The price of the YouTube Premium individual plan now starts at Rs 149 for the monthly subscription, which was earlier Rs 129 (a rise of Rs 20). If you’re going by the prepaid route, then the one-month YouTube Premium individual plan starts at Rs 159, a hike of Rs 20 from earlier Rs 139 per month.

A quarterly or 3-month prepaid individual plan of YouTube Premium now costs Rs 459, which was earlier Rs 399 – a hike of Rs 60. If you’re planning for a 12-month or yearly prepaid individual plan of YouTube Premium, then you would need to shell out Rs 1490, instead of an earlier price of Rs 1290, a hike of almost Rs 200.

YouTube Premium family subscription, which is the most cost-effective plan if you have a group of 5 friends or family gets a monthly price hike of almost Rs 110 from the earlier price of Rs 189 to now Rs 299 per month. Almost a price hike of 58.2 per cent. So, make sure now there are 5 members added to your plan and get them to pay you correctly the share of the subscription.

YouTube has also increased the rate of the student’s premium plan, which was launched at Rs 79 per month now hiked to Rs 89 per month.

Do note that YouTube Premium offers ad-free, uninterrupted, offline and in-the-background access to both YouTube and YouTube Music. Videos or music are ad-free, they can be placed in the background while screen-locked or while using other apps on your mobile. Premium subscription also allows you to download videos and songs to watch later when you’re offline or during limited network coverage.

YouTube Music Premium Price Hike in India

If you’re on to only listening to music and only want the YouTube Music premium subscription, then prepare to shell out more. YouTube has also increased the price of YouTube Music Premium in India.

YouTube Music Individual’s monthly subscription plan now starts at Rs 119, a hike of Rs 20 from the earlier Rs 99 per month plan. Prepaid YouTube Music premium plans in India now start at Rs 129 for one month, Rs 369 for 3 months and Rs 1190 for a 12-month plan.

If you’re going for the YouTube Music premium family subscription, then it would now cost Rs 179 per month. Whereas, the YouTube Music Premium student subscription now gets a price of Rs 59 per month.

Price raise starts today

These new prices for YouTube Premium and YouTube Music Premium in India are already live for new users.

Existing YouTube Premium and YouTube Music Premium Indian subscribers are getting emails from YouTube to agree to the new premium prices. For monthly subscribers, you would need to approve the new monthly prices to continue being a YouTube Premium or YouTube Music premium subscriber. If no action is taken by October 2024 your premium subscription will get cancelled without renewal.

Users with prepaid premium plans can continue to enjoy all the benefits of premium features until their existing plan expires. However, they will need to renew their subscription at the new rates to continue enjoying YouTube Premium and YouTube Music Premium.

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One more thing, according to the company, it’s one of the slimmest smartphone (7.9mm thin) since the launch of the OnePlus 6T way back in 2018. It’s lighter with only 170g weight and even gets the beloved 3.5mm headphone jack. However, it does miss out on one of the OnePlus unique features the alert slider.

The price of the OnePlus Nord CE 5G starts at Rs 22,999 in India for the base 6GB RAM and 128GB storage variant. Then we have the 8GB RAM with 128GB storage model priced at Rs 24,999. You can max out the phone with 12GB RAM and 256GB of storage, which is priced at Rs 27,999. For colour choices, you get to choose from Blue Void, Charcoal Ink, Silver Ray.

Open sales for all three variant of the OnePlus Nord CE 5G will start on June 16the 2020. You could purchase the same, exclusively through Amazon India and OnePlus India online stores.

Let’s talk about OnePlus Nord CE 5G

As said earlier, the OnePlus Nord CE 5G is one of the slimmest in the market. It features a plastic frame along with a plastic rear part (thus making it lighter when compared to the glass rear in the original OnePlus Nord). The phone flaunts a 6.43-inch Fluid AMOLED Full HD display (1,080×2,400 pixels) with a 90Hz refresh rate and 20:9 aspect ratio. There is a small cut-out at the top-left side of the screen, which houses the front camera.

Under the hood, the OnePlus Nord CE 5G gets powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G 5G mobile platform coupled with Adreno 619 GPU. The phone packs up to 12GB of LPDDR4X RAM and up to 256GB of UFS2.1 storage. Do note that, there is no expandable storage option available with the smartphone. The phone runs on Oxygen OS 11 based on Android 11.

Time to shoot?

