Hoping to follow on to the success of 11.11, Daraz has commenced its first campaign for the year 2020. The Daraz Appy Shopping is a week-long shopping bonanza that began on Feb. 25. This campaign offers a chance for customers to cash-in on multiple discount offers and vouchers. However, with so many offers on the plate, it is easy to miss out on the best ones. Don’t fret, cause that’s what we’re here for. Below we’ve compiled the best of Daraz Appy Shopping deals and offers.
Smartphones:
1. Realme 5 Pro
The Realme 5 Pro is what you call value for money device. It is a mid-range device that packs in a 6.3-inch IPS LCD screen with Gorilla Glass 3+ protection. There is a quad-camera setup on the back with a 48MP primary sensor. And as for the front camera, it has a 16MP selfie shooter housed in the water-drop notch. Under the hood, it comes with Snapdragon 712 and it packs in a huge 4035mAh battery.
The Realme 5 Pro is currently available exclusively via Daraz. Using the Voucher will get you the Realme 5 Pro for Rs. 25,490, which we think is a steal.
Use VOUCHER CODE “APPY1500” on Daraz App to get Rs. 1,500 OFF
Other Offers: Free Shipping
2. Realme X2
It has a 6.4-inch FHD+ Super AMOLED display panel. And as it is with the phones with AMOLED screen these days, the X2 features an in-display fingerprint sensor as well. Similar to Realme 5 Pro, the Realme X2 also has a quad-camera setup on the back. However, the primary lens on this one is a 64MP Samsung ISOCELL GW1 sensor. Upfront it has a 32 MP selfie shooter.
Specifications
Display: 6.4″ Super AMOLED display resolution 1080 x 2340pixels
Rear Camera: Quad, 64 MP primary lens with f/1.7 aperture + 8 MP Ultra-wide-angle lens with f/2.3 aperture + 2 MP dedicated macro with f/2.4 aperture + 2 MP depth sensor with f/2.4 aperture
Use VOUCHER CODE “APPY2000” on Daraz App to get Rs. 2,000 OFF
Other Offers: Free Shipping
3. Redmi K20 Pro
The flagship killer of 2019, is also available for a discounted price during the Daraz Appy Shopping week. The K20 Pro comes with the glass-metal construction and features 6.39-inch Super AMOLED without any sort of notches on the top. And it includes a fancy pop-up selfie camera. On the back, there’s a triple camera array whose primary lens is a 48MP Sony IMX586 Sensor.
With Snapdragon 855 chipset, 8GB DDR4 RAM, and an ample 256GB storage, the Redmi K20 Pro is also the best performing phone under Rs.50,000.
Specifications
Display: 6.39” Super AMOLED display resolution 1080 x 2340pixels
Use VOUCHER CODE “APPY1000MI” on Daraz App to get Rs. 1,000 OFF
Other Offers: Free Shipping
4. Redmi 8
The Redmi 8 is a budget offering from Xiaomi. It comes with a 6.26-inch display with HD resolution. There’s a dual-camera setup on the back and a single one upfront for selfies. Under the hood, it uses the Snapdragon 439 SoC and the best part about this device is its huge battery of 5000mAh.
It is also the cheapest phone under Rs. 15,000 to sport 4GB of RAM and 64GB of onboard storage. You can get the Redmi 8 at as low as Rs. 14,200 using the Daraz app.
RAM: 4GB RAM with 64GB storage, expandable up to 512GB with microSD (dedicated)
OS: Android 9.0 (Pie) with MIUI 10
SIM: Dual SIM (nano + nano)
Rear Camera: 12MP rear camera with LED flash, Sony IMX363 sensor, 1.4μm pixel size, f/1.8 aperture, 6P lens, Dual PD autofocus, secondary 2MP depth camera
Front Camera: 8MP front-facing camera with f/2.0 aperture, 1.12μm pixel size
Security: Fingerprint sensor, Face unlock
Dimensions: 156.48×75.41×9.4mm; Weight: 188g
Connectivity: Dual 4G VoLTE, WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.2, GPS + GLONASS, USB Type-C, 3.5mm audio jack, FM Radio
Battery: 5000mAh with 18W fast charging (10W charger inside the box)
Discounted Price (4 + 64):Rs. 14,999 Rs. 14,199
Other Offers: Free shipping
Laptops:
1. Lenovo V130 i3-7th gen specifications
Storage: 1TB HDD
Processor: Intel Core i3-7020U (2.3GHz)
Display: 15.6″, 1366 x 768 pixels
RAM: 4GB DDR4
Graphics: Intel HD 620
Battery: 2-cell 45W Li-Po
Discounted Price: Rs. 39,499 Rs. 37,499
Other Offers: Free shipping
2. Dell Latitude 3150 specifications
Storage: 128GB SSD
Processor: Intel Pentium N3540 (2.16GHz)
Display: 11.6″, 1366 x 768 pixels
RAM: 4GB DDR3L SDRAM
Graphics: Intel HD Graphics
Battery: 3-cell 38W Li-Po
Discounted Price: Rs. 28,000 Rs. 26,500
3. Lenovo Ideapad 720s specifications
Storage: 512GB SSD
Processor: Intel Core i7-8550Y (1.80Ghz, up to 4.0GHz with turbo boost)
That’s that for tech stuff. Moving on, there is Rs. 10,000 off on TVS and Motorhead bikes too. Also, for cardholders of NIC Asia Bank, you can get an additional 10% or Rs. 500 off if you make payments from the card.
Last but not the least, we’ve also compiled a list of discounts and their corresponding vouchers, that are valid during the Daraz Appy Shopping week. However, these are applicable to Daraz App users only!
“Contrasting the mainstream smartphone trends while still delivering an optimal smartphone experience.” What company does that, do you think? If you ask me, LG and Sony fall into that category. Each year, they come out with some exceptional smartphones with a great many exciting features. But at the end of the day, they all fall victim to poor marketing and thus is never the first choice of the average consumer. That’s kind-of justified as well since, for a similar price, other popular OEMs are offering a lot more as per the changing demands of the market. It doesn’t mean LG & Sony’s phones are trash, absolutely not; just that everything considered, they certainly do lag behind. Well, Sony’s already kicked off its 2020 smartphone campaign with the new Xperia 10 Mk II, 1 Mk II, & the crown-jewel – the Xperia PRO. And LG has now come aboard the launch-train as well with its new V60 ThinQ; its first flagship phone of 2020.
LG V60 ThinQ Overview
LG’s V-series has always been primarily about innovation in terms of cameras & audio among other aspects of a smartphone. But with last year’s V50 ThinQ, the company gave-in to the additional productivity bandwagon with a separate display, in the form of a detachable cover. Thankfully, the V60 ThinQ also comes with the case, alongside some software improvements this time around. So let’s talk about them first.
