The latest phones and gadgets tested and reviewed in our labs
Belkin, a company known for its mobile accessories, launched BOOST↑UP 10W Wireless Charging Pad Kakao Edition in India a couple of months back in collaboration with popular Korea’s KakaoTalk emoticons. Continue reading “Belkin Kakao Friends 10W Wireless Charging Pad Review”
Choosing a good router/networking device for your home or office is important and several factors including the size of your home/office, number of clients, etc, needs to be taken into consideration. In a typical small office/home office, one would be using different networking devices like router, switch, security gateway, etc. To reduce the clutter and make things easier, Ubiquiti Networks, a California-based company that is known for its networking devices launched its Ubiquiti Dream Machine (UDM) a couple of months back on its India store. It is an all-in-one networking device — High‐Performance Dual-Band 802.11ac 4×4 Wave 2 AP, Managed 4-Port Gigabit Switch, Advanced Security Gateway with Intrusion Detection System/Intrusion Prevention System and Deep Packet Inspection. I’ve been using the device for quite some time, and here’s the review of the UniFi Dream Machine from Ubiquiti. Continue reading “UniFi Dream Machine Review: The ideal networking device for Small office/home office”
Along with the F17 Pro, OPPO launched its fourth TWS – Enco W51, the first with an Active Noise Cancellation (ANC) feature to gain a foothold in the rapidly growing TWS market. For Rs. 4,999, the Enco W51 boasts an in-ear design, Active Noise Cancellation, IP54 certification, and other big promises as well. Continue reading “OPPO Enco W51: Best ANC TWS under Rs. 5000”
Jabra has been a leader in audio products for a long time now, for both casual listening and for office spaces. Among the former, the Elite series of headphones and earphones have a strong reputation for quality, both in materials and audio fidelity. The Elite Active 75t is their highest-end truly wireless earbuds, replacing the well-reviewed 65t, designed for listening to music during the gym, when working out and for those with a more active lifestyle. With a price tag of 15,499, it is cheaper than other workout focused earbuds like the Bose SoundSport Free and the Beats Powerbeats Pro, but what compromises did Jabra make? Read on in my review.
Continue reading “Jabra Elite Active 75t Review: A worthy competitor?”
Besides smartphones, and gaming consoles, Sony boasts some of the best headphones on the market in its arsenal. Be it wired, in-ear, on-ear, or wireless noise-canceling, there will be a Sony headphones for everyone in every range. Continue reading “Sony WF-1000XM3 Review — Truly wireless noise-canceling earbuds”
When Xiaomi entered the Indian laptop market with the launch of the Mi Notebook, they created quite a stir, offering good specs on a laptop that was well-built and more importantly, priced right. They released two variants — the regular Mi Notebook and the premium Mi Notebook Horizon Edition. I reviewed the Horizon Edition at launch, and I was positively happy with Xiaomi’s first attempt. I did however point out in the review that the top end model did not necessarily have the best bang-for-the-buck. Instead, I recommended the base variant as it offered good specs in a similar thin-and-light chassis. Continue reading “Xiaomi Mi Notebook 14 Review: The better option?”
X50 Pro is vivo’s latest offering under the X-series that was created to satiate the hunger for photography among young people. Shown initially on its 2020 Apex Concept phone, the feature is now a reality in the X50 Pro.
The vivo X50 Pro is the first smartphone to features cutting-edge technology — Gimbal camera system for stable shooting capabilities. In layman terms, the X50 Pro equips a built-in miniature gimbal module that moves in the opposite direction of shaking motions, providing increased stability for the main camera.
Besides, it also packs FHD AMOLED display with 90Hz refresh rate, huge battery, Snapdragon 765G mobile platform and a 33W fast charging technology. With the latest hardware and software packed into this ergonomically great phone, is this device actually worth Rs. 49,990?