The OnePlus Nord CE 5G comes with a triple camera array at the rear. This includes the 64MP primary camera module featuring f/1.79 aperture, 8MP Ultra Wide camera with f/2.25 aperture and a 2MP Mono Lens with f/2.4 aperture. Behind the scenes of every shot you take, the phone packs a series of algorithms and AI interpretation to bring up the colour, contrast, and exposure to optimum levels. The cameras also feature multi-autofocus with PDAF and CAF.

At the front, the OnePlus Nord CE 5G features a 16-megapixel Sony IMX471 selfie camera with EIS and f/2.45 aperture.

5G network might not be available in India just yet, but whenever 5G is ready, you would be the first to use it. Other connectivity options in OnePlus Nord CE 5G include 4G LTE with VoLTE and VoWiFi, 4×4 MIMO, Wi-Fi 802.11ac (2.4G/5G), Bluetooth 5.1 with support for aptX, aptX HD, LDAC and AAC, NFC and NavIC (India’s navigation system or GPS alternative). The phone comes with dual nano-SIM support and got an in-display fingerprint sensor.

Finally, coming to the battery, the OnePlus Nord CE 5G packs a 4500mAh battery that supports Warp Charge 30T Plus for fast charging. You could charge the phone from 0 to 70 per cent in just 30 minutes.

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This time, the main highlights of the OnePlus 9 series are the camera unit which is co-developed with Swedish brand Hasselblad. Do note that there is no advance chip or camera sensors incorporated into the phone. The partnership is solely on the software front, as of now. What do you get is Natural Color Calibration that brings industry-leading colour performance. In a nutshell, photos taken on OnePlus 9 series phones offers true-to-life colour and natural skin tones with excellent colour reproduction.

Price matters

Before going in-depth on the specification, let’s first look at the pricing on the newest OnePlus 9 series android smartphones. The top-end OnePlus 9 Pro price in India starts at Rs 64,999 for the base 8GB RAM with a 128GB storage variant. It can go up to Rs 69,999 for the 12GB RAM with 256GB storage modal.

On the other hand, the OnePlus 9 price in India starts at Rs 49,999 for the same 8GB RAM and 128GB base model. While the 12GB RAM with 256GB storage model gets a price tag of Rs 54,999.

Finally, the cheapest among the series, the OnePlus 9R price in India starts at Rs 39,999 for the 8GB RAM with 128GB storage modal. Whereas, the 12GB RAM with 256GB storage variant is priced at Rs 43,999.

As always, all the three phones under the OnePlus 9 series will be available exclusively via Amazon India and OnePlus stores (online and offline). They are available for pre-orders on these e-commerce platforms with cash backs and exclusive offers.

OnePlus 9 Pro

The elephant in the room, the OnePlus 9 Pro packs all the bells and whistle of a flagship android smartphone. It flaunts a 6.7 inches QHD+ AMOLED with LTPO display with a resolution of 3216 by 1440 pixels and 525 ppi. It gets a smart 120 Hz screen refresh rate that elevates image scrolling, video content, and gaming performance. It also packs native 10-bit colour depth along with an impressive 1,300 nits peak brightness. There’s is also the Hyper Touch support that could increase the touch-responsive rate to 360Hz when playing your favourite mobile games.

Under the hood, the OnePlus 9 Pro comes with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 SoC coupled with up to 12GB of LPDDR5 RAM and up to 256GB of UFS 3.1 2-LANE internal storage. Do note that there is no expandable storage option available with any of the three OnePlus 9 series phone.

• 6.7 inches 120 Hz Fluid AMOLED with LTPO (10-bit, Gorilla Glass)
• Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 SoC – X60 5G chipset and Adreno 660 GPU
• 8GB/12GB LPDDR5 RAM
• 128GB/256GB UFS 3.1 2-LANE internal storage
• Rear camera
  • Main camera: 48MP f/1.8 (IMX789, 1/1.43″)
  • Ultra-wide camera: 50MP f/2.2 (IMX766, 1/1.56″)
  • Telephoto camera: 8MP f/2.4
  • Monochrome camera: 2MP
• 16MP Sony IMX471 front camera (cut-out at the left-hand side of the screen)
• 4,500 mAh (2S1P 2,250 mAh) battery with Warp Charge 65T (10V/6.5A) and 50W Wireless Charging
• 5G mmWave, 4G LTE, 2×2 MIMO Wi-Fi (dual-band, up to Wi-Fi 6), Bluetooth 5.2 and NFC
• OxygenOS based on Android 11
• IP68 water and dust rating

