Poco F5 Review: Marvelous mid-ranger

Mid-range smartphones have come a very long way. These days, mid-range smartphones offer enough power to even take on high-end or flagship devices. The iQOO Neo 7 (review) was this year’s first mid-range performance centric smartphone and it impressed us quite a bit with the level of performance the smartphone achieved. Now, the Poco F5 … Read more

If Zeiss ever made a phone, this would be it

Smartphone photography has changed the game when it comes to optics and imaging. Mobile photography is evolving at a higher pace than we’d have guessed a few years back. Smartphones are coming closer to conventional cameras in terms of image quality and in smartphone manufacturers’ quest to achieve the best optics from a smartphone, OEMs … Read more

Premium design on a budget

So smartphones under Rs 10,000 are not the most sought after in the market. In a budget of about Rs 8,000, people don’t really get a lot. However, there are a few offerings from known brands that promise quite a lot at an entry-level. The latest entry-level offering from Poco, the Poco C51 is the … Read more

Nokia X30 5G Review: Unnecessarily expensive

There is no doubt that smartphones are becoming more and more expensive with each passing day. Not too long ago, flagship smartphones cost somewhere around the Rs 40,000 mark. Today, some of the top flagships are priced at double or more the value. While the price rise is directly related to inflation, there are still … Read more

Nokia X30 5G Review: Unnecessarily expensive

There is no doubt that smartphones are becoming more and more expensive with each passing day. Not too long ago, flagship smartphones cost somewhere around the Rs 40,000 mark. Today, some of the top flagships are priced at double or more the value. While the price rise is directly related to inflation, there are still … Read more

iQOO Z7 Review: Playing it safe

After flagships and mid-range devices like the iQOO 11 and the iQOO Neo 7, iQOO has come up with its first sub-Rs 20,000 smartphone for 2023, the iQOO Z7 5G. The iQOO Z7 has been launched in India as the company’s latest offering at a price of Rs 17,499 onwards, meaning it will take on … Read more

A worthy successor to an expensive mid-ranger

Vivo has come up with yet another mid-range smartphone with a curved display and a colour-changing back panel. The Vivo V27 Pro has been launched as the successor to the Vivo V25 Pro, with several improvements like a new chip, a more lightweight design, along with several new camera features. The Vivo V27 Pro has … Read more

Leica magic comes at a ‘heavy’ cost

The flagship battle of 2023 is on. Samsung, OnePlus, and iQOO have launched their big guns for the year and now it’s Xiaomi’s turn. Xiaomi has launched the Xiaomi 13 Pro in India, the company’s first smartphone in the country to boast cameras tuned by German camera maker Leica. Apart from the cameras, the Xiaomi … Read more

iQOO Neo 7 Review: Most powerful mid-ranger?

Successor to a powerful mid-ranger, the iQoo Neo 7 has been launched after a lot of talk from the brand about the smartphone’s power and gaming chops. The iQoo Neo 7 is the first MediaTek Dimensity 8200-powered smartphone to have launched in India. This mid-range offering from the brand has a reputation to live up … Read more

Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra 5G Review: An incremental leap

It’s finally here! The iPhone killer or the Android king, as many call it. The Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra has been launched with a lot of similarities with its predecessor like the same battery, the same display, a very similar design, and of course, the S-Pen. The biggest changes this year are in the camera … Read more