POCO X2 Android Smartphone Full Review

POCO X2 Android Smartphone Full Review

Here is my take on the POCO X2 after using it for 3 months. it also gives the Smartphone some time to mature. By that time some of the early bugs are ironed out with software updates, and it also gives us a fairly good idea of how the hardware is going to hold up over time. Before getting started, let us gets a few things straight, this is not the successor of the POCO F1. It did come out almost 18 months after the POCO F1, but it doesn’t come with flagship specs. If we are being honest, it not even a POCO phone, to begin with. It is, in fact, a re-branded Redmi K30. But being re-branded doesn’t take away what it actually offers.

 So what does the POCO X2 offer? A 6.67inch display with 120Hz refresh rate, Snapdragon 730G processor, 64 megapixel Sony IMX686 sensor as its primary camera, a 4500mAhbattery, and Glass sandwich design, at a starting price of Rs.16,999. This is the new price after the recent hike in GST rates by the Indian Government. I got this phone on the launch day at Rs.15, 999, but even at its new price of Rs.16, 999, POCO X2 offers you a lot of value for your money. Well now that you know I like this phone. 

Let us start with the design and build quality. To begin with, it is a huge Smartphone with a 6.67-inch display and it has gorilla glass 5 at the front and back. So design-wise, it is already a huge leap over the plastic back of the POCO F1. I was never too fond of the plastic back on the F1, so big thumbs up to POCO for putting the glass back on the X2. It makes it feel so much more premium for its price. I have said that it is a big phone, but how big exactly is? Here is a size comparison with the iPhone11 Pro Max which is the biggest of all the iPhones Apple launched last year; this should give you some idea of the scale. While this size means we do get a big display and more room inside the device for a bigger battery. But I still think phones with 6 or 6.2-inch displays are the right size for most people hands. It does get a slight curve to the back, which makes it a bit easier to hold, but for my average-sized hands, it is definitely a 2handed Smartphone. Now the frame where you actually hold the phone looks like anodized aluminium, but it is in fact made of polycarbonate or plastic. The chases inside the phone are aluminium, but this frame is Plastic. We get Gorilla Glass 5 protection at the front and back, and in my experience, it is surprisingly resilient against scratches. On some of the other phones with gorilla glass5, I have seen a few micro scratches show up with time, but not on the POCO X2. At the back, the camera module is surrounded by this circular optical illusion, which looks like a dome or a carved sphere from certain angles. It is a nice design choice to separate the POCO X2 from all other glass back phones. These Cameras stick out quite a bit, and the phone does rattle a bit if you place it on the table, but only if you tap on top left or right corner. But when a phone is placed on a table, you are more likely to tap on the bottom part, and while doing so, it doesn’t rattle. If you want it to stay flat, just put the case that comes in the box. It protects the camera hump, and has a lip at the front to keep the display raised and protected. This case also helps the back from gathering fingerprints, so most of the time; I used my phone with it. At 208 grams, it is not exactly on the lighter side, but the weight is distributed very well throughout the phone, so it doesn’t feel top or bottom-heavy. It sports a P2i nano-coating, which means it is splash resistant and can withstand some light drizzle, but don’t use it in heavy rain or don’t take it for a swim, because it is not completely waterproof, and any kind of water damage is not covered under warranty.

The most marketed feature of the POCO X2 is the Reality Flow 120Hz high refresh rate display. It is an IPS LCD panel, and it supports HDR10 playback. Although it is an LCD panel and not an OLED one, it does manage to reproduce very accurate colour and wide viewing angles. While it is not the brightest LCD display, it gets bright enough to be easily viewable in outdoor lighting conditions. The highlighting feature here is the higher120Hz refresh rate. This makes the phone feel so much smoother and faster. Now I have shown it to a few of my friends and there were mixed reactions. Some of them noticed the difference right away, and others didn’t even feel that it is anything different, even when I switched it from 60 to 120Hz in front of them. I for one can tell the difference between60 and 120Hz, and I am glad that companies are pushing this tech out to sub Rs.20, 000 Smartphone. If you don’t like this mode or if you want to prolong the battery life, you can switch back to 60Hz. It’s a huge display, so it is great for playing games and consuming media. There are dual punch hole style cutouts because there are 2 front-facing cameras on this phone. Through software, POCO makes it look like it is a single pill-shaped cut out like on the Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus. But these are in fact 2 separate cutouts, and there is a screen between the two, which is coloured black via software. While this might lead many people in believing that it is a longer cutout, the effect would have been more believable it was an AMOLED display. The notch is still smaller than what we had on the POCO F1, and after a day or 2; I didn’t find it to be intrusive at all. It is definitely noticeable because we are used to looking at the top right to check the battery %, but as I said, it is not too intrusive. Now since it’s an LCD panel we don’t get an in-display fingerprint sensor. Frankly, I am glad for this because the in-display fingerprint sensors on budget Smartphone are not that good, to begin with. So the fingerprint sensor on the POCO X2 is placed on its side, under the volume up and down buttons, and it also doubles as a power button. 

From within the settings menu, you can either set it to read your fingerprint when you press the button, or you can even make it read your fingerprint just as you tap on it, which is a bit faster. This fingerprint sensor is very fast and accurate. Although it is more accurate than the in-display fingerprint sensor and is easier to reach then the rear on, I still think it is placed a bit high for my hands to comfortably reach it. Since it’s a tall phone, I would have liked it to be placed a cm or so lower. Anyways, I still like this placement. We already saw that the volume buttons are above this fingerprint sensor/power button. At the top, there is a noise-cancelling microphone and an IR blaster, which lets you use this phone as a remote controller for your home appliances. On the left side, there is the SIM card tray. It is a hybrid SIM tray, which means you can either use 2 nano sim cards or a nano-SIM card and a microSD card at a time. And at the bottom, we have the speaker grill on the left, a microphone, USB type C port for charging and data transfer and everyone’s beloved 3.5mm headphone jack on the right. I am more of a wireless audio person, but if you like listening to your music via wired earphones, output via this audio jack is of very high quality. The speaker on this phone can also get pretty loud, but just like with most budget Smartphone, it lacks the depth at higher volumes and might sound a bit tinny. 

Coming to the cameras. Primary one gets the 64-megapixel SONY IMX686 sensor with F/1.8 aperture and a 26mm lens. Then there is an 8-megapixel sensor with a13mm ultra-wide-angle lens and F/2.2 aperture. Followed by a 2-megapixel sensor with F/2.4aperture and a macro lens. And finally, there is another 2-megapixel depth sensor with F/2.4 aperture. To put it in simple terms, Cameras on the POCO X2 are the best on any Smartphone under Rs.20,000. Now the macro camera is getting quite a bit of heat since the last couple of weeks. Sure it's just a 2-megapixel sensor, but when you think about it, it needs to capture a very tiny part of the scene, and as far as the focus is set properly, it doesn’t really matter how many details are in the remaining part go the image, because most of the times those parts are out of focus anyway. I definitely agree that having higher resolution would be better, but I don’t think this kind of lens needs to have a multiple digit megapixel count. You might not agree with me, and that is totally fine because if you know what you are doing with it, even a 2-megapixel macro camera can take amazing looking images. Although it gets 2 front-facing cameras, and one of them has a 20-megapixel sensor, selfies from the POCO X2 are not the best. There are some other Smartphone at a lower price, which does a better job than this. But it makes up for it by taking amazing videos. POCO X2 can take electronically stabilised4K 30fps videos, and these videos look specialized. 

A part of why the POCO X2 is so good at taking images is the image signal processing capability of the Snapdragon 730G processor. It is paired with Adreno 618 GPU for smoother graphics, and you can choose from either 6 or 8GB of RAM, coupled with either 64, 128or 256GB of built-in storage. Overall performance of this phone is very smooth. App opening and switching is a breeze, and since the G in the 730G processor stand for gaming, the gaming performance of this phone is really good. Games that support higher refresh rate of120Hz on a Smartphone are just s treat to play on this phone. POCO X2 not only shows better benchmark scores than the competing phones in its price range, but the overall daily performance also shows that it is a very capable Smartphone. There are a few frame drops in the 120Hz mode if you are pushing it for a long time, but it doesn’t happen too often. This was a major issue when the phone was new, but with software updates, POCO has fixed the issue. The phone does get a bit warm if I use the camera for a long time or after playing a few games, but I won’t say it got so hot that I would be worried or anything like that. A little bit of heat is expected, especially in the summer season, like we are in right now. As long as we are on the topic of issues, many people had a few of them with the battery on this phone. 

