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ASUS Zenbo

Will you let a robot live with you?

Asus launched the Zenbo, an artificially intelligent robot, at Computex 2016. Think of Zenbo as a smart companion that enables robotic computing for every household. The motive of Zenbo a home robot is to provide assistance, entertainment, and companionship to people.

Thanks to star wars robots bb 8 and r2d2 a large audience envisages to own their personal robot butlers therefore the Asus Zenbo makes it possible to have these robotic technologies at an affordable price.

It has a range of capabilities - It can connect to your home appliances making the smart home appliances smarter, it can also interact with you just like amazon echo. Zenbo is a perfect example of a robot butler who responds to every individual's demand by face recognition and gives people proactive reminders. The Asus Zenbo also looks out for the user if in an emergency by notifying the individual's respective contacts about his/her situation, basically it does everything that is needed to become an all time home companion.

asus zenbo

The robot being a multi-tasker companion can be of use to everyone in the house -

Children

What’s better and more engaging than a robot reading out books,singing to your kids and not just that but also take tests!

Teenagers

From football scores to social media notifications the zenbo indeed excels at being a teenager’s favourite.

Adults

Important appointment reminders,providing recipes and controlling home appliances it does everything to keep an individuals mind at peace.

Elders

It can help the elders of the house by giving them their regular medicine reminders. It also has a SOS feature that instantly notifies the contacts about a mishap and also lets them make an emergency call.

Similar products in the market

There are a lot of similar products like the Jibo, personal robot, etc. But all of them are available at high prices. Unlike the Zenbo most of them either can't move or can't talk back to you.

Availability of the Zenbo

It will be available to the regular public to buy in 9 - 12 months for the price of $599.

Privacy Issues

People will think that they will have a lot of privacy issues with such a device like having data leaks, recording of your voice commands, etc. but what they have to understand is that all that can happen through their mobile devices also which is at instances also being done like google recording all your voice commands that you give via the OK Google command.

zenbo

Pros

  1. Cheap
  2. One robot, multiple house chores
  3. Personal Assistance
  4. Provides instant aid during an emergency

Cons

  1. Every smart home device can be accessed through Zenbo if hacked.
  2. There are chances that data can be leaked and sold.
  3. All the household appliances can be affected with malware if the zenbo is affected.

Wake Up The Inner Journalist inside of you

Solocam: Our View

Selfie Sticks were the talk of the market when somebody thought to rebrand the monopod that was used for a camera and make it into a stick that will help you take your images of yourself from your mobile, now we see that a new player is trying to up the game and taking the selfie stick to a new level, and moreover the Solocam is a Selfie Stick that might actually carry some value.

solocam

Solocam is a selfie stick that helps to improve the quality of your video by helping you to stabilize your video with the help of a very good quality monopod and also going the next step and providing more value for the people by providing a much larger grip for people to hold the solocam and also on that grip having a studio microphone that improves the quality of your audio and gives you a much better option to record audio than rather having to record audio from your not so good microphone on your mobile device.

The Solocam which provides you to record better with a stable camera and a electronically movable stand which rotates your phone in the direction you want for the video, switches between front and the back camera from a remote on the stick, a studio quality microphone in a single package. The Solocam starts from  $49 and goes upto $149.

solocam

Solocam Users

Freelance Journalists - The journalists who do not have so much funds to have so many funds as to always have a cameraman with them.

solocam

Media - Media is always covering some news or the other and they cannot always have a cameraman available at hand.

solocam

Wannabe Youtubers - People who want to become youtubers, vloggers, etc.

And Many More…

Solocam Benefits

The Solocam benefits all the markets in various ways like for the emerging markets it helps to develop the technological infrastructure, for developed markets it creates an opportunity to cut the costs and record at all times and push out news to their viewer base.

The solocam also benefits people who aspire to start a YouTube channel and start putting up good quality videos, for media startups they can cut costs and record by themselves, so it is a good product that people will like to own.

Quotes from people

“The mid-tier model which comes for $99 will suit me the best as i would love an HD Microphone for my production”
Karan Arora - Beetelbite.com

I would buy that one to tell my friends about parties i attended and invite them also or make personal vlogs to remind me of places i have visited later on”

Lalit Wadhwa - College Student

“I would like to go for the solocam plus as it is a better option for everyone, and just at $149 it will be coined as a great investment for me as it would be my studio on the go”

Sukhad Sharma - Revtechno.com

ASUS Zenfone 3: In depth Review

ASUS has come out with a their brand new successor of the Zenfone the Zenfone 3. And truth be told we were not one bit disappointed in the design section, it is one of the best designed smartphones we have ever seen.