Now to the most attractive part of the OnePlus 9 Pro, the cameras. At the rear, the OnePlus 9 Pro features a quad camera unit. This includes the 48MP Sony IMX789 main camera with an f/1.8 lens that has optical image stabilisation (OIS) and EIS support. Then we have the newer 50MP Sony IMX766 ultra-wide Freeform lens with f/2.2 aperture, an 8MP telephoto camera with 3.3x zoom and f/2.4 aperture and a 2MP monochrome camera. In the front, the OnePlus 9 Pro features a 16MP Sony IMX471 camera with EIS and f/2.4 aperture.

Coming to connectivity, the OnePlus 9 Pro supports 5G, 4G LTE, 2×2 MIMO Wi-Fi (dual-band, up to Wi-Fi 6), Bluetooth 5.2 and NFC. There is an in-display optical fingerprint sensor for extra security. It also features Dual Stereo Speakers with Dolby Atmos support.

OnePlus 9 Pro packs a 4,500mAh battery and include the newest Warp Charge 65T charging and Warp Charge 50 Wireless. Using the Warp Charge 65T, you can get a full charge from 1-100 per cent in just 29 minutes. With Warp Charge 50 Wireless it can go from 1-70 per cent in just 30 minutes. It also supports Quick Charge (QC), USB Power Delivery (PD), and Programmable Power Supply (PPS) fast charging protocols.

OnePlus 9

As it gets the “Pro” part cut, the OnePlus 9 is a slightly smaller and bumped-down model. Instead of all-glass and metal premium material used in the OnePlus 9 Pro, the OnePlus 9 has a fibreglass-reinforced plastic frame.

We could say its way more similar to last years OnePlus 8 Pro. It gets the same 48MP Sony IMX689 sensor as its main sensor, however packs the new 50MP Sony IMX766 ultra-wide Freeform lens with f/2.2 aperture. There is also the third 2MP monochrome lens at the rear. Importantly, there is no optical image stabilisation (OIS) in any of the camera sensors in the OnePlus 9.

OnePlus 9 flaunts 6.55 inches FullHD Fluid AMOLED display with 2400 by 1080 pixels resolution and a super-smooth 120Hz refresh rate. Under the hood, hardware is similar to its big brother OnePlus 9 Pro.

However, the OnePlus 9 misses out on the faster Warp Charge 50 Wireless, instead settles for Warp Charge 65T. It gets the same 4,500 mAh (2S1P 2,250 mAh) battery pack.

• 6.55 inches 1080p 120 Hz Fluid AMOLED (Gorilla Glass)
• Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 SoC – X60 5G chipset and Adreno 660 GPU
• 8GB/12GB LPDDR5 RAM
• 128GB/256GB UFS 3.1 2-LANE internal storage
• Rear camera
  • Main camera: 48MP f/1.8 (IMX789, 1/1.43″)
  • Ultra-wide camera: 50MP f/2.2 (IMX766, 1/1.56″)
  • Monochrome camera: 2MP
• 16MP Sony IMX471 front camera (cut-out at the left-hand side of the screen)
• 4,500 mAh (2S1P 2,250 mAh) battery with Warp Charge 65T (10V/6.5A)
• 5G, 4G LTE, 2×2 MIMO Wi-Fi (dual-band, up to Wi-Fi 6), Bluetooth 5.2 and NFC
• OxygenOS based on Android 11

OnePlus 9R

The cheapest among the three, the OnePlus 9R is a complete water-down version of the OnePlus 9 Pro. It flaunts 6.55 inches 1080p 120Hz Fluid display with a resolution of 2400 by 1080 pixels and 402 ppi. Under the hood, the phone carries a Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 SoC coupled with up to 12GB of RAM and 256GB of internal storage. Other internal hardware specifications are similar to that of the OnePlus 9.

