Much awaited Nokia 8 finally launched in India. Dual camera setup, ‘bothies’ camera feature, 6000 series aluminium unibody design, Snapdragon 835 SoC are the key attractions of the device. Both the dual camera in the back as well as the front-facing camera features Carl Zeiss optics. Here is the Nokia 8 India Price, some of the FAQ and Cons.
Nokia 8 India Price FAQ Tips and Tricks Cons
What is the price of Nokia 8 in India? How to buy one?
Nokia 8 Price in India is Rs.36,999. Online, the smartphone is exclusive to Amazon.in. The device will be available through offline stores as well.
What are the different colour options available?
This device will be available in Polished Blue Tempered Blue, and Steel colour variants. The Polished Copper variant will go on sale after few weeks.
What type of sim cards Nokia 8 supports? Does it support microSD card?
It supports dual nano sim cards. The device has hybrid sim card slot which means that you can either use 2 sim cards or 1 sim card with microSD card.
Dual 13MP primary camera with an aperture of f/2.0, 1.12-micron pixel elements, phase detection autofocus, a 76.9-degree wide-angle lens, phase detection autofocus (PDAF), dual-tone LED flash and an IR rangefinder.
13-megapixel front camera with PDAF, 1.12-micron pixels, a f/2.0 aperture, and a 78.4-degree wide-angle lens.
4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11ac, Bluetooth v5.0, GPS/ A-GPS, USB Type-C (v3.1), and a 3.5mm headphone jack.
3090mAh non-removable battery.
What are the cons of Nokia 8?
This is not a review. Based on the initial impressions, here are the main drawbacks of Nokia 8.
Hybrid sim card slot.
The device is not fully waterproof.
Does not feature standout design.
Lacks cutting-edge features of flagship smartphones of 2017 such as bezel-less display etc.
How to take a screenshot on Nokia 8?
To perform print screen, access the quick settings menu and tap on screen capture icon. Alternatively, you can take a screenshot by press and hold volume down and power buttons simultaneously.
How to set custom ringtone in Nokia 8?
To change the ringtone of Nokia 8 with custom mp3, just copy and paste the audio file to ringtone folder. Now you can choose that from the Ringtones option under Settings.
Private sector Axis Bank, has successfully concluded the second season of its most ambitious project the “THOUGHT FACTORY” on 21 st July 2017 at diamond district Bangalore. The startup accelerator program at its Innovation Lab “THOUGHT FACTORY” is unique and first of its kind by a bank in India.
Driven by a passion to develop innovative and path breaking solutions for banking industry in specific, the third largest private sector bank of the country Axis bank has completed its “First Graduation Day” as a part of startup accelerator program which nurtured and mentored a total of six startup’s as a part of its first cohort.
The sole aim of this project is to make Axis Bank the first complete and wholly Digitalized Bank of India. The boldest decision of Demonetization was taken by the Honorable Prime Minister on 08th November 2016 has fueled the fire and desire by multiple folds to accomplish this into a very successful mission.
From a pool of 108 entrepreneurial start-up’s the innovation Lab THOUGHT FACTORY has initially managed to shortlist a total of six start-up’s in the emerging areas which are expected to be the biggest game changer of the century in the fintech space of Payments, Investments, Lending Analytics and Credit in rental space.
The six startups shortlisted by the bank are S2Pay, Pally, Perpule, FintechLabs, Paymatrix, and Gieom. Axis bank is confident that these start ups would redefine banking in the digital era and pioneer the move for the modern day banking.
A tech advisory board comprising of eminent panelists from various verticals like Sharad Sharma (iSpirit), Manish Chokhani (Enam), Vishal Gondal (Founder, GoQii) and Shankar Narayan (Singapore based serial entrepreneur) along with Axis Bank Senior Management form the ThinkTank for Thought Factory were present at the graduation day to mentor and share their experiences.
“Besides the Accelerator start-ups, the Bank, along with the Thought Factory team, has been working with other upcoming start-ups too,” Axis Bank Executive Director Rajiv Anand said. He further added that the idea behind this program is to accelerate the overall growth of these emerging startups and to explore novel banking ideas in the undiscovered segment of the banking sector.
Here’s a glimpse of six startups that have graduated from the THOUGHT FATORY:
Pally: Using AI, Pally enables businesses in the financial domain to deliver better customer experiences. It has created a chatbot that creates an investment portfolio for tax savings when it is fed an image of a salary slip.