There were complains that even with a 4500mAhbattery, their phone won’t last long enough on a single charge and that they even faced ideal battery drain. While I got 5 and a half to 6 hours of screen on time with 120Hz mode on all the time, I think I could have made the battery last longer by switching to 60Hz. I still think the battery optimization should have been better because a battery this large should last for at least a day and a half. But then again, I was comparing its battery with the Note 9 Pro, which had a much larger battery. I did face the ideal battery drain issue, where my phone was losing close to 13-14 per cent of battery overnight, this issue has since been fixed, and overnight now it looses just 2-3% of the battery. When it’s time to charge it up, we get a 27watt charger in the box, which is pretty quick. Although there is a glass back, there is no wireless charging, but for this price, we don’t even expect phones to pack in this feature. POCO X2 packs in all the necessary sensors like the ambient light and proximity sensor, gyroscope, accelerometer, IR sensor, GPS, Bluetooth 5.0, wifi 5.0, dual VOLTE and it also gets FM radio, which is very important to some people.

 Coming to the software side of things. Even if this is technically a Xiaomi phone, POCO X2 runs a version of MIUI 11 that is specifically tweaked for POCO Smartphone, on top of Android 10. Now since it is still technically a version of MIUI 11, there are a few aesthetic similarities, but the POCO launcher has a few new features of its own. Well, first of all, there are no spam ads on the UI of this POCO X2. That being said, you will still see the seeds if you open Mi browser or Mi videos app, so the best thing to do is download Google apps like chrome, as soon as you get this phone, and never use the preinstalled Mi apps. There is an app drawer, where apps are classified according to their category or you can even group them by colours if you think that makes it for you to find them. This not unique to the POCO X2, as the POCO launcher is available on the Google Play store, and you can install it on any android Smartphone. There are a few good features on this UI, but I am still not a big fan of MIUI in any form, so given a chance I would definitely install a different launcher on this phone, and make it look more like Google Pixel. While the experience was not all that smooth when this phone first came out, there have been a few software updates since, and everything seems pretty smooth now. So my overall experience has been pretty smooth with this phone. I did not encounter any performance issues or excessive heating issues, so it has been smooth sailing for me. Ya about the frame drops I mentioned, as rarely as they occur because the normal experience is so smooth, those drops stand out like as our candy to my eyes. And if POCO or Xiaomi could just stop the shady ads and ton of notifications altogether, the experience would be so much better. The best thing you can do now is to not use their apps altogether, and turn off all the notifications for their apps. If you are ready to use a huge phone, and you want the best Smartphone under Rs.20,000 right now, I think you are going to love the POCO X2. Big display with 120Hz refresh rate is not only amazing for playing games, but it offers an overall amazing experience with very good brightness levels and a good amount of contrast with accurate colours.

Snapdragon 730G processor ensures a smooth experience overall, and the cameras are simply the best in this price range. POCO has proved that if there is an issue on the software side of things, they are fast enough to push out updates to fix it. All of this makes the POCO X2 the perfect Smartphone for anyone willing to spend Rs.17,000. That is it for this video guys. Please subscribe our website with email id in given subscription option given (right hand) on the page. So, that you can get out the latest review on time without any delay. Take care.😊😊😊😊

Nokia 7.2 Android Smartphone Review

Nokia 7.2 Android Smartphone Review

The Nokia 7.2 is closer to the entry-level end of the smartphone pool, which is actually saying a lot considering its feature set. At just over $300 from stores like Wal-Mart and newegg.com, you may find your needs met by the phone which puts the "ok" in Nokia.

 I'll explain it (upbeat music). Right now the most important thing you need to know about the Nokia 7.2 is that it is an Android One phone. If you don't know what that means, you're going to get an Android phone which is guaranteed to receive at least two years of updates to the Android operating system, which ensures you have the latest features and security improvements during that course of time. This also means you're not gonna get a bunch of carrier or manufacturer bloatware, so you'll be getting as close to the stock, pure Google Android experience as possible. Besides being a Pixel phone. The Nokia 7.2 ships with Android 9.0 Pie but the official timeline for it to be updated to Android 10 is sometime in the first quarter of 2020. We'll see. So, now that you understand what makes this an Android One device, let's take a look at the hardware and see if that helps you decide if it's the one for you.

 I'm reviewing the charcoal variant of the phone, which is also available in cyan, green and ice. The phone is wrapped in Gorilla Glass 2.5D, which isn't the high suspect for Gorilla Glass, but it's okay. You'll get a 6.3 inch full HD plus LCD display, that's 1080x2280 pixels, which is this tall 16x9 aspect ratio. It does support HDR 10 and I have to say, that this is not a bad looking display at all. The phone is available with either four or six gigabytes of RAM. My version is the one with 128 gigabytes of internal storage, and six gigabytes of RAM. The volume rocker and power button are on the right side of the phone. One of the design elements on the phone I enjoyed was that the power button doubles as a notification LED. It pulses and glows white when you have new notifications, but if you aren't feeling that, you can turn it off in the settings. On the left side of the phone, you'll get a micro SDXC slot, and depending on what you buy, you'll have either a single or dual SIM slot. Below that is the Google Assistant button, which I turned off as I always do, because I have a tend encrypt activate it by accident often. Top of the phone, you'll find a microphone and 3.5-millimetre headphone jack. Bottom of the phone, you'll find a mic, a USB-C charge port and the speakers. The phone comes equipped with a 35 hundred milliamp-hour battery, which Nokia says you should get two days out of, but I didn't find that to be true for me. With their adaptive battery technology, your battery life should get better over time, but initially, my results were just mediocre with me hitting about 20%left at the end of my days, which should be obviously a lot higher if you're gonna get two days out of it. 

Let's talk about these cameras next. The front of the phone is where you'll find a 20-megapixel quad pixel camera, which takes some pretty solid portrait and your standard selfies. Portrait modes can produce some very nice selfies, with beauty mode activated. But that software-based background blur can be aggressive at times. As you can see in some of these photos around my beard, and the sides of my forehead where the light blooms where it hits. In addition to that, you get a pro model on the front camera, which is something you don't see on many phones. And something I am a big fan of. You will also have some options to choose from in that front-facing camera, which will affect how background lighting looks as it's blurred out. I played with this in a few different environments and I found that unless you have very specific lighting, this isn't gonna be a feature which you'll probably use all that often. The back of the phone, you're gonna get Zees Optics for the 48-megapixel wide-angle lens, and an 8-megapixel ultra-wide lens. Additionally, you'll have a 5-megapixel depth sensor lens for effects. The images from the 48-megapixel lens produce photos with solid colour reproduction. But in low light, they can be a bit noisy, but the overall noise I experienced with the camera, is persistent there. The interesting difference found in the photos in terms of noise was that the use of portrait mode seemed to produce deeper blacks with less noise in low light conditions. You lose some image sharpness by utilizing portrait mode, but as you can see, in these image comparisons, you will notice the deeper blacks of the bars, while also seeing that the lettering in the signs is not as sharp. Overall, the camera's produce images which I think most people will be happy with. If you are a photographer looking for a solid point and shoot, you're probably not looking here anyway. If there's anything overtly negative to point out about the camera, it's that it actually has noticeable lag as you move through the different modes and it isn't long, but it isn't instant like some competitors. (Easy listening music) The software experience with the Nokia 7.2 is actually better than okay. 