Asus Zenfone 3

But with great looks there come great price, ASUS launched the device in 2 variants: 3 GB + 32 GB variant for 21,999 and 4 GB + 64 GB variant for 27,999.

Design

The device is designed really well with a Unibody 2.5D curved glass with metal trim. The volume rocker and lock button on the right side of the device and no other physical buttons can be seen anywhere else on the phone. The SIM tray has its home on the left flank of the device which can be taken out with the SIM removal tool provided by ASUS which has a pin rather smaller than that provided by any other manufacturer so be sure not to lose it. Back of the device houses the big lens of the 16 MP camera with sapphire lens able to record 4K videos which is helped by a laser focus, This device contained one of the fastest active fingerprint sensor that we has ever seen on a device.

Internals

The Asus Zenfone 3 is powered by a Snapdragon 625 64-bit octa-core processor which is clocked at 2.0 GHz. The device comes in 2 variants i.e. 3 GB + 32 GB variant for 21,999 and 4 GB + 64 GB variant for 27,999. It also has a desktop grade Adreno 506 chipset for all the gamers out there. The phone has a 3,000mAh non-replaceable battery. A Primary Camera of 16MP and a front camera of 8MP. The Zenfone 3 is also VoLTE compatible, and it supports Reliance Jio. It is a dual SIM phone with one slot being a hybrid slot.

First Impressions

Since the second all those in our office who got the device in their hands just said that the looks and build of the device blew their minds. The device has a presence it is not heavy that you will get tired nor is it so light that you think you have a paper for a phone, it just strikes the perfect balance.

The Zenfone 3 comes with the Zen UI 3.0(running on Android M) that adds its on flavour on to Android that some perceive as good and some perceive as just usable, but now it has a lot of customizability options available which makes it one of the most customizable skins in the market. We found out the there is one major issue with the phone and that is pre-installed apps, it has a lot of them though they can be uninstalled but why have them at all?It is annoying to uninstal everytime i clean my phone.

Gaming

We tested out a lot of games on the device like Injustice, Walking Dead, Real Racing 3, FIFA, etc. and found that the gaming experience was awesome. We also noticed that after long gaming hours the phone started to give a half a second lag in gameplays, but surprisingly the device didn't heat up and was usable at all times.

The gaming was fluid and there were no issues coming our way during the time we were testing out the games in the device.

(Sorry, the gameplay images got deleted)

Camera

ZenFone 3 has one of the best smartphone cameras that i experienced in the market, the camera performs great as seen in the images below, we found the camera to be taking images better than our Nexus 6P which is a strong statement as we really do love our nexus smartphones.It performs amazing in most lighting situations we clicked in, It takes photos without distorting or losing colors, the pictures looks bright and full of colors and the laser auto focus makes the pictures even better.

Asus Zenfone 3 Camera

The front camera of the device is phenomenal to take selfies, and with the Asus beautification feature we were able to get some decent pics. of our ugly faces for our facebook. The aperture on the front camera is big which accommodates more people in one picture which is not much crammed like some smartphone cameras in the market.

Zenfone 3 Camera

The Primary Camera is 16MP shooter, and the front camera is a 8MP shooter. we loved both the cameras and if you are looking for a camera phone this is the one to go for.

Battery

The device has a non-removable 3000 mAh battery, which lasts about a day on heavy usage. A huge and good performing battery is a key these days as Jio has brought VoLTE in India which is a huge burden on the battery life. The Zenfone 3 suppers Fast charging through USB Type - C which helps you get the device charged in a jiffy and get on with your day.

Asus Zenfone 3 Antutu

Pros

  • Premium Looking - Great looks for the price it is offered for
  • Stunning Display
  • Amazing Camera - On-par/better than the Nexus 6P
  • Very Responsive - No lags even while handling heavy multi-tasking
  • Amongst the Fastest Active Fingerprint sensors in the market.

Cons

  • Full Glass back makes the device prone to break
  • Very Slippery
  • A lot of bloatware(which can be removed)
  • The speakers can get muffled easily.

