Design and Build

The NanoPhone C is a stylish throwback to the age-old numeric pad devices. The device is made out of aluminum and has a keypad made out silicon which is roughly the size of your credit card. The device only weighs 30 grams and includes a TFT color display. Available only on Yerha.com, an online retail website, the device has only three color options – Black, Silver, and Rose Gold.

Hardware

The biggest selling point of this device is that it is as different from a smartphone as you could ever imagine. The device has no front or rear camera available to click photos and doesn’t support Wi-Fi connectivity. The screen is a 1-inch long TFT Color display with a resolution of 96*128 pixels with no touchscreen capability.

Connectivity

While Elari has been generous enough to provide with double sim slots in the device, none of them actually supports 3G/4G/LTE connections. The slots are Micro-SIM GSM compatible. Other connectivity options such as USB OTG slot, GPS, Wi-Fi, Infrared, and NFC are unavailable for the device. You get a regular 3.5mm jack to plug in your headphones to listen to the downloaded songs on the device.

Sensors

Withstanding to its tag of Anti-Smartphone, the NanoPhone C is devoid of any sensors you will find in many smartphones. Sensors such as Magnetometer, Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Barometer, Temperature Sensor and Proximity Sensor are unavailable on the device.

Elari NanoPhone C Features

The Features of the Elari NanoPhone C device are mentioned below:

1. ‘Anti-Smartphone’ Phone: This innovative device is true to its tag of anti-smartphone. The phone does not have any feature such as camera, touchscreen, 4G/LTE Connectivity, etc. which are associated with Smartphones. This device delivers on the promise of keeping people away from smartphones.
2. Sleek, Stylish Design: The device has been brilliantly conceptualized and bought into life. This GSM phone can easily fit into the palms of your hand. The aluminum build and the silicon keypad doesn’t provide a cheap look to the device while keeping the weight of the device to a bare minimum.
3. Bluetooth compatible: The Bluetooth compatibility feature of the NanoPhone C provides you with an option to pair the device with any smartphone via BT to receive or make calls. This BT module emits a lower radiation than a regular smartphone antenna. The BT pair feature also allows you to access the phonebooks of both the devices, the NanoPhone C and your connected Smartphone, on this device.
4. Entertainment Device: One set of funny and entertaining feature that Elari has managed to deliver in this phone is the Magic Voice function. This feature allows you to prank call your friends by using a funny sound, making it an entertainment device.

Price

Currently, the Elari NanoPhone C is available online across India at Yerha.com at a price of Rs. 3,940. Elari provides its customers with three different colors – Silver, Black and Rose Gold to choose their device from.

Best 6GB Smartphones You Can Buy Right Now

Currently, all the major smartphone manufacturers including Samsung, OnePlus, Xiaomi and more have a 6GB RAM phone in their arsenal. Today, we look at the best 6GB RAM Android smartphones available in the market.

OnePlus Three

Currently, one of the best latest smartphones in India, OnePlus 3 is powered by Snapdragon 820 and boasts of 6GB RAM. The phone is equipped with 5.5-inch AMOLED display which can show full-HD resolution and comes with a Gorilla Glass 4 protection. The device runs on pre-installed Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow with Android 7 Nougat update available for the device. Also, the device has a 64GB internal storage capacity.

Samsung Galaxy C9 Pro

The Galaxy C9 pro is the only 6GB RAM mobile from the South Korean smartphone manufacturers. The device is equipped with a 6-inch AMOLED screen and is powered by an octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 653SoC processor. The phone includes dual SIM slots (Nano+Nano) and has a 16-megapixel sharpshooter camera to capture your favorite moments. It has an in-built storage space of 64GB which could be expanded upto 256GB with the help of MicroSD card.

Xiaomi Mi Max

The first-ever concept smartphone from the Chinese mobile manufacturers, the Mi Max is among the best 6GB RAM smartphone currently available in the market. The device is equipped with a 6.4-inch display and uses a quad-core Snapdragon 821 processor. It also includes a 256GB internal storage capacity with a 4400mAh battery. The rear shooter is a 16-megapixel camera while the selfie camera has been a generous 5-megapixel shooter for capturing high-quality images.