S2Pay: The startup fundamentally enables offline mobile payments. S2Pay’s solution forms a layer over any payments app and users can make secure payments from their mobile app, even when they are offline.
Perpule: A Kalaari Capital-funded startup, Perpule allows users to scan products from their mobile app and pay from within the app once the list is complete.
FintechLabs: This is a lending management platform that offers different analytical models that can be used in the digital spending space. It offers a bunch of solutions including loan management software, peer-to- peer lending marketplace software, bank statement analyzer, and ID proof verification software.
Paymatrix: This startup is a property rent management platform connecting tenants and landlords. It automates the rent collection process through different payment options, offers customized rental agreements, rental insurance and provides tenant screening services.
Gieom: This firm offers cloud-based solutions and analytics to help large firms manage their operations, employee productivity, change management, and risk and compliance. It also helps banks transition smoothly to new IT systems.
The Thought Factory also runs an in-house incubator which works with three other startups to build innovative products. The bank is building a chatbot named ALEXA with Active AI to provide speedy redressal of customer queries via chat, an AI-based smart video-surveillance product with Uncanny Vision; and an innovation management platform with Worxogo that uses persuasive technology for aligning work behaviors with work processes.
Uncanny Vision: Uncanny surveillance an AI-based smart video-surveillance product which has the capabilities of human activity recognition, face recognition, object recognition, and self-learning capabilities. This tool is built on IoT based cloud computing to safeguard and protect of ATM’s from cyber threats like skimming of cards and prevention on intrusion from malware and ransomware.
Worxogo: A dedicated tool in innovation management platform which uses persuasive technology for aligning work behaviors with work process. The employee’s ideas are transformed into actions to achieve the desired results.
Alexa: An artificial chatbot indigenously built by the bank with an active AI interface to provide speedy redressal of customer queries as well as grievances via chat and an interactive voice response system.
Niki.ai: Niki is an AI-based personal assistant which helps book online movie tickets, pay postpaid bills, electricity bills, utility bill payments, mobile & Dishtv recharge, book cabs at best prices, buses, hotels and many more.
Moto G series is the most popular smartphones from Motorola. Moto G5 Plus is the latest smartphone from this series with improved internals and camera performance. So here is our Moto G5 Plus Review based on pros and cons.
This Moto G5 Plus Review is based on key merits and demerits. If you want to know on the specifications and features, comparison with Redmi Note 4, please refer our previous post.
Here is the list of Moto G5 Plus merits and demerits according to us.
Moto G5 Plus Pros- Reasons to buy
Stock Android experience: One of the biggest advantage of Moto G5 Plus is near stock android experience. There is very few customisations but they are useful for most of the users. Also there is no bloatware which interns reduces the space consumed by unwanted apps.
Good display panel: Moto G5 Plus comes with 5.2 inch IPS full HD display with around 424 pixel density. The screen has Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection. The viewing angles, colour reproduction and sunlight legibility are good. In addition to it, there is Color mode option in the display setting which lets users select between standard and vibrant colour reproduction.
Camera: Camera is the one area where most of the Motorola smartphones struggles. Last years Moto G4 Plus had a decent camera. As a result of company continued to focus more on camera section, Moto G5 Plus delivers better results compared its predecessor.
Good general performance: Moto G5 Plus is powered by 2GHz octa-core Snapdragon 625 SoC coupled with Adreno 506 GPU. This is the same SoC used on Redmi Note 4, Zenfone 3 etc. Our review unit came with 4GB of RAM. The day to day activities and gaming performance was excellent during our review period considering the price.
Build quality: Moto G5 Plus is the first phone from Moto G series to feature metal build. As a result of metal build, device feels bit premium in hand.
Moto G5 Plus Cons- Reasons for not to buy
No phone is perfect. Moto G5 Plus is no exception to it. So here is the list of demerits of Moto G5 Plus.
Late Android security patch updates: Moto G series are known for fast Android updates. But after Lenovo took over Motorola, there is a delay is security patch updates and Android updates.
No USB-C port: The device comes with microUSB port for charging and data transfer. It would have been great, if there is a latest USB-C port.
Average loudspeaker output: The device comes with single front firing speaker which also works as ear piece. Call quality on the device is excellent but audio via loudspeaker is average.
Storage option: Moto G5 plus comes in two variants. One is with 3GB of RAM and another one with 4GB of RAM. 3GB RAM variant has only 16GB of internal storage and 4GB variant has 32GB of internal storage. Considering the price, internal storage is less for a 3GB variant.
