Reliance Jio 'Happy New Year' Offer - All the details you should know !!

Reliance Jio - 'Happy New Year' Offer as a New Year Present to Jio users !!

When Reliance Industries launched Jio on 27 December 2015. It shook up the telecom industry in India by offering unlimited calling and daily data to their users at dirt cheap rates. And when it comes to Jio, they never fail to surprise their users by offering new plans, cash-backs, and discounts. And Reliance Jio on Friday announced 'Happy New Year' offer. Here are all the new year offers available for Jio users -

1. The new offer comes in with fashion portal Ajio and offers their customers 100% cashback on recharge of Rs.399 in the form of Ajio coupon. And the coupon is redeemable over and above the existing Ajio offer. The coupon will be credited to MyCoupons section of the MyJio app and this coupon can be used on the Ajio app or website to make purchases with a minimum cart value of Rs.1000/- The Ajio coupon can be redeemed on or before 15 March. And this offer will last until January 31,2019.

          It's worth to know that this offer is only available on 399 recharge as it is the highest selling plan. Also, a few days ago Reliance Jio just added 2GB of data for five days in the celebration pack.

    2. Jio is also offering a gift card worth Rs.1095/- as a new year gift where users can get one JioPhone along with 6 months of unlimited calling and data.

     3. Also, one of the existing plans of Jio which could be useful for the new year is an annual plan which includes one year of calling and data where total available high-speed data is 547.5GB for 365 days along with unlimited calling.

These were some plans launched by Jio for 2019 and Jio Happy New Year offer has been recently launched and the other two offers were the existing ones but could be perfectly fine as a digital gift to your loved ones this new year to have loads of fun chit-chat and long talks all around the year. 

 

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PUBG Mobile banned in India ?

PUBG Mobile banned in India - Legal notice by High Court of Maharashtra?

When Tencent Games launched Players Unknown Battleground (PUBG) on 23rd March in 2017, the game was fairly popular back then but after a certain period of time, it became highly popular on both Play Store and App Store and this game became the talk of the town amongst the youngsters and teenagers. And now, if we talk about the stats of the game, It has more than 100 million downloads with an overall rating of 4.5 on Play store. These figures highlight how popular PUBG Mobile has become across India and also due to the fact, that PUBG Mobile runs smoother even on a lower range of Android devices. Now, there has been an image which has been circulating on Facebook and Twitter.

   

And as it says 'PUBG MOBILE game is creating a lot of nuisance and irrespective activities and many students spoiling their own lives' but we came to know that this news is totally fake and there is no such legal notice by High Court Of Maharashtra. And it is so because it has grammatical errors in between. It may sound legitimate since it appears to be issued by the 'High Court of Maharashtra' and its signed by Prejudge K.SRINIVASULU. But there is no such post of a Prejudge in the Indian Judicial System which proves that it is fake. And also Tencent Games hasn't even responded yet and it seems unlikely. It's still unclear where this hoax originated from but this must have been done to take a toll on the popularity of PUBG Mobile in India and across the world.

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Mediatek Helio P90 - Flagship grade Midrange processor !!

MediaTek Helio P90 - Best Midrange Processor !!

When it comes to Mediatek processors, they were not as good as they are today because when we talk about MediaTek a few years ago, they were not best at what they have been doing, because when it comes to chip-making, Qualcomm has always been the king because earlier, MediaTek had to fix some of the issues in their mobile phone processors because everybody had faced common issues in almost every MediaTek processor like heating and unresponsiveness.

But talking about today, the extent at which MediaTek have improved is commendable and one of the best examples of that is MediaTek's Helio P90 processor which was launched by MediaTek in China.

Now, let's talk about the specifications and features of the processor.

Specifications - 

When it comes to specifications, Helio P90 is powered by an octa-core processor which is based on 12nm architecture and consists of Cortex-A75 processor with two cores clocked at 2.2Ghz and Cortex-A55 processor with six cores clocked at 2.0Ghz. This processor includes PowerVR 9946 GPU for handling the graphics-intensive tasks And also MediaTek has focused a lot on AI

and the processor includes APU 2.0 chip based on fusion architecture technology for handling the AI tasks such as scene recognition, and AR avatars etc. and has 4 times more processing power than previous generation P chipsets Also, this chip includes a triple image processing unit which will support features like video calling stabilization in real time. Other specifications and features include -

1. This processor can support phones with up to 8GB [1866Mhz LPDDR4x] memory
2. Display resolution of up to Full-HD+ 
3. Single camera up to 48-megapixels and dual camera support up to 24-megapixels + 16-megapixels.
4. Connectivity features like advanced Cat 12/13 4G LTE modem with 4x4 MIMO, 3CA, 256QAM, dual 4G SIM.

This chip is very capable in terms of AI and comes with all the advanced features like 5 person human pose tracking, 3d pose tracking, and AR/MR acceleration. Also, AI helps a lot in low light photography with enhanced noise reduction. But the most surprising fact is that Helio P90 being a midrange processor has benchmark scores with almost similar as of Snapdragon 845 which is a flagship-grade processor by Snapdragon. So, if numbers are to be believed Helio P90 is almost equal to Snapdragon 845. If this would be the pace with which midrange processors like Helio P90 would improve then in no time, midrange processors would be as capable as flagship processors. This is a new benchmark set by MediaTek in terms of processor. 