Conclusion

At such a high rate that ASUS has set for the Zenfone 3, the smartphone will be directly up to competition with smartphones like the Le 2 Max, The Oneplus 3. The Zenfone 3 has a really tough fight ahead of it. But where the Asus Zenfone 3 takes a win in the battle is its looks, which kind of make it the best phone if you want to be the talk of the town, and the display quality is easily the best out of all the competition.

It also has one of the best smartphone cameras we have seen till date, and we loved using both the front and the rear camera for taking shots.

Considering all the things, we say if you are an average mobile user and don't want much to do with the specifications go for the phone, but if you are an advanced user we would recommend you holding off your money for something better.

Reach Allure Ultra smartphone launched

Reach Allure Ultra is on sale for INR 4,099

After the grand success of the Reach Allure smartphone, ShopClues, India’s first and largest managed marketplace has launched yet another value-for-money Reach Allure Ultra smartphone on its platform.With a list price of INR 4,500, ShopClues is making this incredible device available to its value-conscious customers at just INR 4,099.

reach allure ultra

The dynamic 4G LTE smartphone has a 5” display, and supports Android Marshmallow, with a 1GB RAM and an 8 GB internal storage, expandable to 32GB externally. The device, like its earlier counterpart, produces high-quality pictures through its 5 MP primary camera and 2 MP secondary camera. It is also the most affordable 5” 4G smartphone by far, which supports Android Marshmallow. Furthermore, customers who buy the smartphone can also avail the Jio Welcome  Offer!Get a complimentary, unlimited access to Jio services, on your smartphone and enjoy a superior Digital Life with state of the art all-IP TRUE 4G network, being rolled out leveraging Voice Over LTE technology.Complimentary unlimited access to Digital Life till 31st Dec 2016

Additionally, the Reach Allure Ultra smartphone gives an uninterrupted dose of entertainment with its 2500 mAh battery and has a significantly high stand-by time and talktime.

The smartphone is eligible for cash on delivery and ShopClues’ consumers can also avail the EMI facility on Reach Allure Ultra with monthly instalments starting from INR 371.

To check out the same, visit: http://www.shopclues.com/allure-ultra.html

QHMPL Laptop Cooling Pad

Quantum Laptop Cooling Pad - Review

For the price of ₹478 the QHMPL laptop cooling pad looks like a good offering from Quantum. The cooling pad is extremely good looking in black colour and when it is connected to the laptop or any power source the fan starts running and it lights up in blue colour which looks amazing and would give your desk an accent.

QHMPL laptop cooling pad

Performance

The QHMPL laptop cooling pad is having a nice design and looks good, but does it stand up to the mark set by its competitors. In simple words, Yes. The cooling pad is best for notebooks with a screen size of 14-15 inches. The cooling pad can easily cool down any general use laptop, and surprisingly does not make any noise. Though it being on the heavier side, it serves it purpose and also makes your desk look cool when turned on.

QHMPL laptop cooling pad

Pros

  • A very comfortable stand with a cooling fan.
  • Keeps the laptop cool.
  • Great viewing angles.

Cons

  • Fan Speeds cannot be controlled.
  • Not advised to heavy gamers with serious heating issues.

Verdict

Gamers can be advised against it as gaming laptops get to high and they mostly would require liquid cooling, but for everyone else this is the one to go for as it doubles as a laptop cooler and also a stand. The build of the laptop cooler is extremely good and seems like it can take a beating.

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GALAX Announces The GOC Worldwide Online Qualifier 2016

GALAX, a leading manufacturer and innovator of the award winning Nvidia based Graphic Card announces The GALAX Overclocking Carnival 2016, GALAX’s most highlighted annual event. And just like every year, overclockers from all over the world will be competing giving their best in the 2016 edition of The GALAX Overclocking Carnival filled with passion and excitement.

GOC Worldwide Online Qualifier
They have confirmed the dates, prizes and stage of the online worldwide qualification phase of the GOC 2016. The online qualification contest is the prelude to the GALAX GOC 2016 Grand Final which will take place in Wuhan, China in mid-December. The qualification phase is open to all overclockers and spans four stages, which include both 2D and 3D challenges.

