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  • How to set Custom ringtone in Moto G5 and Moto G5 Plus

    Changing the default ringtone and adding custom ringtone to a smartphone is something most of the user prefer to do after purchasing new smartphone. In this post, we will learn on how to set Custom ringtone in Moto G5 and Moto G5 Plus.

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    Moto G5 Plus FAQ

    Moto G5 and Moto G5 runs on near stock Android 7.0 Nougat. The UI is identical and method to add custom ringtone to Moto G5 and Moto G5 Plus are also almost identical. There are several ways to add ringtone and notifications. Here is the two different ways  to set custom ringtone in Moto G5 and Moto G5 Plus.

    Ringtone in Moto G5 and Moto G5 Plus

    How to set Custom ringtone in Moto G5 and Moto G5 Plus

    Adding ringtones to Moto G5 and Moto G5 Plus without installing any apps

    To set a custom ringtone on Moto G5, you need to first paste the desired ringtone/notification tone to ringtones folder. You can do that by either connecting the phone to PC or using the pre installed file manager.

    Transferring the file through PC

    • Connect the phone to PC through the USB cable.
    • Enable file transfer in the device.
    • Now from PC/Laptop, paste the ringtone to the folder device > Internal Storage > Ringtones.

    Transfer the file through the pre installed file manager

    • Open file manager.
    • Browse the folder which contains ringtone.
    • Copy and paste it into the ringtones folder.

    Video Guide on set ringtone using the pre installed file manager

    This video is done on Moto G4 Plus. However, this is the same method in Moto G5 and Moto G5 Plus as well.

    Set ringtone in Moto G5 and Moto G5 Plus

    • Go to “Settings”->”Sound&notification”->”Phone Ringtone”.
    • Select the ringtone you want to use.

    Set ringtone in Moto G5 and Moto G5 Plus using ES file manager

    If you find any difficulty in following above steps, here is the easy way to set custom ringtone/notification in Moto G5 or Moto G5 Plus. For this follow the step given below.

    • Download and Install “ES File Explorer” from Google Play store.
    • Now Go to “Settings”->”Sound&notification”->”Phone Ringtone”.
    • You will get the browse option. Using that, select the tone which you want set as ringtone.

    Hope this method on how to set custom ringtone in Moto G5 and Moto G5 Plus helps. If you find any  difficulties in this, mention in the comment section below.

  • Asus Zenfone 3 Laser Review- Pros and Cons

    Asus Zenfone 3 series smartphone are aesthetically great looking smartphones. Zenfone 3 laser is no exception to it. Main USP of the device is its camera with laser autofocus mechanism which is claim to provide good image quality. Here is our  Asus Zenfone 3 Laser Review based on Pros and Cons.

    Asus Zenfone 3 Laser Review

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    Asus Zenfone 3 Laser has good design and build quality. The all metal unibody design coupled with thin bezels gives a premium feel to the device. There is no textured or fancy design elements in the back. It gives it a clean look and feel. In the same time, it is little slippery as well. So it is better to use backcover with this device.

    5.5 inch full HD display screen on Zenfone 3 laser is decent. It provides good viewing angle, contrast and colour saturation. The brightness is sufficient in most of the scenarios. In bright sunlight, as the screen is bit reflective, visibility is not great.

    Asus Zenfone 3 Laser is powered by Snapdragon 430 SoC with 4GB of RAM and Adreno 505 GPU. Out of the box device runs on Android Marshmallow 6.0.1 and ZenUI 3.0 on top of it. In general usage as well as in gaming we have not faced any issues.  It does provides option to remove some of the preinstalled apps.

    Camera is one of the much talked feature of the device. It sports 13MP primary camera on the rear and 8MP front facing camera. The camera UI has many useful modes such as Auto, ZenFlash, Manual, HDR Pro, Beautification, Super Resolution, Children, Low Light, QR Codes, Close-up etc. There is manual mode as well. In our testing, camera performance was decent.

    Zenfone 3 Laser houses 3000 mAh battery. In our usage, it lasted for full working day. The connectivity features of the device include 4G, VoLTE, WiFi, Bluetooth. The call quality and signal reception was excellent.

    Advantages and Disadvantages of Asus Zenfone 3 Laser

    Pros of Zenfone 3 Laser

    • Good design and build quality.
    • Decent camera performance.
    • Highly customisable UI.
    • Decent Display panel.

    Cons of Zenfone 3 Laser

    • Hybrid sim card slot.
    • No USB-C port.
    • Bit overpriced.

     

  • OnePlus 3T Pros- 5 Reasons to buy

    OnePlus 3T is an improvised version of already popular OnePlus 3. It has slightly better processor, higher storage option and better front facing camera. In this post, let us have a quick look into some of the OnePlus 3T Pros.

    OnePlus 3T Pros

    OnePlus 3T Pros- 5 Reasons to buy

    Dash Charger and Good battery life

    Dash charger is a proprietary fast charging technology from OnePlus which charges the device very fast. With little over an hour, it was able to fully charge the device. Compared to OnePlus 3, it provides slightly better battery life as it has 3400 mAh battery compared to 3000 mAh battery.

