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Realme Buds Clip review: Lightweight open-ear earbuds with 3D audio, long battery, and comfy fit for workouts, commutes, and daily use.

Realme Buds Clip Review: Lightweight Open-Ear Earbuds with Long Battery & Good Sound

Discover the Realme Buds Clip: Lightweight, comfy open-ear earbuds with 3D audio, long battery life, and perfect for workouts and daily use.

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<p data-start="50" data-end="288">The Realme Buds Clip are lightweight, comfortable open-ear earbuds with dual 11mm drivers, 3D audio, and 36-hour battery life, making them ideal for workouts, commutes, and long listening sessions without isolating you from the world.&nbsp;</p>
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<p>When Bose launched the Ultra Open earbuds last year, I was sceptical about their use case and how well they would actually perform. I carried similar doubts while picking up the Realme Buds Clip. Open or clip-on earbuds often sound good on paper, but for most people, this style struggles to justify itself in everyday use. That said, this pair genuinely surprised me.<br>On paper, it ticks all the right boxes. You get 11mm dual drivers, a 45ms low-latency mode, a solid IP55 rating, and the promise of strong battery life.<br>I&rsquo;ve been using the Realme Buds Clip for a few days now, and here&rsquo;s what my experience with it has been.</p>
<h2><strong>Design and Build&nbsp;&nbsp;</strong></h2>
<p>Starting with the design, the earbuds look modern, aesthetic, and properly fashionable, almost as if they were designed by a luxury accessory brand. They have been shaped to follow the natural contours of the human ear. While they may look a bit odd at first glance, they are actually quite comfortable, and I found them to be impressively stable once worn.<br>The charging case features a frosted finish and comes in two colour options: black and gold. I received the gold variant. The plastic case does not feel cheap and appears to draw some inspiration from the Shokz OpenDots, though it adds its own touch with a circular ring light on the front. This light glows red, white, or green to indicate different statuses. Inside, the case has a dual-tone finish, and the earbuds follow the same design language, complete with a metal-finished front. Strong magnetic pins keep the buds firmly in place. I even put them through an unplanned drop test, which they passed without any issues. At the bottom, there is a USB Type-C charging port along with a physical button to power the case on or off.&nbsp;</p>
<p>Moving on to ergonomics, the case is compact, pocket-friendly, and easy to carry around. The buds themselves feature a round, clip-like design that sits on your ears much like an earring. Weighing just 5.3 grams each, they feel almost weightless.&nbsp;<br>Touch controls are also responsive&mdash;double-tap to pause or play music, and triple-tap to reject or disconnect calls. They work reliably and don&rsquo;t feel gimmicky.</p>
<p>I started using them during workouts, and they did not come off even once, which makes them both practical and comfortable. The IP55 rating also means they are well-suited for intense workout sessions where heavy sweating is involved. The buds use a titanium alloy C-bridge, which keeps them extremely light and comfortable even during extended use.<br>I have been using traditional TWS earbuds and headphones for quite some time now, and I usually cannot wear them for more than two hours at a stretch. With the Realme Buds Clip, however, I was able to use them for much longer periods, which makes me confident in saying that they are suitable for extended listening sessions.&nbsp;</p>
<p>The portion of the buds that rests behind the ear does not create any pressure or tension, even after prolonged use. To further test comfort, I even wore them at night while lying down and listening to music, and I did not experience any discomfort. The only downside is that you may need to adjust their position slightly from time to time to get the fit just right.</p>
<h2><strong>Connectivity and Sound&nbsp; &nbsp;</strong></h2>
<p>Connectivity is seamless, thanks to Bluetooth 5.4. Pairing is quick and hassle-free across multiple devices, with a stable connection of up to around 10 metres. In terms of codec support, you get SBC and AAC. Now, speaking as a bit of a headphone snob, the Realme Buds Clip come equipped with dual 11mm drivers, and the overall sound quality is decent. I have been using them daily during my commute as well as during work, and the experience has been genuinely praiseworthy for this form factor.&nbsp;</p>
<p>While listening to playlists by Michael Brook and Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, I noticed that the bass is serviceable, but the treble is where the sound starts to fall flat. That said, this is not a major issue if your listening leans towards softer genres like Sufi music. The earbuds also offer 3D spatial audio support, which adds a sense of openness and makes them more engaging to use while commuting or working out.</p>
<p>There is also a 45ms low-latency mode, which I tested while gaming, and once again, it turned out better than expected. Audio sync felt tight enough to not break the experience.<br>Voice calling is solid as well, with effective noise cancellation. The dual-microphone setup does a good job of filtering out background noise. While occasional traffic sounds like honking can still make it through, call quality remains largely clear and reliable. Touch controls are straightforward. A double tap pauses or resumes playback, while a triple tap lets you reject or end calls. There is some level of customisation available through the Realme Link app, which is available on both Android and iOS. The app also includes several AI-driven features, such as face-to-face mode for real-time conversation translation, AI live translation for meetings, and an Ask AI option for quick queries. Another feature I found particularly useful is &lsquo;Find My Earbuds&rsquo;, which comes in handy for someone like me who tends to misplace things often.</p>
<h2><strong>Battery life and charging</strong></h2>
<p>Let&rsquo;s talk about battery life. Each earbud packs a 45mAh battery, while the charging case houses a 530mAh unit. On a single charge, the buds last around 7 to 8 hours, with total playback stretching up to 36 hours when you factor in the case.<br>Unfortunately, there is no charging cable included in the box. That said, the case uses a USB Type-C port, so you can charge it with pretty much any compatible charger you already have. There is also no wireless charging support, which is a bit of a miss at this price point.</p>
<h2><strong>Things I didn&rsquo;t like&nbsp;</strong></h2>
<p>The experience overall was great, but there is no active noise cancellation, which is a bummer, especially in busy areas like Chandni Chowk. Sometimes, the sound feels like it is running in the background and not in your ear. But that is classic of all open ear designs. You cannot compare it to a regular TWS earbuds. It is meant for open listening, without drowning you in the music, but keeping you planted in the real world. It is best enjoyed when you&rsquo;re by yourself in your room. The soundstage that it provides when you&rsquo;re in a controlled environment is simply phenomenal.&nbsp;<br>If you&rsquo;re looking for complete immersion, something that completely cuts you off from this world, the Clip earbuds aren&rsquo;t the ones to go for.&nbsp;</p>
<h2><strong>Verdict&nbsp;</strong></h2>
<p>The overall experience has been largely positive, but the lack of active noise cancellation is a bit of a let-down, especially in busy areas like Chandni Chowk. At times, the audio can feel like it is playing in the background rather than directly in your ears. That said, this is a limitation common to all open-ear designs. You simply cannot compare them to regular TWS earbuds.<br>These are meant for open listening. The idea is not to drown you in music, but to keep you aware of your surroundings and connected to the real world. In that context, they make the most sense when used in quieter environments. When you are by yourself in your room, the soundstage they deliver in a controlled setting is genuinely impressive.<br>If you are looking for complete immersion or something that fully shuts out the world around you, the Clip earbuds are not the right choice. They can easily replace silicone-tipped earbuds for everyday use, but when it comes to pure sound quality, I would still pick a classic TWS or a proper pair of headphones. That said, these earbuds make a lot of sense as a companion device. They work especially well during long flights or extended workout sessions, where comfort and awareness matter more than isolation. For that reason alone, I would confidently recommend them as a solid secondary pair.</p>

Realme P4 Power 5G review based on real-world testing, covering battery life, charging, display, performance, cameras, software, and long-term usability.

Realme P4 Power 5G Review: 29 Hours Later, It Still Wouldn’t Die

We tested the Realme P4 Power 5G with its massive 10,001mAh battery to see if it truly delivers unmatched endurance in daily use.

<p>Realme P4 Power 5G is built around a massive 10,001mAh battery, delivering extreme endurance, a smooth 144Hz display, and dependable performance for users who value long battery life over everything else.</p>

<p>We all expected that by 2026, the fear of a dead phone would be a distant memory, but most of us are still hunting for charging ports by mid-day. The Realme P4 Power 5G feels like it was designed out of pure spite for that struggle. It aims to be the final solution for anyone tired of living on a low-battery warning.</p>
<p>While other manufacturers are playing it safe by inching toward 7,000mAh, Realme has gone nuclear with a 10,001mAh Titan Battery. It is a massive jump that honestly makes every other flagship look outdated. I have been using the TransSilver edition as my daily driver to see if this is just a spec-sheet flex or a real game-changer. A huge battery means nothing if the phone is a brick or lags under pressure.</p>
<p>Launching today, January 29, the P4 Power 5G starts at ₹25,999 for the 8GB+128GB base model. I tested the 12GB+256GB version, priced at ₹30,999, to see if it can actually survive the ultimate endurance test.</p>
<h2>Unboxing &amp; Design: The "Power of Paradox"</h2>
<p>The unboxing experience feels refreshingly grounded to me. In the box, I get the phone, a standard clear TPU case that protects the back without hiding the TransSilver finish, which is also available in TransOrange and TransBlue, and a full 80W SuperVOOC charger. It is a relief to see a brand still including both the charging brick and a solid cable, as it means I can get the advertised charging speeds from day one without buying anything extra.</p>
<p>Once I remove the plastic, it is immediately clear that <a title="Realme 16 Pro+ Review: Real-World Performance, Big Battery, Serious Cameras" href="https://www.editorji.com/tech-news/gadget-review/realme-16-pro-review-real-world-performance-big-battery-serious-cameras-1767698966416" target="_blank">Realme</a> was not aiming for subtlety. The TransSilver unit I have been using is built around a bold, two-part design that demands attention. The top section is dominated by the TransView window, a transparent panel that reveals circuit-inspired patterns and exposed screw details. It has a gritty, mechanical character that feels intentional and loud. This design clearly leans into a tech-forward, expressive identity, favouring personality over the safe, minimal glass slabs that dominate the market.</p>
<p>The lower half of the phone takes a more practical direction. It transitions into a matte finish exactly where my palm naturally grips the device. I see this as a smart functional choice because the added texture provides better grip and a sense of security that glossy phones often lack. The contrast between the transparent top and the matte bottom gives the phone a distinct identity without making the design feel cluttered.</p>
<p>The camera island follows the same confident design language. It is a raised rectangular block with two large circular rings stacked vertically, along with a slim strip housing the third sensor and the flash. You do notice the bump when the phone is placed flat on a desk, but the layout feels deliberate rather than something added as an afterthought.</p>
<p>What impressed me most is the engineering behind the size. Packing in a massive 10,001mAh battery usually results in a phone that feels like a brick, yet Realme has managed to keep the thickness to just 9.08mm. In my view, this is the biggest highlight of the phone itself. It feels dense and substantial, but the quad-curved display and the way the back panel tapers into the frame help it sit comfortably in my hand.</p>
<p>At 219 grams, I do notice the weight when coming from a smaller phone, but it is lighter than several flagship devices with much smaller batteries. More importantly, the weight distribution feels well balanced. It never feels top-heavy while I am typing or scrolling, which helped avoid the hand fatigue I expected. It is a large phone, but one that remains practical for daily use.</p>
<h2>Battery and Charging: Entering the 10,000mAh era</h2>
<p>Since the <a title="Realme P4 Power 5G First Look: 10,001mAh battery, crammed into a slim design" href="https://www.editorji.com/tech-news/mobiles/realme-p4-power-5g-first-look-10-000mah-battery-crammed-into-a-slim-design-1768974283807" target="_blank">Realme P4 Power 5G</a> is essentially a gigantic battery pack with a phone attached, the battery performance deserves real attention. While most brands spent 2025 cautiously nudging capacities to 6,000 or 7,000mAh, Realme threw caution to the wind. After using the phone for a few days, my idea of what &ldquo;good&rdquo; battery life actually means shifted completely. The 10,001mAh Titan Battery is not just a spec-sheet flex. It genuinely changes how you treat the device day to day.</p>
<p>To see if those numbers actually held up, I decided to be a bit unreasonable. I charged the phone to 100% and let 4K YouTube videos loop continuously. No power-saving modes, no lowered brightness, just raw, constant playback. Most phones would struggle to make it through a workday like this, but the P4 Power took three full hours just to drop its first 10%.</p>
<p>After 12 hours of straight playback, the battery was still sitting at a healthy 57%. By the 24-hour mark, I was genuinely tired of checking the percentage, yet it was still holding on at 22%. It finally dipped to 20% after 24 hours and 29 minutes of nonstop 4K streaming.</p>
<p>I expected that final 20% to drain quickly, but that did not happen. The phone did not shut down until the 29-hour and 31-minute mark, meaning the last stretch alone delivered nearly five additional hours of runtime. Realme claims around 32.5 hours of YouTube playback, and since I was not using any power-saving features, those lab numbers actually seem fairly conservative. For most users, this is easily a two-day phone, and stretching it to three days is very realistic if you are not glued to the screen.</p>
<p>A big reason this works is the battery technology itself. Realme is using a silicon-carbon anode battery, which allows far higher energy density without turning the phone into something that feels like a brick. There is also a &ldquo;Titan Long-Life Algorithm&rdquo; baked into the software, which Realme claims can keep the battery healthy for up to eight years. That is a bold promise, but charging the phone far less often does make the maths for longer battery life add up.</p>
<p>Despite the massive capacity, charging is surprisingly quick. The 80W UltraDart charging took the phone from zero to 100% in about one hour and 11 minutes. A 36-minute top-up gets it to 50%, which, on this phone, is enough to last an entire day.</p>
<p>I also ended up using the 27W reverse charging more than expected. With such a large battery, the P4 Power effectively doubles as a high-speed power bank. I plugged in my Realme 14 Pro+ and saw it jump from 31% to 41% in roughly 33 minutes. Combined with bypass charging, the entire power setup feels thoughtfully engineered rather than just oversized.</p>
<h2>Display: 144Hz HyperGlow 4D Curve+</h2>
<p>The best thing I can say about the display on the Realme P4 Power 5G is that I stopped noticing it after the first hour. That is usually a good sign. When a screen disappears into the background, it means it is doing its job well. On paper, this is a 1.5K 144Hz HyperGlow 4D Curve+ panel, and in everyday use, it makes the phone feel far more premium than the price would suggest. The quad-curved edges allow the glass to flow neatly into the frame, which visually trims down the phone and makes it feel less bulky than it actually is.</p>
<p>The 144Hz refresh rate is exactly as smooth as I expected. Scrolling through social feeds, switching apps, or moving through settings feels quick and fluid. While the full 144Hz mode is limited to supported apps and games, general motion handling remains consistently smooth. It is not an LTPO panel, but during my time with it, the LTPS technology felt efficient enough without any obvious drawbacks.</p>
<p>Brightness is where this display really stands out for me. Realme claims a peak brightness of 6,500 nits, which is clearly a lab figure, but the real-world performance still impressed me. Even under harsh midday sunlight in New Delhi, I had no trouble reading messages or checking maps. I never felt the need to search for shade just to see the screen clearly.</p>
<p>The colour tuning is also well judged. It looks punchy without slipping into that artificial, over-saturated look that many mid-range phones suffer from. Skin tones look natural, and with HDR10+ support, Netflix content feels dynamic, with good contrast and highlights that pop. I also appreciated the eye-care mode, which stays comfortable without turning everything yellow. Overall, this is a well-balanced panel that remains easy on the eyes, which matters when the battery encourages very long screen-on time.</p>
<h2>Performance: Sustained power</h2>
<p>The <a title="Realme P4 Pro Review: Best phone under ₹25,000?" href="https://www.editorji.com/tech-news/gadget-review/realme-p4-pro-review-best-phone-under-25-000-1756028306605" target="_blank">Realme P4</a> Power 5G is not trying to win benchmark trophies with its MediaTek Dimensity 7400 Ultra, and that feels deliberate. Built on a 4nm process, the chip is clearly tuned for consistency and reliability rather than headline-grabbing numbers. On paper, it is not a flagship processor, but that spec sheet does not fully reflect how the phone behaves in daily use.</p>
<p>In my day-to-day usage, performance felt surprisingly snappy. I usually keep far too many apps running in the background, but the phone handled that without slowing down. Opening apps like Instagram or Chrome was quick, and I did not run into the random stutters that often show up on mid-range phones. This is the kind of performance sweet spot most people actually want, where everything works smoothly without drawing attention to the hardware.</p>
<p>Out of curiosity, I ran a few benchmarks to see if the numbers matched my experience. On AnTuTu, the phone scored just over 8.7 lakh. Geekbench 6 returned a single-core score of 1060 and a multi-core score of 2942. These are not eye-catching figures, but they are solid for the price and line up with the stable behaviour I saw in real-world use.</p>
<p>Gaming was where I had some concerns, especially with such a large battery and whether Realme would need to throttle performance. The company claims a stable 90 FPS in BGMI, and in my testing, that claim held up. Gameplay felt fluid, with no sudden frame drops during intense moments. While the phone does allow higher frame rates in some cases, sticking to 90 FPS delivered the most consistent experience.</p>
<p>Thermals are something to keep in mind. In my tests, the phone started at around 24 degrees and climbed to 34 degrees within the first twenty minutes of gaming. After an hour, it hovered near 40 degrees, and by the two-hour mark, it reached roughly 44 degrees. At that point, the warmth becomes noticeable in your hands. Interestingly, I did not see this behaviour during my 24-hour YouTube playback test. The heat only showed up when the GPU was being pushed hard.</p>
<p>Overall, if you can tolerate some warmth during long gaming sessions, the P4 Power delivers stable, dependable performance that feels stronger than its price suggests. It comes across as a reliable workhorse rather than just another budget phone.</p>
<h2>Software, UI &amp; UX, and AI</h2>
<p>The Realme P4 Power 5G runs Realme UI 7.0 on top of Android 16, and from the first boot, the software feels fairly mature. The interface is smooth, and the animations feel quick without trying too hard to be flashy. Realme highlights its new Flux Engine for smoother transitions and improved background app handling, and in my daily use, it actually makes a difference. The phone stays responsive even when I am bouncing between multiple apps.</p>
<p>That said, this is still very much a Realme phone, which means there is a noticeable amount of pre-installed bloatware waiting for you out of the box. It is not the cleanest Android experience you can get. The upside is that most of these apps can be uninstalled. After spending a bit of time cleaning things up, the software feels far more manageable and less cluttered.</p>
<p>The UI becomes more interesting once you start using the AI features. I usually approach these with low expectations, but some of them are genuinely useful. AI Captions, for example, worked well for me while watching videos in noisy environments, and the accuracy for English content was better than expected.</p>
<p>There are also creative tools like AI Instant Clip and AI Perfect Shot, clearly aimed at people who post regularly on Instagram or Reels. They make it easy to fix framing or add lighting effects like AI LightMe without needing a separate editing app. Importantly, these features run smoothly on the hardware, which is not always the case on mid-range phones.</p>
<p>In terms of longevity, Realme promises three major Android updates and four years of security patches. For a phone in this price segment, that feels fair. Overall, the software is not perfect, mainly because of the bloatware, but it is stable, feature-rich, and well optimised.</p>
<h2>Camera</h2>
<p>The Realme P4 Power 5G uses a 50MP Sony IMX882 main camera paired with an 8MP ultra-wide, a setup we have seen plenty of times before. In daylight, the main camera does a decent job. Photos are sharp enough for most people, but it is clear that the software is doing a lot of the heavy lifting. Colours are noticeably boosted, especially greens and blues, giving shots an instant Instagram-ready look. It works well for social media, but calling the output natural would be a stretch.</p>
<p>Dynamic range is where the limits show up. Bright skies are handled reasonably well, but in high-contrast scenes, shadows tend to lose detail and turn into dark patches. The phone gets the shot, but it does not always balance the scene cleanly.</p>
<p>Portraits are surprisingly decent for the price. Edge detection usually holds up, though it still struggles with messy hair. The background blur feels a bit too aggressive for my taste, but it looks fine on a phone screen. My main issue is skin tones. Realme has moved away from the heavy plastic smoothing of older models, but there is still a visible AI-processed layer that makes faces look slightly artificial. It is not a dealbreaker, but it is noticeable.</p>
<p>The 8MP ultra-wide is fine for quick landscape shots, though the drop in sharpness compared to the main camera is obvious. On the positive side, colour consistency between the two lenses is good, so the gallery looks cohesive.</p>
<p>Selfies are good enough for video calls, even if they share that same processed look. Video recording tops out at 4K 30fps and looks sharp, but stabilisation shows its mid-range limits. It is fine when standing still, but walking footage has visible shake. Overall, this is a social-media-first camera setup that prioritises convenience over precision.</p>
<h2>Verdict: Should you buy it?</h2>
<p>If you are tired of carrying a power bank everywhere, the Realme P4 Power 5G makes a very strong case for itself. It feels tailor-made for students, frequent travellers, or anyone who spends hours streaming videos and just wants a phone that can last through a long weekend. That massive 10,001mAh battery, paired with a 144Hz display, turns it into a genuinely solid device for media consumption.</p>
<p>That said, it is not trying to please everyone. If mobile photography is a priority or if you cannot tolerate a phone that warms up during long gaming sessions, this is probably not the right pick. The cameras are clearly tuned for quick social media shots, and sustained GPU-heavy gaming does bring noticeable heat.</p>
<p>Ultimately, this phone knows exactly what it is meant to be. If you want a reliable workhorse that simply refuses to run out of juice, it is hard to beat right now. It prioritises real-world endurance over chasing benchmark glory.</p>

Vivo X200T delivers flagship cameras, Dimensity 9400+ power, strong battery life and premium design at ₹59,999. A balanced flagship that quietly makes sense.

