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Last updated:July 28, 2022, 21:07 IST

GATE Exam 2023: A schedule has been released for Gate 2023 (GATE) examination. The exam of the gate is to be held in February 2023, for which the application process will be started from the first week of September 2022. Let me tell you that I …Read more

Report: Akhand Pratap Singh

Kanpur: A schedule has been released for the GATE 2023 (GATE) examination. The exam of the gate is to be held in February 2023, for which the application process will be started from the first week of September 2022. Let us tell you that IIT Kanpur is going to conduct the gate exam this year. Get i.e. Graduate Aptitude Test 2023 examination has been given to IIT Kanpur this time. Apart from this, IIT will jointly conduct this exam with IIT Kanpur, IIT Bombay, Delhi, Guwahati, Khadkpur, Madras Roorkee and Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore. Will be organized by MOE).

Know when the exam will be held
Applications for the GATE 2023 examination will start from 30 August, which will run till 30 September 2022. Also, with late fees, students will be able to fill the form till October 7. After which the admit cards of all the candidates will be issued by 3 January 2023. After that, the examination will be held on 4,5,11 and 12 February 2023.

Know what is eligibility
To give this exam, any student who is currently studying in the third or higher year of any bachelor’s degree program or has taken any government degree in engineering, technology, architectural science, commerce, art, Can

The exam will be online
The GATE exam will be online, 2 papers have to be selected in this exam. It has to be tested for 29 subjects. This examination mainly has a wide understanding of various graduate subjects in engineering, science, humanities and social sciences.

Information will be available from this website
To know the full schedule of Gate 2023, you can also visit the website of the gate for more information. The details of the exam have been announced on the Gate 2023 official website.

Through this website you can get detailed information: https://gate.iitk.ac.in

Last updated:May 28, 2022, 18:37 IST

Located in Aliganj, Lucknow, the Regional Science City which is spread over 9 acres. It was established in 1989 and its second gallery was established in 2007. It has about 9 galleries and 2 Science Parks. …Read more

The Regional Science City is located in Aliganj, Lucknow, which is spread over 9 acres. It was established in 1989 and its second gallery was established in 2007. It has about 9 galleries and 2 Science Parks. The biggest feature of this Science City is known as Zonal Science City. Learns easily. Students of schools from far and wide reach out in the city’s city and come to know about every aspect of science.

Let us tell you that the ticket of this zonal science city is only ₹ 40 and it is open on Saturday and Sunday. Its opening timing is from 9:30 am to 6:00 pm. There is attraction. In this minging mirror you will smile by looking at your body in different form. Summer camps are also organized here, in which children from all over the country come and take advantage of learning information about physics, chemistry and biology. .

A 3D show is also run to show the astronomical events related to the Science Citizen, whose ticket you have to take separately, whose show is shown on different timing.

Last updated:May 26, 2022, 15:30 IST

The National Sugar Institute of Kanpur is teaching its students to make 38 types of sugar.Read more

Report:- Akhand Pratap Singh, Kanpur
When we talk about sugar, the sugar used in the house comes to mind. While the National Sugar Institute of Kanpur is teaching its students to make 38 types of sugar. Not only this institute Also, it is also working on how to provide technical help in preparing sugar and promote the industry. Now many types of sugar is being produced by the sugar industry, mainly cub sugar, beverages sugar, sugar, sugar, sugar, sugar, sugar Playworld sugar, icing sugar, pharmaceutical sugar, healthy sugar, white sugar, raw sugar, candy sugar, refined sugar. Apart from these, research is also being done to make many other types of sugar according to the use. Director Professor Narendra Mohan said that now the sugar industry is making a lot of progress. Many technologies are being used in it. The National Sugar Institute in Kanpur is teaching its students the technique of making 38 types of sugar.

Packaging along with technology is also being emphasized
Korona Kaal has brought many changes in the lives of the people. Similarly, there have been many changes in the industry. Now people are liking more than open things. So now people are demanding more package sugar. In view of which, students are being taught packaging along with the technique of making sugar in the institute. Students will be taught as a practical work, how they can package the sugar. Director Professor Narendra Mohan said that the aim of his institute is that when the students come out after studying here, they should have every small information related to this industry.

Last updated:May 19, 2022, 18:47 IST

Vivek Bhardwaj of Lucknow has illuminated the name of not only Lucknow but the whole country. Because recently Google London has offered a job on an annual package of 1.37 crores. Institute of Engineering and Technology from Lucknow …Read more

Report:- Anjali Singh Rajput

Vivek Bhardwaj of Lucknow has illuminated the name of not only Lucknow but also the entire country. Because recently Google London has offered a job on an annual package of 1.37 crores. Year’s student Vivek Bhardwaj is from Bulandshahr, who lives in Lucknow, but he lives in Lucknow. According to him, he was applying for placement for a long time along with studies. He was applying for a long time. He was applying for a job abroad. One day he got a message from Google London and he spoke for the interview. That was the turning point of Vivek Bhardwaj’s life. Why did the point become?

Interview in 4 rounds
Vivek Bhardwaj himself says that when he got a message from London Google, he immediately got ready for the interview and about 4 rounds interviewed, in which he was asked some questions related to computer science data structure and algorithms. 5 interviews were in front of him. Every interview used to be different people. After this, there was a final interview in which general talks were done to him and after that he was selected for this job.

Software development engineer got post

Vivek Bhardwaj said that he has been given the post of Software Development Engineer from London Google. He said that he was not interested from the beginning that he would do a job in a company like Google. He was interested in the physics. It is said that his mind also does to start-up. But first of all he has to gain experience and he will get this experience by joining Google, in which he will be able to learn more and more.

This is a journey but not the goal

He says that this is his life journey but this is not his final goal. Vivek Bhardwaj said that he has a younger sister and younger brother in his family besides his parents. Bahn is studying from Haryana and The younger brother is studying tenth from Bulandshahr. His Guru is his father.

