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Author: Aniruddh

  • Ulefone Be Pro Pros and Cons Review

    Ulefone Be Pro 5.5 is affordable Dual sim smartphone phablet with 4G capability. The large 5.5 inch screen with 720p resolution coupled with good performance makes this one of the best option to buy in this segment. The price of  Ulefone Be Pro 5.5 is $169.99. For all the readers of our blog, there is a special discount offer of $25 is available. For availing this, use the promotion code BePro if you are  buying this from gearbest.com.

    Ulefone Be Pro 5.5 is powered by 1.5GHz Quad core CPU which is based on 64-bit ARM cortex-A53 with MTK6732 chipset. It also comes with ARM Mali-T760 GPU @ 695MHz (400% more efficient than T604) based on cutting edge Midgard (3rd gen) architecture and 2GB of RAM.

    Ulefone Be Pro Android Phablet
    Ulefone Be Pro 5.5

     

    Ulefone Be Pro sports 5.5 inch IPS OGS capacitive touch screen with screen resolution of 1280×720 which results in a pixel density of 267 which is decent. The viewing angles, colour reproduction and sunlight legibility are acceptable. Only con of the display is it does not have the Corning Gorilla Glass protection. So you need to have a screen guard to prevent the screen from attracting scratches.

    Ulefone Be Pro houses 13MP Sony IMX with f/2.2 aperture primary camera with LED flash and autofocus. For Selfie lovers, there is a 8MP front facing camera which can also record videos at good resolution. Coming to storage, it has 16GB of internal storage and supports microSD card upto 64GB.

    Connectivity features of Ulefone Be Pro are 2G, 3G, 4G,WiFi and Bluetooth. This device also supports USB tethering and WiFi hotspots through which you can use Ulefone Be Pro as modem. The Dual sim Android phablet comes with 2600 mAh battery and runs on Android 4.4 Kitkat which will get Android 5.0 Lollipop update according the company.

    Advantages and Disadvantages of Ulefone Be Pro

    Pros of Ulefone Be Pro

    • Decent performance
    • Reasonably good camera performance
    • Good connectivity options
    • Good display screen

    Cons of Ulefone Be Pro

    • Out of the box, there is no Android 5.0.
    • Screen does not have the corning Gorilla Glass Protection.

    Ulefone Be Pro Specification

    • 1.5GHz Quad core CPU based on Mediatek chipset and 2GB RAM.
    • ARM Mali-T760 GPU
    • 5.5 inch IPS OGS capacitive touch screen with screen resolution of 1280×720
    • 13MP Primary camera and 8MP front facing camera
    • 2G, 3G, 4G,WiFi and Bluetooth
    • Dual sim and Android 4.4 Kitkat
    • 2600 mAh battery

    For all the readers of our blog, there is a special discount offer of $25 is available. For availing this, use the promotion code BePro.

  • How to Create Pie of Pie or Pie of Bar Charts in Excel

    The Pie charts well known for representing size relationship between the parts and entire thing. For example, if a company has multiple units, if you represent the profit of each unit in Pie Charts, it shows profit per unit in percentage. Sum of all slices/units is the total profit of the company.  Sometimes, we have the data where some slices are very tiny because of small values which something look like below image. In this scenario pie of Pie or Pie of Bar charts are useful.  Let us see how to use Pie of Pie charts in Excel.

     

    Pie-Chart-in-ExcelHow to use Pie of Pie Charts in Excel

    Pie of Pie charts in Excel is used to represent separate  tiny slices from the main Pie chart and show them in additional Pie charts. Let us see how to Pie of Pie charts in Excel with an example.

    1: Select data for which you want to Draw Pie of Pie or Pie of Bar Chart.

    2: Go to Insert-> Pie and select Pie of Pie or Pie of Bar Chart.

    Sample data for Pie of Pie Chart

    3: You will get the chart as shown below. Now you can add the data labels to the charts which looks like below.

    How to customize Pie of Pie or Pie of Bar Chart

    4.By default, Pie of Pie charts in Excel takes some values. You can customize which type of values to moved to the additional chart. For this right click on the chart and choose Format Data Series from the menu.

