Author: Srivatsan Sridhar

Srivatsan Sridhar is a Mobile Technology Enthusiast who is passionate about Mobile phones and Mobile apps. He uses the phones he reviews as his main phone. You can follow him on Twitter and Instagram

realme Buds Wireless 2 Review: Budget neckband wireless headset with ANC and LDAC

realme launched its Buds Wireless 2 as a successor to its first realme Buds Wireless neckband headset that was launched back in 2019. It is a huge upgrade since this comes with Bluetooth 5.0 with Sony LDAC Hi-Res Audio codec, bigger 13.6mm Bass Boost Driver, and promises up to 22h of battery life with support for Dart Charge fast charging. After using it for a few days, here is the review of the Bluetooth headset. Continue reading “realme Buds Wireless 2 Review: Budget neckband wireless headset with ANC and LDAC”

DIZO Watch with 1.4-inch display, SpO2 monitoring, 90 sports modes, up to 12 days battery life launched in India for Rs. 3499

DIZO under the realme TechLife ecosystem has launched DIZO Watch, the company’s first smartwatch. This comes after the launch of DIZO Wireless and DIZO GoPods D headsets and its feature phones. The DIZO Watch has similar specifications as the recently-launched realme Watch 2 that includes a 1.4-inch LCD screen, heart rate and SpO2 monitoring, activity tracking, sleep monitoring, 90 sports modes, IP68 Water Resistant body and up to 12 days of battery life. Continue reading “DIZO Watch with 1.4-inch display, SpO2 monitoring, 90 sports modes, up to 12 days battery life launched in India for Rs. 3499”

TECNO POVA 2 with 6.9-inch FHD+ display, Helio G85, up to 6GB RAM, 7000mAh battery launched in India starting at Rs. 10999

TECNO has launched  POVA 2, the company’s latest smartphone in the POVA series and the successor to the POVA that was launched last year. It has a 6.9-inch Full HD+ screen with 180Hz touch sampling rate, MediaTek Helio G85 SoC with up to 6GB of RAM, and it runs Android 11 with HiOS on top. The phone has 48MP rear camera, 2MP depth, 2MP macro, AI lens, quad LED flash and 8MP front camera with dual LED flash. Continue reading “TECNO POVA 2 with 6.9-inch FHD+ display, Helio G85, up to 6GB RAM, 7000mAh battery launched in India starting at Rs. 10999”

Infinix Smart 5A with 6.52-inch HD+ display, 5000mAh battery, Jio exclusive cashback offer launched at an introductory price of Rs. 6499

Infinix has launched Smart 5A, the company’s latest smartphone in the Smart series in India, as it had promised. It has a 6.52-inch HD+ 20:9 aspect ratio display with 90.5% screen body ratio, is powered by MediaTek Helio A20 SoC with 2GB of RAM, and runs Android 11 (Go Edition) with XOS 7.6. The phone packs an 8-megapixel rear camera along with a depth sensor, triple LED flash and an 8-megapixel camera on the front with dual LED flash. Continue reading “Infinix Smart 5A with 6.52-inch HD+ display, 5000mAh battery, Jio exclusive cashback offer launched at an introductory price of Rs. 6499”

OnePlus Nord 2 Camera Samples

OnePlus launched its Nord 2 5G smartphone in India last week. This is the successor to the first Nord. Even though this retains the 90Hz AMOLED screen, it has a better 50MP rear camera with Sony sensor, is powered by new Dimensity 1200-AI SoC designed in collaboration with MediaTek that boosts the camera’s AI capabilities. Let us check out how some camera samples from the phone. Continue reading “OnePlus Nord 2 Camera Samples”

AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT RDNA2-based GPU for 1080p gaming announced

AMD has announced the AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT graphics card for high-framerate, high-fidelity and highly responsive 1080p gaming experience.  It is based on the same AMD RDNA 2 architecture as the RX 6000 series, has 32 MB AMD Infinity Cache, 8GB of high-speed GDDR6 memory, AMD Smart Access Memory and other advanced features. Continue reading “AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT RDNA2-based GPU for 1080p gaming announced”

POCO F3 GT Review: Gamers’ Delight

POCO launched the POCO F3 GT smartphone in India last week as an upgrade to the POCO F1 which was launched back in 2018. This comes after the POCO X3 Pro, which was also promoted as a gaming phone. The main thing that differentiates the F3 GT from the X3 Pro is its gaming triggers. Also, the Dimensity 1200 SoC offers slightly better performance compared to the Snapdragon 860 in the X3 Pro. The specifications look great on paper. Is this the best gaming phone under Rs. 30,000. Let us dive into the review to find out. Continue reading “POCO F3 GT Review: Gamers’ Delight”

Micromax Airfunk 1 with voice change feature and Airfunk 1 Pro with Bluetooth 5.2, aptX, CvC launched starting at Rs. 1299

