Samsung Galaxy M31s Review

 Samsung Galaxy M31s specifications

The M31s brings a refined design with a gradient finish on the glasstic back and a big display on the front. It is the first time an Infinity-O Super AMOLE display is seen on a budget Samsung device. It’s a 6.5-inch panel with a Full HD+ resolution, HDR10+ compliance and a peak brightness of 210 nits. The fingerprint scanner is now embedded within the power button on the right.

On the inside, the Samsung Galaxy M31s continues to be powered by the Exynos 9611 chipset. It’s an ageing platform built on the 10nm process with eight cores. That is paired with up to 8GB of LPDDR4X RAM. As always, the battery size is the highlight of the device. This time, we’re looking at a 6,000mAh battery pack with support for 25W fast charging over USB Type-C. To take its utility to the next level, a Type-C to Type-C cable will be included in the box to reverse charge other smartphones. As for software, it will run on One UI 2.1.

Samsung is calling the Galaxy M31s’s camera as “India’s leading 64MP Intelli-cam” stack. It starts with a 64MP f/1.8 primary camera, followed by a 12MP ultra-wide shooter with a 123-degree field-of-view, a 5MP depth sensor for portraits and a 5MP macro lens. Selfies are handled by a 32MP camera. Single Take, a feature introduced on the flagship S20 series also makes the cut. When enabled, it lets users click in multiple photo and video modes at the same time.

OnePlus Nord Review

Price

OnePlus Nord(6GB RAM,64GB)=INR24,999

OnePlus Nord(8GB RAM,128GB)=INR27,999

OnePlus Nord(12GB RAM,256GB)=INR29,000

Display

The OnePlus Nord has a 6.4-inch screen size, a full HD AMOLED panel and a 90Hz refresh rate, it's brushing up against the kind of screens you'd find on a flagship product. And since the Nord’s display is rated at 1,000 nits at maximum brightness, you should have no trouble seeing the screen even in bright sunlight. Compared to the 4.7-inch LCD display of the iPhone SE, the display is stunning.

Camera

The phone has a dual selfie camera set up a 32MP main camera + 8MP wide angle combo. There is more at the rear, in fact four cameras a 48MP main camera + 8MP + 5MP + 2MP  out of which one is the colour filter lens. In the app, you get an ultra wide 0.6x, main camera, and a 2x telephoto optical zoom. The selfie has two modes regular and wide.

The camera app offers all modes, including a Pro mode that lets you change all settings. There are also a lot of new colour filters, but the photo chrome one is missing. There is also a macro mode like in the OnePlus 8 series.

Battery

The OnePlus Nord sports a 4115mAh battery which should last a whole day and more on full charge. And with Warp charge you can juice-up in about 30 minutes.

Design and Specifications

OnePlus Nord will have a curvy glass back along with a vertically aligned quad-camera setup that will be on its top right corner. While the alert slider is shifted to the right edge just above the power button. The weight of the phone is expected to be around 185 grams. 

 

The new entrant is expected to run Android 10 with OxygenOS on top. It will have a 6.4-inch Full-HD+ AMOLED touchscreen display with Corning Gorilla Glass protection. Also, there is a confirmation from the brand that OnePlus Nord is powered by an octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G SoC processor, coupled with up to 12GB of RAM. 

Redmi Note 9 Review

Introduction

Redmi Note 9 is the cheapest smartphone in the latest Redmi Note series, and comes with a large screen, a MediaTek Helio G85 processor, a rear-mounted fingerprint reader, a quad-camera setup, and a large battery with fast charging and reverse charging features. The Redmi Note 9 is available in India in three colours: Arctic White, Aqua Green, and Pebble Grey.

Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Price 

The Redmi Note 9 price in India starts from INR 11,999 for the 4GB RAM + 64GB storage variant. The higher-end variant of the phone with 6GB RAM and 128GB internal storage is priced at INR 14,999. There’s also another variant with 4GB RAM and 128GB internal storage, and it is priced at INR 13,499 in the country.

Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Specifications

Redmi Note 9 features a 6.53-inch IPS LCD screen with Full HD+ resolution, Gorilla Glass 5 protection, and a punch-hole-shaped cut-out in the top-left corner. The device runs Android 10 with MIUI 11. It is equipped with the MediaTek Helio G85 processor, 4GB/6GB RAM, 64GB/128GB internal storage, and a micro SD card slot. The phone has a plastic frame with a water-repellent coating.

Camera 

The phone has a 13MP selfie camera with F2.3 aperture and 1080p 30fps video recording. At the rear, the Redmi Note 9 has a quad-camera setup that includes a 48MP (1/2-inch) wide-angle camera, an 8MP ultra wide camera, a 2MP macro camera with autofocus, and a 2MP depth sensor. Sadly, the rear-facing camera tops out at just 1080p 30fps video recording.

