Early on a Sunday morning, I get a frantic call from a cousin. I need help, he says. I accidentally dropped my phone and it looks like I’ve lost all the photos from my honeymoon. Did you not backup your phone, I ask him. Or at least store the data in a storage solution? No, he said. Continue reading “Sandisk Mobile Storage Solutions: The Best Way to Backup Your Phone”
Following the launch in Mumbai, Airtel recently launched VoLTE services across rest of Maharashtra & Goa. With this option, now Airtel users can enjoy HD quality voice calls with faster call set up time compared to normal voice calls on their VoLTE-compatible 4G handsets. There will be no additional data charges for VoLTE and calls will be billed as per existing plan or packs benefits. Continue reading “List of Airtel VoLTE compatible Smartphones”
It’s safe to say that Xiaomi can be credited for kickstarting the whole affordable flagship trend with the launch of the Mi3 way back in 2014. There’s been ample competition since then with OnePlus standing out in particular as a success story. Enter POCO, an entire new sub-brand building on the strengths of Xiaomi. The POCO F1 is the first phone under this brand and like its namesake race, this is one screaming fast phone. We’ve spent a bit of time with it and here’s what we think. Continue reading “POCO F1 Hands On and First Impressions”
For a company as young as HMD Global, they’ve sure have come a long way. Be it the lineup itself or the pace at which the products have improved. We found the Nokia 8 Sirocco and the 7 Plus both to be rather excellent products with a focus on build quality, design and stock Android of course. With the Nokia 6.1 Plus, we’re noticing the same level of refinement at an even more affordable price point. Follow along as we check out the Nokia 6.1 Plus in our full review. Continue reading “Nokia 6.1 Plus Review”
Shenzhen-headquartered OnePlus hasn’t been around for long but caused a tremendous stir by selling power-packed phones that sell at a significantly lower price in comparison with other manufacturers. Continue reading “OnePlus 6 emerged as the bestselling premium smartphone in India, here’s why we are not surprised”
The Vivo Nex is a hard to forget device. When we reviewed it a few days back, we went as far as to call it a milestone that will be remembered as a pivotal point in smartphone history. From the barely there bezels, the motorized slider, in-screen fingerprint reader and the top of the line internals, this is as close as you to get to a near perfect smartphone spec sheet. Continue reading “Here’s Our 3 Favourite Features on the Vivo NEX”
Over the past few years, OnePlus in India has established itself as customers’ delight, as the company’s vision of selling power-packed smartphones at unbelievable pricing struck the right chord. Having said that, the transition from a humble startup into a flourishing brand at present comes through years of hard work. Continue reading “From a disruptive starter to a humble leader: OnePlus’ unconventional breakthrough in India”
Xiaomi today introduced the Mi A2 smartphone as the successor of the Mi A1, at an event in Spain. Here we have the hands on impressions of the Android One smartphone
London saw a lot of action when both Honor and OnePlus decided to launch their latest flagships back to back. Priced under the incredibly hot, sub Rs. 35,000 ‘value flagship’ segment, the Honor 10 and OnePlus 6 both bring killer specifications at a very similar price point. So obviously, one can’t help but compare the two to see which one is better. And that’s just what we’re going to do. Continue reading “Honor 10 vs OnePlus 6 Comparison”
The competition under mid-range segment is becoming fierce as the day passes by. In fact, this is the first smartphone from Honor under sub Rs. 10,000 to bring features such as face unlock, dual rear camera setup, and 18:9 display. Today, we are going to compare the Honor 7C with its arch-rival Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 to find out who wins the competition. Continue reading “Honor 7C vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Comparison”
The Honor 7A is the latest smartphone to take on the incredibly popular and lucrative sub Rs. 10,000 segment. Pitched as a direct competitor to Xiaomi’s Redmi 5, the Honor 7A manages to deliver even more hardware at a similar price point. Interested in buying a new phone? We’ve put together a quick comparison to help you make up your mind. Continue reading “Honor 7A vs Xiaomi Redmi 5 Comparison”
In an attempt to take down the Xiaomi’s Redmi Note 5, the sub-brand of OPPO, named as Realme launched its first smartphone in the Indian market dubbed as Realme 1 with some impressive specification on board. The Realme 1 comes under the VFM (Value For Money) segment, unlike other over-priced phones. Here is a comparison of Realme 1 with its arch-rival Redmi Note 5 to find out who wins the competition. Continue reading “Realme 1 vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 5”
As promised, OnePlus earlier this week launched its latest flagship smartphone — OnePlus 6 with power-packed specifications and glass with metal design at a starting price of Rs. 34,999 in the Indian market. Soon after the launch, OnePlus has conducted pop-up events in 26 cities and 11 countries around the world on May 21st and 22nd. Continue reading “OnePlus 6 pop-up events saw massive turn out in 11 countries”
Realme, the sub-brand of OPPO, a few days back launched its first phone in the Indian market dubbed as Realme 1 in an exclusively tie up with Amazon. This mid-ranger is launched to take on Xiaomi’s Redmi Note 5, Note 5 Pro, Asus Zenfone Max Pro M1 and other smartphones at the price segment. Starting at Rs. 8,990, does it have all the might to defeat the competitor? Let’s check it out here. Continue reading “Realme 1 Review”
Commoditisation of technology is a fantastic thing. Be it trickle down economics or the pace of innovation, consumers have never had it better. You no longer have to shell out a kidney for a top of the line smartphone to get an experience that more or less gets you all the way there. One of the last few bastions however has been camera tech. The smartphone obliterated the point and shoot market and with AI, better sensors and computational photography, it is gunning for those who want SLR like quality without the hassle of lugging around lenses. This is also where flagship smartphones like to differentiate their product as being better. OnePlus has always had a mantra of ‘Never Settle’, yet their camera experience has always fallen short of the best in the field. We’ve brought you our full OnePlus 6 Review and an entire OnePlus 6 Camera Samples gallery, but here’s a second take on how well the phone fares against one of the best in the business, the Pixel 2 XL, as well as how well it does in daily use. Continue reading “OnePlus 6 vs Google Pixel 2 XL Camera Comparison: Cutting It Close”
