TecQ: iPhone X Launch; Nokia 8 Review; Chandrayaan Anniv & More
Top tech stories of this week.
TecQ is our weekly round-up of stories from the world of technology.
1. Apple iPhone X is Coming, But Should You Spend Big on This One?
The iPhone X pre-orders kickstarted from 27 October across the globe, including India, and while the reviews from global media houses aren’t out yet, most of them share the same sentiment – wait for the REVIEWS before BUYING the iPhone X.
The iPhone X is the brand new favourite of Tim Cook and Co, but with a hefty price tag of Rs 89,000 (for the 64GB variant), a lot of buyers in India want to know whether the tenth anniversary iPhone has the wits beyond its sheen to give value for its money.
Read the story here.
2. Should You Be Worried About Security If You Have a Chinese Phone?
India and China aren’t the best of friends as we all know, and yet, many Indians don’t shy away from using Chinese goods.
And among all of the goodies the Chinese sell in India, smartphones are the most loved. The Indian smartphone market has grown at a considerable rate in the past couple of years.
According to a Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker report by International Data Corporation (IDC), almost 28 million smartphones were shipped to India in the second quarter.
Read the story here.
3. Nokia 8 Review: The Comeback Kid Shines
We’ve been hearing of Nokia’s big comeback with new parent HMD Global since earlier this year, but the phones we’ve been treated to so far have, to be honest, failed to recapture the brand’s past glories.
But the Nokia 8 is different, and HMD has finally delivered what a lot of Nokia fans were clamoring for – a flagship-spec phone with the Nokia badge.
It ticks all the right boxes – Snapdragon 835, a quad HD display, dual cameras – and then some more (bothies, Ozo Audio, Zeiss-branded cameras). Our first impressions at the launch were good, but does the Nokia 8 stand out in an already saturated Android market?
Read the review here to know more.
4. Chandrayaan-1 Celebrates the 9th Anniversary of its Launch
5. Don’t Want JioPhone? Check out These Affordable 4G Phones Instead
Move over, Reliance Jio!
You may have been the first telecom brand to go public with an affordable 4G phone, but you’ve got company now. Micromax and Karbonn have joined hands with Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) and Airtel respectively, offering phones that are ‘effectively free’, bundled with affordable data plans.
So, how do these devices compare with JioPhone? Are the bundled plans better than what Jio is offering? Read here to know the answer.
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