August 18th, 2016 12:01 PM 87 COMMENTS

Unboxing of Jiofi 2 portable 4G hotspot and comparison with Reliance wipod

Upcoming telecom major Reliance Jio, which is currently in beta test mode for its services, has recently launched its first commercial portable 4G wifi hotspot device called Jiofi 2. The device is the successor to the original MiFi device which was the first generation portable hotspot by Jio which was only distributed to employees and was not commercially launched. The Jiofi 2 is now freely available at Reliance digital xpress... Read More

August 17th, 2016 12:30 PM 20 COMMENTS

Review: LYF Flame 8 with Jio preview offer in Mumbai

It’s only been a few days since the LYF flame-8 handset was launched by Reliance Retail which is exclusively available on Flipkart for a price tag of Rs. 4,199. We got ourselves early access to the device and decided to review it. The phone sports a 4.5-inch FWVGA IPS display with a resolution of 854 x 480 pixels, the colours are vivid with adequate saturation though the display is not... Read More

July 24th, 2016 10:00 AM 6 COMMENTS

Gionee Marathon M5 Plus review: A mediocre smartphone with mammoth battery life

At a time when competition among smartphone makers is growing stiffer in India, it is becoming rather difficult for the manufacturers to come up with devices that can outshine others. Especially, the Chinese smartphone makers who are trying to strike a chord with Indian consumers should play cautiously regarding pricing. One such famous Chinese manufacturer is Gionee, who have a firm grip on the Chinese market but have been struggling... Read More

July 18th, 2016 12:31 PM 41 COMMENTS

Our Experience with Jio LYF WIND 6 Device that turned out to be nothing short of disappointment

A device in this series and price segment was introduced initially with the LYF brand launch in the market. We grabbed a device as soon as it hit the market (early adopters) and used it for sometime. During this time personally experienced many issues at different levels and here we come up with an overview of the same with LYF Wind 6 model or the eco system. Quick overview of... Read More

July 2nd, 2016 5:49 AM 13 COMMENTS

Vivo V3 Review: A good smartphone with an inappropriate price tag

Vivo emerged to become a known Chinese brand all over the world. With a share of 14 percent globally, it is the fifth largest smartphone maker in the world. The company pushed its nearest competitors Xiaomi and Lenovo to get the position. In India too, Vivo is constantly trying to make its presence felt in India since the past two years. It invested hugely in the Indian smartphone market and... Read More

June 12th, 2016 11:24 AM 1 COMMENTS

Yu Yunicorn review: Does it ‘redefine flagships’? Here is what we think

Micromax-backed YU promised us a flagship this year. And with the launch of its recent flagship, the Yunicorn, our hopes were pretty high. At the launch event, we were given high hopes about the device. Distinctly remembering the words of YU's CEO, Rahul Sharma, who touted that the Yunicorn brings the most wanted changes that every user has been looking for. To recap, YU made a similar promise for the... Read More

February 8th, 2016 2:16 AM 12 COMMENTS

Infocus Bingo 21 Review : A Budget 4G Smartphone

Infocus is an American company known for its line of projectors and has recently launched a whole range of smartphones in India. Being a new player in the market, the brand has been selling its smartphones exclusively online. While some of its smartphones are exclusive to Snapdeal, it also sells it on other E-Commerce sites. We are reviewing the Infocus Bingo 21 which is the company's latest offering in the... Read More

February 3rd, 2016 2:01 PM 33 COMMENTS

Moto G Third Generation Gets Turbo Charged: A Review

The Moto G is one phone that I have a lot of respect for. The reason — this phone single handed-ly managed to turn its parent company around and bring a lot of limelight on budget category of phones. Motorola was struggling to find a foothold in the smartphone market and its then flagship the Moto X didn’t do really well. It was a few months later when Motorola launched... Read More

January 25th, 2016 5:30 AM 17 COMMENTS

Here’s the review of Google’s RailWire, the free Wi-Fi service, at the Mumbai Central Station (with speed test)

As we recently shared Google's RailWire, the free Wi-Fi service by RailTel, which was launched recently at the Mumbai Central station, the first out of 100 stations to get the superfast wi-fi network this year. We decided to visit the station and test the network by ourselves. We thought that it would be helpful for our readers to know the performance of free Internet offered by Google and RailTel. As... Read More

November 16th, 2015 10:00 AM 11 COMMENTS

Samsung Galaxy Note 5 long-term (two months) review

Samsung releases two high-end smartphones every year – a Galaxy S devices and a Galaxy Note device – with a gap of six months between them in a bid to stay relevant in the fast-moving smartphone market. A Galaxy S device is for people who like compact and handy devices with a good camera and powerful specifications. A Galaxy Note series device, on the other hand, is targeted towards people... Read More

November 8th, 2015 1:23 PM 10 COMMENTS

Finger Print Scanner on a Budget Android Phone? Look No Further than the Coolpad Note 3: A Review

Phones with fingerprint scanners are becoming a rage now. But in fact, fingerprint scanners are not new to smartphones at all (Motorola’s Atrix being the first smartphone in 2011 to have it). But since an effortless iteration of the fingerprint scanner dubbed ‘Touch ID’ was implemented in the iPhone, other smartphone makers quickly moved on to putting similarly functioning scanners in their phones too. Is a fingerprint scanner really required?... Read More

October 24th, 2015 10:10 AM 0 COMMENTS

Intex Aqua Trend Review

Intex has launched its second 4G-enabled smartphone, the Intex Aqua Trend in India. The device is priced around Rs. 9,400. Box Content Apart from the smartphone and its battery, Intex has also provided a screen guard, a smartphone case, a microUSB cable for charging and file transfers, and earphones. This is a pretty decent packaging for a device in this price range, but the quality of the accessories in nothing great. Design... Read More

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