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Reviews on smartphones, gadgets and other useful applications. The reviews and summarised by splitting the features into pros and cons.

  • Motorola Moto X Review Price Tips

    Motorola Moto X is the android smartphone which target price conscious customers. The same time, unlike other flagship smartphone, Moto X is designed to improve the user experience of the user rather than the specification competition. The Motorola Moto X latest price in India is Rs.23,999.

    Motorola Moto X sports 4.7 inch AMOLED touch screen with 720p resolution and 312 ppi pixel density. The screen has corning Gorilla glass protection. The internal storage of the device is optional between 16GB or 32GB. Unfortunately,  there is no provision for add microSD card.

    Motorola Moto X
    Moto X

    Motorola Moto X is powered by Dual core 1.7GHz Krait processor with 2GB RAM and Adreno 320 GPU.  The connectivity features of the device includes 2G, 3G, WiFi, Bluetooth, USB, NFC and USB.  The device runs on latest Android 4.4.2 Kitkat OS.  Moto X houses Li-ion 2200 mAh battery which is promised to provide talk time upto 13hours and standby time upto 576 hours.

    You can also read Motorola Moto G Review.

    Advantages and Disadvantages of Motorola Moto X

    Pros of Moto X

    • Good real-time performance
    • Good value for money
    • Great design
    • Long battery life
    • Always on Voice service

    Cons of Moto X

    • No expandable storage

    Motorola Moto X Tips And Tricks

    Motorola Moto X PC suite: Downloading the mobile PC suite for Moto X is very easy. It is available in Motorola support page. Installing mobile PC suite is useful for installing drivers and firmware updation of Moto X.

    Motorola Moto X as Modem: Moto X can be used as modem by using the USB tethering and WiFi Hotspot features.

    Taking screenshot on Moto X:  For taking screenshot on Moto X just press and hold volume down key and power button. The screenshot will get saved in Gallery.

    Motorola Moto X Specification

    • 10 MP Quick Capture Gesture Primary Camera
    • 1.7 GHz Dual Core Krait CPU with 2GB RAM and Adreno 320 GPU
    • Water-repellent Coating
    • 2 Years 50 GB Free Storage Google Drive
    • NFC Support
    • Touchless Control: OK Google Now
    • 16 GB/32GB  Internal Memory
    • Android v4.4 (KitKat) OS
    • 4.7-inch AMOLED Touchscreen with Active Display with 720 p resolution
    • Li-2200 mAh battery

  • Advantages and Disadvantages of Nokia X

    Nokia X is the first and cheapest Android based smartphone from Nokia. It is a combination of Windows Tiles User Interface and Android in the background. It has decent specification and a new refreshing design to delight the customer. Latest Nokia X price in India is Rs.7745.

    Nokia X is powered by 1GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 dual core processor with Adreno 203 GPU and 512MB of RAM. It is a dual sim phone and supports two GSM sims.  The device runs on customised Android OS which names as Nokia X Software Platform v1.

    Dual sim Nokia X
    Nokia X Smartphone

    Nokia X sports 4inch LCD display screen with WVGA 480*800 pixel resolution and pixel density of 233 ppi. The internal storage capacity is 4GB and supports microSD card upto 32GB. The connectivity features of Nokia X includes, 2G, 3G, WiFi, Bluetooth, USB, WiFi Hotspot, USB tethering.

    Nokia X dual sim Android smartphone comes with fixed focus 3MP rear primary camera. The device houses Li-ion 1500 mAh battery which is rated to provide a talk time of 13 hours and a standby time of 672 hours. The Nokia X comes preloaded with many popular apps such as  Facebook, Twitter, WeChat, Viber, Skype, Hotmail, Yahoo Mail, Instant Messaging, Skype Voice Call, Voice Mail.

    Advantages and Disadvantages of Nokia X Dual sim Android smartphone

    In this we will have a look into some of the pros and cons of Nokia X.

    Pros of Nokia X

    • Refreshing and stylish Tiles like User Interface in Android phone
    • Decent performance with almost no lag
    • Good build quality
    • Dual sim and Android OS

    Cons of Nokia X

    • 3MP fixed focus camera and no LED flash
    • No front facing camera
    • No Google Play support

    Nokia X Tips and Tricks

    Using Nokia X as modem: You can use Nokia X as modem to connect PC through WiFi tethering or USB tethering features which comes with Android phones.

