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  • Galaxy M10 Vs RealMe 3 Comparison

    Samsung Galaxy M10 and RealMe 3 are the two budget smartphones which are priced around 10k. This Galaxy M10 Vs RealMe 3 comparison is based on quick specs, features and price.

    Galaxy M10 Vs RealMe 3 Comparison

    Design:

    • Galaxy M10 (Thickness*Width*Height*Weight) : 7.7 mm*75.6 mm* 155.6 mm*163 grams.
    • RealMe 3 (Thickness x Width x Height x Weight) : 8.3 mm x 75.6 mm x 156.1 mm x 175 grams.

    Samsung Galaxy M10 is available in Ocean Blue, Charcoal Black color variants. RealMe 3 comes in Dynamic Black, Radiant Blue, Classic Black color options.

    Display

    • Galaxy M10: 6.22 inch screen with 720 x 1520 pixel resolution.
    • RealMe 3 : 6.2 inch screen with 720 x 1520 pixel resolution.

    Auto brightness calibration is better in RealMe 3. Rest, there is negligible difference.

    Performance

    • Galaxy M10:Exynos 7870 1.6GHz octa-core SoC, 2GB/3GB RAM and 16GB/32GB internal storage.
    • RealMe 3 : MediaTek Helio P70 Octa Core SoC, 3GB/4GB RAM and 32GB/64GB Internal storage.

    Exynos 7870 SoC is bit outdated SoC. The first device with this SoC launched was Galaxy J7(2016) which was launched around 2 years ago.

    Software

    • Galaxy M10 : Android 8.1 Oreo with Experience UI 9.5
    • RealMe 3: Android 9.0 with Color OS 6.0.

    Android Pie update for Galaxy M10 is not yet announced. It may or may not get Android 9.0.

    Camera

    Galaxy M10 : 13 MP main sensor with f/1.9 and 5MP ultra wide sensor at the back and 5 MP front facing camera with f/2.0.

    RealMe 3: 13MP main sensor and 2MP depth sensor. 13MP front facing camera.

    Ultrawide camera is the advantage of Galaxy M10.

    Battery

    • Galaxy M10 : 3400 mAh battery.
    • RealMe 3: 4230 mAh battery.

    Price

    • Galaxy M10 : ₹8,990 for the 3GB RAM and 32GB internal storage variant.
    • RealMe 3: ₹8,999 for the 3GB RAM and 32GB internal storage variant. ₹10,999 for the 4GB RAM and 64GB internal storage variant.

    Advantages of Galaxy M10 over RealMe 3

    1. Ultrawide angle camera.
    2. Excellent battery life.
    3. Available via open sale.
    4. Well established service centers across country.

    Advantages of RealMe 3 over Galaxy M10

    1. Better performance.
    2. Stylish design.
    3. Front facing camera.
    4. Latest Android 9.0.

  • Redmi Note 7 Pros and Cons

    Redmi Note 7 is the latest budget Android smartphone from Xiaomi. It was launched along with Redmi Note 7 Pro. In this post, let us have quick look into Redmi Note 7 Pros and Cons. This post is based on Redmi Note 7 India retail unit.

    Redmi Note 7 Pros and Cons

    Redmi Note 7 India Specification

    • 6.3 inch Full HD+ IPS LCD screen with 19.5:9 Aspect Ratio.
    • 3/4GB RAM with 32/64GB internal storage.
    • Octa Core Snapdragon 660 SoC.
    • Dual rear camera setup. 13MP(f/2.2)+2MP depth sensor.
    • 13MP front facing camera.
    • 4000 mAh battery with fast charging support.

    Redmi Note 7 Pros

    Android Pie Out of the box

    Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 runs on latest Android Pie with MiUI 10. It is good have latest version of Android out of the box.

    Full HD Plus Display panel

    The LCD panel used on Redmi Note 7 provides good viewing angles and color reproduction. The brightness is decent at 450 nits which is useful daylight. Color temperature and contrast customisation option is available. The device is Widevine L1 certified.

    Battery Life

    Battery life is good. It easily lasts more than entire day. Fast charge support is an additional addvantage. However, bundled charger is not a fast charger.