Vivo X200T Review: Flagship Dimensity 9400+ performance & triple 50MP camera set up

<p>Priced at ₹59,999, the Vivo X200T sits in an interesting spot, offering flagship performance and cameras while blurring the lines between the X200 FE, X200 Pro, and newer X300 models.</p>

<p>Vivo&rsquo;s X-series has traditionally followed a fairly clear hierarchy, which is why the Vivo X200T feels immediately intriguing. This is the first time Vivo has introduced a &ldquo;T&rdquo; model in its flagship X lineup, and its placement is anything but straightforward.&nbsp;</p>
<p>Starting at ₹59,999 the X200T sits much closer to the X200 FE than the X200 and X200 Pro, and&nbsp; yet its underlying hardware tells a different story altogether. On paper, the Dimensity 9400+ chipset positions the X200T above even Vivo&rsquo;s X200 and the X200 Pro, which were proper flagships. This already complicates things.&nbsp;</p>
<p>Add to that the presence of the newer X300 series, and the lineup starts to feel even more crowded. Where exactly does the X200T fit now? Is it a performance-first alternative, a stopgap flagship, or Vivo deliberately blurring its own boundaries? We try to find out.</p>
<h2><strong>Vivo X200T Review: Design</strong></h2>
<p>We start with the design, because that is where the Vivo X200T immediately establishes its identity.</p>
<p>From the back, the X200T looks unmistakably like a proper X200-series phone. The large, circular camera module placed right at the centre gives it a strong flagship vibe. I like how deliberate it looks, and more importantly, how practical it is. When I place the phone flat on a table, it stays stable, with none of the wobble you often get from off-centre camera layouts.</p>
<p>The camera module itself is cleanly executed. Like the X200 and X200 Pro, the flash sits outside the circular camera island instead of being tucked inside it. I prefer this approach. It keeps the module from looking cluttered and makes the design feel more premium.</p>
<p>There is an issue, though. Because of the hardware, the X200T feels slightly top heavy when I first picked it up. It is quite noticeable initially, but after a short while, it stops being distracting and never feels uncomfortable in daily use.</p>
<p>The X200T is a large phone, but it is not as heavy as I expected. At around 203 grams and 7.99mm in thickness, it feels manageable for its size and does not come across as bulky during long scrolling sessions or video playback. The weight feels reasonable, even if the balance could have been a touch better.</p>
<p>Button placement is straightforward and familiar. The USB-C port sits at the bottom alongside the speaker grille and SIM slot. There is no expandable storage, which is worth noting. The power button and volume rocker are positioned on the side, and both feel tactile and well-built, with a reassuring click.</p>
<p>Build quality is excellent overall. The back panel feels like glass and has a soft, sand-blasted, silly texture that does a good job of resisting fingerprints.&nbsp;</p>
<p>The flat aluminium alloy frame feels premium and solid in the hand, adding to the phone&rsquo;s sturdy feel. Up front, Vivo uses Schott Xensation glass, and with IP68 and IP69 ratings, I never felt the need to treat it like a baby.</p>
<p>The X200T comes in two colours, Stellar Black and Seaside Lilac. I have the Lilac version here, and it looks subtle yet distinctive under different lighting.&nbsp;</p>
<p>Overall, the X200T feels well-built, premium, and confidently designed.</p>
<h2><strong>Vivo X200T Review: Display</strong></h2>
<p>The Vivo X200T features a 6.67-inch LTPS AMOLED display, and it delivers a sharp and polished experience in everyday use. The panel is completely flat, which I genuinely appreciate. But what I was more surprised by, was just how slim the bezels are. Both of these, make interacting with the display feel more precise and gives the phone a cleaner look from the front.</p>
<p>The display runs at a 1.5K resolution with a 120Hz refresh rate, so naturally, text appears crisp, icons are clean, and scrolling feels consistently smooth.</p>
<p>Colour reproduction is excellent too. Colours look rich without being oversaturated, and contrast levels are strong. HDR10+ support adds to the experience when watching compatible content. HDR videos on YouTube look punchy, and Netflix shows and movies feel immersive, with deep blacks and good detail in darker scenes.&nbsp;</p>
<p>As for the brightness I found it to be good, but not class-leading. With a peak high brightness mode rating of 1600 nits, the screen remains usable outdoors, even in harsh sunlight. However, under direct sun, I did notice that it does not push quite as hard as some panels even from Vivo&rsquo;s own line up. It is not a deal-breaker, but it is noticeable.</p>
<p>One clear advantage is the fingerprint scanner. The X200T uses an ultrasonic sensor, and unlocking feels fast and reliable.&nbsp;</p>
<p>Audio performance is solid as well. The stereo speakers get loud, sound balanced, and offer better bass presence than I expected.</p>
<h2><strong>Vivo X200T Review: Cameras</strong></h2>
<p>Cameras are where the Vivo X200T really starts to shine, and this is one area where I spent a lot of time testing things properly. With Zeiss branding across the entire setup, expectations are naturally high, and for the most part, the X200T delivers results that feel confidently flagship-grade rather than merely impressive on paper.</p>
<p>The X200T comes with an all-50MP camera setup, and it shows Vivo was not cutting corners here. You get a 50MP main camera with OIS, a 50MP telephoto, and a 50MP ultrawide. All three cameras carry Zeiss&rsquo; T* coating, and that consistency across the stack makes a real difference in how dependable the results are, across all cameras.&nbsp;</p>
<p>Starting with the main camera, the output is flagship-grade. Photos are packed with detail, colours look natural, and skin tones are handled very well. There is a slight tendency to underexpose in some scenes, but highlights are controlled beautifully, which I prefer. Thanks to CIPA 4.5 professional image stabilisation, shots stay sharp even in tricky lighting or when shooting handheld. It is a reliable camera that I felt confident using in almost any situation.</p>
<p>The telephoto camera is another strong point. It delivers sharp, high-resolution images even at longer zoom levels, and detail holds up impressively well as you push the zoom further. This is one of those lenses that feels genuinely useful rather than just there to tick a box.</p>
<p>The ultrawide camera is also very solid. Having a 50MP sensor here means you do not see the usual drop in detail when switching lenses. Colours stay consistent with the main camera, and images remain usable even in lower light. In night shots, the X200T&rsquo;s ultrawide clearly holds on to more detail and texture than lower-resolution alternatives.</p>
<p>Portraits are handled well too. Edge detection is reliable, background separation looks clean, and the bokeh has a soft, natural character rather than an artificial blur.&nbsp;</p>
<p>Video performance is strong across the board. The X200T can shoot 4K at 60fps with solid stabilisation, and HDR video support adds extra dynamic range in challenging scenes.&nbsp;</p>
<p>For selfies, the X200T uses a 32MP front camera. Vivo could have used a 50MP camera here as well, but I wll give them this, I love the colour tuning here. Skin tones look natural, and the overall output feels pleasing rather than overly processed.</p>
<p>There is also a Classic Negative Film Style mode, that mimic several of Fujifilm&rsquo;s stock looks, like you would get in a Fujifilm mirrorless camera nowadays. It is easily one of my favourite creative options on the phone.</p>
<h2><strong>Vivo X200T Review: Performance</strong></h2>
<p>Performance on the Vivo X200T is exactly what you would expect from a phone sitting this high in the lineup.</p>
<p>The X200T is powered by a chipset that sits just a step below the Dimensity 9500, which already puts it in very strong territory. On paper, this actually positions the X200T above even the X200 and X200 Pro in terms of raw silicon hierarchy. Paired with LPDDR5X RAM and UFS 4.1 storage, it is a clearly performance-focused setup.</p>
<p>In day-to-day use, the phone feels fast and responsive. App launches are quick, multitasking is smooth, and moving between heavier applications never feels sluggish. While the jump to UFS 4.1 storage does not dramatically change everyday interactions, I did notice slightly quicker load times when dealing with large files and heavier games. It is not night and day, but it is there if you pay attention.</p>
<p>Benchmarks make the gap far more obvious. Vivo claims an AnTuTu score north of 3 million, and while my unit topped out closer to 2.9 million, that is still an excellent result. Geekbench scores are strong as well. 3DMark results tell a similar story, confirming that there is plenty of graphical headroom here.</p>
<p>That performance translates well into gaming. I spent time playing BGMI and Call of Duty Mobile, and the phone handled both without breaking a sweat. The X200T supports higher frame rates, going up to 120fps where supported, and gameplay felt smooth and consistent throughout my sessions.&nbsp;</p>
<p>More importantly, sustained performance holds up well. Thanks to the new liquid cooling vapour chamber with its updated wick structure and nano-fluid design, thermals stayed under control. I noticed some warmth during longer gaming sessions, but never anything alarming.</p>
<p>One thing worth highlighting is how well the X200T works with Vivo&rsquo;s V2 imaging chip. Powered by the BlueChip technology stack and optimised across eight key domains, it fully unlocks advanced imaging features without impacting overall performance.</p>
<p>In regular use, the phone simply feels powerful without constantly reminding you of it, which is exactly how a flagship-class device should behave.</p>
<h2><strong>Vivo X200T Review: Software, UI and AI</strong></h2>
<p>The Vivo X200T runs Android 16 with OriginOS 6 straight out of the box, and that is a big deal if you care about longevity. Vivo is promising five years of Android updates and seven years of security patches, which already puts this phone in a very comfortable spot for long-term use. More importantly, Vivo is also talking about sustained smoothness over those five years, not just ticking update boxes, and that is something you actually feel in daily use.</p>
<p>I am not going to deep-dive into OriginOS itself since I have already spent a lot of time with it before, but OriginOS 6 feels noticeably more polished than earlier versions. The transparent, liquid-style UI gives the whole interface a modern, premium vibe. Yes, the inspiration from Apple is obvious, but in everyday use, it works. The interface feels clean, cohesive, and easy to live with.</p>
<p>What really stood out to me was how fluid everything feels. Animations are smooth, app launches are quick, and basic interactions like unlocking the phone or pulling down notifications feel seamless. Nothing stutters or feels half-baked. Lock screen customisation has also been expanded, letting you personalise things without turning the UI into a cluttered mess.</p>
<p>Origin Island is another feature I like. It is clearly inspired by the Dynamic Island, but Vivo has made it feel playful and genuinely useful. Live activities like navigation, music controls, and timers sit neatly at the top of the screen. That said, I do wish more third-party apps supported it right now, because the idea has a lot of potential.</p>
<p>Vivo has also put real effort into cross-device features. Office Kit adds tools like phone-to-PC mirroring, cross-device file sharing, remote PC control, and collaborative notes. If you work across multiple devices, these features actually make life easier rather than feeling like gimmicks.</p>
<p>AI is present throughout the system, but thankfully, it stays mostly practical. The AI photo suite includes tools like Weather Filters, Passerby Erase, Scene Transformation, and AI Landscape Master. You also get Google Gemini features like Circle to Search. These are tools I found myself using naturally, not just once for testing and then forgetting about.</p>
<h2><strong>Vivo X200T Review: Battery</strong></h2>
<p>Moving on to battery life, the Vivo X200T packs a 6,200mAh battery, which is slightly smaller than what I expected for a phone this size. Vivo could have pushed this further, but battery life has been solid for me. The X200T comfortably lasts a full day with regular usage, including gaming, navigation, and streaming, without any anxiety. In my initial testing, I did not notice any noticeable shortcomings.</p>
<p>Charging is also pretty much on point. You get 90W wired charging, plus, you also get 40W wireless charging on top of that, which adds real convenience to daily use.</p>
<h2>Vivo X200T Review: Verdict</h2>
<p>The Vivo X200T ends up being a phone that makes sense only once you stop trying to label it. It is not a cheaper X200 Pro, nor is it an overgrown X200 FE. Instead, it feels like a cut-down version of the X300. It feels like a blend of flagship design, serious camera hardware, and top-tier performance, stitched together with very few obvious compromises.&nbsp;</p>
<p>What impressed me most is how balanced the experience feels. The display is excellent, the cameras are genuinely dependable across all focal lengths, and performance never becomes a talking point because it simply works. Battery life holds up well, charging is fast and convenient, and the build quality inspires confidence without trying too hard.</p>
<p>Yes, the pricing places it in a slightly awkward position, and Vivo could have made its lineup clearer. But taken on its own terms, the X200T delivers a premium, polished experience that justifies its existence. If you want flagship performance and cameras without chasing labels, this phone quietly earns its place.</p>

Realme Pad 3 5G review: A productivity-first Android tablet with a 7:5 display, excellent battery life, clean software, and solid performance for work and study.

Realme Pad 3 5G Review: A Productivity-Focused Android Tablet

The Realme Pad 3 5G surprises with a book-style 7:5 display, long battery life, clean Android 16 software, and reliable performance for productivity-focused users.

<p>The Realme Pad 3 5G focuses on productivity with a unique 7:5 display, excellent battery life, clean Android 16 software, and reliable performance, making it a sensible mid-range Android tablet for work and study.</p>

