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August 5, 2020

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With the increase in penetration of internet deep into Indian homes more and more people are now very much closer towards feeling comfortable for using electronic commerce. Amazon, Flipkart, Snapdeal among others is pioneering the driving towards distribution of consumer goods to and fro deeper into village markets.

This removes the difference of town market from the village markets. With the emergence of growth of mobiles and smart phones in people now finds easier to use apps instead of laptops and desktops.

Then comes the niche marketing phenomenon where we do find that more and more single product electronic ventures are coming up and this makes people believe this as the source of brand management.

Among other niche marketing concepts, netmeds.com has been emerging as the major electronic commerce in terms of medicines. It is trusted since 1914 and it has expertise in excellence of development of pharma in distribution of medicines.

Now, slowly it is turning into one of trusted medicine partners for many and there are many loyal customers including this author.

Netmeds.com is managed by Dadha & Company. It has more that 100 years of experience of dispensing quality medicines.

For prescription drugs users need to upload valid prescriptions and then wait for verification of these prescriptions and on average users find almost 20 percentages of rebates on prescription medicines.

For non-prescription drugs the percentages of rebate are lesser but still it is higher than the local markets.

It also offers best advice in order for providing best health services for people residing in India. Its search bar provides some interesting aspect for knowing of medicines.

It provides detailed generic medicines as well as the lowest value medicines on the same generic medicine levels. It has nice chat option which authenticates first with the phone number OTP and then it does ask for which disease you want a prescription for.

For most of pre-paid orders you get some cashback in their electronic wallets as well as some reward points. If you are using credit card or debit card of state bank of India then apart from 20 percentages rebate you will get ten percentages of cashback on your electronic wallet and those ten percentages of money you will have to spend within 31 days of the current purchases.

Apart from this for every purchase you will get some reward point and that accumulates slowly and becomes some rupees. So in this case you get awards from various sources such as rebates directly and then, money returns back to your electronic wallets and then get reward points which are then automatically changed into some rupees.

The time to reach medicines are very fast and these generally comes in the within three to four days. Packaging part of Netmeds courier service is very fine.

Most of the ordered medicines are packaged nicely so that you only have to keep it and use it. It offers generic alternatives to most of the medicines and for this the pricing of medicines becomes lower.

Most of offline pharmacy shops in yours locality do offers rebates on medicines but most of these rebates are mostly up to 11 percentages maximum. This compares to names which on prepaid offers on prescription medicines come far lower.

If you are on regular medication, then most of time due to the presence of heavy traffic, forgetfulness you missed the order of medicines from your favorite pharmacy.

Taking up medicines are important and for this regular and timely purchase of medicines is a must and for this with the conveniences of online medicine franchises such as netmeds.com, we do find plenty of ideas of how to save important timings in order to have comfortable medicine management.

With netmeds after ordering for a stipulated amount of rupees for medicines you get free of cost courier and also it provides a wide range of wellness products, vitamins, diets, fitness supplements, herbal products, pain relievers, diabetic care kits, baby care kits, other care products, beauty care products and surgical supplies.

In order to contact pharmacists which are a free service, online you can send questions y using either “Ask Our Pharmacist Your Questions” option available to all the drug information pages or by using the Contact Us segment. Netmeds is situated in Chennai.

In my last two months of experience with netmeds I have found paying with SBI credit card is not possible and payment with SBI debit card is possible and I hope they do rectify it.

All products are priced in Indian rupees. According to website they do not charge hidden prices. If by mistake they charge higher than they return the money in an electronic wallet to be used for reduction of price while ordering for next purchases. Delivery charges are Rs. 49 for all orders is however free delivery on medicines orders of Rs. 1000 or more.

After an order is processed the tracking number for your order is delivered and it reaches through phone and email registered with netmeds.com account.

After clicking of tracking order you will find the destination of your order and location of it. What I find convenience so far that I do not have to go to nearby Apollo Medicines for medicines and for some time one or two medicines will come later and for some time, I have to go there time and again to check the status of medicines.

For the last few months Apollo Medicines provides me ten percentages rebate and for some months now it is providing me 11 percentages but as comparing with netmeds I found extremely convenient for following reasons.

I just upload the prescription and it is approved within a day and then I ordered the products and got 20 percentages of rebate on prepaid order plus ten percentages cash back to my electronic wallet on the next purchases to be done within 31 days and then some extra points which will be slowly accumulating into some money after some purchases.

So, medicines reaches within three to four days and all comes with sorted formats and I do not have to worry about it as well as the savings are now much higher.

Technology aims to resolve the hardships for people and it remove the extra time and provides the leisure for you as well as it aims to provide another bunch of heavier rebates than that of offline shops.

This is because while dealing with electronic commerce you are dealing with business to business directly and thus removes, all bottlenecks in between, and the third persons and thus it able to provide share of their profits in terms of rebates to you.

Ultimately it is almost the similar situation that of the gain to all and removing all sorts of time limits those, are there for every human as valuable related to better health.

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2019 Volvo XC60: Helicopter Parent

In a fit of stir craziness, I hopped in the jet and sped off to Earth for 10 days of hiding from the COVID in the forest (instead of a God-forsaken Martian hellscape). I paid for a rental Corolla. My dear friends at Avis said, “your 9-passenger Chevy van is ready for you!“

When the bus pulled up to the lot, the Avis app told me that my Grand Caravan, white, but with trendy black wheels, was in slot whatever, right by the dropoff.

“Better,” I thought, “but I would still prefer the Corolla I prepaid for.” Before getting all Ken on the manager about this unseemly “upgrade,“ I checked the app again. Minivan? Check. Chevy van? Still available! Volvo? Wait, what? Get this boy a chicken dinner!

I didn’t care that it was a grocery getter Volvo and not some $100K Polestar saloon. Like 90% of American SUV buyers, My only concern was that the “utility” part wasn’t wearing minivan sheet metal. I get enough Dad Bod/Mom jeans snark already.

Then I started driving it. Yeah, yeah, yeah, it’s a competent $50K Scottsdale trophy wife-worthy quasi-truck. The devil in the details is relentless.

