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Nokia announces four new phones in India

August 27, 2020 by T3 India

Nokia is back in the game with four new phones in the entry-level and value market, with two of them – namely, Nokia 125 and Nokia 150 – being feature phones and the other two – the Nokia C3 and Nokia 5.3 – being affordable smartphones.

The Nokia C3 features a 5.99” HD+ screen with adaptable brightness. It runs on Android 10 and is powered by an octa-core processor. It consists of an 8MP rear camera and an LED flash which is capable of capturing HDR photographs and Full HD videos. Along with a 5MP front camera, the Nokia C3 also has a fingerprint sensor. The C3 comes in two RAM/ROM variants: the 2GB/16GB and the 3GB/32GB for Rs. 7,499 and Rs. 8,999 respectively.

The Dual-Sim Nokia 5.3 is a feature rich smartphone which comes with a 6.55” and is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 processor. Along with a 4000mAh battery, the Nokia 5.3 also features a rear quad-cam setup – which consists of a 13MP main camera –  and a ‘powerful AI imaging’ tech that enhances the user’s photography experience. The Nokia 5.3 runs on Android 10 and guarantees software updates for the next two years, thus enabling users to upgrade to Android 11 which is scheduled to be out soon. The Nokia 5.3 offers 64GB of storage and is available in 4GB and 6GB RAM variants which cost Rs. 13,999 and Rs. 15,499 respectively.

Nokia 125

The Nokia 125 is a feature phone which takes us back in time. It has a 2.4” screen and users can be assured of the phone’s never-ending battery life – which is a well-known trait among Nokia’s feature phones. Users can play classic games like Snake and listen to FM Radio, and can store up to 2000 contacts and 500 messages on the phone. The ergonomic design, with bigger buttons, does come in handy. The Nokia 125 is priced at Rs. 1,999

The Nokia 150 offers a little more than the Nokia 125, with features such as an MP3 player and 32GB of expandable storage. It is also equipped with a VGA camera and flash, along with a file-sharing capability through Bluetooth. Like the Nokia 125, users can play games like Snake on the 2.4” screen and it is supported by a long battery life. We all know that Nokia feature phones are also known for their durability and sturdiness and Nokia 150 doesn’t disappoint. The Nokia 150 costs Rs. 2,299.

The Nokia 125 and Nokia 150 are available for purchase while the Nokia C3 and the Nokia 5.3 will be available from September 17th and September 1st, respectively.

Filed Under: smartphones Tagged With: nokia, Nokia 125, Nokia 150, Nokia 5.3, Nokia C3, smartphones

Review: Asus ROG Phone 3

August 3, 2020 by Kunal Gangar

Asus refines the phone to bring an improved gaming experience
From Rs. 49,999, asus.com/in

If sticking top-of-the-line hardware is the only way to bring an ultimate gaming phone, then the case for having a device dedicated to gaming is weak to begin with. However, as we have learned over the last couple of years, it’s the small refinements that set a gaming phone from other phones apart, giving players an advantage over others. This is what Asus’ ROG Phone 3 is all about.

On the design front, the ROG Phone 3 looks similar to the last two generations. The ROG Phone 3 loses its copper accents and adopts a more subtle look. There’s a large display on the front, winged by a front-facing camera, LED notification light, earpiece and a loudspeaker whereas the phone sides feature a power, volume buttons and AirTriggers 3 on the right, SIM card slot and USB Type-C ports on the left and the main Type-C port at the bottom. The back is where you see the most changes and the noticeable being the triple camera setup and the iconic glowing ROG logo. There’s a see-through heat sink too that adds to the design element. The phone dimensions are similar to the previous ROG Phone, which means the tall body design is uncomfortable when you are holding it vertically but feels perfect when you are playing a game in landscape orientation. The ROG Phone 3 is heavy and weighs 240g. That said, the build quality of the phone is premium with an aluminium frame around the sides and glass body at the back protected by Corning Gorilla Glass 3.