Xiaomi’s Mi 11 Ultra (Review) was introduced with only big figures and brags, but still the phone managed to deliver a good Android experience with some shortcomings. The company has introduced its most premium handset of 2022 in the form of Xiaomi 12 Pro. Instead of showing big figures for specifications, the company has tried to make the phone durable and has also tried to provide features in it according to the price. Its quad speaker setup is quite unique and such a setup is not seen in flagship phones in India.

Compared to Mi 11 Ultra, Xiaomi 12 Pro is also lower in price, because perhaps it is not a direct replacement of that phone. Rumors are that an even more premium device may be launched with the name 12 Ultra which will have a faster Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1+ SoC. Currently, I used Xiaomi 12 Pro for a week and found that this phone is really quite good. But, is it better than the flagship phones of OnePlus and iQoo?

Xiaomi 12 Pro price in India

Xiaomi 12 Pro The 8GB RAM + 256GB storage model comes at Rs 62,999. Its 12GB RAM + 256GB storage model is available for Rs 66,999. I had its 12GB RAM variant for review. The phone comes in three finishes, including Couture Blue, Noir Black and Opera Mauve.

Xiaomi 12 Pro design

Xiaomi 12 Pro looks quite glossy and premium. On the right and left sides of the phone, where the front and back glass meet, it is quite thin. The frame and rear Corning Gorilla Glass 5 panel come with a matte finish which makes the phone quite smooth. The rear camera module is made of metal and looks modern. Some fine lines separate the sensors from the module. The ports and cutouts in the metal frame are well-crafted, with no sharp corners visible.
Xiaomi 12 Pro is a top end smartphone, yet it does not have any IP rating for dust and water protection. Gadgets 360 confirmed from the company that it has all the required seals as compared to the IP rating which is equivalent to IP53 rating. Still, this seems low as one would expect an IP rating for a phone at this price, at least an IP68 rating. Companies have started doing this these days to save on costs. If we look at a budget phone like Redmi Note 11S (Review), it also has IP53 rating.

The phone has a 6.73 inch AMOLED display with the protection of Corning’s Gorilla Glass Victus. Fingerprints do not appear on it easily. Speaker grills are provided at the top and bottom and an infrared emitter is also installed at the top.

Xiaomi 12 Pro specifications and software

Xiaomi 12 Pro has Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 SoC. Internal storage is not expandable. Two nano SIMs can be used in the phone. The phone supports dual 5G standby. For connectivity, Wi-Fi 6E, Bluetooth 5.2, NFC and multiple satellite navigation system is available in it.

The refresh rate of the display is 120Hz and the touch sampling rate is 480Hz. It supports LTPO 2.0 which drops the refresh rate down to 1Hz to save power. An embedded fingerprint scanner is provided in the phone. The display resolution is WQHD+ (3200 x 1400 pixels) with 522ppi pixel density.

The phone comes with a 4,600mAh battery and a 120W charger in the box. Apart from this, it has support for 50W wireless charging and also 10W reverse wireless charging.

Xiaomi 12 Pro runs on Xiaomi MIUI 13 based on Android 12. Features like new widgets, permission manager and privacy dashboard have been provided in the phone. MIUI 13 comes with the usual bloatware, including Xiaomi apps and some third-party apps. From the GetApps store, I constantly received notifications to update the apps.

The interface for widgets now looks different and takes up the entire screen. Widgets can be added to the home screen by long press, after which three options are available at the bottom for wallpaper, widgets and home screen settings. Re-sizing widgets is a bit awkward because it requires moving the widget slightly, which adds one step. Like other manufacturers, the company has provided a theme engine that changes the color of the interface, widgets, and keyboard based on the color of the wallpaper.

Xiaomi 12 Pro performance

Xiaomi 12 Pro performed as expected in benchmark tests. The phone scored 9,82,727 points in AnTuTu and 1,237 and 3,654 points in Geekbench’s single and multi-core tests respectively, which is on par with the market competition. The phone performed smoothly with daily usage.
The display looks quite bright outdoors and shows accurate colors in ‘Original Color’ mode. There’s also an ‘Adaptive Colors’ toggle in the Settings app that adjusts the display’s colors based on ambient light. Content looks sharp on the display, which is also Dolby Vision and HDR10+ certified. Supported content looked good on Netflix. HDR videos streamed on Amazon Prime Video looked a bit dim. Dolby Vision HDR support isn’t what we see on many Android phones.

The in-display fingerprint reader is fast and reliable for unlocking the phone. During testing, the screen refresh rate of the Xiaomi 12 Pro varied as expected across different types of content. It was generally running at 60Hz while playing games, 120Hz while scrolling through feeds in apps or the interface. When I was not doing any activity it remained locked at 10Hz. I expected the refresh rate to drop to 1Hz when using the Kindle app, but that didn’t happen.

My gaming experience on Xiaomi 12 Pro was quite good. The phone got hot while playing games for a long time, but the performance did not reduce. I played Call of Duty: Mobile which was running smoothly at the highest settings. Asphalt 9: Legends played almost like it did on console and was running at 60fps by default, but the phone did overheat after a while. After making changes in the game space app of the phone, touch sampling rate was found to be on.

Xiaomi has done a great job of delivering immersive sound with the new quad-speaker setup of the 12 Pro. The speakers are tuned by Harman Kardon and you get a tweeter and a woofer at each end of the phone. The audio quality was amazing as all four speakers delivered balanced sound focusing on the bass and mid-range. The phone supports several Dolby Atmos audio presets and equalizers so that you can get the sound of your choice.

The speakers of the phone are very good, but the placement of the speaker grill on top of the phone seemed quite strange. These are in the bottom left corner of the frame, which becomes a problem while playing games, because when holding the phone horizontally, the speakers get covered by the hand and the sound gets muffled. The bottom grill also falls on the opposite side diagonally. So no matter how you hold the phone horizontally, a grill gets blocked.