    Sample Pie of Pie Charts in Excel

     

    5. In the Format Data Series dialog, click the drop down list beside Split Series to choose what you want to set the value you want to display in the second pie or bar. You can set Value or Percentage or Position. In this example, I have chosen the less than 10% percentage.  The position will be useful if you want to move a specific set of series to second pie.

  • Asus Zenfone C Cons and Pros Review

    The budget Dual sim Android market is becoming crowded. Even Asus launched smartphones under Zenfone series for the budget conscious market. Asus Zenfone C is one of them which got released recently. Does this worth buying? When we have so many options such as Xiaomi Redme 1S, Lenovo A6000, Moto E etc, where it stands? Let us have a look into it. Asus Zenfone C price in India is Rs.5,999.

    Asus Zenfone Dual sim

    Read: How to download Asus PC suite for Zenfones

    Asus Zenfone C is powered by 1.2GHz dual core Intel Atom Z2520 which is based on Intel’s previous generation Cloverview platform.  This is the same processor we have seen in the Zenfone 4.  It has 1GB of RAM and 8GB of internal storage. There is a provision for adding microSD card upto 64GB.

    Read: How to take screenshot on Asus Zenfone 

    Asus Zenfone C sports 4.5 inch screen with FWVGA 854×480 pixel resolution which results in 217 ppi pixel density. This display panel is not very good in the budget. Low screen resolution coupled with poor viewing angles, dull colours and harsh reflection puts this behind other same priced smartphones Moto E or Redme 1S.

    Asus Zenfone C comes with 5MP primary camera with LED flash. It record videos in HD resolution. But the video clarity is once again, below average. Photos taken are grainy and just dull. There is a also a VGA front facing camera. The connectivity features include 2G,3G, Wi-Fi b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0. The device has 2100 mAh battery. Asus  bundled a app called Smart Saving which offers three modes namely Ultra-saving, Optimized, Customized mode.

    Advantages and Disadvantages of Asus Zenfone C

    Pros of Zenfone C

    • Reasonable performance: When it comes to performance in terms of casual games and day to day, it does decent job.
    • Good Build Quality: Overall, it comes with good build quality.
    • ZenUI: The customised ZenUI and Android 4.4 Kitkat provides good user experience.

    Cons of Zenfone C

    • Below average camera: Both primary camera and front facing camera are not impressive.
    • Poor Display panel: With poor viewing angles,Low screen resolution and  heavy reflections especially in outdoors, this is at par with competitors.
    • Average Battery: Even with Ultra saving mode, battery drains faster.

    Asus Zenfone C Specification

    • 1.2GHz dual core Intel Atom Z2520
    • 1GB of RAM and 8GB of internal storage
    • 4.5 inch display with FWVGA 854×480 pixel resolution
    • 5MP primary camera and VGA front facing camera
    • 2G,3G, Wi-Fi b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0
    • 2100 mAh battery

  • How to use Lenovo A6000 as Modem

    Lenovo A6000 is one the most affordable 4G Dual sim Android smartphone in India. The good internal hardware coupled with decent build quality and competetive price is the key attraction of this smartphone. In this tutorial, we will see, how to use Lenovo A6000 as modem through WiFi hotspot and USB tethering.

    Read:

    Take screenshot on Lenovo A6000

    Lenovo A6000 Review

    How to download Lenovo A6000 PC Suite

    How to use Lenovo A6000 as WiFi Hotspot

    As I mentioned earlier, Lenovo A6000 supports 4G speeds. So even if you are outside, you can get the broadband speed on your smartphone. It is worth to use Lenovo A6000 as WiFi hotspot to connect to internet from your laptop or PC. Do remember that, using WiFi hotspot will incur charges as per your data plan also it will drain your device battery faster. Let us have a look into how to use Lenovo A6000 as WiFi hotspot.

    1. Enable the mobile data.
    2. Now go to settings->More…
    3. Tap on to Tethering & hotspot.
    4. Now enable the WLAN hotspot moving the slider to right.
    5. It will enable your Lenovo A6000 as WiFi hotspot.

    How to customise Lenovo A6000 WiFi hotspot Settings.

