Gadgets you bought impulsively but turned out great.

When it comes to spending money, I make an impulsive decisions on every purchase. Especially, I ensure that I don’t end up buying anything mindlessly. A few weeks ago, I casually bought earbuds that turned out to be defective within 2-3 days. Has anyone here who has experienced the same?

Is it better to buy gadgets online or from offline stores now?

Is buying gadgets online is a much more convenient option than offline? My friends say that online platforms generally offer lower prices. What should I prefer?

Portable power banks have become essential travel gadgets

Portable power bank is like a lifesaver especially while travelling. And moreover it takes a little space. Does overcharging can harm the battery life.

Is it better to buy gadgets during sale events or right after launch?

Flipkart's big savings day has already started. For months, I was considering buying a smartphone. Are these sale events really the best time to buy gadgets or should I consider purchasing after the launch of any gadget.

Acer One 10 S1002-15XR (Request Gadgets 360 to cover a in-depth review)

Hi.
Acer One 10 S1002-15XR seems to be good option for people looking out for 2 in 1 (Tablet cum Laptop PC). I was not able to find any review of this product (except for the older Acer One 10 that was 1 GB ram model)

I would like Gadget 360 team to cover the following points apart from what you do usually cover
1) Performance as per laptop
2) Performace (including gaming) as a Windows tablet.
3) The processor here is Intel Atom coupled with 2 GB of Ram. Its performance comaprision with laptops using 3rd generation i3 proceesor (with 2/3 GB RAM)
4) Also confirm if the HDMI port of this device can be engaged/ connected to a compatible TV while charging at the same time.

Please consider the following request.

Thanks,
Sachin.

Which is the Best Site/App to sell your old or used gadgets?

Sharing my personal experience and looking forward to explore more options! Thanks!

The all new Cashify App (https://play.google.com/cashify) is quite amazing. Caught my attention during the recent buzz about their exchange programmes. I had a Samsung Galaxy Grand Duos which is more than two years old and I was looking for a right platform to sell it for the best price. I tried downloading the app which is only available for Android OS as of now and might be available for iOS soon I guess. Frankly speaking, I was quite amazed with what it does. Introduced by ReGlobe - a firm that buys old and used gadgets through their buyer network, Cashify is an all star that offers convenient, secure, fast & easy way of selling old gadgets. You get a price quote within a fraction of seconds once Cashify finishes to diagnose the mobile automatically. It's your mobile's personal doctor and tops the charts of my favourites' list. I got INR 4200 for my phone which was higher than what the other portals were offering! Also a free pick up of phone in addition. It's a must try! I am sure everyone will enjoy the steps that are included in the self-diagnosis process! Views are my own! Thanks!

About the Used Gadgets category

You can use this category to list any old gadgets that you want to sell, from phones to computer components to video game consoles.or anything else. If you are trying to buy something specific then you can post that here too - just mark it clearly in your post.

• Do not use this space to post links to e-commerce websites, or to try and resell new products. Such posts will be considered spam and removed. Post items you own and have used instead.

• Try and post pictures of the items you want to sell along with a description. In your post, clearly describe the condition of products as well.

• Whether you're trying to buy or sell, mention the price you're expecting in your post.

What Sci-Fi gadgets do you want to see in real life?

There's a lot of really cool tech on TV shows, films and books, like the Holodeck and Transporter from Star Trek, or the Babelfish from Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, and so much more.

Are brands pushing AI features because innovation in hardware has slowed down?

There is a constant debate running that AI will impact creativity and thus impact innovation. But with brands that are keen on adopting AI features, whether it's smartphones, laptops or even home appliances. But wondering if this is going to impact the hardware-built-in gadgets?

Computer monitors v/s computer glasses v/s computer screen for less eye strain

With the present scenario, online education seems to be the for keeps for a long time. Wanted to know devices, gadgets for children and adults for minimum eye strain.
I researched a little. There are are a few monitors Available like Asus, benq, and viewsonic. There are also 3M glare screen and special computer glasses for less eye strain.
now my question is the price difference is huge between the asus monitor screen and the computer glasses and the 3M screen but which is most effective in reducing the eye strain. Your advice is crucial

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Christmas Sale Offers

Hi Pals,

Does anyone know about any Christmas Sale on Gadgets like Mobile,Tablets, Laptops, Electronics goods?

So please let me know asap.

I wanna buy gift for my Family and Frnds.

Love Rash

Classic Nokia will return, will it take us back to the good old times?