The fingerprint sensor around back, it worked reliably and consistently, and the face unlocks functionality was fast and reliable as well. Though the phone uses the Snapdragon 660 chipset with Adreno 512 graphics processing, moving between screens and animations are smooth and fast. As a reviewer, I get to play with a lot of phones. Many of the high-end flagship models, so using this phone you do notice that it isn't quite as fast as some costing hundreds more, but we also have to remember, I think that the average user doesn't have as many phones go through their hands. And a phone like this, which may seem slower than others, still moves at a clip fast enough that you aren't going to be waiting for apps to launch. It isn't instant, but it isn’t 56k dial-up either. You've got mail! The overall interface uses a card-based design language. This is an Android One device after all. So swiping from the bottom to the top of the navigation bar, the dot will open up the app drawer when you're on the home screen. And going only a quarter of the way up brings you to the app switcher, which also shows your five recently launched apps on the bottom of the screen. Moving between apps in the app switcher is lightning fast. Pressing the home button takes you back to the home screen.

 Swiping left to right also switches you between apps with wonderful quickness. This phone does not have rise to wait but does have tap to wait, which I found to be hit or miss. I'll chock that more up to muscle memory on my part than anything because these taps to wait for phones have a rhythm to them. And it could just be me getting used to the cadence, which will wait for the phone consistently. When getting into the notification, shade options, and the menu options, you'll find that there is not a whole lot to look at. Some phones allow you to customize everything to the nth degree, but you're not really going to see that with this phone. With the Nokia 7.2. I don't think that's a negative thought. Some folks don't want to spend all their time playing with icon shapes and colours and that's okay. One oddity in the menu with this phone though, and this is, you see this in a lot of Android One stock, close to stock Android phones is when you switch to dark mode, the menu stays white. Notifications, the shade goes dark automatically but that's it. When in the display settings, it allows you to change the theme to the "dark theme", emphasis on the word "theme". Shouldn't that mean that everything else on the system level is affected? Nope! Want dark mode in your messages app? You have to enable it. Phone dialer. Enable it. Chrome. Enable it. And therein lies the disconnect. This is an Android One phone, but it is still a Nokia device

So, some system apps follow super changes while others which seem like system apps, due to the lack of bloatware and Nokia OS enhancements, well, those others may seem like system apps, but they're Google apps. And you'll have to go into each one, one by one, and turn on dark mode. (upbeat music playing softly) Okay, okay! Maybe not. Maybe not. So, "OK" is in the middle of "Nokia" and that kinda says it all for this device. It's pretty much stock Android with no user interface enhancements. And for those who don't want to spend their lives customizing their phone, that's "OK". Photos overall are "OK". Battery life, for me, it so far has been "OK". But at around $300, your bank account will be "OK" after you buy this phone. Instead of nagging you for spending money, you didn't really have, on a phone with 300 features you aren't really going to use. Okay?  Thank You. 😊😊😊😊

OnePlus 8 Pro Vs Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra

OnePlus 8 Pro Vs Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra

We are going to be doing a detailed comparison between the OnePlus 8 Pro and the Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra. We have both the best smartphone OnePlus 8 Pro as well as Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra. Now we will compare all of the key differences.  

So, let's initially look at the built and design. Now, both devices are very premium. We've got a metal frame with curved glass bowls on the front and the back, and both devices are also IP 68 water and dust resistant. The S20 Ultra does however only come in two options, and they are both glossy. We've got a cosmic black and a cosmic grey, which we see here. So, it's pretty plain and we also have this pretty larger rectangular camera module. The OnePlus 8 Pro comes in this frosted finish of this glacial green, which we have here. There's also a glossy onyx black, as well as an ultramarine blue, which is currently not available in the UK. The camera module is central lined. 

Now, looking at both side by side, I would have to say that the OnePlus 8 Pro does have a better design in my opinion. I do like the central line camera module, which makes things symmetrical. I also really like this frosted matte glass finish, which attracts fewer fingerprints and it also has this really cool effect, depending on the way the light hits it. Now, in either case, you can customize the look of these devices with skin, they've got a huge variety and you can swap things around once you get too bored as well. 

Now, I'm looking at the differences in terms of size. Both are large devices, but the S20 Ultra is slightly larger in the height, the width, as well as the thickness. It's also around 20, 21 grams heavier. But both devices are large and that's because they have large displays. We've got minimal bezels with a punch-out. Now, I would say that the S20 Ultra does have a slightly smaller bezel on the top, but they're very, very similar. Both displays also curve from the sides. However, the OnePlus 8Pro is a bit more curved on the sides in comparison to the S20 Ultra. Now, the OnePlus 8 Pro has a 6.78-inch display. The S20 Ultra has a slightly larger 6.9-inch display. Both of these are using AMOLED technology. Both have up to a Quad HD+ resolution and both also support a 120 Hertz refresh rate with 240 Hertz of touch input. But, there is a little bit of a catch. On the S20 Ultra, you can only have the 120 Hertz refresh rate. If you're at Full HD you cannot have this at Quad HD. 

Now, this seems to be to save on battery life, but on the OnePlus 8 Pro, you do have that option. So, if you do want to go all out and absolutely kill your battery, you can do that. And I like that this option is here, because maybe you do want that very high resolution, as well as that high refresh rate, and this is an advantage that the OnePlus 8 Pro has. The OnePlus 8 Pro also has MEMC technology, so that's motion estimation and motion compensation. This is essentially going to take content that's at a standard prime rate, say 25, 30 frames a second and make it seem as though it's at a higher frame rate by applying motion smoothness and things like that. This is something that you may, or may not like. It is supported across lots of popular apps, such as Amazon Prime Video, Netflix, as well as YouTube. Now, generally speaking, I don't think you can go wrong with either of these displays, they are some of the best displays out there.

The OnePlus  8 Pro you are getting that advantage of Quad HD+ with a 120 Hertz. On the S20 Ultra, you're getting a centre punch-out, which I do personally prefer a little bit to the side punch-out here on the OnePlus 8 Pro. And the display is also a little bit flatter, compared to the very curved display of the OnePlus 8 Pro. Now, another thing is that the S20 Ultra does have an Always-On Display, which is something that I personally find really useful. You can just see things at a glance. The OnePlus 8 Pro unfortunately still does not have this. I am sure it can come with a software update, but currently and its state right now it is not there, unfortunately. 

Now, both devices do have an in-display fingerprint scanner, which is very, very, fast. However, the technology is quite different. The OnePlus 8 Pro has an optical in-display fingerprint scanner. The S20 Ultra has an ultrasonic in-display fingerprint scanner. So, the technology is superior on the S20 Ultra. It is actually measuring the ridges in your fingers. However, the OnePlus 8 Pro can be a little bit faster I have found. Now, one thing that I do not like on the OnePlus 8 Pro is that you do have to wake the device before you can use the fingerprint scanner. So, there is an extra step involved. You have to either tap to wake it, then press it, or lift the device to wake it. Whereas on the S20 Ultra it is always on and you can just tap in this area whenever and it's going to unlock your device. So, I know a lot of people do praise OnePlus devices for the fingerprint scanner and how fast it is, but for me, that extra step actually makes it slower. So I do personally prefer the ultrasonic in-display fingerprint scanner on the S20 Ultra. 

Now, let's talk about the cameras. We'll start with the front-facing cameras. You can see here that we do have the punch-outs. The S20 Ultra does have a high resolution, as well as a wider aperture. And you can see some samples here. I think both of them do a pretty good job overall. I do find that the OnePlus 8 Pro does still overexpose for selfies. This is something that I've noticed on previous OnePlus devices as well. It does make you look a little bit fairer, compared to how you actually are. The S20 Ultra, although it is not my favourite selfie camera and it can still lighten your skin a little bit. I would still prefer it overall to the OnePlus 8 Pro. And also for video, because the OnePlus 8 Pro can only film at 180p from the front-facing camera at 30 frames a second. The S20 Ultra can film at up to 4K, 60 frames a second from the front-facing camera. So, for those reasons, the edge does go to the S20 Ultra for the front-facing camera, but things are quite interesting when we look at the rear-facing cameras. So, we do have a Quad camera setup on both of these. The three main cameras are similar in the sense that we have got an ultra-wide camera, we've got a primary camera and then we've got a telephoto camera, which is going to give optical zoom. The fourth camera is different. The S20 Ultra has a Time of Flight sensor, which is going to help with depth information. The OnePlus 8 Pro has a colour filer camera, which I'm still a little bit confused about. I'm not sure what the exact use of this is, because as far as I can see a lot of the filters that you get on there you can actually apply in a post anyway, but nevertheless, it's there. Now, you can see a few samples here, the primary cameras I would say are very good at both for most situations. They do have good dynamic range overall and good colours. For the ultra-wide cameras, I think both do a good job. The S20 Ultra is slightly wider, which I do prefer. And for the telephoto cameras, the S20 Ultra does have much more optical zoom. So you can get in much closer to your subjects and this is a lot more noticeable when you go to the likes of 10 times up to 30 times. 