<p>The tablet market in India has been largely polarized: you either buy an iPad for longevity, or a budget Android tablet for media consumption. But mid-range tablets that can handle work, study, and play without costing a kidney are finally starting to make sense, and the Realme Pad 3 5G fits right into that space.</p>
<p>After a bit of a hiatus following the Pad 2, Realme is back. I&rsquo;ve been testing the device extensively to see if it lives up to its "productivity" claims. Spoiler alert: It&rsquo;s surprisingly good at being a digital notebook, but it does have its quirks. Here is my detailed review.</p>
<h2>Realme Pad 3: Unboxing, Design &amp; Build</h2>
<p>The unboxing experience here feels complete. You aren't just getting the slate; the box includes a proper 45W SuperVOOC charger, a sturdy 1-meter white USB-A to Type-C cablet, the usual paperwork and a SIM ejector tool.</p>
<p>As for the tablet itself, I&rsquo;ve been using the Space Grey unit (there&rsquo;s also a Champagne Gold version), and it definitely leans more towards "business professional" than "flashy tech toy". It&rsquo;s a clean, matte slab that feels reassuringly cold to the touch, thanks to the AL 5252 aluminum back. The finish is achieved through a mix of sandblasting and anodizing, which does a surprisingly good job of resisting the greasy smudges that usually plague dark-colored devices.</p>
<p>What really surprised me, though, was the weight distribution. On paper, it weighs about 578g , which sounds average for a tab, but because the chassis is so thin(just 6.6mm), the device feels dense and premium rather than heavy. It&rsquo;s reinforced with a polycarbonate and aluminum alloy middle frame, making the whole thing feel rigid. I tried twisting it gently (don't ask why), and there was zero flex or creaking.</p>
<p>Holding the tablet in landscape mode is clearly how <a title="Realme P4 Power 5G First Look: 10,001mAh battery, crammed into a slim design" href="https://www.editorji.com/tech-news/mobiles/realme-p4-power-5g-first-look-10-000mah-battery-crammed-into-a-slim-design-1768974283807" target="_blank">Realme</a> intends you to use it as your hands naturally rest away from the quad speakers. Two are slotted on the left edge and two on the right, creating a loud, symmetrical soundstage. The power button sits on the top-left corner and doubles as a fingerprint scanner. It&rsquo;s quick, though my muscle memory took a day to get used to reaching for it there.</p>
<p>The top edge houses the volume rockers and the microphone array. This is also where you&rsquo;ll find the SIM tray. Just a heads-up for the power users: this is a single Nano-SIM slot, not a dual one. However, it does have a dedicated spot for a microSD card (up to 2TB), which is a massive bonus if you plan to carry around a library of 4K movies or massive design files. One omission that might bug the utility-focused crowd is the lack of an IR blaster; you can't use this tablet to control your AC or TV, which is a feature I&rsquo;ve come to miss on devices that skip it.</p>
<p>On the front, you&rsquo;re looking at an 11.6-inch screen wrapped in 6.88mm bezels. They are uniform on all sides and strike a nice balance thin enough to look modern, but thick enough to give your thumbs a place to rest without accidentally tapping the screen. The 8MP rear camera is tucked into a modest square bump that sits mostly flush, so if you&rsquo;re typing on a flat desk, the wobble is barely noticeable.</p>
<p>Overall, the design doesn't try to reinvent the wheel, and it doesn't need to. It&rsquo;s minimalist, practical, and feels built to survive a daily commute in a crowded backpack.</p>
<h2>Realme Pad 3: Display</h2>
<p>I didn&rsquo;t expect the display to be the thing that stuck with me on the <a title="Realme Pad 2 Wi-Fi launch confirmed alongside P1, P1 Pro: Price, specs &amp; release date details here" href="https://www.editorji.com/tech-news/realme-pad-2-wi-fi-launch-confirmed-alongside-p1-p1-pro-price-specs-release-date-details-here-1712841353596" target="_blank">Realme Pad</a> 3. Usually, tablet screens blur together after a point. This one didn&rsquo;t, and it took me a couple of days to figure out why.</p>
<p>On the surface, everything looks predictable enough. It&rsquo;s an 11.6-inch panel with a 2.8K resolution (2800 &times; 2000), and yes, it&rsquo;s sharp. Text looks clean, icons don&rsquo;t fray at the edges, and even when I pulled the tablet closer than I normally would, nothing broke visually. But after the initial &ldquo;okay, that looks nice&rdquo; moment passed, I realised that resolution wasn&rsquo;t what I kept noticing while using it.</p>
<p>It was the shape of the screen.</p>
<p>Realme has gone with a 7:5 aspect ratio, which they brand as &ldquo;Book View.&rdquo; Ignore the name for a second. What matters is that it&rsquo;s noticeably wider than the usual 16:10 layout most Android tablets stick to. And once you start using it for anything beyond video playback, the difference becomes hard to unsee.</p>
<p>I spend a lot of time reading scripts, scanning PDFs, and editing articles, and this is one of the rare tablets where those tasks didn&rsquo;t feel compromised. There&rsquo;s simply more room for text to breathe. I wasn&rsquo;t zooming in every few minutes or constantly adjusting margins just to stay comfortable.</p>
<p>That extra width also helps when you split the screen. I ran Google Docs on one side and a browser on the other for a few sessions, and neither app felt like it was being punished for multitasking. Instead of two tall, awkward columns, both windows felt usable. Not perfect, but usable and which is more than I can say for most tablets in this range.</p>
<p>The display refreshes at up to 120Hz and switches dynamically depending on what you&rsquo;re doing. In practice, it felt consistently smooth. Scrolling through menus, hopping between apps, or moving through a heavy YouTube feed never felt jerky or uneven. More importantly, I didn&rsquo;t notice the kind of random stutters that sometimes show up when affordable hardware tries to juggle a high refresh rate.</p>
<p>Now, this is still an LCD panel, and that comes with trade-offs. If you&rsquo;re used to AMOLED screens on your phone, you&rsquo;ll spot the difference almost immediately. Colours are lively enough, Realme claims 96% NTSC coverage, and reds and blues do stand out, but blacks never fully disappear. They sit somewhere between dark grey and &ldquo;almost black.&rdquo;</p>
<p>That limitation shows up most clearly while watching darker content. I watched a few episodes of The Witcher, and in low-light scenes, the contrast just wasn&rsquo;t strong enough to sell the mood. The black bars, which are thicker here because of the squarer screen, don&rsquo;t fade away into the bezel either. They glow faintly. The tablet supports Widevine L1, so you do get full HD playback on Netflix and Prime Video, but there&rsquo;s no HDR support. For casual viewing, it&rsquo;s fine. For anyone who really cares about image depth, it&rsquo;s not impressive.</p>
<p>Brightness is another area where the Pad 3 feels tuned more for indoor use. It sits around 500 nits normally and can stretch to about 550 nits when pushed. Inside a room, a classroom, or an office, it&rsquo;s completely fine. I didn&rsquo;t struggle there at all. Outside is a different story. I tried using it on a balcony, and once direct sunlight hit the screen, readability dropped quickly.&nbsp;</p>
<p>One thing I genuinely liked, though, was how easy it was on my eyes. I read a lot at night, and the combination of DC dimming and a hardware-level low blue light filter actually helped. I could sit with the tablet for a couple of hours before bed without that dry, tired feeling creeping in.</p>
<h2>Realme Pad 3: Camera</h2>
<p>Before I even start this section, it is well known that nobody&rsquo;s buying a tablet for its photography chops. So, honestly nothing much to write here. The 8MP rear camera here is just fine for what it is. I found it useful enough for scanning documents or snapping a quick picture of a whiteboard in class. It focuses fast and the text comes out readable. That is really all you need it to do.</p>
<p>The front camera is where the real value is. Realme has placed the 8MP sensor on the longer edge of the display, which makes a big difference during video calls in landscape mode. So, during video calls, you look centered and more natural, instead of looking like you&rsquo;re staring sideways. I took a few Google Meet calls on this, and the video was sharp. The dual microphones also did a solid job of cutting out background noise. It is a practical setup that works for meetings, not social media.</p>
<h2>Realme Pad 3: Performance</h2>
<p>The Realme Pad 3 is powered by the MediaTek Dimensity 7300-MAX. It is a 4nm chipset that attempts to balance raw power with battery life. My review unit arrived with 8GB of RAM and 256GB of storage.</p>
<p>I ran the standard benchmarks to get a baseline. On AnTuTu, the device hit around 970,000. In Geekbench 6, it scored around 992 in single-core and near 2,958 in multi-core. These are good figures for this segment. But synthetic tests only tell you so much.</p>
<p>In actual use, the tablet feels responsive. Apps launch fast and &nbsp;I could keep five or six apps active in the background without the system killing them aggressively.</p>
<p>Gaming was a genuine surprise. Both Call of Duty Mobile and BGMI ran smoothly and hit 90 FPS. I played for a solid two hours to test the thermals. The management here is excellent. The back of the tablet barely warmed up and the temperature mark never crossed 30 degrees. The cold weather might be a factor, but the device stayed incredibly cool.</p>
<p>For work, I tried editing clips in CapCut. Scrubbing through 1080p footage was smooth. But when I loaded a 4K timeline, I noticed lag during playback. It handles the basics well. Just don't expect it to replace a powerful workstation for creative tasks.</p>
<h2>Realme Pad 3: Software &amp; AI</h2>
<p>Software is often where mid-range tablets stumble. This one is different. It runs realme UI 7.0 on top of Android 16 straight out of the box. The interface feels grown-up and fluid. It really uses that high refresh rate well. I was happy to see Realme show some restraint with pre-installed apps. There is almost no bloatware here. You get the essential Google and Realme tools. You won't have to spend several minutes cleaning up junk games.</p>
<p>Productivity is a big reason to buy a tablet today, and the Pad 3 delivers with genuinely useful AI features. &ldquo;AI for Pad&rdquo; includes AI Documents for quick PDF summaries, AI Recording Summary for meeting notes (it misses a few words sometimes, but gets the gist), and Circle to Search for instant lookups. If you use a Realme phone, Cross-Device Sync is seamless too, letting you copy on your phone and paste on the tablet instantly. Overall, the software feels smooth, well-optimised, and refreshingly free of bloatware.</p>
<h2>Realme Pad 3: Battery and Charging</h2>
<p>This is the &ldquo;Titan&rdquo; in the room. The 12,200mAh battery is phenomenal. In my testing, the endurance was genuinely impressive. I fully charged the tablet five days ago and haven&rsquo;t needed to plug it in since (it&rsquo;s still at 21%). That includes a solid day and a half of heavy use, where I streamed a cricket match and watched loads of movies.</p>
<p>I even spent my entire weekend binging Quentin Tarantino&rsquo;s classic filmography. By the way, I absolutely love his work, and if you haven&rsquo;t watched his films, you definitely should. And yes, I still think Reservoir Dogs is better than Pulp Fiction. Yeah, I went there. Through all that media consumption, I never once felt the usual battery anxiety.</p>
<p>When you do finally need to plug in, the charging speed is decent. It supports 45W charging. I wouldn't exactly call it "fast" by smartphone standards because it takes close to two hours to go from zero to one hundred percent. However, considering you are filling up such a massive cell, that is pretty considerable.</p>
<p>&nbsp;Another feature I found useful is the reverse charging. It provides a 10W of reverse charging and you can actually use the tablet as a massive power bank to charge your phone or earbuds in a pinch, which adds a lot of practical value.</p>
<h2>Realme Pad 3: Should You Buy It?</h2>
<p>The Realme Pad 3 5G is not pretending to be an iPad killer. It is simply one of the most sensible Android tablets I have used this year. If your day revolves around reading PDFs, researching, or typing away at documents, this device is an easy recommendation. The 7:5 screen shape makes a massive difference for actual productivity, and the battery life is just ridiculous.</p>
<p>I spent my time with the 8GB + 256GB 5G version, which comes in at ₹31,999. If you do not need the cellular connectivity, the Wi-Fi model starts cheaper at ₹26,999. Sure, the LCD panel won't give you those perfect inky blacks for late-night movie marathons. But for students or professionals who need a reliable machine that does not cost a fortune, this is the one to buy.</p>

The Realme P4 Power 5G packs a massive 10,001mAh battery, 80W fast charging, and a 144Hz display. Is this the ultimate battery-first phone?

Realme P4 Power 5G First Look: 10,001mAh battery in focus

Realme P4 Power 5G packs a massive 10,001mAh battery, 80W fast charging, and a 144Hz display. Is this the ultimate battery-first phone?

<h3><strong>The Realme P4 Power 5G is built around one core idea: extreme battery life. With a massive 10,001mAh cell, fast charging, and solid performance, it targets users who want endurance above everything else.</strong></h3>

<p>Realme is all set to launch the Realme P4 Power 5G and it is clearly built around one simple idea for 2026: battery anxiety should be a thing of the past.&nbsp;</p>
<p>Battery life and battery endurance has been steadily improving over the last year. Smartphones with 7,000mAh batteries only just starting to feel like the new normal in 2025 across devices.&nbsp;</p>
<p>Realme, however, has chosen not to play that incremental game. Instead, it has gone straight for a headline-grabbing approach, equipping the P4 Power 5G with an enormous 10,001mAh battery designed for users who simply want their phone to last.</p>
<h2><strong>Monster battery, crammed into a slim package</strong></h2>
<p>On paper, a 10,001mAh battery sounds insane. In real life, it genuinely changes how you use a phone. Realme&rsquo;s lab claims make that intent clear, with figures of up to 32.5 hours of YouTube, 11.7 hours of BGMI, and around 21.4 hours of navigation. For the right kind of user, this is the sort of battery that makes carrying a power bank feel unnecessary.</p>
<p>To put that into perspective, I have only had the phone for three days. Even in that short window, the battery behaviour has been impossible to ignore. I have been pushing it hard, taking calls, watching videos, shooting clips, snapping photos, and generally not holding back. Despite that, I was still ending the day with close to 50 percent left.&nbsp;</p>
<p>Based on this alone, I would not be surprised if the Realme P4 Power 5G becomes an easy one-and-a-half-day phone on a single charge, and possibly more with lighter use.</p>
<p>The obvious concern with a battery this large is whether the phone feels like a brick. Surprisingly, it does not. Realme has managed to keep the thickness at 9.08mm, which is impressive for what is packed inside.&nbsp;</p>
<p>It is not exactly compact, and the 219g weight is noticeable if you are coming from something lighter. That said, the quad-curved display and curved back help it feel smoother and more comfortable in the hand than the numbers suggest.</p>
<p>Once you move beyond the usual 5,000 to 6,000mAh range, the conversation is no longer just about endurance. Heat, long-term reliability, and battery health over time start to matter more. Realme says the battery should hold up better because you will charge it less often, which makes sense, even if it cannot be fully proven in a short review window.</p>
<p>Charging is more practical than expected. You get 80W fast charging, and in my testing it hit 50 percent in under 40 minutes with smart rapid charging enabled. There is also 27W reverse charging, which is genuinely useful for topping up earbuds, charging a second phone, or having backup power in a pinch.</p>
<h2><strong>Top-tier performance &amp; display in a budget</strong></h2>
<p>Performance and display are where the Realme P4 Power 5G quietly overdelivers for a budget phone. It runs on the Dimensity 7400 Ultra 5G, built on a 4nm process. This is the same chip used in the Realme P4, and while an Antutu score of just over 8 lakh is decent rather than impressive, real-world performance feels better than the numbers suggest. Day-to-day use is smooth, apps open quickly, multitasking holds steady, and the phone never feels like it is struggling.</p>
<p>For gaming, Realme is clearly prioritising consistency. Like the P4 and P4 Pro, the P4 Power gets the Hyper Vision AI chip, which brings AI-driven optimisations to improve how games look and run. Realme claims stable 90 FPS in BGMI, and in testing, that&rsquo;s exactly what I got. There is a sizeable cooling system as well, though if you push max settings for long sessions, some fluctuation is still expected over time.</p>
<p>What I like is that Hyper Vision AI is not limited to gaming. It also works with video, through features like AI Hyper Clarity, which upscales 720p content to roughly 1.5K, making videos look cleaner and more detailed.</p>
<p>The display itself is a 1.5K 144Hz panel. The full refresh rate is limited to supported apps and games, but even otherwise, it looks sharp, fluid, and well-balanced for everyday use.</p>
<h2><strong>Future-forward design</strong></h2>
<p>Design-wise, Realme is clearly chasing a bold, future-forward look, though the semi-transparent back is not quite what the term suggests. It is less transparent and more like a two-part design.&nbsp;</p>
<p>The top section features a crystal-style window that highlights internal-structure detailing, while the lower half switches to a matte finish that feels grippier and does a better job resisting fingerprints.</p>
<p>The camera module adds to that statement-heavy approach, with a raised rectangular island, two large camera rings stacked vertically, and a slim side strip housing the extra lens and flash. Overall, this is a phone that will appeal if you want something visually different. If you prefer clean, minimal designs, it may feel a bit too loud.</p>
<h2><strong>Software </strong></h2>
<p>On the software front, Realme is promising three years of Android updates and four years of security patches, which is decent for this segment. If the phone ends up priced close to ₹20,000 to ₹22,000, as expected, that update commitment feels fair and in line with what buyers should reasonably expect at this level.</p>
<h2><strong>Initial thoughts</strong></h2>
<p>Because of embargos, I cannot talk about some aspects just yet, including camera performance. That will come later. What matters right now is understanding what the realme P4 Power is actually built for.&nbsp;</p>
<p>This phone is unapologetically focused on battery life. If your usage involves long gaming sessions, heavy media consumption, or days away from a charger, it makes a lot of sense.&nbsp;</p>
<p>But if you prefer compact phones or charge your phone every night anyway, this will feel more like a flex feature than a genuine must-have for most everyday users.</p>

We tested the Zeiss Batis 85mm f/1.8 and 18mm f/2.8 on the Sony A7 IV to evaluate their sharpness, colour rendering, autofocus performance, and real-world usability. Here's what we found

Zeiss Batis 85mm f/1.8 and Zeiss Batis 18mm f/2.8 in-depth review

<h3><strong>The Zeiss Batis 85mm f/1.8 and Zeiss Batis 18mm f/2.8 deliver elite sharpness, classic Zeiss colour, and consistent rendering for Sony shooters who value optics over speed.</strong></h3>