Design & Display
While companies like Samsung & Huawei are going out of their way to manufacture a folding display that needs to be handled like you would a child with osteoporosis, it’s certainly not how I’d envisioned how foldables would be. A seamlessly extended display is great and all, but the constant fear instilled in the user takes all the fun away.
Hey, what about two separate yet conjoined displays in a phone?
That could work, yes. Obviously, it’s nowhere near the same experience as the fluid foldable displays we’ve seen on the Samsung Galaxy Fold, and the new Huawei Mate Xs. The idea was first introduced by ZTE with its Axon M, with its dual foldable display attached with a hinge. LG improved upon the idea but turning the second display into a separate case that you can install and take off at will. So far, we’ve seen this implementation on the V50 ThinQ, and G8x ThinQ. The display on the case mimics the primary display in terms of size, aspect ratio & everything, while there’s also a small cover display out on the front.
The secondary display’s hinge can be arranged in the form of a laptop, where you can open separate apps on two screens, or use them concurrently. Though the latter was limited to some LG apps only, the company has worked with Google to fluently utilize the dual-display on some of its apps like Maps, YouTube, etc. And if you’re into gaming, you can have the second display turned into a gamepad for that Nintendo DS experience.
Main Display
Here, the primary screen on the V60 ThinQ is a 6.8-inches FHD+ P-OLED panel with 100% DCI-P3 coverage & HDR10+ support. However, this one has the “standard” 60Hz refresh rate, while we’re expecting almost every flagship and even many mid-range phones to come with 90Hz or higher refresh rate. Moreover, the LG V60 ThinQ has ‘U’-shaped notch for the front camera, which in my opinion, should’ve been replaced with a punch-hole cutout, or a pop-up mechanism as it simply doesn’t complement the “flagship” experience in 2020.
More on the design, the phone is protected by Corning’s Gorilla Glass 6 on the back while the display is secured by Gorilla Glass 5. Its frame is made of metal and still retains the IP68 rating for dust & water resistance. Similarly, the triple rear-cameras are placed horizontally like on the Galaxy S10+.
Cameras
On to the cameras, there are three sensors on the back like V50 ThinQ but LG has terminated the telephoto lens here. Instead, you get an improved 64MP primary sensor (that shoots 16MP pixel-binned images), a 13MP ultrawide sensor, and a 0.3MP ToF 3D sensor for depth sensing.
Besides photos, LG’s V-series has been known for its superior videography prowess in every iteration of the phone. And the V60 ThinQ doesn’t disappoint. First and foremost, you can now shoot 8K videos. Besides that, there’s a dedicated ASMR mode, and the 4-channel microphones on the device allow for a wider range of audio capture. Similarly, the “Voice Bokeh” feature helps isolate the background noises from what the subject is actually saying. Coming to the front is a 10MP selfie shooter inside the aforementioned notch.
Performance & Memory
Being a flagship phone that it is, the LG V60 ThinQ also comes with the latest hardware underneath. The phone is powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 865 chipset, thus making it a 5G-ready phone. However, it only supports the sub-6GHz spectrum of 5G in major US carriers, while the faster mmWave 5G is only supported by Verizon.
Click here to learn more about the two spectrums of 5G connectivity.
Getting to the memory, the phone comes in a single 8/128GB configuration though you can expand the storage using a micro SD card. However, the internal storage on V60 ThinQ still relies on the older & slower UFS 2.1 protocol, while there are already phones with a much faster UFS 3.1 storage on the market. The phone runs on LG UX 9.0 on top of Android 10.
LG v60 ThinQ still retains the treasured 3.5mm headphone jack!
Yes, you read that right. While even Samsung has skimped on it in its new flagship phones, LG knows just how important the headphone jack is. The phone has 32-bit Quad DAC for a superior wired audio experience. Furthermore, the phone borrows the 3D Sound Engine technology from LG’s OLED TV lineup that delivers optimized audio depending upon the content via its stereo speakers.
Battery
The battery’s seen a big bump on the V60 ThinQ as well. While last year’s V50 ThinQ came with a decent 4000mAh cell, the V60 takes things a step ahead with a 25% larger 5000mAh cell. It supports Quick Charge 4.0+ fast charging (18W) and 27W charging in USB-PD 2.0 mode.
And because the back is made of glass, the phone has wireless charging capability as well.
Hey, won’t an additional display suck away the so-called “big battery”?
Yeah, you’re right. Because the second display is powered by the phone itself, that may be worrisome. However, you can detach it when you don’t want it and more importantly, both displays are a regular 60Hz FHD+ panel.
LG V60 ThinQ Specifications
Body: 6.67 x 3.06 x 0.35 inches; 218 gm; Gorilla Glass 5 (front)/ 6 (back); IP68 dust/water resistant
Display: Main (6.8-inches P-OLED panel; 100% DCI-P3 coverage; HDR10+), Secondary (6.8-inches FHD+ P-OLED with 20.5:9 aspect ratio)
Resolution: FHD+ (2460 x 1080 pixels); 20.5:9 aspect ratio
Chipset: Qualcomm Snapdragon 865; 7nm Mobile Platform
Connectivity: Single SIM (Nano) or Hybrid Dual-SIM, MicroSD card, WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax, Bluetooth 5.1, GPS/AGPS/GLONASS/BDS, USB Type-C
Battery: 5000 mAh with 18W Quick Charge 4.0+, USB-Power Delivery 2.0, Wireless Charging
Colors: Classy Blue, Classy White
LG V60 ThinQ Pricing & Availability
As of now, the exact price of the LG V60 ThinQ is unknown. However, LG has announced that the phone will cost less than the newSamsung Galaxy S20, which goes for $999 (Rs. 107,499 in Nepal). We expect the phone to release within the next couple of weeks.
For some reasons, the smartphone industry is convinced that the foldable smartphones are the future. It all started with Royole FlexPai. Since then the top smartphone companies are battling it out for supremacy in the foldable technology. In between that, an unannounced rivalry between Huawei and Samsung kicked off; however, we can still argue if the audience liked either of Samsung’s Galaxy Fold or Huawei’s Mate X as foldable smartphones, in general, came with a lot of problems of their own. 2020 looks to be the year the problem will be fixed. Samsung has already released the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip with its Ultra-Thin Glass technology. Huawei has followed Samsung by launching a successor to Huawei Mate X– the Huawei Mate Xs.
Huawei Mate Xs Overview
Just like the moniker, Huawei hasn’t changed much in the Huawei Mate Xs as compared to Huawei Mate X. In terms of design and exterior looks, there is hardly anything separating the two devices. So, it is safe to say that the motto was to make it more durable and reliable. And in doing so, Huawei has thrown in some upgrades in terms of hardware.