 Now, I know it does seem 100X here on the S20 Ultra, but you guys probably already know how I feel about this. It's not really practical, it's not really usable. I am not sure why Samsung has plastered 100X on here when it is at this level. It is fine to have and you don't need to use it, but Samsung doesn't plaster it on the freaking device. Now, for low light, it was quite interesting because in certain situations I did prefer the S20 Ultra, in certain situations I preferred the OnePlus 8 Pro. Here you can see an outdoor shot. The S20 Ultra for me is a lot better, there is a lot of processing happening on the OnePlus 8 Pro's shot. But, on this indoor shot, I did prefer the OnePlus 8 Pro which did better maintain the colours and the detail compared to the S20 Ultra. The OnePlus 8 Pro also has a macro mode which lets you get in super up-close using the ultra-wide camera. This is something you do not have on the S20 Ultra. Now, for video both did seem to do a good job. One area where the OnePlus8 Pro is definitely better is in autofocus. This is something that the Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra has a struggle with, even after numerous updates. It just doesn't have that dual pixel autofocus, which Samsung has been known for, for a long time and it can struggle a lot of times with focus. 

The OnePlus 8 Pro is definitely faster and better here. And rear-facing cameras. We can switch to ultra-wide on both. And we can also zoom. It is three times on the OnePlus 8 Pro and there are five times on the S20 Ultra. The S20 Ultra, however, does offer 8K video. Now, this is a great addition. It does crop in quite heavily and you do lose some stabilization and things, but it's definitely a nice option to have if you do want to play around with it. This is something that's not available on the OnePlus 8 Pro. Now, of course, this is not a detailed Super Saf style camera comparison. I just wanted to show you a few image and video samples. I will hopefully do some more in detail camera test when the lockdown is over. Right now I can pretty much just shoot in and around my house, which is quite limiting. 

Now, let's talk about performance. So the OnePlus 8 Pro, it is all about speed. It does come with the Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 chipset, along with the X55 modem for 5G. The S20 Ultra comes in two options. So, you guys may already know about this, but depending on your region you are going to get either the same, the Qualcomm Snapdragon 865, or you might get the Exynos 990. The Exynos chipset, unfortunately, is just not as good as the 865 when it comes to performance, but more so when it comes to power efficiency. 865 is just better in my experience. Unfortunately, you do not have a choice about this. So, depending on your region the OnePlus 8 Pro might actually be the faster devices, or it might be quite equal. This is something that, you know, hopefully, Samsung will improve over time and have some more consistency. I just like if they went all out on the 865. 

For storage, you do have a base of 128 gigabytes, UFS 3.0. The S20 Ultra is available in a 512-gigabyte version. The OnePlus 8 Pro is also available in a 256-byte option. For RAM the S20 Ultra does come with more RAM straight off the back?  So, you have got 12gigabytes of RAM as a base, you have got up to 16 gigabytes. The OnePlus 8 Pro comes in either eight, or 12 gigabytes of RAM. And now in speed and performance, generally speaking, both of these are going to be really, really good. The S20 Ultra does get one advantage and that is that it does have a micro SD card slot, so you can expand the storage here on the S20 Ultra. You cannot expand the storage on the OnePlus 8 Pro. The OnePlus 8 Pro also comes as default with dual SIM functionality, so that's great. The S20 Ultra, again, this is going to vary depending on your region. Some regions do have dual SIM, others do not. 

Now, let's talk about the software. So both devices do have Android 10 out of the box, and they come with their own skins. So, on the OnePlus 8Pro, we do have Oxygen OS. The S20 Ultra comes with One UI. Now, realistically speaking these are some of my favourite skins. They are my top two, they have very clean, very functional and they also do add features that you don't get as defaults on stock Android. So, I'm very happy with both of these. A lot of it is going to come down to your personal preference. One advantage that I have to give to the OnePlus 8 Pro is that OnePlus is really, really good with updates. They do generally provide updates much faster than the likes of Samsung, as well as many others. So, if updates are important to you then the OnePlus 8 Pro is going to be a great option. 

Now, for speakers, both devices do have stereo speakers. We've got one bottom-firing and then we have got one in the earpiece. Both sound really, really good. And now let's talk about the batteries. So the S20 Ultra does have a larger battery, and in my usage, it's been really good. However, this is once again going to come down to your region. The Exynos version is not as power-efficient, which means I am getting around 20% less battery life on my Exynos version, compared to the Qualcomm Snapdragon 865. And I am generally getting over six hours of screen-on time on a regular basis. So, I've been very, very happy with the S20 Ultra. Now, bear in mind this is full HD+ at a 120 Hertz, with the Qualcomm version. I have not had the OnePlus8 Pro long enough as yet to give you a proper conclusion of battery life. Generally speaking, it has been pretty good for me and does get me through the day. For charging, both of these do support very fast charging out of the box, however, you do get a slightly faster charger with the OnePlus 8 Pro, compared to the S20 Ultra. However, you can buy a 45Watt charger separately, which is going to charge up the S20 Ultra very, very fast. And the OnePlus 8 Pro for the first time on an OnePlus device does have wireless charging. This is something that I have been asking for, for a very, very long time. And not only that, but it is also very, very fast compared to the S20 Ultra. The S20 Ultra is around 15Watts and the OnePlus 8 Pro is going towards 30 Watts. So, you're getting from one to 50% in just 30 minutes. This is wireless charging, so it's something that I'm very, very happy to see here on the OnePlus 8 Pro. And both devices do support reverse wireless charging. So, this is where you can use the devices to charge, maybe some accessories or something wirelessly. 

Now, the S20 Ultra here does get the advantage, because it does have faster reverse wireless charging, compared to the OnePlus 8 Pro. The OnePlus 8 Pro also has a new feature, which OnePlus has introduced and that is smart charging optimization, which is supposed to give your battery longer lifespan over time. And what this essentially does is it delays your charging based on your usage pattern. So, say for instance you wake up at 8:00 a.m. every day, and then it's not going to charge your device to really 100% until you wake up. and this way it should help your battery health in the long term.

 

Now, let's talk about the price. The OnePlus 8 Pro has gone up in price, compared to the previous generation, something we've been seeing from OnePlus year and year again. So it is starting at around $900. The S20 Ultra, however, does start much higher at around $1400, or around1200 pounds here in the UK. So you are going to be paying quite a bit more for the S20 Ultra compared to the OnePlus 8 Pro. And the OnePlus 8 Pro, let's be real, is the better overall deal here. You are getting a lot of features for that price. The S20 Ultra is a really good device and it is offering some unique features such as that extensive zoom, but is it worth that higher price tag? Also, let me know which device you would pick overall, the OnePlus 8 Pro or the S20Ultra Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra.  Thank You 😊😊😊😊

Samsung Galaxy S 20 Ultra smartphone - TOP 10 FEATURES

Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra Smartphone - TOP 10 FEATURES

So the Galaxy S20 handsets are finally here. This Samsung Galaxy S20 ultra has many new premium features and upgraded hardware. So let's take a look at the top 10 features of this behemoth of a handset which could arguably be the Smartphone of the year 2020.

The Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra-premium features have a 6.9" QHD+ display including 20Hz refresh rate and 240Hz touch sensing rate which suggests smoother animations - something games and apps will enjoy the foremost. Higher touch sensing rate will mean it's going to respond to your touch pretty quickly, for comparison, the Note 10+ has 120Hz touch sensitivity. So you're surely going notice a difference. All the S20 handsets will be snappier than ever.

