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ImageOnePlus Nord 6 Roundup: Confirmed Launch Date, Specs, Expected Price, & Everything Else We Know
By Shikhar Mehrotra  •  Mar 24, 2026

Amid its CEO stepping down and a global brand restructuring, OnePlus is gearing up to release the Nord 6 in India. The brand has confirmed the smartphone’s launch date, along with a couple of key specifications, which look quite impressive on paper. Ahead of the April 2026 launch, we’ve drafted a comprehensive roundup of the …

ImageApple’s A19 Pro Delivers MacBook Power – Is a Budget MacBook Next?
By Shikhar Mehrotra  •  Mar 22, 2026

At the “Awe Dropping” iPhone 17 launch event, the chief of Apple silicon, Tim Millet, mentioned how the iPhone 17 Pro (with the A19 Pro chip) achieves MacBook’s level of compute, but what exactly did he mean by that? Was he simply informing us about how powerful the new ‘Pro’ chip is, or did he …

ImageNew Hyundai Exter 2026: Everything You Need To Know Before Booking The Mini SUV
By Shikhar Mehrotra  •  Mar 20, 2026

After months of being spotted in spy shots and testing on the busy roads of India, the 2026 Exter has officially broken cover in all its glory. The mini-Venue is now available from ₹5.79 lakhs, and it comes with a few much-needed additions in the interiors and the exteriors, but no changes under the hood. …

ImageInstagram Is Dropping End-To-End Encryption In May 2026: What’s Happening & Why?
By Shikhar Mehrotra  •  Mar 16, 2026

A recent announcement from a social media giant has caught the tech world off guard — it’s Instagram. The Meta-owned platform quietly updated one of its support pages earlier this month, mentioning something with serious consequences for the privacy of millions of Instagram users. Apparently, End-To-End Encrypted (E2EE) messaging will no longer be available on …

Image5 Downsides of the MacBook Neo Your Next-Door Influencer Won’t Tell You
By Mehtab Ansari  •  Mar 13, 2026

The MacBook Neo, launched on March 4, is Apple’s most affordable MacBook yet. In India it starts at ₹69,900 for the 256 GB model and ₹79,900 for the 512 GB version. The laptop brings a premium aluminum design in colors like Blush, Citrus, Indigo, and Silver, strong battery life rated at up to 16 hours …

Image2026 Hyundai Verna Vs. Competition: How It Stacks Up Against The City, Slavia & Virtus
By Shikhar Mehrotra  •  Mar 11, 2026

Sedans were supposed to be finished — killed off quietly by a wave of high-riding SUVs that convinced an entire generation that ground clearance was a personality trait. Nobody told these four. The Hyundai Verna just got a fresh facelift. The Honda City has been doing this longer than most of its buyers have held …

ImageIndia’s e-Passport Is Now the Default: Here’s Your Complete Guide
By Shikhar Mehrotra  •  Mar 10, 2026

Pick up a freshly issued Indian passport and something feels different about it straight away. The back cover is thicker than you remember. Not a misprint, not a damaged booklet — there’s a chip in there. At certain airports abroad, that chip is what lets you skip the immigration officer entirely, scan your passport at …

ImageBYD’s Second-Gen Blade Battery Is the Closest Anyone Has Come to Making EV Charging Feel Like a Petrol Stop
By Smartprix Staff  •  Mar 7, 2026

For years, the single biggest knock on electric vehicles has been simple: they take too long to charge. BYD just made a very loud argument that this era might be over. At its “Disruptive Technology” event in Shenzhen on March 5, 2026, the world’s largest new energy vehicle manufacturer unveiled the second generation of its …

ImageMeet the MacBook Neo: Apple’s Cheapest Mac Yet — But Is It Actually Worth It?
By Smartprix Staff  •  Mar 5, 2026

The MacBook Neo launched on March 4, pre-orders went live the same evening, and it ships on March 11. Apple is using the phrase “breakthrough price,” which, if you’ve followed Apple long enough, is the corporate equivalent of a five-star restaurant putting a vada pav on the menu and calling it “accessible dining.” Two storage …

ImageExclusive: Realme’s Francis Wong Explains Tech Behind the Narzo Power’s 10001mAH Battery
By Deepak Rajawat  •  Mar 4, 2026

Have you ever imagined a day when you could get a phone with a 10,000mAh battery inside? About a year ago, I bought a power bank labeled with 10,000mAh. That number is usually reserved for power banks, not something you’d expect to fit comfortably in your pocket. But as we move into 2026, realme is …