The battery life of Xiaomi 12 Pro proved to be quite good. However, it did not give a very good backup in HD video loop test. It lasted for 12 hours and 18 minutes. The phone easily lasted a day and a half with my regular usage, which included an hour of gaming and a little camera use and video streaming. The 120W charger fully charged the 12 Pro in just 27 minutes using Boost mode. The phone gets warm when charging in this mode, and it also shows a notification on the screen to alert you that this will happen and that this is normal.

Xiaomi 12 Pro cameras

Xiaomi 12 Pro has three rear-facing cameras and all have 50 megapixel resolution. The primary camera has OIS, the ultra-wide-angle camera has a 115-degree field of view, and the telephoto camera comes with 2X optical zoom (48 mm). A front-facing 32-megapixel camera has been provided for selfie. The primary camera is equipped with Sony’s new 1/1.28-inch IMX707 sensor. This is much larger than the Sony IMX766 (1/1.56-inch) sensor that we have seen in many 2022 Android flagships.If you have recently used any Xiaomi phone then the camera app is easily understood. The phone can record HDR videos at up to 4K 30fps with its main and telephoto cameras. At the same time, HDR10+ videos can be recorded only from the main and selfie cameras. The primary camera can shoot videos up to 8K 24fps.

The Xiaomi 12 Pro also has some “pro” features that are quite useful. It can record video by turning off the screen for power saving. It also has a live in-ear monitor feature that you can use to listen to the sound being recorded. Pro Video mode lets you shoot video in Log format (flat color profile) so it can be color graded in post-production. Focus peaking and exposure verification can be useful for professionals.

Photos taken in daylight with the primary camera had plenty of detail and good dynamic range. The telephoto camera was mostly taking detailed close shots of the subjects, even in auto or portrait mode the photos were sharp and detailed. Edge detection in portrait mode was also very good. If you can get the subject placement right, the primary camera’s large sensor gives you a soft, natural background blur that can only be achieved with a DSLR. The skin tone could have been better, which looks quite red.

The ultra wide camera shoots landscapes well and the details are also ample. However, it is not as good as the primary camera. Software correction does a good job of correcting barrel distortion but things look a bit stretched towards the edges. The difference between the photos of main camera and ultrawide camera can be easily detected.

Like the iQoo 9 Pro (Review), the ultra-wide camera on the Xiaomi 12 Pro does not have autofocus, which means it cannot function as a macro camera. With the help of the primary and telephoto cameras, I took some good close-up shots.

In low-light, the auto mode takes a little longer for exposure as seen on the Xiaomi 11T Pro. But, it took good shots in low-light with the primary camera. Ultrawide and telephoto cameras also gave decent results. In night mode, the noise reduced a bit and the photos came out clear.

In low-light, the primary camera did a great job in terms of colors, detail and dynamic range. Apart from noise reduction, it didn’t do that well for ultrawide. The telephoto camera had trouble focusing in low-light. The photos were quite blurry and soft.

The selfie camera worked well in daylight. However, the background became brighter in portrait mode in brightly lit areas. Photo quality in low-light was average.

Talking about videos, the camera performed well in all resolutions. Stabilization is good, autofocus is also good and exposure is maintained even during panning. However, I did notice a slight yellowness in the video footage during the day and the exposure seemed a bit high. The HDR mode was correcting the exposure in brightly lit areas and creating darkness in shadowy areas. Overall the output did not look very real.

HDR 10 Plus videos came out much better. Colors looked rich and the dynamic range was also better. But these will not look so good on displays without HDR10+. Motion tracking, eye tracking and motion capture focus worked as expected. The phone gets quite hot while shooting videos outdoors, but the camera app never let the recording get interrupted. In low light, the phone captures good quality videos, which have low noise and good dynamic range.

Verdict

With Xiaomi 12 Pro, the company has focused on performance and quality. The phone still has some room for improvement in terms of the rear camera, which I think will be fixed with a software update. Additionally, its image quality and video quality are quite good making the phone a strong contender in the premium smartphone segment. At a starting price of Rs 62,999, the phone offers very good value. The only thing it lacks is the IP rating.

Those who do not want heavy skin Android OS Moto Edge 30 Pro You can see which comes at a lower price (Rs 49,999). iQoo 9 Pro It is also a good option which has a unique design and a good gimbal camera system. Other than this, OnePlus 10 Pro (Review) which has a good camera system, big battery but charging is slow. If you do not need wireless charging then you Realme GT 2 Pro (Review) which comes for Rs 49,999. It has the same core hardware as Xiaomi 12 Pro and also has a special type of micro lens.

OnePlus started getting a lot of popularity right from the beginning, when it shook the market by launching powerful smartphones at aggressive prices. Gradually the company shifted from flagship killer smartphones to premium flagships. To keep the fan base happy, OnePlus launched the Nord series a few years ago, through which it once again targeted the midrange segment and the company was very successful in it.

OnePlus Nord (Review), which came first, had raised expectations in the segment below Rs 30 thousand. Fans kept hoping for the Nord phone to be launched in the sub-Rs 20,000 segment, and now in 2022, Nord has finally been launched in the sub-Rs 20,000 segment. OnePlus Nord CE 2 Lite 5G is the most affordable OnePlus phone which starts at Rs 19,999. As the name suggests, it Nord CE 2 5G (Review) is a lite version, but in some cases it offers better specifications than that. Does the Nord CE 2 Lite 5G have everything we expect from a OnePlus under Rs 20,000, or is there one among its rivals that sounds better to you?

OnePlus Nord CE 2 Lite 5G price in India

OhnePlus Nord CE 2 Lite 5G The base variant of the smartphone comes with 6GB RAM and 128GB storage and its price in India starts at Rs 19,999. Its 8GB RAM and 128GB storage model is priced at Rs 21,999. Both come in either Blue Tide or Black Dusk colour. I had its top end variant in blue color for review.

OnePlus Nord CE 2 Lite 5G design

The blue tide color gives the OnePlus Nord CE 2 Lite 5G the identity of a Nord phone. OnePlus has used these shades of blue for the Nord models. Even OnePlus Buds are available in Nord Blue shade. The Black Dusk variant has a sandstone finish.