    Performance

    As expected, Redmi Note 7 performance is good. Armed with capable Snapdragon 660, it manages regular day to day task with ease. Even graphic intense games like Asphalt 9, PUBG are playable.

    Redmi Note 7 Cons

    • Camera: Compared to Chinese variant of Redmi Note 7, camera is downgraded. In low light camera performance is not great. Also live preview of video recording with EIS is not available. EIS is applied after the video recording.
    • No 4K Video recording: Video recording is restricted to 1080p at 60fps.
    • No Dedicated microSD card slot.
    • Bundled charger is not a faster.

  • Zenfone Max Pro M2 Pros and Cons

    Asus Zenfone Max Pro M2 is a feature rich smartphone at an affordable price. Powerful Chipset, Big battery, stock Android experience and dual camera setup are the key features to name few. On paper, it is one of the best smartphone in sub 13k price range. In this review, we will discuss Zenfone Max Pro M2 pros and cons.

    Zenfone Max Pro M2 Pros and Cons

    Zenfone Max Pro M2 Key Specifications

    • 6.3 inch IPS LCD Full HD+ screen with Corning Gorilla Glass 6 protection.
    • 3/4/6GB RAM with 32/64GB internal storage.
    • Octa Core Snapdragon 660 SoC.
    • Dual rear camera setup. 12MP(f/1.58) and 5MP depth sensor.
    • 13MP front facing camera.
    • 5000 mAh battery.
    • Dual nano sim card slot+Dedicated microSD card slot.

    Zenfone Max Pro M2 Pros

    First let us look into merits or advantages of Zenfone Max Pro M2.

    Corning Gorilla Glass 6 protection

    In the budget segment, it is rare to see gorilla glass protection for display screen. Zenfone Max Pro M2 comes with new Corning Gorilla Glass 6 protection. This makes phone more durable.

    Good Display Panel

    Asus Zenfone Max Pro M2 comes with 6.3 inch full HD+ display panel with notch. It has 450 nit of brightness. The display offers good viewing angles and can produce 94 percent of the NTSC color gamut.

    Excellent Battery Life

    Zenfone Max Pro M2 house massive 5000 mAh battery. During my review period, I was getting around 2 days of battery life and 8 hours of screen on time.

    Good performance

    Snapdragon 660 SoC with 4GB of RAM on Zenfone Max Pro M3 delivers good day to day performance. We have not faced any lag and heating issues. Even games like Asphalt 9, PUBG played without any issues.

    Decent camera

    The Zenfone Max Pro M2 comes with Dual camera at the back and a 13MP sensor with 1.12 micron pixel size and an f/2.0 aperture in the front. The camera performance in good for a smartphone in the price range of 10k. Both front and back camera are capable of recording 4K videos. Upto 1080, EIS stabilisation is available.

    Zenfone Max Pro M2 Cons

    Here is some of the demerits of Zenfone Max Pro M2.

    1. No fast charge support: As of now, the device does not support any fast charging. With supplied charger, to fully charge the device, it takes around 3 hours. However, in 1 hours charges around 41%.
    2. Android 8.1: The smartphone runs on Android Oreo out of the box. Till the time writing this review, it has not got Android 9.0 Pie update.
    3. Still uses old microUSB port for charging and data transfer.

  • Samsung Galaxy A50 Pros and Cons

    It seems like Samsung has decided to recapture the grip over budget and midrange smartphone segment. Latest Galaxy A series and Galaxy M series smartphones are the reason for this. In this post, let us have a quick look into Samsung Galaxy A50 Pros and Cons.

    Samsung Galaxy A50 Key Specification

    • Display: 6.4-inch super AMOLED of fullHD+ resolution
    • Rear Camera Setup: Triple camera; 25MP wide (f/1.7), 8MP ultra-wide (f/2.2) and 5MP depth lens.
    • Front camera: 25MP with f/2.0 aperture.
    • Processor & GPU: Octa Core Samsung Exynos 9610 & ARM Mali-G72 MP3 GPU.
    • RAM and storage: 4GB/6GB and 64GB
    • Battery: 4,000 mAh.
    • In Display fingerprint scanner.
    Galaxy A50 Review

    Galaxy A50 Pros

    Galaxy A50 Camera

    One of the key strength of the Galaxy A50 is its camera. It has a triple camera setup of 25MP primary wide angles lense with F/1.7, 8MP ultra wide camera and 5MP depth sensor.