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Honor 8x launched - Everything you need to know !!

Honor 8x - Big and Beautiful !!

When Huawei first came to India, it did not quite left the mark in Indian market until Huawei launched its sub-brand in India namely Huawei Honor. And this was the time when Huawei started to bring value for money phones in India through its honor sub-brand. Since, then there was no looking back for Huawei. 

Coming back, huawei launched Honor 8x (2018) in India and will be available on sale exclusively via amazon from october 24 onwards. Now, let's discuss about the specifications and features of the phone -

Display and Design -

Honor 8x sports a 6.5 inch Full-HD+ ( 1080x2340 pixels ) display with an aspect ratio of 19.5:9 and pixel density of 397 pixels per inch with screen to body ratio of 91% which seems quite impressive considering its a budget mid range phone. The device comes with a glass sandwich design meaning that it comes with the glass on both the sides of the phone, front and back as well. The rear of the phone is covered by premium glass finish with a double textured design and second generation anti-glare film. But the phone also comes with a notch at the top and a small chin at the bottom.

Camera and Software -

The phone comes with the Android oreo 8.1 on top of huawei's own EMUI 8.2.0. So, a whole of customization with an exception of stock android experience. In terms of Optics, the device comes with a pair of vertically stacked dual lens on the rear with a 20-megapixel primary camera with an aperture of f/1.8 and phase detection auto focus. On the front, it comes with a 2-megapixel secondary camera with an aperture of f/2.0 and fixed focus. It looks like huawei did a bit of cost cutting when it comes to secondary camera sensor because it is not going to make a huge difference in photography.  

Hardware and Features -

Now, the device is powered by huawei's own HiSilicon Kirin 710 octa core SoC which is a 12nm cortex A-73 processor paired with a Mali G51 graphic processor. So, expect smooth experience while performing heavy tasks like gaming and editing. Also, Huawei has put on some features like GPU turbo to increase efficiency of the gpu with FPS stability for gaming so, games should run in high frame rates. And also less power is consumed with the help of this feature. Also, huawei has focused a lot on artificial intelligence. Honor 8x comes with dual stereo speakers and also supports Dolby atmos. The device packs in a 3750 mAh battery with intelligent smart save system. But no, fast charging. It comes with all the connectivity features like GPS/ A-GPS, GLONASS, bluetooth v4.2 and comes with a 3.5mm headphone jack.

Pricing and Variants -

The phone comes in three variants, 4GB RAM / 64GB storage variant is priced at Rs. 14,999/- 

6GB RAM / 64GB storage variant is priced at Rs. 16,999/- and 8GB RAM / 128GB storage variant is priced at Rs.18,999/- The base variant seems to provide bang for your buck. Also, this phone would have a stiff competition with Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro. Do let me know your thoughts on this phone.  

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Razer Phone 2 - Work hard, Play hard !!

Razer Phone 2 launched - Everything you need to know !!

When Razer launched its first smart phone previous year, it was quite clear that company was aiming towards gamers and the phone was gaming eccentric. Frankly, Razer phone did not performed that well in the market as it was not made for everybody. Now, Razer launched the second version of their smartphone on 10th october, 2018 which is Razer Phone 2. And it is a pretty significant upgrade from the previous Razer Phone. Let's discuss about the phone itself.

Display and Camera - 

Razer Phone 2 bears a 5.7" quad hd display with 120Ghz refresh rate and that includes both touch sampling and display refresh rate so, that display must be silky smooth with no lag and the display is colour accurate and sharp with HDR support. Now coming to the camera, this phone has dual rear cameras at the back, primary camera is a 12-megapixel wide angle lens with an aperture of f/1.7 supporting optical image stabilization and secondary camera is a 12-megapixel telephotot lens with an aperture of f/2.6. But, it does not support 4k video recording. On the front, it has an 8-megapixel shooter with an aperture of f/2.0 which is decent enough but the good point is that it supports full hd video recording at 60 fps.

Design and Software -

Now talking about design, this phone still comes with an aspect ratio of 16:9 and it already looks dated by 2018 standards but it seems like Razer chose features over design because it comes with a whole lot of features and we will talk about that later Talking about software, Razer Phone 2 comes Pre-installed with Prime Nova Launcher on top of android Oreo 8.1. So, users should expect a whole lot of customization and features built in already on the launcher. But one special feature is Razer Chroma, which features an illuminated lighting at the back of the phone with razer logo. The phone also has chroma configuration app through which one can set presets and sync chroma lighting with notifications and supports upto 16.8 million colors. 

Storage and Hardware -

On the hardware side, Razer Phone 2 features a flagship grade Snapdragon 845 clocked at 2.8Ghz paired with 8GB of RAM. And comes with adreno 630 graphic processing unit which absolutely delivers immense experiences and can easily handle games like PUBG and Fortnite. Also, Razer Phone 2 supports vapor chamber cooling system that allows heat to spread throughout entire phone surface and helps dissipate the heat.

This device packs in a massive 4000 mAh lithium-ion battery with support of qualcomm quick charge 4.0+ and even supports wireless charging. The device comes with either 64GB or 128GB of internal storage and supports microSD expansion upto 1 TB. 

