About the author: Chakri is a go-to guy for your next smartphone recommendation. Back in his engineering days, he used to play with smartphones by installing custom ROMs and that passion got him into the tech industry. He still goes nuts about a smartphone knocking his door for review. Currently managing everything at Telecom Talk, Chakri is trying to master PUBG Mobile in his free time.

April 8th, 2017 2:51 PM 4 COMMENTS

Samsung Galaxy C7 Pro Takes on Moto Z Play to Be the Best Upper Mid-Range Handset

Samsung yesterday announced its latest upper mid-range smartphone, the Galaxy C7 Pro in India. The phone packs decent specifications and is also the first Samsung smartphone to sport the battery efficient Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 SoC. Priced at Rs. 27,999, the C7 Pro gives stiff competition to the best battery smartphone of 2016, Motorola Moto Z Play, which is priced at Rs. 24,999. Both the phones come with premium design, competitive... Read More

April 7th, 2017 10:14 PM 6 COMMENTS

Xiaomi Mi Max 2 to Be Powered by Snapdragon 660 SoC; Specs Revealed in GeekBench Listing

Earlier today, we reported about the Xiaomi's upcoming flagship phone, Mi 6's visit to the GFXBench benchmarking app. And now, another Xiaomi phone pays a visit to the same GFXBench app with the moniker, Xiaomi Oxygen. Going by the codename, there's nothing much we know, but the screen size of 6.4-inch in the listing tells the entire story. The so-called Xiaomi Oxygen will be the successor to last year's Xiaomi... Read More

April 7th, 2017 7:26 PM 14 COMMENTS

RCom Silently Introduces 3G and 4G VoLTE Supported Home Phones With Built-In Web Browser

RCom, the pioneer in the wireless home phones, has introduced two new Wireless Home Phones with support for 3G and 4G VoLTE. The Anil Ambani-led company has added a new 3G Home Phone that comes with the assistance of Wi-Fi, whereas the 4G VoLTE Home Phone is a self-hotspot device that can connect up to eight devices at the same time. The 3G Home Phone costs Rs. 3499 and the... Read More

April 7th, 2017 6:47 PM 221 COMMENTS

BSNL to Soon Offer 4 Mbps Minimum Download Speed on All its Broadband Plans: Report

State-run telecom operator, BSNL, in a bid to increase its broadband consumer base is reportedly planning to offer base speed of 4 Mbps with all of its broadband plans. BSNL is currently India’ second-largest broadband operator, only next to Airtel and is looking to take on the India’s largest telecom operator with its aggressive moves. According to a report from Keralatelecominfo, BSNL is in final discussion stages of rolling out... Read More

April 7th, 2017 3:46 PM 65 COMMENTS

What’s Next for Reliance Jio Customers After TRAI’s Recent Amendment on Jio Summer Surprise Offer?

Late yesterday, when everything’s going well, TRAI issued a statement on Reliance Jio stating that the new entrant has pulled back its Jio Summer Surprise offer, to everyone’s surprise. The company has taken this decision after a deep discussion with TRAI regarding the terms and conditions violation by the offer. So, Jio will now discontinue the Summer Surprise plan. However, the company clearly stated that the customers who have already... Read More

April 7th, 2017 2:19 PM 14 COMMENTS

Samsung Galaxy C7 Pro is Another Upper Mid-Range Samsung Phone With Snapdragon 625 SoC Priced at Rs. 27,990

It looks like Samsung is on a launch spree. After announcing the budget Samsung Galaxy J3 Pro just a couple of days ago in India, the company has announced yet another upper mid-range phone, the Galaxy C7 Pro to take on the phones such as Oppo F3 Plus, Vivo V5 Plus, and Motorola Moto Z Play. The Samsung Galaxy C7 Pro is priced at Rs. 27,990 and will be sold... Read More

April 7th, 2017 6:21 AM 60 COMMENTS

Data War: Bharti Airtel Is Now Bundling More Data With Its Postpaid Plans

Of late, consumers in India have become more data-centric, thanks to Reliance Jio’s free data services from the past six months. To catch up the trend, almost every telecom operator in India has been providing excellent data offers for their users. Starting from India’s leading telecom operator, Airtel to state-run telecom operator, everyone is into the data game now. When Reliance Jio first announced its public operations and tariff plans... Read More

April 6th, 2017 9:16 PM 247 COMMENTS

Reliance Jio to Withdraw Summer Surprise Offer Following TRAI’s Order

Indian telecom regulator, TRAI, has ordered Reliance Jio to withdraw its latest Summer Surprise offer, a move which could hamper the telecom operator's plans to rapidly increase its paid subscriber base. The move will also provide an instant relief to bleeding incumbent telcos such as Airtel, Vodafone and Idea Cellular. The Mukesh Ambani-led telecom operator, in a statement, said that it has accepted the decision and it is in the... Read More

April 6th, 2017 6:19 PM 3 COMMENTS

Call Drops are Still a Major Issue in India, Especially Indoors: DoT

Indian telecom operators are still not learning lessons as far as the call drops are concerned. Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has been taking various initiatives to address the call drops problem in mobile networks. During June 2016 to February 2017, the Telecom Service Providers (TSPs) have installed about 2,12,917 Base Transceiver Stations (BTS) across the country to solve the call drops issue. In order to obtain direct feedback from users,... Read More

April 6th, 2017 4:31 PM 2 COMMENTS

Reliance Group’s Unlimit Forges Partnership With Cumulocity and Announce ‘Enablement’

Unlimit, the Reliance Group-owned entity and the India's first dedicated Internet of Things (IoT) business unit has announced its collaboration with Cumulocity (one of the leading IoT service provider) to roll out a suite of new products and services on a new platform called 'Enablement.' Enablement allows business to connect ant device over any network to manage and store asset data, by controlling them in real-time by monitoring device availability,... Read More

April 6th, 2017 2:20 PM 39 COMMENTS

Bharti Airtel has Deployed 1,80,000 Future-Ready Mobile Sites in Last Two Years Under ‘Project Leap’

Bharti Airtel, India's largest telecom network today said that the company has doubled its mobile network deployment over the past two years. Airtel, two years ago have kept an objective of building a future-ready network to lead India's data growth story, and the company has succeeded in achieving that. A total of 180,000 mobile sites are deployed by Airtel over the last two years (FY 16 and FY 17). Interestingly,... Read More

April 6th, 2017 11:50 AM 4 COMMENTS

Google Play Music All Access Now Available for Indian Users at Rs. 89 Per Month

Google finally brings its one-time subscription plan, the ‘Google Play Music All Access’ for Indian users. The search giant, back in September 2016 launched the Play Music Store in the country, but it did have some downsides. The membership plan, for instance, was not being offered by Google earlier for unknown reasons. However, earlier today, some users have noticed that Google Play Music All Access service is visible in the... Read More

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