    Taking screenshot on Nokia X: You can take screenshot on Nokia X by pressing and holding Volume down key and Power button simultaneously. The screenshot will be saved in Gallery folder

    PC Suite for Nokia X:  As of writing this review, there is no official free download of PC suite for Nokia X is available. Once available, I will share the link.

    Nokia X Accessories: Nokia does provides few accessories for Nokia X.  Currently available official accessories are COLOUD POP FOR NOKIA HEADPHONES, COLOUD KNOCK FOR NOKIA HEADPHONES. There are many other vendors through which you can buy screen guards and case for Nokia X.

    Nokia X Specifications

    • 4-inch LCD Capacitive Touchscreen with WVGA resolution and 233ppi
    • Access to Favourite Apps with Fastlane
    • 3 MP Primary fixed focus Camera
    • Nokia MixRadio – Personal Radio Station
    • 1 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Dual Core Processor with Adreno 203 GPU and 512MB RAM
    • Dual Standby SIM (GSM + GSM)
    • Android Widgets
    • Li-ion 1500 mAh battery
    • 4GB internal storage and support for microSD card upto 32GB
    • Ambient Light Sensor, Accelerometer, Proximity Sensor, Orientation Sensor

  • Advantages and Disadvantages of Moto G

    Motorola Moto G  is considered to be the best mid range Android smartphone available in the market today. 720p HD display screen, quad core processor and latest Android updates are the key attractions of the Moto G. The Price of Moto G in India starts from RS.12,499 for the 8GB variant and Rs.13,999 for the 16GB variant.

    Motorola Moto G is comes in single sim and dual sim variant. In India, only dual sim variant. There is no difference between these two variants except the additional sim in the dual sim Moto G.  The device sports 4.5 inch LCD capacitive touch screen with 1280×720 pixels and pixel density of 326ppi.  The screen has Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection which reduces the impact on the screens.

    Moto G
    Motorola Moto G

    Motorola Moto G is powered by 1.2GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 quad core processor with 1GB of RAM and Adreno 305 single core GPU running at 450MHz. The device runs on Android 4.3 Jelly bean out of the box. However, device can be upgrade to the Kitkat.  You can read more on How to update Moto G to Android Kitkat 4.4.2.For internal storage, device comes in two variants. One is 8GB and another one is 16GB. There is no provision for the expandable storage.

    Moto G comes with 5MP primary camera with LED flash and a VGA  front facing camera. The device houses 2070 mAh battery which in normal use lasts for a day. Conenctivity features of the device includes 2G, 3G, WiFi, Bluetooth and USB. Moto G can be used as modem to connect PC or even you can use it as WiFi hotspot. You can read more on this in my previous post how to use Moto G as modem.

    Advantages and Disadvantages of Moto G

    Pros of Moto G

    • Very affordable price
    • Dual sim
    • Latest Android OS
    • Good real time performance
    • Water repellant coating and good build quality

    Cons of Moto G

    • No expandable memory
    • Average camera quality
    • Average battery life
    • No NFC

    Motorola Moto G Specification

    • Android v4.3 (Jelly Bean) OS upgradable to 4.4 Kitkat
    • 1.2 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 Quad Core Processor and 1 GB RAM
    • Dual SIM (GSM + GSM)
    • 5 MP Primary Camera and 1.3 MP Secondary Camera
    • 4.5-inch HD Display with 720p HD resolution
    • 2G, 3G, WiFi, Bluetooth and USB
    • 8GB/16 GB Internal Memory
    • 2070 mAh battery

  • Nokia Lumia 525 Review Price Tips

    Nokia Lumia 525 is a successor of  entry level Windows phone Lumia 520. Though there is not much changes are done on the new phone, there are few welcome upgrades. The new Nokia Lumia 525 latest price in India is Rs.10,399.

    Nokia Lumia 525 Nokia Lumia 525 is powered by 1 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Dual Core Processor with 1GB of RAM and Adreno 305 GPU.  The only upgrade here is the RAM size which is increased to 1GB from the 512MB of previous model. The device runs on Windows phone OS 8. Nokia Lumia 525 sports 4 inch LCD capacitive touch screen with a screen resolution of 480×800 pixels and pixel density of 233 ppi.