• 6.55 inches 1080p 120 Hz Fluid (Gorilla Glass)
• Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 SoC – X55 5G chipset and Adreno 650 GPU
• 8GB/12GB RAM
• 128GB/256GB UFS 3.1 2-LANE internal storage
• Rear camera
  • Main camera: 48MP f/1.8 (IMX789, 1/1.43″)
  • Ultra-wide camera: 16MP f/2.2 ( 123-degree field of View)
  • Macro lens: 5MP
  • Monochrome camera: 2MP
• 16MP Sony IMX471 front camera (cut-out at the left-hand side of the screen)
• 4,500 mAh (2S1P 2,250 mAh) battery with Warp Charge 65 (10V/6.5A)
• 5G, 4G LTE, 2×2 MIMO Wi-Fi (dual-band, up to Wi-Fi 6), Bluetooth 5.1 and NFC
• OxygenOS based on Android 11

All these phones in the OnePlus 9 series run the latest OxygenOS based on Android 11. The company guarantees two major Android OS updates and three years of security patch update for these phones.

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The special data benefit under the Vi Unlimited is being offered to all users who have recharged for Rs 249 or above plans at no extra cost. The Rs 249 is the lowest plan from the telecom operator that offer daily data benefits along with unlimited talk time for 28 days.

Still, the Vi Weekend data rollover benefits remain intact to all eligible users. Your unused daily data quota from the weekdays or Monday to Friday gets accumulated and is made available for use on the weekends or Saturday and Sunday. Thus you could fully utilize the unused data from the weekdays to binge-watch an entire TV series or Movies on weekend.

Thus Vi prepaid mobile customers are now getting a triple benefit. One in the form of double data benefits on most of the unlimited data and calling prepaid plans. Second, in the form of weekend data rollover, that we talked about earlier and now the unlimited free data benefit from 12 am to 6 am every day, at no extra cost.

The above data benefits and plans are very much unique to Vi and no other Indian telcos are matching this. Hope, this could end the churning out of its loyal customer base to its rival.

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You would probably saw the phone design and aware of the internals if you’ve been keeping an eye on the leaks and rumours in the news. Nevertheless, these three phone packs some of the powerful hardware along with impressive cameras and even S Pen support to scribble on the screen.

As always we are getting the newly announced Samsung’s own Exynos 2100 processor, instead of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 SoC in all three phones. The processor built on the most advanced 5-nanometer (nm) extreme ultra-violet (EUV) process node and also integrated an advanced 5G modem.

Samsung Galaxy S21 series price in India

First, we have to get into the pricing before anything else. The cheapest among the three the Samsung Galaxy S21 price in India starts at Rs 69,999 for the base 8GB RAM and 128GB storage model. While the 256GB storage option will have a price tag of Rs 73,999.

Next in the line the Samsung Galaxy S21+ (S21 plus), with price in India starting at Rs 81,999 for the base 8GB RAM and 128GB storage option. Wheres, the 8GB RAM and 256GB storage model of the phone is priced in India at Rs 85,999.

The premium of the there, the Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra price in India starts at Rs 1,05,999 for the base 12GB RAM and 128GB storage model. While the top-end of the phone with 16GB RAM and 512GB storage has a price tag of Rs 1,16,999 in India.

Pre-orders of Samsung Galaxy S21 series in India has already started with perks like free Galaxy SmartTag and Rs 10,000 Samsung Shop voucher. Regular sales for the smartphone starts from January 29th through Amazon India, Samsung India store, Flipkart, and Reliance Digital, amongst other online stores, as well as via offline retail stores across India.

Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra

The most-premium of the three, the Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra boasts a 6-8-inch Edge WQHD+ Dynamic AMOLED 2X Infinity-O Display that supports super smooth adaptive 120 Hz refresh rate that can go down up to 10 Hz, peak brightness of 1500 nits and HDR10+. It’s also the only one in the series that retains the curved display side and the whole glass part is protected with Corning Gorilla Glass Victus.

Under the hood, the Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra is powered by Exynos 2100 processor coupled with up to 16GB LPDDR5 RAM and up to 512GB internal storage. It runs on the newest One UI 3.0 skin over the Android 11.

The highlighted part of Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra is the quad-camera at the rear. What you get is a combination of 108MP main sensor that can capture 12-bit HDR photos with 64 times richer colour data and more than three times wider dynamic range. It also features 12-bit RAW file output, f/1.8 aperture, OIS and PDAF. Then we have the 12MP ultra-wide sensor with 120-degree field of view and also features f/202 and Dual Pixel(2PD) AF. Last two are telephoto sensors, one 10MP telephoto lens with f.2.4 aperture, 3x optical, OIS and DPAF, whereas the other is also a 10MP telephoto lens with f.4.9 aperture, 10x optical zoom, OIS and DPAF.

