Reviews

Samsung's Galaxy S series phones have so far been easy recommendations for anyone looking to buy a flagship Android smartphone. However, of late, we've seen many Chinese smartphone brands trying their hand in the premium smartphone segment in India, especially to try to fill the void left by Huawei's exit. Suddenly, Samsung has to deal with a lot more serious competition in the premium realm, besides Apple. OnePlus jumped into this space with its past couple of flagship launches, along with Xiaomi and Vivo. All these…

Godrej is among the most established names in the business of home security in India, with a wide range of products including door locks, personal lockers, video door phones, alarm systems, and CCTV camera systems. Among the company's more recent launches is the Spotlight range of home security cameras, which is a foray into the Internet-of-Things space. That means Godrej will have to compete against popular tech brands such as Xiaomi and Realme. I'm reviewing the Godrej Spotlight Pan-Tilt home security camera, a compact…

To get the obvious facts out of the way first: yes, the new iPhone SE (2022) is priced starting at Rs. 43,900 in India, and yes, it looks very much like the iPhone 6 from way back in 2014. The proposition might seem ludicrous at first – you can find some spectacular phones with all the latest conveniences priced at or around Rs. 40,000 in India right now, such as the OnePlus 9RT 5G, Samsung Galaxy S20 FE 5G, Vivo V23 Pro 5G, Oppo Reno 7 Pro 5G, and even Apple's own iPhone 11. However, Apple thinks the value and appeal of…

The Realme 9 5G and the Realme 9 5G Speed Edition are new additions to the 9 series. These launches are a little surprising since the company has launched three other smartphones in the same series over the past two months. The Realme 9 Series spans a wider price range than previous generations, with a lot more options to choose from. This is good but it could also cause some confusion for prospective buyers. I will be focussing primarily on the vanilla, Realme 9 5G in this review to see how it compares to other…

Oppo has launched quite a few budget-friendly K-series smartphones in China over the years and it's now introducing this series in India, starting with the Oppo K10. This smartphone will sit alongside Oppo's recently launched A-series offerings such as the A96 and A76. Some of the K10's highlight features include an IP54 rating for dust and water resistance, a scratch-resistant design, and some camera enhancements. The Oppo K10 in India boasts of modest specifications, quite the contrary to what was rumoured not too long…

Sonos is one of the earliest pioneers of multi-room audio setups and wireless home audio streaming. Although the company's product range now covers even portable audio products, it's still best known for its connected smart speakers, such as the Sonos One, which I'm reviewing today. Now officially available in India through a distributor, Sonos hopes to take on existing smart speaker brands such as Amazon and Google with a major differentiator – a focus on sound quality.Priced at Rs. 21,999 in India, the Sonos One (Gen 2)…

Samsung's Galaxy A52s (Review) was a capable mid-range device but with the price tag of a premium smartphone. Despite its problem-free overall performance, I found it hard to recommend to anyone other than Samsung fans, in my review. Things don't seem to have changed much with its successor, the Samsung Galaxy A53 5G. This new smartphone offers a slightly refreshed design over the Galaxy A52s 5G, a bigger battery, and an Exynos SoC instead of a Qualcomm one. Everything else seems to be the same, including a relatively…

Affordable portable speakers tend to be compact and easy to carry, with a strong focus on usability, but there are some that stand out. One such product is the iGear Evoke, a portable speaker that is quite different from others in its price range, for a number of reasons. At first glance, you might think that this is an old radio set from the past or even a Saregama Carvaan knock-off, but this device packs in modern features and connectivity options that keep it relevant in the current era of wireless audio streaming.With…

If you're obsessed with phone specifications and are looking for the best combination of components you can get without spending a huge amount, chances are you've spent some time looking up Xiaomi's Redmi Note and Redmi Note Pro models. The company made its mark in India by selling low-cost phones, but the Redmi Note series has always been about aspiration while remaining affordable. Whether it's a bigger screen, more powerful processor, higher battery capacity, better cameras, or just more RAM and storage you're after,…

Moon Knight — premiering Wednesday on Disney+ and Disney+ Hotstar — is a markedly different take on the mentally-troubled character than what comic fans are familiar with. For one, Moon Knight's anti-hero traits are stressed upon more on the Marvel series. Moon Knight is not quite Batman but with dissociative identity disorder, as the character has oft been described. It's more what if the Punisher meets Wolverine meets DID. In the comics, Moon Knight's Batman comparisons stemmed from the fact that they both had no…