As the market gets flooded with large display devices at ever more appealing price points, buyers are spoilt for choice. While the likes of Micromax and Spice are the elephants in the room, Karbonn isn’t far behind either. The brand new Karbonn Titanium S5 Pro brings a large display, above average performance to a very appealing price point. Read on to find out our opinion of the phone. Continue reading “Karbonn Titanium S5 Plus Review”
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The latest phones and gadgets tested and reviewed in our labs
LG G Pad 8.3 Google Play Edition Review
LG was responsible for the Nexus 4 and more recently the Nexus 5, and their association with Google continues with the LG G Pad 8.3. The G Pad was originally launched as a premium 8 inch tablet from LG, fully packed with special features added through software but the one we have here is the first tablet to be blessed by Google with a Play Edition, meaning the device will run stock Android without any modifications. Google and OEMs have been pushing out Play Edition devices since last year, for people who want Android, pure. With no bloatware and the latest version of Android, the GPE of the GPad is, in many ways, the Nexus 8 that was never announced. Priced at $349, should one prefer this over the Nexus 7 2013? Or is it the mini tablet to get? Lets find out in our review.
Intex Aqua Octa Review
Intex launched the Aqua Octa last month as India’s first smartphone powered by MediaTek Octa-Core chip. We already brought you the unboxing, benchmarks and the photo gallery of the handset recently. We had seen quite a few phablets in the Indian market recently. Can it compete with them? Is this worth the price? Let us find out in the complete review. Continue reading “Intex Aqua Octa Review”
Sony Xperia Z1 Compact Review: The Mini we Deserve
In a world where gargantuan phones, as big as tablets, are released regularly, started a trend of “mini” flagships from companies like Samsung and HTC. They were supposed to be just scaled down versions of their popular flagship devices to cater to the market that just doesn’t want huge screens; instead they were scaled down even from the inside. They sported the same design, but a ton of compromises were made otherwise. A lot of companies followed suit with this, with their own “mini” offerings, and so did Sony, but with a twist.
The Xperia Z1 f was first launched in Japan, showing us the first glimpses of what seemed like the perfect “mini” of a flagship. Sensing the potential, Sony undoubtedly went global and announced the Xperia Z1 compact. It was, much like the Z1 f, just a smaller version of the Z1. The internals and the most important USPs of the Z1 were left untouched, hence becoming the “mini” we all yearned for, and deserved. With the burden of being almost the perfect Android replacement for the iPhone, can Sony’s “mini” flagship match the deservedly high expectations? Lets find out in our detailed review of the Sony Xperia Z1 Compact.
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Micromax Canvas Turbo Mini Review
Micromax launched the Canvas Turbo, the company’s first smartphone with a full HD screen last year. The Canvas Turbo Mini is a smaller version of the Canvas Turbo, which has a slightly smaller HD display, a different processor, but it maintains the premium looks of the Canvas Turbo with its aluminium frame and a metal back. Is the Canvas Turbo Mini worth the price? Let us find out in the review. Continue reading “Micromax Canvas Turbo Mini Review”
Nokia Lumia 1320 Review
Back in October at it’s Nokia World event, the Finnish smartphone manufacturer showed off two devices that were meant to capitalize on the trend favoring larger screen sizes. Packed with 6 inch panels and some special Nokia bits baked into Windows Phone 8, the two devices were intriguing to say the least. Fast forward to today and we’ve spent some quality time with both the phones. A few days back we brought you our review of the Nokia Lumia 1520 and here’s our take on the Lumia 1320. Continue reading “Nokia Lumia 1320 Review”
LG G Flex Review – Setting the Precedent
A few years ago, LG was not relevant in the smartphone conversation. The optimus range was uninspiring and the flagships like 2x and 4x were duds, but all changed when the company released the Nexus 4, with Google. Continuing with the successes of Nexus 5 and the G2, LG has firmly cemented its position as one of the top 5 smartphone vendors in the world. But at this point in time, with virtually every evolutionary avenue explored, the question of “What’s next?” had to be addressed in the smartphone market. The G Flex is LG’s answer, as it hopes to set the precedent for the next generation of devices. Well, does it? Lets find out in our review.