At first glance, you can consider the phone as a Realme or Vivo device. Rather, Realme Q5 And Vivo T1 (Review) also looks almost the same. OnePlus Nord CE 2 Lite 5G has a 6.59-inch display with full-HD+ resolution, which has a camera hole in the top left corner. However, it’s an LCD panel, not AMOLED, which we’ve been seeing on OnePlus phones. The good thing is that you get a maximum refresh rate of 120Hz, which is higher than the 90Hz of the more expensive Nord CE 2 5G. I like the thin bezels on the sides of the display but the chin is thick. This is a normal thing for phones in this segment except Motorola G52.

The frame and back panel of OnePlus Nord CE 2 Lite 5G are plastic. The power button on the right side has a fingerprint scanner. Due to the slight slope of the frame it is easy to find and access. The volume buttons are on the other side along with the SIM tray. OnePlus has given a 3.5mm headphone jack at the bottom. Here you will also get a single speaker and USB Type-C port.

Like the rest of the Nord CE series models, the iconic alert slider is missing from the OnePlus Nord CE 2 Lite 5G. The weight of the phone is 195g which is heavier than Nord CE 2 5G. The weight of the phone is obviously felt in the hand. If you attach the accompanying case also, it seems even heavier.

The camera module on the back panel has a textured finish. Here, when the phone is kept under light and viewed at different angles, the color changes from sky blue to yellow. The rest of the back panel is a static blue shade and features the OnePlus logo.

OnePlus Nord CE 2 Lite 5G specifications and software

OnePlus Nord CE 2 Lite 5G has simple specifications but it is right in line with the competition in this segment. I found this a bit disappointing as OnePlus is often known for setting trends, but this time the company did not do so. For processing, it is powered by the Snapdragon 695 SoC which we have already seen in similarly priced phones like Vivo T1, Moto G71 and Redmi Note 11 Pro + 5G. It also has a software RAM Boost feature that can use up to 5GB of internal storage as virtual RAM (in top-end variants).

OnePlus Nord CE 2 Lite 5G has support for Bluetooth 5.2, dual-band Wi-Fi ac, 4G VoLTE, five 5G bands, and six satellite navigation systems. It also has a hybrid SIM slot in which a microSD card up to 1TB can be used in place of the second SIM. The phone has a 5,000mAh battery and supports 33W SuperVOOC fast charging.

OnePlus Nord CE 2 Lite 5G runs on OxygenOS 12 based on Android 12. My unit had the April 2022 Android security patch. The company guarantees two Android OS version updates and three years of security updates for the Nord CE 2 Lite 5G. It is quite good compared to the rest.

The OxygenOS 12 coming to the OnePlus Nord CE 2 Lite 5G has some new features that we first saw in the OnePlus 10 Pro (Review). OnePlus Scout lets you search for things in contacts, apps, and the web, similar to Spotlight on Apple devices. Work-Life Balance 2.0 now lets you create profiles so you can keep separate apps for work. You can also filter notifications to help you stay focused while you work. These profiles can be triggered automatically based on time, location or Wi-Fi access point.

OnePlus Shelf can be accessed via a pull-down gesture from the top edge of the display. With the help of Private Safe, you can protect your media files and apps with a passcode. OnePlus has kept the pre-installed apps to a minimum which is a good thing.

OnePlus Nord CE 2 Lite 5G performance and battery life

The OnePlus Nord CE 2 Lite 5G is a capable budget phone, which ran smooth during the review period. Things of daily use ran smoothly but heavy apps and games took some time to load. Scrolling in the interface was smooth due to the high refresh rate. Multitasking was a breeze and I was able to switch between multiple running apps seamlessly. With the help of fingerprint scanner and face unlock, the phone was able to be unlocked quickly. The speaker is loud but it would have been better if there was a dual speaker setup.

OnePlus Nord CE 2 Lite 5G scored 4,00,763 points in AnTuTu benchmark. In the single core and multicore tests of Geekbench 5, the phone scored 687 points and 1951 points respectively. It scored 17fps and 60fps in GFXBench’s CarChase and T-Rex. If compared with other competing phones with the same processor, these scores are similar.

When it comes to gaming, Call of Duty: Mobile ran smooth on the ‘High’ preset for graphics and frame rates. After playing the game for about 15 minutes, I noticed a five percent drop in battery level, which isn’t bad.

The battery life of OnePlus Nord CE 2 Lite 5G was also good. For me it lasted more than a day and a half with normal usage. The phone lasted 23 hours 35 minutes in our HD video loop test, which is a pretty good time. The 33W SuperVOOC charger that came with the phone charged the phone from 0 to 50 percent in 30 minutes and up to 93 percent in an hour.

OnePlus Nord CE 2 Lite 5G cameras

The phone has three cameras on the back, which includes a 64-megapixel primary lens, a 2-megapixel depth lens and a 2-megapixel macro camera. For selfies, it has a 16-megapixel front camera like OnePlus 9 Pro. One thing that is missing is an ultra-wide camera, which is available on the Nord CE 2 5G.

The camera app is very easy to use and has multiple shooting modes to choose from. Via the viewfinder you can toggle HDR, AI Scene Enhancer, and capture images at the main camera’s full 64-megapixel resolution. There’s also a ‘Pro’ mode that lets you manually adjust different exposure parameters.

Photos taken in daylight with the OnePlus Nord CE 2 Lite 5G came out with good dynamic range and colors. The phone maintained the exposure well. Even small objects visible at a distance were recognizable in landscape shots. AI Scene Enhancer boosted the colors a bit but the result did not look artificial. The dynamic range in the photos taken with the 64 megapixel camera was good but there was a slight lack of details.

Close-up shots were crisp, with a slight blur in the background for the subject. The camera app also suggested how to position the phone when the subject got too close. Images captured in portrait mode had good edge detection and the intensity of the background blur was also adjustable. The 2-megapixel macro camera clicks good pictures but I have to say, I would have been happy if these two lenses were missing in exchange for an ultra-wide-angle camera.