GALAX GOC 2016 WORLDWIDE QUALIFIER

The online qualifier is open to all HWBOT members and will be hosted on OC-ESPORTS from October 7th to November 6th 2016. The contest will involve the following stages.

Contest Stages

  • Stage 1: 3DMark Fire Strike Extreme
  • Stage 2: 3DMark Time Spy
  • Stage 3: 3DMark 11 Physics
  • Stage 4: Super Pi 32M

To enter the competition, simply submit your best benchmark scores on the contest page. The twelve contestants with the highest overall points will each win a ticket to the GOC 2016 Grand Final live event.

Hardware Restrictions:

  • Only use LGA1151 CPUs
  • Only use 1x GALAX GeForce GTX 1060
  • Only use GALAX memory
  • Only results made on or after Oct 7, 2016 are accepted
  • CPU and cache frequency limited to 6003.00 MHz or less

Note: In case of an overall tie, 3DMark Time spy is the first tie-breaker followed by 3DMark11 Physics.

You can learn more details about the rules and restrictions here on the OC-ESPORTS contest page: http://oc-esports.io/#!/round/galax_goc16_qualifier

PRIZES:

Top 12 Win Ticket to the Grand Final in China
The overclockers with the highest scoring submissions will each be invited to compete in the Grand Final. All expenses including travel, accommodation will be paid for by them.

Lucky Draw Giveaway Prizes
The following lucky draw prizes will be on offer for all who compete in the contest without making it into the top 12. Prizes will be drawn after the contest ends. The prize draw is only open to overclockers who made a submission in all four stages.

Galax:

  • HoF GTX 1070
  • HoF DDR4 3600 2x 8GB
  • HoF Gamer SSD 512GB
  • HoF Black Edition Gaming Keyboard

Galax

Review: ET Money(ex – Smart Spends) finance app

Times Internet Limited launched a complete solution to handle finances for the new generation, The ET Money App.

  • Find the best funds for you to invest directly from your device.
  • Start investing in less than 2min.
  • Get insights to any fund you need to keep an eye from to improve your performance.
  • Get offers customised for you.

ET Money

ET MONEY is a money manager app, it helps you get full control of any of your personal finances. It provides you with variety of tools –

  • Automatic expense manager
  • Complete Investing solution
  • Bills calendar
  • Personalized offers curator, and many more

Expense manager

This tool says to provide all your expense at one place, it lets you manage and control your expenditure and it simply does that, without fail.

Expense manager

The app reads your messages that automatically aggregates all your spends in one place and then smartly categorizes them too. All of which happens without you providing your sensitive information.

Investing solution

ET MONEY provides a complete investing solution for us all. You can track different shares, their statistics, and your possible returns.

Find the best performing funds through auto – created themes that are based on specific goals (e.g. High risk, high return).

Investing solution

Process is completely paperless and it takes less than 2 minutes, whether you are KYC verified or not.

It gives you views on your portfolio collective of your investments and expenditures.

They have started with Mutual Funds and soon enable investment and tracking of stocks, FD, ULIPs etc.

Bill payment reminder

The app creates a bill calendar for you. It instantly knows which bills are due when and which have been already paid. The app has smart alerts which ensures you never missing a bill by giving you timely reminders.

Bill payment reminder

The bill calendar is quite accurate and keeps you on your toes with your payments, NO LATE FEES. YAY!!

Other features

It actually helps you save money with online shopping, it provides you information about which cards to use when you are shopping online or give the app information about the cards you possess and it will tell you which website is providing discount which can be availed by you.

ET Money Offers

ETMONEY brings out offers that are most relevant to YOU based on your spending. Their intelligent system ensures that you save the most while purchasing anything in your day-to-day life, be it online shopping, groceries, movies, dining out, etc.

All in all this could be the app which could revolutionaries how we spend, invest and track our money and with everything becoming digitalised, I don’t mind having my finance sorted sitting in my house watching a football game and buying shares during the Adverts.

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Zen Mobiles partners with Reliance Jio for its 'Jio Welcome Offer'

Zen Mobiles Will provide the offer on 10 (Ten) by Kult and all Upcoming Zen 4G Enabled Smartphones

Zen Mobiles, an Indian mobile manufacturer, today announced its partnership with Reliance Jio for the latter’s ‘Jio Welcome Offer’. As per the offer, 10 (Ten) by Kult users can enjoy VoLTE calls and experience high-definition voice-calling over LTE network and free unlimited internet access. This offer will also be available on all upcoming 4G enabled smartphones from Zen Mobile.

