Ncell had introduced the Ncell Saapati offer five years ago. This offer quickly gained popularity among almost all Ncell users. And starting from yesterday (18th Shrawan), prepaid customers of the company can now take loans of Rs 40.
Customers are eligible for Saapati if they meet the following requirements:
One is an Ncell pre-paid user
Their balance is less than Rs 5
The Ncell SIM they use is older than two months
Customers don’t have a previous Saapati due for payment
The Saapati doesn’t have an expiry date, and service fee remains the same at Rs 2.51 (including tax).
The Ncell Saapati will be paid automatically the next time you recharge your SIM card. If the recharged amount is less than Rs. 40, the entire balance will be deducted, and Ncell will deduct remaining credit and service tax upon the next recharge. If you never recharge your phone after the Saapati, you won’t be able to pick make calls, but can still receive calls.
This service is valid until October 30, 2017. So, what do you think of Ncell’s new Saapati scheme? Do you like the addition of Rs. 20? Or was the previous Rs 20 enough for you. We did love to hear from you in the comment section down below.
Gionee, a company known for having a super selfie camera and a super battery, has launched the sibling of the Gionee A1. It’s called the Gionee A1 Lite, which like its big brother, is also a selfie-oriented Smartphone. With Lite attached to its name, it certainly is a toned down version of the Gionee A1. So, how does the Gionee A1 lite fare when used as a daily driver? Let’s find out if this Rs. 25,999 phone is worth buying.
Gionee A1 Lite Specs:
Display: 5.3 inch IPS display with 1280*720 pixel (282 ppi)
Protection: 2.5D curved glass with Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Processor: 1.3 GHz Octa-core 64 bit MediaTek MT6753 Soc with Mali-T720MP3 GPU
Connectivity: Dual SIM with 4G LTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.1, GPS
Color: Red, Black, and Gold
Price: Rs. 25,999 (USD 255)
Camera
Gionee A1 Lite houses a 13MP F/2.0 aperture rear camera with Dual LED Flash.
The highlight of the Gionee A1 Lite is its massive 20 MP front-facing camera which is backed by F2.0 aperture lens and a LED flash. It is absolutely amazing and captures selfies with sharp and rich detail, with little noise. Even in low light, the camera is decent enough to win everyone’s, heart. Surprisingly, it can captures selfies in dark environment without the need for the front LED flash. When turned on, the front flash illuminates the whole area.
Front Camera Gallary
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Selfie Shot from Front 20MP sensor outdoors
Gionee A1 Lite Indoor Selfie
Girls Groupie
Groupie
Bright Background Burned
Clear Selfie in Sunlight
Ambient Clear Selfie
Selfie in the Evening
The 13 MP primary camera on the A1 lite is based on Sony IMX sensor, which is marketed as a super camera phone. It offers 1.12-micron pixel size which is coupled with a f/2.0 lens. It also has a dual-tone LED flash and a phase detection for better and faster autofocus.
In terms of rear camera performance, the Gionee A1 produces decent results. The color reproduction is as good as high-end phones and the photos come out a bit washed out when the light is not ample and the dynamic range could have been better. Turning on HDR does help to some extent. However, I am satisfied with the rear camera performance and they are more than enough for the phone’s price range.
Gionee A1Lite Camera Clicks
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Detail HDR shot from rear camera
Click from rear 13 MP sensor
Macro Shot from rear Camera
Low exposure light source shot
Rear camera shot of moving object
Both the front and the back camera record videos at 1080p with an anti-shaking feature that smoothly stabilizes the video.
Design
Gionee A1 Lite has an Aluminum Back with 2.5D glass on top of the display
Gionee A1 Lite is a stylish and a sleek-looking phone. The device’s internals is sandwiched between glass protection on the front and a smooth aluminum back. On the back, you get the fingerprint sensor right above Gionee’s Logo. A speaker grill can be found on the edge of the aluminum back. The phone is surprisingly light and gives a premium feel. However, the smoothness of the aluminum back has resulted in an extremely slippery device.
The earphone and the micro USB port are at the bottom of the device with the volume rocker and the power button on the right side of the screen. A SIM tray supporting dual SIMS and a microSD card slot sits on the left. The rear facing fingerprint is easy to set up and unlocks the phone very fast.
Display
A1 Lite has a 5.3 inch IPS HD 1280*720p display
Gionee A1 comes with a 5.3-inch 720p HD IPS display and gorilla glass 3 protection. Even though the resolution is low for a large 5.3-inch display, the display here is a quality one. The color saturation is rich and its brightness level is sufficient for outdoor use. However, the glass panel is quite reflective in sunlight.
Performance
Geekbench 4 Screenshots
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Geekbench Score
Geekbench Single Core Comparision
Geekbench Single Core Comparision detail
Geekbench Multi Core Comparision
Geekbench Multi Core Comparision detail
The Gionee A1 Lite is powered by an Octa-core MediaTek MT6753 processor clocked at 1.3 GHz. The processor could do its deed for normal users. But for power users like me, the processor underperforms. While multitasking, I experienced frequent lags. Sometimes the apps forced closed and the 3 GB of RAM came to no help.
The MALI GPU is best for mid-end games such as Gunship Battle, Real Racing and Clash of Clans. Having said that, the phone does heat up a lot during heavy usage. Even when recording 1080P videos for a longer period of time, the device gets heated. I guess this is the biggest drawback of the mediocre MediaTek processor.