After upgrading the camera so extensively, it only makes sense that Samsung would offer consumers the world's best screen to view their images on. Samsung is betting success on the camera performance of the Ultra. The S20 Ultra has a 108MP camera with the biggest sensor that Samsung has ever put on a Smartphone. Using 9-in-1 pixel binning, the camera can capture 12MP photos with the equivalent of 2.4µm pixels, which promises to set a new benchmark for low-light photography.

The phone can also record 8K videos at 24fps, and from anywhere in a video, you will be able to grab a 33-megapixel still photo. Arguably the coolest camera feature – which is present on all the S20 variants, is "single take mode", which allows you to move around the subject while automatically capturing a small portfolio of video clips and snapshots. This is a one-tap process, with Samsung's AI doing much of the hard work.

The S20 Ultra has 12GB RAM for the base variant and can have up to a massive 16GB. Yes, you heard that right 16GB of RAM on a Smartphone. We live in a world where we want everything to happen in an instant. 16GB RAM will make sure all your apps and games can stay open in the memory which will let you open the apps and games in an instant without ever refreshing them. The amount of RAM doesn't make your phone run smoother or let your apps run better, It only decides how many apps you can run at one time.

Considering that even social networking apps have become memory hogs these days, 16GB will come in handy if not today but surely tomorrow. The other standout feature of the Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G has its 100x zoom, which comes mounted on the side of the camera apparatus. Zooming within the first 10-20x on the S20 Ultra produces some decent photos, but things quickly deteriorate then. By the time you get to 100x zoom, you are basically taking a picture of a blob of pixels that somewhat resemble your subject. But while the 100x zoom feels a touch sort of a party trick, you'll still capture pretty decent shots with more reasonable zoom levels, without feeling as if you've lost too much fidelity.

 All the S20 variants will have super steady OIS which isn't the same as super steady video on the Note 10. It applies to both photos and videos. It provides professional gimble like experience which uses software and hardware to provide shake-free photos and videos unlike any other Smartphone out there. 

The S20 Ultra has a mammoth 5000mAh battery. That's insane but considering the other hardware of the Ultra such as 120Hz 6.9" display which will eat up a lot of battery juice, 5000mAhshould help push the device a day of heavy use with ease. The S20 Ultra supports 45W of fast wired charging and 15W of wireless charging and 15W of reverse wireless charging. Even with an insane price tag, Samsung will not include the 45W charger in the box; you need to purchase it separately by paying 50bucks. They'll give 25W charger instead which is pretty good by the way, charges the device pretty quickly.

 All the S20 variants have an in-display fingerprint scanner. It's the same ultrasonic scanner found on the S10 and Note 10. Samsung hasn't mentioned anything about it at the event so I guess the hardware remains unchanged. You can use a pinch gesture on the screen while recording video to zoom in or out, and as you zoom in, the sounds of the subject you zoom in on becoming louder. There's a dedicated mic for it on the camera setup similar to the Note 10 Plus.

 

The Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra is the first handset in its series to use the latest gorilla glass 6 protection on both front and back glass as well as on the camera module. The S10 had the gorilla glass 6 only at the front and 5 at the back. So the Ultra can survive more drops and from higher heights. It also has a 40MP front camera, 128GB of base storage that goes up to 512GB and an option to expand it up to 1.5TB with a micro SD card slot, best in class processors, a premium chassis compared to Aluminum and also an insane price tag of $1400. 

Thankfully There's a 4G version too in countries with no 5G infrastructure and that will likely cost 100 to 150 less. Do let me know what do you think about this handset.  Thank you 😊😊😊😊

Realme XT smartphone review

Realme XT smartphone review

Now the real me XT is a true successor to the real me X with an upgraded glass back and a new and beautiful pattern. The back has that almost est in glass p30 pro-like reflections and a unique subtle pattern that almost gives a feeling that. The back is thinner than it is now that is not completely an illusion because the phone is definitely not as wide as the real me X and looks more like other realms phones with the slightly taller and less wide frame now one thing. I absolutely love apart from the use of glass is that the frame although plastic has a frosted aluminium look which I prefer much more than the glossy chrome finish on the real me X. Another major change in design compared to the DX is the lack of a pop-up camera because the XT decided to go with a humble water-drop notch instead the camera bamboo is significantly bigger than the one on the real knee X.  Which is understandable because of the 64megapixel camera but it does make the phone wobble on a table the buttons. All the plastic are nice and clicky the bottom hosts a loud single speaker and the headphone jack is pretty standard. it is not better or worse than the competition the headphone jack though is backed by Dolby audio. So you will get some of that sound quality now while the centred camera on the real me X did look slightly more premium and minimal. 

I do prefer the ergonomics on this which makes the design of the really XD really stand out to me. Now the display of the real me XT is similar and different than the real me X. Similar because this is also an AMOLED display equally crisp and equally beautiful. But this is not a full-screen display this is a water drop not while the real mean X had a full-screen display with a pop-up selfie camera. Now the reason for this is manifold but some of the major reasons were first of all the mechanical part of it the fact that everyone did not feel comfortable with the part moving in and out of their phone and secondly since realme along with a few other companies are actively working towards implementing. Phi Z this is an initial attempt to slowly phase out pop-ups in order to make space for Phi Z modems. Apart from that though the display is absolutely stunning and two years ago it would have been unimaginable to see phones like the real me X and the c1 X and now the XT bringing AMOLED displays in such affordable price brackets. 

The colour shift on the phone is not too bad and the white point stays pretty much in check that is why do I nail one and while I cannot confirm. If this is a true HDR display YouTube does give you the option to play HD our videos for whatever that's worth. The display is even more beautiful with black wallpapers.  I think has become one of my favourite parts of the phone moving to performance the real me X. Duses the same processor as the realme fibre Ovitz puts it in a tough spot it makes a real mean XT an upgrade over the real me X. But also makes it the same performer as another skew at a lower price that's at DSD seven one-two at this point is the most powerful new processor available under 20,000.  Which makes the realme XT one of the most capable devices in this price range playing pub G or PES mobile is very fun on this device especially with the good touch response and of course that AMOLED display. 

The benchmark scores also show exactly that and the performance is second to none now the closest processor to the seven one-two which is more powerful than it is the Snapdragon 730 which is inside the red meat cake 20 but is also significantly more in price the sole is used is ufs 2.1 with speeds of about 460 megabytes per second. And write speeds of about 186 megabytes per second and storage matters that said other phones in this price range today do offer similar functionality. That's why it's not really a stand out feature but it's very very good to have and will make your phone perform much faster Honestly it's more power than most of us would need on a daily basis and if you are really someone who wants much more power then you can look at phones over 20,000 rupees.  The really XT  runs colour OS6 specially tuned by real me built on top of android 9 pi the OS has certainly become slightly better with a more uniform looking design. This makes using it more fun than before now while it’s no stock android for geeks it does come with a ton of useful features colourful visuals and customization options.

 For people who love that there is a theme store ton of wallpapers inside and I think the only big thing missing is the dock mode. This would certainly look awesome on this AMOLED display the XT supports project treble but there is not support for seamless updates forgive me as a brand has also been pretty. Active with providing updates and bug fixes and even providing boot loader unlocking which makes a pretty geek-friendly - in my opinion. There is cam 2 API support out of the box so G cam lovers out there can celebrate the bloatware on the phone is still plenty.  But I'm guessing the lower price comes at a cost and while it is clearly not winning any awards for its software performance.  I think the realme XT has a lot to offer here moving to the camera. The realme XT is the world's first smartphone with a 64-megapixel camera the 64-megapixel sensor is a Samsung sensor with of course more megapixels than. you would ever need apart from that the other cameras are the exact same as the real fibro.  So you have an 8-megapixel ultra-wide lens a 2-megapixel depth sensor and a 2megapixel macro lens the 64-megapixel camera though is significantly more resolution than the realme an X. 

