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  • Moto G5 Plus FAQ Tips and Tricks Cons

    Moto G5 Plus is one of the much anticipated smartphone in 2017. This is the first smartphone to feature metal body from the Moto G series. It will available exclusively via Flipkart. Here is the quick FAQ on Moto G5 plus.

    Moto G5 Plus FAQ

    Moto G5 Plus FAQ Tips and Tricks Cons

    What are the different variants of this smartphone available in India?

    Lenovo has  launched 2 variants of Moto G5 Plus in India. One is with 3GB of RAM and 16GB of internal storage and another one comes with 4GB of RAM and 32GB of internal storage.

    What is the price of Moto G5 Plus in India?

    Prices are given below.

    • 3GB RAM+16GB internal storage price Rs.14,999.
    • 4GB RAM+32GB internal storage variant price Rs.16,999.

    What are the different color options available for this device?

    It will be available in two color variants-Lunar Grey and Fine Gold.

    What type(size) sim cards Moto G5 Plus supports? Does it has microSD card support?

    It supports 2 nano sim cards and has dedicated microSD card slot.

    What are the specification of Moto G5 Plus?

    The key specifications of the device are as follows.

    • 5.2 inch IPS full HD display screen with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Protection.
    • 2GHz Snapdragon 625 Octa-Core SoC with Adreno 506 GPU.
    • 3GB /4GB RAM and 16GB/32GB internal storage.
    • Dedicated microSD card support.
    •  Dual nano sim card support.
    • 12MP primary camera and 5MP front facing camera.
    • 3000 mAh battery.
    • Fingerprint scanner and NFC.

    Does it has 4K video recording feature?

    Yes.

    How to take screenshot on Moto G5 Plus ?

    Method 1: To take screenshot, you need to press and hold Volume Down and power button simultaneously for few seconds till you hear camera shutter click. The screenshot will be saved. You can access the taken screenshot from Photos app or from the pre installed file manager.

    Method 2: On the screen on which you want to capture screenshot, long press on the home key. The screenshot will be captured. You can save it in Google Drive or share it via mail, whatsapp etc.

    How to set ringtone on Moto G5 Plus?

    To set the ringtone, there are multiple ways are available. 2 of them are given below.

    Method 1: Using a pre installed file manager or using a PC copy and paste the ringtone to Ringtones folder. Now from phone ringtone settings you can choose that ringtone.

    Method 2: Install a third party File Explorer such as ES file explorer. Now from Phone ringtone, you will be able to browse your phone and select the ringtone you want.

    What are the Cons of Moto G5 Plus?

    It is not a complete review. Based on the specifications, here are few of the Moto G5 Plus Cons.

    • No LED notification light.
    • USB -C type port is not available.
    • For the 3GB RAM variant, only 16GB of internal storage.
    • Only 3000 mAh battery.
    • No optical image stabilization.

    If you have any other queries, please mention in the comment section below.

  • Asus Zenbook Flip UX360CA Review-Pros and Cons

    Asus Zenbook Flip UX360CA is a 2 in 1 convertible which can be used as a normal laptop as well as tablet. In this post lets have a quick look into Asus Zenbook Flip UX360CA review based on pros and cons.

    Asus Zenbook Flip UX360CA Review

    It comes in different variants. My review unit had 13.3 inch display screen with full HD resolution, Core m3 processor, 4GB RAM, 512GB of SSD and Windows 10 pre installed. Price of this variant is RS.59,990.

    13.3 inch IPS full HD touch screen on Zenbook Flip UX360 offers rich colors and strong contrast. The viewing angles are good and every thing looks sharp. Multi touch screen is responsive.  Sadly screen is reflective and brightness is not enough to overcome glossy screen in outdoor conditions.

    The keyboard on Zenbook Flip UX360 is pleasure use. Each key has decent movement and function keys are easy to press.  Track pad on this device is fairly large and has smooth finish. All the multi touch gestures of Windows 10 works without any flaw. Overall keyboard and track pad performance is excellent.