Other Features and Pricing -

The phone is priced at 799$ for 64GB storage / 8GB RAM variant and the 128GB storage variant will be available later. 

• IP67 water resistance upto 1 meter
• Dual front facing speakers with 24-BIT DAC and dolby atmos support
• Wireless Charging
• Razor Cortex app for gaming customization and optimization.
• Wi-Fi 802.11ac and Bluetooth 5.0

Well, this was all you need to know about Razer Phone 2 and it is clear that company has tried hard to make this phone a daily driver for many smartphone users. But still it somewhere lacks and design was a big steal as well. Overall, it is a good phone for heavy gamers but still not a complete package for those who want to use this phone as a daily driver.

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Samsung Galaxy A9 launched - Camera Madness !!

Samsung galaxy A9 with quad camera setup launched !!

When apple launched iPhone 7 plus back in 2016, at that time of the year iPhone 7 plus was the only smartphone to have dual camera lens and it was one of the best camera smartphones of the year. Then, other smartphone manufacturers followed apple and launched their smartphones with dual camera lens sooner than later, because they realized camera was soon to become the hot piping feature in smartphones and well today, every smartphone manufacturer launch their smartphones with multiple camera setups and Samsung launched their smartphone - Samsung galaxy A9 with quad camera setup at the rear. After the launch of Samsung galaxy A7 [2018] with triple camera setup at the rear. Read here - Samsung Galaxy A7 [2018] with triple camera setup !!

Now, let's discuss about the specifications and features of the phone  -

Camera and design - 

First, let's talk about the main feature of this phone which is camera, so it sports a quad rear camera setup at the rear with a 24-megapixel main camera with an aperture of f/1.7, a 10-megapixel telephoto camera with an aperture of f/2.4 with support of 2x optical zoom, an ultra wide 8-megapixel camera with an aperture of f/2.4 and comes with a wide 120 degree field of view. And at last, fourth camera is a depth sensing 5-megapixel camera with an aperture of f/2.2 and comes with live focus. Talking about the front, it comes with a 24-megapixel camera with an aperture of f/2.0 and also supports features like face unlock. The special feature is that main camera uses pixel bining to combine four pixels into one which is very helpful in low light conditions and results in clear and brighter pictures. Talking about design, it is decent enough and the glass back at rear with curve at its edges looks premium and is comfortable to hold. The phone comes with three colour options which are Caviar Black, Lemonade Blue and Bubblegum Pink.

Display and Software - 

The device comes with a 6.3 inch full-HD+ [ 1080x2220 pixels ] super amoled infinity display with an aspect ratio of 18.5:9 so, expect great colour reproduction and kinky blacks. Coming to the software, the device runs on top of android oreo 8.0 with samsung's own experience user interface.

Hardware, Storage and battery - 

The device is powered by Snapdragon 660 octa core processor with four cores clocked at 2.2Ghz and the other four clocked at 1.8Ghz. and comes with Adreno 512 Gpu. The device is coupled with either 6GB / 8GB of RAM. Also, the device comes with 128GB of internal storage and is expandable via microSD upto 512GB. Connectivity options include 4G VoLte, Wi-Fi 802.11ac, Bluetooth v5.0, usb type-c, NFC and comes with a 3.5mm headphone jack with all the sensors on board. It packs in a 3,800 mAh battery with fast charging.  

Pricing - 

Well, pricing is the only wrong thing about this device and Samsung just made this device too expensive with prices starting from Rs.51,300/- or almost 700$. And this is the primary reason that Samsung does not seem to have any plans to launch this phone in India because at this price point, one can get galaxy S9 in India and a flagship offering is much better than a phone with quad camera setup. Do let us know your opinions on this phone.

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Samsung's first phone with triple camera setup launched in India !!

 Samsung's Midrange smartphone with triple camera setup launched !!

Samsung, the south korean tech giant never leaves any chance to surprise their users and this time samsung has bought a surprise for Indians as well by launching their first phone in India with triple rear camera setup at the back since, camera setups in smartphones are becoming an anticipated feature and looking onto this samsung launched their triple camera smartphone in India so, without any further a do let's discuss about the phone itself. Also Read - Things you should know before buying Xiaomi and Samsung phones !!

So, first of all let me clear that it is not a flagship and it is a mid ranger device from samsung which belongs to samsung's A series mid range smartphone and it is the latest mid range smartphone from samsung and it is Samsung Galaxy A7 [2018]. Now, let's get straight into the specs.

Display and Software -

 The device sports a Full-HD+ Super Amoled 6.0 inch display which has a resolution of 1080 by 2220 pixels and has an aspect ratio of 18.5:9 which is decent enough by mid range standards and has natural colour reproduction and good dynamic range. Talking about the software, the Samsung Galaxy A7 runs on android Oreo 8.0 along with Samsung Experience 9.0 on top. Samsung at least should have given Android 8.1 noting that Android 9.0 has been launched, But samsung has never been quite fast with updates.