Less screen to body ratio: Moto G4 Plus had a body to screen ratio of around 71% whereas Moto G5 Plus screen to body ratio is around 67%. Due to this, though Moto G5 Plus comes with smaller screen size, overall size of the phone is not much less compared to Moto G4 Plus.
Portable lights are great to carry around while traveling. Lucis wireless lamp is not just a wireless portable lamp. It can provide upto 16 million color shades with 8 to 80 hours of continuous lighting with just 4 hours of charge. It does not requires any apps to work. All it needs is a touch or simple shake. It is ideal for camping, party etc. In this post, we are going to review this amazing product from Tectotron.
Lucis Wireless lamp is powered by 250 Lumen(similar to a 25 watt lamp)which can light up in upto 16 million colors. It measures 4.3″x4.3″x4.3″. The compact form factor couples with splash proof feature makes it one of the best companion for party or just spending a summer night near a pool or lake.
Lucis wireless lamp comes with 3 pre defined modes which are gives below. You can manually change the colors or change the brightness by touching the icons given the device. You can also use these predefined modes.
Lucis wireless lamp 3 predefined modes
1.Torch- To enable this mode, you need touch both bright and dim icons simultaneously for 2 seconds. It will light up 100% white.
2. Lava lamp mode: To enable this mode, you need to touch both color icons simultaneously for 2 seconds.
3. Mood light: This will vary brightness from 30% to 100% with option to change the colors. To enable this mode, you need to press and hold all the 4 four icons simultaneously.
To turn on/turn off the Lucis Lamp, you need to shake it up and down 3 time. Below is the video on product demonstration.
Lucis Wireless Lamp Specification
Shake and Touch sensors.
16 million colors and 360 degree Beam angle.
Splash proof
8000 mAh battery with 8-80 hours of continuous lighting depending on usage.
1/4 tripod connector and micro USB charging port.
3 dedicated light programs.
>50000 burning hours.
Lucis wireless lamp price in India is Rs.6,300. You can buy this lamp from here.
Asus has recently launched its Zenfone 3 Max smartphones in India. It will be available in two variants. The 5.2 inch variant price in India is Rs.12,999 and 5.5 inch variant price is Rs. 17,999. In this post we will have a quick look into Asus Zenfone 3 Max FAQ, Tips and Tricks, Cons.
Asus Zenfone 3 Max FAQ Tips and Tricks Cons
What are the different variants of Asus Zenfone 3 Max available? From when it will be available for buy?
It comes in 2 variants. ZenFone 3 Max ZC520TL and Zenfone 3 Max ZC553KL. ZenFone 3 Max ZC520TL with 5.2 inch screen is already available in the market via online stores as well as via physical store. The 5.5 inch variants of Zenfone 3 Max with model number ZC553KL will be available from end of November.
Does it has dedicated microSD card slot? What type of sim cards this device accepts?
No. It comes with hybrid sim card slot. It supports one micro SIM card and one nano sim card or one micro SIM card with microSD card.
In how many colours this device available?
Zenfone 3 Max will be available in 3 colours options namely Glacier Silver, Sand Gold, and Titanium Gray.
What are the specifications of Zenfone 3 Max ZC520TL(5.2 inch variant)?
The specification summary of Zenfone 3 Max.
5.2 inch 720p HD display screen.
1.25GHz quad-core MediaTek MT6737T SoC with Mali T720 GPU.
3GB of RAM and 32GB internal storage.
13MP primary camera and 5MP front facing camera.
4G LTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, GPS, Bluetooth v4.0, Micro-USB, and FM radio.
Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, gyroscope, and proximity sensor.
4100mAh battery.
Dimensions:149.5×73.7×8.55mm and weight: 148 grams.
How to take screenshot on Asus Zenfone 3 Max?
I have done a detailed post on how to take screenshot on Asus Zenfone 3. You can refer link here.
What are the cons of Zenfone 3 Max ZC520TL(5.2 inch variant)?
This is not a review of Zenfone 3 Max ZC520TL (5.2 inch variant). Based on the specifications and feedback from the initial users of this device, here are some of the cons of Zenfone 3 Max ZC520TL.
No full HD display screen.
No fast charging and USB-C type port.
Mediocre processor.
Hybrid sim card slot.
Lot of bloatware.
Price looks bit high for the configuration.
Lower battery capacity compared to its predecessor.