Asus Zenfone 3 Deluxe

Also among the best 6GB RAM phone available currently in the market is the Zenfone 3 Deluxe from Asus. The phone is equipped with a 2.2 GHz Quad core processor and has 6 GB RAM under the hood. The screen on the device is a 5.7-inch full HD screen and the internal storage capacity is 64 GB. The device also includes a fingerprint sensor to lock/unlock the device and provides you quick charge boost. The camera on the rear is a 23-megapixel shooter whereas you get an 8-megapixel front camera to capture sharp images.

LeEco Le Max 2

LeEco Le Max 2 is among the best latest smartphones in India. This 6GB RAM mobile is powered by a Snapdragon 820 chipset and features a 5.7-inch QHD screen. The device comes with pre-installed Android 6.0 Marshmallow and has a dual SIM support with fingerprint sensor. It is equipped with an f/2.0 aperture OIS 21-megapixel rear camera and an 8-megapixel selfie shooter. The device comes with 64GB internal storage capacity and the 3100mAh battery. The Quick Charge 2.0 feature allows you to charge your device by over 50% in just 30 minutes.

Asus Zenfone 3 Review: Top Features

Asus has established itself in the Indian smartphones market. It has been launching its devices one after the other and is setting a stage for itself. Today we take a good look at the premium variant in our Asus Zenfone 3 Deluxe review.

Design and Build

The unibody metal smartphone grabs our attention straightaway with the invisible antenna design. The sides of the Zenfone 3 Deluxe are round and curved backward for added comfort while holding the device. It feels really light with the matte finish on the rear not attracting many fingerprints. The Zenfone 3 deluxe features a 5.7-in Super AMOLED display with Full-HD resolution with a pixel count of 386ppi. The phone includes a Type-C USB port and a speaker grille on the bottom with the 3.5mm headphone jack available at the top. The rear of the smartphone includes a fingerprint sensor which works brilliantly and the phone is shipped with a Quick-charge 3.0 power adapter. The overall look of the phone is quite stylish.

Specification and Features

The deluxe is powered by Snapdragon 821 SoC from Qualcomm and is equipped with 6GB RAM with a generous 256GB storage space. Another smaller version of the deluxe includes 64GB storage with snapdragon 820. Rest of the Asus Zenfone 3 specifications remains the same. The smartphone includes all connectivity options such as Bluetooth 4.2, USB OTG, FM Radio, GPS, and NFC.

Software and UI

The Zenfone 3 Deluxe uses the ZenUI 3.0 skin applied on the top of the Android 6.0 Marshmallow. Some of the apps bundled with the device include Puffin, Amazon Kindle, Truecaller, and SimCity. Also, a number of apps such as PhotoCollage, ZenCircle are pre-installed on the device which cannot be removed.

Performance

The Zenfone 3 deluxe doesn’t lag despite the heavy skin. The performance of the device is very good due to a large storage capacity and the presence of 6GB RAM. You can easily scroll through the phone menu with experiencing any kind of stutter with a number of high-end games working very well on the device without any noticeable lag. The device is able to stand up on most of the tests against rival smartphones. It has an AnTuTu score of 155,041 whereas the 3DMark unlimited gave the device a score of 30,100. These scores and number all point to a very good showing by the device, which is well complimented while the actual usage of the phone.

Camera

What impresses us the most about this smartphone is the 23-MP rear shooter which is equipped with electronic stabilization and four-axis OIS. The laser autofocus feature of the camera allows you to lock the objects in your picture with complete ease. The quality of the image captured in the daylight is very good with no noticeable drop in the quality of image at night time. The inbuilt camera app includes a number of shooting modes such as Manual, Panorama and Super Resolution. Also, the front camera is able to capture high quality, detailed selfies. The camera can also record 4K quality videos at 30fps or at 1080p a 60 fps at stable framerate.