    Good Performance

    OnePlus 3T is powered by Snapdragon 821 Soc with 6GB of RAM. Faster SoC, ample RAM coupled with new F2FS file system provides great performance in day to day activities and gaming. The multitasking is excellent.

    Near Stock Android experience and Fast updates

    OnePlus 3T has near stock Android UI with few useful customisation. It is also worth noting that, so far OnePlus team has done good job in providing faster system updates.

    Decent Camera

    OnePlus 3T comes with 16MP front and rear camera. Both camera performance is decent. 4K video recording capabilities and OIS are added advantage. Though, the camera performance is not matchable to other flagship smartphones such as Galaxy S7 or Huawei P9, it is not a bad camera at all.

     

    Value for Money

    Priced at 29,999 for the 64GB variant, OnePlus 3T offers great value for money. Performance, camera, battery life, design and build quality everything is good for the price.

    These are some of the OnePlus 3T pros according to us. Though OnePlus 3T is a good phone, we feel it is not worth to upgrade if you are already have OnePlus 3 as upgrades are incremental. If you are planning to buy smartphone in the price range of Rs.30,000, then it is worth to have a look into this device.

     

     

  • Xiaomi Redmi 4A Cons- 5 Reasons not to buy

    Xiaomi Redmi 4A is considered to be one of the best entry level Android smartphone. It offers many features which other smartphone don’t offer at this price. However, it has few drawbacks which can be ignored considering the price. But it is good to know. So here are some of the Xiaomi Redmi 4A Cons.

    Xiaomi Redmi 4A Cons

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    Xiaomi Redmi 4A Cons- 5 Reasons not to buy

    Low internal storage and no dedicated microSD card slot

    Redmi 4A comes with hybrid sim card slot which means that, you can use 2 sim cards or 1 sim card with a microSD card.  It has 16GB of internal storage of which around 8GB is user available.  So if you are a dual sim user, then you will get very limited space to install apps and other media files.

    Average camera performance in artificial light and low light

    Xiaomi Redmi 4A sports 13MP primary camera with a 5-element lens and f/2.2 aperture. The camera is assisted by LED flash and software features such as  low-light enhancement, HDR, panorama, burst mode, and face recognition etc. It also has 5MP front facing camera with an f/2.2.

    The camera performance in good lighting condition is satisfactory. However, in low light and artificial lighting conditions, it struggles. The pictures came out quite grainy.

    No backlit capacitive navigation keys

    The capacitive keys are not backlit. It takes bit of time to get used to it. It would have been better if it had backlit capacitive keys which will be useful in night.

    No Fingerprint scanner and NFC

    Considering price, lack of fingerprint scanner and NFC can be ignored. But if you are looking for a smartphone with fingerprint scanner, then it is not for you.

    No earphones in the retail box

    You have to buy a earphone separately if you want to use earphones with this device.

    These are some of the Xiaomi Redmi 4 Cons according to us. Let us know your thoughts on this in the comment section below.

  • Xiaomi Redmi 4A Pros- 6 Reasons to buy

    Xiaomi Redmi series smartphones are among top selling smartphones in the sub 10k price segment in India. They offered great value for money. Redmi 4A is the latest entrant to this segment and currently it is the most affordable smartphone from Redmi series. In this post lets have quick look into Xiaomi Redmi 4A Pros which are key reasons to buy this smartphone.

    Xiaomi Redmi 4A Pros

    Xiaomi Redmi 4A Pros- 6 Reasons to buy

    VoLTE support

    One of the key USP of Redmi 4A is it supports VoLTE(Voice over LTE). There are very few smartphones which supports VoLTE in this price segment. As it supports VoLTE, you can use Reliance Jio sim in this smartphone.

    Packs all the basic sensors

    Though Redmi 4A is a budget Android smartphone, Xiaomi has added most of the sensors. It has gyroscope, accelerometer, proximity sensor, and ambient light sensor. It also has IR blaster which is useful for using your device as universal remote.

    Dual app Function

    Xiaomi Redmi 4A has dual app function which helps you to sign in to two separate instances of app such as Whatsapp, facebook etc on the same device.

    Small and Light

    In the launch event, Xiaomi claimed that, it is the lightest Redmi ever. It weighs roughly 132 grams. It measures 139.9 x 70.4 x 8.5 mm. Overall the compact size makes it easy for one hand operation.

    Decent Performance

    Redmi 4A is powered by Quad Core Snapdragon 425 Chipset with Adreno 308 GPU and 2GB of RAM. There was no lag observed in day to day activities. It manages to play most of the popular games. Games like Asphalt 8 can be played without any issue in medium setting. However, as it has only 2GB of RAM, if you open high end games while running multiple other apps, games crashes.

    Great value for money

    Priced at Rs.5,999, Redmi 4A offers great value for money. For the price, it offers a lot which makes it one of the best option for those who want to buy their first smartphone.

    These are some of the Xiaomi Redmi 4A Pros according to us. There are few cons of Redmi 4A which I will be writing in my next post. Please share your thoughts on Redmi 4A in the comment section below.