Using the dual-telephoto lens system, the Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra camera’s can offer 100x Space Zoom. There is an improvement in the Bright Night sensor which helps in low-light photography. You also get help from the Night Mode, noise reduction and 12MP Nona-binning technology in these cameras.

Coming to the front, the phone packs a 40MP camera with f/2.2 lens, Phase Detection AF and 80-degree FOV. On the way, you can shoot 4K videos at 60fps with every one of the phone’s sensors, including the front-selfie camera. If you are wondering, what’s the fifth hole in the rear camera module, then it is the laser autofocus module.

The phone packs a 5,000mAh battery that supports USB PD 3.0 and wireless charging 2.0. It can fast charge from 0 to 50 per cent in just 30 minutes.

The S Pen

Yes, the Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra also comes with support for S Pen. Just like what you do on the Galaxy Note, you could use the S Pen to draw, take notes, edit documents, edit photos and even sign documents.

But, do note that, S Pen is sold separately and you would also need a phone case to hold the S Pen with your phone.

Samsung Galaxy S21 and Galaxy S21+

The Samsung Galaxy S21+ flaunts a 6.7-inch Flat FHD+ Dynamic AMOLED display with 394ppi, adaptive 120Hz refresh rate, HDR10+ and Eye Comfort Shield. Wheres, as the Samsung Galaxy S21 flaunts a slightly smaller 6.2-inch Flat FHD+ Dynamic AMOLED display with 421pp, adaptive 120Hz refresh rate, HDR10+ and Eye Comfort Shield.

Under the hood, both the phones carry the same Exynos 2100 processor coupled with up to 8GB LPDDR5 RAM and up to 256GB internal storage. It also runs on the newest One UI 3.0 skin over the Android 11.

Coming to the camera part, both Galaxy S21 and Galaxy S21+ features a triple-camera array at the rear. This includes a combination of 12MP ultra-wide sensor with 120-degree FOV and F/2.2 aperture, 12MP Dual Pixel wide-angle sensor with 79-degree FOV, OIS and f/1.8 aperture. Finally, the phones also pack a 64MP telephoto sensor with Phase Detection AF, 3x hybrid optic zoom and f/2.0 aperture. Nevertheless, the cameras can offer 30x Space Zoom. In the front, both the phones carry a 10MP Dual Pixel AF camera with f/2.2.

These camera modules can support 8K video recording along with 8K Snap (taking a picture out of the video) and comes with Super Steady video at an improved 60fps. When paired with the new Galaxy Buds Pro, the phone supports multiple mic recording allowing to record both ambient sounds and your voice simultaneously.

Finally, coming to the battery the Samsung Galaxy S21+ packs a 4800mAh battery, whereas Samsung Galaxy S21 gets only a 4000mAh battery in its back. They both support USB PD 3.0 fast charging along with Fast Wireless Charging 2.0 at 10W and reverse wireless charging options.

5G Connectivity

The Samsung Galaxy S21 series comes with 5G (Non-Standalone (NSA), Standalone (SA)) network connectivity with ultra-wideband Sub6/ mmWave. You also get 4G LTE, VoLTE, VoWiFi, 3G, and 2G network support. Other connectivity options include Wi-Fi 6E, Dual Bluetooth, NFC, MST and USB Type-C port with DisplayPort support. For secure authentication, all the phones pack the all-new ultrasonic fingerprint sensor beneath the front display.

The missing part

Now, some negatives too go with. The new Samsung S21 series lack support for the expandable storage. So, all your previous microSD cards would be of no use in these phones. However, the company is bumping up the minimum storage on all phones and now comes with a default storage option of 128 GB. If you shoot lots of 8K videos, then your best bet for the storage is the cloud.

Another missing part is the charger. Yup, following Apple’s path Samsung has ditched the charger from the retail box and you would only be getting the USB cable. However, the company says these chargers will be available for purchase at a very low price from their stores.

Last not but least, the Samsung Galaxy S21 is built with plastic when compared the glass unibody design on Galaxy S21+ and Galaxy S21 Ultra.

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Amazon Prime Video Mobile Edition plans currently tied directly with Airtel’s prepaid plan. Airtel will offer bundle prepaid recharge packs with Prime Video Mobile Edition starting as low as Rs 89. However, the main highlight is that the telco is offering free 30-days trial to Prime Video Mobile edition plan to almost all prepaid pack with a minimum validity of 28-days.