    For connectivity, Nokia Lumia 525 provides, 2G, 3G, WiFi, Bluetooth, GSP and DLNA. The device is powered by 1430mAh battery which is rated to provide upto 16hours of talk time and 336 hours of standby time.  The internal storage of the device is 8GB and supports microSD card upto 64GB.

    Nokia Lumia 525 Disadvantages

    • Limited number of apps.
    • There is no camera flash.
    • No front facing camera.
    • There is not much improvements over the predecessor.

    Nokia Lumia 525 Tips and Tricks

    How to use Nokia Lumia 525 as modem

    Lumia 525 can be used as WiFi Hotspot using the internet sharing feature. You can access this from the settings->Internet sharing.

    Taking screen shot on Lumia 525

    To take screen shot on Nokia Lumia 525, just press and hold power key and the windows button.The photos will be saved in Photos > albums > Screenshots. You can read more on this in How to take screenshot on Nokia Lumia smartphone.

    Nokia Lumia 525 Specification

    • 1 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Dual Core Processor.
    • 1GB RAM and Adreno 305 GPU.
    • Windows Phone 8 OS.
    • 4-inch LCD Touchscreen with 233 ppi pixel density.
    • 8GB internal storage.
    • Expandable Storage Capacity of 64 GB.
    • 5 MP Primary Camera.
    • Li-ion 1430 mAh battery.
    • 2G, 3G, WiFi, Bluetooth, GSP and DLNA.

  • HTC Desire 600 Dual Sim Review

    HTC Desire 600 is a Dual sim Android smartphone with stylish design and good build quality. In terms of design it resembles HTC One smartphone. The device runs on Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean along with HTC ‘s own UI layer HTC Sense 5. The price of HTC Desire 600 in India is Rs.26,299. Does it worth for the money? Let us see the pros, cons and features of the device.

    HTC Desire 600 sports 4.5 inch Super LCD2 qHD panel that has a resolution of 540×960 pixels resulting in a pixel density of 245 ppi.  It is disappointing that HTC did not added at least 720p screen considering its high price.The viewing angles and sun legibility are decent. The text and images looks decent as the screen size is small.

    HTC Desire 600 Review

    The HTC Desire 600 comes with a 8 megapixel primary rear camera with LED flash and auto focus.  HTC also included a dedicated image chip for quick processing of images and has smart flash which offers a five level flash that is automatically set based on the distance to the subject. Like other recent Android phones from HTC, this phone too comes with HTC own camera app. This provides option for users to select different scene settings among Normal, Landscape, Portrait, Backlight, Night, Text and Macro for still still images. Users can also switch between HDR, Sweep Panorama and Anti shake modes and choose the slow motion video mode. HTC Desire 600 also offers self timer through which one can put timer ranging from 2 to 10 seconds, select the resolution, video quality, review duration, image adjustments, ISO  and white balance settings.

    HTC Desire 600 Camera performance: The HTC Desire 600 takes good quality images with accurate color reproduction and captures good amount of details in daylight. However, the images taken in the indoors and artificial light looks soft and even grainy to a certain extent.

    HTC Desire 600 is powered by 1.22GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 processor with 1GB of RAM and Adreno 203  GPU.  The internal storage of the device is 8GB which can be further extended through a microSD card upto 64GB. The phone performance is good enough for web browsing and even games like asphalt 7 we were able to play without much lag. The call quality of Desire 600 is good and captures signal in weal areas too. The HTC Desire 600 houses 1860 mAh battery which lasts almost one full day with ,medium to high usage.

    Disadvantages of HTC Desire 600

    Any review without discussing the negative of the device cannot be completed. So here is the list of demerits of HTC Desire 600.

    • The screen has only qHD resolution. Where as for the same price, there are many 720 p screen devices.
    • The camera performance in indoors and under artificial light are disappointing.
    • No Full HD 1080 p video recording support.
    • relatively slow chipset.
    • The price of the device is high considering the features.

    Summary of HTC Desire 600 Specification

    • 1.2 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 Quad Core Processor
    • 1GB RAM and Adreno 203 GPU
    • 8 MP Primary Camera and 1.6 MP front facing camera.
    • 8GB internal storage and 64 GB external storage support through microSD card
    • Android 4.1.2 (Jelly Bean) OS wih HTC sense 5
    • Dual SIM (GSM + GSM)
    • 4.5-inch Super LCD 2 Capacitive Touchscreen with qHD resolution.
    • 2G, 3G, WiFi, Bluetooth and USB connectivity