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     In the bustling streets of India where the buzz of technology mingles with the aroma of chai, a smog of confusion has started with one iconic smartphone brand... OnePlus. It's like deja vu with a common cold, OnePlus has booked an appointment with the social media after its notorious green line issue. Now... The BAN !? Hold up dear readers, what you've been told is not entirely true. Let's dive right in... Let me get this straight, OnePlus is NOT banned in India. There is a halt of sales ONLY in the OFFLINE retail stores, starting May 1, 2024. Why? Here's the detailed explanation... Let's roll back to 2014 when OnePlus started off ONLINE with its innovative "Invite only purchase" system, making waves in the online market with its debut smartphone, the OnePlus One. Fast forward to OnePlus 5, and the brand maintained its stronghold online , becoming a go-to choice for many smartphone enthusiasts. With the new successor, the OnePlus 6 , the br...

    Another year, another device... Really!? NOPE ... This time around Samsung isn't just serving up the usual tech upgrades; instead, they've unleashed their new smartphone lineup, the S24 series with something that's been around our ears for almost a year now... AI AI and AI!  Yes, Samsung calls it the "Galaxy AI" . Let's delve into its latest enhancements, software, processor capabilities, cameras, and, of course, "Galaxy AI" 1) Hardware Enhancements: The S24 and S24+ feature robust yet lighter aluminum, which Samsung calls "Armour Aluminum" . Following Apple's introduction of titanium in its newer iPhones, Samsung also incorporated titanium into its flagship Ultra phones. This time all the display panels are flat, but have a peak brightness of 2600 nits , which means it's bright, I mean really bright!  They've also upgraded the glass on the S24 Ultra with the new "Corning Gorilla Armor" which is a step up from th...

         It's here... The most hyped smartphone of 2022 ... The NOTHING PHONE (1) The Phone (1) is Nothing's second product and first smartphone! The motto of Nothing is to create practical products that stand out from the rest of its rivals . Is this device worth all the hype? Let's find out SPOILER ALERT: A gamechanger just penetrated the field of mid-rangers 😮 Okay... The Nothing Phone (1) event was one of the best events I've seen. I usually do not ask the readers see the launch events but this time I should, because the event was very concise, and simple. CEO Carl Pei himself gave an overview of the phone in simple words. So do check it out Let's address the elephant in the room first, THE DESIGN,  Right off the bat, it's "SPLENDID and REFRESHING" The transparent back panel allows us to see the internal components of the phone and the addition of LED lights surrounding these components making it look elegant and catch eyeballs for sure. Nothing i...

    Fun fact : Due to some fantastic software tools, I made my 7-year-old smartphone, which was taking more than 2 minutes to open WhatsApp, run super smooth with improved battery health! In continuation to the previous  post on hardware, let me discuss the software side... Smartphone software allows us to unlock the full potential of our device. As the definition goes, 'software is a set of instructions that tells the hardware what to do' we should know some of the essential software hacks and tricks to use our devices like a pro! I'll divide my write-up into 5 categories: Homescreen and essential apps Shortcuts and convenience tools Storage management and cloud storage Battery management and bug prevention My special tricks 1) Homescreen and essential apps: # The appearance of the Homescreen defines how a person uses his/her phone.  Grouping similar apps into folders help us to find them quickly and make our home screen look elegant.  # Using widgets helps ...