So here’s what’s good:

Smooth leather seats.

2 pane panoramic moonroof with theatrical retracting sunshade.

7 or 8-speed transmission.

All Wheel Drive. Something of actual utility in Michigan

Adjustable driving modes.

Harman Kardon sound system.

Built-in GPS (that wasn’t deactivated by Avis to sell an addon)

SiriusXM - no subscription. About the regular radio - I couldn’t find the preset setting to delete all the hate talk and religious channels these rentals often have. On the plus side, instead of presets, the radio automatically put in all the stations whose signal was strong enough to register. While driving up the Michigan Coast Highway, there was an occasional bleed over between the local station and the Chicago station using the same frequency.

WiFi Hotspot. Sounds good in theory. The feature was buried in a menu I stumbled upon on my last day with the car. (Karen: How am I supposed to read the Facebook without wifi?)

Some of the safety stuff my Honda has - adaptive cruise, lane departure, driver alertness, traffic sign reading.

Configurable (sort of) gauges.

Parallel parking assist.

Invisible to cops

Approach/puddle lights are stellar

Then there’s the other stuff:

The engine light was on. Step one - check the gas cap. There isn’t one. OK. Step 2, check the oil. Good luck with that. There’s no dipstick, dipstick. Somewhere in the cascade of menus (once you figure out how to get there) is a screen that tells you the oil level. Avis thought it might be cheap (i.e., low octane) gas. The car demands premium. It’s a turbo, so that should be a given. A tank and a half later, that wasn’t it.

TFW you need to scrub off speed quickly and you slap the lever a few times and you’re still in 4th or 5th gear.

The half-hearted cleaning by the rental company highlighted the cheap brittle plastics on the center console. I noticed both, because I had to unstick the buttons. Cue the frat house flashback of incongruous, mysterious (and best left that way), sticky things.

I couldn’t really tell much of a difference between driving modes, except for “Off-Road.“ Basically, it uses low gear hold and engine braking and maybe regular braking to slow your descent. I kept in in sporty most of the time, for the sake of the S in SUV. Economy mode made the engine start/stop more aggressive, like when coasting.

The tech. A blessing and a curse.

Factory GPS loves the highways. It only wants to tell you the fastest way to your destination. She’d get so PO’ed when I detoured or stopped to look at a thing.

“ Harman Kardon” audio sounds promising. I remember that name as being on stereo components I could not afford. Do you want to explore the sound quality? Have your passenger scroll through 17 menus.

Basically, always have a passenger, even to change the temperature.

You’re so naggy, Karen. The lane departure is supersensitive. The traffic sign and lane departure don’t sync up for things like construction zones. Driver alertness is 3 strikes and you’re out. Karen wants you to pull over.

Karen is happy to tell you when you’re in a no-passing zone. She is blithely unconcerned when the pass restriction ends.

She is right on top of those speed limit signs. 1 mph over the posted limit and the dash starts flashing the speed limit sign at you. It’s been a couple of weeks, but I think she also lost her mind a little if the speedo read above 80.

Not that I know from experience. Must have read that in the owner’s manual.

Android Auto -Karen friggin’ hated it. The Google GPS window is tiny, compared to the built in version that can be almost full-screened. On Bluetooth, Karen is happy to read your messages. Just tell her what line number. *Looks at big screen* What do you mean, “select line number.“ 100 miles later - Oh, the OTHER screen. The one with the speedometer I’m supposed to be checking occasionally. Got it. Plug that phone in and Karen’s mood changes. At first, it’s OK. She’ll play the Habanera on Spotify, but it sounds dull because you haven’t figured out the stereo controls yet. Sigh

At first, you can compose texts through Google instead of the canned responses of the factory interface. After a while, the green-eyed monster awakes. Suddenly your phone is simply not available to take your dictation. Karen has no explanation. Just “NOPE.” Also, she blames the phone for the problem that didn’t exist a minute ago.

I never did figure out the mobile wifi - I didn’t even find the screen with it until I was returning the car.

In Four Words: Buy a Mustang Instead. Or, Kinda Like Being Married.

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Making money with Apps - Earn from everywhere

Every week, we already spend hours on our phones. With its weekly screen usage stats, Apple has made us acutely aware of this. Why not make some money with those hours?

There are plenty of money-making applications available for both Apple and Android users these days. Taking surveys, playing games, watching movies, investing, and even buying are all ways to make money.

The 10 Most Profitable Apps

We've tried a lot of applications, so trust us when we say we've tried a lot of them. We weeded out the duds and put up a list of our top-rated money-making applications.

1. InboxDollars: Earn Money by Watching Videos

Most of us are familiar with InboxDollars, but did you realize it pays you to watch videos? There's a lot to watch on the site, including cuisine, entertainment, news, and wellness programs. InboxDollars will credit your account with a little amount of money each time you watch one.(Are you new to InboxDollars? Here's our beginner's guide.)

Pros: You earn cash with InboxDollars, so you don't have to worry about trading points. It also has more opportunities to make money, such as surveys, scratch-off games, and internet searches.

Cons: To pay out, you must earn $30, which is a bit expensive when compared to the other sites on our list. A $3 transaction fee will also be charged.

Payment is made via check, which is mailed to you. Get a $5 incentive just for joining up and watching your first video, according to a pro tip. Available for Android (4.3 stars) and iOS (4.3 stars) (rated 4.4 stars).

2. Lucktastic: Free Scratch-offs to Win Big

If you're sitting on the sofa looking through your phone, download the Lucktastic app to play free scratch-off tickets for a chance to win $1 to $10,000 instantly.

Pros: You may download and use Lucktastic for free. You have nothing to lose if you have some spare time.

Cons: According to user feedback, winning money is an uncommon occurrence. However, we spoke with a single father who had won $5,000.

Earn a minimum of $2 and then cash out for an immediate gift card. If you spend $10 or more, you can request a check in the mail. Keep a charger on hand to keep your phone charged. Available on Android (4.2 stars) and iOS (4.2 stars) (rated 3.2 stars).

