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1. Why Reliance Jio 4G’s Internet For Rs 100 Plan Makes Sense
Reliance Jio’s Happy New Year offer is the last of free internet that will be available to users. The company already has a slew of plans in place that a consumer will have to subscribe to continue to avail of Jio’s 4G VoLTE services.
This reality is slowly sinking in for the users, especially for those who won’t be spending anywhere close to 200 bucks for Jio anytime soon. This could directly impact Reliance Jio’s claimed existing user base of 83 million, bringing it down instead of pushing it closer to their targeted 100 million mark.
So, how’s Reliance Jio going to tackle this? Read here to know more.
2. Review: Huawei’s Honor 6X Gets the Dual Camera Right On Budget
If there’s even a remote chance the word “swag” wasn't part of your vocabulary, Huawei-sub-brand Honor’s high visibility blitzkrieg in the past couple of weeks would have taken care of that, and finally, the #SwagPhoneHonor6X is here.
Hashtags and buzzwords aside, how does the dual-camera-toting Honor 6X fare in an insanely crowded and competitive budget segment where it goes up against the likes of the Redmi Note 4, Coolpad Cool1 and the Moto G4 Plus?
Read our review here.
3. How to Stay Safe: Android Phones Can Be Hacked in 10 Seconds
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Read the story here.
4. Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 4: What’s New in 2017?
Everyone knows what Xiaomi is and the phones they sell in India. Their Redmi Note 3 was a big sellout in 2016, for its sheer value offering.
Now in 2017, they’re back with an upgrade, Redmi Note 4, which carries forward the product’s heritage of being a big display device, with a long lasting battery in tow.
Pricing it at the same range as Redmi Note 3, most of us expect Redmi Note 4 to work in the same fashion. But how is the Redmi Note 4 different from its predecessor, and is this the upgrade we wanted? Read here to know more.
5. Review: Coolpad Cool1 Packs Hot Features and a Lukewarm Camera
When LeEco announced it was taking over Coolpad, there was indeed an air of anticipation of what it might lead to. Would it mean more affordable smartphones? What about the already existing LeEco smartphones in a similar price bracket?
What about new launches? It seems as if brand is asking everybody to chill, with an affordable, feature-rich offering called 'Cool1'. At Rs. 13,999, does it raise the temperature or is it a cold turkey? Read our review here.
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