<p>Zeiss sits in a league of its own when it comes to optics and lens design. The kind of legacy it carries is something very few companies can claim, and it is a pedigree that even brands like Sony, Nikon, and Canon would envy.&nbsp;</p>
<p>Most lens makers need you to have a very keen eye to make their signature known, that too assuming they have one. Zeiss does not work that way. Its lenses have an unmistakable signature that shows up immediately, and the Batis lineup is a perfect example of that X factor.</p>
<p>At a time when professional photographers and content creators rarely even look at third party lenses, Zeiss has managed to maintain a strong halo around its name. The reason? Impeccable image quality that is genuinely, almost impossible to beat.</p>
<p>I spent over a month with the Zeiss Batis 85mm f1.8 and the Zeiss Batis 18mm f2.8 on the Sony A7 IV, shooting thousands of photos and video. Calling the results impressive would undersell the experience.</p>
<p>Priced at roughly ₹65,000 and ₹75,000, these lenses are not cheap, but in terms of premium optics terms, they aren&rsquo;t that expensive either. And, yes, they have their limitations, like all lenses do. The real question though, is whether they are worth the price of admission that Zeiss is asking for.</p>
<h2>Zeiss Batis 85mm f/1.8</h2>
<p>If you care about sharpness, colour, and that classic &ldquo;Zeiss pop,&rdquo; the Zeiss 85mm is well worth serious consideration.</p>
<p>The Zeiss Batis 85mm is a short-telephoto prime designed specifically for Sony&rsquo;s full-frame E-mount cameras. At 85mm, it sits in the sweet spot for portraits, weddings, fashion, and detail work, offering strong subject separation without the bulk or working distance of longer telephoto lenses.</p>
<p>With a maximum aperture of f/1.8, it delivers a bright viewfinder, solid low-light performance, and plenty of background blur for a clean, professional look. The lens also features built-in optical image stabilisation, which works alongside the in-body stabilisation of the Sony A7 IV to keep both stills and handheld video steadier at slower shutter speeds.</p>
<h3><strong>Zeiss Batis 85mm f/1.8: Build, handling, and design</strong></h3>
<p>In the hand, the Batis 85mm feels premium without being heavy. Weighing roughly 450&ndash;480 grams, it is relatively light for a high-end 85mm portrait lens. Mounted on the Sony A7 IV, the combination balances well and remains comfortable during long shooting sessions.</p>
<p>The design is clean and modern, with a smooth barrel, a wide rubberised focus ring, and no unnecessary switches cluttering the body. The lens uses a metal outer shell and is weather-sealed, allowing it to handle light rain and dusty conditions when paired with a weather-sealed body like the A7 IV.</p>
<p>One standout feature is the OLED display on top of the lens, which shows focus distance and depth of field at the selected aperture. It is more useful than it sounds, particularly in low light or when working with manual focus, as it lets you confirm focus at a glance without relying entirely on the viewfinder.</p>
<h3><strong>Zeiss Batis 85mm f/1.8: Autofocus performance on the Sony A7 IV</strong></h3>
<p>On the Sony A7 IV, autofocus performance is solid, though not quite as fast as Sony&rsquo;s native GM lenses. The internal AF motor is effectively silent, which is a clear advantage for video shooters recording on-camera audio.</p>
<p>For portraits, Eye AF locks on reliably, even when shooting wide open at f/1.8. The lens consistently delivers sharp eyes and detailed skin textures, with focus accuracy remaining dependable across repeated shots. That consistency matters when shooting events or fast-paced portrait sessions.</p>
<p>Manual focus is fly-by-wire, but the focus ring is smooth and allows for precise adjustments when turned slowly.</p>
<h3><strong>Zeiss Batis 85mm f/1.8: Image quality and the Zeiss &ldquo;look&rdquo;</strong></h3>
<p>Image quality is where the Zeiss Batis 85mm truly stands out. Wide open, it is extremely sharp in the centre, with only a slight drop in the extreme corners. Stopping down improves corner sharpness further.</p>
<p>Colour and contrast are classic Zeiss. Images look rich without being overdone, with strong micro-contrast that gives subjects a subtle three-dimensional presence. Skin tones appear natural, and the lens handles backlit scenes well, maintaining contrast while keeping flare under control. Bokeh is smooth and creamy, especially for portraits shot at medium distances.</p>
<h3>Zeiss Batis 85mm f/1.8: Strengths, limitations, and ideal use</h3>
<p>On the Sony A7 IV, the Batis 85mm excels in several scenarios. It is a natural choice for portraits and headshots, where its focal length, subject separation, and rendering really shine. It also works well for lifestyle and detail shots, allowing you to isolate small scenes or candid moments without stepping too far back.</p>
<p>For video, the lens produces sharp 4K footage with pleasing background blur and dependable autofocus, though the non-linear focus ring may be less ideal if you rely heavily on manual focus pulls.</p>
<p>The Batis 85mm is not the cheapest option, and it is not the fastest 85mm on paper. However, in real-world use, it delivers consistent, high-quality results with a distinctive look that many photographers value. If you shoot with a Sony Alpha A7 IV and want a premium portrait lens that balances image quality, weight, and usability, the Zeiss Batis 85mm remains an easy recommendation.</p>
<h2>Zeiss Batis 18mm f/2.8</h2>
<p>We also spent time with the 18mm lens from Zeiss. The Zeiss 18mm f/2.8 is a premium ultra-wide lens that delivers excellent image quality in a compact, modern design, particularly in the Batis version for Sony full-frame cameras. It is undeniably expensive, but its performance and rendering will strongly appeal to landscape, architecture, and astrophotographers who prioritise sharpness and contrast above all else.</p>
<h3><strong>Zeiss Batis 18mm f/2.8: Optical performance</strong></h3>
<p>The Zeiss 18mm is impressively sharp across most of the frame, even wide open at f/2.8. Central sharpness is especially strong, paired with excellent contrast that helps fine details and textures stand out. Corner and edge sharpness are also very good for an ultra-wide prime, with only a slight drop-off at the extreme edges, which is typical for lenses in this class.</p>
<h3><strong>Zeiss Batis 18mm f/2.8: Image quality</strong></h3>
<p>Colour and contrast are classic Zeiss strengths here as well, giving images a crisp, almost three-dimensional look that separates this lens from many competitors. Chromatic aberrations and coma are very well controlled, making it a strong option for night sky and astrophotography.</p>
<h3><strong>Zeiss Batis 18mm f/2.8: Handling and features</strong></h3>
<p>The lens is lightweight and balances well on mirrorless bodies, yet still feels solid and well built. The Batis version offers effective weather sealing, fast and quiet autofocus, and the same useful OLED display showing distance and depth of field. Its close-focusing ability also allows for dramatic wide-angle compositions with strong foreground emphasis.</p>
<h3><strong>Zeiss 18mm f/2.8: Distortion, flare, and vignetting</strong></h3>
<p>Distortion is well managed for an 18mm lens, with only mild distortion that is easy to correct either in-camera or in post. Flare resistance is excellent thanks to Zeiss coatings, though vignetting is noticeable at f/2.8. This improves when stopping down and is easily corrected during editing.</p>
<h2><strong>Verdict</strong></h2>
<p>From an image quality standpoint, both the 85mm and the 18mm are pure gold. Very little comes close. Both lenses are exceptionally, almost absurdly sharp across the aperture range, an area where many other lens makers still struggle. Colours have a distinct, straight-out-of-camera look that rarely demands correction or heavy editing.</p>
<p>That said, there are a few quality-of-life compromises. Autofocus, for instance, is not as quick as I would have liked. If your work revolves around action or fast-paced subjects, these are not the lenses to reach for.</p>
<p>But for enthusiasts and purists, the Zeiss Batis series makes immediate sense. These lenses feel designed for photographers who enjoy the process of making an image as much as the final result. For portraits, architecture, and landscapes, they are absolutely worth the investment.</p>

GoPro Max 2 review: Here’s what it’s like using GoPro’s latest 360 camera.  I cover true 8K video, 10-bit colour, design, lens cover swaps, Quik reframing tools, file sizes, audio performance, stitching limits, and low-light performance.

GoPro Max 2 Review: GoPro’s Most Creative Camera Yet

<p>In this review, I break down what it&rsquo;s like using the GoPro Max 2 as a first-time 360 user, covering true 8K video, 10-bit colour, design and lens covers, Quik reframing tools, file sizes, audio performance, stitching limits, and low-light results.</p>

<p>The Max 2 is GoPro&rsquo;s long-awaited follow-up to the original GoPro Max, and &ldquo;long-awaited&rdquo; is not a dramatic phrase here. It&rsquo;s been six years. Six years in camera tech is an eternity, and the jump from the original Max to the Max 2 is so huge that comparing the two almost feels pointless.&nbsp;</p>
<p>The Max 2 doesn&rsquo;t feel like an update. It feels like GoPro returning to a category it helped define, and doing it properly this time. What matters more is how the Max 2 fits into today&rsquo;s 360 market, where the obvious competition comes from Insta360&rsquo;s X5 and DJI&rsquo;s Osmo 360.&nbsp;</p>
<p>That&rsquo;s where the real comparison lives. And after spending time with the Max 2 as someone stepping into 360 capture for the first time, I can confidently say GoPro has built something that feels modern, thoughtful, and very &ldquo;GoPro&rdquo; in the ways that count.</p>
<p>It also has limitations that become impossible to ignore once you live with it long enough.</p>
<h2><strong>A familiar GoPro experience, built around a very different kind of footage</strong></h2>
<p>The Max 2 doesn&rsquo;t feel like GoPro trying to become a different brand. It feels like GoPro taking what it already does well and translating it into a 360 camera that can handle the same kind of real-world use people expect from the company.</p>
<p>The stabilisation is here. The special shooting modes GoPro fans care about are here too, including Hyperlapse and star trails. And the Max 2&rsquo;s mounting flexibility is a reminder that GoPro has always understood one thing better than most brands: action cameras don&rsquo;t live on shelves, they live on helmets, handlebars, chest mounts, tripods, and sometimes places that don&rsquo;t feel safe for electronics.</p>
<p>You get tripod mounting, magnetic mounting, and the classic three-finger GoPro mount that&rsquo;s practically iconic at this point.</p>
<p>GoPro launched the Max 2 globally last September, and if you&rsquo;ve been following the category, you&rsquo;ve probably already seen the specifications and early impressions everywhere.&nbsp;</p>
<p>So instead of treating this like a spec-sheet recap, I&rsquo;m writing this from the perspective that mattered to me: what it feels like to actually use the Max 2 when you&rsquo;re new to 360 cameras, and what you learn once the excitement wears off and the workflow becomes routine.</p>
<h2><strong>Setup is easy. The mindset shift takes longer.</strong></h2>
<p>The first few minutes with the Max 2 are almost too smooth. You insert a microSD card, drop in the battery, power it on, and follow the on-screen instructions to pair it with your phone. GoPro&rsquo;s Quik app is central to the experience from the start, and it stays central long after setup.</p>
<p>Quik isn&rsquo;t just for pairing. It becomes your main interface for previewing footage, accessing key features, and starting the editing process. That consistency helps because it reduces the friction of getting started, even if what you&rsquo;re recording is fundamentally different from what most people are used to.</p>
<p>And that&rsquo;s where the Max 2 gets interesting. Because it&rsquo;s not difficult in the way a confusing camera is difficult. It&rsquo;s difficult in the way learning a new creative tool is difficult. The camera records everything around you, but good results still depend on you knowing what you want the final output to feel like.</p>
<h2><strong>The design choice that changes how you mount it</strong></h2>
<p>The Max 2 has a squarish design, and it&rsquo;s immediately noticeable if you&rsquo;ve held the longer, stick-friendly shape of Insta360&rsquo;s X5. DJI&rsquo;s Osmo 360 also leans closer to the Max 2&rsquo;s design philosophy.</p>
<p>In day-to-day use, I found the Max 2&rsquo;s squarer shape more conducive to mounting on helmets, bike handlebars, and your chest. It sits in a way that feels stable and balanced. The longer form factor of the X5 makes more sense when you&rsquo;re using it on a stick, where the camera becomes this slim &ldquo;periscope&rdquo; for capturing yourself and the environment around you.</p>
<p>There are pluses and minuses to both designs, but I appreciated that the Max 2 feels built for practical mounting first, not just for looking sleek on a selfie stick.</p>
<h2><strong>Lens covers that don&rsquo;t require tools or patience</strong></h2>
<p>One of the smartest, most confidence-boosting decisions GoPro made with the Max 2 is how it handles lens protection.</p>
<p>Like other flagship 360 cameras, the Max 2 uses a twin-lens design and supports replaceable lens covers. The difference is that on the Max 2, replacing them is genuinely simple.&nbsp;</p>
<p>You twist the covers off with your fingers and swap them. No special tools, and no &ldquo;send it away to the manufacturer&rdquo; process, which is still something you have to deal with on DJI&rsquo;s Osmo 360.</p>
<p>That ease matters because 360 cameras are inherently more vulnerable than regular action cameras. Those lenses stick out. They&rsquo;re meant to see everything, which also means they&rsquo;re exposed to everything.</p>
<p>I found the lens covers durable too. I dropped the Max 2 from waist height onto a gravel driveway and the lens didn&rsquo;t even scratch. But the bigger point is peace of mind. If you&rsquo;re heading out, you can throw spare lens covers into your bag and stop worrying that one accident will end your shooting day.</p>
<h2><strong>&ldquo;True 8K&rdquo; is a headline, but the real story is what it enables</strong></h2>
<p>The Max 2 uses two 14mm lenses (35mm equivalent), and each lens records to a 1/2.3-inch sensor. Together, they produce what GoPro calls &ldquo;True 8K&rdquo; video, with 10-bit colour support.</p>
<p>GoPro has been unusually direct about how it believes this differs from what others are doing. The company points out that some pixels get lost when you&rsquo;re recording circular footage on a square sensor, and that some competing cameras get close to 8K and then use algorithms to boost the final output up to 8K.</p>
<p>GoPro argues that the Max 2 captures more usable pixels in the actual recording area, and it has an entire webpage explaining how that works.</p>
<p>In my testing, the difference isn&rsquo;t massive for everyday use. It exists, and professionals will care, especially if they&rsquo;re mixing footage with high-end cameras where every bit of detail matters.</p>
<p>But for most people, the Max 2&rsquo;s appeal isn&rsquo;t just about a resolution argument. It&rsquo;s about how the footage looks, how much room it gives you in editing, and how reliable it feels when you&rsquo;re shooting in good light.</p>
<h2><strong>Colour is where the Max 2 quietly wins hearts</strong></h2>
<p>Two things stood out to me almost immediately: 10-bit colour and GoPro&rsquo;s default colour rendering.</p>
<p>The 10-bit support matters because it helps prevent banding in skies, especially around sunsets where gradients can look ugly fast. And GoPro&rsquo;s default look leans darker, contrastier, and more realistic than what you typically see from other brands in this space.</p>
<p>Blue skies are where I noticed it most. The Max 2 gives a more natural tone, with a slight magenta touch that feels closer to what you actually saw in the moment. If you want something that looks louder and more attention-grabbing straight out of the camera, there are cameras that will do that too, but GoPro&rsquo;s look feels more grounded.</p>
<p>And if you want to colour grade later in DaVinci Resolve, 10-bit footage gives you much more flexibility. It&rsquo;s the difference between footage that holds up under edits, and footage that starts falling apart the moment you push it.</p>
<h2><strong>Daylight detail is strong, even when scenes get messy</strong></h2>
<p>In bright light, I found the Max 2 held detail well, especially in scenes with a lot of texture like foliage. It&rsquo;s the kind of footage that stays crisp enough to feel premium, but not overly sharpened to the point of looking artificial.</p>
<p>It also helps that the camera&rsquo;s contrast handling feels controlled. The footage has definition without feeling harsh, which is exactly what you want from a camera that&rsquo;s going to be used outdoors most of the time.</p>
<h2><strong>Single-lens mode is a practical option when you don&rsquo;t need everything</strong></h2>
<p>Like most 360 cameras, the Max 2 offers a single-lens mode. It&rsquo;s useful when you know the second lens isn&rsquo;t adding value, like when the camera is mounted to your chest and you&rsquo;re not planning to use the full spherical view.</p>
<p>In this mode, the Max 2 essentially becomes a 4K action camera, and the biggest advantage is that it saves you time later because you don&rsquo;t need to reframe the footage. The trade-off is that you&rsquo;re capped at 4K, but for quick shoots where speed matters, that&rsquo;s a fair compromise.</p>
<h2><strong>Audio is the one place the Max 2 feels undercooked</strong></h2>
<p>The Max 2 packs in six microphones and uses them intelligently in theory, dampening the side facing wind and prioritising the cleaner direction.</p>
<p>On paper, it sounds excellent. In real-world use, I found the audio consistently subpar. It sounded quiet and flat, and no matter what I did, I couldn&rsquo;t get it to feel as full or as punchy as I wanted.</p>
<p>If audio matters to you, I&rsquo;d plan to use an external mic. Honestly, that&rsquo;s good advice for most action cameras, but it feels especially important here.</p>
<h2><strong>Slow motion is still not a 360 camera&rsquo;s strongest talent</strong></h2>
<p>The Max 2&rsquo;s slow-motion tops out at 100 frames per second and is only available when shooting 4K. Once you reframe that footage, your maximum output resolution becomes 1080p.</p>
<p>It&rsquo;s usable, but it&rsquo;s not the reason you buy this camera. The reality is that 360 cameras, at least for now, still don&rsquo;t deliver the kind of slow-motion experience people expect from more traditional action cameras.</p>
<h2><strong>Editing is where the Max 2 becomes the product you actually paid for</strong></h2>
<p>If there&rsquo;s one thing the Max 2 taught me, it&rsquo;s that 360 capture shifts creative control into post-production.</p>
<p>Most people aren&rsquo;t buying these cameras to upload raw 360 footage for immersive goggles. They&rsquo;re buying them to create normal, cinematic videos for YouTube, Instagram, and everything else we actually watch. That means reframing is not optional. It&rsquo;s the whole point.</p>
<p>GoPro gives you two paths here: the revamped Quik mobile app and desktop software through GoPro Player for macOS and Windows.</p>
<p>Quik is clearly the star. The best feature in the mobile workflow is Object Tracking, which lets you select a subject in the 360 footage and have the software keep the shot locked on them, regardless of how the camera moved during recording.&nbsp;</p>
<p>In my use, it worked really well. It&rsquo;s not perfect, sometimes it frames the subject slightly differently than you&rsquo;d choose, but fixing those moments manually is easy.</p>
<p>The downside is that Object Tracking is mobile-only. The desktop software is capable and covers most of what you need, but missing automatic tracking slows things down. Hopefully GoPro brings it to desktop in a future update.</p>
<p>For more serious editors, GoPro now offers a DaVinci Resolve plugin alongside the long-existing Adobe Premiere plugin. The catch is that you have to transcode your clips into a Resolve-friendly format using GoPro Player first. Fortunately, there&rsquo;s a batch-processing option, and if you care about combining 10-bit footage into a larger workflow, it&rsquo;s worth the extra step.</p>
<p>One feature I genuinely loved is that you can plug the Max 2 directly into your phone to download clips. It&rsquo;s far faster than relying on Wi-Fi transfers, and it makes the workflow feel instantly less annoying.</p>
<h2><strong>The long-term realities: storage, stitching, and low light</strong></h2>
<p>Living with the Max 2 also means accepting the practical side of 8K 360 video.</p>
<p>File sizes are huge. Storage management becomes part of your life. Transfer times matter, especially if you&rsquo;re working on your phone and you&rsquo;re impatient, like most of us are.</p>
<p>The Quik app and GoPro Player are accessible and beginner-friendly, but they don&rsquo;t have the depth required for professional-grade editing. And if you want to bring footage into traditional non-linear editors, you still have to do reframing and adjustments inside GoPro&rsquo;s ecosystem first, which adds extra steps.</p>
<p>I also noticed stitching inconsistencies in certain scenarios, and GoPro doesn&rsquo;t offer manual stitching controls in its apps, which means you can&rsquo;t always fix what you can see.</p>
<p>Low-light performance is another limitation. Indoor and night footage isn&rsquo;t the Max 2&rsquo;s strong suit, and GoPro has clearly optimised for daylight shooting.</p>
<h2><strong>Verdict: powerful, creative, and not a shortcut</strong></h2>
<p>The GoPro Max 2 offers real creative advantages. It lets you capture scenes once and shape them later, enabling perspectives that aren&rsquo;t possible with more conventional cameras. But it also demands patience, planning, and a willingness to spend time in editing tools.</p>
<p>For newcomers, the Max 2 is approachable, but it isn&rsquo;t effortless. It rewards experimentation. It rewards learning point-of-view. And once you start getting it right, it&rsquo;s hard not to get addicted to the freedom it gives you.</p>
<p>If you don&rsquo;t currently own a 360 camera and you want one, the Max 2 is easy to recommend. The video quality is excellent, the colour rendering looks more realistic out of the box, the lens covers are genuinely easy to replace, and 10-bit colour gives you flexibility if you want to grade footage later.</p>
<p>The biggest caution is audio. If sound matters, plan for an external mic. And if you shoot mostly indoors or at night, you&rsquo;ll feel the limits sooner than you&rsquo;d like.</p>
<p>The GoPro Max 2 is priced at Rs 54,990 in India.</p>

The Logitech MX Master 4 refines a familiar formula with better materials, new haptics, an Action Ring button, and long battery life, while still leaning heavily on software.

Logitech MX Master 4 review: Still the productivity king?

