Marshall STANMORE III Review

Marshall launched its Acton, Stanmore, and Woburn series of gen III speakers in India a few months back. Here we have the Marshall STANMORE III from the STANMORE series in the home line-up that promise strong, wide sound with angled tweeters and improved waveguide for consistently solid sound. Continue reading “Marshall STANMORE III Review”

OnePlus Open Review – Magnum Opus

The OnePlus Open was first teased at MWC 2023 when the company announced they are working on their first foldable, and it would be revealed later this year. The foldable phone market has been largely dominated by Samsung for quite some time now, and finally we are seeing attempts from other brands. While Motorola and OPPO have launched Flip phones, only TECNO has launched a full foldable so far in India, other than Samsung. The expectations from a OnePlus foldable are quite high. Is the OnePlus Open worth buying? Does it stand a chance against the competition? Let’s find out in our review.

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Google Pixel 8 Review: AI and camera excellence, but at a premium

Google launched the Pixel 8, the company’s latest flagship Pixel phone, earlier this month as the successor to the Pixel 7. This has a familiar, but a more rounded design with a large camera bar, gets a 120Hz screen finally, comes with the Tensor G3 SoC, new cameras, and also promises 7 years of updates. Is this a good upgrade to the Pixel 7? Let us dive into the review to find out. Continue reading “Google Pixel 8 Review: AI and camera excellence, but at a premium”

HP Omen 16 (AMD) 2023 Review

HP’s Omen laptops have long been synonymous with high-octane gaming performance and minimalistic yet striking design. As gaming enthusiasts demand more from their hardware, HP has risen, consistently pushing the boundaries of what a gaming laptop can offer.  Continue reading “HP Omen 16 (AMD) 2023 Review”

ASUS ROG Ally review: A new frontier in gaming

In the last few decades, video games have evolved from simple titles such as Pong to complex multiplayer titles such as Bethesda’s latest title “Starfield”. The platforms we play these games on have also evolved from arcade machines to home consoles and PCs. And now, the PC gaming platform is getting a significant upgrade as handheld consoles have become a possibility.

Among the first to enter this new market is ASUS, who launched the ROG Ally a couple of months ago. The device is now available for purchase in India and we got a chance to review it. Read on to see how the ROG Ally fares as a portable handheld gaming console.

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Vivo V29 Pro Review: A sleek camera-centric phone

vivo launched its V29 Pro smartphone in India this week, as the successor to last year’s V27 Pro. This has large 3D curved AMOLED display, improved cameras, 80W fast charging while retaining the Dimensity 8200 SoC and the battery. Is this the worthy upgrade to the V27 Pro? Let use dive into the review to find out. Continue reading “Vivo V29 Pro Review: A sleek camera-centric phone”

Lava Blaze Pro 5G Review: A reliable budget-friendly 5G phone

Lava launched the Blaze Pro 5G, the company’s latest 5G smartphone in the Blaze series, last week. The Blaze Pro has several features such as 6.78″ FHD+ 120Hz display, Dimensity 6020 and 8GB RAM that you rarely see in a phone in the price range. On-paper specifications are good, but is it worth buying? Let us dive into the review to find out. Continue reading “Lava Blaze Pro 5G Review: A reliable budget-friendly 5G phone”

CMF Watch Pro Review: All-around budget smartwatch

Nothing under its CMF by Nothing brand launched its first ever smartwatch – CMF Watch Pro earlier this week. The smartwatch packs in a lot of features such as a large 1.96-inch AMOLED screen, has built-in microphone and speaker for voice calling capabilities, has 110+ sports modes, GPS support and promises up to 13 days battery life. Continue reading “CMF Watch Pro Review: All-around budget smartwatch”

CMF Buds Pro Review

After the Ear series of earbuds, London-based consumer tech startup recently introduced the CMF by Nothing sub-brand to launch more affordable accessories such as CMF Buds Pro, CMF Watch Pro smartwatch and also launched a charger. Continue reading “CMF Buds Pro Review”

HONOR 90 Review

HTech launched the HONOR 90, the company’s latest smartphone, as a comeback to the Indian market after over 3 years. This was introduced in several markets a few months back as the successor to last year’s HONOR 80 brining several upgrades in terms of display, SoC, camera, battery and lots more. Is this worth the price? Let’s dive into the review to find out.

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moto g54 5G Review: A capable all-rounder

motorola launched the moto g54 as the successor to last year’s g52 in India a few days back. This has several upgrades, such as a 120Hz screen, a faster 5G SoC, better camera, and lots more. Is this the best 5G smartphone around Rs. 15,000? Let us dive into the review to find out. Continue reading “moto g54 5G Review: A capable all-rounder”

Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5 Review

In the past year, the Indian foldables market has picked up significantly, with new entries from OPPO, Techno, and Motorola. Priced cheaper than Samsung’s Galaxy Z Fold series, these new entries have proven to be competitive in this emerging market. Samsung enjoyed the title of leaders in the foldable market for quite a bit now, but can they still hold on to that title?

The Galaxy Z Fold 5 launched a little over a month ago in India. They have not increased the price, however there aren’t any major improvements either. So is the device still worth the price? Read on in my review.

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iQOO Z7 Pro Review: A slick and powerful phone under Rs. 25000

iQOO launched its Z7 Pro smartphone in India last week, after the launch of Z7 earlier this year. This has a better display, faster SoC, while retaining the same camera and a fast charging. Is this a worthy phone in the Rs. 25,000 price range? Let use dive into the review to find out. Continue reading “iQOO Z7 Pro Review: A slick and powerful phone under Rs. 25000”

Samsung Galaxy Z Flip5 Review: A stylish and versatile flip phone

Samsung launched the Galaxy Z Flip5 smartphone in India a few weeks. This has the same inner screen, but gets a bigger outer screen, faster Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SoC, and retains the IPX8 ratings for water resistance. Is this a good upgrade compared to the Galaxy Z Flip4? Let us dive into the review to find out. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Z Flip5 Review: A stylish and versatile flip phone”

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X review

About a year ago, AMD announced the Ryzen 7000-series of desktop CPUs. The series launched with 4 processors and at the top end was the Ryzen 7950X. It is a 16-core/ 32 thread beast of a processor that replaces the previous flagship Ryzen 5950X and we got our hands on it. After testing it, here is our review.

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