Low-light camera performance was average. Things were lacking in sharpness in the photos and the phone struggled to capture photos with enough detail in darker parts of the scene. After turning on Night mode, it took 3 to 4 seconds to take a shot but the photo came out bright. With this mode the phone was able to capture good details even in shadow areas. Selfies taken with OnePlus Nord CE 2 Lite 5G in daylight and low-light were good. Portrait shots also turned out good. In low light, it automatically used the screen flash to capture bright photos. Talking about video recording, the phone can record videos up to 1080p. Stabilization was good in daylight footage, only the footage was a little shaky while moving.

Verdict

I’m glad that finally we have a OnePlus smartphone that comes under Rs 20,000. But at the same time, I’m disappointed that the Nord CE 2 Lite 5G doesn’t significantly step up the competition. The features that this phone offers are good but not good enough to make it stand out in the market. Software updates and fast charging are some of its attractive points, apart from this the phone seems to be a mashup of handsets from BBK owned brands like Realme and Vivo. It is similar to these in appearance and performance.

OnePlus Nord CE 2 Lite 5G faces tough competition from Vivo T1 which is also Rs 3,000 cheaper than its base variant, and is similar in specifications. Moto G71 5G (Review) is also cheaper by Rs 2,000 but it does not have a high refresh rate screen. The phone has an AMOLED display and ultra wide camera.

If you have made up your mind that you have to buy a OnePlus smartphone and getting software updates for a long time is on your top list, then you can look at Nord CE 2 Lite 5G. For the rest, I think the Vivo T1 and iQoo Z6 offer the same performance at a lower price. The Moto G71 5G is another option, if you can go with a 60Hz display.

Realme GT 2 Pro It’s the most expensive Realme phone currently sold in India, but it’s also one of the most affordable models you can buy with Qualcomm’s top-of-the-line processor. It has only one direct competitor and that is Motorola Edge 30 Pro (review),
With a starting price of Rs 49,999, the GT 2 Pro has a lot to offer. Such as a 2K display, fast charging, a good set of cameras and the promise of good gaming performance. So is this a better option than Moto phone? Let’s find out.

Design of Realme GT 2 Pro

The back panel of Realme GT 2 Pro has an optional unique texture. It is said that this is an imitation done to give the feel of paper products. Regarding the special material used in its back, Realme says that it has been taken from renewable sources and has been used in the white and green versions of the phone. Whereas, the Steel Black variant has a common glass panel with frosted texture. After using the white unit for a few weeks, I’m happy to say that the phone doesn’t suffer from any permanent stains or marks in daily use, as I thought it would. Its wavy texture creates good grip. It also ensures that fingerprints and smudges are not an issue. I like the look of its matte-finished aluminum frame and the overall aesthetic of the phone, but I wish Realme had given its most expensive model a little more character to make it stand out from the rest of the phones in the portfolio.

A big selling point of the Realme GT 2 Pro is its display, which is usually found in expensive Android flagships. Its 6.7-inch AMOLED panel has 2K (3216×1440) resolution, with 10-bit color depth and maximum brightness of 1,400 nits. It also has LTPO 2.0 technology, which means the refresh rate can vary from 1Hz to 120Hz depending on your activity. Apart from this, Realme has used Corning Gorilla Glass Victus for scratch protection. Needless to say, its display performs well for playing games and watching videos.

A 65W SuperDart fast charger, a USB cable and a case are provided in the box of Realme GT 2 Pro.

Realme GT 2 Pro price, specs and software

The price of the base variant of Realme GT 2 Pro is in the range of Rs 50 thousand. This is 8GB RAM and 128GB storage variant. Whereas, the variant priced at Rs 57,999 has 12GB RAM and 256GB storage and this is the variant that I have.

Realme GT 2 Pro has Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 processor. It supports 13 5G bands and you get DUAL 5G support for both SIMs. This should be enough for the upcoming 5G network in India.

The phone has stereo speakers, which are Dolby Atmos certified. Like Apple’s True Tone feature, color temperature sensors are provided in the front and back of the phone to adjust its display color (white balance). Additionally, heart rate monitoring has been implemented in the in-display fingerprint sensor as an experimental feature.

The Realme GT 2 Pro has a stainless steel vapor cooling chamber, which promises to protect the phone from overheating. The software includes a GT Mode toggle, which is supposed to prevent throttling the phone’s processor to deliver better performance in heavy apps.

Two features of the phone are missing. Wireless charging and IP rating. Although there is a rubber gasket around the SIM tray to prevent water, which suggests that measures have been taken to protect the phone from water. But, Realme has not given any official guarantee. In comparison, both these features have been offered in Motorola Edge 30 Pro, which may turn customers away from GT 2 Pro.

Realme GT 2 Pro runs on Realme UI 3.0 based on Android 12. The look of the interface is customizable and it runs smoothly. There are a lot of bundled apps on the phone, including Realme Store and Community. Most of these can be uninstalled. I didn’t face any notification spam or any other issues from Realme’s first-party apps, which surprised me.

With this phone, Realme has promised three years of Android OS updates and four years of security updates. I think this is a good way to keep the faith.

Performance and battery life of Realme GT 2 Pro

Carrying the Realme GT 2 Pro does not feel cumbersome or heavy. Although this is said to be the case for many flagship Androids. The phone is not too thick and weighs (189 grams), which makes it feel light and easy to carry. However, its glass back variant is a bit heavy, weighing 199g.

The GT 2 Pro handled popular social and productivity apps well. Its interface was always fast and fluid. I also like that the in-display fingerprint sensor is close to the center of the display.

The display of the phone becomes bright enough for the content to be clearly visible. It becomes bright even in direct sunlight. The display resolution was ‘auto select’ throughout my review period and I found that it rendered all apps and content, including games, very well at WQHD+ resolution.

The Realme GT 2 Pro excelled with media playback and gaming.