<h3><strong>The Logitech MX Master 4 builds on a familiar design with revised materials, new haptic feedback, an Action Ring button, updated connectivity, and long battery life.</strong></h3>

<p>The MX Master 4 carries a reputation that very few computer accessories ever get to inherit. There is a reason creators like Marques Brownlee, Ali Abdaal, Casey Neistat, Austin Evans, and MrWhoseTheBoss have all, at different points in their careers, relied on the MX Master. That trust was built through long workdays, reliable tracking, and a level of customisation that adapts easily to different workflows.</p>
<p>I have wanted an MX Master on my desk for a long time, so when the opportunity to review the MX Master 4 came up, I took it without hesitation. This is not a gaming mouse, and it does not attempt to be one. My Logitech G304 still makes far more sense in that role. But for productivity, comfort, and extended all-day use, the MX Master 4, like the models before it, operates on a different level.</p>
<p>Rather than pushing for a dramatic redesign, Logitech has taken a measured path. The MX Master 4 looks familiar at first glance, but the changes start to matter once it becomes part of your daily routine.</p>
<p>With an official price of ₹15,000 and online pricing closer to ₹12,000, it sits firmly in premium territory. The question, then, is straightforward: after wanting one for so long, is this finally the MX Master I would buy myself?</p>
<h2>Logitech MX Master 4 Review: Design and ergonomics</h2>
<p>Anyone coming from an older MX Master will feel right at home with the MX Master 4 almost instantly. The hand position, the overall posture, and the way the mouse fills your palm are all familiar. Logitech has not attempted to rework the fundamentals here, and visually it still sits very close to the MX Master 3S. That sense of continuity is deliberate. The real changes reveal themselves only after days of regular use, where the MX Master 4 starts to feel more polished and better thought through.</p>
<p>The mouse is offered in Graphite and Pale Grey, with a dedicated Mac variant available in White Silver. Colour options aside, the biggest improvement this generation comes down to materials. The rubberised finish on the MX Master 3S was one of its weakest points. It felt premium initially, but it did not age gracefully. Dust, skin oils, and everyday grime clung to it easily, and extended use often resulted in uneven wear and glossy patches that made the mouse feel prematurely worn.</p>
<p>That issue has been addressed decisively. The MX Master 4 switches to a higher-grade plastic across most of its surface. It still feels soft and pleasant in the hand, but without the tacky, dirt-loving behaviour of the earlier coating. Rubber has been restricted to the left and right wings, where grip is genuinely useful. In everyday use, this change makes the mouse feel cleaner, more durable, and far easier to maintain.</p>
<p>The left wing doubles as a thumb rest and now integrates the Actions Ring button. This is also where the haptic feedback is delivered. In use, the placement feels natural and intuitive. The button sits exactly where the thumb expects it to be, and I rarely needed to adjust my grip to reach it.</p>
<p>Logitech has also refined the main click area. The buttons are marginally larger, the loop around the scroll wheel has been removed, and the odd plastic extension on the right-click button from the MX Master 3S is no longer present. These are small tweaks individually, but together they give the mouse a cleaner and more cohesive look.</p>
<p>Click noise remains minimal. Like previous MX Master models, the MX Master 4 uses heavily dampened switches. There is very little audible feedback, and that is clearly intentional. Logitech has tuned this mouse for offices, shared workspaces, and long professional sessions where constant clicking can quickly become irritating. It may not satisfy those who enjoy pronounced tactile feedback, but it makes the mouse easy to live with for hours on end.</p>
<p>Scrolling continues to be a highlight. Both the MagSpeed main wheel and the thumb scroll wheel are aluminium, and both feel premium. The MagSpeed wheel remains exceptional. It offers precise, stepped scrolling when control matters, and seamlessly switches to free-spin mode at the press of a button. Even better, it adapts automatically to speed. Fast flicks glide freely, while slower movements return to controlled scrolling without any manual input.</p>
<p>The thumb wheel, while functional, still lags behind the MagSpeed wheel in feel. It is not as smooth, and the lack of a click limits its usefulness. Considering the mouse already offers eight programmable buttons, this feels like a missed opportunity to expand functionality further.</p>
<p>Below the thumb wheel sits the redesigned gesture button. Its new position makes it easier to press intentionally, and it feels more reliable during repeated use.</p>
<p>Despite not being marketed as a dedicated ergonomic mouse, the MX Master 4 is among the most comfortable work mice I have used. I have larger hands, and the shape fits exceptionally well. Long work sessions never caused fatigue or discomfort. It is still disappointing, though, that a left-handed version remains absent.</p>
<p>This is also not a mouse built for constant lifting or fast flicks, which makes gaming a poor fit. The grip does not encourage aggressive movements, and the Actions Ring button can be triggered unintentionally if you hold the mouse tightly. At 150 grams, it is also relatively heavy. By comparison, my Logitech G304 comes in at 99 grams with an AA battery.</p>
<p>That weight works against it in games, but becomes an asset in creative software. In tools like Photoshop and InDesign, the mouse feels planted and controlled, encouraging slower, more deliberate movements.</p>
<p>There is also a small nod to sustainability. The MX Master 4 is more serviceable, with exposed screws that should allow battery replacement in the future. While this has been possible in certain regions before, sourcing official replacement batteries in India remains difficult unless you are willing to venture into unreliable territory.</p>
<h2><strong>Logitech MX Master 4 Review: Connectivity &amp; Tracking</strong></h2>
<p>In terms of connectivity, the MX Master 4 gives you two clear options. You can use Logitech&rsquo;s Bolt receiver, or go completely dongle-free with Bluetooth 5.1 Low Energy. I genuinely like having both, mainly because I switch between different work setups fairly often.</p>
<p>You can pair the mouse with up to three devices, and switching between them using the button on the bottom is quick and straightforward. Moving between my laptop and desktop felt fast and mostly seamless in day-to-day use.</p>
<p>Logitech says it has improved the internal antenna design and claims a wireless range of up to 10 metres. From my testing, that claim mostly holds up. As long as there were no major obstacles in the way, the connection stayed stable even when I moved a decent distance away from my desk.</p>
<p>For tracking, the MX Master 4 uses Logitech&rsquo;s Darkfield high-precision sensor, and it has been rock solid for me. I tested it on a polished wooden desk, a regular sheet of paper, and even on glass. Tracking stayed consistent across all of them, including glass, which is still something many mice struggle with.</p>
<p>The DPI range goes from 200 all the way up to 8,000, and you can adjust it in fine 50-DPI steps. That level of control is genuinely useful if you care about dialing in pointer speed exactly the way you like it.</p>
<p>The weak point here is the polling rate. Whether you use the Bolt receiver or Bluetooth, it is capped at 125Hz. That feels disappointing at this price, especially when even basic wireless mice bundled with budget keyboard combos run at the same rate.</p>
<p>Connectivity itself is simple enough, but the experience of the mouse is incomplete without the Logi Options+ software. Until I installed the software, even basic things like the back and forward buttons did not work. Once everything is set up, though, the mouse finally delivers what you are paying for.</p>
<h2><strong>Logitech MX Master 4 Review:&nbsp;Software</strong></h2>
<p>Logi Options+ is, without question, the most polished customisation software I have used from any peripheral brand so far. Even large PC makers like Dell, HP, and Asus could learn a thing or two from it. The interface is clean, the setup process is easy to follow, and nothing feels confusing or unnecessarily buried. From a pure design and usability perspective, Logitech has done this part really well.</p>
<p>However, I have a few issues, with the first and foremost being, that you need Logi Options+ in the first place. Without the software installed, a large chunk of what you are paying ₹12,000 to ₹15,000 for simply does not function. Even basic buttons like back and forward are useless until the app is up and running.</p>
<p>Logitech positions the MX Master 4 as a productivity mouse for professional and corporate users. In that context, setup at work should be painless. In reality, it is anything but. On most office machines, installing third-party software like Logi Options+ is painfully convoluted thanks to enterprise level security.</p>
<p>Even with admin access on my work system, I had to get the IT team involved to adjust permissions before the software would behave properly. On top of that, the app asking for keystroke access immediately raised concerns. I had to explain why that permission was required, which is not a great conversation to have in a corporate environment.</p>
<p>A potential workaround would be setting the mouse up on another system and then using it at work. That is not an option here. The MX Master 4 has no onboard memory, so none of the customisations carry over. You have to use the Logi Options+ app, and have it run in the background.</p>
<p>On my personal MacBook, though, the entire setup took under three minutes and worked flawlessly.</p>
<p>Once everything is in place, the experience is excellent. You get to set workflow-specific shortcuts, and profiles, like I did for Photoshop and Lightroom, which made my life a lot easier.&nbsp;</p>
<h2><strong>Logitech MX Master 4 Review:&nbsp;Haptics and the new Action Ring</strong></h2>
<p>The MX Master 4 introduces two features that actually move the series forward in a meaningful way: the new haptic feedback system and the dedicated Action Ring button. These are not minor tweaks or background additions. They directly change how the mouse feels and how quickly you can get work done.</p>
<p>Starting with haptics, the feedback is stronger than I expected from a mouse that still looks this understated. Logitech gives you four intensity levels to choose from: subtle, low, medium, and high. I left mine on low, and even that felt more than enough for everyday use. Anything higher quickly starts to feel excessive.</p>
<p>The idea behind the haptics is simple. The mouse gives you a small physical confirmation when an action is completed. It is not meant to grab your attention or pull focus, but to reinforce what you are already doing. Once you get used to it, it starts to feel surprisingly natural.</p>
<p>A good example is layer alignment in Adobe Photoshop. Normally, you rely entirely on visual cues to know when a layer snaps perfectly into place. With the MX Master 4, I also got a subtle haptic nudge the moment alignment was complete. It sounds trivial, but during detailed edits, that extra confirmation genuinely helped, especially when making very fine adjustments.</p>
<p>You get similar feedback when using the Action Ring, Smart Actions, and gesture shortcuts. The haptics also kick in when switching between desktops or workspaces, which makes those transitions feel intentional rather than something you triggered by accident.</p>
<p>The other big addition is the Action Ring itself. While Action Rings technically came to the MX Master 3S through a software update, the MX Master 4 is the first model to support them properly with a dedicated hardware button. That distinction matters in daily use.</p>
<p>Pressing the Action Ring button brings up a circular menu of actions that changes depending on the app you are using. These actions are essentially macros tied to shortcuts, but the way they are presented makes them quick and intuitive to access. Logitech claims this can save up to 33 percent of working time and reduce mouse movement by 67 percent. I did not measure those numbers, but while editing photos in Adobe Lightroom and Photoshop for this review, my workflow did feel noticeably faster and more fluid.</p>
<p>Inside Logi Options+, you can also create multiple profiles within the same app. For example, you can set up separate Photoshop profiles for photo retouching and for vector or path-based work, each with its own shortcuts. Similar setups work well in Lightroom, DaVinci Resolve, and most other creative applications.</p>
<p>Rounding things out are familiar features like Easy Switch for managing three connected devices through the software, continued Action Ring integration, and Logi Flow, which lets you drag files, images, and text between two computers simply by moving your cursor across screens.</p>
<h2><strong>Logitech MX Master 4 Review:&nbsp;Battery</strong></h2>
<p>The MX Master 4 has a 650mAh battery, with Logitech claiming up to 70 days of use. I am inclined to believe that, because after a week of heavy use, my unit only dropped from 100 to 90 percent. Charging happens over USB-C, and a minute or two easily gets you through a full workday, without any range anxiety either.</p>
<h2><strong>Logitech MX Master 4 Review:&nbsp;Verdict</strong></h2>
<p>Spending time with the Logitech MX Master 4 as my work mouse made its priorities obvious. This is a mouse designed around long hours at a desk, not something meant to impress quickly. Comfort continues to be the core strength.</p>
<p>The material changes make a difference in daily use, the MagSpeed scroll wheel remains unmatched, and the mouse feels planted and predictable during fine, detail oriented work. The addition of haptic feedback and the hardware backed Action Ring button also deserves mention. What felt unnecessary at first gradually became helpful.</p>
<p>There are compromises that cannot be ignored. The weight alone makes gaming unrealistic, the 125Hz polling rate feels embarrassingly low for a mouse at this price, and the thumb scroll wheel still falls short of the main wheel in feel and precision. I kept wishing there was a way to make it handle gaming duties, but that option is not there.</p>
<p>Software remains another concern. Logi Options+ is polished, but the reliance on it is frustrating. Without the software running, several features stop working, which becomes a problem in restricted office environments.</p>
<p>So would I still buy it, especially now that the MX Master 3S sells for much less? Yes. The older model had durability issues over time, and the MX Master 4 earns its place on my desk today.</p>

Elon Musk-owned X announced new safeguards to stop its AI chatbot Grok from generating sexualised images of real people, amid investigations and bans by several governments worldwide.

Elon Musk's X announces curbs on Grok after backlash over sexualised images

<p>Elon Musk-owned X announced new safeguards to stop its AI chatbot Grok from generating sexualised images of real people, amid investigations and bans by several governments worldwide.</p>

<p>Microblogging platform X has implemented technological measures to prevent Grok from generating images of real people in revealing clothing in jurisdictions where it is illegal, following backlash over obscene deepfakes created by the AI chatbot.</p>
<p>This restriction applies to all users, including paid subscribers, X said on its official 'Safety' handle.</p>
<p>Further, image creation and editing via the Grok account on X are now only available to paid subscribers. The platform said this adds an extra layer of protection, ensuring that individuals who attempt to abuse Grok to violate the law or platform policies can be held accountable.</p>
<p>"We now geoblock the ability of all users to generate images of real people in bikinis, underwear, and similar attire via the Grok account and in Grok in X in those jurisdictions where it's illegal," the post said. X also said it has implemented measures to prevent editing of images of real people in revealing clothing.</p>
<p>"This restriction applies to all users, including paid subscribers," the platform added. X emphasised that all AI prompts and generated content must still adhere to its safety rules. "Whether content is created by free or paid users, our Safety team works around the clock to add safeguards, remove violating content, suspend accounts when necessary, and collaborate with governments and law enforcement," it said.</p>
<p>X reiterated its commitment to a safe platform, with zero tolerance for child sexual exploitation, non-consensual nudity, and unwanted sexual content. "We take action to remove high-priority violative content, including Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM) and non-consensual nudity," the post said. Accounts seeking such content are reported to law enforcement as necessary.</p>
<p>The platform recently removed about 3,500 pieces of content and deleted over 600 accounts after the Indian IT Ministry raised concerns about obscene material linked to Grok. X assured authorities it would comply with Indian laws.</p>
<p>Governments worldwide, including India, have increased pressure on Grok over content moderation, data safety, and non-consensual sexually explicit images flooding the platform. On January 2, the IT Ministry directed X to remove all vulgar, obscene, and unlawful content generated by Grok, warning of action under the law if it failed to comply.</p>
<p>The ministry asked X to submit a detailed action-taken report covering technical and organisational measures, the oversight role of the Chief Compliance Officer, actions against offending content, and mechanisms for compliance with reporting requirements. It highlighted misuse of Grok to create fake accounts or manipulate images of women in a derogatory manner, noting this as a serious failure of platform safeguards.</p>
<p>The government emphasised that compliance with the IT Act and rules is mandatory, and failure to observe due diligence obligations could result in loss of safe harbour under section 79 of the IT Act and other legal consequences. X was asked to enforce user terms and AI usage restrictions, including suspension and termination of violating accounts, and to remove all illegal content without delay.</p>
<p>X&rsquo;s initial detailed response was seen as reiterating respect for Indian laws and content policies but lacking specific actions on Grok AI obscene content. The IT Ministry sought more concrete details on content takedowns and preventive measures.</p>
<p>Following this, X admitted its mistakes and assured compliance with Indian laws. Apart from India, the UK and EU have also pressured X over the Grok deepfake image issue.</p>

Is the CMF Headphone Pro worth ₹7,999? We tested its 100-hour battery, 40dB ANC, and unique Energy Slider in our detailed review. Read our final verdict.

CMF Headphone Pro Review: 100-Hour Battery and Bold Design – The New Budget King?

Nothing’s sub-brand CMF is shaking up the budget audio space. We spent a week with the CMF Headphone Pro to test its massive battery claims, unique design quirks, and audio performance. Does the bold style match the sound quality? Here is our honest review.