Check out why you should and should not consider this device below. Continue reading “Vivo X50 Pro Review”
When ASUS announced their line-up of gaming laptops for the year 2020, they surprised everyone by choosing AMD’s Ryzen 4000 mobile series processors for their entire ROG line up. ASUS introduced a laptop in the ROG Zephyrus line, called the Zephyrus G14 and since its announcement, the laptop has been creating a lot of interest in the gaming community for being a really portable gaming machine with crazy performance. Continue reading “ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 Review: The gaming laptop to beat”
Back in 2017, Zebronics, a company known for its IT peripherals, Audio/Video products launched its first-ever wireless stereo earphones ‘AirDuo’ in the Indian market. Post that, the company launched a couple of TWS — Sound Bomb and Sound Bomb Z1 to capture a chunk of market share in this growing TWS market. Continue reading “Zebronics Zeb Sound Bomb S1 Review”
Smartphones specially made for gaming are not new. We even had phones like the Nokia N-Gage in 2003 for similar purposes and the legacy continued with Samsung phones and also Sony’s PlayStation certified Xperia Play. Also phones powered by Tegra processors in 2010 had separate stores filled with games tweaked to enjoy the fullest hardware power of the Tegra series. Later Razr acquired Nextbit and released a gaming phone with 120Hz refresh rate display and powerful stereo speakers.
Now came the true gaming beast from ASUS among powerful smartphone lineups from different OEM’s in 2018, named the ROG Phone. From then ROG Phone series kept dominating the gaming smartphone lineup for the two successive years and here came ROG Phone 3 to continue the legacy.
Will ROG Phone 3 live up to the name, Let’s dive in. Continue reading “ASUS ROG Phone 3 Review: SPEC-tacular”
The mid-range smartphone market in India is becoming interesting day by day, thanks to a wide range of smartphones available from various OEMs in this segment. Especially, there is stiff competition in the sub-Rs. 15,000 segment lately and now, there is another new entrant in this segment by realme- the realme 7. Realme 7 is the successor of the realme 6 that was launched in India in March this year and I’ve been using the phone for quite some time now, and have thoughts to share. Let’s get started with the realme 7 Review. Continue reading “Realme 7 Review: Subtle yet significant upgrade to realme 6”
Samsung launched the Galaxy M31s smartphone in the ‘M Series’ in India last month as the successor of the M31 that was launched earlier this year. This comes with upgraded camera, Infinity-O AMOLED display, 25W fast charging and 128GB storage as a standard. Specifications look great on paper. Is the phone worth the price? Let us dive into the review to find out. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy M31s Review — A solid Galaxy phone for around Rs. 20000”
Lately in India, the prices of smartphones are increasing and are largely due to factors like the COVID-19 pandemic, GST Rate Hike from 12% to 18%, supply shortage, INR depreciation against the US Dollar amongst others. In 2019, we saw smartphones that offered great value for money under Rs. 10,000 like the Redmi Note 8, but gradually the price was increased up to 25% as well. Fast-forward to 2020, the choice of smartphones with good performance under Rs. 10,000 has become limited and the price ladder has now moved up to Rs. 12,000. Amidst this, recently, Redmi launched its Redmi 9 Prime smartphone starting at Rs. 9999 bringing back the Prime series after quite a long gap. I’ve been using the smartphone for quite some time now and have some thoughts to share. Let’s get started with the Redmi 9 Prime Review. Continue reading “Redmi 9 Prime Review: Prime Contender Under Rs. 10,000”
Activity trackers play a major role in India’s wearable market! Among major players, Amazfit has a dominating presence in terms of value for money products. I stand in favour of activity trackers, as it keeps me motivated throughout the day. It makes me push my limits every day and if you, like me, have a fitness regime, activity trackers are great.
With so many showing interests in activity trackers, I share my thoughts about Rs. 3,799-priced successor of a successful entry-level activity tracker watch, the Amazfit Bip Lite. Also, what for they named it Lite when most features are similar to bigger brother!
With Reno series, OPPO tries to emphasise on couple of things — looks and camera. The latest Reno4 Pro is all about the looks, cameras and of course the display. The OPPO Reno4 Pro comes with quad-camera setup, Snapdragon 720G mobile platform, 65W Super Flash Charge fast charging that can charge the phone fully in 36 minutes. We got hold of the device for few days and here’s what we think about it. Continue reading “OPPO Reno4 Pro Review”
