, the fridge is rated 5-star Energy Saving by Suruhanjaya Tenaga Malaysia. 

With a total gross capacity of 540L and 144L for its freezer, the Hitachi fridge is suitable even for huge families. Furthermore, it appeals to the modern crowd with its stylish French-door design. Feeling hot due to the weather? Simply pour yourself a glass of cold water anytime with its in-built water dispenser. Moreover, the Hitachi R-W720P7M also features the latest technology with its Quick Cooling Air, Smart Control with Digital Panel, Vacation Mode, and Child Lock features. 

Why buy this fridge:

• Spacious yet stylish with a French-door style
• Dual Inverter Compressor and Eco Thermo-sensor for equal cooling
• 5-star Energy Saving by Suruhanjaya Tenaga Malaysia
• In-built water dispenser
• Outstanding 4.7 stars from over 100 reviews

2. Panasonic ECONAVI Inverter Refrigerator (465L) 

A premium 2-door bottom freezer refrigerator, the Panasonic NR-BX471WGK features a stylish full-flat design and soft freezing technology. As opposed to typical refrigerators in Malaysia freezing food at approximately -18°C to -20°C, this fridge lightly freezes the food at -3°C. This helps to ensure that the food stays at its best, retaining its nutrients, flavour and texture optimally. With the Econavi Technology for energy-saving purposes, this fridge receives a 5-star energy rating. 

Why buy this fridge:

• Soft freezing at -3°C to ensure frozen food retains nutrients, flavour and texture
• Stylish design with an elegant control panel on the front door
• Tempered glass shelves

3. Midea 1-Door Refrigerator MDRD229FGD42-MY

Space-saving choice

If you have a limited space in your kitchen, this Midea 1-Door Refrigerator can be an excellent option. It comes with a compact, slimmer body than most fridges, but still has enough capacity (136L) for up to medium size families. It’s also designed with plenty of door rack space that can accommodate between two to three litres bottles. 

Although this Midea 1-Door Refrigerator doesn’t have much frills and premium features, due to its budget-friendly price, it’s still a hassle-free fridge with an easy-to-use mechanical control and manual ‘defrost knob’ for easy defrosting. The defrosting water will then be out from the drain hole of the freezer compartment. Best of all, it’s also designed to accumulate less frozen moisture and keep it odourless. 

Why buy this: 

• Space-saving design
• Easy to use ‘defrost knob’
• Accumulate less frozen moisture

4. Samsung Side by Side SpaceMax Refrigerator 680L

The Samsung RS62R5001M9 is one of the best fridges in Malaysia regarding energy saving. Equipped with a Samsung Digital Inverter Compressor, this helps your food last longer with up to 50% energy savings. Furthermore, its durability is renowned as it was awarded a 21-year durability certification by the Association for Electrical, Electronic & and Information Technologies in Germany.

Featuring SpaceMax™ Technology, the Samsung RS62R5001M9 maximises its space with a 535L Net Capacity out of a Gross Capacity of 566L. Above all what’s even more impressive is its all-around cooling feature, which helps provide even cooling throughout the entire refrigerator.

Why buy this:

• Digital Inverter Technology with up to 50% energy savings
• Awarded 21-year durability certification by the Association for Electrical, Electronic & and Information Technologies in Germany
• Huge 566L/680L capacity
• Low noise level at 40 dBA

5. Toshiba Refrigerator 280L Inverter A-series

With the Toshiba GR-A28MU fridge and its Ag+ Bio Deodorizer, you can be free of unwanted microbes, germs, and bacteria, and remove unpleasant scents and odours. This helps to keep your food fresh for a longer period of time, while simultaneously keeping your energy costs low with its 5-star energy rating.

Why buy this:

• Ag+ Bio Deodorizer
• 5-star energy rating
• Adjustable door pocket

6. Baseus 8L Portable Refrigerator

The Baseus Portable Refrigerator is a perfect choice if you need a portable refrigerator that can be moved easily. Be it for family travelling, office, Airbnb, or at various locations in your own home. What’s interesting is that it comes with both cooling and heating systems. Imagine this keeping you warm and toasty when you head on a road trip up to Genting Highlands or Cameron Highlands! With 60W power, you can quickly cool your drinks, or keep your food fresh with the portable refrigerator that can reach 0°C and up to 65°C heat preservation. As its design is fresh, stylish, and chic, you’ll still look cool with it during your travels!