Hardware and Camera  -

Talking about the hardware, Samsung galaxy A7 [2018] is powered by samsung's owned Exynos processor which is Exynos 7885 octa core processor clocked at 2.2Ghz. It comes with two RAM and storage options - 4GB RAM / 64GB storage variant and 6GB RAM / 128GB storage variant. Also, The internal storage is expandable upto 512GB and samsung also allows users to install apps directly to microSD card. when it comes to graphic processor, it has a Mali-G71 MP2 gpu which is powerful enough to handle graphic intensive games like PUBG and Asphalt 9. Now let's talk about camera, which is the main highlight of this phone. It packs in triple camera setup at the rear, Of the three cameras, one has a 24-megapixel with an f/1.7 aperture, the second camera is an 8-megapixel 13mm ultra wide lens with an f/2.4 aperture and comes with a 120 degree field of view. And third camera is finally a 5-megapixel depth sensing fixed focus camera with an aperture of f/2.2. Talking about the front camera, it has a fixed focus 24-megapixel camera equipped with an LED flash.

Battery and Other Features -

The device packs in a 3,300mAh battery under the hood and battery life should be decent enough considering the fact that it has a power efficient processor and Super Amoled display. Other features include 4G VoLte, dual band Wi-Fi 802.11 ac, Bluetooth 5.0, NFC, GPS GLONASS, Beidou and a 3.5mm headphone jack. Also,its the first samsung device whose fingerprint scanner has been positioned on the lock button and position of the volume buttons remains same. The phone is 7.5mm thick and measures 

Competition and Pricing -

First, let's talk about pricing, Samsung Galaxy A7 [2018] 4GB RAM / 64GB storage variant is priced at Rs.23,990 and the 6GB RAM / 128GB storage variant is priced at Rs.28,990. Now talking about the competition, where rivals like Asus Zenfone 5z and Pocophone F1 exist in the market which provide bang for your buck. So, what would you choose between samsung's reliability or chinese rivals' value for money phones.

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Oppo Realme 2 - is it really an upgrade ?

Oppo Realme 2 - Everything you need to know !!

Recently, chinese smartphone makers have been performing very well in the Indian market and especially with their sub-brands launched in India. Oppo launched its sub-brand RealMe and Xiaomi launched its sub-brand Poco in India and both of these sub-brands by Oppo and Xiaomi launched some great value for money phone. Oppo launched its first smartphone RealMe 1 which was one of the best smartphone in low-end budget smartphone category and same is the case with xiaomi,  Xiaomi launched its first pocophone which is Pocophone F1 and it is the most affordable smartphone with Snapdragon 845. Read here - Xiaomi Pocophone F1

Oppo RealMe 2

Pricing and Specifications -

Now, let's talk about the Oppo Realme 2 which is going to launch on September 4,2018 in India with prices starting from Rs.8,990/- for the 3GB RAM and 32GB storage variant and Rs.10,990/- for the 4GB RAM and 64GB storage variant. It will be sold in Diamond Black and Diaomond Red colour. Talking about the specifications -

Display - Realme 2 sports a 6.2 inch FullHD+ notch display with in cell panel which has an aspect ratio of 19:9 with screen to body ratio of 88.8 percent and maximum brightness of 360 nits.

Processor and Ram - The handset is powered by Qualcomm's Snapdragon 450 SoC which is a 1.8Ghz octacore preocessor, coupled with Adreno 506 GPU. It is avilable in 3GB RAM / 32GB storage variant and 4GB RAM / 64GB storage variant is also available. Storage will be expandable via microSD card upto 256GB.

Camera and battery - Realme 2 sports a dual rear horizontally stacked camera setup with a 13-megapixel primary sensor with an aperture of f/2.2 and a 2-megapixel secondary camera with an aperture of f/2.4. On the front, it has an 8-megapixel fixed focus sensor with an aperture of f/2.2 and It packs in a massive 4230mAh battery. It has a 5V/2A [10 W] adapter included in the box.

Software and Other features - Realme 2 runs on ColorOS 5.1 on top of Android Oreo 8.1 and has all the other features like dual 4G VoLte,Wi-fi,Bluetooth v4.2, GPS/ A-GPS, GLONASS and also comes with a 3.5mm headphone jack. It also has face unlock and includes all the basic sensors.

Some of the differences you must know between Realme 1 and Realme 2 -

1.  Realme 1 was available in 6GB RAM / 128 storage variant but Realme 2 is not available in this variant. 
2. Realme 1 came with a much powerful Mediatek Helio P60 processor and in comparison Snapdragon 450 is much less power compared to Helio P60.
3. Oppo discontinued the Realme 1 base model with 3GB RAM / 64GB storage variant in India.
4. Also, at the end of Realme 2 launch, Oppo teased the Realme 2 Pro and it seems like Realme has saved some of the features and a powerful processor for the upcoming Realme 2 Pro.

Considering everything, Oppo just created a hype for their RealMe brand through Realme 1 by giving a mid-range processor for a low end budget phone just when it was launched and made evrything quite normal for the next version of Realme 2 phone by giving out a low end processor and RAM variants.

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Xiaomi Poco Phone - Most Affordable phone with Snapdragon 845 !!

PocoPhone - Xiaomi's Sub-brand made a Revolution !!

Poco F1 - Most Affordable smartphone with Snapdragon 845 !!

When xiaomi first launched in India back in 2014, with the launch of their first smartphone Mi 3 in India, it did not grabbed much eyeballs, because xiaomi back then was not so popular among Indians and did not sold in that much numbers, but xiaomi improved with time and solved the issues with their phones and it was xiaomi back in form with the launch of their Redmi Note series phone which was a great value for money phone with best specs on the market. And it got the attention, it reserved.