Design and Display
While Samsung and Motorola are now turning to clamshell foldable design, Huawei has stuck to its outward folding design. Unlike any of the foldable in the market, you don’t have to unfold the device to get to the screen as the screen lies on the outer surface. The back of the device is almost flat except for the bump to house the camera module. The specification of the screen is also unchanged; Huawei Mate Xs also comes with a 6.6-inch OLED panel which when unfolded extends up to 8-inch.
Polyamide Protection Film
The change, however, is in the protection film on top of the screen and the folding mechanism. Huawei has thrown in a bi-layer polyamide film on top of the screen to protect the screen as the outward folding mechanism exposes the screen to real-world hazards. To ensure it doesn’t suffer the fate of the Samsung Galaxy Flip, Huawei has warned users not to remove the dedicated protective film. It has also suggested people not to use any third-party protective film. Below the layer, lies the screen which is separated from the device with the help of a polymer layer. And there is no glass involved in any part of the screen.
For durability, Huawei has turned to a hinge mechanism made up of a liquid metal-based on zirconium. The interlocking components in the hinge are said to make the folding and unfolding process even more smooth. To extend the life of the device, Huawei has suggested preventing any object including liquid from getting near the hinge and the device.
Integrated 5G
Huawei Mate Xs comes with some internal upgrades to its predecessor as well. The most notable one is in the chipset department. It comes with an octa-core Kirin 990 5G chipset. The chipset comes with an integrated 5G modem (Balong 5000). The graphics department is handled by Mali-G76 and there is also a neural processor based on Huawei’s Da Vinci architecture to care for your AI needs. For storage, we have 8GB of RAM and 512GB of internal storage. Huawei has also introduced a new cooling system solely for foldable smartphone that utilizes flexible bionic graphite for balanced dissipation of heat.
Software Side
Huawei Mate Xs comes with the latest Android 10 with Huawei’s EMUI version 10.0.1 on top. However, it won’t come loaded with the essential Google Mobile Services (GMS) courtesy of the ongoing US ban. GMS will be replaced by Huawei Mobile Service which we doubt can fill the void of the mighty GMS. At a given time, Huawei claims the Mate Xs can feature one app in each part of a screen and the third one in the form of a floating window.
Same Old Camera Setup
The camera and the battery have been left unchanged in the Mate Xs from the Mate X. It features Leica’s 40MP quad-camera setup. The primary camera is accompanied by an 8MP telephoto lens, a 16MP ultra-wide sensor, and a 3D depth sensor. It comes with the same 4,500 mAh battery. There is also a finger-print mounted on the right side of the device.
Huawei Mate Xs Specifications
Display: Main (6.6-inches OLED panel); Secondary (6.38-inches OLED panel )
Resolution: Unfolded (2480 x 2200 pixels); Folded (Main screen: 2480 x 1148 pixels, Secondary: 2480 x 892 pixels)
While Huawei didn’t release the original Mate X outside China, it is planning to launch the Huawei Mate Xs in the global markets. As of now, it is priced at 2,500 Euros (~NRs. 3,12,000) which makes more expensive than last year’s Samsung Galaxy Fold and this year’s Samsung Galaxy Z Flip. The Mate Xs will go up for pre-booking in China starting March 5 for¥16,999 (~NRs. 2,76,320) on Huawei’s e-commerce site Vmall.com.
The rumors have been proved right; Vivo’s sub-brand iQOO has finally landed in India. iQOO, with its premium lineup of gaming smartphones, became a well-known name in the Chinese market. And now, the company looks to replicate it in the Indian market in the second year of its establishment. iQOO wanted the title of first 5G phone in India but that has since been snatched away by Realme X50 Pro 5G. Anyways let’s learn more about Vivo IQOO 3 along with its price and expected availability date in Nepal.
iQOO 3 Overview
Chipset
iQOO has never disappointed in the chipset department by always including the latest flagship chipset and the iQOO 3 is no different. It comes with the latest Snapdragon 865 chipset. One can choose between three different memory configurations- 8/128GB, 8/256GB, and 12/256GB. The last one is the only variant that supports 5G. Though it is not the first 5G phone in India, it is indeed the first one to come with the UFS 3.1 storage. RAM on this device is also based on the latest LPDDR5 technology.
It comes with a 6.44-inch FHD+ Super AMOLED Display. Even being a flagship gaming phone, it doesn’t come with the trendy 120Hz refresh rate. iQOO has instead provided a 60Hz display coupled with a 180Hz response rate.
The display can be bright up to 1200 nits. There is a punch-hole on the top right of the display for the front camera and the fingerprint sensor has been included under the display.
Camera
It comes with a quad-camera setup on the back. The primary sensor comes with a 48MP Sony IMX582 sensor. It is accompanied by a telephoto lens and an ultrawide sensor (both of 13MP) and a 2MP depth sensor. Upfront there is a 16MP front camera for selfies. It may not be the best camera setup on paper in this price range but when has a gaming phone wowed us with its cameras anyway.
Others
On the right side of the phone, you get two “Monster Touch” pressure-sensitive buttons that you can assign different in-game functions. One can enter the Monster mode by holding the two keys together. You will also be able to feel in-game recoil and steering with 4D vibration. This mode will enable the chipset to run at its full capacity.
For longer gaming sessions, iQOO has included a massive 4,400mAH battery. It is complemented by a 55W fast charging technology that the company claims can charge the phone up to 50% in 15 minutes. The phone will ship with iQOO UI 1.0 on top of Android 10.
Also, check out the preview of the upcoming Android 11
iQOO 3 specifications
Display: 6.44-inch (2460×1080 pixels) Full HD+ Super AMOLED, Punch-hole, 180Hz response rate
Processor: Octa-core Snapdragon 865
GPU: Adreno 652 GPU
RAM: 8GB/12GB
Storage: 128/256GB UFS 3.1
OS: Android 10 with iQOO UI on top
Back Camera: 48MP Sony IMX582 with f/1.75 aperture, 13MP telephoto with f/2.46 aperture, 13MP wide-angle camera with f/2.2 aperture, 2MP depth sensor with f/2.4 aperture
Front Camera: 16MP camera with f/2.45 aperture
Security: In-display fingerprint sensor
Audio: Dual Smart PA, Hi-Fi Audio, Dual Front Speakers
Dimensions: 160×75.25x 8.7mm; Weight: 190g
Connectivity: 5G (on 12/256 Variant), WiFi (2.4Ghz,5.1Ghz, 5.8Ghz), Bluetooth 5.1, Dual-frequency GPS, 3.5mm headphone jack, 2X Monster touch buttons
Battery: 4400mAh with 55W FlashCharge
Vivo iQOO 3 Price & Availability
The iQOO 3 is now available for purchase in India via Flipkart and its official website. The price of Vivo iQOO starts at INR. 34,990. Assuming the Indian price, the expected price of Vivo iQOO 3 in Nepal is Rs. 60,000. This price is for the base 8/128GB variant.