Nokia phones have been out of our sights for a while since Microsoft bought its mobile business in 2014. The terms of trade claimed that Nokia shouldn't set foot in the mobile device market. And the terms will end in the second half of the year. According to the Jianya Wang, the president of Nokia China region, Nokia is likely going to return to the mobile market this year. Furthermore, they made a decade plan in order to continue their legendary accomplishment.

Majority of the people who were born in 80s and older have used Nokia at least once. If you didn't, you must have heard of the classic Nokia ring tone.

Blind typing during the class and finals, texting lovers, those were the good old days, right?

When the phone was thrown out the window by the teacher, you find the phone was still playing the music. It had solid quality and it's budget friendly.

There were the times you could easily find a repair shop to get your Nokia fixed without sending back to the dealers.

Sometimes you don't realize how good the good old days were until they're gone. I'm not a person who like reminiscent, but when I do, it's because of Nokia. The Nokia phones has the outstanding quality but cheap, long lasting battery life and convenient customer service.

However, the world is changing fast, especially, in the smartphone industry. Brands and manufactories release new product every month. Hardware and design are getting similar. And according to the Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker from IDC, the market share of Android OS reaches 82.8% by the end of 2015Q2, Windows Phone dropped to 2.6% because of the lack of compatibility. Furthermore, the profit is getting transparent and shrinking.

Besides, there are more quality and cheap smartphone brands from China hitting on the market. Oukitel K10000 is one of the example. The phone features weekly lasting battery life of 10000mAh, solid quality and good performance. From the price point and overall design, Oukitel fans said that Oukitel is the Chinese Nokia.

Which is better? Le 1s or iPhone SE?

Apple announced the iPhone SE and the web is going wild about it! The Verge says "The new iPhone SE finally makes a small phone feel powerful", TechRadar says that its "Small but mighty!" and The Telegraph calls it "Apple's secret weapon". Lots of superlatives are being thrown around, as is always the case with Apple products.

So, in the midst of Apple's reality distortion field, I decided to compare it to my Le 1s - that I've been using for more than a month now. The results, at least for me, are very conclusive.

Let's start with the OS. Android and iOS are now at-par on features, freely taking inspiration from each other and the perennial also-ran Windows Phone. However, if you've been using an Android phone, the move to iOS is jarring regardless of preparation. Trust me, having moved from a OnePlus 2 to an iPhone 6S, I know this better than most. If you're an iPhone user already, there is no discussion required. If you're an Android user, then I'd say "Don't even consider an iPhone!"

Moving on to design and build, the new iPhone is, in line with Apple's policy "thinner, smaller and lighter" than the Le 1s. However, the Le 1s has an astounding screen-to-body ratio of 75% that enables single-handed use and the phone doesn't feel too big. After all, within reason, bigger is always better! Both phones offer amazing build quality at their respective price points, so that's not really much of a contest.

On display, if you like smaller screens, the iPhone SE will appeal to you. But for someone who has used a 4+ inch screen device earlier, going back to a smaller display doesn't really work. In this respect, the Le 1s scores with its big but not too big display, and its helped by minimal bezels. Resolution-wise, its a no contest with the Full HD In-Cell display on the Le 1s ruling the roost with its fantastic color reproduction, great viewing angles and almost-zero bezels.

On connectivity, both the Le 1s and the iPhone SE are at par with each other on Wi-Fi and Network compatibilities, but the Le 1s scores with its dual-SIM capability.

When it comes to performance, I believe that specs are just one part of the game. Real-world performance is key. And in this area, despite having lesser amount of RAM than the Le 1s, the iPhone SE performs equally well due to better memory management in iOS versus Android. Its a straight tie!

Camera is another key feature where specs are just one part of the game with actual photo clarity being the key identifier. The iPhone SE uses the much-lauded camera module from the iPhone 6S, so its a given that photos will come out well. The Le 1s on the other hand had a few initial hiccups with photo clarity but they've since been resolved by OTA updates, so overall - its a good camera experience on both smartphones. The Le 1s scores in lowlight clarity and front-camera! Apple, for reasons that defy logic, went with a 1.2MP sensor on the front-camera. Now megapixels might not be everything, but with a 5MP sensor, the Le 1s handily beats the iPhone SE on selfies. Another reason is the smaller aperture size on Le 1s cameras – both front and rear (f2.0) compared to the iPhone SE which has f2.4 on the front camera and f2.2 on the rear camera – in photography parlance, smaller is referred to as “wider”. A wider aperture lets in more light which gives better photos in low-light and indoor situations, and gives you that beautiful blurred “out of focus” effect on wide shots.