ImageQualcomm at MWC 2026: Wi-Fi 8, a 6G-Ready Modem, and Cell Towers That Fix Themselves
By Smartprix Staff  •  Mar 3, 2026

Barcelona’s Mobile World Congress has a tradition of companies walking in with a stack of slides and announcing the future. Qualcomm did exactly that this week — except their announcements weren’t just roadmap promises. Between Wi-Fi 8 chips, a new 5G modem, self-managing cell networks, and factory AI, they covered more ground in one week …

ImageApple’s M4 iPad Air: What Changed, What Didn’t, and Whether It’s Worth It
By Smartprix Staff  •  Mar 3, 2026

Every year or so, Apple shuffles the iPad Air forward by one chip generation. The M4 was in last year’s iPad Pro, now it’s here. Price stays put, design stays put, and Apple calls it a day. That’s the short version. The longer version is that two things changed this time that don’t usually change …

ImageApple’s iPhone 17e: The Budget iPhone That Fixed Its Own Mistakes (Mostly)
By Shikhar Mehrotra  •  Mar 2, 2026

Apple has a habit of releasing a “more affordable” iPhone and then quietly leaving out features that make you question whether it’s actually a good deal. The iPhone 16e did that — nice phone, wrong side of 2025 when it came to MagSafe and storage. A year later, the iPhone 17e lands, and it reads …

ImageXbox Game Pass vs. PlayStation Plus: A No-Nonsense Comparison For Indian Gamers
By Shikhar Mehrotra  •  Feb 27, 2026

Gaming subscriptions have quietly become one of the smartest ways to get the most out of your console or PC without burning through your wallet on individual game purchases. In India, two names dominate this space — Xbox Game Pass and PlayStation Plus. Both promise a library of games, online multiplayer, and a bunch of …

ImageSamsung Didn’t Tell You About This Galaxy S26 Ultra Major Camera Change
By Mehtab Ansari  •  Feb 27, 2026

Samsung focused heavily on several upgrades during the Galaxy S26 Ultra announcement. The company talked about the brighter f/1.4 main camera, the updated f/2.9 aperture on the 5X telephoto lens, faster charging, Galaxy AI additions, privacy display, and a slimmer body measuring around 7.9 mm. However, one camera change quietly arrived alongside those upgrades. The …

ImageSamsung Galaxy S26 Ultra vs. Galaxy S25 Ultra: Here’s Everything That’s New
By Mehtab Ansari  •  Feb 26, 2026

Samsung’s new Galaxy S26 Ultra arrives as the successor to the Galaxy S25 Ultra with changes across design, display technology, performance, cameras, connectivity, and charging. The overall formula stays familiar.Samsung focused on refining the hardware and adding a few new capabilities, with the Privacy Display standing out as the headline feature. So what exactly …

ImageSamsung Galaxy S26 Ultra Privacy Display Hands-On: Is This the Beginning of a New Era?
By Mehtab Ansari  •  Feb 26, 2026

Samsung has launched the Galaxy S26 series, and one feature instantly stands out on the Ultra model. The new Privacy Display. It sits at the center of the phone’s pitch and Samsung clearly treats it as a major step for smartphone screens. And if you are wondering, the regular Galaxy S26 and the S26+ do …

ImageGalaxy AI on the Galaxy S26 Series: Smarter, More Context Aware, and Far More Useful
By Mehtab Ansari  •  Feb 26, 2026

Samsung continues to push Galaxy AI across its flagship phones, and the Galaxy S26 series takes a noticeable step forward. The company added several new tools that focus on real daily use. Many of them work quietly in the background and respond to what you are doing on the screen. The new Galaxy AI features …

ImageFrom Runway Looks to Snapdragon Power: Behind vivo’s Most Aggressive V-Series Update Yet
By Deepak Rajawat  •  Feb 25, 2026

Standing on the sidelines of the V70 launch in New Delhi, the air wasn’t just filled with the usual product hype, it felt like a course correction. For years, the vivo V-series was the supermodel of smartphones: stunning to look at, but often they focused more on cameras than hardcore performance. That era ended. Paigham …

ImageI Will Buy The Kia Seltos HTE Over The Creta E Anyday: Here’s Why
By Shikhar Mehrotra  •  Feb 24, 2026

I would have recommended the Hyundai Creta E a few months ago. It’s the base variant of India’s most-selling SUV, and the brand’s familiarity alone felt like a safety net. But then I sat down and actually compared it — spec by spec, feature by feature — against the Kia Seltos HTE, which costs just …

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