Sony today launched two of its highly anticipated devices, namely – the Xperia 1 II and Xperia PRO professional tool. However, there was another smartphone that was announced during the event too. And that device is the new Sony Xperia 10 II.
Now, the device is not pronounced in a conventional way. Rather it is pronounced as Xperia Ten Mark Two. Honestly, I find it a bit cringy, however, that’s also how Alpha DSLR cameras are named and the Xperia 10 II is a direct homage to that. Can’t really complain then, can we?
Sony Xperia 10 II Overview
To put it bluntly, the Xperia 10 II seems like your average mid-ranger. It has a 6-inch OLED display panel with an aspect ratio of 21:9. Similarly, it offers Full HD+ resolution.
Moving on, you get a triple camera setup on the back. It includes a 12MP primary lens, an 8MP ultra-wide lens, and an 8MP telephoto lens. As for the front camera, it has an 8MP selfie shooter.
Under the hood, the device is powered by Snapdragon 665 SoC with a memory combination of 4GB/128GB. Don’t get me wrong, SD 665 is an efficient chip, however, I believe that SD 730 would’ve made a whole lot of sense with this device or even the new Snapdragon 765/765G. But me believing something does not change the fact, does it?
Furthermore, the Xperia 10 II is also water and dust resistant. In fact, it has an IP65/68 rating and also the latest Corning Gorilla Glass 6 on both front and the back of the device. And with that, I guess we are done with the major upgrades or “highlights” of the Xperia 10 II.
Thus, as I mentioned earlier, this device seems like your average mid-ranger. Obviously, there are some other changes from its predecessors. For instance, this device comes with a 3600mAh battery. The largest yet among Sony’s mid-range offerings. Still, it is not such a big change. Also, this year’s model is 10% lighter and slightly taller than the Xperia 10. However, they don’t sound much appealing, do they?
Specifications
Body: 6.18 x 2.72 x 0.32-inches; 151gm; Corning Gorilla Glass 6 front/back; IP65/68 Water Resistance
Display: 6.0-inches OLED panel
Resolution: FHD+ (2520 x 1080 pixels); 21:9 aspect ratio
Chipset: Qualcomm Snapdragon 665; 11nm Mobile Platform
Audio: 3.5mm jack, Hi-Res audio, LDAC, Qualcomm aptX HD audio
Connectivity: Dual-SIM (Nano), WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Bluetooth 5.0, GPS/A-GNSS(GPS+GLONASS), USB Type-C, NFC
Battery: 3600 mAh with 18W USB-PD quick charging
Sony Xperia 10 II Pricing & Availability
The Sony Xperia 10 II like the Xperia L4 will be out in the select market in the Spring of 2020. The retail price of the Xperia 10 II will be €370 (NRs. 47,000 approx).
Since the cancellation of the Mobile World Congress, smartphones brand are now launching their devices through online-only events. Xiaomi unveiled the Mi 10 series through an online event in China. Realme too did it for the X50 Pro 5G. And now, Sony has unveiled Sony Xperia 1 II (pronounced Sony Xperia One Mark Two) through an online event, and also announced Xperia PRO targeted at professional level photography. So, let’s find out how it differs from flagship phones from other brands.
Sony Xperia 1 II Overview
With the Sony Xperia 1 II, Sony too has joined the 5G bandwagon. The successor to last year’s Xperia 1, comes with the latest flagship processor from Qualcomm – Snapdragon 865. There are 8GB of RAM and 256GB storage onboard.
The Sony Xperia 1 II comes with a 6.5-inch 4K HDR OLED panel with a 21:9 aspect ratio. Sony doesn’t look keen on joining the high-refresh-rate-bandwagon. Instead, Sony has gone with Motion Blur Reduction technology. However, the company claims it is on par with 90Hz display as it can reduce lag by adjustment of frames based on the content on the screen. Both the front and the back of the phone is protected by Corning Gorilla Glass 6.
The Xperia 1 II comes with a 12MP ZEISS’s triple camera setup on the back. The 24mm primary camera comes with f/1.7 aperture with a larger 1/1.7-inch Exmor sensor. It is accompanied by a 16mm f/2.2 ultrawide sensor and a 70mm f/2.4 telephoto lens. All the lens come with ZEISS’s anti-reflective coating. There is an 8MP sensor on the front for selfies.
It is not the strongest setup at least on the paper, but there is more than what meets the eye. Sony claims this to the first phone to support up to 20fps in burst mode. Sony also claims that it can calculate AF/AE at up to 60 times/second. The Eye autofocus from Xperia 1 now works both with humans and animals. The phone can record 4K videos at 60fps and 2K videos at 120fps.
The Sony Xperia 1 II comes with IP65 and IP68 ratings against water and dust. it comes with a decent 4,000mAh battery with support for wireless charging. Unlike the recent trends in flagship phones, this one comes with a 3.5mm headphone jack which was dropped in its predecessor. A fingerprint sensor is placed on the right side of the device.
Sony Xperia 1 II Specifications
Body: 6.5 x 2.8 x 0.30 inches; 182 gm
Display: 6.5-inches OLED panel with Corning Glass 6 Protection.
Storage: 128GB (expandable up to 512GB via a dedicated SD card slot)
Software: Android 10
Rear Camera: Triple-camera;
– 12MP the primary shooter
– 16mm, 12MP, ultra-wide-angle lens
– 3X telephoto lens
– LED flash
Front Camera: 8MP
Fingerprint sensor: Side-Mounted
3.5mm Headphone Jack: Yes
Battery: 4000 mAh battery with 21W USB-PD charging & 15W wireless charging
Sony Xperia PRO Overview
Sony Xperia Pro
Alongside Xperia 1 II, Sony also unveiled Sony Xperia PRO which looks to be designed for professionals. The specs of the device aren’t official yet. However, it will come with an HDMI port which will help it double as a camera monitor and will be compatible with Sony’s Alpha cameras. The device will likely be used as a broadcasting device as it will also be coming with 5G connectivity.
In practice, the phone could be used as a monitor, a capture device, or a broadcast terminal since it has an incredibly color-accurate 6.5-inches 4K HDR OLED display. It also has a 4-way 5G mmWave antenna arrangement and “low permittivity materials” that facilitate 360º connectivity at speeds of up to 5Gbps or more.
