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Microsoft Surface Pro 3 Unboxing and First Look

Microsoft announced the Surface Pro 3, the latest iteration of its own hybrid efforts under the “Surface Pro” moniker, at an event in New York last month. Panos Panay, the guy heading the Surface group, kept referencing the Macbook Air as the Surface Pro 3’s competitor and got the audience intrigued, including us, watching the live webcast from afar. But we have now got the chance to try one out in person, as the device has started shipping in the US and Canada, with units available even without pre-order. So, what are our first impressions like? Check out our unboxing and setup video where we detail everything –

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Xolo Q600s Unboxing

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Xolo launched the Q600s, the company’s first budget smartphone running on Android 4.4 (KitKat) out of the box last month, priced at Rs. 8,499. It has a 4.5-inch qHD display based on One Glass Solution (OGS), powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core Broadcom processor and has 1GB of RAM. It has a 5-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 0.3-megapixel (VGA) front-facing camera. This competes with Moto E, Micromax Unite 2 A106 and the Lava Iris X1. Check out the unboxing below. Continue reading “Xolo Q600s Unboxing”

Oppo R1 Unboxing

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Oppo launched the Oppo R1 (R829), successor of last year’s Oppo R819 in India April in India priced at Rs. 26990. We even went hands-on with the smartphone at the MWC 2014 earlier this year, even before it launched in India. Oppo has concentrated more on the build quality and the design of the smartphone to make to better than the R819. Check out the unboxing below. Continue reading “Oppo R1 Unboxing”

ASUS Zenfone 5 Unboxing

ASUS, the Taiwanese manufacturer, has been in the Android race for quite a while now, at times, experimenting with form factors and convergence. Niche markets aside, like any other company, ASUS also caters to the mass market crowd which just wants to pick up a smartphone. Along those lines, the company revealed three devices, with various screen sizes, ranging from 4 to 6 inches in screen sizes, but with identical user experience. These devices under the “Zenfone” range were announced way back in January during CES, but are only starting to appear in the retail market. We bought one off from a Taipei market, and here is our unboxing video to show the device off, to you –

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Xiaomi Mi3 Unboxing

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Xiaomi unveiled Mi3, the company’s high-end smartphone back in September last year. We brought you the hands-on impressions of the device from the CES 2014 earlier this year. Here we have the device for unboxing. The design of the smartphones reminds us of the N9’s fabula design. Check out the unboxing below. Continue reading “Xiaomi Mi3 Unboxing”

Xiaomi Redmi Unboxing

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Xiaomi announced Hongmi, a budget smartphone back in July last year. It was introduced in international markets as Redmi. Due to its aggressive pricing the smartphone was hugely successful in China and other markets where it was introduced. The Redmi packs some solid specifications such as 4.7-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) IPS display at 312 PPI, 1.5 GHz quad-core MediaTek MT6589 Turbo processor and Android 4.2-based MIUI V5 ROM. Check out the unboxing. Continue reading “Xiaomi Redmi Unboxing”

Goqii Fitness Band Unboxing

The “internet of things” revolution is only getting started, but there are so many fitness bands out there already. Fitbits, Fuelbands, Smartbands and so on have flooded the market so it’s up to the makers to differentiate themselves in unique ways, which the makers of Goqii have exactly done. Goqii is not just a Fitness band, it’s also a service, which provide expert advice and even a personal trainer, if needed. There is also the usual gamification of fitness, but this time using “Karma” you can actually donate money to charities. These additional services and features are the Goqii’s USPs, so if you are a prospective buyer, what do you get in the box? Let our unboxing video answer that for you –

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Lava Iris X1 Unboxing

Lava Iris X1 is a mid-range Android smartphone that comes with above the price range specifications and shares its design language with one of the most premium smartphones in the market. Lava Iris X1 comes with a 4.5 inch FWVGA display, a quad-core processor from Broadcom and an iPhone-ish design language.

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Spice Stellar 360 Unboxing

Spice has just announced the Spice Stellar 360 which brings back the near extinct physical keyboard on a smartphone. The Spice Stellar 360 tries to bring together the BlackBerry style QWERTY keyboard on a smart phone and the very popular and widely used touch screen with Android at the heart.

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Gionee Elife S5.5 Unboxing

Back in February, just ahead of the Mobile World Congress, Gionee announced the Elife S5.5 which is currently the slimmest smartphone. The Gionee Elife S5.5 comes with a Full HD AMOLED display and is powered by MediaTek’s Octa-core SoC. It also comes with a 13MP camera module on the back. The device is super thin and today, we have the device at our office and we will be bringing you the unboxing.

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Micromax Unite 2 A106 Unboxing

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Micromax launched the Unite 2 A106, the company’s latest budget phone and its first smartphone running on Android 4.4 (KitKat) recently at Rs. 6,999. Micromax had launched several smartphones with similar specifications, but this has a 4.7-inch WVGA IPS screen and packs 1GB of RAM that is not seen on other Micromax smartphones in this budget. This is said to directly compete with the Motorola Moto E. Check out the unboxing below. Continue reading “Micromax Unite 2 A106 Unboxing”

HTC Desire 816 Dual SIM Unboxing and First Impressions

HTC’s Desire 816 is the company’s bold bet in the mid range phablet segment, where it has literally been non-existent so far. The 5.5 inch device with a 720p screen was launched along with the HTC One M8 in India, but it has reached the retail only now, but for an attractive price of Rs. 23,990. Competing with the likes of the Samsung Galaxy Grand 2 and the Sony Xperia T2 Dual, the Desire 816 strikes a good balance between specifications and price, which is what the segment exactly wants. We weren’t able to get a complete look at the 816 when it launched at the MWC, mainly because it had the same Sense experience on the software side, but we have finally got the retail version here in India, and we present you our usual unboxing video with a quick look at the phone’s hardware and a bit of the software, take a look –

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Swipe MTV Slash 4X Unboxing

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Swipe Telecom had launched their MTV Slash 4X tablet sometime back in January 2014 and today, we will be bringing you the unboxing of this 7inch tablet that comes with voice calling. The tablet has entry range specifications, but comes with preloaded apps like MTV apps, Count your drinks and This Day in Music and updated versions of MTV India,MTV Funny and MTV Hottie app making it unique.

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Gunnar Advanced Gaming Eye Wear Unboxing

Gunnar Optiks is a specialized eyewear company that makes glasses for geeks who sit in front of the computer. For us, gaming is a huge pastime, we can’t deny that, and with it increasingly going mobile, we thought it’d be nice to show you a product that’s tailor made for making your eyes feel better. After all, we are staring at computer screens in many form factors all day, and some might have actual problems with that, like tearing, irritation and all sorts of burning sensations, so here is an unboxing video –

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Lava Iris Pro 20 Unboxing

Lava had launched their Iris Pro 30 sometime in January earlier this year and now they have launched a slightly toned down version of it in the form of Lava Iris Pro 20. The Lava Iris Pro 20 retains the distinctive iPhone like build quality, but comes with a relatively low resolution qHD display and a toned down 0.3MP front camera instead of the 3MP camera in the Iris Pro 30.

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