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Author: Aniruddh

  • Honor 5X Review- Pros and Cons

    Huawei’s sub brand Honor range of smartphones are developed and positioned to compete in the budget and midrange smartphone segment. It was intended to target developing markets like India. Huawei Honor range with value for money smartphones, made significant impact in the budget and midrange smartphone segment of China, India and across Europe. For the price of Rs.12,999 in India, it offers lot of features such as metal body, good screen, decent camera and finger print scanner.

    Huawei Honor 5X is powered by 64 bit Qualcomm Snapdragon 616 processor with 2GB of RAM and Adreno 405 GPU. The device runs on Android 5.1.1 with EMUI 3.1 on top. It has 16GB of internal storage in which around 9.8GB is user available. There is also  provision to add microSD card upto 128GB. The performance on the device is decent and has minimal heating issues.

    Huawei Honor 5X

    Fingerprint scanner on the Honor 5X is remarkably accurate. With the fingerprint scanner, you can, not only unlock your phone, you can set different apps to open with different fingerprint. It is dual sim smartphone which accepts one nano SIM card and one microSIM card. Both sim slots are 4G enabled.  Honor 5X is backed by 3000 mAh battery . The battery with normal performance mode turned on, easily lasted for more than a day.

    Honor 5X sports 5.5 inch IPS LCD screen with resolution of 1920×1080 and 401 ppi pixel density. The screen to body ratio is 72.2 percent.  The display screen offers wide viewing angles and  good colors (plus a color temperature adjustment option in the settings). One demerits about the display is it does not have oleophobic coating, hence it attracts smudges from even casual use.

    Honor 5X houses 13 MP primary camera with single-tone LED flash and variable focus, and a 5-megapixel front camera with fixed focus. The primary camera can record 1080p videos and secondary camera is capable of recording 720p. There are plenty of video modes and options available for both the camera such as panorama, all-focus, HDR, slow motion video, watermark, audio note ,beauty, food, time-laps and bunch of manual controls, filters and settings.  The primary camera captures photos with excellent colour and detail in good light.  Low light shots, colour and details bit off. Overall camera performance is decent. The front facing camera performance too good, considering the price. It also takes relatively sharp shots from the 5MP sensor even in indoor lighting.

    Lets us summarize Honor 5X review by segregating the features into merits and demerits. The device will compete with the likes of Letv Le 1S, Lenovo K4 Note, Moto G Turbo etc.

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    Advantages and Disadvantages of Honor 5X

    Pros of Honor 5X

    • Good quality display screen.
    • Decent design and build quality.
    • Accurate fingerprint scanner.
    • Decent camera performance.
    • Overall good value for money performance.

    Cons of Honor 5X

    • No Android 6.0 Marshmallow out of the box.
    • UI needs more refining.
    • Display is catches smudges easily.
    • Larger than usual bezels around the screen.

    Honor 5X Specification

    • 5.5-inch 1920×1080 IPS LCD screen.
    • 64 bit Qualcomm Snapdragon 616 processor with 2GB of RAM.
    • Dual sim(nano sim+microSIM) with 4G LTE.
    • Android 5.1.1 with EMUI 3.1.
    • 16GB of internal storage and support for microSD card upto 128GB.
    • Fingerprint scanner.
    • Non removable 3000 mAh battery.
    • 13MP primary camera and 5MP front facing camera.

  • Coolpad Note 3 Lite Review- Pros and Cons

    Coolpad Note 3 Lite is a toned down version of last years hit smartphone Coolpad Note 3.  It has very impressive specification at very affordable price tag of Rs.6,999.  Fingerprint scanner and 3GB RAM are the USP of this smartphone.

    Coolpad Note 3 Lite is powered by 1.3GHz 64-bit Mediatek MT6753 quad-core processor with 3GB of RAM. It has 16GB of internal storage and supports microSD card upto 64GB. It runs on Android 5.1 Lollipop with Cool UI on top. The performance of the device justifies the specification. The gaming performance and multi tasking was good considering the price.

    Coolpad Note 3 Lite sports 5 inch IPS display with screen resolution of  720×1280 pixels. The screen offers good viewing angles and sunlight legibility. However, brightness feels little low on outdoors.  The touchscreen is fairly responsive but attracts lot of  fingerprint smudges.

    Coolpad Note 3 Lite Dual sim

    Coolpad Note 3 Lite houses 13MP rear camera with LED flash and 5MP front facing camera. The rear camera captures good picturers in daylight conditions. The auto focus is quick and there is no visible shutter lag. However, on low light photographed images came with noise. In low light camera takes time to auto focus. CoolUI offers decent camera app which provides various modes to choose from. There is also a Pro mode which enables users to customise aperture, ISO level, brightness and colour settings.  The front facing camera is good for decent selfies. You can even use fingerprint scanner to capture selfies.

