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.

February 27th, 2017 11:30 AM 25 COMMENTS

Airtel drops price of 4G Home Wi-Fi Router; now Starts at Rs. 2500

India's largest telecom network, Bharti Airtel is offering mobile data in many ways. It was just yesterday we reported that the company is offering the industry's cheapest 4G Hotspot device and now, we have yet another device, namely, Airtel 4G Home Wi-Fi. However, this 4G Home Wi-Fi hotspot is entirely different from 4G Hotspot and offers more features, but has its own set of disadvantages as well. A little five... Read More

February 26th, 2017 10:58 PM 58 COMMENTS

Nokia 6 Will Be Available In India Soon, Nokia 3 and Nokia 5 Launched at MWC 2017

The much-awaited announcements are here. HMD Global, the parent company of Nokia at the ongoing MWC 2017 tech show in Barcelona, Spain announced the rumoured Nokia phones- the Nokia 3 and Nokia 5. Also, the Nokia 6, which was announced last month now goes global with a price tag of $241 (approx. Rs. 16,059). The company announced a new special edition of the Nokia 6, the Art Black colour variant,... Read More

February 26th, 2017 5:49 PM 18 COMMENTS

LG G6 Comes with a Six Months Older Snapdragon 821 SoC and 5.7-inch QHD+ Display

South Korean smartphone giant, LG, after heavily teasing their flagship smartphone, the LG G6 from the last few weeks finally pulled the wraps at the MWC 2017. The official specs of the smartphone are in-line with all the leaks and rumors surfaced online. Ahead of its official launch, chipmaker, Qualcomm posted some four images of the smartphone teasing the display of the LG G6. One of the significant difference with... Read More

February 26th, 2017 12:45 AM 9 COMMENTS

Blackberry Mercury Aka Blackberry KEYone Unveiled at the MWC 2017

Back at the CES 2017 event, Blackberry, owned by TCL showcased a throwback-style keyboarded smartphone, which also runs Android. At that point of time, the company thought of keeping the specs of the smartphone hidden, but rumours have leaked the complete specs. That said, the phone looks very classy with the old-style Blackberry fashioned keyboard. However, TCL has gone with somewhat relatively mid-range specs with the KEYone. The phone packs... Read More

February 25th, 2017 1:26 PM 90 COMMENTS

Airtel Now Offers the Cheapest 4G Hotspot; Silently Slashes the Price of its 4G Hotspot to Counter Jio and Vodafone

Of late, Airtel has been working hard to bring new offers to the consumers primarily to combat Reliance Jio as well. Till date, we have seen various offers from the India's largest telecom network in the mobile data and voice calls space, but now the company is vying to take on the rivals with its 4G Hotspot device. Airtel has slashed the price of its much popular Airtel 4G Hotspot... Read More

February 24th, 2017 7:09 PM 11 COMMENTS

Vivo Y55s With Snapdragon 425 SoC and 3GB of RAM Launched for Rs. 12,490

Chinese smartphone vendor, Vivo who has been concentrating heavily of the selfie camera department now came out with yet another offering and the company' second phone for the year 2017, namely, the Vivo Y55s. The device is in line with Vivo’s brand philosophy ‘Camera and Music’ and is priced at Rs.12,490. The Vivo Y55s will be available in Crown Gold and Space Grey colors across the country from 26th February 2017.... Read More

February 24th, 2017 5:57 PM 17 COMMENTS

Aircel Now Enters the Hourly Data Bandwagon; Started Offering Unlimited 3G Data for One Hour at Rs. 15

Indian telecom sector is currently undergoing some significant changes, especially after the entrance of Reliance Jio. What started as a trend by Vodafone India with the 'SuperHour' data packs is now followed by the other operators as well. After Idea Cellular following Vodafone with hourly data packs, it's now time for Aircel to do the same. Yes, Aircel entered the hourly data bandwagon by introducing a new plan of Rs.... Read More

February 24th, 2017 3:43 PM 21 COMMENTS

WhatsApp’s New Status Feature Started Rolling Out for Android, iOS, and Windows Phone Users

Facebook-owned WhatsApp recently announced that they would be rolling out a new Snapchat clone 'Status' feature on the eve of their 8th anniversary starting 24th February. Faithful to their words, the company started rolling out the feature for all the Android, iOS, and Windows Phone users. With this addition, all the Facebook-owned entities will have the features that are present in the rival platform, Snapchat. Starting today, the users who... Read More

February 24th, 2017 12:04 PM 5 COMMENTS

LG X power 2 with Android Nougat and Beefy 4500mAh Unveiled Ahead of MWC 2017

While the entire industry's eyes are on LG's announcement of their flagship phone, LG G6 at the MWC 2017 event, the South Korean company silently announced a new handset, the LG X power 2. The pricing for the phone are not official, but LG confirmed that the phone would go on sale from early March in some Latin America markets. Touted as the successor to the LG X power, which... Read More

February 24th, 2017 5:12 AM 113 COMMENTS

Airtel silently decreases RC149 data pack validity to 16 days from 28 days following Jio’s announcement

Bharti Airtel, following Jio’s Prime subscription announcement, seems to have silently decreased the validity of RC149 to 16 days from 28 days. For the uninitiated, Airtel’s Rs. 149 data plan previously used to offer 600MB of 3G/4G data with 28 days validity. However, the revised plan now offers the same amount of data with only 16 days validity which not to mention is nearly half of what users to get... Read More

February 23rd, 2017 10:03 PM 4 COMMENTS

Huawei Successfully Completes the 5G Field Performance Testing

Huawei has been just certified as the first company to pass the recent field performance tests of 5G New Radio (NR) technology in the 3.5 GHz band and tests of cross-compatibility with a range of industry-standard hardware. The field tests were conducted as part of the second phase of 5G trials in China and were led by the IMT-2020 (5G) Promotion Group. The field tests officially began when an IMT-2020... Read More

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