    Though Samsung has not mentioned anything on the video stabilisation, both front and rear camera recorded video footages look smooth. Looks like it has EIS.

    Rear 25MP primary camera performance in all light condition look good considering the price segment. Ultra wide angle camera performance in low light is not great. 25MP front facing selfie camera does good job in all light condition.

    Galaxy A50 Performance

    It is powered by a Octa-core Samsung Exynos 9610 SoC. This chip has four ARM Cortex-A73 and four Cortex A-53 CPU cores running at up to 2.3GHz and 1.6GHz respectively. It also has modern ARM Mali-G72 MP3 GPU.

    The performance of the Galaxy A50 is good enough. We have not faced any lagginess or hiccups in day to day usage. Even graphic intensive games like PUBG Mobile and Asphalt 9: Legends playable at their highest settings.

    Galaxy A50 Battery Life

    Samsung Galaxy A50 comes with 4000 mAh battery with fast charging support. With heavy usage it lasted more than a day during our testing period.

    Galaxy A50 Cons

    Slow in-display fingerprint scanner: The in-display fingerprint scanner is not the one we have seen in the flagship Galaxy S10. Though it is good to have latest technology, it is slower compared to regular finger scanner. Also accuracy also not great.

    Average 8MP ultra wide angle camera performance: 8MP ultra wide lens has fixed focus. The low light performance is average.

    No 4K video recording: Both front and rear camera video recording is capped at 1080×2340-pixel.

    No NFC.

  • RealMe 3 Pros and Cons

    RealMe 3 is the latest smartphone under the price segment of 10k. RealMe 2 and RealMe 2 Pro were well received in India because they offered good value for the money for the price. In this post, we will cover some of the RealMe 3 Pros and Cons.

    RealMe 3 pros and cons

    RealMe 3 Pros

    Let us begin with the features which are impressive or merits of RealMe 3 according to us.

    RealMe 3 Design

    RealMe 3 has a unibody design with gradient color. The back is curved in the sides which makes it comfortable to hold. The material used on the back is not a glass but injection moulded plastic. In Spite of that, design looks good considering the price.

    RealMe 3 Display

    RealMe 3 sports 6.2 inch HD+(720×1520 pixels) display panel with Corning Gorilla Glass protection. The large screen with narrow bezels and droplet like notch are advantages. Color reproduction and viewing angles are decent but not great. Images and text don’t look their sharperst.

    RealMe 3 Performance

    Our review device had MediaTek Helio P70 octa-core SoC with 4GB of RAM and 64GB of internal storage. There is one more variant with 3GB of RAM and 32GB of internal storage.

    Performance Wise RealMe 3 is impressive. It manages multi tasking with ease. Even gaming performance is good except few slight intermittent stutter. PUBG can be playable in medium settings.

    RealMe 3 Camera

    The RealMe 3 sports 13MP+2MP rear camera setup. Compared to RealMe2, the primary sensor is improved and now it has f/1.8 aperture. In the front, there is a 13MP sensor with an f/2.0 aperture.

    Photos taken in good lighting condition came out good. The images were sharp and had decent details with excellent contrast, and accurate colors. However, dynamic range was average. In low light conditions, taken images are acceptable for a budget phone. Portrait mode works well. The front facing camera does decent job in good lighting condition.

    Overall camera performance is good considering other phones camera performance in the price segment.

    RealMe 3 Battery

    The RealMe 3 packs a large 4,230 mAh battery. There is no fast charging support. However, it charges like any other phone in the budget segment. In our usage, it easily lasted more than one full day.

    RealMe 3 Cons

    Here is the list of RealMe 3 demerits or features which we felt could have been better.

    • Low pixel density: As it has HD resolution, there is visible pixelation. There are phone in this price segment with full HD resolution.
    • No 4K video recording and lacks any kind of stabilisation.
    • MicroUSB port.
    • No NFC and FM Radio.
    • Single band WiFi.