Prime Video Mobile Edition features

Before getting into the recharge pack details, here what Amazon Prime Video Mobile Edition plan would offer. As the name suggests, it’s only a mobile-plan and you could only stream videos on a mobile device. So, no tablets, PC or laptop and not on the big screen (even casting from mobile won’t work here).

You get to stream all movies and TV shows on Prime video, but the video quality will be set at standard-definition (SD) in Prime Video Mobile Edition. Also, the plan will be limited to a single user (no sharing of login details) and a single device.

However, at any time you can easily upgrade to the full-fledged Amazon Prime membership which will boast HD/4K streaming, streaming on multiple devices and access to TV. Along with it, you will get all the Amazon Prime membership perks including free shipping on any orders, Prime-exclusive deals on Amazon store and access to Amazon Music.

Airtel Prime Video Mobile Edition plans

Airtel is offering two prepaid plans under the Prime Video Mobile Edition – the Rs 89 and Rs 299 recharge pack. The Rs 89 recharge pack offering subscribers Prime Video Mobile Edition subscription along with 6GB of data for 28 days.

Whereas, the Rs 299 recharge pack offers Prime Video Mobile Edition subscription along with unlimited calls and 1.5GB data per day. The plan comes with a validity of 28 days.

Airtel is offering two prepaid plans with full-fledged Amazon Prime subscription – Rs 131 and Rs 349. Do note that, the Prime membership here packs all the bell and whistles including the complete Prime Video experience, premium access to Amazon Music, free fast shipping on Amazon India, exclusive Prime-only deals and more.

The Rs 131 recharge plan from Airtel comes with one month or 30days of Amazon Prime membership along with 100MB data. This plan will have a validity till your current plan lasts.

Then we have the Rs 349 recharge plan (which is an old plan) which bundles Amazon Prime membership along with unlimited calls and 1.5GB data per day for 28 days.

Amazon’s Prime Video Mobile Edition is a sort of direct competition to Netflix mobile-only plan. The Rs 199 mobile-only Netflix plan offers streaming of all movies, TV shows and documentaries on one device (mobile or tablet) at a time on standard definition (SD) quality. The company also testing the Mobile plus plan were you will get HD streaming along with multiple device support.

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In a nutshell, the OnePlus Band comes with 13 dedicated exercise modes, offers continuous blood oxygen saturation monitoring, gets a bright AMOLED screen, multi-colour band designs, two weeks of battery life on a single charge and IP68 water-resistant.

Before getting into the details, let’s check out the price of OnePlus Band. The fitness smart band is priced at Rs 2499 in India. You could also buy the multi-colour wrist straps for the band at Rs 399 each. OnePlus Band will be available for purchase through Amazon India, Flipkart, OnePlus online store and OnePlus partner outlets across India, starting January 13. There will be an exclusive sale for OnePlus Red Cable Club members tomorrow (January 12) from 9 am on OnePlus online store and app.

Smart Everywear

The OnePlus Band boasts a 1.1-inch AMOLED touch display with a resolution of 126 by 294 pixels. The main tracker or capsule is removable from the strap, and you could swap in dynamic dual-colour strap combos. Accompanying that you could choose from numerous pre-built watch faces, or you can also create unique ones.

OnePlus Band comes with an array of sensors including, the Blood Oxygen Sensor, which can track your blood oxygen saturation (SpO2) level via red and infrared light sensors. Coupled with this data is the intelligent algorithm monitor that can quickly highlight potential health issues.

Other sensors in OnePlus Band include three-axis accelerometer and gyroscope, and an optical heart-rate sensor. It can measure continuous, real-time heart rate monitoring for exercise, rest and sleep. It could also alert you when it read high pulse via the built-in vibration motor. The fitness band can also track your sleep, helping you to understand your sleep quality.

Another highlighted feature of OnePlus Band is the support for 13 dedicated exercise modes. These include Outdoor Run, Indoor Run, Fat Burn Run, Outdoor Walk, Outdoor Cycling, Indoor Cycling, Elliptical Trainer, Rowing Machine, Cricket, Badminton, Pool Swimming, Yoga, and Free Training. The fitness band is also 5ATM and IP68 rated with water-resistant up to 50 meters for 12 minutes.