    Fingerprint scanner on Coolpad Note 3 Lite is accurate. You can unlock your device by placing your finger on it at any angle.  There are customised option such as save upto five fingerprints and assign each of them to open a app. The connectivity features of the device includes 4G, 3G, 2G, Wi-Fi b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, USB OTG, FM radio and GPS.

    Coolpad Note 3 Lite has  non-removable 2500mAh battery. Out of the box it ships with 5W charger it takes little longer time to charge the battery. Coolpad Note 3 Lite is a dual sim smartphone which has 2 micro SiM  slots. Both sim are 4G enabled.

    Let us summarize Coolpad Note 3 Lite review by segregatiung the features into merits and demerits.

    Advantages and Disadvantages of Coolpad Note 3 Lite

    Pros of Coolpad Note 3 Lite

    • Accurate Fingerprint scanner with useful customisation.
    • Good performance.
    • Decent display screen.
    • Decent battery life.
    • Good overall price to feature ratio.

    Cons of Coolpad Note 3 Lite

    • Android 5.1 Out of the box: It does not comes with Android 6.0 marshmallow. There is also no information on future update to Android Marshmallow.
    • Non Backlite capacitive navigation button.
    • Display brightness could have been better.
    • Average camera performance in low light.

    Coolpad Note 3 Lite Specification

    • 1.3GHz 64-bit Mediatek MT6753 quad-core processor with 3GB of RAM
    • 5 inch IPS display with screen resolution of  720×1280 pixels
    • 16GB internal storage and support for microSD card upto 64GB.
    • 4G, 3G, 2G, Wi-Fi b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, USB OTG, FM radio and GPS
    • 13MP primary camera with LED flash and 5 MP front facing camera.
    • Fingerprint scanner.
    • Android 5.1 Lollipop with CoolUI.
    • non-removable 2500mAh battery.

  • How to capture screenshot on Lenovo Vibe K4 Note

    Capturing screenshot on Lenovo Vibe K4 Note is very easy.  Knowing how to take a screenshot on K4 Note is useful in different situations. For example if you want share the games high score or save payment reciept or if you want to share error screen with your friends etc.

    Lenovo A7010

    Like we have seen in Lenovo K3 Note, Vibe K4 Note provides 2 different methods for screen capture. The first method is the default Android method and another one is screenshot button. Good thing is that, in K4 Note also you can capture screen for the desired portion only.  So lets us learn how to take screenshot on Lenovo Vibe K4 Note.

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    How to take screenshot on Lenovo Vibe K4 Note

    To capture screenshot on Lenovo Vibe K4 there are 2 methods available. They are

    1. Default Android Method.
    2. Screenshot button  in the quick settings menu.

    Method 1: Using the default Android method

    For taking the screenshot using default android method on K4 Note, go to the screen on which you want to take screenshot. Now press and hold Volume down and power button simultaneosly.  The taken screenshot will be saved in Gallery folder.

    Method 2: Taking Screenshot on Lenovo Vibe K4 Note using Screenshot button

    • First go to Quick settings option by pulling the screen from top to down.
    • You find screenshot button in the quick settings menu. If you don’t find, then tap on to customise quick setting option and move the screenshot button to menu option.
    • For taking screenshot, go to the screen on which you want to capture screenshot.
    • Now tap on to screenshot button from the quick settings menu.
    • We have two options here.
      • If you want to take screenshot on full screen, tap on to Full screen.
      • If you want to capture only portion of the screen, then select the portion on which you want to take screenshot and tap on to Crop.
      • The screenshot will be saved in Gallery->Screenshot folder.

    The taken screenshot on Lenovo Vibe K4 Note can be shared with your friends through whatsapp, gmail etc.  If you are facing any issue or if you want to share your  feedback, leave a note in comment section below.

    Video Guide on How to take screenshot on Lenovo Vibe K4 Note

    This video I made for K3 Note. The procedure to take screenshot on Vibe K4 Note and K3 Note are identical.

  • Top 5 Features of Letv Le 1S

    LeEco(previously known as LeTv) has recently entered into Indian smartphone market with the launch of Le Max and Le 1s. LeEco Le Max is the flagship smartphone and LeEco Le 1s is the midrange smartphone.

    Letv Le 1S  or LeEco Le 1s price in India is Rs.10,999 and will be available exclusively via Flipkart  flash sale. The first flash sale starts from 2nd Feb. For registering for the flash sale you can visit here. At this price point, this smartphone has attracted huge response. It will compete with the likes of Coolpad Note 3, Moto G3, Honor 5X and Lenovo K4 Note.

    LeEco Le 1S

    Letv Le 1S offers some unique features which are rare to be seen in this price segment. So here is the list of Top 5 features of LeEco Le 1s. This is not an review. We will be doing indepth review on Letv Le 1S in the coming days.