Besides these, the phone is powered by Snapdragon 865 and comes with 8/512GB of memory configuration. Though not every spec about the phone has been revealed, let’s take a look at the confirmed spec-sheet of the Sony Xperia PRO.
Sony Xperia PRO Specifications (confirmed)
Body: Corning Gorilla Glass 6 front/back; IP65/68 Water Resistance
One name that springs up in most Nepalese’s mind when talking about e-commerce is Daraz. It is the brand that most people lean on for online shopping and thus in its year-end review, we found out how big the rise of Daraz has been in Nepal. Still, it has a lot of market share left to capture. No wonder, it keeps coming up with exciting campaigns such as the 11.11 and so on. And the latest campaign, as a matter of fact, the first one for the year 2020, is Daraz Appy Shopping campaign.
In 2017, what formerly was known as Kaymu, got rebranded as Daraz. And since then it has been acquired by the Alibaba group. The dramatic rise of Daraz over these years is out there for all of us to see. And a big part of their dominance in the market is played by the campaigns that they launch. The Daraz Appy Shopping campaign is also something with which they plan on keeping their current customers happy. Similarly, it will also help attract new customers.
Daraz Appy Shopping offerings
This campaign is going to be a week-long bonanza starting from February 25 and going up to March 2. Basically, this festival of sort is being held in order to make shopping on the Daraz Mobile App more exciting and fun.
Daraz App users (both Android and iOS) will be able to play a variety of games in the In-App Game Zone via which they will be able to win a ton of prizes. Games such as the One Rupee Game, Mission Game, and more, customers have a chance to win exciting gift hampers.
Similarly, in this campaign the Shake Shake game, previously seen during the 11.11 campaign makes a return. All these interactive games help users get discount coupons and vouchers.
Moreover, during the course of the event, Mega Deals of up to 60% discount are offered on a variety of products. Additionally, Crazy Flash Sales provide a chance for customers to cash in on huge discounts on clothes, phones, electronic appliances, and more.
A great news for anyone looking to buy a smartphone during this campaign is that there will be heavy discounts on mobiles too. There will be Rs. 1000 off in Realme phones and up to 40% off on other smartphones. Similarly, something has been planned for the K20 Pro too. However, it has not been declared yet. Furthermore, huge discounts on TVs, and exciting offers on home appliances are there too.
Besides all these, one can enjoy free delivery, free gifts and bundle offers. Likewise, customers can get further discounts by making pre-payment through Daraz’s banking partners. The banking partners include Nabil Bank, Standard Chartered Bank, Siddhartha Bank and NIC ASIA Bank. However, each bank offers discounts only on specific days until the campaign lasts.
Planning to buy K20 Pro during Daraz Appy Shopping? Well, do have a look at our video-review of the device before splashing the cash!
New day, new phone – ain’t that the story these days? Well, this is the harvest time of smartphones, to be honest. So expect your newsfeed to be swarmed with news of smartphone launches this time around. And adding an entry to that list is the new Realme X50 Pro 5G. After having gone China-exclusive with the original X50, the new Realme X50 Pro 5G has been launched in India. Let’s find out more about the phone specifications, features, price, and expected availability in Nepal.
Realme X50 Pro 5G Overview
Design & Display
There’s not much to be wowed about by the Realme X50 Pro’s design, to be honest. It is heavily inspired by the regular X50 in terms of its looks; there a dual-punch hole cutout for the two front-facing cameras and even the rear cameras are arranged in a similar fashion. The X50 Pro 5G comes with Corning Gorilla Glass 5 protection both on the front & the back. There are two “interesting” color options this time around – Moss Green & Rust Red. It has a matte finish and looks kinda undersaturated, which is growing on me every time I look at it.
Moving to the displays, it’s got a 6.44-inches FHD+ Super AMOLED panel with a 92% screen-to-body ratio. But that’s not the most impressive thing about this display. It’s got a 90Hz refresh rate, which is pretty common for a 2020 phone. But what’s even more exciting here is that the Realme X50 Pro 5G’s display has got 1000+ nits of peak brightness with 105% NTSC & 100% DCI-P3 coverage on top of HDR10+ compatibility. Woo! Such a tremendous display in an upper mid-range phone is really exciting!
Performance & Memory
Being the “Pro” model that it is, the phone comes boasting the latest Snapdragon 865 chipset. And we all know that this is a 5G-ready SoC. Pair that with its India-launch, that makes the Realme X50 Pro the country’s first 5G smartphone. That’s quite an important title to have in one’s name, so kudos to Realme! But only a faster chipset doesn’t make a faster phone.
Apart from 5G, there’s a 360º surround antenna, WiFi 6, NFC, dual-channel GPS in terms of faster network connectivity. In terms of memory as well, the Realme X50 Pro comes with either 6, 8, or 12GB of LPDDR5 RAM, though the storage isn’t the latest UFS 3.1. You can choose between either 128 or 256GB of UFS 3.0 storage. Realme also claims that the phone has scored over 600K in AnTuTu Benchmark, making the X50 Pro the first phone to cross that landmark. But we’ll have to look out for real-life tests to verify the legitimacy of that claim. The phone runs on realme UI 1.0 based on Android 10 & ColorOS 7.
Cameras
Getting to the cameras, there’s a dual-camera setup on the front placed inside a punch-hole cutout. The primary lens is a 32MP Sony IMX616 sensor while there’s an 8MP ultra-wide-angle lens with 105º field-of-view as well. Now, the rear cameras are where it gets interesting, and a little disappointing as well, not gonna lie.
You are getting a quad-camera setup like the X50, but the lenses are a little different on this one. The primary lens is a 64MP Samsung ISOCELL GW1 sensor, which can take 16MP pixel-binned images. It’s not a bad lens, but it’s old news and the Sony IMX686 would’ve been a much safer choice. Apart from that, there’s also a 12MP telephoto lens (with up to 20X digital zoom), an 8MP ultra-wide lens which also doubles as a macro lens, and a 2MP B&W portrait sensor.
Battery
The battery is another thing to get excited about on this phone. You’re getting a decently large 4200mAh battery with 65W SuperDart Charge. As a result, the Realme X50 Pro shares the fastest smartphone charging capability with its parent company OPPO’s Reno Ace, which came with a similar 65W SuperVOOC Flash Charge 2.0.
Realme claims that you can fully charge this battery from 0 to 100 within 35 minutes. Furthermore, a 20-minutes charge fills the juice up to 60%, and with a mere 3-minutes charge, the phone can endure up to 4 hours of call time.