With respect to sensors, the Le 1s has an infrared sensor to control home appliances that the iPhone doesn't. Everything else on this front is a tie.

Finally, the "essential spec" in today's world, battery! The Le 1s has almost double the battery capacity of the iPhone SE, with fast-charge built-in! While iOS has better power management than Android, the huge difference in capacity should result in longer standby times with the Le 1s!

Regardless of all technical specifications and performance comparisons, there will still be people convinced that an Apple product is the next best thing since sliced bread! So, to those people, here is a final nail in the coffin. Both the Le 1s and iPhone SE are good phones that do almost everything you can expect them to. Most importantly for a budget-conscious Indian, the Le 1s costs INR 10,999 while the iPhone SE starts at a whopping INR 39,000! That’s three times more expensive than the Le 1s!!! Case closed.

Oukitel made progress in Android 6.0 development for K10000

Oukitel are currently developing Android 6.0 Marshmallow for the K10000.

After the launch of Android 6.0 Marshmallow, big brands started working on the development immediately. And some small Chinese smartphone brands kept announcing that they will release the update. However, just a few brands kept their words. It's glad to see that Oukitel keeps the promise and devote the sources to deliver better user experience. They released a short video shows that the K10000 is running Marshmallow. Customers will get the Android 6.0 update via OTA soon as the engineers are optimizing the ROM.

Check out the Android 6.0 hands on video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-hIfLD_OD5o

Marshmallow updates for Oukitel K6000 and K6000 pro are also around the corner. Hopefully, the owners will receive the updates this month and get a taste of the Marshmallow.

LeEco Le 1s - Fast & Fantastic (full review)

Display:
The LeEco or we can say LeTv Le 1s comes with a 5.5-inch full-HD IPS screen which offers 403 pixel Density (PPI). It also comes with a Corning Gorilla Glass 3 for protecting your screen from any kind of damage and harm screen and it also offers good sunlight visibility because of its deep blacks it offers in the screen quality. The screen quality looks sharp, crisp, with deep black which we found in devices which offers super amoled displays. The device is also having great viewing angles with great color reproduction and colors can also be adjusted by going into the setting menu. The Device comes with almost a bezel less design and due to which it looks just too awesome while in the hand.
Design and Build:
The full metallic unibody design with chamfered edges on the Le 1S look prominent and seems like it’s a high priced premium device. Very well made, a good finishing of the handset makes it you don’t want to let it go off your hands. 169 grams is a quite light weight for a 5.5-inch device having a metallic body because metals are heavier than plastics materials.
The added stuff that caught our attention is the fingerprint scanner and the USB Type-C which most of the phone in this segment do not offer. Another important thing to note is it comes with a 32 GB storage which is again a plus one.
Performance:
The Le 1S is powered by a MediaTek Helio X10 Turbo (MT6795) SoC that has 8 cores clocked at 2.2 GHz coupled with 3 GB of RAM and a PowerVR 6200 GPU. The processor is quite powerful and can handle multitasking with ease. We ran several apps to check the performance of the hardware and it turns out that we didn’t notice any single lag while performing basic operations. Apps such as Facebook, Messenger, WhatsApp, Soundcloud, Flipkart, Shareit and few others were installed that includes games. We also did not face any crash reports from our tested apps. The performance highly fluid. The 3 GB RAM can hold as many apps for multi-tasking. The performance was mind blowing in our case.
Software & UI:
We noticed that the touch response is very fast and the software experience was very smooth and intuitive. There aren’t any preinstalled apps that come with Le 1S thus, it is free from any bloatware.
The user interface doesn’t offer an app drawer and a much simpler UI with everything’s on the homescreen. What I liked the most is the recent button menu. When you press the recent button, you will be presented with a plethora of shortcuts and options other than just recent apps. Usually, the recent menu on a regular smartphone consists of the apps that you have opened it and used it recently, but in this case, the LeEco did something innovative that no one did. They added all the shortcuts that a user wants on a single button, that means, no one will have to swipe the notifications bar as well as to go inside the settings.
Camera:
The Le 1s has a 13-megapixel Rear Camera and a 5-megapixel Front Camera. It’s camera interface is quite simple. Talking about custom settings, you can adjust the white balance, ISO level, exposure, sharpness, saturation and contrast levels. It comes with four modes to choose from – standard, panorama, video, slow motion. It comes with different colour filters and users can preview before they are shot. The rear camera focuses the object very fast and captures good images in daylight. The rear camera can also shoot 4K Videos, which is impressive. While using the camera we also noticed that both the cameras detects the face very fast and captures images without any shutter lag. The camera captures good amount of details in daylight while just like its other competitors in the market, the camera lacks low-light photography. Overall, both the cameras performs very well and captures good pictures.
Verdict:
The LeEco Le 1s is a Premium Smartphone which offers great specifications. It is the best smartphone available right now at this price range. The Le 1s with 3GB of Ram, full-metal unibody design, USB Type-C and fingerprint sensor is ruling the budget segment. The smartphone is exclusively available on Flipkart. Highly Recommended 

C3 Design Script Leak: Inspired By Diamond

No kidding,OUKITEL is releasing a new smartphone: OUKITEL C3!