    Asus Zenbook UX360CA is powered by Intel Core m3-6Y30CPU with 4GB of RAM. General performance was excellent. It managed to handle Browsing, watching full HD videos, simple video and photo editing with ease. Even with prolonged usage there was no heating issues. Sound output is good in low and mid volumes. Our review unit was able to give around 8 hours of battery backup.

    Asus Zenbook Flip UX360CA Review summary

    Priced at around 60k in India, it is good value for money device. Vibrant display screen, good keyboard, excellent battery life, good keyboard and track pad are the key strength of the device. Compact form factor with premium build and design makes it one of best 2-1 convertible portable device in the price segment. Having all these good things, it has few drawbacks which I have given it in the Asus Zenbook UX360CA cons section.

    Advantages and Disadvantages of Asus Zenbook UX360CA

    Pros of Zenbook Flip UX360CA

    • Thin, lightweight, premium build and design.
    • Vibrant responsive touch screen.
    • Decent performance.
    • Noiseless functioning with less heating.
    • Sufficient ports.
    • Excellent battery life.
    • Attractive price tag.

    Cons of Zenbook Flip UX360CA

    • Display screen is reflective.
    • Keyboard is not backbite.
    • Hinges could have been more sturdy.

  • Asus Zenfone 3s Max Review- Stylish Battery monster

    Battery life is one of the major concerns of the smartphones. To fix that there were attempts to ship smartphones with higher battery capacity. But that resulted in heavier and bulkier smartphones. Asus Zenfone 3s Max is exception to this. It comes with massive 5000 mAh battery yet not bulky. It is slimmer and stylish. In this Asus Zenfone 3s Max review we will have a quick look into real time performance of this device along with pros and cons.

    Asus Zenfone 3s Max Review

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    5000 mAh battery coupled with Android Nougat battery optimization, Zenfone 3s Max battery life is excellent. In our testing period we got more than 2 days on regular usage. It can be used as power bank to charge other smartphone as well. Sadly it doesn’t comes with fast charging option.

    Asus Zenfone 3s Max sports 5.2 inch IPS display with 1280×720 pixel resolution. The display panel quality is good. It offers good viewing angles and rich colors.  With thin bezels, overall display panel looks good. However, it would have been great if it had full HD display panel.

    Apart from battery life, another USP of Zenfone 3s Max is it is running on Android 7.o Nougat out of the box. It is rare to see a smartphone running on latest iteration of Android OS out of the box at this  price.  Android 7.0 brings plethora of useful features such as improved notification, split screen, revamped quick toggles etc.

    Asus Zenfone 3s Max is powered by Octa Core Mediatek MT6750 SoC with 3GB of RAM and 32GB of internal storage. In our usage, phone performance was butter smooth while performing day to day uses. However, while playing graphic intensive games in highest settings, we observed some frame drops.

    Asus Zenfone 3s Max houses 13 megapixel primary camera with dual LED flash and 8MP front facing camera. The focus and shutter speed was fairly fast. Camera results were good in well lit conditions. However, it struggles in low light and indoor lighting conditions.

    Asus Zenfone 3s Max Review Summary

    Zenfone 3s Max target audience are those who wants a compact phone with good battery life without compromising much on the performance. Camera is one section where it fared badly compared to some of the other phones in this price segment.

    Advantages and Disadvantages of Asus Zenfone 3s Max

    Pros of Zenfone 3s Max

    • Excellent battery life.
    • Android 7.0 out of the box.
    • Good design and build quality.
    • Excellent call quality and signal reception.
    • Decent display panel.

    Cons of Zenfone 3s Max

    • No fast charge support.
    • Camera performance is average.
    • No 1080p display screen.
    • Fingerprint scanner could have been more accurate.

  • Honor 6x Review- Pros and Cons

    Honor 6x is the new midrange dual sim Android smartphone. It is available in two variants. One with 3GB RAM and 32GB of internal storage and another one with 4GB RAM and 64GB of internal storage. 3GB RAM variant is priced at Rs.12,999 and 4GB GB variant is priced at Rs.15,999.  Here is our Honor 6x review based on Pros and Cons.