The ROG Phone 3 is equipped with a 6.59-inch 2340×1080 FHD+ AMOLED display, but the cherry on the cake is the 144Hz refresh rate. The Asus phone is one of the few phones in the market today with such a high refresh rate that helps to deliver a fluid experience. Currently, there aren’t many apps and games that take advantage of 144Hz, but you will see the difference when you go about doing day-to-day tasks. However, if using the phone at 144Hz concerns you about the battery life, Asus allows to manually choose the refresh rate between 144Hz, 120Hz, 90Hz or 60Hz or you can leave it to the device to decide the best refresh rate for that app with the Auto option. However, the refresh rate is just one aspect to the many display improvements on the ROG Phone 3. The touch response and latency have also been improved and now has touch-sampling at 270Hz whereas the touch latency is reduced to 25ms with a slide latency 18ms. In simpler words, the touch response on the ROG Phone 3 is faster compared to other phones – instrumental when you are playing a fast-paced action game like PUBG Mobile or Call of Duty.

As far as viewing angle and colours are concerned, the display is great with excellent outdoor legibility, HDR10+ support and DCI-P3 colour gamut coverage of 113%. The in-screen fingerprint scanner works as intended and also features other display features like Always-on display, colour temperature adjustment, night light and more.

When it comes to performance, the ROG Phone 3 comes with the best hardware available right now. It is powered by the latest Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 Plus processor and has a RAM option of 8GB, 12GB and 16GB (international variant only). The UFS 3.1 internal storage also varies between 128GB to 512GB. Now given the top-of-the-line hardware, games and apps work flawlessly, but it’s the other optimisations that elevate the gaming experience. First is AirTriggers 3. They are ultrasonic touch buttons that act as shoulder buttons, like in a real controller. The new thing this time, however, is the ability to swipe the AirTriggers or create a dual partition so they work like L1/L2 and R1/R2 buttons. Besides this, AirTriggers 3 now supports accelerometer-based motion control, thus giving players five touch inputs to be emulated with them. AirTriggers are configurable via the swipeable Game Genie that brings additional options like adjusting refresh rate, configure macro, record gameplay, crosshair and more. Game Genie also gives one-touch access to Armoury Crate, which has become a standard in Asus’ gaming-centric computers and phones.

Armoury Crate showcases all the installed games and the level of per-game customisation is impressive considering you can adjust settings like network, touch, display, performance, key mapping and macro. The console tab under Armoury Crate is where you can see the current temperature, CPU/GPU clock speed, RAM, storage and tweak system-wide settings with X Mode. Activated with a light squeeze of the phone when in portrait or just tapping the button in the notification panel, X Mode optimises a few things in the background for improved gaming performance. You, of course, don’t need it considering the phone’s powerful innards, but it’s a good thing to have.

The things that work in the background to improve the overall gaming experience is the GameCool 3 cooling system that is a combination of a graphite film, redesigned copper 3D vapour chamber, heat sink and a vent. There’s strategically placed Wi-Fi antennas for better, uninterrupted reception, mics that support “quad-mic noise-cancelling array” and GameFX that handles ROG Phone 3’s audio with dual front-facing speakers, Dirac support and exclusive Game mode.

Finally, there’s a choice of accessories that can be used with the ROG Phone 3. While the phone is compatible with most of the last year’s accessories, the phone also supports some new ones like the AeroActive Cooler 3, Kunai 3 Gamepad, ROG Gaming clip that enables to use a PS4, Xbox One or a Stadia controller, ROG Cetra headset and TwinView Dock 3 for dual-screen gaming.

Asus ROG Phone 3 Sample Shots

The phone features a triple-camera setup with 64MP Sony IMX686 sensor, 13MP ultra-wide and a 5MP macro camera complemented by a fast camera app and loads of features. The picture quality, however, could be better. Pictures taken in adequate light are packed with detail and good colours but tend to underwhelm in other scenarios. You will get a good shot eventually – one that’s good enough to be shared on social media – but will require multiple tries. On the video side, the phone can record videos to up to 8K and support features like HyperSteady, motion tracking, pro video and slo-mo. Handling the selfie department is a 24MP sensor on the front.