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Lava Iris Pro 30 Review
Lava launched Iris Pro 30, the company’s latest flagship last month after a long delay. We already brought you the Hands-on, photo gallery, unboxing, benchmarks and camera samples of the device. The Iris Pro 30, the first phone in the Iris Pro series is quite different from previous Lava smartphones in terms of design and hardware. Can it compete with other phones in the similar range? Let’s find out in the complete review. Continue reading “Lava Iris Pro 30 Review”
Lava Iris 401e Review
Lava Iris 401e is an entry range smartphone from Lava and it is aimed to be one of the most affordable Android devices out there. It was released back in June and it has bare minimum specifications for an Android smartphone.
Samsung Galaxy Grand 2 Review – Grand Successor
Samsung Galaxy Grand 2 is the successor of Samsung Galaxy Grand which was launched more than a year ago and was a huge hit. Despite having average specifications, Galaxy Grand managed to make a huge impact on the mid-range smartphone market and its successor – Galaxy Grand 2 improves upon most of the short comings of its predecessor.
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Xolo Q3000 Review
After introducing the Q1000, Q1000S and the Q2000 with 720p displays, Xolo finally launched the Q3000 with a 5.7-inch full HD display. This is definitely a beast in terms of its size and also has a huge 4000 mAh battery, but is this better than other full HD smartphones in the similar range ? Let us find out in the complete review. Continue reading “Xolo Q3000 Review”
Xolo Play Tegra Note Review
Seven inch tablets are a dime and a dozen however finding one that delivers compelling performance at a competitive price point is still rather elusive. Enter the Tegra Note 7. Powered by a blazing fast Tegra 4 chip and boasting of strong gaming credentials, the Tegra Note 7 promises the sky. But can it deliver? We find out in our review. Continue reading “Xolo Play Tegra Note Review”
Soen TRANSIT Portable Bluetooth Speaker Review
Soen Audio, a US-based company launched TRANSIT, the company’s new Bluetooth speakers in India for Rs. 12,990. Here we have the speaker for review. The portable speaker is compact, has Bluetooth connectivity and also comes with built-in mic hands-free calls. Let’s check out the performance of the speaker in the detailed review. Continue reading “Soen TRANSIT Portable Bluetooth Speaker Review”
Nokia Lumia 525 Review
Nokia Lumia 525 Review
When the Nokia Lumia 520 was launched at the Mobile World Congress event last year, not many knew that the company just introduced its first best seller in the Lumia series. It went on to become the most popular Windows Phone ever made, for the fantastic value it offered for the money. But there was one longstanding issue that Nokia had to fix, the small amount of RAM that denied a lot of people new games and apps that were trickling down to Windows Phone.
So, in the series of upgrades that Nokia delivered to existing hardware with small changes, aka adding a 5 to the model number and re-releasing it, we now have the Lumia 525 that fixes the one issue that most wanted fixed. Hence the Lumia 525 comes with 1 GB of RAM and a minor look and feel refresh but overall retains everything else about the Lumia 520 because may be Nokia thought “why fix something that isn’t broke?”. So, how does the Lumia 525 match up to the newly re-invigorated competition, and what does the 1 GB of RAM bring? Let’s find out in our in depth review.
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LG G Pro Lite Dual Review
LG launched the G Pro Lite Dual, the company’s latest mid-range smartphone with a 5.5-inch screen and Dual SIM support in India, back in October last year. We already brought you the Benchmarks and the photo gallery of the smartphone recently. Here we have the complete review of the smartphone. Is this phone better than other large-screen phones in the similar range? Let us find out in the complete review. Continue reading “LG G Pro Lite Dual Review”