    Before jumping into Honor 6X pros and cons, let’s have quick look into specifications.

    Honor 6x Review

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    Honor 6x  Specification

    • Octa Core Kirin 655 Chipset(Cortex A53) with MaliT-830MP2 GPU.
    • 3/4GB RAM and 32GB/64GB internal storage.
    • 5.5 inch IPS LCD display screen with 1080p resolution.
    • 12MP dual primary camera with LED flash.
    • 8MP front facing camera.
    • 3340 mAh battery.
    • Fingerprint scanner
    • Dual sim with hybrid microSD card slot.

    Honor 6x advantages and disadvantages

    Honor 6X Pros

    Below are the things which we have liked on the device.

    • Excellent battery life: In our usage, device battery life was lasting more than 1 and half days.
    • Great camera performance for the price: Main USP of the device is it dual 12MP primary camera. It does took some good photos with great details in good lighting conditions and in indoor conditions.Video quality was also decent. Front facing camera performance was also good. We felt, in this price segment it is one of the best camera smartphone.
    • Decent gaming and app performance: General performance of the device was excellent. Gaming experience was decent. Except Asphalt 8, it managed to play all the games without any issues. Asphalt 8 in the highest setting, minor shuttering observed.
    • Bright and sharp display screen: The 5.5 inch IPS screen offers good viewing angles, decent brightness and color saturation.  Outdoor visibility also decent.
    • Fast and Accurate fingerprint scanner: The fingerprint scanner on the device is accurate and fast. Customisation options of Fingerprint scanner is added advantage.
    • Decent Design and Build quality.

    Honor 6x Cons

    Based on our experience here are the few of the cons of Honor 6x.

    • No fast charging support.
    • Speaker volume is little low.
    • No 4G and 3G support on 2nd SIM card.
    • No dedicated microSD card slot.
    • It does not supports 5GHz WiFi.

  • Vivo V5 Plus Cons- Reasons not to buy

    Vivo V5 Plus is considered to be one of the best Selfie centric smartphone in the sub 30k budget. Priced at Rs.27,990, it is directly competing with the likes of OnePlus 3, Asus Zenfone 3 etc. In this post, let’s have a quick look into Vivo V5 Plus Cons which may not be deal breaker but good to know.

    Vivo V5 Plus Cons- Reasons not to buy

    Vivo V5 Plus Cons

    No Android 7.0 Nougat out of the box

    It is been more than 4 months since the launch of latest Android version 7.0. Budget smartphone such as Zenfone 3s Max comes with Android 7.0 out of the box. OnePlus 3 and OnePlus 3T already started receiving the Android Nougat update. Vivo in the past hardly updated their phones. Most of the phones still running the Android version which it sold with.

    No NFC, IR Blaster and USB Type-C

    Though these are not must have features, many phones which are priced lesser than this phone and similar priced phones have these features.

    Mediocre SoC for the price

    Snapdragon 625 is a efficient SoC. But for this price, there are phones with Snapdragon 820 which is much more powerful than this. Redmi Note 4 which is priced almost half of this phone is powered by this same SoC. OnePlus 3 offers Snapdragon 820 with 6GB of RAM which is also priced almost similar. When playing high end games such as Asphalt 8 in Vivo V5 Plus, we observed minor lags in the highest setting.

    No expandable storage

    Vivo V5 Plus comes with 64GB of internal storage which is enough for most of the customer. But lack of option to add a microSD is a bit disappointment. It would have been great atleast it had hybrid sim card slot.

    Fast charger is not as fast as DASH charger in OnePlus 3

    Vivo V5 Plus comes with Proprietary fast charging support. It does charges battery faster. However, when compared to Dash charger on Oneplus, it is bit slow.

    These are some of the Vivo V5 Plus Cons according to us.