Coming to connectivity, the OnePlus Band comes with Bluetooth 5.0. The health data will be constantly in sync with your phone via the OnePlus Health app, which also offers insights and advice on your health. The fitness band will initially support only phones running on at least Android 6.0. Apple iOS or iPhone, support will be launched in a later stage.

The OnePlus Band packs a 100mAh battery that’s according to the company is good for 14 days of usage. Its bundled with a wired charging dongle with USB Type-A in-the-box.

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On the way, the ‘i’ in the Mi 10i stands for India. The company touts the phone to be heavily customised, keeping the Indian audience in mind.

The Mi 10i is priced in India at Rs Rs 20,999 for the 6GB RAM and 64GB storage variant. Whereas if you add a Rs 1000 more, for Rs 21,999 you will get the 6GB RAM and 128GB storage option of the phone. Finally, the top-spec modal with 8GB RAM and 128GB storage is priced at Rs 23,999. For colour choices, you get to choose from Pacific Sunrise, Midnight Black, and Atlantic Blue.

The Mi 10i is available exclusively through Amazon India, Mi online store, Mi Studio stores, and Mi Home stores from 7th January 2021. It will also be available through Mi retail partner store across the country in the coming weeks. Do note that the January 7th sale is only for Amazon Prime customers and open sale for the phone will begin from 8th January.

The Perfect 10

Xiaomi is pushing the Mi 10i as an all-rounder camera phone. The smartphone boasts quad rear camera unit which houses the primary 108-megapixel Samsung HM2 sensor, featuring 9-in-1 pixel binning, 7P lens and f/1.75 aperture. The other three sensors at the rear include an 8-megapixel 120-degree ultra-wide sensor with f/2.2 aperture, a 2-megapixel macro camera and a 2-megapixel depth-sensing camera.

One of the key highlights of the rear camera is the six Long Exposure modes. This includes Motion portraits, Oil painting, Neon trails, Light painting, Starry sky and Star trails. Other than that, using Time Burst mode you could capture 600 pictures in just 60 seconds, which can be later converted into a video.

Other than the rear camera features HDR, AI scene detection, AI beauty, Google Lens, night mode 2.0, Pro mode, panorama, portrait mode raw mode, and 4k video recording and 30 fps.

In the front, beneath the punch-hole notch of the Mi 10i display is the 16-megapixel front camera. It features f/2.45 aperture can carry features like Night mode 1.0, Time burst, AI Beautify, Panorama selfie, and AI portrait mode.

Exquisite Design

The Mi 10i boats a 6.67-inch 2.5D fullHD+ DotDisplay with up to 120Hz Intelligent AdaptiveSync refresh rate that can adjust itself to 6 different refresh rates. The display also features fluid scrolling with 8.3ms between frames, a touch sampling rate of 240hz, NTSC 84 per cent colour gamut, peak brightness of 450 nits, and 1500:01 contrast ratio. Further, the display has TUV Rheinland Low Blue Light certification, along with Reading Mode 3.0 and Sunlight Display 3.0. The front and black glass part of the smartphone is protected with Corning Gorilla Glass 5.

Under the hood, the Mi 10i carries the octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G mobile processor coupled with Adreno 619 GPU and X52 5G modem. It’s paired with up to 8GB RAM LPDDR4x and 128GB of UFS2.2 internal storage. The phone runs on MIUI 12 based on Android 10.

Coming to connectivity, the Mi 10i is future-ready with 5G network support along with dual SIM 4G, VoLTE HD, 3G and 2G. Other connectivity options include WiFi, Bluetooth, USB Type-C port, IR Blaster, and even a 3.5mm audio jack. There is also a side-mounted fingerprint sensor.

Finally, the Mi 10i carries a 4820mAh battery with 33W fast charging support that supports dual split charging. In dual split charging, two parallel pathways are charging simultaneously, which offers fast charging. The company claims the phone can be charge from 0 to 100 per cent in 58 minutes.

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Jio subscribers can now make free unlimited (with some fair usage restrictions) voice calls from Jio to any telecom network, anywhere in India. Your voice calls from Jio to Jio, and Jio to other telecom operators numbers are free now. Thus making off-net domestics voice call charges completely zero.

Back story

Going to the original issue here, back in September 2019 the telecom watchdog TRAI extended the implementation of the Bill and Keep regime beyond 1st January 2020. This in-turn extended the levying of IUC charges until the regime comes into force.