    Top 5 Features of Letv Le 1S

    1. Design: There are multiple good looking smartphone in the budget Android smartphone segment. But Letv Le 1S  stands out with its full-metal unibody design which according to company made from aircraft-grade aluminium. This gives a premium feel to the device. Though it sports 5.5 inch screen, it feels comfortable to hold and operate. The dimensions of the device are 74.2×151.1×7.6 mm and weighs 169 g.
    2.  Fingerprint scanner: There are couple of smartphones with fingerprint scanner in this price segment. The fingerprint scanner on the Le 1s is claimed to be the world’s first with a mirrored surface. According to company, scanner on the Le 1s is scratchproof and has an accuracy of 99.3 percent with an unlock speed of 0.15 seconds.
    3.  4K Video Recording:  This is another feature which is very rare to be seen in budget smartphones. It can record 4K videos at 4K recording at 30fps and 720p at 120 fps. It has 13-megapixel camera with LED flash and phase-detection autofocus (PDAF) which can focus an object in just 0.09 seconds. There is also a 5-megapixel front-facing camera which can also record videos at 1080p.
    4. USB Type-C connector and IR Blaster: As of now there are very few smartphones feature USB Type C connector(Nexus 5X, Nexus 6P, One Plus 2). LeEco Le 1s features USB Type-C connector with fast charging. As per company statement, 5 mins of charge can provide upto 3.5 hours of talk time on this device. Inclusion of IR Blaster increases its chances of earning some extra scores with its competetor.
    5. Narrow Bezel Display screen: We have seen budget smartphones with 5.5 inch screen. But  where LeEco Le 1s stands out is its display with ultra-thin bezel. It offers an impressive 80.3 percent screen-to-body ratio(iPhone 6s offers just 68.2 percent) .

    Apart from these features, LeEco Le 1s has impressive specification sheet. It is powered by 2.2 GHz Helio X10 Turbo MTK 6795T Octa Core Processor with 3GB of RAM and Power VR G6200 GPU. The device has inbuilt storage of 32GB. It supports Dual sim (Micro SIM and Nano SIM) with 4G LTE connectivity. The sensors in the device are Compass, Magnetometer, Gravity Sensor, Proximity Sensor, Light Sensor, Infrared Sensor, Fingerprint Sensor.

  • Asus Zenfone Selfie Review-Pros and Cons

    Asus Zenfone Selfie is aimed at selfie lovers with 13MP front facing camera with  88-degree wide-angle f/2.2 lens, dual-LED dual-tone flash and laser autofocus. The device is available in two variants. One 3GB RAM which is priced at Rs.16,999 and the 2GB RAM variant is priced at Rs.14,999. The review unit which recieved is Asus Zenfone Selfie 3GB RAM variant.

    The main USP of Asus Zenfone Selfie is its front facing camera. It has 13MP front facing camera with  with 88-degree wide-angle f/2.2 lens, contrast detection autofocus, dual-LED dual-tone flash. The front facing camera can record 1080p videos at 30fps. The rear camera has 13MP sensor with an  f/2.0 aperture and the laser autofocus system. Both front and rear camera features 5P Largan lenses, Toshiba sensors and blue glass filters.

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    The camera app on Asus Zenfone Selfie is identical to the one we have seen on Zenfone Laser. It provides lot of options such as automatic mode, a detailed manual mode, HDR, panorama, smart remove, slow motion, GIF animation and time lapse. The front camera too has all these features. Apart from this, for front camera selfie panorama option also available. The pictures taken on outdoor came out very well. It provides great level of details and balanced colours. The indoor pictures which we have taken were came out with lot of noise but has sufficient details.  It is same for both the cameras.

    Asus Zenfone Selfie is powered by 64-bit Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 SoC(quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & quad-core 1.1 GHz Cortex-A53 CPU) with 3GB of RAM and Adreno 405 GPU. The internal storage of the device is 32GB and supports microSD card upto 64GB. The device sports 5.5 inch  IPS display with 1920 x 1080 Pixels resolution. The display has 10 Finger Capacitive Touchscreen with Anti-fingerprint Technology and Corning Gorilla 4 Glass. Overall in general usage, device performance is decent.  Let us break the Asus Selfie review into pros and cons.

    Advantages and Disadvantage of Asus Zenfone Selfie

    Pros of Asus Zenfone Selfie

    • Good Selfie camera with lot of tweak.
    • Quick and accurate autofocus on primary camera.
    • Good build quality.
    • Good Display screen.
    • User friendly UI and lot of customisation option.
    • Call quality is excellant. Voice sounds crisp and loud.

    Cons of Asus Zenfone Selfie

    • Camera performance on indoor and in low light is average.
    • At times phone lags a bit especially when processing photos.
    • Average battery life.

    Asus Zenfone Selfie Specification

    • 64-bit Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 SoC with 3GB RAM.
    • 32GB internal storage and support for microSD card.
    • 5.5 inch  IPS display with 1920 x 1080 Pixels resolution.
    • 13MP primary camera and 13MP front facing camera.
    • Li-Polymer, 3000 mAh battery.

    Asus Zenfone Selfie Camera sample video

    This is the video taken in Lalbagh Flower show. It captured in full HD resolution without optical image stabilisation. With OIS enabled, we can record videos at only 720p.