Battery

The Zenfone 3 deluxe is equipped with a 3000mAh battery. It is able to deliver up to a day’s usage. You can choose from any of the two power options from Normal Mode and the Performance Mode. The phone supports Quick Charge 3.0 feature. This means that you can easily charge your device from 0 to 65 percent in about 30 minutes of charging.

Price

The Asus Zenfone 3 price in India is Rs.62999 which puts it in the high-end smartphone market. The device has the largest storage capacity among all available smartphone which helps you a lot if you are a regular user of Netflix and Amazon Prime’s offline viewing. While the Asus Zenfone 3 price might feel slightly high, the number of features provided by the device is among the best-in-class.

Must Buy Dual SIM Waterproof Mobile Phones

Additionally, Dual-SIM smartphones have been a requirement for people since a long time because of the need to have a couple of different mobile numbers. Today, we present you with the best dual SIM waterproof smartphones you can buy in the market in 2017:

Samsung Galaxy S7

This latest waterproof smartphone from the South Korean tech giant is one of the best dual SIM waterproof Android phones you can find in the world. Priced at Rs 48,900, the Galaxy S7 brings back the two features which were missing from the S6–water-resistance and dual SIM slot. The unique design of the S7 shows that you can use the second SIM slot as a Micro SD card also.

Motorola Moto X Play

The Moto X Play from the Motorola is a great option for people looking to buy waterproof cell phone with dual SIM feature. The phone is priced at a measly Rs. 18,900 and features a water-repellent nano-coating to protect the smartphone from water spills and splashes. Motorola has switched back to the classic design in the Moto series with the Moto X Play to bring a compact phone to the market. With the specifications included in the device, Motorola has been able to pack more features at a lower price range than most other phones in the similar price range.

Sony Xperia Z5 Dual

The Japanese Tech giant Sony launched one of the best dual SIM water resistant smartphones in the Xperia Z5 Dual. The premium smartphone is priced at Rs 52,900 and is able to resist the water from damaging the phone after dropping it underwater. As usual, Sony Xperia Z5 sports a great speaker which has become a norm from the tech giants since its first foot in the division.

Motorola Moto X Style

Another top-notch handset in the list of waterproof phones is the Moto X Style from Moto. Priced currently at Rs. 26,999 for the 16GB variant, the Moto X Style is among the best dual SIM waterproof mobile phones available in the market. The smartphone is IP52 certified and features a similar nano-coating to the Moto X play from the same company.

Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge

The second variant of the Samsung Galaxy S7, titled the S7 Edge, includes a dual-curve display on the edges of the smartphone. The phone uses the same dual SIM feature as its smaller self and uses a IP68 certification which protects the device from water for a total of 30 minutes up to a depth of 1.5 meter, making it one of the best splash resistant mobile phones in the market currently.

Motorola Moto G

Another smartphone from Motorola that makes to our list of the best waterproof phones is the 4^th generation Moto G. Continuing with the tradition of providing affordable dual SIM phones in the country with the presence of the G-series since the past 4 years, Motorola also adds the water-resistant feature to the device with the help of a nano-coating as seen on the Moto X style and Moto X Play earlier. The device is priced at a very decent price of Rs. 13,499.

Steps to Record Voice Calls on Windows Phone

Most people feel the need to record audio calls for a variety of purposes. To help you with the issue, today we will guide you on how to record a voice call on Windows phone. You can follow any of the two steps mentioned below to do so:

Step #1: Enabling Call Recorder Feature on Lumia Windows 10 Devices

The call recording technology is not available to users using the Lumia Windows 8 devices because of the absence of a number of required APIs. However, the organization added the features to the Windows 10 Microsoft Lumia mobile phones. This feature is not enabled by default on the devices. Therefore, you will have to enable native call recording feature on your Lumia devices first. To do so, follow our step by step guide.

1. Head over to the ‘Settings’ app and select the ‘System’ option.
2. Use the ‘Phone’ option.
3. Scroll down in the menu to search for the ‘Default apps’ section. Select the small box to choose the mobile application you would like to use to manage your recorded phone calls.
4. In the select box, choose ‘Voice Recorder’.
5. Exit the settings menu.