Along with the IN 2b smartphone, Micromax also launched its first TWS earbuds – Airfunk 1 and Airfunk 1 Pro. The Airfunk 1 has a unique voice charging feature, that lets you charge to a male or a female voice in the middle of a call in just a tap. The Airfunk 1 Pro has quad microphones for CVC 8.0 noise and echo cancellation during calls. This has Bluetooth 5.2, aptX, uses Qualcomm chipset and has 13mm Dynamic drivers. Continue reading “Micromax Airfunk 1 with voice change feature and Airfunk 1 Pro with Bluetooth 5.2, aptX, CvC launched starting at Rs. 1299”

Micromax IN 2b Unboxing and First Impressions

Micromax launched its Micromax IN 2b smartphone under its sub-brand ‘in’ today, and  this is the successor to the IN 1b which was launched last year. This has a similar 6.52-inch screen and a 5000mAh battery, but these come with octa-core UNISOC T610 SoC. Here is the unboxing and first impressions of this budget phone. Continue reading “Micromax IN 2b Unboxing and First Impressions”

Micromax IN 2b with 6.52-inch HD+ display, Unisoc T610 SoC, up to 6GB RAM, 5000mAh battery launched starting at Rs. 7999

Micromax has launched its IN 2b smartphone under its new ‘IN’ brand as a successor to last year’s IN 1b, as it had promised. It has a 6.52-inch HD+ Drop Notch LCD screen with 89% screen-to-body ratio, is powered octa-core UNISOC T610 processor and Mali-G52 GPU paired with 4GB/6GB LPDDR4X RAM and 64GB internal storage. The company claims that the SoC offers 45% better performance than its competitors in the same price range. Continue reading “Micromax IN 2b with 6.52-inch HD+ display, Unisoc T610 SoC, up to 6GB RAM, 5000mAh battery launched starting at Rs. 7999”

Infinix X1 40-inch Full HD Android Smart TV launched in India at an introductory price of Rs. 19999

After the launch of its X1 series of Android smart TVs in 32-inch HD and 43-inch Full HD variants in India back in December, Infinix today launched its 40-inch Full HD model in the country. It features narrow bezels offering high screen-to-body ratio for an immersive viewing experience, have a sleek design and Infinix EPIC 2.0 picture Engine that uses algorithms to enhance the overall picture quality and improves the brightness, color, contrast, and clarity to deliver a vivid picture quality. Continue reading “Infinix X1 40-inch Full HD Android Smart TV launched in India at an introductory price of Rs. 19999”

Samsung Galaxy A22 5G Unboxing and First Impressions

Last week Samsung launched the Galaxy A22 5G, the company’s first 5G phone in the A series in India priced under Rs. 20,000. It has a 6.6-inch FHD+ screen with 90Hz refresh rate, is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 700 SoC and also packs a 5000mAh battery. On paper, these are way better than the A22 4G version, but is this better than the competitors? We got to check out the smartphone, here are our first impressions. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy A22 5G Unboxing and First Impressions”

HUAWEI Band 6 Pro with 1.47-inch AMOLED screen, body temperature monitoring and HUAWEI Watch GT 2 Pro ECG announced

Along with the P50 series, HUAWEI also introduced the HUAWEI Band 6 Pro, successor to HUAWEI Band 6 and the HUAWEI Watch GT 2 Pro ECG, an upgrade to the HUAWEI Watch GT 2 Pro. The Band 6 Pro adds a built-in temperature detection sensor to detect skin temperature and estimated body temperature that shows changes in body temperature, and provides high and low temperature reminders. It has 24-Hour Heart Rate Monitoring, blood oxygen (SpO2) monitoring and 96 workout modes, but it still doesn’t have GPS support. Continue reading “HUAWEI Band 6 Pro with 1.47-inch AMOLED screen, body temperature monitoring and HUAWEI Watch GT 2 Pro ECG announced”

Motorola edge 20 and edge 20 Pro with 6.7-inch 144Hz FHD+ OLED display, 108MP triple rear cameras and edge 20 Lite announced

Motorola has announced edge 20 pro, edge 20 and edge 20 lite smartphones in the edge 20 series. All these pack a 6.7″ OLED, 10-bit colour screen with DCI-P3 colour space and HDR10+ with edge 20 and 20 pro featuring 144Hz refresh rate and the lite model has a 90Hz refresh rate. Continue reading “Motorola edge 20 and edge 20 Pro with 6.7-inch 144Hz FHD+ OLED display, 108MP triple rear cameras and edge 20 Lite announced”

HUAWEI P50 Pro with 6.6-inch FHD+ 120Hz OLED curved display, True-Form Dual-Matrix Camera and HUAWEI P50 announced

HUAWEI has announced its flagship P50 and P50 Pro smartphones in an online event, as it had promised. The P50 has a flat 6.5-inch FHD+ OLED screen with 90Hz refresh rate and the Pro model has a 6.6-inch FHD+ OLED curved screen with 120Hz refresh rate. Both these have 1.07 billion color display with support 1,440Hz PWM dimming, a punch-hole screen with a 13MP front camera, and the Pro model has a 100-degree field of view and autofocus. Continue reading “HUAWEI P50 Pro with 6.6-inch FHD+ 120Hz OLED curved display, True-Form Dual-Matrix Camera and HUAWEI P50 announced”