TecQ is our weekly round-up of top technology stories.
1. Vivo V5s Review: It’s a ‘Poutstanding’ Selfie Smartphone
If you like selfies, there's a good chance that a significant number of the photos saved on your phone are just you looking into the camera. If you agree, then the Vivo V5s, the latest selfie-centric phone to hit the Indian smartphone market, is bound to catch your attention.
Priced at Rs 18,990, is the Vivo V5s really picture perfect? Read The Quint review here to find out.
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3. Voice-Assisted Speakers Are the Future, but Are We Ready for Them?
Every time I think about artificial intelligence working in tandem with voice assistance, the movie Her pops up in my head. Over the past few years, the film has been replicated in reality by tech giants like Google and Amazon, with Microsoft and Apple also getting into the act.
Products like Echo and Google Home have shown us the capability of voice-enabled assistant devices, and experts believe that’s where the future is headed. But the question that begs to be asked is: are we ready to face that kind of future just yet?
Read the story here.
4. Nokia 3310 First Look: This Phone Brings Back the Old Days
Who needs a feature phone in 2017, when phone-makers have found a way to make smartphones with bezel-less displays? Well, a lot, apparently. Which is why HMD Global is bringing back the Nokia 3310 feature phone to the world, including India in a month’s time.
No, it doesn’t offer touch support, and you still can’t click selfies with it (it’s a feature phone, duh!). So, what could you possibly do with a feature phone that’s probably going to cost you as much as an entry-level Android phone? Click here to know.
5. Nubia M2 Lite First Impressions: Specky, Snappy & Slippery
You might not have heard about this brand much, but what their offering for the Indian market deserves the spotlight. Nubia, a Chinese player, has launched a new device in India dubbed the Nubia M2 Lite.
The phone has been priced at Rs 13,999 for the 32GB storage variant. The company bets big on the front camera of the phone which is 16-megapixel shooter. But is the phone all about the camera? Read all about it here.
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