HTC is a well known company for the quality of products they deliver.But they've failed in middle ranged order.Maybe this is the device which set's a mark in that section.This is HTC desire 816 .This is the highest specification of a device in HTC's Desire series.
Build And Display
The Desire 816 houses a 5.5 inch Super LCD HD display with a pixel density of 267 ppi.Even the display doesn't have higher display resolution and pixel density, screen is vibrant and colourful .HTC desire has a plasticky build.Even though it is made out of plastic ,it keeps good ergonomics and weight distribution.The phone has stereo speakers in the front.And keys is on the screen.On the back phone has HTC logo, Camera and Flash.
Hardware
The phone is powered by 1.6GHz Snapdragon 400 processor supported by Adreno 305 And 1.5GB RAM. The phone doesn't have top notch specification ,but with android 4.4 it performs very well.The phone also has a score of 21,775 in antutu benchmark.
Software
The Phone is running on Android Kitkat 4.4 with Sense 5.5 on top of it.Sense is a neat skin with lot of optimizations and features like zoe,blinkfeed,etc.
Storage
Desire 816 has 8GB of onboard storage And it has microsd support upto 128GB.
Battery
The phone houses a 2600MAh Li-Po battery. It is non removable.This device would run through a full day without any problems,this is because of lower resolution screen And 1.5GB RAM.
Verdict
The phone is quite big and some people have problems in holding it with one hand.Price in India is not confirmed yet.But If they launch this device at a price tag of 20k- 22k ,the phone will be a great commercial success.
Tech Of Today Rating: 9.1/10
Micromax is the top 3rd brand of India last year with a market share of 8.7%.Canvas Series stood up and had lot of attention like Grand and S series of Samsung,The Past Micromax phones doesn't have a solid build quality and also has lesser internal memory.Thing have been changing since micromax canvas 4,which also captured a lot of attention.But both turbo and turbo mini has declined in sales.So now micromax is up with a new device "Canvas Knight"
Build And Display
The Knight features a 5 inch full HD IPS display with an incredible ppi density of 441.The phone design is similar to the Sony Xperia Z.Two glass pieces in front and back separated by a metallic{some kind of alloy}.The display is crisp, vibrant and has decent viewing angles.In the front the phone has 3 capacitive buttons.The front camera is located at the top right.Speaker's are at the bottom.Back is clean and only have micromax logo,camera and flash.The Phone is available in three variants:Black ,Black and Gold And White.
Hardware
The phone is powered by a mediatek octacore turbo chipset clocked at 2ghz supported by 2GB of RAM and GPU is Mali 450MP4 .In Paper the specifications are good.But in real life it doen't do a good job.
Software
The Phone is running on Android 4.2.2 Jellybean.Which is kind of let down.Because Micromax always houses specification as the current flagship form other manufacturers.May be Problems of knight can be solved by providing an update to Android 4.4 Kitkat which features lot of optimizations.
Camera
The Knight has a Back Facing 16 Mega-pixel Auto Focus Camera with LED flash.It capture very good images at daylight.While it is somewhat pixelated in night shots.The Camera Supports 1080p video recording at 30fps. The phone has 8 Megapixel Front Facing Camera.Which does a good job in selfies and video chat.
Storage And Battery
Canvas Knight has 32 GB on-board storage with no expandable storage slot.Which is a real problem for Indian Users.The phone houses 2000MAh Battery,which is really bad .It doesn't give enough juice to power you through a day
Verdict
The phone is a good midrange device,If you ignore the unexpandable storage and average battery.The main problem of the device is heating problem.It heat's up very quickly and also to very high temperatures.Overall ,I Personally Dont like the device especially when you can buy smartphones such as One Plus One and Gionee Elife E7 by spending 4 thousand or more.
Tech Of Today's Rating:7.5/10
This Game keeps a balance between frustration and elation. The Game keeps you hang with devilish graphics and addictive gameplay. In this game you controls a small glowing that travels automatically along a line.The Game has hypnotizing challenge ,which doesn''t let you down the device until you've beaten it.This is a tricky game with game modes but you have buy the extra game mode which is priced at $0.99.The endorses a gameplay similar to the Super Hexagon.The Intention of the game is to spin thee ball around obstacles
The Graphics of the game is very minimalistic.The additional voyage mode comes from the fact that the path is winding, constantly making the position of the ball unclear.Overall the game kept you enjoying for hours.
Verdict
The Game is very easy and challenging.In fact, I was a bit disappointed that the endless modes, especially Expert, loop around before 100 seconds are up. This was done to make scoring fair, but I’d still like to see an experimentation with randomized obstacle orders for variety, at least after ‘beating’ the mode at 100 seconds.
Tech For Today Rating:9.4/10
Google Play Store Link:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.whitakr.Pivvot
Tech Of Today's "Arcade Game Of This Month"
It changes what was arcade games before.This Game is very frustrating and also addictive.What the game offers is simple ,you have to control a white ball{called vessel} and ensure it doesn't fall of the road. You can control the vessel by touching left and right side of the screen.It is like a game of death or a roller-coaster ride,that if you fall :you will lose.This Game will hang you in your smartphone for hours.If You think it is easy,you guessed wrong. When You think you're are just going to break the record and steep curve of death fails you
Design And Graphics
Graphics are very minimalistic and gameplay is good.The only con I found out was the background which was white like the ball ,So sometimes you can't even see the ball.Otherwise it would be a great game.But it is not an annoying game.Also the lack of game modes.Throughout the game you can see only two colours blue and white.