Front Camera: Dual-camera;
– 32MP, f/2.5 Sony IMX616 sensor
– 8MP, f/2.2 ultra-wide lens with 105º FOV
Security: In-display fingerprint scanner
Audio: Stereo speakers with Dolby Atmos
Connectivity: Dual-SIM (Nano), WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax, Bluetooth 5.1, GPS/AGPS/GLONASS/BDS, USB Type-C
Battery: 4200 mAh with 65W SuperDart charging
Colors: Moss Green, Rust Red
Realme X50 Pro 5G Price & Availability
The Realme X50 Pro went on sale in India at the price of INR. 37,999 for the base 6/128GB variant. Similarly, the 8/128GB version costs INR. 38,999 and the high-end 12/256GB variant is priced at INR. 44,999. In Nepal, the Realme X50 is expected to have a price of Rs. 60,000. This price is for the base 6/128GB variant.
Realme X50 Pro Variant
Price in India
Price in Nepal [Converted]
6GB RAM, 128GB storage
INR. 37,999
Rs. 60,800
8GB RAM, 128GB storage
INR. 38,999
Rs. 62,400
8GB RAM, 256GB storage
INR. 44,999
Rs. 72,000
With all the spec-sheet that it’s packing, that’s damn competitive pricing, don’t you agree? As a result, the Realme X50 Pro falls right under the premium mid-range territory of OnePlus. So, it’ll be interesting to see how OnePlus & Xiaomi too will retaliate the Realme aggression.
Today, smartphone companies aren’t just smartphone companies. Besides smartphones, they offer arrays of products including anything from accessories to IoT devices and whatnot. One such brand which has excelled in doing so is the Chinese giant Xiaomi. However, competition is getting intense on this side of the business too. Brands are now expanding their portfolios beyond smartphones and accessories. One such brand is Realme which is trying really hard to beat Xiaomi in its own game. After battling out in the smartphone and accessories segment, Realme is now planning to overshadow Xiaomi with its own line of TVs. And what excites us the most is the fact that we might see Realme debut its TV within this year.
Realme’s Mission 2020
The company may say otherwise but we firmly believe that Realme was introduced to counter the growth of Xiaomi in South Asian Market especially in India. And we must admit- it is doing well. Realme has settled well in the Indian market and now looks to grow. As per the company’s CEO Madhav Sheth, Realme is now eyeing for the title of “Largest Tech-lifestyle” brand in India. With the slogan of “Realme for Every Indian” Realme will also focus on software and IoT devices this year. We expect the company to launch its first fitness band in the first quarter of this year which will be followed by an announcement of their own lineup of smart TVs.
Realme CMO Francis Wang first teased the Realme TV when asked about it by a fan in one of which tweets. Realme’s official page on Twitter has also teased a product to launch on the 24th of February. We don’t have concrete information but by the looks of it, we believe Realme will be announcing its own TV in the event. What else can you make of Real Sound, Real Design, Real Clarity?
Realme Link
As of now, we don’t know anything about the specifications and features of the device. However, the TV will be compatible with Realme Link. In case you are hearing it for the first time, it is an app designed by Realme to act as a universal remote for upcoming Realme IoT devices.
Though we don’t have a date, we know for sure we will be seeing a TV from Relame within this year. In an online Interview, Madhav Seth has confirmed the TV will launch in India in Q2. If nothing goes wrong, it will land in April. While it’s obvious that it will compete against Xiaomi’s TV, there are other brands to look out for such as OnePlus and Nokia. That’s not all, Honor is also gearing up for the launch of its Vision TV.
If it wasn’t for the outbreak of COVID-19 and its fear, right now we would have been talking about the products in the MWC 2020 event. However, since the event has already been canceled, brands have to deal with it with their own. Realme X50 Pro 5G, which was originally scheduled for launch in the WMC, will now be announced in an online event. Moreover, we expect to hear more about upcoming IoT devices such as the Realme fitness band in the same event.
Don’t forget to check our review of Asus Zenbook Pro Duo!
Quick, what’s the first thing that comes to your mind when hearing the word “laptop”? Let me guess, a screen, underneath a keyboard and a trackpad, a couple of I/Os on the side, that you open to browser your favorite subreddits, or give a one-star rating to that restaurant where they served you milk coffee when you vividly remembering ordering a black coffee. Ah, I may have gone a little off-track there. Anyhoo, the point is, they’re boring to look at since there hasn’t really been an impressive change in the design language of laptops in the past couple of years.
Don’t get me wrong, they do their job just fine. Manufacturers obviously have tried to bring something new with each of their offerings. New processors are always a given, but apart from that, we’ve been blessed with other innovations as well. Displays are getting sharper and more vivid, while their bezels are getting smaller. Moreover, laptops are shrinking in terms of thickness as well, making them more portable than ever. Having said all that, the core template of a laptop as a computing device has remained the same, the one I described before. And thus, the extent of functionality has not taken any leap. Don’t tell me you haven’t suffered from the lack of adequate screen real-estate on your device.
Arranging multiple apps in congestion with each other is always a headache. Not to mention, they’re a pain to navigate as well. But what if you could have an entirely new laptop experience with a large secondary display that complements the main one. A separate USB-C monitor sounds awesome, but that defeats the portability of a laptop. Well, how about a full-on secondary display embedded into the device itself? Does that knock you off of your seat? It certainly should, because multiple display laptops look to be where the industry is headed, as a lot of manufacturers showcased their vision of a dual-display laptop at CES 2020. But today, I have the ASUS ZenBook Pro Duo with me, which can arguably be credited for the multi-display revolution in the laptop industry. That’s enough for the intro, let’s finally get into our review of the ASUS ZenBook Pro Duo.
ASUS ZenBook Pro Duo Specifications:
Design & Build: All-aluminum body with spun-metal cover; 14.13W x 9.68D x 0.94H-inches; 2.5kg (5.51 pounds)
Connectivity: WiFi 802.11 ax (WiFi 6), Bluetooth 5.0
Ports: 1x Thunderbolt 3 USB-C, 2x USB 3.1 Gen 2 Type-A, 1x Standard HDMI 2.0, 1x Audio combo jack, 1x DC-in
Price in Nepal: Rs. 359,000 (i7 model) / Rs. 435,000 (i9 model) [both with 32GB RAM & 1TB SSD storage]
Design & Build
Let me start with the design of this glorious feat of engineering. The ASUS ZenBook Pro Duo comes in an all-aluminum body, and yeah, it’s as premium as “premium” can get. Also, heavy. If you were used to carrying around lightweight laptops, this one will give you a tough time, as the ZenBook Pro Duo weighs a hefty 2.5 kilograms.
