TecQ: Huawei P9, Reliance Jio 4G, Coolpad, LeEco Super3 TV & More

The Quint’s compilation of top tech stories from this week.

Huawei P9. (Photo: TheQuint/@2shar)

1. Review: Huawei’s Leica-Toting P9 Flagship is Aimed At the Elite

Huawei P9 comes with a 5.2-inch display. (Photo: TheQuint/@2shar)

It may be one of the largest telecom equipment brands in the world, but ask most folks in India about Huawei smartphones, and you’re likely to be met with a “Who? Why?”

It’s sub-brand, Honor, has done well in the budget segment, but save for the Nexus 6P, Huawei’s been missing from the high-end flagship segment.

Read The Quint review of Huawei P9 here.

2. Why, WhatsApp, Why! App to Share User Data With Facebook

WhatsApp has over 800 million monthly active users. (Photo: Reuters)

WhatsApp, world’s most popular messaging application, with over 1 billion users has revised its privacy policy.

The instant messaging app which was bought for $19.3 billion by Facebook in 2014, has been extremely vocal about protecting user’s data since inception. This latest revision of privacy policy is in contrast to their original stance.

Read the full story here.

3. Review: LeEco Super3 X55 4K TV is Strikingly Good for its Price

LeTv is the branding on the unit. (Photo: The Quint)

Nobody will buy a 4K television right now, they said. However, brands like LeEco did not believe the naysayers. LeEco is coming out with 4K LED TVs that cost much less than Rs 1 lakh. The range comprises 55-inch and 65-inch models.

Xiaomi is another brand that offers 4K TVs at an affordable price, but they aren’t available in India as of now. So, this gives LeEco the chance to build itself a consumer base that has been choosing amongst the likes of Samsung, Sony and LG all this while.

Read The Quint review to find if it is worth the buy.

4. 5 Things You Didn’t Know About Reliance Jio 4G and the ‘Free’ Hype

You can read the full story here.

5. Review: Coolpad Mega 2.5D Works Well, But Doesn’t Stand Out

Coolpad Mega 2.5D lacks the punch in the display (Photo: The Quint)

Coolpad has been a relatively low-key brand of late with its thunder being constantly stolen by its Chinese counterparts like Xiaomi and Lenovo.

To change that, and to make serious in-roads in one of the most lucrative smartphone market, Coolpad has launched a slew of mid-range to budget smartphones. Coolpad Mega 2.5D is one such smartphone, with a price tag of Rs 6,999.

So, what’s so special about this one? Read here to know.