So, xiaomi redmi note series had a major role play in xiaomi's success in India and with time it had captured 23% market share and grown so much in three years that no other company could and even dislodged samsung from India's no.1 brand at a time.

Now talking about the present, xiaomi being in such a good position in India. xiaomi still doesn't launch many of its product in India but mainly where xiaomi skipped was that xiaomi stopped bringing its flagship smartphone in India after Xiaomi Mi 5 since it did not performed that well in India and mainly due to strong competition from One Plus. According to reports, Xiaomi is surprisingly launching its latest flagship in India Xiaomi Mi 8 and it's surprising because Xiaomi is also launching Poco in India. I don't know what xiaomi's about to do.

But let's talk about Pocophone for now and Xiaomi launched pocophone on 22nd of Auguust,2018 in New Delhi, India and as first of all let's talk about its price and its variants.

Pricing and Variants -

6GB RAM + 64GB variant for Rs.20,999/-
6GB RAM + 128GB variant for Rs.23,999/-
8GB RAM + 128GB variant for Rs.28,999/- [ Armoured Edition ]

Xiaomi has launched special edition of its Pocophone F1 called the Armoured Edition which basically have Kevlar back and xiaomi says it has used real kevlar on its phone. So,quite frankly special edition is a good addition but does not provide the same value for money as the other two variants provide.

Specifications -

 Xiaomi Pocophone F1 comes with a 6.18 inch FullHD+ display and has an aspect ratio of 18.7:9. It also comes with android Oreo but comes with the xiaomi's fancy skin UI i.e. MIUI 9.0 which is a bit refreshed than before. Now, it is powered by the Qualcomm's flagship smartphone chip Snapdragon 845 and has various RAM options. It also has liquid cool technology which is just like samsung uses on its flagship phones.

Camera and features -

 Talking about the camera, it has a dual lens setup on the back which has a 12- megapixel primary sensor and has a secondary lens which is 5-megapixel depth sensor, along with a dual-LED flash.
On the front, it has a 20-megapixel camera with a notch on the top and a chin at the bottom.It packs in a massive 4000Mah battery which is powerful enough to handle the phone all day long.
Other features include fingerprint sensor with face unlock and Pocophone F1 uses infrared sensors for face unlock which is something similar to samsung's iris unlock but not as adavanced as iphone's 3d face recognition technology which is very sophisticated. It also comes with a heasdphone jack,dual 4G VoLte support and with all the bells and whistles of 2018.

Competiton -

Now where things get interesting is that now there will be a stiff competition between the Asus Zenfone 5z, Honor Play and Xiaomi Pocophone f1 as all these phones come with the qualcom's flagship smartphone chip and are launched in similar price ranges between Rs.20,000/- to Rs.30,000/-
But, overall currently Pocophone F1 seems to be the winner between these three as it is a wholesome package for performance,battery life and display and the most important factor that it is value for money so, it is quite a phone made for Indians and I think India was the perfect place for Xiaomi's Pocophone global launch as Pocophone F1 is worth every single penny.

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Amazon Freedom Day - Crazy Deals on Tech !!

Amazon Freedom Day sale - 

Amazon Freedom Day deals on latest Gadgets and Gizmos -

With Independence day in India around the corner, Amazon India has brought a sale to celebrate the victory with us and as always Amazon never fails to surprise us and has brought some crazy deals on tech products with up to 40% off on mobiles and accessories and up to 50% off on electronics including laptops, DSLRs and other tech products such as earphones and headphones, memory cards, etc. So, I have found some crazy deals on some of the tech gadgets which are listed below as follow -

1.] RealMe 1 [6+128 GB] -

RealMe 1 is currently available for Rs.13,990/- and also has an exchange offer of up to Rs.1000/-

RealMe 1 is one of the most powerful budget low-end smartphone powered by Mediatek Helio P60 running on top of Android Oreo 8.1. Purchase it from the link below -

2.] JBL GO wireless Bluetooth speaker -

JBL GO Bluetooth speaker is a portable wireless Bluetooth speaker by JBL and has a great sound and form factor which makes it perfect for your short trips and rides with your friends and family. Also, it has a built-in microphone in the speaker so, you can attend calls with it too and is available with a bunch of color options. JBL GO speaker is currently available for Rs.1,599/- and has a discount of up to 40% where you can save up to Rs.1,100 on it. Purchase it from the link below -

3.] Dell Vostro 3578 15.6 inch laptop with latest 8th Gen Intel processor -

Dell Vostro 3568 is a 15.6 inch laptop with latest 8th gen intel processor coupled with 8GB of ram and 1TB of storage and it also has a 2GB dedicated graphics memory card which is AMD Radeon 520 but this laptop is DOS meaning it does not comes with any operating system and user have to install on its own and this is the only not great thing about the deal but getting 8th gen intel processor in this laptop at Rs.44,990/- is a great deal. Purchase from the link below -

4.] Boat Bassheads 225 Earphones -

Boat Bassheads 225 is an in-ear style headphone by Boat and they have a 10mm drivers for clear and bassy audio and which is decent enough for an earphone at this price point. So, Boat bassheads would be a good option for those on a budget but still looking for good quality audio. And the best thing is that they are available at 40% off and are currently available at a price of Rs.599/-