Verdict
The Game has a rating of 4.2 in the playstore.The game keeps recieving positive reviews from critics also.
Tech Of Today Rating:9.5/10
Google Play Store Link
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.pixelsontoast.impossibleroad
The name of the company wont be quiet similar for many of the people.The Phone is developed by a Member Of Oppo Company.Their Philosophy is called "Never Settle".The Phone Featured Specifications Which Are Even Better Than Some Flagships.
Design And Build
The build is very premium. The phone has a very soft touch back.The phone is available in two colour options: Sandstone Black and Silk White. The phone has a chrome lining in the front ,Which looks very premium.The Phone Also Comes in a variety of back covers like wooden, denim etc.The phone has a very small bezel.
Display
The phone features a 5.5 inch full HD JDI screen with LTPS{Low Temperature Poly Silicon} Technology For High pixel density and Sharper Screen .The IPS Screen is very responsive because Of Touch On Lens Technology, which reduces the distance between touch sensor and display panel. It provides more than 300% shatter proof than OGS {One Glass Solution} Technology.Also Gorilla Glass 3 protect the phone from scratches. And Phone also ha 178 degree vision which provides a good viewing experience even at steep angles].You have the choice to switch between capacitive and on-screen buttons.
Software
It is a main feature of the phone,the phone runs on android kitkat 4.4.2 with cyanogenmod 11S above it .The Phone features many features especially designed for one plus one,like the new theme store and gestures.Other features are just like cyanogenmod 11s.This also makes the already powerful phone a beast.Many Cm features like privacy guard and decryption is available.
Hardware
The Phone is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 quadcore processor clocked at 2.5Ghz and supported by 3GB RAM And Adreno 330 GPU,Which is way better than many of the current flagships of Samsung ,HTC etc.The phone has Global 4G LTE support,which makes it a Global Phone.It has NFC also.
Camera
The Phone boasts a 13 mega pixel back facing Sony Exmor IMX214 camera with f/2.0 aperture. The phone has amazing low light capturing. Also the CM camera app gives a lot of customizations like Filters etc.The has many features like HDR, Super Zoom And Also Full HD video capture ,4k video capture and 720p Slow motion at 120 fps.The Camera has 6 lenses.The Phone also has a 5 MP front facing camera.This camera has 80 degree viewing angle,so your photos include more background without distortion. This makes the phone a perfect choose for people who wants to capture their moments fast and clear.
Storage
The Phone comes in two variants of storage 16GB and 64GB. However the phone has no expandable storage. Which is disappointing but this not at all a let down ,considering 64GB version.Which gives You Space for even saving Full HD videos, pictures and games.
Battery
The Phone has a 3100Mah which along with CABC and DRAM display technology. This reduce power consumption and gives you an impressive battery life.
Price
16GB version of the phones comes in white with a price bracket of $299{approx 18000 INR} And 64GB version of the phone comes in black with a price of $349{approx 21000 INR}
Verdict
This is a must buy for people who are looking for a phone which has high end specifications and don't have too much price.The only Con is the expandable storage.
Overall The Phone beats many of the flagship phones.
Tech Of Today's Rating:9.8/10
This Is a game from the developer called Butterscotch Shenanigans .The Gameplay is very easy.You're controlling a ship for collecting juices over the galaxy. You can unlock many ships ,As you progress further.
Design
The Design Looks like an old computer game with larger pixels. You can control the ship by tapping over the two sides.The ship crashes if You hit an asteroid.
Tech Of Today Rating:9.2/10
Verdict
The Game is very challenging and addictive. You fails when you think you're just going to pass a milestone.Overall The game keeps you playing for hours.It got a rating of 4.1/5 in play store. The game was released on march 28 2014.The Game is about 13mb of download.
Google Play Store Link:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bscotch.roid
A Game From A Well Reputed Company 'Mediocre' ,the company which developed many popular games such as Sprinkle ,Sprinkle Junior and Granny Smith Also.Technically It is a very good game with decent graphics ad perspectives. This game has more than 50 levels. And also many challenging one's, which keeps you playing more and more. It is indeed one of my favourite Game From Mediocre.
Design
The Design is very simple and minimalistic .The Game's Target Is to destroy things which Gets in Your Way.At First You will have 25 balls in your hands.When you hit a spike ,You will get three extra balls. Also if you hit 10 spikes continuously, You will get the option of multiball. The game has very realistic graphics and also good glass breaking mechanism
Overall ,The Game keeps You playing it for hours and you will need more.
Tech Of Today's Rating:9.3/10
Verdict
The Game Has A rating of 4.3/5 in play store with more than 10 lakh downloads. The Game Keeps Getting Positive reports form reviewers. Only paid version of the app has resumable capability.
Google Play Store link:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mediocre.smashhit
The phone is powered by 1.6GHz Snapdragon 400 processor supported by Adreno 305 And 1.5GB RAM. The phone doesn't have top notch specification ,but with android 4.4 it performs very well.The phone also has a score of 21,775 in antutu benchmark.
The phone is quite big and some people have problems in holding it with one hand.Price in India is not confirmed yet.But If they launch this device at a price tag of 20k- 22k ,the phone will be a great commercial success.