No much spec information about C3 is known, but according to some reliable sources, C3 will be one of the most important devices of OUKITEL in 2016 and is devoted to be the best smartphone among its level.

According to the designer’s script, C3 will most probably be a 5 inch device and is getting a special back design which is inspired by diamond. “I saw the rainbow when I finish it”, said the designer. Is this a sign that C3 will gets several colors for the back cover?

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Where can i get latest news on mobiles

Can anyone tell me where can i get latest news on mobiles and gadgets going to launch in india. To be very clear i want to say that i need a website which gives me info on the first impressions or latest news on mobiles and gadgets upcoming this year.

OUKITEL K6000 Pro Smartphone Parameter Revealed - 6000mAh, Android 6.0, 3GB RAM

Chinese phone manufacturer (OUKITEL) released a new phone - OUKITEL K6000 Pro with 6000mAh battery, Android 6.0 OS, fast charging and 3GB + 32GB storage. It is said that this phone would on pre-sale at the beginning of April and be available at the end of April. Check out the full and newest parameter of it.

Brand: Oukitel
Model: K6000 Pro
Color: Silver/Grey
Dimensions: 10x76.7x154.3 mm

Weight: 213.88g (Build-in Battery)
Operating System: Android 6.0
Fingerprint ID: unlock in 0.3 second
CPU: 64 bit Octa core MT6753
GPU: Mali-T720 GPU
RAM: 3GB LPDDR3
ROM: 32GB, TF card support up to 32GB
Battery: SCUD 6000mAh Lithium Polymer
Talk time: 46 hours
Music: 45 hours
Videos: 10 hours
Charger: MTK Pump Express Flash Charging
5V/7V/9V-2A Intelligent flash charge

Display:
Size: 5.5 inch
Resolution: FHD 1920x1080 pixels
Type: LTPS 2.5D
Material: Dragontrail X

Camera:
Rear camera: 13MP, Front camera: 5MP
Rear camera: 16MP, Front camera:8MP(Interpolated)
F2.0 Aperture, Dual Flash

Video: 1080P

Connection:
Network: GSM: 850/900/1800/1900 (Band5, Band8, Band3, Band2)
WCDMA: 900/2100 (Band8, Band1)
FDD: 800/1800/2100/2600 (Band20 , Band3, Band1, Band7)

SIM: Dual SIM dual standby
Wifi: Support
Bluetooth: Bluetooth 4.0
Positioning: GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS
Sensors: G-sensor, Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Hall Effect sensor
Functions: FM radio, OTG, Hotknot, Miracast, Off-screen gesture, Super power saving mode

OUKITEL C3 spec confirmed, will be first MT6580 device to do android 6.0

Last week we get the OUKITEL C3 design script, according to the design photo, it features a 3D diamond design for the back cover which is quite special. But diamond is hard to control. Now we get the real photo of the device.

Take a closer look, you will find the pattern on the back cover, this is not only fashionable but also avoid hand slide.

Released in April, OUKITEL C3 will be the first 5inch MT6580 devices to take Android 6.0 Marshmallow. No need to wait for updating.

As OUKITEL product manager said, OUKITEL C3 will feature the best screen, best camera and most fashionable design with most wallet-friendly price among 5 inch MT6580 smartphones.

C3 features HD IPS display with 1280*720 resolution and for touch screen, and , it is using AUO brand screen for the display which is the same display as iPad mini. Carrying the MT6580 Quad-core chip set with 1GB RAM and 8GB ROM, C3 can manage multi-tasks freely.

It gets a 8MP rear camera and a 2MP front camera for wonderful shooting experience. Though the battery is only 2000mAh battery, OUKITEL make the battery lasts longer due to the intelligent power saving management system.

To thanks for consumers' feedback for us, OUKITEL is offering April's welfare on official Facebook which is: Giveaway 5 devices for fans to experience. C3 presale will start soon in mid-April, the earlier you order, the earlier you will get a android 6.0 device to experience.