 Purchase from the link below -

5.] Mi 10000 Mah power bank -

Mi 10000 Mah power bank is a great budget deal for those running out of charge too frequently and what makes it great are its features that it supports a quick charge on both of its two available ports with intelligent low power mode and is protected by 9 layers of circuit protection. It has a max output of 18 watts and has a slim 14.2mm design. Slim, powerful and fast. It is currently available at a price of Rs.800/- Purchase from the link below -

6.] Canon EOS 3000D DSLR with 18-55mm lens -

Canon EOS 3000D DSLR is a newer model to Canon EOS 1300D but the fact is that it is even cheaper than its previous model and has a pretty good deal on Amazon. It is available at a price of Rs.21,990 for 18-55mm IS II lens with 16 GB memory card. Canon DSLRs do not need any attention and this camera is pretty good for beginners starting on photography or either want to take their photography skills on another level. Purchase from the link below -

So, these were some of the great deals on Amazon Freedom Day sale for today and any other upcoming great deals on tech products will be updated. I hope you like the post. Links to all the products have been given.

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Things you need to know about Whatsapp !!

Whatsapp leading to Mob lynchings in India -

Facebook owned whatsapp has more than one billion downloads on play store and has millions of daily active users so, whatsapp has a such a huge fanbase but ever thought that whatsapp, a normal private social media platform whose aim was to make people engage with friends and family, could grow so much and to an extent that it could be the reason for end of someone's life.

So, basically what i mean to say is that fake news on whatsapp is spreading so rapidly even fake news appears to be true and due to the fake news it lead to mob lynching. Mob lynchings increased so much so that Indian government gave stern warning to whatsapp regarding 'spreading of irresponsible and explosive messages on its platform. The following updates are mainly as a result of fake and irresponsible news circulating everyday on whatsapp.

Here are top 3 things you need to know about whatsapp -

Update #1

Whatsapp to bring new feature to 'flag' fake news on whatsapp - 

Fake news on whatsapp has been circulating through whatsapp from a long time but it was this time that it was too serious due to mob lynchings so, both Indian government and whatsapp had to act on it and so, whatsapp is testing this feature on its app which has the option to 'flag' to fake news so, that whatsapp users could know if it is a false information or fake news and i too think this act was a must and had to be taken as soon as possible so there could be an end to mob lynchings and any other similar act.

Update #2 

Whatsapp to limit message forwarding to five chats in India -

This update again is due to unrelenting pressure from Indian government to whatsapp as a concern regarding fake news on whatsapp so, whatsapp on a statement said "In India where people forward more messages, videos and photos than any other country in the world - we'll also test a lower limit of message forwarding to five people" So, again whatsapp is stepping into right direction as it's a huge concern in India where whatsapp users in India forward every other message to their family, friends and relatives.

update #3

Whatsapp will use machine learning to identify accounts sending a high volume of messages -

Whatsapp also said that it will also use machine learning to identify the accounts sending messages in high volume so, that strict action could be taken against them. I also think whatsapp should verify accounts of its users in order to catch hold of the people spreading fake news and violating messages on whatsapp through artificial learning and machine learning.

So, if i talk about conclusion, whatsapp is taking each and every step so that false information is not to be forwarded on its platform as it already had lead to some serious conclusions and all these features will start rolling out on its official app but we'll have to wait since the changes are yet to be seen.

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Things you should know before buying Xiaomi and Samsung smartphones !!

Things you should know before buying smartphones from these tech gaints -

Samsung and Xiaomi - 

Samsung and Xiaomi have been in the top charts in Technology sector in India since the long time and this thing isn't new for both of these tech companies where xiaomi even leaving samsung behind in terms of sales numbers and has been even recognized as the top brand of India with its budget devices reigning all over the country and Samsung has also been doing pretty well in the smartphone market but well there has been a study on the smartphone users of both the companies and it has some shocking results which samsung and xiaomi users must know.

According to recent reports from a research firm named Biancco, samsung and xiaomi smartphone users have the most frequent visits to their service centers and after that companies like motorola, lenovo and nokia users were also in that list. But the main two companies were samsung and xiaomi so let's talk about them in detail -

According to Biancco, samsung and xiaomi smartphone users are the ones to visit their service centres most frequnetly and there are mainly two smartphones of these companies are there which is making their customers to do so because t and those smartphones are Samsung's Galaxy S7 and Xiaomi's Redmi note 4 and the point is that Redmi note 4 is one of the best smartphones sold in terms of numbers which made Xiaomi India's no.1 brand and coming to samsung, S7 was a fantastic smartphone and it had one of the best sales of samsung's S series flagship grade smartphones and the smartphone also made some great sale numbers even on 2017. Here is the image of both these smartphones for reference -

Xiaomi Redmi Note 4

  

Samsung Galaxy S7

 

Samsung is the worst brand when it comes to performance - 

According to the research done by Biancco, 34% of samsung smartphone users have the most frequent visits to their service centers and after samsung, comes xiaomi where 13% of xiaomi smartphone users have the most frequent visits to their service centers and after that comes motorola, L.G. Nokia and then comes One Plus. Report charts released by Biancco -

                                  Source - Biancco

Why it happens ?