 The pictures that come out are – the pictures are oozing with natural details especially human subjects. The skin textures are beautifully captured the wide shots- look very very crisp and there is, of course, that characteristic saturation in most pictures.  But that's just how realme chooses to do that you can, of course, turned it down in the post in photo editing apps if you want for videos 2 X 3 takes 4k at 30fps max and has stabilization up to 1080 at 60 fps the front camera also has electronic image stabilization. Which makes the video stand out among others in this price during the night shots also look equally impressive now realme a nightscape mode has done very well in previous phones as well and with the new or 64-megapixel sensor, the pictures look even better.  The front camera also takes some stunning pictures compared to the realme five throw there is still some optimization needed on the front camera.  There is some over-sharpening that the real me 500 doesn't do which is why the real me fibro at least at this point takes slightly better sulfites.  But I think that's because this is, of course, a pre-production unit so this is pre-launch I'm guessing all after-sales unit will have an improved front camera. 

Now coming to battery life I have actually reviewed every single real me phone ever and the one thing that they never compromise on is the battery life with the real me X3. Also, you get a sizable amount which might be an upgrade for a lot of people over the realme  X of course but you also get the 20 what book 3.0 now that battery size inside with the AMOLED display upfront and I actually use a lot of tough wallpapers.  I got immensely good battery life so I averaged around seven to seven and a half hours of screen on time which is very very nice for a phone that is not very thick. 

Then we come to the charging time so the 20-watt charger charges of that battery in the realme XT  in about one or thirty minutes that was the average that I got at times. it was one or twenty-five minutes one time it was one at 30 minutes so one or thirty minutes is the average time that it takes to go from zero to 100%. Which is actually very very impressive now coming to call quality is the realme XT gives me a standard your PS with good call quality. They were called drops once or twice but nothing that can be tagged as an issue the 4G data speeds and cell reception was also pretty good and the speed at which the phone brought back connectivity after being in a tunnel or the lift was very very good. 

So finally we come to an end of this review and the realme XT is a great smartphone. it's a successor to the realme X and almost every way.  You have a better processor a better-looking design you have a more ergonomic design you have clearly better and more at the back of the phone and you have a very good battery performance as well. Now the one thing that a lot of people do find is a downgrade on the real me XT is the display not because it's a different technology.  It still comes lid but the fact that there is a not sure and it's not a full-screen display like the real mean X.  Now, of course, there is that section of people who prefer having a full-screen display even if there is a pop-up camera mechanism that's it another big chunk of people do not like having mechanical parts and this also makes the phone thinner and more comfortable in the hand.  So I think the choice that was made with the real me XT was, of course, made on user data and I do think that I support that option and as much as I hate notches I think it's a smart decision now for the people who do want that full-screen experience you can, of course, get the real me X.  But I think the real me XT is an upgrade over the real me X in almost every other way and especially with that price I think.  It is a good buy that's it the real competitor to the real me XT is the Vivo s e 1x which is very similar to this phone in a lot of senses it's an AMOLED display with a similar do drop of waterdrop notch that said the battery life that I got was pretty similar again the wattage in charges is also very similar the Vivo Z1 X comes in at 22.5-watt charging.  

Whereas the realme XD comes with the 20-watt charger you get the same star dragon 7 1 2 chipsets inside. You get high-resolution cameras at the back that said the z1 X comes with the Sony I'm x58 to 48-megapixel sensor while this one has a 64 megapixel Samsung sensor now with almost everything being the same I think the camera is the bigger differentiator between the two the real me X seems to have slightly better cameras. In the camera comparison that you can also see on the channel the real me, XT did come out to be a better camera now most of the rounds.  Where the real makes T1 was because the details that the 64megapixel camera produces is phenomenal that's what I think Vivo does need to work slightly on the camera algorithm because even the real me fibre which is almost the same sensor as the V was even X it did produce likely crispier shots this is also why I think the real me XT is a slightly better package for people who like cameras and want to take a lot of pictures with their phones and with that. We come to an end of this review let me know what you thought of this review in the comment section below let me know if you liked the real me XT in the comment section below any feedback that you want to give me.  Thank You 😊😊😊😊

iPhone 11 Pro Vs iPhone 11 - Which Should You choose?

iPhone 11 pro in the iPhone 11 have been out for a little while and if you are trying to decide which one to get I'm hoping this will help you to make a decision which one is best for you.

Now the first thing is the colours the iPhone 11 Pro comes in this new midnight green colour it also comes in Space Gray which I have here in the pro max which they are identical in every way except their size and you also have a silver and gold as well on top of those two colours with the iPhone 11 you have an all-new green colour also have a new purple along with white, black, yellow and red so those are all the colours that are available for these devices.

Now the actual price of them is a little bit different in fact the iPhone 11 pro comes in at $300 above what we have with the iPhone 11 so the prices start at $9.99 and go all the way to 1349 at those prices you have got the option for 64 256 or 512 gigabytes of storage it is not expandable storage in either of the devices on the iPhone 11 this one comes in at $6.99 which is $50 cheaper than last year's iPhone 10 our model and goes all the way to eight hundred and forty-nine dollars. It comes in 64 128 or 256 gigabytes of storage the sweet spot is 128 gigabytes for the iPhone 11. Since it's only $50 more so I would go for that if you need a little bit more storage it's seven hundred and forty-nine dollars now the actual construction of both of these devices is a little bit different the iPhone 11 Pro is made out of stainless steel so it's got a stainless steel band all the way around it's both glass back and front and it's supposed to be stronger glass this year on both devices but the pro and the pro max also have a matte finish on the back.

Whereas the camera bump is really a glossy finish Apple has changed this on the iPhone 11 models and swapped that around. So you will see that the back is glossy on the iPhone 11 where the camera bump is actually a little bit of a matte texture so it's all one piece of glass now the construction of the iPhone 11 is aluminium and you have this aluminium ring around the outside edge similar to the iPhone 10 are of last year but that is the main difference.

As far as to build when it involves the particular weight of them the load is extremely similar the iPhone 11 pro is six point six three ounces or 188 grams the iPhone 11 is six point eight four ounces or 194 grams so they're very close and weight and you are doing have that size difference though because this is often aluminium it will be a little bit lighter than the pro max model.

if you're going for that now the big factor that is different between both of these is the display on the iPhone 11 pro you have an OLED display which has more vibrant colours along with a higher pixel density. So you've got 2436 by 1125 with 458 pixels per inch this year Apple calls it an excellent Retina XDR display it allows for HDR video if you're using the Apple TV app. But you can still only watch 1080p on YouTube and that's due to a dispute with Apple and Google and not supporting different versions of codes that allow you to watch those videos as far because the iPhone 11 goes this is often a lower resolution display but it is a liquid Retina display it's probably the simplest retina LCD on the market at this point it's 1792 by 828 pixels with a density of 326 pixels per inch. You still cannot see the pixels and the display does support HDR 10 and you can watch 1080p videos on YouTube. When you're watching a YouTube video you can't see the pixels when you look at them side-by-side they look great overall and I think most people that are not really into specs and things like that will notice no difference whatsoever other than vibrance of an OLED display you will have brighter colours and deeper blacks because on an OLED display. Where there is the colour black it actually turns off those pixels. It also goes a lot brighter on the pro you have 800 nits when it's turned all the way up and it can peak up to 1200nits on the iPhone 11. It's hard to show you on this camera but the iPhone 11 goes to about 600 nits as far as its maximum brightness right around those areas. So they're fairly bright they're both viewable in sunlight but they are a little bit different.

Now this year all devices that are new have haptic touch 3d touch is gone so that means it's replaced with a long press you still get all of the same features you would before for the most part but it's more of a long press it's not as intuitive and you actually don't feel like you're pushing into the screen to activate those shortcuts. So if you push on it it's not exactly the same but it's the same between all of the new devices so you're not compromising when switching from device to device.

The speakers on both of them are equally loud they both support Dolby Atmos. They both have a nice stereo wide stereo sound you have a top speaker up here at the top where you listen to your phone calls but it's also projecting sound towards you and then at the bottom you also have speakers but they're a little bit different as far as the size or as or at least the way they look now as you can see together due to the antenna lines it's a little bit asymmetric on the iPhone 11 Pro this isn't really an issue the sound is all the same and these are the microphone and speaker array so overall it's very good now.