Videos looked great with excellent color saturation, adequate brightness and good HDR rendering. The stereo speakers were also very loud and sounded good. Gaming performance was also solid. Asphalt 9: Legends ran smoothly, with solid frame rates and good graphics. However, after playing a demanding game like Fortnite for a long time, the phone’s body became hot. Even when playing the game indoors, I noticed that the upper half of the frame and parts of the back panel got very hot after about 20 minutes. After a point I had to put a case on the phone because the heating was unbearable.

This issue was not with every game. But graphically demanding games push the GT 2 Pro’s cooling system to its limits. The phone also performed very well in benchmarks. Got an impressive score of 972,119 points in AnTuTu.

The battery life of the phone was also quite good. I was able to use the phone for a day or a little more on a single charge. The phone lasted 20 hours and 41 minutes in our HD video loop test. Charging its 5,000mAh battery with a 65W charger doesn’t take much time. You can fully charge it in just over half an hour. That means it charges very fast.

Camera of Realme GT 2 Pro

Realme GT 2 Pro has a good set of cameras. It performs well in daytime and low light. Realme has used Sony IMX766 50 megapixel sensor for the main rear camera. It also has a wide F/1.8 aperture with optical stabilization. It can shoot videos in 8K resolution at 24fps. Autofocus was quick in daylight and landscape shots yielded rich detail and colors. Close-up shots yielded excellent background blur with excellent details. Low-light pictures were also very good. It had less noise and more detail than average. Due to OIS, sharp and good details were found in low-light close-ups.
Realme GT 2 Pro has an ultra-wide camera with a 50-megapixel Samsung JN1 sensor. we did this OnePlus 10 Pro (review) I have seen. Ultra-wide shots yielded less detail and colors weren’t very accurate to the actual scene, but barrel distortion and HDR were handled better. The camera app has a 150-degree shooting mode, like the 10 Pro. This allows you to take advantage of the full field of view of the lens. Low-light photos were not as bright as those obtained from the main camera. There was still a lot to experiment with, though.
The third camera of the phone is a 2-megapixel sensor with ‘micro-lens’. It allows capturing extreme close-ups at 20x or 40x magnification. This lens can be used to capture something special from everyday objects. In ‘Microscope’ shooting mode, the phone should be a millimeter away from its subject. Because light is an issue in this mode, two LEDs above and below the micro-lens are automatically activated when using this mode. Apart from this there are some interesting filters also.
Realme GT 2 Pro has the same 32-megapixel Sony IMX615 sensor selfie camera, which was in OnePlus 10 Pro. It takes good pictures during the day and in low light. Skin smoothing is enabled by default for selfies. However, if you switch to the Natural profile, the skin tone and texture become much better.
The video recording capabilities of the Realme GT 2 Pro are also top-notch. 8K videos shot during the day and at night looked good, but the stabilization made the camera look a little jerky. Videos recorded at 4K also looked great and had smooth stabilization. The camera app also allows you to switch between the main and ultra-wide cameras when recording at this resolution.

what is our decision

There should be no doubt that the Realme GT 2 Pro is a very good premium smartphone. In my opinion the base variant with 8GB RAM offers the best value. I would recommend it for its great performance, unique texture design, good battery life and cameras. However, if IP rating and wireless charging matter to you, the Motorola would be a smarter choice.

Its 12GB variant is less expensive than other Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 smartphones, but the price is around Rs 58 thousand. i think that Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G (review) Or OnePlus 9 Pro 5G (review) Options like these are more complete flagships and offer better value. Yes, they may lack the processor power of the GT 2 Pro, but they make up for it with features like wireless charging and an official IP rating.

OnePlus Nord CE 2 5G was launched recently. This is a good mid range phone from OnePlus, which is priced below Rs 25 thousand. The phone has good software, better battery life and amazing performance. Overall, it will be liked by those who want a good all-rounder phone. We have also listed this phone among the best smartphones available under Rs 25,000. Now the company has launched OnePlus Nord CE 2 Lite 5G which is the lite version of OnePlus Nord CE 2 5G. Has OnePlus maintained the same balance with features or has the company lost its way while trying to launch the phone at a lower price? I spent some time with OnePlus Nord CE 2 Lite 5G and my first impressions about this smartphone are as follows-

OnePlus Nord CE 2 Lite 5G The price of 6GB RAM + 128GB storage variant in India is Rs 19,999. Its second variant comes with 8GB RAM + 128GB storage which is priced at Rs 21,999. The base variant has been launched only in Black Dusk color, while the top variant has been launched only in Blue Tide finish.

The OnePlus Nord CE 2 Lite 5G Blue variant obviously looks like the Nord smartphone. This time the phone is not given a solid shade of blue; rather, when the phone is placed under the light and rotated, it appears to go from sky blue to a slightly yellow shade. Textured finish has been given near the camera module.

In the short time I spent with the phone, I found that fingerprints were not easily visible on it. A clear case is also available with the phone in the box, which is useful. Apart from this, Nord sticker, SIM ejector pin, red cable club membership card, 33 watt SuperVOOC charger and a signature red USB Type C cable are available in the box.

OnePlus Nord CE 2 Lite 5G has a large 6.59 inch display. It has a camera hole in the top left corner which houses a 16-megapixel selfie camera. It is an LCD panel with a 120Hz maximum refresh rate and 240Hz touch sampling rate. There are thin bezels on the sides of the display but thick bezels are provided at the top and bottom.

The sides of the phone are flat which makes it comfortable to hold. The fingerprint scanner is provided on the right side with a slight slope, whose position is quite comfortable and due to the slope it is easily detected. Volume button and SIM tray are provided on the left side of the phone. You will get only secondary microphone at the top. Whereas USB Type-C port, primary microphone, speaker and 3.5mm headphone jack are provided at the bottom.