After all this, you may think that why these companies had so much of issues in their phones and especially samsung, simple answer to that is India is not a market where flagship smartphones of these companies is sold in huge numbers when compared to the numbers of low-end and midrange smartphones sold in India. Both of these smartphone companies has excellent selling units per month but those devices are mainly budget and mid range smartphones and these smartphones mainly being budget smartphones does not have that build quality as of flagship smartphones and these smartphones have low end processor and graphic which does not have that long life but here another shocking fact is that Samsung Galaxy S7 was a flagship grade smartphone and still had issues but mainly it was due to software issues not hardware mainly due to the fact that samsung's UI had many bugs and was not well optimized.

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All you need to know about Jio Phone 2 and Jio Gigafiber

Jio Phone 2 and Jio Gigafiber - All the details you need to know.

JIO - 

First let's talk about Jio, when jio launched its services publicly back in September 2016, Jio just changed the whole scenario of Indian telecom sector by offering 1GB data daily and unlimited voice calling and messages at dirt cheap rates and since Jio had the best plans back then and even today so, everybody switched to Jio and thus, competitors of Jio like Airtel , Idea and Vodafone went on a huge loss and then Jio just launched another bomb in telecom sector by launching Jio Phone [ Feature Phone ] on july 2017 and through its feature phone Jio reached to each and every Indian and created a Digital Revolution in India.

JIO PHONE 2 and JIO GIGAFIBER - 

Coming to 2018, with Jio dominating the Indian telecom sector, announced Jio Phone 2 and Jio Gigafiber on its 41st Annual General Meeting and we will talk about both the things in detail.

Jio Phone 2

JIO PHONE 2 - SPECIFICATIONS

Design and Hardware - Talking about the design, Jio Phone 2 features a QWERTY keyboard and has a wider form factor when compared to original Jio Phone and has some similar styling elements from Blackberry phones. Also, Jio Phone 2 has a four way navigational key and comes with a voice command button which was also present in the original Jio Phone. Now coming to Hardware, Jio Phone 2 has a 2.4 inch QVGA screen and is powered by a dual core processor. It has 512MB of RAM and 4GB of internal storage which is expandable upto 128GB via SD card and packs in a 2000 Mah battery inside which is decent for a feature phone. It has all the connectivity options like VoLTE, VoWiFi, NFC, GPS, Bluetooth and FM radio.

Software and Camera - Jio Phone 2 is powered by KaiOS and also has support for google voice assistant and other social media apps like Whatsapp,Facebook and Youtube. Also, the support for google assistant has extended to these apps and even the original Jio Phone had it after the update. 

Now coming to the camera, Jio Phone 2 has a 2-megapixel camera at the back and a 0.3 VGA camera at the back and it also has torch at the top bezel of the phone.

Pricing - Now, Jio Phone 2 has almost the similar specs of the original Jio Phone but the difference is a QWERTY keyboard with 4-way navigation keys,more features, wider form factor and more support for LTE bands. Jio Phone 2 is priced at Rs.2,999/- which is just double of the Original Jio Phone price but the good news is that Jio launched it with a Monsoon Hungama Offer under which user can get Jio Phone 2 at an effective price of Rs.501/- when exchanged with original Jio Phone. Jio Phone 2 registrations will start from 15 August, 2018.

JIO GIGAFIBER -

Jio Gigafiber

Jio gigafiber is an optic fiber based fixed-line broadband service launched by Jio and this Jio gigafiber will also provide many other services like DTH services, smart home solutions through Jio Giga router and Giga TV and Jio will be using FTTH i.e. Fiber to the home technology so that it can reach to each and every Indian because FTTH services are not that widespread in India and had been launched by companies like Airtel and BSNL but Jio to make a difference will make sure that fiber broadband services will reach to even the smallest of cities in India. Jio Gigafiber services will be spread across 1100 cities in India and registrations will start from 15 August,2018.

Well, talking about the conclusion Jio is set once again to disrupt home entertainment business by offering such services at affordable rates.

Do let me know your thoughts in the comment section.

Thank you.

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Asus Zenfone 5z - Latest tech

Asus Zenfone 5z - Setting new benchmark

Hello Guys, welcome back to my blog so today I will be giving you all the details that you need to know about the newly launhed Asus Zenfone 5z.

After launching Zenfone Max pro with its impeccable pricing and specs and shaking the lower-end smartphone segment since, it was totally worth it. Now, Asus has stepped into flagship smartphone segment as well and I should say asus is back again with a bang !!

Asus has launched Zenfone 5 series of its smartphones in India today but the star of the show was Asus Zenfone 5z. So let's talk about what makes it so special.

Asus Zenfone 5z

DESIGN and CAMERA - 

firstly, let's talk about the design so, it is a glass sandwich phone meaning it has glass both at the front and at the back as well and covered with the protection of corning gorilla glass and it also has a notch at the top and a chin at the bottom which is similar to that of One plus 6 and Honor 10. It has a screen to body ratio of 90% and now talking about the camera, it has a vertical dual rear camera setup at the back which is 12 megapixel sony IMX363 primary camera with an aperture of f/1.8 with OIS and secondary camera is an 8 mega pixel 120-degree wide angle lens with an aperture of f/2.2 and also supports face unlock.

