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Sneha Bhardwaj November 11th, 2018 3:13 PM 36 COMMENTS

Sunday Talk: User Experience or Specifications, What Matters the Most in a Smartphone for You?

Lately, we have seen a lot of smartphone launches in India. Brands such as Xiaomi, Realme, Oppo, Vivo, OnePlus, Motorola, HMD Global, all have launched at least one smartphone in the last two months to take advantage during the festive season. Realme, which is the new smartphone brand making all the headlines in India because of its aggressive pricing. Then there's good-old Xiaomi sticking to its Honest Pricing tagline all... Read More

Arpit Sharma October 21st, 2018 12:34 PM 74 COMMENTS

Sunday Talk: What’s Your Pick Between Jio Yearly and Short-Term Prepaid Plans?

Reliance Jio has introduced a new prepaid plan after nearly ten months. As always, the telco has introduced the best yearly prepaid plan in the industry. Yes, I am speaking about the newly launched Rs 1,699 annual plan. Unlike the other plans that we have talked about here, this new plan comes with a long-term validity, as much as a year-long, but unlike the earlier launched yearly prepaid plans from... Read More

Arpit Sharma October 14th, 2018 2:09 PM 17 COMMENTS

Sunday Talk: Upcoming Smartphone Design Trends for 2019

I have been fascinated by smartphone design trends of the present year. Although there was significant progress when we talk about technology regarding processing power, memory and software, what caught the eye of a lot of people including me was the immense variety and innovation which happened in smartphone aesthetics. The present year could be marked as the year of notched smartphones, and also the entry year for the dewdrop... Read More

Arpit Sharma September 23rd, 2018 10:15 AM 0 COMMENTS

Sunday Talk: Role of 4G Upload and Download Speeds While Choosing a Telco

In the pre-4G era, smartphone users had to make do with absurd 3G speeds or most of the times in rural areas; they were stuck with 2G networks, leading to a bumpy internet browsing experience. While 4G penetration has been a boon for the country, it has also brought us the habit of expecting high-speed internet at all times, in every place we go. Many people would agree with me... Read More

Chakri K September 9th, 2018 9:53 AM 45 COMMENTS

Sunday Talk: Is Xiaomi Launching Way Too Many Smartphones Under Rs 15,000 and Confusing the Users?

Xiaomi is now the leading smartphone brand in India and to stay connected with its users, the Chinese handset maker is launching new smartphones for every 15 days (Well, at least that's what happened in the last 30 days). But I have read way too many comments on Xiaomi articles which state that the brand is just complicating its lineup and confusing the users. To give a brief idea of... Read More

Arpit Sharma September 2nd, 2018 9:54 AM 128 COMMENTS

Sunday Talk: Will Things Change After the Vodafone Idea Merger?

The finalised merger of Idea Cellular and Vodafone is the biggest M&A deal happening in the country right now. After being severely bogged down by the latest telecom entrant in the country, Reliance Jio, the British Vodafone Plc owned Indian wing, and the Kumar Mangalam Birla led telco decided to join their forces to tackle the increasing competition in the telecom sector. In the last few months only, we have... Read More

Arpit Sharma August 26th, 2018 9:25 AM 8 COMMENTS

Sunday Talk: Are Smartphone Brands Bringing Back the Good-Old Affordable Flagship Days?

It has been an eventful month so far, possibly the most exciting one this year. At the start of August, Honor launched its Honor Play smartphone with its flagship chipset available right now- Kirin 970 SoC at a starting price of Rs 19,999. Everyone expected that Honor has killed the Mi A2 which launched at Rs 16,999 in the country. In return, Xiaomi made a massive comeback by launching the... Read More

Arpit Sharma August 5th, 2018 10:11 AM 20 COMMENTS

Sunday Talk: Will Voice Only Prepaid Plans Get Expected Attention from Subscribers?

The telecom industry has been flooded with the combo and bundled prepaid plans in the last year only, and now almost every telecom operator has launched combo prepaid plans. However, there is a new wave erupting in the industry as we speak right now. As of late, we are getting to see that a lot of operators are launching voice only or majorly voice-based prepaid plans which offer minimal to... Read More

Chakri K June 10th, 2018 9:30 AM 19 COMMENTS

Sunday Talk: Let’s Discuss About the Xiaomi Redmi Y2 and its Pricing

Xiaomi has been so successful in the last 18 months, especially after the launch of Xiaomi Redmi Note 4. The Chinese brand managed to sell 9.4 million units of Redmi Note 4 in India within a year. 2017 will be considered as the best year for Xiaomi in India as almost all their smartphones did equally well at the market, except the high-end Mi Mix 2 and Redmi Y1 Lite.... Read More