3. Get Free Prepaid Visa and MasterCards with Fetch Rewards

Fetch Rewards, a free app, will convert your receipts into gift cards. It works with a variety of companies to reward you with points for each supermarket receipt you post. Then you may swap them for Visa and MasterCard prepaid cards.

To earn prepaid Visa or MasterCards, just download the app and establish an account, then upload photographs of your supermarket receipts.

Pros: There's no need to scan barcodes or look for deals; all you have to do is email Fetch a snapshot of your receipt, and it'll take care of the rest. It may also be used with any grocery receipt.

Cons: Cashing out requires a minimum of 3,000 points, however offers range from 250 to 3,000 points, so hitting the minimum should be simple. We've seen offers for 2,000 points with the purchase of a Suave female hair product and 2,000 points with the purchase of a Blue Moon 12-pack.

When you achieve your minimum, you may cash out for prepaid Visa and MasterCard cards or gift cards to participating shops.

Pro tip: Use Fetch as soon as possible following your shopping trips, as your receipts must be within the previous 14 days. Plus, when you download the app, enter the code PENNY to get 2,000 points instantly when you scan your first receipt – you'll be well on your way to your first gift card in no time. Android (4.2 stars) and iOS (4.3 stars) versions are both available (4.8 stars).

4. Ibotta: Make Money While Shopping

You may get cash back on a variety of transactions using the Ibotta app, including groceries, Uber trips, and Amazon purchases. Simply take a picture of your receipt or use the app to shop.

Pros: Ibotta is a fantastic method to save money on goods you currently buy, both in stores and online. You'll occasionally come across gratis offerings in the mix as well. We spoke with Nancy Frost, who received $432 in cash back over the course of a year.

Cons: Be wary of purchasing goods you don't actually need only to earn money back. It's alluring.

Payment method: Once you've reached $20, you may cash out by PayPal or Venmo, or choose a gift card to a major shop such as Amazon, Best Buy, Target, or Walmart.

Pro tip: Get a $20 sign-up bonus by downloading Ibotta from The Penny Hoarder and redeeming your first 10 offers within 14 days. Available for Android (4.5 stars) and iOS (4.5 stars) (rated 4.7 stars).

5. Nielsen Consumer Panel: Earn Money for What You Keep in Your Fridge

Nielsen is a market research firm that you're undoubtedly acquainted with. It's always kept tabs on TV ratings, but now it wants a look inside your refrigerator. Scanning the barcodes on your shopping goods earns you points in the Nielsen Consumer Panel app.

Pros: Becoming a member of this market research panel is quite straightforward. Scanning the barcodes of things you've purchased is as simple as downloading the app and scanning the barcodes of the items you've purchased. To get points, share your data with Nielsen.

Cons: You won't get paid in cash or gift cards; instead, you'll get rewards.

Method of payment: Earn points that may be redeemed for items such as toys, gadgets, or household equipment.

If you don't want to use the app, you can request a portable scanner instead. Available for Android (with a 3.7-star rating) and iOS (with a 3.5-star rating) (rated 4.4 stars).

6. Acorns: Invest Your Change (and Receive a $5 Bonus)

Investing is a fantastic method to make money over time. If you're just getting started, the Acorns app is a good place to start. It allows you to invest tiny sums of money.

Pros: With Acorns, you can be as hands-on or as hands-off as you want. Its round-up function rounds up each transaction and invests your digital change automatically. In less than two years, the software helped Jeremy Kolodziej amass more than $2,000 in investments.

Cons: Acorns charges $1 per month for accounts with less than $1 million in balance. It's a shame it's not free, but consider this: for the price of one month of Netflix, you can receive a year of investing.

Withdrawals are not subject to any limitations or fees. You may withdraw money as often as you like, but investing is preferable in the long run.

Pro tip: If you join up for Acorns through The Penny Hoarder, you'll receive a $5 bonus, effectively giving you five months of free service. Available on Android (4.4 stars) and iOS (4.4 stars) (rated 4.7 stars).

7. MyPoints: Tell Us What You Think

MyPoints is a website that connects consumers to market research survey opportunities. It has been in existence since 1996.

You may earn gift cards by completing polls and filling out surveys using MyPoints. You'll get a $5 prize after completing your first five surveys.

Pros: You get points even if you don't qualify for a survey. It's also a simple gateway with a variety of methods to gain points, such as participating in polls and viewing movies.

Cons: Because MyPoints links you to surveys on third-party consumer marketing sites, you'll frequently leave the site's portal. Users say they have a hard time qualifying for surveys. (I didn't qualify for any of the five tests I took recently.)

Gift cards to major shops such as Amazon, Old Navy, and Starbucks are accepted as payment. Tip: After qualifying for and completing your first five surveys, you'll receive a $5 bonus. Android version is available (rated 3.5 stars).

8. Rover: Earn Money Playing With Dogs

You may opt to provide a number of services on Rover, such as dog walking, overnight boarding at your or their house, and daycare. According to Rover, sitters may earn up to $450 per month.

Pros: Is there anything more enjoyable than spending time with dogs? However, take it seriously. Rover allows you to establish your own hours and pricing. Choose the services you'd want to offer as well.

Cons: To build a solid reputation on Rover, you may need to decrease your hourly prices at first until you break into your city's market and start receiving favorable reviews.

You establish your own rates as a payment option. (A little percentage is kept by Rover as a service charge.) Payment can be made straight to your bank account. The money may take up to 72 hours to transfer.

Pro tip: Because boarding is the most popular service on the app, offering it might help you land more bookings. Available on Android (4.2 stars) and iOS (4.2 stars) (rated 4.9 stars).

9. Foap: Make Money With Your iPhone Camera

Do you have a smartphone that takes decent photos? Foap is a website where you may sell your photographs. List your photographs in the app's marketplace, and if someone buys the photo's license, you'll get 50% of the sale. If it sells for $10, for example, you'll make $5 every time.

Pros: Today's phones have amazing cameras, making it easy to snap high-quality photographs. The effort is done after you capture the ideal image and post it to Foap. All you have to do now is wait for a sale.

