Category: Previews

Samsung Galaxy M10 Unboxing and First Impressions

Samsung has been teasing the new M series on social media for a while now. It is a global series of devices that is launching first in India, and is specifically “Made for India”. Well the soft launch has happened today and we have two new devices in the market, the Galaxy M10 and the Galaxy M20. These devices are entirely focused on the mid range segment, which is the most hotly contested in India, no doubt. Aimed at “Millennials”, which I think is a code-word for high-demand expectations when it comes to value for money, how well do these devices cater? I’ve been lucky enough to try them before launch. At Rs. 7,990 (2/16) and Rs. 8,990 (3/32), the Galaxy M10 is the cheaper of the two, here are my first impressions.

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XOLO Era 4X 2GB Unboxing and First Impressions

XOLO made a comeback recently to announce two new devices in New Delhi, targeting the budget segment of the smartphone market. The XOLO Era 4X which has an HD+ display and a front facing flash, along with some AI bokeh features, starts at Rs. 4,444 for the 1 GB RAM variant while the 2 GB RAM variant comes with an additional Face unlock feature. I had went hands on with it at the event and now the 2 GB RAM variant has arrived for testing and here are my first impressions.

Additional reading – What XOLO’s comeback tells us about Indian manufacturers

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Honor View20 Unboxing and First Impressions

Huawei is one of the few companies in the world apart from Apple and Samsung to have their phone’s system on chips made in-house. This means a lot of things but most importantly, the research and development to do something new requires lesser time compared to the competition. The result of this advantage is that the Honor View 20 carries a lot of world’s-first, but soon common-2019 features. Launching globally on the 22nd of January and in India on the 29th, the View 20 not only aims to be 2019’s first 2019-phone but also be the most valuable mid range flagship. Continue reading “Honor View20 Unboxing and First Impressions”

Xiaomi Mi Soundbar First Impressions

It’s been a long time coming and it’s finally here. A solution to crappy built-in speakers on any kind of TV. With 8 distinct speaker units, the Mi Soundbar offers the much-needed high quality audio experience for your living room. It looks good, feels good and is both powerful and rich when it comes to producing sounds. At a price of Rs. 4,999, it might be one of the best value for money sound bars available in the market, so what is it like?

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Xiaomi Mi LED TV 4X PRO 55 First Impressions

It’s almost an year since Xiaomi launched its first set of Mi TVs in India and one can say they’ve had a good run, if not great. While there was only one 4K Mi TV at launch, the rest of 2018 saw Mi TVs hitting different price points with full HD and HD ready panels starting at a really low price of Rs. 14,999. This definitely helped push more sales but the flagship Mi TV, which launched at Rs. 39,999, a stunning price at that time, became Rs. 49,999 when it got upgraded to the Mi TV Pro. This kind of removed the advantage Xiaomi had over other brands, purely in terms of pricing and competitiveness. Continue reading “Xiaomi Mi LED TV 4X PRO 55 First Impressions”

Honor 10 Lite Unboxing and First Impressions

Huawei’s Honor Brand is all set to launch its  Honor 10 Lite smartphone in India this week, after it was introduced back in November last year. Here we have the first impressions of the smartphone.

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Stuffcool 720PD 10000mAh Power Bank Impressions

There’s no dearth of power banks on the market. From dirt cheap (and not really recommended) no-name models to Xiaomi’s well regarded and still affordable battery packs. As Stuffcool enters this fairly crowded segment, they’ll have to offer something truly unique. Good thing then that the Stuffcool 10,000 mAh  720PD Power Bank offers a veritable cornucopia of features that makes it a very interesting product. Check out our review to read more about it. Continue reading “Stuffcool 720PD 10000mAh Power Bank Impressions”

OnePlus 6T McLaren Edition Hands On Impressions

Its hardly been a few weeks since the launch of the OnePlus 6T Thunder Purple edition and the company is back with yet another special edition. The McLaren Edition of the phone, however, is more than just a new colourway. With their partnership with McLaren, the focus is entirely on speed and that’s just what OnePlus has worked on.  Continue reading “OnePlus 6T McLaren Edition Hands On Impressions”

ASUS Zenfone Max M2 Unboxing and First Impressions

ASUS launched the Max M2 in India along with the Max Pro M2. We already brought you the unboxing of the Max Pro M2, here is the unboxing and the first impressions of the

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ASUS Zenfone Max Pro M2 Unboxing and First Impressions

Asus just launched the most expected  Zenfone Max Pro M2, successor of Max Pro M1 in India. Here we have the unboxing and first impressions of the phone.

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Nokia 7.1 Unboxing and First Impressions

HMD Global launched the Nokia 7.1, a mid-range smartphone in India last week. We already brought you the first impressions of the smartphone, here we have the unboxing.

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Asus ROG Phone Hands On Impressions

Front, centre and well, back too, the Asus ROG phone employs every gaming related schtick and somehow manages to make it look good. This device is one of those rare examples of focussed engineering that delivers on all its promises. Asus claims to have worked with professional eSports teams to design the phone and it shows. Here’s what we think about the Asus ROG Phone.

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Funcl W1 and Funcl AI True wireless headphones First Impressions

Funcl, a hardware startup introduced new Funcl W1 and Funcl AI True wireless headphones with Bluetooth 5.0 earlier this month, and these went on order on Indiegogo last week, and the company has already raised over $300k from over 8000 backers. We got hold of both these earbuds, and here are the first impressions.

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OnePlus Type-C Bullets Earphones Unboxing and Photo Gallery

Last month OnePlus announced Type-C Bullets, an update to Bullets V2 that was launched back in 2016. It is also offering it for free of cost for those who pre-order the OnePlus 6T smartphone on Amazon.in till October 31st, before it goes on sale on November 1st. Here we have the photo gallery of the new earphones.

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