Why buy this:

• Portable refrigerator with cooling and heating system
• 60W power with low noise as low as 28dB
• 8L capacity 
• Quick cooling

7. Samsung Twin Cooling Plus 2-Door Fridge (450L)

Equipped with an anti-bacterial protector, the Samsung RT35K5562SL delivers clean and fresh air that is constantly sterilised and deodorised. With its Twin Cooling Plus™ system, it can maintain a humidity of 70%, the optimal condition to keep your food fresh. 

With 5 conversion modes available, you can easily convert your freezer into a fridge, and save more energy by switching to the Off Mode. The Power Cool function helps to quickly chill drinks and food, while its Power Freeze helps to rapidly make ice for parties.

Why buy this:

• Twin Cooling Plus™
• Anti-Bacteria Protector
• Energy-efficient and long-lasting
• Quick cooling mode

8. Electrolux 2 Door Refrigerator 230L

Not only does the Electrolux ETB2302H provide good value for a 2-door fridge, but it is also one of the most popular fridges in Malaysia and furthermore it is one of the highly-rated options on Lazada. Additionally, at such a low price, you can get a fridge with bacteria elimination technology and a Nutrifresh Inverter that maintains a consistent temperature to keep your food at its best. Best yet, it has a 5-star energy rating which helps keep your electricity spending low. 

Why buy this:

• Electrolux Flexstor storage system
• Nutrifresh Inverter Compressor
• 5-star energy rating
• Tasteguard to eliminate 99.8% of bacteria
• 360 Cooling

9. Haier One Door Refrigerator 117l

If you are looking for an affordable mini fridge in Malaysia, go for the Haier HR-135H. Because of its compact design and 115L capacity, hence it can fit anywhere in your house. Haier provides a 2 years general warranty and 5 years compressor warranty.

Why buy this:

• Very affordable mini fridge
• Compact and has a low energy consumption

10. Hesstar Showcase Chiller 430L

An aspiring business owner? You can count on Hesstar HDS-43G Showcase Chiller for a glass-door fridge for your kiosk, restaurant, or shop needs. What’s well known about Hesstar HDS-43G Showcase Chiller is its door durability. Designed with single-layer tempered glass, it does not break easily. Moreover, the self-closing door means that you don’t have to worry about your customers not closing it. You can keep drinks up to 430L capacity and keep them cold at an optimal temperature range from 0 to 10 degrees Celsius to keep your fridge from getting frozen.

Why buy this:

• Made of tempered glass
• Temperature range from 0-10 degree Celsius
• Self-closing door
• In-built LED lights

11. Hisense Single Door Refrigerator

Best budget

Looking for something affordable? Consider getting this Hisense Single Door Refrigerator. Despite its low price, we think this fridge is well-designed. One of their best features is the separated fresh zone on the top, allowing to store things needed for lower temperature. Plus, it has a 4-star energy rating, which may not be the highest in the market, but is still the best in its price range. This means you don’t have to worry of your utility bills

For ease of use, the Hisense Single Door Refrigerator is also equipped with adjustable thermostat and adjustable front legs to adjust to an uneven floor. It comes with an option between 60L and 110L capacity, so you can choose the one that suits your needs and space, so you don’t have to buy more than you need. Plus, it comes with a 2 years warranty. 

Why buy this:

• Budget-friendly price
• Separated fresh zone feature
• 4-star energy rating
• 2 size options

Where to buy a fridge in Malaysia?

You used to only be able to buy fridges in Malaysia from retail stores. Now you can purchase them online for the ultimate convenience and even enjoy discounted prices! Lazada is my go-to for shopping for electronics and appliances. It is also a great place to compare prices. 

We hope that our guide on the 10 Best Fridges in Malaysia to Keep Your Food Fresh will help you to buy the best fridge in Malaysia for your home or business. Do also read our other buying guides too. Please do share this along with your friends if you have found this useful. Do look forward to more buying guides that we will be releasing soon!

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