The Nord 2 5G (hence referred to as the “Nord 2”) sings a rather different tune. It draws attention to its processor (CEO Pete Lau referred to it in his post on the OnePlus forum announcing the phone), its camera, and its blazingly fast charging. The first Nord did not seem to care about its spec sheet. The new Nord waves it proudly. If the first Nord was a great everyday phone, the Nord 2 claims to be “pushing the limits of a great everyday phone....

The Oppo K1 sports a 6.41-inch full-HD+ display with an aspect ratio of 19.5:9. Oppo is using an AMOLED panel for its panel with Gorilla Glass 5 on top to increase its durability. It features a waterdrop notch at the top and an in-display fingerprint sensor, along with Face Unlock to authenticate users. Under the hood, the device is powered by a 2.2GHz Octa-Core Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 processor with Adreno 512 GPU, along with 4GB of RAM and 64GB of internal storage, expandable up to 256GB via a microSD card....

This has been there for a while but seems to have picked up lots of steam over the last few weeks. Several Facebook groups have been started with an aim to scare and fool people that Facebook will start charging soon. When I searched for “Facebook charging” term in Facebook, I was shocked to see thousands of Facebook groups in the search results! There are millions of Facebookers who have fallen prey to these scam groups which include some of my Facebook friends as well....

The same Russian folks have got their hands on the Google Pixel 3 Lite which seemingly comes with a 3.5mm audio jack, unlike both the Google Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL. While it carries the same design language on the back (now plastic instead of glass) and textured power button, this is a relatively smaller phone with a 5.56-inch IPS display at 2220×1080 resolution. As with the Pixel 3, there is no notch to be seen, thankfully....

Poco X3 NFC: Design and Display In terms of design, the Poco X3 NFC appears to have a new design, with a circular camera module on the rear and two vertical lines running close to the sides. The design also includes the Poco branding — a design change that can be on some of the other smartphones lately. Poco X3 NFC comes in two colors: Cobalt Blue and Shadow Gray....

The Snapdragon 675 was a moderately powerful mid-range chip for its time and made its debut in India with the Redmi Note 7 Pro. It was touted to be faster than even some 700 series chips from Qualcomm like the Snapdragon 710 so it is fair to say that the Snapdragon 678 will in most probability be a good follow-up. Qualcomm seems to be focusing majorly on the immersive entertainment aspect of the Snapdragon 678 with claims of upgraded performance, improved camera features, and enhanced streaming capabilities....

The biggest highlight of the new processors is the fact that they are now compatible with two rear camera sensors. Both of them support up to a pair of 8-megapixel lenses. For single arrangements, the Snapdragon 439 can power a 21-megapixel snapper, while the Snapdragon 429 is limited to 16-megapixel. The Snapdragon 439 supports a maximum resolution of Full HD+ and the Snapdragon 432, HD+. Performance upgrades are largely marginal on these new processors especially in the case of the Snapdragon 439....

The new Snapdragon 675 promises to handle resource-intensive mobile games much better with a multitude of internal optimizations. Qualcomm claims, compared to the Snapdragon 670, the 675 can launch games about 30% quicker and reduces janks by 90%. Qualcomm says it has also specifically tweaked the chipset to offer a more refined experience on the most popular games such as PUBG, Honor of Kings, and others. As far as general performance is concerned, the Snapdragon 675 comes with an upgraded Adreno 612 GPU, 4th-Gen Kryo 460 octa-core CPU, the two performance cores of which are clocked at 2....

Design and Build The Realme 8s 5G is quite well made for the price, starting with the build and design. Unlike the Realme 8i or the Realme 8, which had a glossy back, this device has a matte back panel. We got the device in the universal purple color option, and it looks beautiful. I personally prefer matte backs because they keep fingerprints and smudges away. The button layout is similar to most Realme devices, with the power button on the right side of the device and the volume rockers and sim tray on the left....

Solid, sturdy, smart design When a smartphone comes with a starting price of around Rs. 7,000, you generally do not expect the design to turn heads, and the Realme C3 is no exception in this matter. It comes with a tall 6.52 inches HD+ display with a drop notch to host the front camera. The bezels on the sides are impressively thin for smartphones at this price, but there is a more than visible chin right below the display....