Cons: You can't be sure your photographs will sell. Also, don't expect to make a lot of money; this is simply a fun side project.

Payment method: You'll get 50% of the sale and may pay out using PayPal. Add relevant tags to your photographs as a pro suggestion. It will assist users in finding your photographs, much like it does on Twitter or Instagram. Available for Android (with a 3.8-star rating) and iOS (with a 3.8-star rating) (rated 4.5 stars).

10. Sell Your Old Stuff on Letgo

Why keep old items that you haven't looked at in over a year? Try using an online marketplace like Letgo to sell them to others in your region. It takes a lot of the effort out of selling anything online, and it's completely free to use.

Pros: Letgo allows you to sell almost anything. In less than 30 seconds, you may snap a photo and upload your item using our simple software. Another significant benefit? Letgo doesn't take a cut of the sale, so anything you make is all yours.

Cons: There's no assurance that your products will sell. Your goods may sell like hotcakes in record time...or they may sit in your closet collecting dust for a long. However, many internet markets have this danger, so brace yourself and wait.

Payment method: Letgo is only an online marketplace where you may list your things for sale, not a place where you can complete the transaction. What are its recommendations? Meet in a public area and only transfer money once the buyer has seen the goods.

Take cash or utilize a secure payment option like PayPal as a backup plan. Don't accept a "certified check" - according to Letgo, this is a typical fraud. It's also not a good idea to ship things. Available for Android (4.5 stars) and iOS (4.5 stars) (rated 4.4 stars).

#making money #everywhere #money tips

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droneseco · 3 years

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Doogee X95 Pro Review: Best Phone Under $100

Doogee X95 Pro

7.50 / 10

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The Doogee X95 Pro is good as a temporary burner and travel phone, but a poor candidate as a daily-use device. However, if you notice a Black Friday deal come September, this is an easy purchase to make.

Key Features

VoWiFi

Face unlock

Unlocked

GSM

Specifications

Brand: Doogee

Storage: 32GB

CPU: MediaTek MT6761D

Memory: 4GB

Operating System: Android 10

Battery: 4,350mAh

Ports: MicroUSB

Camera (Rear, Front): 13MP

Display (Size, Resolution): 6.52-inch, 1200x540

Pros

Long battery life

Good value

Modern hardware

3.5mm jack

Modern Android

Cons

Bad Wi-Fi reception

Limited 4G bands

Micro-USB

Unlikely firmware updates

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The Doogee X95 Pro is the best unlocked GSM phone under $100. It's great as a burner phone, travel phone, and as a disposable device. But there's one big problem: the pandemic's impact on electronic prices makes it hard to find below $100.

Even so, the Doogee X95 Pro offers best-in-class battery life and hardware under $100. At over $100, there are better devices, such as the Samsung Galaxy A11 or Galaxy A10e.

The Best Phone Under $100 for Battery Life?

Phones under $100 revolve around temporary purposes, like travel or as burners. Both types of use need adequate cellular reception and good battery life.

Most users in this niche aren't looking for a gaming phone and couldn't care less about a high-end camera. Given its audience, this review focuses on cellular reliability and battery endurance.

Hardware Specifications

Weight: 178 grams

Dimensions: 167 x 77.4 x 8.9 mm

Operating System: Android 10

Display: 6.52-inch LCD with 1200 x 540 resolution

RAM: 4 GB

Storage: 32 GB eMMC with expandable Micro-SD card

Cellular bands: B1 (2100), B20 (800), B8 (900), B5 (850), B3 (1800), B7 (2600) on both SIM 1 and 2

Cameras: 13MP rear

CPU: MediaTek Helio A20 quad-core Cortex A53 12 nm

Battery: 4,350mAh lithium-ion

Ports: MicroUSB; 3.5 mm audio jack

Is the Doogee X95 Pro's Hardware Good?

In the under $100 market, the X95 Pro's compares favorably.

The RAM and storage are unheard of in the under $100 smartphone market. Competing phones include 16 GB of storage and 2 GB of RAM. But at the $100-120 price range, the RAM provisioning and storage are average.

The X95 Pro's long battery life lies in its parts: an efficient 12 nm processor, large battery, and low-resolution display. Together, these components allow for at least five hours of screen time. Aside from that, there are no hardware features that stand out as either good or bad. For the most part, this is a solid, reliable, low-cost Android smartphone.

What's the Competition Around $100?

For less than $100, no other unlocked phones can challenge the X95 Pro. But the problem is that the X95 Pro rarely sells anymore for its original launch price of $60. But even so, thanks to the pandemic's impact on prices, few models on Amazon offer equal value. It currently retails most places for $120, though Banggood has it listed for $80.

A few phones that do beat out the X95 Pro include the Samsung Galaxy A10e and the Samsung Galaxy A11. But all told, these are more expensive than the X95 Pro. Below $100, it's a low-cost king.

Wireless

Doogee trimmed off a lot of features that you'd find in more expensive phones. The X95 Pro includes a Bluetooth 5.0 chip, but it sacrifices Wi-Fi 5 by using dual-band 802.11n (Wi-Fi 4) wireless instead.

Its best feature is Voice-Over-Wi-Fi (VoWiFi) technology.

VoWiFi Makes a Difference

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VoWiFi is an essential modern smartphone technology for the prepaid and low-cost market. It's so useful that its presence makes or breaks a low-cost smartphone. Unfortunately, budget manufacturers often don't use it out of sheer laziness.

For those who don't know, VoWiFi phones can make and receive cell calls using a Wi-Fi network. In other words, you don't need a cellular signal to make calls or send texts.

VoWiFi functions without issue on the Doogee X95 Pro. I set it up by performing the following actions:

Go to Settings > Network & Internet

Under Mobile Network, choose your provider

Choose Wi-Fi Calling

Turn Wi-Fi Calling on

After enabling Wi-Fi Calling, you'll receive calls through your Wi-Fi network. That means calls and SMS will work, even without cellular reception.

