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iQOO 3 : Worth buying in 2021?

iQOO, for those of you who don’t know, is a subsidiary of Chinese manufacturer Vivo, whose Parent company, in-turn is BBK Electronics. The first smartphone that iQOO launched here in India was the iQOO 3 , which quite surprisingly launched at a good price, considering what it came packed with. It was launched at 37K INR. But in a year’s time, the price’s has dropped significantly. It currently retails at 25K on Flipkart . iQOO 3 Shot on iPhone 5s (Blogger compression killed it -_-)  Having got it on Flipkart, I’ve been using the iQOO 3 for about two weeks now and here’s my review of the same.  Performance The iQOO 3’s got 2020’s flagship SoC, Snapdragon 865 . And just like any other flagship chip, this too performs exceptionally well. Day-to-day tasks are child’s play and graphically intensive tasks too are handled really well. For me, who previously used the Redmi 7, with the Snapdragon 632, this feels so much faster. What betters the experience is the 8 Gigabytes of DDR5 RAM...

MagSafe! : What is it?

' MagSafe ' is something that made up some time of the Apple event in which the iPhone 12 lineup along with the Homepod mini was launched. What is it and why was this a special mention at the event?  Know it here: As always, this year's iPhone lineup too, the iPhone 12, has support for wireless charging . So what's so special there? This time, Apple has made it made far more convenient through MagSafe. The use of strong magnets here, not only improves charging, but also helps the mobile stick on to the charger unlike some other phones/chargers that fall off. Image Courtesy: CNet Here's how it's far more efficient than other wireless chargers: In case of most other chargers, you keep the mobile on a  charging pad which is most likely rectangular in shape and you never know where the coil is located which may lead to dis-alignment of the magnets, resulting in slow charging . But with MagSafe, the charger is circular, you know where the coil is and the strong m...

Google Meet New Features! THANK YOU Google!

 The maximum use of video-conferencing apps has come only after the pandemic hit. There are a number of them, but one of the most used ones is Google's very own Google Meet.  Google Meet can be used with or without a G-Suite (Now known as Google Workspace ), but a G-Suite (Google Workspace) would be more preferable as it too didn't cost anything, just some information of use.  Image Courtesy: Google Cloud Google Meet is being used by numerous Educational Institutions as the whole Google Ecosystem makes the virtual schooling experience really good. G-Suite for Education provides a lot of features such as, a fully integrated Google Classroom , through which Google Meets can be started only for the institution with all kinds of restrictions with the host.  After Google updated its G-Suite, we've not got many more useful features on Google Meet which were very much required by many.  Earlier, if you were short of internet/data , you didn't have an option to...

LiDar! What is it?

 In some of my previous blogs ( iPad and iPhone blog), you might have come across this word " LiDAR ", which I would mention in short as ' improves AR experience '. But what it really is and how it works?  Let's find out: Image Courtesy: Apple LiDAR's abbreviated as Light Detection And Ranging . As the name suggests, it helps in measuring distances. How does it do that? It is simple. It first emits pulsed lasers and then receives the refection through a sensor. Depending upon the time taken for the light to reflect back, it calculates the distance. But wait, how does this help in AR? Image Courtesy: GIS Lounge AR is basically measuring distances and understanding surfaces. Like, if you want to place an "Artificial Lion" on your desk, it calculates the dimensions of the desk, understands the surface and then places the "Artificial Lion" accordingly. LiDAR sensors on the recent iPhone and the iPad Pro can also study the dimensions of a room...

iPhone 12 launched! : All you need to know!

 In my previous blog, I had mentioned some of the expected specs of the iPhone 12 lineup. While some leaks were confirmed, few were new ones that no leaks told about. And guess what, the first thing that was announced about the iPhone was that it has 5G . Let's find out what all the iPhone 12 lineup is packed with?  Firstly, let's know about how many iPhones exist in the iPhone 12 lineup? iPhone 12  iPhone 12 mini iPhone 12 Pro iPhone 12 Pro Max What's the difference? Here it is: The iPhone 12 and the 12 mini have the exact same specifications except for the display size. It is 6.1 inch on the iPhone 12 and a 5.4 inch one on the mini, both of them being a Super Retina XDR display. That's compact! Here are the specs of the iPhone 12 and the 12 mini: Image Courtesy: Adhvaidh   @atti_tech They're powered by the A14 Bionic chipset, which is the fastest chipset in the world with a 6 Core CPU and a 4 Core GPU with a massive 50% increase in CPU and GPU performances (Co...

October 13 : A Big One!