The ROG Phone 3 runs Android 10 and while it is based on stock Android, the OS uses the ROG UI that comes with its own set of customisations and features. Battery-wise, the 6000mAh battery on the ROG Phone 3 is a workhorse. The battery lasts for almost two days if you use it for productive tasks or about a day if you are gaming with moderate use. The phone comes bundled with a 30W hyper charger and supports Quick Charge 4.0. While fast charging is a must-have these days, the phone also features functions like custom charging limit that lowers the charge to say, 90%; slow charging for reduced battery wear and scheduled charging that can be used at night to slow charge but wake up with a full battery.

There’s no doubt that the ROG Phone 3 is a device that is packed to the brim, but the only chink in its armour is the camera performance. Although we believe it will be fine-tuned with software updates in the coming future, if you can make peace with it, for now, ROG Phone 3 will not disappoint.

RATING 4/5
WE’RE IMPRESSED Performance, battery life, customisation
WE’D IMPROVE Weight, camera
THE LAST WORD If you care about mobile gaming, there’s no other phone that comes close to the customisations and optimisations offered by the ROG Phone 3

Filed Under: Review, smartphones Tagged With: Asus, review, smartphones

Asus ROG Phone 3 launches next month, we go hands-on

July 22, 2020 by Kunal Gangar

Asus was one of the first companies to launch a smartphone dedicated to gaming and here we are two years in, with the third iteration of the ROG Phone. Aptly named the ROG Phone 3, the phone is a powerhouse that not only boasts the latest and greatest of state-of-the-art hardware but interesting accessories and features that elevate the whole gaming experience.

Design-wise, there’s not a drastic change over the last two generations but the overall design is more refined. The phone is still on the heavier side, which weighs the same as the ROG Phone II at 240g  with the same flashing ROG logo at the back, USB-C ports on the sides, huge screen on the front and improved AirTriggers on the side. The overall finish of the phone feels premium.

The 6.59-inch full HD+ AMOLED display takes over the front and is a considerable jump over the previous ROG Phone. The screen has a maximum brightness of 650 nits with wide colour gamut and is HDR10 and HDR10+ certified. However, the cherry on top is the 144Hz refresh rate. Now given the brief period, we haven’t got a chance to try out many games, but we’ll certainly have our say when we do a full-fledged review in the coming weeks. However, it’s a welcome addition and the best part is the phone dynamically changes the refresh rate to suit the app and process for better power efficiency.

Another major change is the processor and is now powered by Snapdragon 865 Plus processor supported by 8GB or 12GB of RAM in India and up to 256GB of internal storage. The phone also features GameCool 3 that uses an advanced 3D vapour chamber and a larger heat sink to keep the thermal temperature down and helping achieve better performance are the software optimisations like the X Mode and Asus’ Armoury Crate software, which is a regular on its laptops and desktops as well. 

On the camera front, the ROG Phone 3 has gone with a triple camera setup with the 64MP IMX686 sensor at the helm followed by a 13MP ultra-wide and a 5MP macro. The main camera supports 8K video recording with support for 4K, even in slow-mo. The front has a 24MP sensor.

The AirTriggers 3 have also got an upgrade and the ultrasonic sensors are now accelerometer-powered and support dual partition to emulate L1/L2 and R1/R2 keys like in an actual gaming controller.

The final piece of the ROG Phone 3 puzzle is the huge battery. The 6000mAh battery ensures longer gaming sessions and comes with a set of battery customisations to improve the life of the battery with intelligent charges and discharges. The phone also comes with a 30W HyperCharge adapter for faster charging.

ROG Phone 3 is incomplete without its array of accessories and it seems Asus will make them widely available this time around. While the Aero Case is bundled in the box, there are other interesting accessories like the AeroActive Cooler 3 that throws air from the built-in fan to cool the phone. The Mobile Desktop Dock is the same from last year there’s a new Kunai 3 gamepad and TwinView Dock 3 that brings 144Hz of goodness on two displays. ROG Clip is useful to dock and play with a PS4, Xbox One or Stadia controller whereas the in-ear audio need is taken care by Cetra and Cetra Core.