IUC or Interconnect Usage Charge is a cost paid by one telecom operator to another when its subscriber makes outgoing voice calls to the other operator’s customers. The appellate authority in the Indian telecom sector, TRAI is one who currently fixes the IUC charges and is currently at 6 paise per minute. 

Due to the undergoing regulatory policy changes for mobile-call-related charges, Jio is compelled to recover IUC charge for NON-JIO mobile voice calls.

So, Jio started charging 6 paise per minute for all off-net mobile voice calls or to non-Jio voice calls so long as IUC charges exist. All its mobile prepaid plans started reflecting this off-net or non-jio voice call charges. However, the telco compensated for the extra cost of voice calls by offering an additional 1GB of free data for every Rs 10 spent.

As of today, 1st January 2021 the Bill and Keep regime is implemented in the country, thereby ending the interconnect usage charges for all voice calls you to make to any network anywhere in India. Jio has also updated all its mobile plans to reflect the new changes.

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AmazonBasics has launched two Fire TV Edition Smart TVs in India with 50-inch and 55-inch screen sizes. Both featuring 4K Ultra HD resolution along with HDR 10 + HLG and Dolby vision. As you can guess from the name these Smart TVs run on Fire OS which is a sort of stripped-down version of Android with no Google dependencies in it. To be clear, it’s the same OS that runs on your Fire TV stick.

Thus instead of Google Play store, you get the Fire OS Store with almost 5000+ apps. It includes all the popular apps you know like Prime Video, Netflix, Disney + Hotstar, YouTube etc. Similarly, instead of Google Assistant, you see on Android TV, here we have the built-in Alexa and Alexa voice controls. In a nutshell, the Smart TV houses a Fire TV stick hardware in it (but better spec one).

Before diving deep into the specifications, let’s pull out the amazing price details. AmazonBasics 127cm (50 inches) Fire TV Edition 4K Ultra HD Smart LED TV (AB50U20PS) is priced at Rs 29,999 only. Whereas the AmazonBasics 55-inch Fire TV Edition 4K Ultra HD Smart LED TV is priced at Rs 34.999. I would personally, they are jaw-dropping pricing for a 4K 50-inch or 55-inch TV if it could deliver longevity. Compared to Mi Smart TVs or OnePlus Smart TVs, the AmazonBasics Fire TV Edition Smart TVs seems to be worthy from the price point.

AmazonBasics Fire TV Edition 4K Smart LED TVs Specifications

Coming to the internals of the AmazonBasics 4K Smart LED TVs, they use A+ Grade LED panel with Ultra Bright Screen powered by Amlogic 9th generation imaging engine. As its a 4K smart TV you get a picture resolution of 3840 by 2160 along with 60 Hz refresh rate. You also get advanced picture processing including Anti-aliasing, Dynamic contrast, backlight and MPEG noise reduction.

The screen also supports Dolby Vision offering stark contrast, defined highlights and deeper colours, along with HDR10+HLG for enhanced colour spacing, and fine detail. The screen has a 178-degree wide viewing angle.

Under the hood, the Fire TV Edition Smart TVs are powered by a 1.95GHz quad-core processor coupled with MaliG31 MP2 GPU. For audio, the TVs comes equipped with 20 Watts speakers coupled with Dolby Atmos. Connectivity options include dual-band WiFi and Bluetooth 5. For ports, you get three HDMI 2.0 ports, one USB3.0, one USB 2.0 ports and IR port.

• 4K Ultra HD (3840 x 2160)
• 60-hertz refresh rate
• A+ Grade LED panel
• Dolby Vision, HDR 10 + HLG, Amlogic 9th Generation Imaging Engine, Advance picture processing, Anti-aliasing, Dynamic contrast, Dynamic backlight
• 1.95GHz Quad-core processor with MaliG31 MP2 GPU
• 3 x HDMI 2.0, 1 x USB 3.0, 1 x USB 2.0, IR Port
• WiFi, Bluetooth 5
• 20 Watts speakers with Dolby Atmos
• Fire TV OS with built-in Alexa and Alexa voice controls

Another interesting feature, of AmazonBasics Fire TV Edition 4K Smart LED TVs are the support, for DTH set-top box integration. This allows you too easily switch between your DTH or Cable TV channels and OTT apps.

The Smart TVs also packs a smart TV remote that comes with inbuilt Alexa voice search. It’s way similar to the newest Fire TV stick remotes, with additional dedicated buttons from Prime Video, Netflix, Amazon Music and Apps.

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