Poor-Quality Wi-Fi Reception

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One of the worst features of the X95 Pro is its network wireless connectivity quality. I found the Wi-Fi failing near the access point. It seems that Wireless-N (Wi-Fi 4) which lacks Beamforming, causes the issue. Poor Wi-Fi quality dampens the utility of VoWiFi, as unstable networks drop calls.

While on the second level of my house, I received around -55 dBi. My other budget phone managed -32 dBi.

Supported Bands and Cellular Modem Reception

Its cellular bands make the X95 Pro compatible with North American and European markets. Within the United States, the X95 Pro works on T-Mobile, AT&T, and GSM prepaid carriers. Unfortunately, in the US, the X95 Pro's only functioning 4G cellular band is B5 (850MHz). In most regions, you'll get spotty 3G data speeds. At best, you might see 4G data speeds on AT&T.

The X95 Pro's 900/1800MHz compatibility is better suited for Europe than the Americas. Unfortunately, the phone doesn't work with the 1900MHz band and so it has diminished US 4G coverage.

Reception on Band 5

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The cellular modem antenna gets an average of -75 dBm on band 5 (850MHz). For comparison, a more expensive phone using the same SIM card gets the same reception. In other words, for the money, the cellular reception is as good as more expensive devices. Yet the six bands are only adequate for North and South America. It's the B2 compatibility that makes the phone good for European markets.

As such, the X95 Pro should work as a travel phone through most of the Americas, India, and China. Its best usage is in Europe, Australia, and much of Asia.

Battery Life

With a 4,350mAh-sized battery, at 100% charge, the X95 Pro gets:

Five hours of screen-on time

Two+ days of idle

18-hours of mixed usage

For areas in which cellular coverage is poor, battery life could fall far shorter. It also uses an app-killer called Duraspeed, which auto-kills apps. While it does free up resources, I've found that it only improves system speed when it shuts off malfunctioning apps. Otherwise, Duraspeed turns off the apps you need, sometimes causing data loss.

Screen Quality

The 6.52-inch LCD screen is large, but runs at only HD resolution. There's nothing horrible about it. The brightness scales well, and the colors are well represented.

Touchscreen Calibration Issue

The X95 Pro's touchscreen needs calibration. The issue isn't bad and the majority of users won't likely notice them unless they're playing mobile games. But again, the X95 Pro isn't designed for gamers.

The touchscreen issue also impacts typing accuracy.

The Camera Is Mediocre

The camera on the Doogee X95 Pro is mediocre at best. While it takes 13MP resolution pictures, in poorer lighting its photography looks terrible. The camera takes decent pictures in bright light. Low-light conditions are the bane of this phone, thanks to an ISO that leaps up into the stratosphere.

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Like all smartphone cameras, photos look good with sufficient lighting. Unfortunately, the low-light photos are poor, even for a budget-class camera.

Android 10 on the Doogee X95 Pro

The Doogee X95 Pro uses Android 10 with a drawer-less launcher. It sports few modifications and runs clean and quick.

Unfortunately, Doogee isn't an official Google partner and their devices lack official certification. In other words, the X95 Pro could suffer from security and privacy issues.

Additionally, Doogee has produced phones with adware. But my scans did not reveal their presence on the X95 Pro.

Does Doogee Install Malware?

I ran five different malware scans and came up negative for malware infections. That doesn't mean the phone is completely clean.

Worst of all, phones with hacked-on Google Play can suffer issues after a while. Sometimes Google blocks their services on unlicensed devices. In which case, you will lose access to the Play Store.

No Firmware Updates Likely

Doogee also doesn't often update its firmware, either for security updates or for bug fixes. So what you see is what you get. While Doogee did push out a single firmware update in May, I wouldn't expect additional software refinements.

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Doogee's Android Customization

Like many Chinese phones, the X95 Pro offers a few modifications, including a facial recognition app rather than a fingerprint scanner. There's nothing special about the app, other than that it works exactly how facial recognition apps on Android need to work. Configuring your facial profile allows touch-free login.

Overall, Doogee's Android customizations are good and their implementation of Android 10 is excellent.

Performance

Budget phones under $100 don't offer sparkling performance. Which is why if you can find one for under $100, the X95 Pro is among the most performant of handsets. But above $100, it loses a lot of luster.

For gaming, the X95 Pro runs modern games with occasional stutter and lag. I'm not sure whether the performance issues are because of the cheap flash storage or because of the slower processor. But in any event, don't buy the X95 Pro if you want to use it for gaming. However, it can play casual games without a problem.

Helio A20 MT6761D System-on-a-Chip

Most consumers looking for a low-cost burner don't care about performance. They want reliable screen-on time. As such, the X95 Pro's MediaTek Helio A20 MT6761D processor trades raw performance for battery life. It's similar to the Snapdragon 450 inside the Samsung Galaxy A11, although it's inferior to the heterogeneous processor-based Exynos 7884 in the Galaxy A10e.

The A20 Helio processor wasn't fast when it debuted in 2020. Rather than offering lighting-fast speeds, the Helio A20 provides power efficiency at a low cost. Most important: it includes modern 12-nanometer technology along with the efficient Arm Cortex-A53 architecture. It's as battery-friendly as it gets in the sub-$100 space. There are newer architectures with more advanced tech, but those cost more than $100.

32 GB of Storage and 4 GB of RAM on a Cheap Phone?

The 32 GB of onboard storage, lavish at the $60 price point but a standard size at $120, is unimpressive. The performance of the NAND flash memory isn't horrific, but it's not good either:

Sequential read speed: 273.55 MB/s

Sequential write speed: 53.81 MB/s

Random read speed: 21 MB/s

Random write: 9.45 MB/s

The mediocre read-write speeds mean below average NAND memory quality. You will see similar performance numbers for other cheap phones. Although the speed isn't terrible, it's not great. But keep in mind that most budget phones offer similar read-write performance.

Repairability

The X95 Pro isn't user-serviceable, although it's possible to replace the battery. You only need a spudger, a blow-dryer or heat gun, and (optionally) two suction cups. I should note that we reviewed Doogee's S95 repairable, low-cost, modular phone.