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<p>The budget headphone segment has started to blur into one long, boring pattern. Walk into any store or scroll online and you&rsquo;ll see the same safe designs repeated over and over. Black plastic, familiar shapes, and a heavy focus on specs, often at the cost of how these headphones actually feel to live with day after day. That&rsquo;s the space CMF, Nothing&rsquo;s sub-brand, is clearly trying to shake up.</p>
<p>With the CMF Headphone Pro, the idea doesn&rsquo;t seem to be about racing to the lowest price. Instead, CMF is leaning hard into design and personality, trying to stand out in a category that rarely takes risks. The headphones first showed up in a few global markets in September 2025, and now they&rsquo;re finally making their way to India on January 20.</p>
<p>I&rsquo;ve been using the Light Green version, and at least on paper, it ticks a lot of boxes. There&rsquo;s a bold, industrial-inspired look, a colour that doesn&rsquo;t try to disappear, big battery claims, and features like LDAC that you don&rsquo;t usually see at this price. The real test, though, is everyday use. At ₹7,999, does all that style translate into something you&rsquo;ll actually enjoy using, or is the appeal mostly skin deep?</p>
<h2>Design, Build &amp; Comfort</h2>
<p>Let&rsquo;s call it like it is: most budget headphones look painfully safe. Black, beige, plastic, and forgettable. The <a title="CMF Phone (1): New affordable smartphone by Nothing likely under development" href="https://www.editorji.com/tech-news/mobiles/cmf-phone-1-new-affordable-smartphone-by-nothing-likely-under-development-1715167142105" target="_blank">CMF</a> Headphone Pro clearly didn&rsquo;t get that memo. It does the exact opposite and makes sure you notice it. I&rsquo;ve been using the Light Green version daily, and I genuinely enjoy how bold it looks. The almost toy-like pop design feels playful and confident, not like it&rsquo;s trying to blend in with everything else on the shelf.</p>
<p>Yes, the body is mostly plastic, but it doesn&rsquo;t feel flimsy or hollow in the hand. The matte finish avoids that greasy shine cheap headphones often pick up, and the metal reinforcement inside the headband adds some real confidence when you adjust the size. CMF says these went through 66 different durability tests, including drops and twists, and based on daily use, I believe it. They feel sturdy enough to survive being tossed into a backpack. That said, the included drawstring pouch feels like an afterthought. A proper hard case would have made a lot more sense here.</p>
<p>The modular ear cushions are easily the most talked-about feature. Are they necessary? Not really. Are they fun? Absolutely. Swapping them out is strangely satisfying and lets you change the look whenever you want. Just be careful while putting them back on. If they&rsquo;re even slightly misaligned or flipped, the seal gets messed up. Also worth mentioning: the Light Green headphones and orange pads I tested attract dust like crazy. If you&rsquo;re not someone who constantly wipes your gear, they won&rsquo;t stay clean for long.</p>
<p>Comfort is mostly solid. At 283 grams, they don&rsquo;t feel heavy on the head, even during long sessions. The ear pads are big and cushy, and they form a good passive seal around the ears. However, the clamp is a bit tight. After about two hours of editing, I could feel the pressure, along with the usual heat build-up that comes with leatherette pads on closed-back headphones.</p>
<p>The controls are where CMF really leans into experimentation. The buttons themselves are on the smaller side, which took some getting used to. On the right cup, you&rsquo;ll find the USB-C port, a customizable Action Button, and a clicky roller for volume and playback or ANC, depending on how you set it up.</p>
<p>But the standout is on the left cup. Alongside the power button and the 3.5mm jack is the Energy Slider. It&rsquo;s smooth, has no clicks, and lets you adjust bass and treble on the fly. It feels more like a fidget than a control, and I caught myself sliding it around even when I didn&rsquo;t need to. It did take a few days to build muscle memory for the smaller buttons, though.</p>
<p>In the end, the CMF Headphone Pro clearly isn&rsquo;t trying to be subtle. It goes all-in on bold design and tactile controls. The tiny buttons and dust-prone pads aren&rsquo;t perfect, but the overall build and comfort punch above what you&rsquo;d expect at this price.</p>
<h2>Audio Quality</h2>
<p>Before getting into how these headphones sound, a bit of context matters. I don&rsquo;t treat music as background noise. For the past six years, I&rsquo;ve spent a lot of time actively listening, breaking tracks down layer by layer. I pay attention to small details most people gloss over; faint guitar lines tucked behind vocals, overlapping instrument layers, and those subtle melodic elements that give a song depth. So when I say the CMF Headphone Pro got serious listening time, it really did.</p>
<p>CMF is using 40mm custom drivers with nickel-plated diaphragms and a copper voice coil. That looks fine on a spec sheet, but numbers don&rsquo;t tell you much until you actually hit play. To get a real sense of what these could do, I jumped between very different genres, moving from the emotional softness of Ali Sethi&rsquo;s tracks to the hard-hitting, bass-driven delivery of Divine.</p>
<p>Straight out of the box, the tuning feels clearly aimed at everyday listeners. It&rsquo;s smooth, easygoing, and doesn&rsquo;t try to sound overly technical. That said, things noticeably improve if you&rsquo;re using an Android phone. Switching over to LDAC brings an immediate lift in clarity and separation, and it&rsquo;s not subtle.</p>
<p>To test dynamics and staging, I started with Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen, a track that exposes weak headphones very quickly. The CMF Headphone Pro managed the layered vocal sections better than expected. Individual harmonies remain audible, although during the most crowded moments, the instruments do push forward and slightly overshadow the vocals. It&rsquo;s the kind of compromise you only really notice if you&rsquo;re used to much more expensive gear.</p>
<p>For vocal-focused tracks, I played Gulon Main Rang and Qayede Se. The midrange is handled well. Ali Sethi&rsquo;s voice comes through warm and textured, without sounding artificially sharpened. As arrangements become busier, vocals do slip just a touch behind the mix. It never turns muddy, but they aren&rsquo;t always front and centre either.</p>
<p>Bass tuning is where these headphones become genuinely enjoyable. Using the Energy Slider with tracks like All Black, 3:59, and I&rsquo;m an Albatraoz shows that this control actually does something meaningful. At lower levels, bass stays clean and restrained. Push it higher, and you get a deep, physical thump. On 3:59, the sub-bass hits with authority without completely overpowering the vocals. Max it out, though, and it does get heavy; great for workouts, less ideal if you&rsquo;re listening critically.</p>
<p>I also spent time with binaural tracks during quieter moments to check clarity and background noise. The soundstage isn&rsquo;t massive, but it&rsquo;s wide enough to make spatial effects feel convincing. The Cinema and Concert modes add extra width that works well for movies, but for music, I preferred sticking to the standard stereo profile.</p>
<p>I ran the Personal Sound test in the Nothing X app as well. It takes a few minutes and is worth doing. For me, it slightly opened up the upper mids, making percussion hits feel sharper and more immediate.</p>
<p>Overall, the CMF Headphone Pro delivers a lively, engaging sound that feels well above what its price suggests. It captures small details: a vocalist's breath, the tail end of a drum hit better than expected. It&rsquo;s not trying to replace studio gear, but for everyday listening, it&rsquo;s genuinely satisfying.</p>
<h2>ANC and Call Quality</h2>
<p>This is one of those cases where the spec sheet sets expectations a little too high. CMF talks about 40dB hybrid adaptive <a title="Oppo Enco Buds3 Pro+ Review: ANC That Actually Works Under ₹2,500" href="https://www.editorji.com/tech-news/gadget-review/oppo-enco-buds3-pro-review-anc-that-actually-works-under-2-500-1766497263765" target="_blank">ANC</a>, and in calm, everyday situations, it does what you&rsquo;d want it to do. Around the house or on quieter streets, the effect is obvious. The constant stuff in the background; fan noise, AC hum, distant traffic just drops away enough that you stop paying attention to it.</p>
<p>Once you step into properly noisy places, though, the picture changes. I used these during peak hours on the Delhi Metro and in a crowded local market, and that&rsquo;s where you start noticing the limits. The noise cancellation is still doing something, but it doesn&rsquo;t match the promise of the numbers. With ANC on and no music playing, plenty of sound still gets through. I&rsquo;d roughly put it at cutting about half the noise. Even with music playing at a comfortable volume, crowd chatter, announcements, and street sounds don&rsquo;t vanish. It takes the sharp edge off the chaos, but it doesn&rsquo;t create that bubble of silence you get from much more expensive headphones.</p>
<p>Call quality feels like a different story altogether. The Headphone Pro uses a three-mic setup with Clear Voice Technology, and in quieter environments, it works really well. Indoors, my voice sounded clean and natural, and calls stayed stable without any weird drops. For home or office use, it honestly performs better than you&rsquo;d expect at this price.</p>
<p>Outside is where things get messy. The microphones are very sensitive, and that sensitivity isn&rsquo;t always helpful. During calls in busy areas, my voice came through clearly, but so did everything else around me. Traffic, nearby conversations, and random street noise all made their way to the other end. The headphones struggle to separate your voice once the environment gets loud and unpredictable. The mics pick up a lot of detail, but in crowded markets or packed streets, switching to your phone&rsquo;s earpiece is still the safer bet.</p>
<p>Connectivity and Controls<br>I didn&rsquo;t run into any connectivity issues during daily use, which is honestly the best compliment I can give here. The Headphone Pro uses Bluetooth 5.4 and supports AAC, SBC, and LDAC. That LDAC support still feels rare at this price, and if you&rsquo;re on Android, the difference is noticeable with higher-quality streams. Music sounds cleaner and less compressed than what you usually get from budget headphones. Pairing was completely hassle-free too. I switched them on, got a Google Fast Pair prompt, tapped once, and that was it.</p>
<p>The dual-device connection ended up being more useful than I expected. I kept the headphones connected to both my laptop and phone most of the time, and the switching just worked. I could be watching a video on my laptop, get a call on my phone, and the audio would jump over instantly. No menus, no reconnecting. That kind of reliability isn&rsquo;t guaranteed in this segment, so it stood out.</p>
<p>The physical controls deserve a mention. Between the rotary dial for volume and playback, the Energy Slider for bass tweaks, and the customizable Action Button, CMF has clearly tried to make things more interactive. I mapped the Action Button to the voice assistant using the Nothing X app. One press brought up Google Gemini, which made quick checks and reminders surprisingly convenient. It worked smoothly enough that I actually kept using it instead of defaulting to my phone.</p>
<p>Gaming performance was solid as well. With low-latency mode enabled, audio sync felt tight. While playing CODM, gunshots and effects lined up properly with what was happening on screen. I stopped actively listening for lag, which is usually a good sign. For casual gaming, the Headphone Pro does the job without any obvious issues.</p>
<h2>Battery and Charging</h2>
<p>This is the point where the CMF Headphone Pro clearly separates itself from most rivals. CMF talks about up to 100 hours of playback with ANC switched off and roughly 50 hours with noise cancellation enabled, and in real use, those figures don&rsquo;t feel like marketing exaggeration. Battery life quickly stopped being something I paid attention to, which says a lot.</p>
<p>Right out of the box, the headphones were sitting at around 60% charge. That single charge level lasted me close to three full days of fairly heavy usage, including long stretches of YouTube and OTT content. I first saw the low-battery alert at 10% midway through an episode, and even after that warning, I still had nearly two hours of listening time before it dropped to 5%. That level of endurance is hard to ignore.</p>
<p>Charging behaviour is equally sensible. CMF claims that a five-minute charge can give you around four hours of playback with ANC on, and from what I saw, that estimate holds up. A brief top-up during a short break was enough to get me through extended viewing without any breaks.</p>
<p>As for charging from empty to full, I honestly didn&rsquo;t track it closely because I almost never managed to drain the battery completely. According to CMF, a full charge takes about two hours using the USB-C port, which feels perfectly reasonable given how rarely you&rsquo;ll need to plug these in.</p>
<h2>Price and Availability</h2>
<p>The CMF Headphone Pro has officially arrived in India with an MRP of ₹7,999, though early buyers can grab it for ₹6,999 as part of a limited-time launch offer. Sales begin on January 20, with availability confirmed on Flipkart as well as select offline retail outlets.</p>
<p>When you factor in features like LDAC support, claimed 40dB active noise cancellation, and the class-leading battery life, the pricing comes across as extremely competitive for this segment.</p>
<h2>Final Verdict: Should you buy it?</h2>
<p>If long battery life and standout design matter more to you than total noise isolation, the CMF Headphone Pro is very easy to recommend. That near-100-hour stamina genuinely changes how often you think about charging, and the physical controls add a sense of playfulness you rarely see at this price.</p>
<p>Yes, the noise cancellation doesn&rsquo;t completely wipe out the chaos of the Delhi Metro, and the microphones can be a bit over-eager outdoors. Still, the lively sound tuning, LDAC support, and overall comfort balance those compromises well. At ₹6,999, it isn&rsquo;t perfect, but it&rsquo;s easily one of the most interesting headphones you can pick up right now.</p>

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Reddit's updated API policy, implementing high fees for third-party app developers starting July 1, has resulted in popular apps going out of business.

Reddit's new API rules cause popular third-party apps to shut shop

<p>Reddit's updated API policy, implementing high fees for third-party app developers starting July 1, has resulted in popular apps going out of business.</p>

<p>Reddit's new API policy will start charging third-party app developers steep fees on July 1; as a result, well-known apps like Sync for Reddit and Reddit is Fun are going out of business.</p>
<p>These Android apps have millions of downloads and are favoured by Reddit's most active users.</p>
<p>Under the new rules, third-party Reddit apps cannot run ads and face other restrictions as well.</p>
<p>Even Apollo, an iOS-exclusive app that generates significant income, would have had to pay $20 million yearly.</p>

Oakley Meta HSTN shows how smart glasses can fit daily life with solid audio, a practical camera, and hands-free AI, even if battery life still needs planning.

Oakley Meta HSTN review: Smart glasses that finally fit daily life

<h3><strong>The Oakley Meta HSTN brings AI, audio, and a hands-free camera in a sporty frame. Here&rsquo;s how Meta&rsquo;s smartest glasses yet perform in real life.</strong></h3>

<p>Smart glasses have promised the future for a long time, but they have rarely earned a permanent spot in daily life. Meta&rsquo;s latest push into eyewear, supported by its long-term partnership with EssilorLuxottica, makes it clear this is no longer a side project.</p>
<p>With the Oakley Meta HSTN arriving in India at ₹41,800, the discussion changes. This is less about whether smart glasses actually work and more about whether they fit into everyday tech habits, especially in a market that cares deeply about both price and how things look.</p>
<p>By blending Meta&rsquo;s AI features with Oakley&rsquo;s performance-driven design, the HSTN suggests a future where smart glasses are worn all day, not just pulled out to show off.</p>
<h2><strong>Oakley Meta HSTN Smart Glasses: Are they comfy? </strong></h2>
<p>The Oakley Meta HSTN comes in multiple frame and lens options, which makes sense because these aren&rsquo;t glasses you wear once in a while. They&rsquo;re designed to stay on your face for most of the day.</p>
<p>You get PRIZM Polar lenses for outdoor use, transition lenses for mixed lighting, and clear lenses if you want the most low-key look possible. I used the version with transition lenses, and they&rsquo;re easily the most practical. Indoors, they behave like regular glasses. Step outside and they darken just enough to stay comfortable. Not full sunglasses-dark, but enough that you&rsquo;re not squinting your way through the day.</p>
<p>For the most part, people assumed these were normal glasses. That illusion only broke when they noticed the camera lens or saw the LED blink while recording.</p>
<p>Fit is where Oakley&rsquo;s sports DNA really shows. The glasses sit snug and don&rsquo;t wobble. I used them on the treadmill and during workouts with plenty of movement, including burpees, which I regret doing but respect for testing purposes. The glasses stayed firmly in place the entire time, which is exactly what you want from something aimed at active users.</p>
<p>Long-term comfort is a bit more mixed. The straight, narrow temple arms help with stability, but after a few hours they&rsquo;re not as forgiving as the curved arms on the Ray-Ban Meta glasses. Some rubber padding at the tips would have made a noticeable difference.</p>
<p>The glasses themselves are IPX4 rated, so sweat, light rain, and the occasional splash aren&rsquo;t an issue. You can work out, run outdoors, or get caught in a drizzle without stressing. The charging case, however, doesn&rsquo;t offer any water protection. For a product clearly aimed at sports and fitness users, that feels like a missed opportunity.</p>
<h2><strong>Oakley Meta HSTN: Sound, Calls, and the Camera You Actually Use</strong></h2>
<p>Audio turned out to be one of the quiet highlights of the Oakley Meta HSTN. It&rsquo;s not flashy, but it&rsquo;s genuinely useful. The open-ear speakers let you listen to music or podcasts without cutting you off from the world around you.</p>
<p>This makes a big difference during everyday use. Walking on busy roads, commuting, or working out, you can still hear traffic, conversations, or someone trying to get your attention. Your music stays in the background instead of taking over. Once you get used to it, regular earbuds start to feel a bit antisocial.</p>
<p>Calls are handled well too. The five-mic setup, spread across the arms and near the nose pad, does a solid job of isolating your voice. Even while moving or dealing with wind, calls stayed clear. No awkward &ldquo;can you hear me now?&rdquo; moments, which is more than I can say for some wearables.</p>
<p>The camera is where these glasses start to feel genuinely different from most gadgets. It shines in situations where using your phone feels like extra effort. Crowded streets, quick errands, or moments where your hands are already full. You see something, tap the glasses, and you&rsquo;re done.</p>
<p>The jump to 3K video sounds bigger than it looks. The footage itself doesn&rsquo;t suddenly become dramatic or cinematic. What you do notice is better stabilisation. Videos stay steady even when you&rsquo;re walking or moving around, which makes them far more watchable later.</p>
<p>This is not an action camera replacement, and it doesn&rsquo;t try to be. The quality works well for quick clips, short videos, and casual sharing. Taking photos or recording video is simple. Press the button or use voice commands. A white LED lights up to show recording is active. It won&rsquo;t silence every privacy concern, but it&rsquo;s a visible reminder that the camera is on.</p>
<p>Over time, I found myself using the camera for very ordinary things. A quick clip in the kitchen. Snapping a photo while shopping with both hands full. Capturing something mid-walk that I&rsquo;d usually forget about five minutes later. The glasses remove just enough friction to make those moments feel worth recording.</p>
<p>That&rsquo;s where the Oakley Meta HSTN makes the most sense. It&rsquo;s not chasing cinematic shots or trying to replace your phone. It&rsquo;s about making it easier to capture everyday moments without breaking your flow. And once that habit sets in, it&rsquo;s surprisingly hard to unlearn.</p>
<h2><strong>Oakley Meta HSTN: Talking to Your Glasses (And When It Actually Helps)</strong></h2>
<p>Meta AI works best when you don&rsquo;t treat it like a serious tool. The moment you stop trying to &ldquo;test&rdquo; it and start using it casually, it clicks. You say &ldquo;Hey Meta&rdquo; and ask simple things. Weather before stepping out. A nearby caf&eacute;. Something random because you&rsquo;re killing time on a walk. Most of the time, it does what you expect.</p>
<p>Things get more interesting once you involve the camera. Standing outside a metro station, I asked what I was looking at. The first answer was broad and slightly lazy. I followed up with another question, and it got sharper. That&rsquo;s how Meta AI tends to behave. It often needs a second push, but once it understands what you want, it becomes genuinely useful.</p>
<p>I tried this again while walking through a park, asking about trees and plants around me. As far as I could tell, it got most of them right. It even went on to explain basic plant care, which I didn&rsquo;t ask for but didn&rsquo;t hate either. It&rsquo;s not something I would ever bother typing into Google, but saying it out loud felt oddly natural.</p>
<p>That said, the AI still has its limits. Ask too many questions back-to-back and it can lose track of the conversation. One minute it&rsquo;s doing a decent job as a tour guide, the next it forgets what you were talking about entirely. Rephrasing usually helps. The best way to think about it is not as an expert, but as a smart friend who occasionally zones out.</p>
<p>At home, I asked Meta what I was looking at while the TV was on. It correctly identified that I was watching a video game trailer on YouTube, but guessed the wrong game. Close enough to be impressive, wrong enough to remind me not to trust it blindly. That balance comes up often.</p>
<p>All of this is handled through the Meta AI app, which works on both Android and iPhone. If you&rsquo;ve used Ray-Ban Meta glasses before, the layout will feel familiar. You can manage photos and videos, adjust settings, and connect services like Spotify, Apple Music, Strava, Garmin, and Audible. You can also add multiple glasses to the same app, which is handy if you&rsquo;re already in deep.</p>
<p>There&rsquo;s support for Be My Eyes as well, which allows people with low vision to connect with volunteers for help with everyday tasks. It&rsquo;s not something you&rsquo;ll use daily, but it&rsquo;s one of the more thoughtful features here.</p>
<p>The app itself is mostly easy to use, though not without flaws. Some settings are buried deeper than they should be, and the gallery could have been easier to reach. I also ran into a crash or two while poking around the AI settings. Nothing serious, just reminders that this whole experience is still being refined.</p>
<h2><strong>Oakley Meta HSTN: How Long They Actually Last</strong></h2>
<p>Battery life on the Oakley Meta HSTN is decent, but you do need to plan around it. If you use the glasses the way they&rsquo;re meant to be used&mdash;taking photos, recording videos, listening to music, and chatting with Meta AI&mdash;you&rsquo;re not getting through a full day on a single charge. By the time evening rolls around, the charging case becomes part of the routine.</p>
<p>The good news is that this is still an improvement over the first-generation Ray-Ban Meta glasses. Meta claims up to 8 hours of use on the glasses themselves and up to 48 hours with the charging case. In real-world use, I saw closer to 6 hours on a single charge and roughly 40 hours when using the case. It&rsquo;s not the big leap Meta advertises, but it&rsquo;s a clear step forward compared to the Ray-Bans, which topped out at around 36 hours with their case.</p>
<p>Fast charging helps smooth things out. Pop the glasses into the case for about 20 minutes and you get roughly half the battery back. It&rsquo;s the kind of feature you don&rsquo;t think about until the day you forget to charge them, and suddenly it feels essential.</p>
<p>The one setting worth being careful with is 3K video. While it sounds like a major upgrade, it doesn&rsquo;t noticeably improve how your videos look. What it does do is drain the battery faster. Unless you really need it, sticking to 1080p makes more sense. You&rsquo;ll get similar-looking footage and noticeably better battery life.</p>
<h2><strong>Oakley Meta HSTN: The India Verdict</strong></h2>
<p>The Oakley Meta HSTN doesn&rsquo;t suddenly turn smart glasses into an essential purchase, but it gets closer than Meta ever has before. With a starting price of ₹41,800, this is clearly not aimed at everyone, especially in a market like India where price matters just as much as features. You do need to be aware of battery limits, and Meta AI still has its off days. This is very much a product that&rsquo;s growing into itself.</p>
<p>That said, when everything clicks, the experience is genuinely satisfying. The audio feels natural and useful, the camera turns out to be far more practical than expected, and the hands-free nature of it all slowly changes how often you bother pulling out your phone. Add Oakley&rsquo;s snug fit and performance-first design, and these glasses start feeling like something you can actually live with, not just test and put away.</p>
<p>The Oakley Meta HSTN isn&rsquo;t trying to replace your phone, smartwatch, or action camera. It&rsquo;s meant to sit quietly alongside them and take care of small, everyday moments with less effort. If you&rsquo;re curious about where smart glasses are headed and don&rsquo;t mind paying early-adopter prices, this is the strongest case Meta has made so far. If not, it still offers a clear and convincing preview of what this category could become in the next few years.</p>

Lava Blaze Duo 3 review: Dual screens, 6.67” AMOLED display, smooth performance, clean Android 15, and long-lasting battery at ₹16,999.

