Category: Reviews

The latest phones and gadgets tested and reviewed in our labs

Samsung Galaxy A52 Review: Good mid-range Samsung phone

Samsung  launched the Galaxy A52 smartphone in the ‘A Series’ in India last month as the successor to last year’s Galaxy A51. This comes with huge improvements compared to the predecessor, including a 90Hz refresh rate AMOLED screen, quad rear cameras with support for OIS in the main camera, slightly bigger 4500mAh battery, and IP67 ratings for water resistance. Specifications look great on paper. Is the phone worth the price? Let us dive into the review to find out. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy A52 Review: Good mid-range Samsung phone”

SanDisk Extreme Portable and Extreme PRO Portable SSD Review

Data storage is something that we can never have enough of, especially fast data storage. For those whose professional work keeps them constantly on the go, portable fast storage can be a valuable tool to help speed up productivity and keep backups of important data.

The SanDisk Extreme Portable SSD and Extreme Pro Portable are two such products designed for video and photo professionals, offering fast on-the-go storage, with the added benefits of being rugged and water-resistant. In the review, we shall check out the two SSDs that were released this year. Continue reading “SanDisk Extreme Portable and Extreme PRO Portable SSD Review”

Realme Buds Air 2 Review: Best budget TWS earbuds with ANC

realme launched its latest true wireless earbuds — the Realme Buds Air 2 last month as the successor to its first Buds Air earbuds that was launched back in 2019. This adds ANC, improves the battery life, which was one of the main concerns in the predecessor, and comes with Bluetooth 5.2 with AAC audio codec. So, are these the best true wireless earbuds with ANC for the price? Let us dive into the review to find out. Continue reading “Realme Buds Air 2 Review: Best budget TWS earbuds with ANC”

Samsung Galaxy Buds Live Long Term Review

Since Apple introduced the AirPods 1st gen back in 2016, the truly wireless earphones industry has grown significantly, with nearly every smartphone manufacturer offering their own TWS earbuds to go with their smartphones. After a long time, Samsung introduced the Galaxy Buds Live in 2020, featuring a new and unique form factor that caught everyone’s attention. The design was polarizing to say the least, and it was also the first truly wireless earbuds from Samsung to feature active noise cancellation.

I have been using the Galaxy Buds Live for the past 6 months now, and here is my long term review. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Buds Live Long Term Review”

OPPO Enco X Review

OPPO launched Enco X, the company’s new true wireless earphones in India a couple of months back as the successor to the Enco Free that was launched last year. The earbuds feature IP54 splash-resistant body, Hybrid Active Noise Cancellation, Bluetooth 5.2 and Wireless charging. Does it live up to the expectations? Let us dive into the review to find out. Continue reading “OPPO Enco X Review”

Redmi Note 10 Pro Max Review: Max display, Max Value

Xiaomi launched the Redmi Note 10 Pro series smartphone in India a few weeks back as the successor to last year’s Redmi Note 9 Pro series that was launched last year. The Redmi Note 10 Pro Max brings major hardware upgrades in several departments such as display, SoC and cameras while retaining the same 5020mAh battery with 33W fast charging. The specifications look great on paper. Let us dive into the review to find out what the device has to offer. Continue reading “Redmi Note 10 Pro Max Review: Max display, Max Value”

WD Black SN850 M.2 SSD and AN1500 PCIe Add-in SSD Review

Last year, Western announced their WD_BLACK lineup of storage products, aimed squarely offering high speed storage designed to meet the needs of gamers. The lineup includes SSDs and HDDs models, both internal and external variants and today, for this review, we are checking out two internal SSDs – the SN850 M.2 SSD and AN1500 PCIe Add-in SSD.

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Xiaomi Mi QLED TV 4K 55-inch Review

In the last 2 years, the Indian smart TV market saw a huge influx of products from many smartphone manufacturers. One of the biggest companies among them is Xiaomi, who first launched the Mi TV 4 back in February 2018. Since then their portfolio in the smart TV has expanded, and they now offer 9 TVs, across two product series and various sizes ranging from 32 inches to 65 inches. The Mi TV QLED 4K in particular comes in 55 -inch variant and here is our review of the device.

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Samsung Galaxy F62 Review — Another solid mid-range Samsung phone

Samsung  launched the Galaxy F62 smartphone in the ‘F Series’ in India last month, soon after the launch of M51. This comes with the same quad rear cameras, 6.7-inch Infinity-O AMOLED display, and 7000mAh battery, but replaces the Snapdragon 730G with Samsung’s own Exynos 9825 SoC that powers the company’s flagship Samsung Galaxy Note10 series. Specifications look great on paper. Is the phone worth the price? Let us dive into the review to find out. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy F62 Review — Another solid mid-range Samsung phone”

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Review – The king of the Ryzen CPUs

Late last year, AMD outed a bunch of new processors under the Ryzen 5000 series which are based on the new Zen 3 architecture. The most premium offering from AMD is the Ryzen 9 5950X which boasts of 16 cores and 32 threads and is one the most attractive offerings in the market for anyone looking to build high-end PC for gaming or otherwise and takes on Intel’s top-most offering i9-10900K. Does the AMD 5950X live up to the expectations. Lets take a look in this review.
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Samsung 980 Pro SSD Review – One of the fastest PCIe 4.0 SSDs in the market

Samsung had announced the 980 Pro SSD which is their first consumer grade PCIe Gen 4 SSD back in September last year.  It had launched in 3 capacities 250GB, 500GB and 1TB but recently Samsung also announced a 2 TB version which we managed to test in this review. We have tested both the 500GB version and the 2TB version for the purpose of this review.

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Logitech MX Master 3 Review – The best mouse for advanced users

Having a good mouse for your computer can improve your productivity. Over the years, I have wasted countless hours with bad mice and have come to realize that we often tend to overlook the need for a good mouse. The Logitech Mx Master 3 is a premium offering targeted at advanced users and looks promising on paper. How does it fare in terms of real world performance? Is it worth the premium price? Let’s find out in this review.

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Mi Neckband Bluetooth Earphones Pro Review: Best ANC Neckband earphones at Rs. 1799

Xiaomi launched its new Neckband Bluetooth Earphones Pro a few days back as the successor of the neckband model that was launched back in 2019. It is also the company’s first neckband headset with active noise cancellation in India. It has Bluetooth 5.0 support, has a light-weight design and promises up to 20 hours of playback. After using it for a few days, here is the review of the Bluetooth headset. Continue reading “Mi Neckband Bluetooth Earphones Pro Review: Best ANC Neckband earphones at Rs. 1799”

Microsoft Surface Laptop Go Review

I have been a big fan of Microsoft Surface devices since the first Surface RT came out. Microsoft has come a long way since then and Surface products are one of the best ways to experience Windows as there is great integration between the hardware and software. The Surface Laptop Go is the latest offering from Microsoft to launch in India and looks like a promising product on paper. Let us see how it performs in this review. Continue reading “Microsoft Surface Laptop Go Review”