The weight of the phone is 195 grams. Due to its curved sides, much of its thickness cannot be known. The phone has a triple camera in the rear. The camera module feels protruding from the body and the phone looks raised when placed on a flat surface. The phone has a 64-megapixel primary camera with EIS support. Apart from this, there is a 2 megapixel depth camera and 2 megapixel macro camera. Like Nord CE 2 5G, it does not have an ultrawide camera.

OnePlus Nord CE 2 Lite 5G comes with Qualcomm Snapdragon 695 chip. We have already seen this processor Vivo T1, Moto G71 5G, Redmi Note 11 Pro+ 5GAnd Realme 9 Pro 5G Like we have seen in devices. This phone supports Bluetooth 5.2, dual-band Wi-Fi and five 5G bands. It has a hybrid dual-SIM tray, so you’ll be able to use either a second SIM or a microSD card.

OnePlus Nord CE 2 Lite 5G phone is based on Android 12 and runs on Oxygen OS 12.1. Many new features can be seen in the UI. I will talk about this in more details in the full review. The March 2022 Android security patch was installed on my unit. OnePlus has promised to provide two main Android updates and three years of security updates for this phone, which may give it some advantage in the competition.

After using the OnePlus Nord CE 2 Lite 5G for some time, I can say that it seems quite reliable. However, competition is strong in this price segment. I’ll be testing its camera, performance, battery life, and software soon, so stay tuned to Gadgets 360 for a full review of the OnePlus Nord CE 2 Lite 5G.

The Realme GT Neo 2 (Review) lived up to my expectations as a gaming grade smartphone. Now the company has launched its successor which seems to follow the same formula. Some features of Realme GT Neo 3 put it in the race for premium smartphones of 2022. Let’s take a closer look at this gaming friendly smartphone launched by the company.

This latest smartphone of Realme Realme GT Neo 3 And Realme GT Neo 3 (150W) The name has been launched in two models. There are also two options in the model with 80W fast charging support. Its 8GB RAM + 128GB storage model comes at Rs 36,999 and 8GB RAM + 256GB model comes at Rs 38,999. In models with 150W charging, a 150-watt charger is available inside the box. It has 12 GB RAM and 128 GB storage and is priced at Rs 42,999. Different battery capacities are provided in both the models. The 80W phone has a 5,000mAh battery while the 150W model has a 4,500mAh battery.

I had the top end 150W model. In terms of looks, it looks like the old model. The phone has a polycarbonate frame and matte glass back panel. Weighing in at 188 grams, it doesn’t feel too heavy either. If there is any major change in the design then it is the two racing stripes which give it a sporty look. The phone can be chosen from Nitro Blue, Sprint White and Asphalt Black colors. Its asphalt black gives a softer look as it does not have racing stripes.

Realme GT Neo 3 has a 6.7-inch Full HD Plus AMOLED display. It has Corning Gorilla Glass 5 for scratch protection. The display comes with a 120Hz peak refresh rate and thinner bezels at the bottom compared to the GT Neo 2.

The highlight of the Realme GT Neo 3 (150W) is its 150W charging capability. Realme claims that the 150W model is equipped with its “Ultradart” adaptive charging controller. It can charge 50 percent of the battery in just five minutes.

The battery of the phone is divided into two units in which the capacity of each unit is 2,250mAh. When it comes to battery safety, the company says that its charging system is certified by TUV Rhineland. It has a smart MCU control management system, which disconnects it from the power source if anything goes wrong with the battery. The company claims that its battery can retain 80 percent of its holding capacity even after completing 1,600 charge cycles.

A major change in Realme GT Neo 3 has been made in the form of MediaTek Dimensity 8100 processor. The processor is good but you will have to wait for the full review to know how the device performed with it in gaming and daily basis. Realme says that it has provided a second dedicated processor for the display which increases motion estimation, motion compensation and reduces the load on the GPU and also reduces the overall battery consumption of the phone.

I did not like the camera performance in Realme GT Neo 2. The GT Neo 3 seems to have been downgraded in terms of sensor resolution. The primary lens is 50 megapixels with which optical image stabilization is available. The same 8 megapixel camera is available as ultra wide, along with which there is also a 2 megapixel macro camera. There is a 16 megapixel selfie camera in the front.

The phone runs on Realme UI 3 with Android 12. The phone appears to have all the Android 12 features, but I also noticed a lot of pre-installed third-party apps.

Realme GT Neo 3 appears to be a powerful phone in terms of functionality. It has a 120Hz refresh rate, the new MediaTek Dimensity 8100 SoC, and astonishingly fast 150W charging. The main lens has OIS support which is not available in this segment. Is this a good upgrade from the older model? And to know how it competes with the recently launched OnePlus 10R, do check out the full review.

It has not been more than 6 months since the Samsung Galaxy A52s 5G was launched in India. If you are looking for a smartphone with IP rating below Rs 40 thousand, then this phone is still considered powerful. The company’s newly launched Galaxy A53 5G is also basically the same smartphone but this time it has been launched with the new Exynos SoC instead of Qualcomm processor. For this reason, there are some noticeable differences in the performance of the phone. This makes us more interested to know whether the new model is a strong upgrade?

Samsung Galaxy A53 5G price in India

Samsung Galaxy A53 5G Comes in two variants in India. Both variants have 128GB storage. Its 6GB RAM model is priced at Rs 34,499 while the 8GB variant is priced at Rs 35,999. Of the two, the model with more RAM seems to offer more value for money. The phone has been launched in four finishes. These include Light Blue, Awesome Black and Orange. I received its Light Blue variant with 8GB RAM for review.

Design of Samsung’s Galaxy A53 5G

The design of the Samsung Galaxy A53 5G is based on the Galaxy A52s 5G and some elements are also seen in the recently launched Galaxy S22 series. Overall, the design of the phone looks quite different and fresh. The mid frame of the phone is made of polycarbonate but on the sides it is wide and flat as seen in Galaxy S22 devices. The design of Galaxy A52s 5G has been taken in the rear panel. It is polycarbonate with matte finish. The phone feels very smooth and premium in the hand. It does not easily get fingerprints or stains on it. Its camera module looks integrated into the back panel but it is slightly protruding. This phone is a little thicker than the old model. The black out provided for the camera lens looks quite attractive.