The title for this one might be a bit peculiar, but it's really going to be a BIG day (In the tech world). Why? Apple is launching its iPhone 12 lineup, which was one of the most anticipated phone of the year. As always, their launch is going to be simplest of all. And ZERO hype is created by Apple, just a simple poster with the caption, "Hi, Speed." Image Courtesy: Cnet Here are some of it's EXPECTED highlights: 4 Variants: iPhone 12 (May also be called as iPhone 12 Mini, iPhone 12 Max, iPhone 12 Pro, iPhone 12 Pro Max The difference between the Pro and the Non-Pro will be in the performance and the cameras, with the Pro variant having a higher hand.  A14 on the non-Pro and a more powerful one on the Pros. This time, with most smartphone manufacturers trying to be future-proof, so is Apple. The iPhone 12 might have a 5G modem built-in with that monstrous A14 Bionic.  The same AMAZING glass build with an aluminium frame.  And as the legacy continues, even the iPhone 1...

Apple Mac Pro: ABSOLUTE MONSTER!!!

Till date, you have seen some of the most powerful gaming PCs. But this one's surely going to blow your mind. This is not a blog suggesting anyone buy anything mentioned in the blog. So here are some of Apple Mac Pro's mind-Boggling highlights.  Note: All these are the highlights of the top-end variant of the Mac Pro.   Image Courtesy: MacRumors It is powered by a 28 Core 2.5GHz Intel Xeon W , with a turbo boost of 4.4GHz . Massive! This mind-blowing processor is coupled with 1.5 TB DDR4 RAM (12 128GB sticks). Most gaming laptops don't even come with a 1TB of storage, while this is next-level.  The GPU here is a 64GB AMD's Radeon Pro Vega II Duo , which can ease through all kinds of Graphically intensive tasks.  The Storage: It comes 8TB SSD storage, way faster than HDD, with 2*4TB modules. Now, the most important highlight: The Price: The Mac Pro starts at 4,99,900 INR and the top-end variant, the specs of which are mentioned above costs about 50,00,000...

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iQOO 3 : Worth buying in 2021?

iQOO, for those of you who don’t know, is a subsidiary of Chinese manufacturer Vivo, whose Parent company, in-turn is BBK Electronics. The first smartphone that iQOO launched here in India was the iQOO 3 , which quite surprisingly launched at a good price, considering what it came packed with. It was launched at 37K INR. But in a year’s time, the price’s has dropped significantly. It currently retails at 25K on Flipkart . iQOO 3 Shot on iPhone 5s (Blogger compression killed it -_-)  Having got it on Flipkart, I’ve been using the iQOO 3 for about two weeks now and here’s my review of the same.  Performance The iQOO 3’s got 2020’s flagship SoC, Snapdragon 865 . And just like any other flagship chip, this too performs exceptionally well. Day-to-day tasks are child’s play and graphically intensive tasks too are handled really well. For me, who previously used the Redmi 7, with the Snapdragon 632, this feels so much faster. What betters the experience is the 8 Gigabytes of DDR5 RAM...

2020 8th Gen iPads: Can it replace your current PC?

 In the Second Apple event this year, the new generation iPads were launched featuring massive upgrades , which wasn't quite expected. The iPad 10.2 8th Gen and the iPad Air were launched in that event, both of which have featured in my previous blog ( Check it out here if you haven't yet ). Which one's the best value among them (including the Pro) and can it replace your laptop / consider it for your new laptop? Know it here:  Here's a bit about the iPad 10.2 Inch 8th Gen: Image Courtesy: Apple Powered by the A12 Bionic , which featured in the iPhone XS, XS Max and iPhone XR, was considered a very efficient and extremely powerful and capable chipset. Here too, the iPad 10.2 Inch 8th Gen delivers and it flies over our expectation. The A12 Bionic, along with the verywell optimised iPadOS , outperforms most budget laptops.  I'm saying this because, most budget PCs struggle to get past Video Editing.  It's " Cake Walk " for the iPad.  . Display: This ...

Honor doing some Magic in the laptop industry!!

We've seen Honor's amazing mid-range smartphones in India which provide incredible value for money. But after the ban of Google on their smartphones, there is surely a dip in their sales in the smartphone industry. However, they've come up with something new to India's market: Laptops (Ultrabook)           Image Courtesy: Gizmochina There was  ZERO expectation of Honor entering the laptop industry. But they've entered it to create HAVOC. Honor recently launched its Magicbook 15 in India, which I feel is one of the best deals right now. Honor entered the Laptop market in India at a perfect time when people were in maximum need of it with the introduction of online classes and WFH (Work From Home).                     Image Courtesy: NDTV Gadgets 360 Specifications : I'm not going to waste your time by listing everything. Just some highlights : The performance powered by the Ryzen 5 processor is phen...