Lava Blaze Duo 3 Review: Dual Screens, AMOLED Display & Smooth Performance at ₹16,999

Experience the Lava Blaze Duo 3 with dual displays, vibrant 6.67” AMOLED screen, clean Android 15, and reliable performance at ₹16,999.

<p>Lava Blaze Duo 3 packs a 6.67&rdquo; FHD+ AMOLED, 1.6&rdquo; secondary screen, MediaTek Dimensity 7060, LPDDR5 RAM, and clean Android 15. Dual displays, vibrant visuals, smooth daily performance, and a sleek, standout design at ₹16,999.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The Lava Blaze Duo was a pretty solid phone, especially for its price. It stood out mainly because of its dual-display design, 6.67-inch curved screen, and an incredibly reliable battery life. So it&rsquo;s successor, the Lava Blaze Duo 3 had a lot to live up to.<br>And it does. The design has changed, but still, we don&rsquo;t see a lot of radical changes here. Even the pricing is more or less the same. The Lava Blaze Duo 3 is easily available at a price of Rs 16,999 for the 6GB + 128GB variant. Now, I have been daily-driving the Blaze Duo 3 for a couple of weeks, and I have to say, what Lava&rsquo;s offering here for the price, is genuinely impressive. Here are my thoughts.&nbsp;</p>
<h2><strong>Design&nbsp;&nbsp;</strong></h2>
<p>From the moment I picked up the phone, it didn&rsquo;t quite feel like the Lava Blaze Duo I used last year. That&rsquo;s when it hit me: the design has changed noticeably this time. The finish, especially on the white colour variant that I&rsquo;m using, has this shiny, star-dust look to it. Lava calls this colour, the Imperial Gold. It&rsquo;s easy on the eyes and looks pleasant, though it may not appeal to everyone. Lava is also offering the phone in a Moonlight Black option.&nbsp;<br>At the back, there&rsquo;s a massive rectangular camera module placed at the top, housing a a main 50MP camera sensor and a QVGA camera, which is pretty pointless. We also have a vertically stacked LED flash. In the other half of the camera module, we get a smaller, 1.6-inch AMOLED display, a feature that really sets the Duo Blaze 3 apart from all other phones in this price bracket. More on this, later.</p>
<p><br>The entire camera module sticks out slightly, and on top of that, the two cameras have their own deco rings. All of this is quite subtle, but, you do get a very slight wobble when you place the device screen-side up on a table.&nbsp;</p>
<p><br>The back panel is plastic but comes with a glass-like finish that gives it a slightly premium look. The shiny frame follows a flat design, which improves grip and makes the phone comfortable to hold. At 7.55 mm, it&rsquo;s a pretty slim phone, although not the slimmest in its segment. That said, it is pretty light, weighing just 163 grams, which makes it pretty easy to carry. The weight, along with the slim built, ensures that this slips in and out of pockets without any trouble.&nbsp;<br>You get the he power button and volume rocker sit on the right side, positioned very ergnomically, if you have smaller hands. At the bottom, you&rsquo;ll find one of the stereo speakers, a dual nano SIM slot, and at the top, you&rsquo;ll see even a built-in IR blaster, which is a nice extra feature to have. &nbsp;Durability-wise, we do get an IP64 rating for dust and water resistance. However, there is there is no word on what sort of glass has been used for the main display.</p>
<h2><strong>Display&nbsp;</strong></h2>
<p>Speaking of displays, we are getting a 6.67-inch FHD+ AMOLED display with a 120Hz refresh rate. In real usage, the refresh rate mostly switches between 60Hz and 90Hz, but navigation remains smooth overall. The display curves very slightly at the edges, which helps in gripping the phone. What I was surprised by is that it is a 10-bit panel, which produces over 1 billion colours. We rarely get to see this at this price point. And yes, it is has Widevice L1 support. So on OTT platforms, colours pop out and everything looks sharp and vibrant.&nbsp;<br>Brightness wise, we are limited to about 800-nit HBM, but I didn&rsquo;t come across a lot of issues, even when I was outdoors.&nbsp;</p>
<p><br>Now, the smaller display. The AMOLED secondary display, first introduced on the Lava Blaze Duo 2, makes a return here, but its slightly bigger this time as it goes from 1.58-inch to 1.6-inch. It&rsquo;s actually pretty cool. It supports basic functions like checking the time, viewing notifications, and clicking pictures, mainly selfies.&nbsp;<br>I found myself using this screen mostly for notifications, especially during meetings, or when I didn&rsquo;t feel like unlocking the phone just to check a message. You can also control music playback from here, and surprisingly, even step tracking shows up on the outer display, which feels like a nice little bonus. Coming to the audio, the stereo speakers are just about average, not too loud, not too flat but paired with the main display, they do the job well enough for casual media consumption.&nbsp;</p>
<h2><strong>Battery&nbsp;</strong></h2>
<p>The Lava Blaze Duo 3 packs a 5,000mAh battery and supports 33W wired charging. While that&rsquo;s decent, it does feel slightly underwhelming when other phones in this price range are offering much higher battery capacity. &nbsp;<br>That said, battery life turned out to be better than I expected. With moderate usage which included clicking a lot of pictures, watching a couple of videos, and taking calls the phone easily lasted close to a day and a half before needing a recharge.&nbsp;<br>Charging is fairly quick as well. The phone goes from zero to full in about an hour, which is convenient and removes the anxiety of having to top up right before stepping out.&nbsp;</p>
<h2><strong>Camera&nbsp;</strong></h2>
<p>The phone comes with a 50MP primary camera featuring a Sony IMX752 sensor, along with an 8MP front camera. You also get a QVGA camera on the back, which is pretty pointless.<br>Compared to the 64MP camera on the Blaze Duo 2, the 50MP sensor looks like a downgrade, on paper at least. However, you are getting a much better sensor and better tuning which makes up for it. In daylight, photos turn out bright, sharp, and fairly detailed. That said, colours are slightly boosted and don&rsquo;t always look true to life. There&rsquo;s also a noticeable green tint in some shots, which can be distracting at times.&nbsp;<br>The 2x digital zoom works reasonably well, with decent detail and colour consistency. Once you push it to 3x, sharpness drops, but the images are still usable for casual shots.&nbsp;<br>Portrait mode performs well overall. Edge detection is mostly accurate, though it struggles a bit around hair. Subject separation is clean, even with busy backgrounds. Skin tones can look slightly off in certain conditions, but nothing too alarming. Selfies are detailed, though again, skin tones appear a bit saturated. You also get modes like Dual View Video which lets you capture videos from both front and rear cameras at the same time. There are AI features like AI Eraser and AI Enhance as well. They work fine, but there&rsquo;s nothing here that feels particularly new.&nbsp;</p>
<h2><strong>Performance&nbsp;</strong></h2>
<p>The Lava Blaze Duo 3 is powered by the MediaTek Dimensity 7060, a mid-range chipset designed for basic usage. Benchmark results reflect that clearly;483,000 on AnTuTu and 1,062 (single-core) and 2,510 (multi-core) on Geekbench.<br>Performance is pretty decent and average. Apps open quickly, multitasking isn&rsquo;t very smooth, but is not exactly an issue, and routine tasks like browsing, clicking photos, or using ChatGPT run smoothly. The phone is available with 6GB or 8GB of LPDDR5 RAM, paired with 128GB of UFS 3.1 storage. You also get expandable storage up to 1TB via a microSD card slot, which is good to see.&nbsp;</p>
<h2><strong>Software&nbsp;</strong></h2>
<p>The Lava Blaze Duo 3 runs Android 15 out of the box and offers a clean, straightforward UI. There&rsquo;s barely no bloatware, and that&rsquo;s easily one of the phone&rsquo;s strongest points.&nbsp;<br>Now, Lava has promised that the device will see an Android 16 update, and at least two years of software support. Beyond Android 16, there is no word. This is a bit odd, especially when you consider that brands like Samsung are offering up to six years of updates, and even Poco promises at least four years for devices at this price point,.&nbsp;</p>
<h2><strong>Verdict&nbsp;</strong></h2>
<p>At ₹16,999, the Lava Blaze Duo 3 carves out a clear identity in a crowded segment. You get LPDDR5 RAM paired with UFS 3.1 storage, which is still not a given at this price, along with a sleek design and a genuinely vibrant AMOLED display. The secondary screen remains its standout feature and adds real everyday convenience, whether it is for quick notifications, music controls, or selfies.</p>
<p>What also works in the phone&rsquo;s favour is the clean, near-stock software experience. It feels refreshingly clutter-free, runs smoothly in daily use, and is backed by performance that holds up well for everyday tasks. The camera system, while not class-leading, is reliable enough for casual photography and social media use. Where the Blaze Duo 3 really earns its appeal is in the overall experience it delivers. It may not chase headline numbers everywhere, but it focuses on usability, thoughtful design, and a fuss-free UI. Add to that the made-in-India branding, and the phone makes a strong case for buyers who value a clean Android experience, a good display, and something that stands out visually.</p>

Read our in-depth Redmi Note 15 Pro+ review. We test the 6500mAh silicon-carbon battery, 100W HyperCharge, and 200MP camera in real-world Indian conditions.

Redmi Note 15 Pro+ Review: A 6500mAh Titan Built Like a Tank

Xiaomi just changed the mid-range game. Our week-long test of the Redmi Note 15 Pro+ reveals if that massive 6500mAh battery and IP69K rating are actually worth your money.

<p>The Redmi Note 15 Pro+ is a 6500mAh beast that ends battery anxiety for good. With its rugged vegan leather build, stunning 3200-nit screen, and 100W charging, it&rsquo;s a premium powerhouse built for the real world. A true mid-range titan.</p>

<p>For the longest time, the whole point of the Redmi Note series was just to hit that sweet spot where price meets performance. But honestly, with this new Redmi Note 15 Pro+, it feels like Xiaomi is tired of just playing it safe in the middle ground. They are clearly trying to push this phone into a much more premium category. On the spec sheet, you&rsquo;ve got some pretty wild numbers like a 6500mAh battery and a 200MP camera, plus some really gutsy calls, especially with how they&rsquo;ve totally rethought the camera setup this time around.</p>
<p>I&rsquo;ve been carrying the Coffee Mocha version of this phone as my main device for the last week to see if these changes actually matter when you&rsquo;re out in the real world. I wanted to know if these upgrades are genuine or if it is just more marketing fluff designed to look good on a box. After living with it for seven days, here is my honest breakdown of how it actually stacks up.</p>
<h2><strong>Unboxing &amp; Design</strong></h2>
<p>When most smartphone brands decided to ditch everything but the phone and a cable to save on costs, <a title="Redmi Note 15 5G Review: Slim, comfortable, and playing a different game" href="https://www.editorji.com/tech-news/gadget-review/redmi-note-15-5g-review-slim-comfortable-and-playing-a-different-game-1767941831177" target="_blank">Xiaomi</a> went the other way by keeping the box packed with everything you actually need. It feels like a genuine "full kit" right out of the gates. You get a protective case that actually feels sturdy, which is a nice change from those flimsy clear ones that usually turn yellow within a month. It is refreshing to see a brand not nickel and diming their customers for the basics.</p>
<p>The real highlight here is that massive 100W HyperCharge brick sitting in the box. Honestly, this is a genius move on their part. It puts them miles ahead of competitors who brag about fast charging speeds but then expect you to pay extra for the actual charger. Moving from the 90W brick on the older <a title="Redmi Note 14 Pro+ 5G Review (Champagne Gold Edition): A good mid-ranger with a touch of class" href="https://www.editorji.com/tech-news/gadget-review/redmi-note-14-pro-5g-review-champagne-gold-edition-a-good-mid-ranger-with-a-touch-of-class-1751890714900" target="_blank">Redmi Note 14 Pro+</a> might seem like a small tweak on paper, but in daily use, it is a very solid step forward for convenience.</p>
<p>Holding the phone for the first time is a bit of a surprise, especially in this Coffee Mocha finish. It has this "Rugged Sophistication" vibe that you just do not expect for this kind of money. The back uses a rich vegan leather that feels expensive and soft to the touch. The best part is that it gives you a really secure grip and stays completely clean from those annoying oily fingerprints. I spent a week testing this out, and the back held up perfectly against scratches from my keys or coins in my pocket.</p>
<p>What really impressed me was how slim the phone feels, even though there is a huge 6500mAh battery tucked inside. This Coffee Mocha leather version is about 8.47mm thick, while the plastic back versions are even thinner at 8.19mm. The weight is balanced so well that it never feels like one of those bulky, top-heavy battery phones. Even at 208g, it sits comfortably in your hand. The other colours might be a tiny bit lighter, but honestly, you will not even notice a difference when you are actually using it.</p>
<h2><strong>Display</strong></h2>
<p>Honestly, I wasn't expecting the screen on the <a title="Redmi Note 15 Pro+ First Look: Bigger battery, brighter screen, sharper focus" href="https://www.editorji.com/tech-news/mobiles/redmi-note-15-pro-first-look-bigger-battery-brighter-screen-sharper-focus-1769756688081" target="_blank">Redmi Note 15 Pro+</a> to stick with me like it did. Usually, you see these massive spec sheets and think, "Yeah, looks good on paper," but then the actual experience feels totally flat. After a week of having this as my daily driver, though, I&rsquo;ve completely flipped my stance. The display ended up being one of my favourite parts of the whole package, mostly because it doesn't feel like it&rsquo;s trying to show off with fake colours or weird visual tricks. It just works.</p>
<p>It is a 6.83-inch 1.5K AMOLED panel, and it's just&hellip; clean. Everything looks sharp and vibrant without feeling artificial. After a day or two, I actually forgot I was using a "mid-range" phone. You only really feel the quality difference when you pick up a different device and realise how washed out other screens look compared to this one.</p>
<p>Xiaomi calls this an "All-Around Liquid Display," which is just marketing speak for the glass curving a bit on all four sides. I&rsquo;ll be the first to say I was worried about this. I&rsquo;ve had some pretty annoying experiences with curved glass before, think accidental palm touches and those weird reflections that make it impossible to see the edges. But after living with it, those fears kind of vanished. Whether I was firing off WhatsApp replies or just doom-scrolling late at night, I didn't hit a single ghost touch. It actually felt stable and reliable.</p>
<p>Using it day-to-day feels incredibly smooth, thanks to that 120Hz refresh rate. Everything from the animations to the scrolling feels natural, not forced. The 1.5K resolution is the sweet spot too; it&rsquo;s crisp enough to look high-end but doesn't absolutely murder the battery. I spent a lot of time on YouTube and Netflix, and with Dolby Vision and HDR10+ support, the contrast and colours are honestly, excellent for a phone at this price.</p>
<p>One small win was the fingerprint sensor. Usually, in this bracket, they&rsquo;re a total toss-up. But this one? It worked on the first tap almost every single time. It&rsquo;s one of those things you stop thinking about after a few days, which is exactly how good tech should be.</p>
<p>Brightness is another area where it genuinely shines. It peaks at 3200 nits, which sounds like a lot because it is. I was riding out to Greater Noida in the middle of a super bright afternoon with Google Maps open, and even with the sun beating down, I could see every turn perfectly. No squinting or trying to shade the screen with my hand. And for the night owls, that 3840Hz PWM dimming is a lifesaver. My eyes didn't feel like they were burning even after a long session of reading in the dark before bed.</p>
<p>The screen is wrapped in Gorilla Glass Victus 2, which gives you a bit of a safety net. I&rsquo;m not exactly gentle with my phones; it goes in and out of my pocket with keys and stuff, but so far, not a single scratch. As for the sound, the speakers get surprisingly loud. Xiaomi lets you boost the volume up to 400 per cent using their software. To be fair, you lose the bass, and it gets a bit tinny at that level, but if you&rsquo;re just trying to hear a voice note or a reel in a noisy room, it gets the job done.</p>
<h2><strong>Camera</strong></h2>
<p>Xiaomi really rolled the dice on the Redmi Note 15 Pro+ cameras by cutting the rear setup down to just two sensors. It is a pretty bold departure from the triple camera array we saw last year, and I will be honest, I am not entirely sold on the change. While that 200MP main shooter is an absolute monster in terms of raw power, it is really tough to overlook the fact that the telephoto lens has been axed. The Note 14 Pro+ had a versatile system that just worked, so losing that dedicated zoom feels like taking a step backwards. Once you try to zoom in now, the image quality basically drops off a cliff, leaving you with blocky pixels and none of that sharp optical detail you would expect from a pro plus model.</p>
<p>On the bright side, the 200MP primary camera is a total champ when you have decent lighting. What I appreciate most is that the shots actually look like real life. You aren't being hit with that aggressive, fake-looking AI processing or neon colours that look like they were cooked in a lab. The photos stay grounded and realistic, which makes them much nicer to look back at in your gallery. Portrait shots are also quite solid. The way it separates the person from the background is usually spot on. Even if the software gets a little carried away with smoothing out skin textures every now and then, the final image still feels balanced and authentic enough to post on social media without a second thought.</p>
<p>The 8MP ultra-wide lens is really just a role player in this setup. It handles the job for wide landscapes or squeezing friends into a group photo, but we have to be realistic here; it is not trying to match the main sensor for clarity. It feels more like a backup tool than a flagship feature. For the selfie lovers, the 32MP front camera actually does a surprisingly good job. It keeps things sharp and handles video calls really well without any weird flickering or blurring around the edges.</p>
<p>When it comes to video, the rear camera can hit 4K at 30fps, while the front is stuck at 1080p at 60fps. I was actually caught off guard by how steady the footage was from the main back camera during my week of testing. It might not be as smooth as a high-end flagship, but for a mid-range device, it is more than respectable. At the end of the day, the camera situation feels a bit uneven. That main 200MP sensor is truly impressive, but if you are the type of person who is constantly zooming into subjects, you are definitely going to feel the loss of that telephoto lens.</p>
<h2><strong>Performance</strong></h2>
<p>To be completely fair, I already had a pretty good idea of what the Snapdragon 7s Gen 4 was going to offer before I even unboxed the Redmi Note 15 Pro+. It is built on a 4nm process, which sounds great, but let&rsquo;s be real for a second. This isn't the kind of chipset that exists just to brag about massive numbers on a spec sheet. If you are the type of person who stays up late obsessing over benchmark charts to see who is on top, this phone probably wasn't made with you in mind.</p>
<p>However, when it came to my actual day-to-day usage, it really did hold its own. Honestly, it performed a lot better than I originally expected. My daily routine is usually a bit of a disaster, bouncing between dozens of open apps, firing off emails, messing with documents, and watching a ton of video. I even tried a bit of light video work just to see if it would choke. Through all that mess, the phone stayed impressively smooth. I didn't run into those annoying random freezes or the tiny stutters that usually start to get under your skin after a few days of heavy use.</p>
<p>I did end up running those standard benchmark tests anyway, mostly because I wanted to see where it landed. On AnTuTu, my unit hit a score of nearly 8.1 lakh. Geekbench showed 1238 for single-core and 3218 for multi-core. I also threw it at 3DMark Wild Life, where it stayed in that 4100 to 4200 range with frame rates around 25 FPS. I actually thought about skipping that one, but I figured I might as well see the whole picture. These are solid, middle-of-the-road results. They aren't going to set the world on fire, but they are exactly what you should expect from this kind of hardware.</p>
<p>Gaming was the part that actually caught me off guard. I spent a good amount of time playing BGMI and Call of Duty Mobile, and I have to say, both games felt really stable. Yeah, the frame rate is capped below 90 FPS, but the experience stayed consistent. I didn't see those sudden frame drops or weird slowdowns that usually ruin a match, even during the longer gaming sessions.</p>
<p>Some people might complain about the UFS 2.2 storage being used here. On paper, it is definitely slower than the newer standards we see in flagship phones. But in real-world usage? I honestly barely noticed it. Unless you are constantly moving massive files around every single hour, it really isn't going to change your life much.</p>
<p>What actually impressed me the most was the heat management. Most phones in this price bracket start getting uncomfortably hot once you start gaming for a bit. That just didn't happen here. After a full hour of heavy gaming, the temperature was sitting around 37 degrees. Even when I pushed it toward two hours, it stayed near 39 and never even touched 40. Finding that kind of thermal control at this price point is actually pretty rare.</p>
<h2><strong>Software, UI/UX &amp; AI Features</strong></h2>
<p>On the software front, the Redmi Note 15 Pro+ ships with HyperOS 2 built on top of Android 15. In my daily testing, the whole experience felt very zippy and responsive. The interface is fluid, apps open up without any delay, and the animations have a nice snappiness to them. If you have used a Redmi device in the last few years, you will feel right at home with the layout and navigation.</p>
<p>However, I really need to call out Xiaomi for the amount of bloatware pre-installed on this device. It is honestly everywhere. I really don't understand why anyone would need half a dozen random puzzle games pre-loaded on a brand new handset. It just clutters up the home screen and takes away that "new phone" feeling. While you can go in and manually delete most of this junk, I ended up spending my first ten minutes with the phone just cleaning up the app drawer, which is never a great way to start.</p>
<p>On the plus side, the way they have integrated AI tools for productivity is actually quite impressive. The HyperAI suite includes features like AI Writing, Speech Recognition, and a built-in Interpreter. I found these surprisingly helpful for knocking out emails and drafting articles when I was in a rush. Having Google Gemini and Circle to Search right there also makes finding information feel completely effortless.</p>
<p>As for longevity, the update promise is pretty respectable. You get four years of major OS updates and six years of security patches. Even though it didn't launch with Android 16, it is still a solid choice if you plan on keeping your phone for a long time rather than upgrading every single year.</p>
<h2><strong>Battery and Charging</strong></h2>
<p>To be totally honest, the battery life on the Redmi Note 15 Pro+ is just flat out nuts. It is running on a 6500mAh silicon-carbon battery and supports 100W fast charging. While those specs look fancy on a website, it is the actual day-to-day endurance that really caught me off guard.</p>
<p>I basically got to a point where I just stopped thinking about where my charger was. Xiaomi says you can get a full top up in under 40 minutes, and in my testing, that was pretty much spot on. Even if you only have about ten minutes to spare for a quick plug-in, you get enough power to stop worrying for the next several hours.</p>
<p>The real highlight, though, is how it handles a massive workload. On my most chaotic days, when I was gaming for hours and binge-watching high-res videos, I would still finish the day with about 37 per cent left in the tank. If you are not a hardcore power user and just stick to the basics like making phone calls or scrolling through Instagram, you could easily go over two and a half days without even looking for a wall socket. They even added 22.5W reverse charging, which is a genuine lifesaver if your earbuds die or a friend&rsquo;s phone is about to give up on them.&nbsp;</p>
<h2><strong>Final Verdict: Should You Buy It?</strong></h2>
<p>The Redmi Note 15 Pro+ really hits the mark in just about every way that actually matters. There is no doubt that this device represents a significant step up across almost every single category. That massive 6500mAh battery combined with the 100W charging speed means the phone just keeps going and going, while the display remains incredibly smooth and exceptionally bright. Having that 3200 nits of peak brightness is a huge plus. The vegan leather finish on the back adds a high end feel and does a great job of staying free from messy fingerprints, while the 200MP primary sensor captures photos that actually look realistic. For those of us who create content, the AI features baked into HyperOS are genuinely helpful, and the overall performance handles the daily grind without any noticeable issues.</p>
<p>Of course, the pre-installed junk apps are a bit of a headache, and I know that photography fans will definitely feel the sting of not having a dedicated telephoto lens. Also, the Snapdragon 7s Gen 4 is not exactly going to be breaking any speed records. However, when you look at the price and consider the IP69K durability, the long-term update promise of four years of OS and six years of security patches, and that impressively slim 8.47mm body, it really is a fantastic deal. It is a perfect choice for heavy users who care more about battery life and a top-tier screen than flashy gimmicks.</p>