The ROG Phone 3 launches on Flipkart on August 6 carrying a price tag of Rs. 49,999 for the 8/128GB version and Rs. 57,999 for 12/256GB.

Following are the prices of the accessories

ROG Phone 3 Glass Screen Protector: Rs. 699
ROG Clip: Rs. 1999
ROG Phone 3 Neon Aero Case: Rs. 1999
ROG Phone 3 Lighting Armor case: Rs. 2999
AeroActive Cooler 3: Rs. 2999
ROG Cetra Core: Rs. 3999
ROG Cetra Headset: Rs. 7699
ROG Kunai 3 Gamepad: Rs. 9999
Mobile Desktop Dock: Rs. 12999
TwinView Dock 3: Rs. 19999

Filed Under: smartphones Tagged With: India, smartphones

Motorola Edge+ is now official for India

May 19, 2020 by Kunal Gangar

Motorola confirmed last month that the new Edge series is coming to India and right on the money, the powerful and superior sibling, Edge+ is here. There will be only one variant up for sale at Rs. 74,999 and while the phone is on the expensive side, the Edge+ packs in some serious hardware.

The Motorola Edge+ is similar to the international variant that is powered with Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 865 processor, which means the phone also supports 5G. The phone boasts 12GB of LPDDR5 RAM, 256GB of UFS 3.0 storage and boasts a beautiful Endless Edge AMOLED display that has a screen size of 6.7-inches with 90Hz of refresh rate and HDR10+ support.

Motorola Edge+ has also got an upgrade on the camera side with a 108MP sensor on-board with an 8MP telephoto lens or a 16MP ultra-wide angle lens that doubles up as a macro vision. The phone can record videos in 6K that even lets you take 20MP photos while shooting video.

That’s not all. The Motorola Edge+ comes with a 5000mAh battery with TurboPower and wireless charging support, Android 10 OS and audio tuning tech from Waves.

The phone will be available in Smokey Sangria and Thunder Grey from May 26 with pre-orders currently live on Flipkart. ICICI credit card users can avail a flat discount of Rs. 7,500 while purchasing online or as a cashback when purchasing it from an offline channel.

Filed Under: smartphones Tagged With: India, Motorola, smartphones

Xiaomi Mi 10 comes with 5G, 108MP camera

May 8, 2020 by Kunal Gangar

The star of today’s announcement is not the Mi Box 4K or Mi True Wireless Earphones 2. In fact, it is Xiaomi’s most expensive smartphone for the Indian market yet. The Mi 10 goes head-to-head with OnePlus’ 8 Pro series with comparable flagship performance but with an improved design and a whopping 108MP camera sensor.

Mi 10 sports an almost bezel-less design with 3D glass on the front and back and protected by Gorilla Glass 5. The 6.67-inch AMOLED DotDisplay on the front has a 90Hz refresh rate and 180Hz touch sampling rate with the display supporting HDR, P3 colour gamut and a peak brightness of 1120 nits.

Just like most flagship phones these days, Mi 10, too, is also powered by Snapdragon 865 that delivers top-of-the-line performance and brings in 5G along with MultiLink support that enables simultaneous connection to your 2.4GHz and 5GHz Wi-Fi networks and mobile data. The Mi 10 will also have 8GB LPDDR5 RAM and 128GB or 256GB UFS 3.0 storage.

On the camera front, the quad-camera setup at the back is led by 108MP sensor with 13MP manning the ultra-wide duty and 2MP depth and macro sensor. The main camera can shoot videos to up to 8K video resolution. The front has a 20MP selfie camera.

The 4780mAh battery can be charged with the boxed 30W charger or the 30W wireless charger. The phone also supports 10W reverse wireless charging.

Mi 10 will sell in two colour variants – Twilight Grey and Coral Green in 8GB +128GB for Rs. 49,999 and 8GB + 256GB for Rs. 54,999 on Mi.com, Mi Homes, Amazon India and offline retail stores. It will go on sale from May 18 but can be pre-ordered from today to receive a Mi Wireless Power Bank 10000mAh. Additionally, customers transacting with HDFC debit or credit card will also be eligible for Rs. 3,000 discount.

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