The Cheapest Phone You Should Buy: Doogee X95 Pro

The Doogee X95 Pro is the cheapest smartphone worth buying, provided you can find it for less than $100. But while it crushes its competition below $100 in terms of battery life, its cellular reliability is average in North America and it has terrible Wi-Fi reception.

As such, the phone is good as a temporary burner and travel phone but a poor candidate as a daily-use device. However, if you notice a Black Friday deal come September, this is an easy purchase to make. If you can't wait, we've written on the best budget smartphones.

For those in North America, check whether your cellular provider covers your area with the B5 (850MHz) spectrum before buying it.

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At first glance, the US phone market looks competitive, with devices available from a wide range of vendors like Apple, Google, LG, Motorola, OnePlus, and Samsung. In practice, however, it appears to be anything but. According to a new analysis, over 90 percent of the devices sold at the four largest US carriers (AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile, and Verizon) were made by Apple or Samsung, with 95, 94, 91, and 94 percent of the market at each carrier (listed in the same order as above).

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The numbers are apparently a little better if you examine prepaid markets, where there is a wider range of vendors and cheaper devices. Boost reports the LG Stylo 5 in fifth place (1-4 were Apple/Samsung), while MetroPCS claims Samsung, LG, and Motorola dominated its offerings. According to Counterpoint, the US smartphone market looked like this in Q3 2019:

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Jio Fiber Plans, Nokia 7.2, Nokia 6.2, Vivo Z1x, Redmi Note 8 Pro, and More Tech News This Week

Jio Fiber was commercially launched this week, and it is certainly the highlight in terms of tech news of the past 7 days. Telco Reliance Jio detailed Jio Fiber plans subscribers can avail, and it also explained the process of migration of current preview subscribers. This week also saw the IFA 2019 trade show take place in Berlin, Germany, where mobile manufacturers like HMD Global (Nokia brand), LG, Motorola, and Sony all unveiled new smartphones. Separately, brands like Realme and Samsung announced the launch date of upcoming smartphones in their India lineup, such as the Realme XT and the Samsung Galaxy M30s. Read on for all the top news stories of the week.

Jio Fiber plans, registration, and commercial launch

Jio Fiber was announced over a year ago as Jio GigaFiber, and has been available to millions under a preview offer since then. On Thursday however, Reliance Jio finally unveiled the commercial rollout of its fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) broadband service. Reliance Jio is offering more than just a broadband service, and subscribers can enjoy such add-ons as a landline service, the Jio Set-Top Box entertainment and gaming services, as well as bundled mobile plans. The service will be available in 1,600 towns across India.

Let’s start with the Jio Fiber plans. For now, the broadband service has been launched with six prepaid plans. These are Bronze, Silver, Gold, Diamond, Platinum, and Titanium. All of these, except the Titanium plan, come with additional data over and above the fair-usage policy (FUP) data limit. As with plans of other operators, users have access to unlimited data, but can enjoy high-speed data only up till the FUP.

The Jio Fiber Bronze plan is priced at Rs. 699 per month and offers speeds of 100Mbps, just like the Silver plan that’s priced at Rs. 849 per month. The Gold plan, priced at Rs. 1,299 a month, offers speeds up to 250Mbps, while the Diamond plan, priced at Rs. 2,499 a month, offers speeds of up to 500Mbps per month. Gigabit speeds of 1Gbps a month are only offered in the top tier plans – Platinum and Titanium – priced at Rs. 3,999 and Rs. 8,499 per month respectively.

Jio Fiber Plans, Booking, Price, Offers, Speed, and Other Details You Need to Know

Separately, Jio has also detailed long term plans, where users can subscribe to 3-month, 6-month, and 12-month plans. As we mentioned, each plan comes with its own FUP limit and Jio is also offering extra data per month. For Bronze, buyers get 100GB of data plus 50GB extra data. For Silver, buyers can avail 200GB of data plus 200GB extra data. For Gold, buyers get 500GB of data plus 250GB of extra data. Diamond plan subscribers get 1250GB of data plus 250GB extra data. Platinum and Titanium plan subscribers get 2500GB and 5000GB of data respectively, with no extra data being provided to them.

All Jio Fiber prepaid plan subscribers get access to add-on services like Jio Fixed Voice aka Home Phone landline services, with unlimited free domestic calls, TV video calling, zero-latency gaming, content sharing, and device security via a Norton subscription for up to 5 devices. Diamond, Platinum, and Titanium plan subscribers get VR Experience and Premium content (including First Day-First Show movies and special sports content).

Jio Fiber Broadband Plans vs Airtel vs BSNL vs ACT vs You Broadband

A Jio Fiber Welcome Offer was also unveiled for those who opt for JioForever annual plans, and these subscribers get additional features like the Jio Home Gateway device (worth Rs. 5,000), Jio 4K Set Top box (worth Rs. 6,400), two months of extra service, and up to double data. Bronze subscribers get free three-month access to JioCinema and JioSaavn apps. Silver subscribers get a three-month subscription to OTT apps in addition, while Gold, Diamond, Platinum and Titanium plan subscribers will get an annual subscription to the OTT apps – for now, Jio has not detailed which OTT apps exactly it is referring to.

Other freebies such as free Bluetooth speakers, free HD TVs, and free 4K TVs have been detailed for those subscribing to the Jio Forever annual plans. You can check out details of the freebies in our previous coverage, as well as how to book your connection, what the process is for those who are already on the Jio Fiber Preview plans, as well as details of installation charges and security deposits. We’ve also compared the Jio Fiber plans and offers with those of rival ISPs, such as Airtel, BSNL, ACT, and You Broadband.

Nokia 7.2, Nokia 6.2 launched at IFA

As we mentioned, HMD Global, the Nokia mobile brand licensee, launched two smartphones at IFA 2019. These were the Nokia 7.2 and Nokia 6.2. Alongside, the company also unveiled three new feature phones – the Nokia 110 (2019), the Nokia 2720 Flip, and the Nokia 800 Tough. The Nokia 7.2 price starts at EUR 299 (roughly Rs. 23,800), while the Nokia 6.2 price starts at EUR 199 (roughly Rs. 15,800). The Nokia 7.2 will be available in 4GB + 64GB and 6GB + 64GB models, while the Nokia 6.2 will be available in 3GB + 32GB and 6GB + 64GB models. For now, India price and availability details have not been announced yet by HMD Global.