Redmi K30 Pro: Design and Display In terms of design, the K30 Pro comes with an all-glass body, but it takes a completely different design approach compared to the vanilla K30. For starters, there is no hole-punch cutout on the display to house the selfie camera, and the camera arrangement on the rear is completely redesigned. The front-camera now uses a motorized mechanism (or pop-up module) to offer a cleaner screen estate, similar to the K20 Pro....

The reason why we rank the Note 11S a notch above the Note 11 and the Note 11T is good old performance. As we remarked in our reviews of the Redmi Note 11T 5G and the Redmi Note 11, both devices were good in their own ways, but neither had anything compelling about them. This was very odd by Redmi Note standards. Both were good phones, but neither really stood out from the competition....

And with the Mi 4i, Xiaomi can claim to have got right back into the good-specs-at-an-unbeatable-price zone. No, it will not make jaws drop the way the Mi 3 did, but in many regards, it is pretty much in a zone of its own at its price point. Delightfully compact The Mi 4i also sees Xiaomi venture into a markedly different design ethic from its previously launched devices in India....

The VPN technology has evolved a lot in the past few months and the VPN services in general have become more reliable and affordable than ever before. Previously, the VPN tools were always looked upon as slow and unfit for video browsing. But now, VPN services like SailFish VPN are fast yet affordable and offer high reliability in addition to the general nuances like privacy, freedom from censorship and anonymous browsing....

The all-new Samsung Galaxy A2 Core features a 5-inch qHD TFT display with a resolution of 540 x 960 pixels. Under the hood, it is powered by a 1.6GHz Octa-Core Exynos 7870 processor with Mali T830 GPU, paired with 1GB of RAM and 16GB of internal storage (expandable up to 256GB using a microSD). In term of other hardware specifications, the device comes with a 3.5mm audio jack, FM Radio, Bluetooth 4....

In terms of specifications, there’s a gigantic 6-inch Full HD Super AMOLED panel up front with Gorilla Glass 4 and the device flaunts Samsung’s signature glass and metal build body that measures merely 7.9mm in thickness. The phone is powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 652 Octa-Core processor clocked at 1.8GHz, 4GB of RAM, 32GB internal storage that can be expanded up to 256GB, and a non-removable 5000mAh battery pack which supports fast charging....

The Samsung Galaxy C9 Pro comes with metal unibody design that’s made out of an aircraft grade aluminum alloy. The C9 Pro comes equipped with a 6 inch Full HD (1920x1080p) Super AMOLED display and a home button that comes embedded with Fingerprint Sensor. Powering, the Galaxy C9 Pro is a Qualcomm Snapdragon 653 octa-core processor that’s mated with Adreno 510 GPU. On the storage front, Samsung has included a 64GB eMMC internal memory in their phablet offering....

LG G2 Sony Xperia Z Ultra Sony Xperia Z1 Samsung Galaxy Note 3 LTE Samsung Galaxy S4 LTE-A Acer Liquid S2 Xiaomi MiPhone3 That’s an impressive list of phones, isn’t it? Qualcomm’s new flagship SoC comes with four Krait 400 CPUs at up to 2.3 GHz, Adreno 330 graphics, and the latest modem IP block with Category 4 LTE. Its ability to render real-time graphics is commendable. Out of the seven devices listed above, we had the opportunity to play around and review the mammoth 6....

To begin with, TCL 562 comes with a 5.5-inch Full HD IPS panel up front and features a hairline-brush plastic body. Underneath, the device is powered by the Helio P10 Octa-core processor ((4X1.8GHz + 4X1.0GHz) along with 3GB of RAM, 32GB internal memory which isn’t expandable and a non-removable 2960 mAh battery without fast charging support. The camera arrangement includes a 13MP rear shooter, dual-tone flash and a 5MP front-facing wide-angle lens with flash....

Processor clock speed There was a lot of interest in processor clock speed before and immediately after the 1 GHz barrier was breached. Now, however, it is just another statistic, with many processors in the market bandying high figures that more often than not bely performance. Moral of the story: a better designed processor with a lower clock speed can and often will out perform one that has a much higher clock speed but is not designed as well....