If you have followed the above steps to enable call recorder carefully, you would be able to see a record button on your screen when you make a call to someone. You can click on that button for automatic call recording. The recorder calls will be found under the ‘Recorded calls menu’ in the ‘Phone’ app. Click on the file to listen to the recorded call.

Step #2: Using External Windows App

While the above mentioned steps work perfectly for the Lumia Windows 10 devices, this feature is not available on devices that are stuck on Windows 8 and 8.1 Mobile. However, these people can use external windows call recording software and apps to record their voice calls. ‘Call Recorder‘ is one of the best call recording apps available on the Windows store.

You can follow these steps for call recording techniques using external app such as Call Recorder. You can also follow their video tutorial to learn more about how to use this app.

1. Search for the ‘Call Recorder’ app on the Windows Store.
2. Download and install the app onto your device.
3. Open this app and tap on the microphone icon. This will call the ‘Call Recorder’ app services.
4. Now, open your dialer and make a call to the person whose call you want to record.
5. Once you are on call, click on the ‘JOIN’ both calls option.
6. Disconnect the phone call to the ‘Call Recorder’ app services to stop the recording whenever you want.
7. Head back to the playback page and refresh it.
8. You can see your recorded call be available there as a music file. You can either listen to it or upload it to your ‘One Drive’ account.

Lava A67 Review

The Lava A67 created quite a buzz in the Indian market as a very decent option to look upon while on the search for a budget smartphone. To help you in your choice, we provide you with our detailed review

Design & Build

The phone is purely built out of good quality plastic and the look and the build of the phone also don’t give it a rushed look. The mobile phone is fitted with a scratch resistant screen and houses the usual three android buttons on the screen itself. The phone is also fitted with the usual 3.5 mm audio jack at the top of the mobile phone with the power button and the volume keys on the right-hand side.

The back panel of the mobile phone houses the camera shooter and a led flash beside it for capturing good quality features. As with most budget smartphones, the back panel is easily detachable with a removable battery. The phone has slots for 2 SIMs and a space for micro SD card.

Display

The Lava A67 is home to a 5-inch IPS screen. Nowadays, 5-inch has turn out to be a norm for most smartphones across various price ranges. Besides, the screen has a WVGA resolution which translates to 480×800 pixels roughly and a rough pixel density of around about 196ppi.

Software & UI

The Lava A67 is Android 5.1 Lollipop based. Although the version of the Android is now outdated, the phone is not slated to receive any upgrade as of yet. The mobile phone comes with pre-installed basic apps which Google offers with the stock android.

Hardware

The Lava A67 is powered by the much more regular 1.2GHz quad-core processor which you will find in a lot of mobile phones in the price range. Although the device also includes 512MB RAM which is a little low than what you would be expecting. This leads to most heavy performing apps run gingerly making the phone lag a bit.

Camera

The mobile phone houses both, the primary and the secondary camera. The sharpshooter at the back is a 5MP camera with a Led Flash. It is also capable of video recording but its quality suffers when using the camera at low light conditions. The front facing camera is a much more regular 2MP camera which is neither too good but not too bad either. Besides, the camera has features such as auto-focus and auto-zoom but most other features are missing.

Performance

You will be disappointed with the performance of the phone if you are looking for a rough usage. But the phone acts decently well under normal conditions. The only problem the phone has is the lack of a large enough RAM, otherwise, the phone is good enough at its price.

Storage & Connectivity

The phone features inbuilt memory storage of 4GB which can be expanded up to 32GB with the help of a Micro SD Card. Besides, the mobile phone supports other connectivity features such as Wi-Fi, Bluetooth v4.0, GPRS/EDGE and Micro-USB 2.0.

Battery & Pricing

The Lava A67 also includes a 2000mAh battery which is said to provide a battery life of around 17 hours which I doubt. Still, the mobile phone is decently priced at Rs. 4549 for the number of features it offers.

The Bottom Line

The Lava A67 has its own set of pros and cons but with a buying price of Rs 4549, it is quite decent for people who are looking for a budget smartphone. You will be disappointed because multitasking takes a toll on the phone’s performances but a regular usage won’t feel much difference will using the phone.