Besides that, ASUS really went all-in in designing this laptop and I have all the praise for the company. The device is really sturdy and well-built with no flex at all on the lid and the keyboard thanks to the military-grade MIL-STD 810G certification. However, the same cannot be said for the secondary display. It ever-so-slightly flexes, but only with an intentionally strong nudge. Therefore, that’s not an alarming issue at all, even when you’re sketching on it.
The lid borrows the classic spun-metal finish from the company’s ZenBook lineup of laptops, with a subtle reflection going on all around the layer, while the ASUS logo sits atop the center-right side of the lid. ZenBook Pro Duo is a powerful machine with top-end specs, which I’ll delve into in more detail later on, and thus requires an efficient cooling mechanism.
With this in mind, the base of the laptop which features the keyboard, secondary display, and the multi-purpose trackpad don’t lay flat as the traditional laptops do. The “Ergolift” screen hinge we’ve seen in ASUS’ ZenBook laptops makes its presence here as well.
It lifts the entire chassis, thus giving it an inclined layout when opening the device to a normal layout for better heat dissipation, while the rubberized padding runs along the bottom of the laptop.
Thermals
Talking about thermals, the ZenBook Pro Duo has five copper heat pipes that are connected to the two fans. Complementing the thermal performance are the big air vents on the sides and the hidden ones on the hinge of the laptop, which make for better airflow. And if you think that’s now enough to efficiently cool down this beast of a machine, ASUS has included a dedicated “Turbo” button which pushes the fans to the max for their ability.
The ZenBook Pro Duo did heat up mildly in my time of usage when I’d be working on a video editing project, or multitasking with multiple tabs of Chrome opened alongside Photoshop and other programs. But it’s during intense gaming when you’d want to utilize the niceties of the Turbo mode because the laptop gets loud and hot.
Interface & Networking
For a device targeted so heavily to the content creators, the port selection on the ZenBook Pro Duo is kinda abysmal and that’s disappointing. On the left, you get the power adapter (not USB-C), a standard HDMI 2.0, and a USB 3.1 Gen 2 port, while there’s one Thunderbolt 3 USB-C, an audio jack, and another USB 3.1 Gen 2 port on the other side.
No LAN connection, and more importantly no dedicated SD card reader.
Ports & Connectivity
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You’d think the majority of the potential customers of such a laptop would be video editors, photographers who deal with SD cards all the time. Of course, you can always use an external card reader, but that means one less port for something else. Moving on, in terms of wireless connectivity, the ZenBook Pro Duo comes with Wi-Fi 6 and Bluetooth 5.0.
Display
You’re in for a treat right here.
That right there is the display. Now let’s talk about the display; can we talk about the display, please? I’ve been dying to talk about the display with you guys all day, okay? “Dual-display”, this name keeps coming up over and over and over again. Every day dual-display keeps getting talked about. Dual-display, dual-display, I look in the mail, and the whole box is full of questions about dual-display. So I say to myself I gotta talk about it.
First, the primary display. It is a majestic glossy 15.6-inches 4K UHD OLED panel from Samsung and I’m sure this is the best screen I’ve ever laid my eyes on. The contrast and colors, my God; I can praise them all day. Additionally, it is also HDR & touch compatible with 100% DCI-P3 coverage, making it one of the most color-accurate display on any laptop on the market right now.
Well, this thing costs a fortune so anything less wouldn’t be justified either.
Minimal bezels further add to the beauty of the display. You get a clean viewing experience with the 89% screen-to-body ratio it’s got going on. The top also houses the array microphones and the IR webcam which supports Windows Hello login and let me tell you, it works almost every single time (provided that the laptop is inclined optimally of course).
Getting to the secondary display, it’s a 14-inches 4K-ish matte IPS display with touch support. I say 4K-ish because it’s not tall enough to be considered as a true 4K panel. ASUS calls it “ScreenPad Plus” and there are some clever design choices. The matte not only makes for a non-reflective panel, but it’s also simultaneously the better surface of the two to use the pressure-sensitive stylus that comes with the laptop.
With that out of the way, let me answer the burning question about this device –
just how productive is the wide second display?
Short answer: it gets pretty close to perfection, not gonna lie. But to my dismay, the potentials of this magnificent piece of hardware doesn’t feel accompanied by solid software. No, it’s not downright wasted, don’t get your eyes rolling. Nonetheless, I firmly believe ASUS should’ve worked to a greater extent with Microsoft to make the ScreenPad Plus more refined than it is.
First and foremost, there should’ve been some built-in presets for certain software packages like the Adobe suite to work effortlessly on the dual-screen. This thing is designed with such users after all. Secondly, God forbid you put the machine to sleep with multiple apps running simultaneously on both screens! ‘Cause logging back in would mean the ones previously running on the ScreenPad Plus magically shift to the top, making you frantically drag them around again.
Now let me give you a quick rundown of how to get around making use of it, which is pretty easy, to be honest. Dragging around an app would trigger three options to either switch them to the opposing screen, pin it to the launcher on the ScreenPad Plus, or extend an app throughout both displays.
Utilizing the ScreenPad Plus
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Minimizing app to the ScreenPad Plus
Extending an app across both screens
Pinning app to the launcher
The ability to extend across the screens comes in handy the most when you’re using certain apps that require a rather large screen-space. For example: in Adobe Premiere Pro, you can have the second display dedicated to the video’s timeline for a better workflow. But there’s a distinct lag when dragging through the timeline, and that’s the aforementioned janky software at work. Similarly, you can sketch on the ScreenPad Plus for finer editing on the Adobe Photoshop. The web-browsing experience on the ZenBook Pro Duo is also elevated when extended among the two screens.
Obviously, it’s not meant to be used as an extension of one app only. You can concurrently organize up to three apps on the secondary screen. And if there’s a set of them you frequently use, you can group them together and launch ‘em all with one simple click. This too isn’t as fluid and fast as you’d want. Similarly, you can also easily interchange the apps’ position between the screen using the “task swap” option on the launcher below, or a dedicated button. Navigating across the apps opened on the ScreenPad Plus is also made easy through the App Navigator, using which you can view the running apps and then decide to close or open them.
Furthermore, ASUS has implemented features like Quick Key which lets you program macros to run certain apps or actions, Handwriting with text recognition ability, and Number Key, which… launches a number key.
Multitasking
So yeah, an additional screen sure does enhance the scope of productivity on the ZenBook Pro Duo. You can have multiple apps running at a time, without having to bother with congested screen space, or frequently switching between them. But I can’t help but wish ASUS had collaborated with Microsoft to optimize the software end of the machine. At times, the broken software makes you feel like you’re on a low-spec machine, which is simply not the case here.