Nokia 7.2 specifications include Android 9 Pie, a 6.3-inch full-HD+ HDR10 display, Snapdragon 660 SoC, a triple rear camera setup (48-megapixel + 5-megapixel + 8-megapixel), a 20-megapixel selfie camera, dedicated microSD card slot (up to 512GB), and a 3,500mAh battery.

Nokia 6.2 specifications include Android 9 Pie, a 6.3-inch full-HD+ HDR10 display, a Snapdragon 636 SoC, a triple rear camera setup (16-megapixel + 5-megapixel + 8-megapixel), an 8-megapixel selfie camera, a dedicated microSD card slot (up to 512GB), and a 3,500mAh battery.

Vivo Z1x launched in India

Vivo this week launched the second smartphone in its Z-series in India. The Vivo Z1x has been priced at Rs. 16,990 for its 6GB + 64GB variant, and Rs. 18,990 for its 6GB + 128GB variant. Both will go on sale from September 13 in the country, via Flipkart and the Vivo India E-Store. Vivo has also detailed launch offers for the smartphone.

The Vivo Z1x specifications include Funtouch OS 9.1 based on Android 9.0, a 6.38-inch full-HD+ Super AMOLED display, a Snapdragon 712 SoC, Multi-Turbo, Ultra Game Mode, a triple rear camera setup (48-megapixel + 8-megapixel + 2-megapixel), a 32-megapixel selfie camera, no storage expandability via microSD card, and a 4,500mAh battery with 22.5W FlashCharge tech.

Redmi Note 8 Pro first sale and other Xiaomi announcements

Xiaomi this week held the first sale for the recently launched Redmi Note 8 Pro smartphone. The company announced that it had managed to sell 300,000 Redmi Note 8 Pro units in its first sale, which is certainly a remarkable achievement. To recall, the Redmi Note 8 Pro price in China starts at CNY 1,399 (roughly Rs. 14,000), and goes up to CNY 1,799 (roughly Rs. 18,000).

Redmi Note 8 Pro specifications include MIUI 10 based on Android Pie, a 6.53-inch full-HD+ display, MediaTek Helio G90T SoC, up to 8GB of RAM, liquid cooling support, Game Turbo 2.0 mode, a quad camera setup (64-megapixel + 8-megapixel + 2-megapixel + 2-megapixel), a 20-megapixel selfie camera, and a 4,500mAh battery with 18W fast charging.

The week past saw the Chinese electronics giant make several announcements. These included the Mi A3 going on open sale in India, the rollout of an Android 10-based MIUI 10 stable update for the Redmi K20 Pro in China, as well as the launch of a Pearl White colour variant of the Redmi K20 Pro and Redmi K20 in India.

Other Xiaomi announcements from this week included one where the company said it had managed to sell 100 million smartphones in India since its launch five years ago, a teaser of TV-focused India launch on September 17 – which may be the Redmi TV 70 launch for the country, an MIUI 10 ad switch tool test, as well as the upcoming announcement of Mi Charge Turbo wireless charging tech on the upcoming Monday.

Realme XT India launch date, Realme Q China launch

Realme had an eventful week. The Oppo spinoff brand this week announced the India launch date of its 64-megapixel camera smartphone – the Realme XT – which has been set as September 13. The smartphone has been detailed in the past, and we’ve also spent some time with it – you can read our Realme XT First Impressions to get an idea of what the smartphone will offer.

Realme also announced the Realme Q launch in China. The Realme Q is essentially a rebranded Realme 5 Pro for China. Its price in the country starts at CNY 998 (roughly Rs. 10,000), and it will go on sale from Monday.

Motorola One Zoom, Moto E6 Plus IFA 2019 launch

At IFA 2019, Lenovo owned Motorola Mobility launched two smartphones – the Motorola One Zoom (First Impressions) and the Moto E6 Plus (First Impressions). We managed to spend some time with both are smartphones, are you can read our first impressions of the two devices in the above links. The Motorola One Zoom has been priced at EUR 429 (roughly Rs. 34,000), and its specifications include Android Pie, a 6.4-inch full-HD+ OLED display, a Snapdragon 675 SoC, 4GB of RAM, a quad rear camera setup (48-megapixel + 16-megapixel + 8-megapixel + 5-megapixel), a 25-megapixel selfie camera, an on-screen fingerprint sensor, and a 4,000mAh battery.

On the other hand, the Moto E6 Plus starts at EUR 139 (roughly Rs. 11,000), and its specifications include Android Pie, a 6.1-inch HD+ IPS display, a MediaTek Helio P22 SoC, up to 4GB of RAM, a dual rear camera setup (13-megapixel + 2-megapixel), an 8-megapixel selfie camera, up to 64GB of inbuilt storage expandable via microSD card (up to 512GB) with its own dedicated slot, a rear fingerprint sensor, and a 3,000mAh battery.

Lenovo Z6 Pro, K10 Note, A6 Note India launches

Lenovo this week launched three smartphones in India. The Lenovo Z6 Pro has been priced at Rs. 33,999 and will go on sale on Flipkart from September 11; the Lenovo K10 Note starts at Rs. 13,999 and will go on sale on Flipkart from September 16, and finally, the Lenovo A6 Note is priced at Rs. 7,999 and will go on sale via Flipkart from September 11.

Specifications of the Lenovo Z6 Pro include ZUI 11 (based on Android 9 Pie), a 6.39-inch AMOLED display, an in-display fingerprint sensor, a Snapdragon 855 SoC, 8GB of RAM, a liquid cooling system, a quad rear camera setup (48-megapixel + 16-megapixel + 8-megapixel + 2-megapixel), a 32-megapixel selfie camera, 128GB inbuilt storage, and a 4,000mAh battery with 27W fast charging.

