Huawei has been at the forefront of innovation in smartphone camera, with its rich in-house engineering capabilities, and industry partnerships. For instance, its partnership with Leica has resulted in the P Series getting phenomenally better, with each successive smartphone launch. With the new P30 Pro, Huawei elevates and redefines the smartphone photography experience with industry-leading …
HP Spectre Folio: For the ‘Always On’ Perfectionists
In today’s modern workplace, the workforce is intent on getting things done, anytime, anywhere. This demographic is ‘always on’, is success hungry, and has ‘arrived’. They do not settle for anything less than a premium bespoke experience. HP Spectre Folio In a unibody laptop sea of sameness dominated and defined by bland silver color, HP’s …
Apple AirPods 2: The Second Gen Earbuds
Yesterday, Apple announced the second generation, AirPods 2, the long-anticipated update to its first generation wireless headphones. The new AirPods 2 are part of Apple’s ongoing strategy shifts to diversify beyond the Apple iPhone, and shore up revenues from iPhone accessories in addition to its upcoming ‘services’ bouquet. Remember, the original AirPods were very successful …
Vivo V15 Pro: Mid-range Phone with Sheer Megapixel Prowess
In 2018, Vivo was high on smartphone experimentation. Whether it be through its concept phones, or mainstream ones. Vivo’s hardware success is in sharp contrast to Apple’s recent, sedate incremental innovation. Vivo has churned out mid-range smartphones in quick succession. One need not look beyond the V series to see the incredible design philosophy that …
With Huawei Mate 20 Pro, Huawei outsurpasses Apple and Samsung
As the second-largest smartphone manufacturer in the world, Huawei has come a long way, pushing technological boundaries, and bringing industry-leading features to the market. While some of the earlier Huawei phones were not so memorable, the recent offerings by Huawei have set a mark. With the Huawei Mate 20 Pro, Huawei has come up with …
Mui: A Wood Panel as a Smart Home Hub
This article is based on an interaction that I had with the team at mui lab, an exciting Japanese startup that works on the smart home, and that won the CES 2019 Innovation Award at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES), organized by the Consumer Technology Association (CTA). Smartphones have changed the way we …
OPPO R17 Pro: The Innovation Powerhouse marvels again!
In a hyper-competitive smartphone market, where smartphone brands are increasingly homogenous in specs and features, the fight for vaning consumer interest has taken the form of multiple launches by smartphone brands in a year. Most of such products fizzle out within a few weeks, or even days, of the launch. In such a milieu, OPPO …
Montblanc Summit 2: Vintage Design meets Leading Specs
Montblanc, the German luxury watch brand famous for its writing instruments and leather bags, entered the smartwatch market with the Montblanc Summit in 2017. Its latest edition, the Montblanc Summit 2, is positioned as a uber luxe premium edition smartwatch, complete with a calf leather strap, a thick steel or titanium case, a folding clasp …
Will the new Zenfones help Asus win India?
On December 11, 2018, Asus debuted its latest two offerings, Asus Zenfone Max Pro M2 and Asus Zenfone Max M2 in India at a starting Price of Rs. 12,999 and Rs. 9,999 respectively. On paper, the two smartphones are priced fairly aggressively, and matching other entry and mid-tier smartphones in the market. The two phones …
Realme U1: A Stellar. Selfie. Smartphone.
Since its inception in India around six months ago as a sub-brand of Oppo, Realme has carved a distinct niche for itself in the very hyper-competitive Indian smartphone market. As an independent brand out of Oppo, Realme has been very aggressive, and come up with some competitive product offerings – Realme 2, Realme 2 Pro …