Performance & Gaming
The top-end Intel processor shouldn’t have, at least in theory, resulted in such performance. At least I was not expecting that. You can choose between Intel’s twoCoffee Lakeprocessors – the Core i7-9750H or the i9-9980HK, and the latter’s the one on my unit.
On to the graphics, you get the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 with 6GB of GDDR6 VRAM. That’s a pretty powerful combo, but for its price, I was hoping for at least RTX 2070. Plus, the fact that the primary screen is 4K and to play triple-A titles on their max settings, 2060 is not the best of choices. But regardless, I put the ZenBook Pro Duo to test.
But before going in, the dual-display presents another possibility for gaming as well. With the primary display occupied by gameplay, you can fill the secondary display with your preferred streaming platform, and Discord or other apps you prefer. Sounds great but you’re greeted with a problem here as well.
Trying to access other apps on ScreenPad Plus when playing games on fullscreen automatically minimized the game.
Yeah, the software to complement the dual-screen really isn’t that great. That’s like the zillionth time I’ve brought that up in this video.
Gaming on the main screen, while simultaneously using Twitch & Discord on the ScreenPad Plus
Don’t lose hope just yet, because we found a workaround. Interacting with apps on the second display is possible when setting the game’s screen mode to either Windowed or Borderless. Phew! Now talking about the gameplay itself, I tried Battlefield V, Apex Legends, and Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice.
Here, let’s talk about Battlefield V first. It ran at around 35 to 40fps under 4K resolution at Ultra settings, while that jumped to 60fps on average when lowering the resolution to 1080p. Now since the game can make the use of RTX 2060’s ray-tracing cores, I turned that on as well. With this, the frame rate dropped to an average of 50fps on 1080p. The laptop also got quite loud and hot too, with the temperature rising to around 45ºC even with the Turbo cooling turned on.
Moreover, Apex Legends gave around 30 to 35fps in Ultra settings at 4K resolution and about 90 to 100 fps at 1080p. Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice, on the other hand, stayed between 30 and 40fps in Ultra settings at 4K and remained at around 60fps in 1080p.
Apart from gaming, the ASUS ZenBook Pro Duo handles every other task you throw at it with ease. Editing videos in Adobe Premiere Pro, while simultaneously playing music, opening Photoshop and Google Chrome with multiple tabs didn’t break a sweat either. The laptop does get mildly hot in such scenarios as well.
Memory & Storage
This spectacular multitasking is supplemented by an equally grand memory arrangement as well. This unit has 32GB of DDR4 RAM clocked at 2666MHz, which is the highest one available, while options for 8 and 16GB are also available. But I do have to warn you that the RAM isn’t user upgradeable since the one coming with the laptop is soldered.
In terms of storage, the laptop comes with either 256, 512, or 1TB of PCIe Gen3 SSD, which thankfully is user-upgradeable, unlike RAM. With such great read/write speeds, installing heavy apps or games was completed within just a couple of minutes.
You might have seen this raw strength only once before.
Keyboard & Trackpad
The keyboard’s really nice as well with the minimal 1.4mm key travel. It is backlit with three levels of brightness but not RGB, though that’s not an issue for me as I’m really not into the RGB cult. The typing experience here is terrific and it’s easy to get to the keys without any trouble.
However, since the top portion of the laptop’s base is consumed by the additional screen, there is no wrist-rest. Well, ASUS has compensated that by including a separate wrist-rest, which also reflects the notification LED that’s located beneath the keyboard. Another sacrifice to portability.
A separate wrist-rest on the ZenBook Pro Duo
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Wrist-rest
Wrist-rest attached
The trackpad on the right side of the keyboard is just as difficult to get used to as you can imagine. I am not a fan of requiring a shift in hand position to access it in the middle of typing. Keeping that aside, this glass trackpad is really well built and uses Windows Precision drivers.
The left/right buttons are clicky and responsive too. What’s interesting is that this trackpad also doubles as Numpad, and you can also set its brightness level. Don’t worry, scrolling is still possible with Numpad turned on.
Audio
Audio on the ZenBook Pro Duo is another thing that impressed me. It features a bottom-firing stereo audio system, which is certified by Harman Kardon. Though it’s definitely not the loudest I’ve heard in a laptop, the audio is crisp and clear with rich bass and nice surround-sound feel.
Battery
Finally, let’s get into the battery. Despite a big 8-cell 71Wh battery, its endurance didn’t sit well with me no matter how much I tried to convince myself about the fact that laptop’s got dual 4K display. The battery life would range between 3 to 5 hours during normal usage, which consisted of a lot of web browsing, photo editing, and running a couple of other small apps on the side. I usually kept the brightness of the primary and the secondary display at about 50%. You can also minimize the resolution of the ScreenPad Plus to save battery, or disable it all together via the dedicated button.
On the charging front, the 230W power adapter is big and heavy too, which takes about 2 hours to go from 0 to 100. More disappointingly, it doesn’t support USB-C charging.
Conclusion
I don’t quite know how to feel about the ASUS ZenBook Pro Duo. It’s exciting, innovating, bold, and expensive, let’s not forget that. Its dual display really brings something new to the laptop industry, while amplifying the level of productivity as well. The performance and the fantabulous primary display are so darn stellar, that it hurts me to shift back to my old laptop. Having said all that, I’d once again like to beat a dead horse and complain about the lack of polished software.
The dual-display experience and productivity could’ve been so much better, but we’re left unattended, wanting for more. Cramming in a secondary display has hurt the laptop’s portability too. An uncomfortable trackpad, a separate wrist-rest, and a massive power-adapter for a laptop that already weighs about 2 and a half kilograms (or 5.5 pounds) mean that you’ll have a hard time carrying them around.
In the end, I believe it depends on who you ask. This definitely is not for a value-oriented buyer, no sir. But the innovation that it brings with it, I’m sure many will fall in love with it right away. So will the amused crowd buy this thing? Well, I have my doubts but you can quote me when I say the ASUS ZenBook Pro Duo will remain in the hearts of many for ages.
ASUS ZenBook Pro Duo – Pros & Cons
Pros:
A new laptop experience with enhanced productivity
Eased multitasking with swift switching among the apps
Powerful hardware resulting in a powerful performance
Amazingly color-accurate display with a great viewing experience
Great typing experience with minimum key-travel keyboard
Cons:
Very poor battery life despite a high-capacity cell
Software complementing the dual-display should’ve been a lot better
Price doesn’t justify the performance, not in Nepal
Reduced portability because of the need for extra accessories
Apart from 5G, there’s a 360º surround antenna, WiFi 6, NFC, dual-channel GPS in terms of faster network connectivity. In terms of memory as well, the Realme X50 Pro comes with either 6, 8, or 12GB of LPDDR5 RAM, though the storage isn’t the latest 