The batteries are also differentiating factors when it comes to both of these the iPhone 11 Pro has a 3046 million power battery whereas the iPhone 11 has a slightly larger 3110 million power battery however the iPhone 11 Pro tends to get about one to two hours more in battery life overall with the screen-on time that's due to the efficiency of the OLED display new efficiencies. The Apple has made this year also because the new a 13Bionic chipset so you'll get good battery life in both but the 11pro may get you an additional hour or two and speak of that chipset the 13 Bionicis in both of these devices you have the same chipset.

You have an equivalent amount of RAM everything is that the same as far as performance between both of them so if you're opening an application maybe you're opening settings you'll notice that they open at the exact same rate if you're doing any tasks that are more intense you're really not going to see a difference when it comes to any of those. It's equally fast on both devices there is zero compromises picking one over the other when it comes to speed performance and all-day usage. There is also no compromise when it comes to face ID they are equally fast they unlock at the same rate because they are the same version of face ID. They work really well and that also leads me to the cameras which are the exact same cameras on the front this year.

So, if I go into the cameras flip the screen around they are both 12-megapixel sensors they're true depth cameras you can do emoji and emoji me emoji whatever you'd like you can do that with the forward-facing cameras and then you can record 4k 60p videos. So if you would like to record video I actually recorded the iPhone 11 Pro video that I did as far because the review completely with the camera on the 11pro. So they're all 12megapixel sensors but the iPhone 11 is lacking a zoom lens but it still can zoom digitally. The two Apple does a really good job at two times zoom to give you the best result possible. So I wouldn't say you're missing a whole lot unless you need to zoom past 2x you really don't need anything as far as the telephoto lens instead you've got wide and ultra-wide. Which I think is much more useful for most people and their incredible cameras they both record in4k 60p if you'd like to do that high frame rates for slow-motion they both have portrait mode this year too and they both can do portraits of animals or objects.

So if we go into portrait mode last year because we only had one lesson the iPhone 10 R we could only take portraits of people instead now we can take portraits of flowers or anything else. We would like also now one among the opposite big factors between both of those is that the OLED display actually has PWM or flicker that you simply can't see with your eye but affect some people and give them headaches or make them feel nauseated and you can see that here in slow motion. Where the iPhone 11 Pro is really flickering all the time in the movie you only can't see it. But otherwise, it's flickering and that helps It control brightness and that really affects some people's eyes gives them headaches like I said so the iPhone 11 does not have that because it's an LCD. So that's something to consider although the flicker rate is better this year than it was in previous years. I don't seem to get headaches like I used to so it is better overall but it's still something to consider now the overall size of both phones is very similar.

However, the iPhone 11 Pro is slightly larger due to that larger display and does feel a little bit bulkier so if you're coming from an iPhone, for example, the iPhone 11 Pro may be an excellent compromise of a bigger display and an easier size. However, if you want a giant phone you'll want to step up to the iPhone 11 Pro max where it is much bigger and much more noticeable in the hand when you're holding. It so just keep that in mind the size is not a big deal for most people especially if you like the larger phone but, if you want a smaller phone the 11pro is the way to go now the good thing.

In this year both devices have ip68 certification the iPhone 11 Pro actually has a little bit better IP 68 and what that means is water resistance although you should still use a case if you're going to bring it underwater because Apple does not cover that water damage. If it does get damaged so for example the iPhone 11 pro has I ate up to four meters deep for 30 minutes the iPhone 11 has two meters deep for up to 30 minutes. So it's very similar just a little bit different both devices support fast charging where you can get 50 per cent battery life in 30 minutes but only the 11 Pro comes with the fast charger within the box the iPhone 11 comes with the 5-watt charger. If you want faster charging then you have to purchase that separately now between both of these they're almost the same with the exception of the size the display. The battery life and then the lack of the telephoto lens other than that they're almost identical in the way either one is a great choice if you're trying to figure that out and if you're on a budget get the 11 you won't disappoint. If you're really looking for the best in the top of the line then get the pro either one I think you'll be happy with but let me know which one you'll choose and why? In the comments section. Thank you 😊😊😊😊

iPhone 11 Detailed Review

"Music" If you are in the market for a new iPhone, this is the one you should be getting. Not the iPhone 11 Pro, not the 11 Pro Max, not the new iPhone SE, but the iPhone 11. And we tend to overlook some of the wrinkles that are clearly visible after a while. It also gives the phone some time to mature, both physically as in showing us its durability and how it withstands to daily wear and tear, and give the software some time to fix some of the minor bugs, that is always a part of any new device. In the US there is a $300 difference between the price of the iPhone 11 and 11 Pro. But in India, the difference between these phones is almost $525. Making the iPhone 11 the popular choice. And honestly, for the extra price, other than the higher resolution OLED displays, and 1 extra camera at the back, there is not a lot that the Pro’s offer over the regular iPhone 11. 2 things that disappointed most people more than anything, when this phone came out, were the lower resolution display, and the measly 5-watt charger in the box. And one of those things still annoys me. It is a 5-watt charger. This phone supports fast charging via the18 watt fast charger that comes with the iPhone 11 Pro models, but you will have to buy that charger, and the USB C to lightning cable separately. I have the iPad Pro and the iPhone 11 Pro, so I use that 18-watt charger to juice this phone up, and I don’t think I can ever go back to charging my phone with the 5-watt charger again. About the lower-resolution LCD screen that everyone was so angry about, truth is, you won’t even notice that it is not an OLED display. 

It was the same for the iPhone XR. Last year I switched from the iPhone XS Max to the iPhone XR, and this year I am using both the iPhone 11 and 11 Pro Max together. But unless I am holding the phone just a few inches from my face (which we never are in normal day to day usage), or I am using a camera to zoom way in on these displays, I can barely tell the difference in resolution. Apple calibrates their LCD panels better than anyone in the industry, and the colour accuracy and viewing angles on this display are simply the best amongst any LCD displays out there. You might hear about the specs and straightaway think that it is inferior to even many of the budget smartphones. But all displays are not created equal, and this one is much nicer than the LCD screens that the budget devices have. Something that I would say I miss when moving from iPhone 11 Pro to iPhone 11 is the support for HDR playback. Other than that, unless you compare these displays side by side, it is difficult to tell the difference between OLED and LCD, yes Apple’s LCD displays are that good. You don’t have to take my word for it, go to the nearest Apple store or one of their resellers, and check the display out for yourself. You just have to see one to believe it. I think the 6.1 inch is very comfortable display size. Actually, I think a 5.8 inch iPhone 11 at an even lower price point, would have been the ideal device for my needs. The notch is still there, and it is just as big as it was on the iPhone X. At first, I was not too bothered by this notch, because the tech that hides behind that notch works perfectly. But having a look at what Android manufacturers are doing with the notch, I’ve started to wish that the notch was a bit smaller. It is not too intrusive, or anything, and just like you forget about the display having a slightly lower resolution than other smartphones, you also get used to the notch and start looking past it in a day or 2. What I miss on this iPhone 11 and even on the iPhone 11 Pro Max, is that 3D touch is now replaced with Haptic Touch. While Haptic touch made way for a bigger battery and lets you use most functions of the 3D touch by long-pressing on a particular part, it misses out on some features, and it is not as fast. I was one of the few people who used 3D toucha lot, so much so, that I made a dedicated video showing what all it can do, and now that it is gone, I miss it. - Design of the iPhone 11 is identical to that of the iPhone XR, with just the addition of the extra camera in a raised square camera module at the back. 

While it’s not too different, I do not mind having this design, as it worked pretty well for me. There are now different colour options to choose from. I would have loved to see the matt glass back on the iPhone 11, just like the 11 Pro. But that process seems to be a bit costly, and including it on the iPhone 11 would have increased its price. - I talked about the durability at the start and I would like to elaborate a bit on that. Like on the iPhone XR, Apple has again used anodised aluminium for the frame of this iPhone 11, which has held up pretty great for me so far. Most of the time I do have a case on it, but every now and then I use it without a case. And I have accidentally banged it against a wall once, but it didn’t even gather a scratch. This year Apple is using the same best gorilla glass that corning has to offer, for the front and back glass of this phone, as they do on iPhone 11 Pros. Which means even the lower-priced iPhone 11, gets top of the line protection. Now my iPhone had held up pretty well against the scratches, but I have seen other peoples phone gathering some big scratches, from nothing but carrying them in their pockets. So although Apple says this is the toughest glass, it won’t hurt to use a well-tempered glass screen protector. This phone also has a better resistance against water. XR was able to withstand being submerged under 1m of water for 30 min, and the 11 can be submerged in 2m of water for up to 30 min. - Remember, I came to the iPhone 11 after using the iPhone XR for a long time. So the cameras while falling 1 lens short than the Pro’s is still an upgrade for me, both in quality and quantity. While the camera on the iPhone XR was a beast, the ones on the iPhone 11 are even better. 