    If you want to customise the settings such as SSID, password and security type, follow the step given below. Even if you wanto see the Lenovo A6000 hotspot password or just want to change or reset Wi-Fi hotspot password of Lenovo A6000 and A6000 Plus, follow the step given below.

    • Tap on to WLAN hotspot
    • Now go to Set up WLAN hotspot.
    • You enter or edit the SSID, password and security type in this page.
    • Once you are done, tap Save.

    How to use Lenovo A6000 as modem through USB tethering

    1. Follow the same steps mentioned above till the step 3.
    2. Now connect your device to PC or laptop using the USB cable.
    3. Now enable the USB tethering.
    4. Now mobile data will be shared to your PC.

    Video Guide on How to use Lenovo A6000 as WiFi Hotspot

     

  • Lenovo A6000 Cons and Pros Review

    Lenovo A6000 is a budget Dual sim Android smartphone with support for 4G connectivity. The device is available exclusively on flipkart through flash sales. The price of Lenovo A6000 in India is Rs.6999.

    Lenovo A6000 is powered by 1.2GHz quad core 64 bit Qualcomm Snapdragon processor with 1GB of RAM and Adreno 306 GPU. Internal storage of the device is 8GB in which 4.19GB is user available. The device also supports expandable storage upto 32GB. You can even install most of the apps to microSD card as default storage location.

    Lenovo A6000 4G LTE Dual sim

    Lenovo A6000 sports 5 inch IPS screen with screen resolution of 1280×720 pixel(720p HD) and 294 ppi pixel density. The viewing angles and colors reproduction are great. The texts and video looks crisp. The sunlight legibility also good. Overall it is very good display panel in this price range.

    Lenovo A6000 houses 8MP primary camera with LED flash and 2MP front facing camera. Both camera can record videos at 720HD resolution. The connectivity features of the device includes 3G, 4G(LTE Cat 4 speeds of up to 150Mbps download and up to 50Mbps upload.), Bluetooth, WiFi, USB tethering and WiFi Hotspot.  The device has 2300 mAh battery.

    Read: How to take screenshot on Lenovo A6000

    How to download PC suite for Lenovo A6000 and Lenovo A6000 Plus

     Advantages and Disadvantages of Lenovo A6000

    Pros of Lenovo A6000

    • Great Display panel: The 5 inch 720p HD screen provides excellent viewing angles and sunlight legibility.  The colors look great. It is one of the best display screen within the price of 10k.
    • Good battery life: With heavy usage, it lasts almost a day. However with causal usage it last close to 2 days. Standby mode consumes very minimum power.
    • Excellent performance: The quad core 64 bit processor with 1GB of RAM and Adreno 306 GPU coupled with minimalistic UI provides lag free experience.
    • Good sound output: The dual speaker with Dolby features produces excellent sound quality. The output through 3.5mm headphone jack too good.
    • Good build quality: Though it is 5 inch smartphone, it feels very comfortable to hold in hand as well as keeping it in pocket.
    • Decent cellular call quality: The call quality on this device is good.
    • Good value to price:  It is overall good value for money device.

    Cons of Lenovo A6000

    • No OTG support: Lenovo A6000 does not supports OTG.
    • Lack of sensors: Lenovo compromised on the sensors like Gyroscope, compass etc. The device comes with only light, proximity and accelerometer sensors.
    • Max video record resolution is 720p: Max resolution at which video can be recorded on this device is 720p. There is no 1080p video recording available on this device.
    • No LED notification light.
    • The capacitive touch buttons are not back illuminated.
    • No screen protection: The display screen does not features any protective glass such as Corning Gorilla glass. The display screen is finger print magnet.

    Lenovo A6000 Specification Summary

    • 1.2GHz quad core 64 bit Qualcomm Snapdragon processor with 1GB of RAM and Adreno 306 GPU.
    • 5 inch IPS screen with screen resolution of 1280×720 pixel(720p HD) and 294 ppi pixel density.
    • 8GB internal storage in which 4.19GB is user available.
    • microSD support upto 32GB.
    • 8MP primary camera with LED flash.
    • 2MP front facing camera.
    • 2300 mAh battery.