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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...

KeePass! : Your one stop destination for Passwords!

With so many platforms becoming Login-to-use, it’s been quite a task to remember passwords for all of them. So, what’s the solution? Some of you might say, ‘using the same password for all of it’, which isn’t quite safe. Here’s something that could help you a lot in saving passwords:  Image Courtesy: Select  You might usually get a prompt from whatever browser you’re using, whenever you enter your credentials on a website, asking you to save the password. And if you do that, every other time you get into the credentials entering page, it’ll automatically fill it, with a single click. All of your passwords, then, will be stored on your Google Account, which is fine if you trust Google. But if not, you’re at the right place. :).  KeePass Password Safe:  Image Courtesy: Wikipedia  KeePass is a free , open-source password manager for Windows. This, being open-source, is surely trust worthy. Adding on to that is the encryption standards on this, before knowing which,...

Looking for a Budget iPhone? Now’s the best time to get one!

With the Republic Day in the near future, E-commerce platforms are fully geared up for the ‘Republic-Day Sale’, among which Amazon and Flipkart have got amazing deals on offer (Great Republic Day Sale and Big Saving Days respectively). Deals on Android smartphones being quite common, iPhones have never got major price cuts (except for the previous Amazon sale). This time though, the scenario’s changed. Deals on iPhones are way more exciting . Read ahead to know more.  iPhone XR: Image Courtesy: Apple The iPhone XR has gained so much importance for itself that it’s the only iPhone from the X lineup that Apple’s still manufacturing and is on its Store.  Though, this iPhone’s 2 year old, it’s still got so much life. With Apple’s amazing software update policy, it’d keep getting the latest version of iOS for the next 3 years, after which too, it isn’t going to get bad (I meant, performance). The A12 Bionic on the XR is so much capable. It can handle Graphically Intensive tasks rea...

Samsung Unpacked 2021: Wasn’t really packed?!

After a lot of promotions, the Samsung Unpacked event went live on the 14th of January. Samsung launched quite a few of products, some continuing the legacy while some completely new. What are those and is it the same for India? Read ahead to find out!:  Image Courtesy: NDTV Gadgets 360 First up, Smartphones. Samsung extended the S lineup (Well, this time, the S makes sense), with the S21 series. Here’re the specifications of the new S series Smartphones:  Galaxy S21 :  This one being the lowest end among the three, has got quite a lot of heft on paper.  Processor : Qualcomm’s latest 5nm Snapdragon 888 , which of course has got an inbuilt 5G modem, not only enabling 5G, but also fully harnessing 4G speeds. Just like it’s ancestors, the 888 is expected to provide top-notch performance. But, this surely isn’t going to come with the 888 here in India. It’s most likely to get the highly anticipated and improved (according the Samsung) Exynos 2100, which too has a 5G mode...

Which Messenger to shift to, after WhatsApp’s Privacy Policy Update? Here’s it!

After WhatsApp asking users to accept its new privacy policy via a pop-up on the app, there might be confusion among users on whether its ideal to continue on WhatsApp. Here’s a mini-guide on which messenger’s user-friendly and which one you should use.  In their new policy, WhatsApp clearly mentioned that user data will be shared with Facebook, which is well known for its data collection. It said that, though there aren’t any ads as of now on WhatsApp itself, you will be able to view ads on Facebook based on your WhatsApp activity (Links shared, statuses, profile photos et cetera). Here’ what WhatsApp mentioned:  Image Courtesy: Business Insider   Though there wasn’t much detail in the pop-up itself, there’s a ton of it hidden in the hyperlinks which many don’t bother to click on. But if you do and missed out while you got the update, here it is The only other alternatives to trust are Telegram, which is highly popular here in India for it’s E2E encryption being used i...

Quad-Camera Setups on Mid-Range Smartphones: The Biggest Scam in the Smartphone Industry!!

There are quite a few key aspects that one looks into, before buying a new smartphone. A common man usually looks into the cameras and the design of the smartphone. (Few of them, might also check on the processor and the battery life) A common person never cares about Software, which is one of the most important aspect of image processing. This is the reason why, though smartphones have very bad software, but have 4-5 cameras, wherein only 1 or 2 is REQUIRED, they are quite popular and successful.  Image Courtesy: NDTV Gadgets 360  Image meant only for representation. No harm intended to specific brand/company  Almost every mid-range (Sub-20K)smartphone out there has a minimum of 3 cameras and 1 (sometimes 2) is/are of NO USE!  Some of them though, have 4 cameras, 2 of which will surely be useless.  A mid-range smartphone with a Quad-Camera setup usually has a 48/64-Megapixel Primary shooter, which does quite good, an 8-Megapixel Ultra-wide  The primary’s f...

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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...