Infinix Hot 6 Pro review: Adept budget phone with big screen, good battery

Infinix, a smartphone brand owned by Hong Kong-based mobile phone manufacturer Transsion Holdings, on July 11 launched the Infinix Hot 6 Pro at Rs 7,999. The phone sports a 5.99-inch screen in 18:9 ratio, dual rear cameras and a 4,000 mAh battery, making it a solid proposition in an entry-level smartphone segment.

For a budget smartphone, the 5.99-inch HD+ resolution screen stretched in 18:9 aspect ratio looks optimal. It reduces the phone’s overall dimension, making it comfortable to hold and easy to operate. The screen is bright and there is no visible touch lag. The screen and touch calibration is also on spot, making it a budget device that feels like a mid-ranger. The screen supports eye care mode, which calibrates it to warm settings for extended on-screen usage without causing any discomfort to eyes.


Infinix hot 6 pro Powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 quad core system-on-chip (SoC), paired with 3GB of RAM and 32GB of internal memory -- expandable up to 128 GB through microSD card – the phone runs smoothly and performs basic tasks like calls, messaging, casual browsing without hiccups. However, due to entry-level process with limited resources, the phone shows minor lags here and there, especially with processor 

Samsung Galaxy Tab S3: Best Android tablet to consume media

It was love at first sight. The sleek lines, the light weight, the smooth black surface and the brilliant screen. The Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 (Rs 47,990) had bowled me over the first time I set sights on it. But did it mean a whole new world? Was I ready to let go of all my old ties? I wasn’t sure.

Let’s rewind a bit. I’ve used my fourth generation iPad with a keyboard case as my primary device for travel the past few years. With time, it has kept up with the knocks and scratches and I’d been thinking of retiring it. But it’s difficult to get out of such a relationship; there’s the added cost of a host of peripherals. I’ve been eyeing the latest iPad for some time and have been impressed with its performance; but I haven’t been able to switch because of the love for my old iPad and my inability to get hold of a keyboard cover as good as the one I have. Then Samsung sent in the Tab S3 for review. And I was impressed.

The Super AMOLED 9.7-inch screen, like the Galaxy S8 and S8+, supports HDR and is future ready. I spent nearly a day just watching videos on the brilliant screen; a pity it’s a bit reflective. The sound output is quite nice, though don’t expect a home theatre-like immersive experience. Due to the placement of the speakers, you wouldn’t normally muffle the sound in landscape mode. But the glass back is a fingerprint magnet.

Gaming is another aspect I loved on the bigger screen and I spent a lot of time playing my favourite, Asphalt 8: Airborne on the device, with it not heating up. Samsung’s optimised game mode ensured I had a good experience; that said, the S8 and S8+ feature zippier processors. The Tab S3 supports expandable memory and LTE, and I was able to make calls using a Reliance Jio connection without any hassles.

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