SPECIFICATIONS -

Asus Zenfone 5z is a latest flagship offering from asus in the Indian market and right away talking about the heart of the core, it is powered by a Snapdragon 845 Soc clocked at 2.8Ghz coupled with either 6GB or 8GB of RAM with Adreno 630 gpu and comes with 64,128 and 256GB of on board UFS 2.1 storage. Also, asus has also put AI to its best use and comes with some really useful AI features.

The phone sports a 6.2 inch fullHD+ 1080 by 2246 pixels display with an 18.7:9 aspect ratio and runs on ZenUI on top of Android 8.0 Oreo. It has all the connectivity options like dual band Wi-Fi, 4G VoLTE, NFC, Bluetooth 5.0, FM radio, Usb type-C and a 3.5mm headphone jack.

The phone is powered by a 3300mAh battery underneath the phone and comes with Quick charge 3.0 bundled with 18W charger.

PRICING - 

Now, these specifications do not make the Asus Zenfone 5z special instead what makes it special is the price. Base model with 64/6GB RAM is priced at Rs.29,999/- [435$] and 128/6GB RAM and 256/8GB RAM is priced at Rs.32,999/- [479$] and Rs.36,999/- [536$].

Now, talking about its competition Honor 10 is similarly priced and even the base model with same price has 6GB RAM and 128GB storage but another competitor One plus 6 is priced more than both of its rivals. 

COMPETITION - 

Talking about the conclusion, if you are on a budget and want a phone under 450$ or Rs.32,000/- than you can choose between Honor 10 and Asus Zenfone 5z. One last thing, that competition between these brands is proving to be very useful for us as we can get flagship grade spec phones under such prices and that is something which we never imagined before.

Also, let me know your thoughts on the comments section.

Thank you !!

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VIVO NEX - Future Smartphone tech

Everything you need to know about Vivo Nex smartphones is here !!

VIVO NEX 

Before talking about Vivo Nex smartphones, I want everybody to think of a common smartphone of 2018 which either comes with a notch at the top and a chin at the bottom or with a tall aspect ratio of 18:9 or 19:9. Since now, smartphones with tall aspect ratio and under display fingerprint sensors have become the talk of the town.But I am more than happy to announce that enough of that notch smartphones and now concept phones like Vivo Apex have almost become a reality with the upcoming launch of new Vivo Nex smartphones.

• Now talking about Vivo Nex smartphones, Nex is a sub-brand of Vivo and with the launch of Nex smartphones in India on 19th July,2018. It is confirmed that vivo is expanding its Nex brand to India.While there are two versions of Nex smartphones in China it is not yet confirmed that Vivo will launch both of its Nex smartphones in India.

• One of them is Vivo nex A and the other one being Vivo Nex S likely having more chances to come to India but both of these phones come with different specifications and have different RAM and storage configurations.

Vivo Nex 

DESIGN & CAMERA - 

• Design is the usp of Vivo Nex S and Vivo Nex A smartphones since, it does not have any notch or bezel at the top and it has a screen to body ratio of 91.4% which comes with the pop up camera system and includes 8 megapixel sensor at the top and comes with a Full HD+ 6.59 inch display with a resolution of 1080 by 2316 pixels. On top of that it comes with a 4.0 Funtouch OS based on Android Oreo 8.1 and also both of them have a dual rear camera setup which comes with primary 12-megapixel IMX363 including Four axis OIS and secondary camera with 5-megapixel sensor but the sour point is that it doesn't come with under-display fingerprint sensor and has a normal fingerprint reader at the back. 

SPECIFICATIONS - 

• Talking about the specs, Vivo Nex A comes with Qualcomm Snapdragon 710 SoC coupled with 6GB of RAM and 128GB of internal storage on the other hand, Vivo Nex S comes with Flagship grade Qualcomm Snapragon 845 SoC coupled with 8GB of RAM and comes with two storage options, one with 128GB and another one with 256GB of internal memory.

• Also, both of these smartphones come with dual sim options and has all the connectivity features like Bluetooth 5.0, GPS, 4G LTE, dual band Wi-Fi and comes with USB 2.0 and pack a 4000mAh battery.

• Vivo Nex A is priced at Rs.40,400/- in China and Vivo Nex S with 8GB RAM and 128GB storage is priced at Rs.47,000/- in China and the other variant with 8GB RAM and 256GB storage is priced at RS.52000/- in China.

   Talking about the launch, the smartphones will launch in India on 19th July,2018 and the company has also started sending invites to the media. But, Vivo Nex S looks more sensible option in India because Vivo Nex A with mid-range processor is a bit on the pricier side. Also, expect Vivo Nex S to come between Rs.45,000 to Rs.55000/- So, what you people think about Vivo Nex smartphones and is it a better choice than other value for money options like One plus 6.

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Introduction

Welcome to harshtechtalk

Hello Guys,

I have created this post to let you know about my new blog i.e harshtechtalk on which you will get to know about all the latest news on Technology and the tech you can't miss !!

Also, I would get everything covered right from smartphones to laptops and all the latest gadgets on the market. So, I hope that you people will like my new blog and I want everybody to inform that first post on my blog would be for the new upcoming VIVO NEX S phone and all the details about the Bezel-less Beauty.

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