Reviews

Every year, waterborne diseases kill about 200,000 people in India. The RO industry doesn’t help matters. Many brands use ‘TDS controllers’ that mix unfiltered tap water back into the purified output just to lower the TDS number. This puts heavy metals and bacteria right back in. For context, coconut water has a TDS of 1,086 …

Most homes have a dedicated cleaning tool for almost everything. There is a vacuum cleaner for the floor, a mop for the kitchen, a smaller brush for the sofa, and then that long stick nobody really knows where to keep but somehow needs whenever a cobweb appears on the ceiling. The Dreame H12 Dual FlexReach, …

Samsung made a loud statement with the first Galaxy Watch Ultra. That watch was tough but bulky, and it overheated during long GPS sessions. After a month with the Ultra 2, I can see the difference. The Galaxy Watch Ultra 2 is a smart course correction. At $699 or ₹64,999, it’s not a radical redesign. …

I have spent the last decade reviewing consumer technology, but nothing prepared me for brushing with a device marketed as AI-powered. The Oral-B iO Series 9 is the company’s most feature-loaded electric toothbrush, combining a magnetic drive motor, a color OLED display, Bluetooth connectivity, and 16-zone AI brushing analysis. My curiosity led me to test …

Here’s one thing about the Galaxy S26 FE that nobody is really talking about. This year, the “Fan Edition” is restricted to one memory and storage configuration. The 128GB and the 512GB variants are gone, and if you don’t already know this, the reason is the ongoing memory crisis. Samsung sells exactly one configuration this …

The Galaxy Z Flip lineup has always been Samsung’s answer to a simple question: what if a flagship phone could disappear into your pocket? More than the raw specifications, it’s the actual flip-phone experience that counts. With the Galaxy Z Flip 8, that pitch gets even more convincing. For starters, the hinge feels more refined, …

Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max arrives nearly one month after the Pixel 11 Pro XL and seven to eight months after the Galaxy S26 Ultra. Given that reviewers, testers, and customers have spent enough time with the other two phones, it’s only natural that they’ll compare the new entrant in the flagship segment to them. …

Skoda Kylaq – the car that changed Skoda’s fortunes in India. The first sub-4-metre compact SUV, or the first properly affordable car from Skoda in India, the Skoda Kylaq has been integral in Skoda’s journey to the sixth-largest car brand in India. Now, I have not had the chance to experience the Skoda Kylaq for …

The Google Pixel 11 series was launched last month, and this is one device from Google that has not been able to make much of an impact in terms of the number of units in people’s hands across the world. However, it almost always creates the same amount of hype that any other Apple iPhone, …

Samsung has launched the Galaxy Watch 9 as its latest standard Wear OS smartwatch, with a familiar design, a new Snapdragon Wear Elite processor, and several additions to Samsung Health. It starts at ₹37,999 in India for the 40mm Bluetooth model, with a 44mm version and LTE variants also available. The Watch 9 runs Wear …

Let’s talk about the Renault Duster. It is the car that started the C-SUV segment in India. Given that, and the sort of fan following the car had created in its first innings in India, the Duster is a sort of an icon here. Early this year, we saw a new version, which takes on …

Dreame is becoming a popular robot vacuum brand. The brand has launched their new D30 Ultra in India recently, which is the most premium robot vacuum in their D series of entry-level robot vacuums. Priced at around ₹60,000 in India, the Dreame D3 Ultra brings new features like object detection, mop washing, and more in …

Most soundbars force a trade-off. You pick either a sleek design with average sound or immersive audio that clutters your living room with cables and bulky speakers. Sony’s Bravia Theatre Bar 7 takes a different approach. It uses a modular 5.1.2 system. You get the Bar 7 soundbar, plus wireless Sub 8 and Rear 8 …

The iQOO Z11 arrives as the first phone in its price range to feature the MediaTek Dimensity 7500 Turbo, and iQOO is understandably proud of that. Between the vapour chamber cooling, the symmetrical dual stereo speaker, and a few flagship-adjacent AI features borrowed from the iQOO 15, the Z11 clearly aims to punch above its …

Xiaomi’s Redmi Note series built its reputation on balance. Solid specs across the board without a glaring weak spot. The Redmi Note 17 breaks from that formula entirely. At ₹27,999 onward, it leans almost entirely on one pillar: an 8,000mAh battery, the largest ever fitted to a Note phone. The battery is backed by a …

For years, night-time CCTV footage has looked like a scene out of a ghost movie, washed-out, black-and-white faces and glowing eyes, where every passerby looked suspicious. But what if your security camera could see in full color, even at 2 AM? That’s exactly what the CP Plus CP-Z43Q promises to do. This 4MP Wi-Fi camera …

POCO’s M-series has always been about doing the basics well and skipping the fluff, and the M8 Power leans into that harder than any recent phone in this price bracket. At ₹21,999 onward, it’s going up against a crowded field: realme, OnePlus, vivo, and iQOO all have something to say at this price, but POCO’s …

BYD cars have been one of the most tech-heavy EVs in recent times in our market. The BYD Sealion 7 is one of those cars which has gained a lot of attention, mainly for the kind of tech that the premium electric SUV offers. The highlight? A 15.6-inch infotainment display which also rotates to change …

For the past few years, Samsung’s Fold lineup has been predictable. Every generation brought a thinner design, a slightly better camera, a newer Snapdragon chip, and a few software improvements. Meanwhile, competitors like OPPO and Honor were experimenting with larger batteries, shallower creases, faster charging, and way better cameras. This year feels… a little different. …

The Infinix Smart 20 4G is the company’s latest budget smartphone in India. At first glance, it doesn’t look like a phone that costs under ₹15,000. The flat frame, large camera module, and overall styling borrow heavily from Apple’s recent iPhones, giving the device a much more premium appearance than its price suggests. However, attractive …