On the lines of Galaxy A52s 5G, it also has a 6.5 inch Full HD Plus Super AMOLED display. It is flat and comes with Gorilla Glass 5 scratch protection. The left and right borders of the phone are slim but the phone feels a little thick at the top and bottom. Fingerprint scanner is also provided in the display. It works as expected and is reliable. I liked the way Samsung has fitted the earpiece on the display and top frame as it is barely visible. Like the previous model, it has IP67 rating for dust and water protection.

Specifications and software of Samsung Galaxy A53

Galaxy A53 5G has Exynos 1280 processor. Samsung used the Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G processor from the Galaxy A52s in the Galaxy A73 5G. Galaxy A53 5G has 5G, Wi-Fi ac, Bluetooth 5.1, NFC, and normal satellite navigation system. 3.5mm headphone jack is not provided in the handset. Also, this time USB Type C audio adapter is not provided with the box. The phone has support for dual 5G standby. It comes with a hybrid dual SIM tray that supports microSD card up to 1TB.

Talking about interface, Samsung’s One UI 3.1 is available in it. It is based on Android 12 and gives the best custom Android experience. The theme engine changes the colors of the interface and app icons based on the wallpaper selected for the home screen. There is also a lot of bloatware available in the phone, which also has a long list of Samsung apps. Additionally, there are Microsoft and third party apps as well. But you can remove most of them.

Samsung Galaxy A53 performance

Limiting the Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G SoC to the Galaxy A73 5G did not prove to be a profitable deal for Samsung. Exynos 1280 SoC performs well in regular use but no significant difference was seen in benchmark tests. The Galaxy A53 5G scored 498 points in Geekbench’s single-core test and 1,806 points in the multi-core test. The phone scored 3,72,582 points on AnTuTu. These scores are around that of smartphones priced lower than this. This shows that in this price segment the phone is less powerful than its price. In comparison, the older Galaxy A52s had scored 739 points in the single-core test and 2,733 points in the multi-core test on Geekbench. In this respect, the older model proves to be more powerful.

Talking about graphics quality, in Call of Duty: Mobile it could reach only medium with the frame rate at ‘Max’. The game was being played on the phone but there were lags at some places in between the matches. The touch sampling rate of the display also didn’t impress much. The game ran best at ‘Low’ graphics and ‘Medium’ framerate settings, which is disappointing for a premium smartphone. I also felt heat in the phone after Call of Duty: Mobile gameplay but there was no impact on performance. Asphalt 9: Legends ran smoothly on default settings.

The refresh rate of the display varies between 120Hz and 60Hz. During the testing period, I found that it remained at 120Hz even while browsing webpages, streaming videos on Instagram or YouTube. The only time it dropped to 60Hz was while using the camera app and playing games. The Super AMOLED display of the phone is quite bright. Its colors are punchy and shines clearly even in direct sunlight. It does not support HDR but the content looks good in video streaming and blacks also look deep. The sound of stereo speakers is balanced and quite loud.

It proves to be better in battery life than its older model. It has a large battery of 5000mAh. It lasted 19 hours 44 minutes in the HD video loop test, which is quite impressive. In normal use the phone lasts for two days which is a good thing. The company does not provide a charger in the phone box. I plugged my 61W USB PD charger into it. The phone supports 25W charging. It charged from zero to 100 percent in 1 hour 51 minutes, which is not bad but not as fast as its rivals.

Samsung Galaxy A53 5G cameras

The cameras of Samsung Galaxy A53 5G are the same as the old model. The rear has a 64-megapixel main camera, a 12-megapixel ultrawide camera, a 5-megapixel macro camera and a 5-megapixel depth sensor. It has a 32 megapixel camera for selfie. The camera app can be customized and many shortcuts are also available in the viewfinder.

Photos taken in daylight were quite good and had ample dynamic range along with details. Like the Galaxy A52s 5G, the colors in the photo were slightly oversaturated and a slight blue tone was also visible. The macro camera is quite useful, picture detail was good. Portrait shots of the selfie camera were also quite crisp and clear with no lack of detail and dynamic range. Edge detection was also quite good.

When shooting in auto mode in low-light, the camera showed good dynamic range but I did notice some noise. At the same time, in Night Shot mode the camera took one second more time to capture the shot. Photos were brighter but details were reduced. The standard Night mode also took a few seconds to capture low-light landscapes but the quality was good. Even after turning on night mode, selfies taken in low-light appeared with blur and noise.
Its ultrawide angle camera takes good shots in daylight but the photo looks blurred and stretched at the edges. Low-light shots were quite low in quality and looked soft even at the best quality.

1080p videos shot at 30fps in daylight were recorded quite stable and the dynamic range was also good. The same footage was recorded at 60fps with slight shaking. Videos shot at 4K were the best in detail but lacked stabilization. Low-light videos were quite low in quality. 1080p videos shot at 30fps in low-light appeared blurry and had a shimmering effect. The primary camera seemed to struggle to focus at night.

Verdict

The Samsung Galaxy A53 5G smartphone has a lot of potential, but it falls short in performance. This is because of its new processor. I think this processor is mid range Galaxy M33 5G (Rs 18,999) and not for a phone above Rs 35,000. The daylight performance of the phone is quite good. This is the only phone in this segment that comes with IP67 rating. Galaxy A52s 5G (Review) It gives better gaming performance, it also has a headphone jack and a charger also comes with the box. The price of the phone (Rs 32,499) is also lower than the new model which makes it a better option.

Talking about rivals, iQoo 9 SE (Starting at Rs 33,990) gives it the biggest competition. We have not reviewed this phone yet but it has a better Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 SoC and a 66W charger is available in the box. 8GB RAM is available in its base variant. If you want a clean Android experience, then Motorola’s Moto Edge 20 Pro You can see that it comes with Snapdragon 870 SoC and also has a 108-megapixel primary camera.