Zen mobiles

The offer is valid till 31st December 2016 and will allow the users to have free access to hi-speed internet.  Jio Preview users can download the My Jio app to avail the offer on the basis of location and city. The Jio app will generate offer barcode, which can be used to avail the SIM at a Reliance Digital or Xpress Mini Store. Consumers can also have free access to Live TV (Jio TV), Songs (Jio Music), and Movies (Jio Cinema)

Commenting on the partnership, Mr. Sanjay Kalirona, CEO, Zen Mobile said, “Our vision is to provide superior smartphone experience to consumers and bridge the digital divide in the country. It is our constant effort to understand and deliver on customers’ expectations. We believe that with our Jio tie-up our customers will be able to live digital lifestyle in true sense with complete peace of mind."

10 (Ten) by Kult is a 5 inch device with Android Lollipop 5.1 OS (upgradable to Marshmallow), 3GB RAM and 16GB inbuilt memory. It is supported by Smart Dual SIM (Micro + Nano SIM Slots) with the option of replacing one sim with a micro SD card expandable to 128GB.

Apple iPhone7 Compatible Audio Accessory Range launched in India

Astrum Launches iPhone7 Compatible Audio Accessory Range First in India

Compatible with iPhone 7 and other Apple, Android flagship mobile devices

iPhone 7 AccessoriesAstrum announced its launch of premium Apple iPhone 7 and Android audio accessories in India. The three new additions are namely ET300- True Wireless Bluetooth HeadsetET220 - Bluetooth Ear bud Metal Shell and ST150 - Slim Clear Sound Bluetooth Speaker. All products feature an excellent sound experience, robust wireless range, portable and versatile bluetooth solution for music addicts. ET300 is first of its kind to be launched India, with the most advanced bluetooth as well as battery technologies for quality and maximum convenience.

With this new offering, our audio range has been elevated further. The customers now have another option to choose from Astrum's wide audio range of products. All these products are crafted keeping in mind the challenges and requirements of today's lifestyle. We are excited to launch this audio range for voyagers, people involved in sports and to all the music lovers

Rohit Agarwal, CEO at Astrum Electronics India Pvt Ltd.

 

ET300 - True Wireless Bluetooth Headset

This headset is specially designed with high-precision speakers to deliver incredible acoustic detail and clarity to deliver a breathtaking audio experience during call reception and listening to music. Nano size in-ear immersive earphones offer a great comfort, durability and 4.1 bluetooth for convenient and comfortable for hands free calls. The robust and minimal capsule is designed to charge the buds and to fit as easily into your lifestyle as your pocket.

iPhone 7 Accessories

ET220 - Bluetooth Ear bud Metal Shell

ET220 is yet another bluetooth headset with metal build and top-notch sound quality. Ear hooks are light weight and are designed for active personalities and increased comfort.  They feature bluetooth V4.0 for excellent sound, in-built hidden mic, vibration neckband call alert function for incoming calls, excellent battery life and premium headset experience at unmatchable price point.

iPhone 7 Accessories

ST150 - Slim clear sound BT Speaker

ST150 features the latest Bluetooth 4.0 wireless technology connection, dramatically reducing power consumption and coupled with the built-in high-capacity rechargeable battery, it can deliver up to 4 hrs of wireless playback. The high quality leather outer cover makes this speaker stand out with elegant design and highlights its stylish appearance.

iPhone 7 Accessories

Price, Availability & Warranty:

ET300 comes in White color with the MRP of Rs.5,990/- and the product is available with Astrum India and its Regional Distributors carrying the warranty of 1year.

ET220 comes in Black and Apple iPhone 7 Gold color with the MRP of Rs.2,290/- and the product is available with Astrum India and its Regional Distributors carrying the warranty of 1year.

ST150 comes in Black and Silver color with the MRP of Rs.2,990/- and the product is available with Astrum India and its Regional Distributors carrying the warranty of 1year.