Both the normal and wide cameras are the same as the ones on the iPhone 11 Pro. Features like a better smart HDR algorithm, Deep Fusion and Night mode, makes this the best camera at its price. The front camera also gets a bump in resolution from 7 to 12 megapixels, and now you can take normal or wide selfies with it. I have made a very detailed video about the cameras on the iPhone 11, with a lot of image and video samples from various lighting situations. Make sure to check that out for a detailed look into the cameras. Apple is not doing anything too crazy like adding a lot of megapixels, or an absurd amount of zoom to one of its lenses. But whatever they are doing, has been working out pretty well. I just hope they start using physically larger sensors like some of the recent Huawei and Samsung phones. I just want to see what Apple can achieve with that sort of data and their computational photography algorithms. All of that may be in store for the next iPhones, but on the iPhone 11, we are left with these cameras, and I think they are capable of taking on any of the competing smartphones. The video performance of iPhones has been the best for some time now. It is so good, that many times when I am taking outdoor shots, I take a few shots with this phone, and mix them up in the video. And even after watching, no one can differentiate between shots taken with the iPhone 11 and my DSLR. - If you have ever used an iPhone, you know that performance is not one of the things that you have to worry about. iPhone 11 gets the same Apple A13 Bionic Processor as the Pros. So just as you would expect, iPhone 11 can handle anything that you can throw at it. In fact, there are not many apps out there which can fully take advantage of the hardware that this phone packs in. 

All this headroom means this iPhone 11 is built to last. As and when developers will develop better apps in the future, this phone will be able to run them without any issue. Apple generally provides software updates and support for any phone for 5 years. So rest assured that the performance of this phone will last far longer than your willingness to use it. Chances are, you might get bored and want to upgrade to a newer iPhone just because it is available, and not because there is some issue with the performance of this one. Software and hardware work hand in hand on the iPhones like they do on no other phones. Apple tightly integrates the software and hardware and keeps most of it under walled gardens, and that’s the reason performance of these iPhones is so good. Everything, right from the processor is designed by Apple, so they know how to get the most out of their hardware via the software, at any given time. The simplicity of iOS is what attracts most people to iPhones. And if you have more than 1 Apple devices, all of them work together flawlessly. Like with many other devices, there were a few bugs on the iPhone 11 at the launch. But with each subsequent updates, Apple has been fixing them and adding more features to the phone. I think iOS 13 has been Apples buggiest version of iOS till date, and that i just hope, they straighten things out on the iOS 14, right from the beginning. I know any operating system has its share of bugs, and I am glad that Apple has been on top of fixing them bugs right from the early days on this phone. But I would expect that a huge company like Apple, with its huge program for developers and Beta testers, would iron this bugs out prior to releasing these versions to all the users.

Somethings I wish Apple gives us with the next version of iOS is relatively bug-free experience from the start, ability to put some sort of widgets on the home screen. I know I can put some widgets on the leftmost page, but that is not nearly as convent as having them on your main homepage. I would also wish to have the ability to use multiple apps at the same time. With the screen becoming bigger, I think we can easily use at least 2 apps at a time, if not more. I would also like for them to add night mode to the ultra-wide lens and more importantly, to the front-facing camera. And maybe a few more computational photography features to make the cameras even better. I love that with each new update Apple has kept on adding a couple of new features to the present phone. Features like the deep fusion mode, which helps camera take much better and detailed images in indoor light were added later on, and even the option to change the video resolution and frame rate right from the viewfinder was added to iOS 13 in a later update. There are a lot of more small features that they have kept on adding, so these updates have not just been about fixing bugs. If there is something on the hardware side that I don’t like, it has to be the storage option. I don’t like that these iPhones still start at 64GB, because for the price this high, 128GB should be standard. You can obviously pay Apple more and bump up the storage. For the iPhone 11 Pro, after 64GB, you get the 256GB storage option, and in India with the current pricing, you have to pay Rs.14,700 to go from 64 to 256GB. With the iPhone 11, after the 64GB variant, there is the 128GB storage option. While it costs Rs.5300 to go from 64 to 128GB, if you want to go with 256GB of internal storage, you will have to spend Rs.15,800, which is 1100Rs. more than what you would have to spend on the Pros. Which doesn’t make any sense? 64Gb sounds good enough for most people, but if you plan on using this phone for 3 to 4 years, choosing the 128GB storage option is a smarter thing to do. - Last year, I went with the XS Max because I wanted the battery on my iPhone to last me an entire day, but as it turns out, iPhone XR had an even better battery life so I switched to it. Having a battery that lasts for more thana day is important to me, so knowing that this iPhone 11 could last even longer than the XR, was an amazing thing.

My normal day to day usage compromises of an hour or so of making and receiving calls, about an hour or so of video calls, watching youtube videos for about half an hour, listening to music for about an hour, Constantly checking twitter and Instagram feeds throughout the day, chatting on iMessage and WhatsApp, and streaming some shows on Amazon Prime, Netflix or Apple TV, and taking a few images and videos here and there. And with this usage, I mostly end my day with more than 30% of the battery still remaining. Sometimes, I need more than a day’s battery on my phone, because I drive a lot, and during those days, navigation apps are used a lot, and sometimes I just forget to carry my charger. So having a battery that can go on for more than a day, is very important on those days. When it is time to charge the phone, I just hate that Apple still included a 5-watt charger with the 11. I have a few 18watt Power Delivery chargers, and after having used it, I never went back to the 5-watt charger. I also have a wireless charger on my desk and on my bedside table, so sometimes, like when I am scripting for a video or doing some other work at the desk, I just place it on these docs, and it is pretty much fully juiced up when I get off the desk. Now, this is definitely the least expensive of all the iPhone that Apple announced at their last major keynote, but it is in no way the lighter iPhone or the less powerful one in any way. So Apple was right to not call it the XR 2or something like that and just go with the iPhone 11 because this is every bit as powerful as the iPhone 11 Pros. With all that being said for me, this iPhone11 has held up pretty well for the past 6 odd months, and I am sure it is still an amazing phone to buy, even if the next phones are scheduled to launch later this year. It is an amazing value for money and offers you most of the features that the 11 Pro and 11 Pro Max do, at a much lower price point. 

In China Apple has reduced the price of this phone, considerably. So if they follow that by further reducing its price as they did with the iPhone XR last year, iPhone 11 will be even more popular in India, and I am sure people will choose it over the iPhone XR. Most people getting a new iPhone are bound to use it for 2 years or more, so it is only fair to get the one that offers you most of the latest features that you would use, for a reasonable price. So if money is a factor in your buying decision, going with the iPhone 11 over the 11 Pro is the smarter choice. I’ve mentioned a few times that I am using this with the 11 Pro max, and I think I might sell that one hold on to this iPhone 11 until the next iPhones arrive. If we believe some of the news that is floating around, that could be longer wait than normal this year, due to the outbreak and manufacturing and supply constraints. So if you are looking to buy a new iPhone, and unless you have a ton of money which you don’t need, iPhone 11 is the one to get. I also understand that the iPhone XR is much cheaper than the iPhone 11 in India, and some of you might want to know what do you missout on, by going that route. So if enough of you are interested iPhone 11 and iPhone XR. Same with the new iPhone SE. iPhone 11 is clearly a much better alternative than the newly released iPhone SE.  How many of you own an iPhone 11, and how has your experience been so far. I would like to know. I would also like to know if any of you are planning to it the iPhone 11 and what drove you to it. So let’s spark up a few conversations in the comments section. Take care.😊😊😊😊