Connectivity

The Redmi Note 9 features GPS, a dual-SIM card slot, dual-LTE, dual-VoLTE, dual-VoWiFi, Wi-Fi b/g/n/ac, Wi-Fi Direct, Bluetooth 5.0, NFC, IR port, USB Type-C port, and a headphone jack. It has a rear-mounted fingerprint reader and a 5,000mAh battery with 18W fast charging. It can also act as a power bank and can charge other devices at 9W.

Vivo X50 Pro Review

Introduction

Vivo unveiled the X50 series this June, and it is an intriguing high-end trio. The X50 is a premium mid-ranger with 5G connectivity, the X50 Pro+ has the fastest Snapdragon 865, while the star of this review – the X50 Pro – employs a gimbal system for camera stabilization – pioneering the feature for the entire smartphone industry.

Display  and Battery:-

The vivo X50 Pro is a dual-glass smartphone with one large and curved OLED screen with HDR10+ support, 90Hz refresh rate, and 180Hz touch sensing. It has the 5G-enabled Snapdragon 765G chip with lots of RAM and storage. And for a phone that’s incredibly thin, and with a gimbal system that occupies five times more space than a regular camera, the X50 Pro has a large 4,315mAh that supports 33W fast charging. 

Camera:-

The camera phone bunch is not simply alive and kicking, it has been thriving this year. We saw numerous imaging innovations such as huge sensors and long-range zooming. Fast night modes and macro focus at 2cm. And here is vivo adding yet another impressive tech to the mix with the vivo X50 Pro – a micro-gimbal system for impressive image and video stabilization. And it is no gimmick but the real deal, with all the bells and whistles.

Now the rear camera – it’s a quad-setup with a custom 48MP Sony IMX598 primary on the said gimbal system, then there is an 8MP ultra wide shooter that doubles as macro cam with impressive focus distance – just 2.5cm. Next comes a 13MP portrait camera with 2x optical zoom. And finally, there is an 8MP sensor behind 135mm periscopic lens for 5x optical zoom. It seems vivo spared no resources on the rear camera and it has everything that’s cutting edge and then some!

The main camera is the only one that can shoot in all resolutions and framerates, and the gimbal stabilization is always active. You can also enable electronic stabilization for the so-called Ultra Steady Mode.

The X50 Pro runs on the Android 10 with Google-fied Fun touch 10.5 UX. The latest vivo interface seems to be a step in the right direction – clean and clutter-free.

vivo X50 Pro specification:-

• Body: Aluminium frame, tempered glass front and back; 158.5 x 72.8 x 8 mm, 181g;

• Display: 6.56″ AMOLED, punch-hole notch, 2376 x 1080px resolution, 398ppi; HDR10+ compliant, DCI-P3 coverage.

• Rear cameras: Main: 48MP, Quad-Bayer filter, 0.8µm pixel size, 25mm equivalent focal length, f/1.6 aperture, PDAF, gimbal stabilization. Ultra wide angle: 8MP, 1/4.0″, 1.12µm, f/2.2, 16mm, AF, ultra macro. Portrait: 13MP f/2.5, 25mm, 2x optical zoom, PDAF. Telephoto: 8MP with periscope 125mm f/3.4 4-aix OIS lens, 5x optical zoom, PDAF. Triple-LED dual-tone flash.

• Video recording: Main – up to 4K@60fps, rest – up to 1080p@30fps. EIS and OIS (where available)

• Front camera: 32MP, 1/2.8″, 0.8µm, f/2.5 26mm lens.

• OS/Software: Android 10; Funtouch 10.5.

• Chipset: Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G: Octa-core CPU (1×2.4 GHz Kryo 475 Prime & 1×2.2 GHz Kryo 475 Gold & 6×1.8 GHz Kryo 475 Silver), Adreno 620 GPU.

• Memory: 8GB of RAM; 128/256GB UFS 2.1 storage.

• Battery: 4,315mAh Li-Po; 33W fast charging.

• Connectivity: Dual-SIM; 5G; LTE-A, USB-C; Wi-Fi a/b/g/n/ac; dual-band GPS; Bluetooth 5.0; NFC

• Misc.: Under-display fingerprint reader; single down-firing speaker; 3.5mm jack.

There is one glaring omission on the X50 Pro, and it actually goes for the entire X50 series – there is no ingress protection of any kind. We noticed that the SIM tray is very well sealed, so vivo may have provided some protection, but it has decided not to share it with the public. Which circles us back to the lack of official water resistance.

Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 Lite Review

Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 Lite 

Samsung has a wide range of tablets, including the excellent Galaxy Tab S5e from last year, and the new Galaxy Tab S6 Lite fills a very welcome space for an affordable Android tablet that covers a lot of uses.