Specifications:

ET300

ET220

ST150

Bluetooth: V 4.1 Bluetooth: V 4.1 Frequency:  180Hz - 18KHz
Range: Up to 10m Range: Up to 10m Range: Up to 10m
Music time: Up to 3hrs Music time: up to 5hrs Play time: Up to 4hrs
Charging time:  Up to 1hrs Charging time: up to 2hrs Bluetooth version: 4
Stand-by time: Up to 100hrs Stand-by time: up to 200hrs Dimension: 124 x 47 x 20 mm (L x W x H)
Talk time: Up to 3hrs Frequency response: 20Hz-20KHz Weight: Approx 450g
Battery capacity: 40mAh Support profile: A2DP, AVRCP 1.4, HFP Output power: 2 x 5W RMS
Charging type: Micro USB dock Product weight: Approx 20g Input Power: 5V micro USB
Product weight: Approx. 50g  

The new iPhone 7 and 7 Plus are here and there is very less to criticize about!!

After months of waiting, leaks and rumours, apple is officially in the market with  new iPhones are here, they are heading conquer the market, with stunning new feature, design and powered by new chipset, they will give other brands a run for money.

Camera

The camera in normal sized iPhone seven has been upgraded with optical image stabilization and a brighter f/1.8 lens that allows 50% more light than the iPhone 6S f/2.2 lens.

Apple says the new 12-megapixel sensing element, that has identical resolution as last year's phone, however the important upgrades were saved for the larger iPhone 7 Plus twin cameras system. the company says the new twin camera permits for true 2x optical zoom while not loss of image quality.

One among the lenses is resembling 28mm for wide angle shots (like a regular iPhone camera), whereas the other features a nearer, 60mm equivalent lens. switch between the 2 cameras is seamless within the iPhone seven Plus' camera app - simply faucet the 1x or 2x button and therefore the camera can switch mechanically. you'll be able to zoom additional, up to 10x, however on the far side 2x is digital zoom that crops the photograph. Apple has additionally developed a feature that uses each lenses to mimic a shallow depth of field, like what will be accomplished with a bigger DSLR.

Display

The new phones have upgraded displays that are twenty five % brighter, with a wider color gamut for higher color copy and improved color management. each embrace the 3D touch pressure sensitive show that debuted with the 6S line. however it seems that Apple failed to update the image resolution of the displays, that means that this year's iPhone has a similar range of pixels as 2014's iPhone six. (The iPhone seven is 720 x 1280 pixels, whereas the iPhone seven and is 1080 x 1920).

Speakers and Earpods

First of all as rumoured apple has ditched the 3.5 mm jack and has thinner frame from the predecessor , but to include things apple has brought stereo speaker to enhance the phone volume and increase the dynamic range of speakers , also apple has brought few earphones choices, brought to connect through lightning connector but as emphasizing upon its wireless initiative apple has brought ear gears with Beats.

the main thing apple has brought air pods , which are wireless earpieces with high sound quality, packed in a box which acts like a case as well as power bank for the earpieces.

Performance

Apple has launched A10 processor that they proclaim as the best from their current line , they claimed it to be forty percent faster than the previous versions, additionally having higher GPU performance, additionally it had been told that this processor is extremely well optimized to avoid wasting battery and provides a high potency for a similar, battery life higher than any iPhone up so far.

The new iPhone is made available in many colours but the Piano Black takes it all away the Pricing has been kept similar to that of the prices of iPhone 6 and 6S, which is going to be very beneficial for us and the company, iPhone 7 Plus starts at $769 and the iPhone 7 starts at $649 for 32GB devices.

Apple has said that iPhone 7 provides you with the fastest LTE with the best worldwide roaming.

iOS 10

Apple has also announced that they will be releasing the latest operating system, the all new iOS 10

is claimed to be redesigned to a point where you won't even recognize the interface.

The old Swipe to Unlock is gone and is replaced with a simple "Press home to open".

Notifications on the lock screen are now broken into bubbles and also use 3D touch to show hidden options. The iOS is able to detect water and sends you warning if the software detects water.

And loads more features are added to the new software.

Verdict

The new iPhone is faster than ever, lighter than ever, has Dual camera hence best camera than iPhone ever had, GPU has way better performances and after all this the battery lasts even longer. The pricing has been done near spot on. The new iPhones are splash and water resistant. What's not to like about the new iPhones and we are still drooling over how good does that Piano black finish looks. The new devices by Apple are a class apart.

Courtesy: Revtechno