Vivo X200T vs X200 FE compared on design, cameras, performance and battery. Find out which phone actually delivers better value in 2026.

Vivo X200T vs Vivo X200 FE: Which one makes sense in 2026?

<h3><strong>The Vivo X200T and X200 FE offer two distinct flagship experiences. One prioritises power, longevity and future-ready hardware, while the other focuses on compact design and everyday balance.</strong></h3>

<p>Vivo&rsquo;s X-series lineup has usually been easy to understand, which is why the X200T immediately raises eyebrows. It sits right between the regular X200 and the wildly popular X200 FE, and that positioning alone makes it an interesting phone to evaluate. The X200 FE, in particular, has built something close to a cult following. It is compact, feels genuinely flagship, and hits a price point that makes it hard to ignore. Throw in the X300 series, and things become even more complicated.</p>
<p>So this naturally raises a big question. Does the Vivo X200T actually make sense, or does it end up stuck in an awkward middle ground? It is slightly more expensive than the X200 FE, and in 2026, buyers are far less forgiving about paying extra unless the upgrade is obvious. To answer that, it makes sense to put both phones side by side and see where the real differences show up in everyday use.</p>
<h2><strong>Vivo X200T vs Vivo X200 FE: Design</strong></h2>
<p>From the back, the X200T looks far more like a traditional X200-series phone than the X200 FE, and the camera module is the main reason why. The X200 FE uses a vertical, pill-shaped camera layout, with one camera and the Aura Light sitting outside the main housing. The result is a phone that tends to wobble when placed flat on a table.</p>
<p>The X200T adopts the large, centrally placed circular camera module seen on other X200 models. This makes it far more stable on flat surfaces, though it does introduce a slight top-heavy feel compared to the X200 FE. Build quality is excellent on both phones, with glass-like backs that have a smooth, velvety texture and aluminium frames.</p>
<p>The X200T is the bigger device overall, but not as heavy as expected. It weighs around 203 grams, while the X200 FE comes in lighter at roughly 183 grams. Both phones also carry IP68 and IP69 ratings, so everyday exposure to water and dust is not a concern. For screen protection, the X200 FE uses Gorilla Shield, while the X200T opts for Schott Glass. Personally, the compact size of the X200 FE makes it feel denser and more comfortable in hand, but that largely comes down to preference.</p>
<h2>Vivo X200T vs Vivo X200 FE: Display</h2>
<p>On paper, the displays look quite different, but in real-world use, the gap is smaller than expected. The X200 FE features a 6.31-inch LTPO panel, while the X200T steps up to a larger 6.67-inch LTPS panel. Beyond size and panel technology, the core specifications are nearly identical. Both phones offer a 1.5K resolution, a 120Hz refresh rate, and HDR10+ support.</p>
<p>Despite the larger screen, the X200T looks just as sharp as the X200 FE, and clarity is never an issue on either device. Colour reproduction is also extremely close, thanks to Zeiss Master Colour Display tuning on both phones. HDR content on YouTube looks punchy, and Netflix shows and movies appear vibrant and well-balanced.</p>
<p>Outdoors, the X200 FE has a slight advantage. Its 1800 nits high brightness mode makes it a bit easier to see under harsh sunlight compared to the X200T&rsquo;s 1600 nits. The X200T does pull ahead with an ultrasonic fingerprint scanner, which feels quicker and more reliable than the optical solution on the X200 FE. Both phones also deliver strong stereo speaker performance, though the X200T has slightly better bass.</p>
<h2><strong>Vivo X200T vs Vivo X200 FE: Cameras</strong></h2>
<p>This is where the comparison gets genuinely interesting. Both phones clearly lean on Vivo and Zeiss&rsquo;s flagship camera tuning, and it shows in everyday shooting. The X200 FE comes with a 50MP main camera with OIS, a 50MP 3x telephoto with OIS, and an 8MP ultrawide. The X200T, meanwhile, goes all-in with 50MP sensors across the board, including the main camera with OIS, a 50MP telephoto, and a 50MP ultrawide.</p>
<p>On paper, the X200T looks like the clear winner, but in practice, the difference is smaller than expected. Photos from the main cameras on both phones are excellent, with strong detail, natural colours, accurate skin tones, and well-controlled highlights. Both cameras tend to lean slightly underexposed at times, but the results are difficult to tell apart for most users.</p>
<p>The gap becomes more noticeable when switching to the ultrawide camera. The lower-resolution sensor on the X200 FE does fall behind the X200T, especially when you look closely. Low-light performance follows a similar pattern. The main cameras perform very well on both devices, but the X200T&rsquo;s higher-resolution ultrawide gives it a clear edge.</p>
<p>Portraits are reliable on both phones, with good edge detection and natural-looking background blur. Zoom performance is also solid across the board. Video recording is nearly identical, with both phones supporting 4K at 60fps, good stabilisation, and HDR. For slow motion, the X200 FE tops out at 1080p 120fps, while the X200T can push up to 240fps.</p>
<p>Selfies are one area where the X200T takes a small hit. It uses a 32MP front camera compared to the X200 FE&rsquo;s 50MP sensor. While sharpness is not dramatically different, the colour output from the X200T is more pleasing overall. Taken as a whole, it is a close contest, but based on personal usage, the X200T feels slightly more versatile.</p>
<h2><strong>Vivo X200T vs Vivo X200 FE: Performance</strong></h2>
<p>Performance is another area where the X200T pulls ahead, at least on paper. It runs on the Dimensity 9400+, which actually places it above even the X200 and X200 Pro in raw performance terms. The X200 FE uses the Dimensity 9300+, which is still a very capable chip.</p>
<p>Both phones use LPDDR5X RAM, but storage is where the X200T gains a meaningful advantage. The X200 FE sticks with UFS 3.1, while the X200T upgrades to faster UFS 4.1. In everyday use, both phones feel quick and responsive, but the X200T handles heavier files and demanding apps more comfortably.</p>
<p>Benchmarks make the difference clearer. In AnTuTu, the X200T leads by nearly a million points. Geekbench narrows the gap, though the X200T still stays ahead, and 3DMark shows a similar trend. In real-world usage, however, both phones feel smooth enough that the performance gap often fades into the background.</p>
<p>Gaming performance reflects this. Both phones handle titles like BGMI and Call of Duty Mobile without issues. The X200 FE tops out at 90fps, while the X200T can push up to 120fps. Heat management is better on the X200T, while the more compact X200 FE tends to warm up sooner during longer gaming sessions.</p>
<h2><strong>Vivo X200T vs Vivo X200 FE: </strong><strong>Battery &amp; Charging</strong></h2>
<p>Battery capacity is one area where Vivo has made an unexpected move. The X200T packs a 6200mAh battery, which is smaller than the 6500mAh unit in the X200 FE, despite the larger body. In practice, battery life on both phones is solid, with either device comfortably lasting a full day.</p>
<p>On paper, the X200 FE should have an edge thanks to the larger battery and LTPO display, but in early testing, the difference is hard to notice. Charging is where the two phones clearly split. Both support 90W wired charging, but the X200T adds 40W wireless charging, giving it more flexibility.</p>
<h2><strong>Vivo X200T vs Vivo X200 FE: Verdict</strong></h2>
<p>This turned out to be a much closer comparison than expected. The Vivo X200T is the more future-ready phone, offering stronger raw performance, faster storage, a slightly more capable camera setup, and longer software support. At the same time, the X200 FE never feels left behind. It is lighter, more compact, still very fast in daily use, and its cameras are more than good enough for most people.</p>
<p>Choosing between the two comes down to priorities. If you want maximum power, features, and long-term value, the X200T makes more sense. If you prefer a smaller phone that still delivers a flagship-level experience, the X200 FE remains an excellent choice.</p>

The Redmi Note 15 Pro+ brings a 6500mAh battery, 100W charging, 200MP camera and a brighter AMOLED display. Here is a closer first look.

Redmi Note 15 Pro+ First Look: Big upgrades, sharper focus

<h3 data-start="337" data-end="473"><strong>The Redmi Note 15 Pro Plus feels like a meaningful evolution rather than a routine refresh. With a larger battery, faster charging, brighter display, and a refined design, it positions itself as a more mature and confident mid-premium phone.</strong></h3>

<p>The Redmi Note series has always been about delivering as much hardware as possible without crossing into flagship pricing, and with the Redmi Note 15 Pro Plus, Xiaomi seems to be doubling down on that philosophy. On paper, this is a phone that has quietly grown up. Compared to the Redmi Note 14 Pro Plus, it brings meaningful upgrades across performance, battery life, charging speeds, display brightness, and long-term software support.</p>
<p>That said, not every change will be universally liked. Xiaomi has reworked the camera setup, dropping the triple-camera system in favour of a simpler dual-camera approach led by a high-resolution 200-megapixel main sensor. Whether that trade-off makes sense will depend on how much you value versatility over raw detail.</p>
<p>After spending some initial time with the Redmi Note 15 Pro Plus, it is clear that this is not a minor refresh. It feels more refined, more confident, and more focused than its predecessor. Here is a closer look at how it stacks up in real-world use.</p>
<h2>Redmi Note 15 Pro+ First Look: Design</h2>
<p>The Redmi Note 15 Pro Plus is one of those phones that does not shout about its upgrades, but once you spend a few minutes with it, the improvements start to feel obvious. Compared to the Redmi Note 14 Pro Plus, this feels like a more confident, better-finished version of the same idea. It is slightly thinner, better balanced, and more comfortable to hold, despite being a large device.</p>
<p>The Coffee Mocha colour with the vegan leather back stands out immediately. It looks premium, feels great in the hand, and is easily the most attractive finish in the lineup. There are fiberglass-backed options as well, but if you plan to use the phone without a case, the vegan leather variant is the clear pick.</p>
<p>Button placement is sensible, with clicky power and volume keys. At the bottom, you get a speaker grille and a USB-C port, although it is still USB 2.0, which could be limiting for users who move large files often. Durability is a strong point, with IP68, IP69, and IP69K ratings, making this phone far tougher than most in its segment. You also get an in-display fingerprint scanner, eSIM support, and even offline communication features, which is unusual at this price.</p>
<h2><strong>Redmi Note 15 Pro+ First Look: Display</strong></h2>
<p>Up front is a large 6.83-inch quad-curved AMOLED display with a 120Hz refresh rate. Despite the size, the curved edges help keep the phone manageable in the hand. The panel is protected by Gorilla Glass Victus 2, which adds some peace of mind for everyday use.</p>
<p>Brightness is one of the biggest highlights here. With a claimed peak brightness of 5000 nits, outdoor visibility is excellent, and the display remains perfectly readable even under harsh sunlight. Colours look punchy, animations are fluid, and overall, it is a clear upgrade over the previous generation.</p>
<h2>Redmi Note 15 Pro+ First Look: Cameras</h2>
<p>This is where the biggest change has happened. The Redmi Note 15 Pro Plus drops the triple-camera setup and moves to a dual-camera system. The telephoto lens is gone, replaced by a 200-megapixel main camera with OIS. Whether this is the right trade-off will divide opinions.</p>
<p>In early use, the main camera delivers sharp images with good dynamic range and restrained night processing, which is a positive. The secondary 8-megapixel ultra-wide camera is serviceable but nothing special. On the front, the 32-megapixel selfie camera performs well without aggressive skin smoothing, keeping faces looking natural.</p>
<h2><strong>Redmi Note 15 Pro+ First Look: Performance</strong></h2>
<p>The phone is powered by the Snapdragon 7s Gen 4, paired with up to 12GB of RAM and 512GB of storage. Day-to-day performance is smooth and dependable, with clean animations, stable gaming, and well-controlled thermals thanks to Xiaomi&rsquo;s IceLoop cooling system.</p>
<p>Benchmark scores land where you would expect for this chipset. It is competitive within the segment, though not class-leading. More importantly, it never feels slow or gets in the way during regular use.</p>
<h2>Redmi Note 15 Pro+ First Look: Battery &amp; Charging</h2>
<p>Battery life is another major upgrade. The Redmi Note 15 Pro Plus packs a massive 6500mAh battery, paired with 100W fast charging. In early usage, the phone hits around 50 percent in under 30 minutes, which is impressive given the battery size. Long-term endurance testing is still pending, but initial signs are very promising.</p>
<h2>Redmi Note 15 Pro+ First Look: Initial thoughts</h2>
<p>The Redmi Note 15 Pro Plus quietly improves on almost every meaningful aspect over the Note 14 Pro Plus. You get better performance, a larger battery, faster charging, a brighter display, longer software support, and a more refined design overall.</p>
<p>The removal of the telephoto camera is the one decision that may be hard to accept for some users, and it is something that will need closer evaluation in a full review. Still, as an upgrade package, this phone feels more serious, more polished, and easier to recommend than its predecessor.</p>

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