Oct 21, 2016
Time to answer a few questions. Yes, this is Google’s headline Android phone for the year. Yes, it goes under the Pixel brand rather than Nexus. Yes, Google’s marketing department has gone into
Sep 3, 2016
Xiaomi is no longer the unicorn of the smartphone market that it was once hailed by everyone. The company has been outgunned by other local Chinese OEMs like Huawei, Oppo, and Vivo. Nonetheless, this does
Aug 16, 2016
Building on the very successful Galaxy S7 and S7 edge, Samsung unveiled the Galaxy Note 7 on the 2nd of August. The company's latest Note packs in many firsts for the series and also
Jul 24, 2016
LeEco, formerly Letv, is a fairly new entrant in the smartphone market, but the company has made a name for itself in China and India thanks to their blitzkrieg marketing. In India, the company recently
Jul 21, 2016
As far as smartphone reviews go, there is rarely a time when one finds a device so perfectly designed to meet its market that its flaws, though annoying, seem too trivial a matter. The Oppo
Jul 9, 2016
I have had a love-hate relationship with OnePlus. Even before the company announced their original flagship killer, the OnePlus One, the very prospect of a company launching a phone running CyanogenMod out of the
Jun 30, 2016
Huawei's online-only sub-brand Honor has made a name for itself with some excellent budget devices that are doing extremely well in the European and Chinese market. The latest entrant from the company
Jun 18, 2016
The original Moto G played a key role in bringing Motorola back from the dead. The handset sold like hot cakes in India, United States, and Brazil and helped Motorola in once again cementing its
Jun 7, 2016
The cracks are starting to show in the smartphone world, I believe. Under incredible pressure from Chinese manufacturers like Huawei/Honor, Meizu and Xiaomi, the old guard are having to change tack and try something
May 21, 2016
If there’s one company you can count on to shake things up with something different for each year’s flagship then it’s probably LG. They like taking risks - and that’s fine - but
May 19, 2016
The Oppo R9, also called the F1 Plus in some markets, is touted as Oppo's flagship device for the very Dorian Gray public of today - narcissistic and selfie obsessed. Unlike Dorian Gray, however, they
May 16, 2016
As the first company to really deliver unibody aluminium smartphones to the mainstream, HTC has got some form in this game, of course. All the HTC One devices have been terrifically built, and the 10
May 1, 2016
For the true geek, especially one who values the planet we all exist on, the Fairphone 2 is perhaps the ultimate smartphone. That it’s demonstrably not the best ‘bang per buck’ or indeed the
Apr 30, 2016
Within five short years, Xiaomi has made a reputable name for itself in the smartphone market. The company’s formula of selling phones at almost their cost price and then making money by providing
Apr 21, 2016
It’s hard to deny that the Huawei P9 is a thing of beauty. The chamfered aluminium, the 2.5D glass, the glossy black camera island have all been done before, but there’s a
Apr 7, 2016
The Samsung Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 edge were impressive handset by all means, but they compromised on certain strengths -- microSD card slot and a removable battery -- of the Galaxy brand. Thus, despite coming with
Mar 16, 2016
The second half of 2015 was a relatively low key for Xiaomi in India. While other Chinese OEMs launched handsets across various price range to capitalise on the festive season, Xiaomi sat in the sideline,
Mar 11, 2016
Everything you've heard about the Samsung Galaxy S7 edge really is true. For once the marketing speak and other reviews are all borne out. Oh, and don’t bother with the regular S7 unless