The Lenovo K10 Note specifications include a 6.3 full-HD+ display, a Snapdragon 710 SoC, up to 6GB of RAM, up to 128GB of inbuilt storage, a triple rear camera setup (16-megapixel + 8-megapixel + 5-megapixel), a 16-megapixel selfie camera, a rear fingerprint sensor, and a 4,050mAh battery with 18W fast charging support.

Finally, specifications of the Lenovo A6 Note include a 6.09-inch HD+ display, a MediaTek Helio P22 SoC, 3GB of RAM, a dual rear camera setup (13-megapixel + 2-megapixel), a 5-megapixel selfie camera, 32GB of inbuilt storage, a rear fingerprint sensor, as well as a 4,000mAh battery with support for 10W fast charging.

LG G8X ThinQ launch at IFA LG at IFA 2019 launched the LG G8X ThinQ, which will also be made available in a 5G variant in South Korea called the LG V50S ThinQ 5G. The smartphone works with a 6.4-inch full-HD+ secondary display, called the LG Dual Screen, which connects via USB Type-C. The price of the LG G8X ThinQ or LG V50S ThinQ 5G has not yet been announced, as with most LG launches, and such details should become available closer to local availability.

In terms of specifications, the LG G8X ThinQ and LG V50S ThinQ 5G feature Android 9 Pie, a 6.4-inch display, an in-display fingerprint sensor, a dual rear camera setup (12-megapixel + 13-megapixel), a 32-megapixel front-facing camera, a Snapdragon 855 SoC, 6GB of RAM, 128GB of inbuilt storage, and a 4,000mAh battery with Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0.

Sony Xperia 5 launch at IFA Sony at IFA 2019 this week launched the Sony Xperia 5. The smartphone can be considered a more compact version of the Sony Xperia 1 flagship that was launched earlier this year.

The Sony Xperia 5 price has not yet been detailed, but it will go on sale from October 2019. Specifications include Android 9.0 Pie, a 6.1-inch full-HD+ OLED display, a Snapdragon 855 SoC, 6GB of RAM, 128GB inbuilt storage expandable via microSD card (up to 512GB), a triple camera setup (with three 12-megapixel cameras), an 8-megapixel selfie camera, and a 3,140mAh battery.

Android 10 release

Google this week released Android 10 as expected for its Pixel smartphones. This year, the company announced that all the Pixel smartphones launched thus far will get the new build. While Pixel smartphone owners will get the update over-the-air (OTA) in phases, the company has also released OTA files so that users can sideload the builds, as well as factory images so that users can choose to flash the builds.

New features that Android 10 brings include a system-wide Dark Theme, enhanced Privacy Controls, improved Location Controls, a Focus mode, the Live Caption feature, enhanced Notifications including the Bubble design, Smart Reply and Actions, redesigned share sheets, gesture navigation mode options, native support for foldable devices, improved Family Link, Sound Amplifier, as well as improved security updates.

Infinix Hot 8, Gionee F9 Plus, Huawei Enjoy 10 Plus, Honor 20s, and other mobile launches this week There were numerous India and global smartphone launches this week, apart from what we saw unveiled at IFA 2019. These include the Infinix Hot 8 in India, priced at Rs. 7,999, the Gionee F9 Plus in India, priced at Rs. 7,690, and the Huawei Enjoy 10 Plus in China, priced starting at CNY 1,499 (roughly Rs. 15,100).

This week, we also saw the launch of the Honor 20S, priced starting CNY 1,899 (roughly Rs. 19,000), the Honor Play 3, priced starting CNY 999 (roughly Rs. 10,000), and finally, the Nubia Red Magic 3S, priced starting CNY 2,999 (roughly Rs. 30,100).

Samsung Galaxy M30s India launch date, Galaxy A90 5G launch, Galaxy Fold relaunch

Samsung had a pretty exciting week as well. The South Korean electronics giant this week announced that it was launching the Galaxy M30s smartphone in India on September 17. The company has detailed a few specifications of the smartphone ahead of the launch.

Separately this week, Samsung told Gadgets 360 that it would launch the Galaxy M10s and a 3GB RAM variant of the Galaxy M30 in India before Diwali. The Samsung Galaxy A90 5G was also launched by the company this week in South Korea, priced starting at KRW 900,000 (roughly Rs. 53,100).

Finally, the much-delayed Samsung Galaxy Fold was relaunched in South Korea. To recall, the foldable smartphone’s launch was embarrassingly delayed after early adopters found flaws with it. Separately, Samsung also cancelled pre-orders of the smartphone, giving users the option to reconsider their choice.

Non-mobile launches at IFA 2019 There were of course several launches at IFA 2019 this week, not related mobiles phones. These included the Razer Blade Stealth 13 refresh, a whole bunch new Amazon Fire TV products were also showcased, new laptops and other PC products from Asus, and a bunch of PC related announcements by Acer.

There were also numerous different PC products launched by Lenovo, which apart from the Yoga laptops, included new tablets, and ThinkBook refreshes. Google also detailed a new Ambient mode for the Google Assistant, as well as extended voice command functionality for WhatsApp calling. Finally, Qualcomm at IFA 2019 said it would be launching 5G-integrated mobile SoCs across the Snapdragon 8, 7, and 6 series in 2020, and also named manufacturers who had already signed on for these processors.

Chandrayaan-2 Vikram landing

Chandrayaan-2 moon mission this week had an important objective to carry out – soft landing the Vikram module (named after Vikram Sarabhai, considered the Father of the Indian space programme) on the Moon. Unfortunately, things did go as planned, and ISRO lost contact with the lander 2.1 kilometres from the lunar surface. The Vikram lander notably also contained the Pragyan rover. Data from the landing was under analysis, ISRO said at the time.

Since then, ISRO has issued a statement saying that the Chandrayaan-2 mission was unique, and one it is proud of. It added the mission had completed 95 percent of its objectives, and hence could be considered a success. The lifespan of the orbiter was also found to be much longer than initially planned thanks to “precise launch and mission management.”

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