Battery
A1 Lite sports a massive 4000 mAH battery underneath the smooth aluminum back
Unlike the underperforming MediaTek processor and a low-resolution screen, the Gionee A1 Lite’s battery powers the device quite well. The phone is backed by a 4000 mAH battery, which is plenty for me. In regular use with 4G network enabled and Wi-Fi connected, I got around 6 and a half hours of screen-on-time. It took me a full day and 2 hours to drain the battery to 5%. All in all, it can easily last all day with normal or heavy usage. I wished the phone came equipped with quick charging capability to charge that massive 4000mAH battery. It would have been a treat to charge the phone in 1 to 1.5 hours.
Battery Screenshot
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Screen On Time
Battery Graph
Software
Gionee A1 Lite runs on the latest Android 7.0 Nougat with Amigo 4.0 UI on top.
Talking about its software, the Gionee A1 Lite runs on the latest Android 7.0 Nougat version with Amigo 4.0 UI on top. I really liked its simple yet elegant UI. There are a lot of features embedded on to the OS, but it rather felt cluttered. I actually had a hard time searching for the options manually. Also, the UI is buggy as the UI crashes frequently. I hope this gets fixed by future updates.
UI Screenshots
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Home Screen
Settings
Launcher Menu
Desktop Setting
UI Update App
System Manager
Gionee Weather App
Gionee Weather App detail
With Android 7.0 Nougat, you do get all the stock Nougat features. The split screen mode, quick reply from notifications and grouping of notifications of the same app are all embedded in the UI. The phone also supports different smart gestures with flash notification. Sadly, the Gionee A1’s edge bar functionality which is accessed by swiping on the fingerprint sensor to launch favorite apps and tasks is not included in this device.
Conclusion
To sum it all up, Gionee A1 Lite does live up to the tagline of ‘super selfie, super battery’. But if you’re looking for a device that delivers a good performance, this might not be the best phone for you.
What do I like about the Gionee A1 Lite?
Firstly, the massive 20 MP camera is the best thing about this device which captures images with awesome detail.
Then comes its thin and sleek design with aluminum back surrounding the phone which gives the Gionee A1 Lite a premium feel.
The 4000mAh battery which gives you the freedom to use this device all day.
What I disliked about the Gionee A1 Lite?
The MediaTek MT6753 Octa Core processor is not ideal for gaming and heavy multitasking.
To charge the massive battery it doesn’t come equipped with quick charge technology.
The device heats up a lot during usage and the heated aluminum back becomes uncomfortable at times.
The Oppo A37 is one of the few phones that’s still being sold in the market after a year of its release. It is also one of the top selling smartphones in India with 3.5% of the total Indian smartphone market share.
The phone is now available for MRP 15,590, a discount of Rs 1,400 on the previous MRP of 16,990. Nonetheless, it’s still a discount at the least.
For Rs 15,590, you get a 5″ 720p screen with Gorilla Glass 4 protection. It also flaunts a 2.5D Arc Edge Screen which looks really premium. Inside it runs on the Snapdragon 410 CPU and Adreno 306 GPU paired with 2GB of RAM and 16GB of expandable storage. There is a 2630 mAh battery sealed inside and the device supports dual SIM along with 4G network.
It runs on quite an outdated Android 5.1 Lollipop but most people won’t care much. It also has a heavily customized ColorOS 3.0 on top so the outdated android won’t matter much.
Camera wise, it has an 8MP main camera with f/2.2 aperture and a 5MP sensor with f/2.4 aperture. Oppo mainly praises the phone’s front camera for the extra-large 1.4μm
pixels and a 1/4-inch sensor. The front camera doesn’t house a flash, but Oppo has the screen flash to brighten up your selfies.
For the same price as the Oppo A37, you can get phones like the Samsung Galaxy J2 Pro, Leagoo M8, Xiaomi 4A and a bunch of other phones. What do you think about the price cut? Comment below to let us know.
In case you haven’t heard about the foldable smartphone, now you will. The phone has been in the process of development for a while by Samsung. And the rumored name of the phone is – Samsung Galaxy X.
The phone with model number SM-G888N0, presumably the Galaxy X has been certified by the Bluetooth SIG (a body that certifies Bluetooth on devices). The same device has also received it’s Wi-Fi certification, hinting towards an even closer release.
There are also speculations that the Samsung will release about 2000-3000 units of the phone first as a test run. The final consumer product will release thereafter.
The idea of this is to feature two separate screens that will be foldable, giving it the body size of let’s say 5 inches but will feature a whopping 10-inch display. Talking about the screens they will feature OLED panels according to the rumors.
As far as patents are concerned, Samsung has filed for a few patents hinting to this design language.
But in conclusion, it’s a rumor that has been in the rumor mill for over a year. So who knows if it will ever see the light of the day.
The Galaxy S8 and S8+ are arguably two of the best smartphones of 2017. And Samsung Mobile Nepal wants to make the phones even more desirable. They are currently offering Rs.7,000 cash back, this means you can now buy the Galaxy S8 for Rs. 81,900 and the S8+ for Rs.91,900. There are also a few other benefits as well.
New Colors
The S8 and S8+ are now available in a total of four different colors. Previously available in only Midnight Black and Arctic Silver, the two new colors are Orchid Grey and Coral Blue.
Breakage Insurance
Samsung in collaboration with Shikhar Insurance is giving you a breakage insurance that will cover you for six months. And in any case, you happen to crack your screen the maximum you will have to pay is Rs. 6,000 which sounds a lot better than Rs. 60,000.
Read more about Breakage Insurance Policy Here
Free Data
Samsung is also offering 8GB of Ncell data. Do keep in mind it’s 1GB of data per month for 8 months straight.
Wireless charger for half the price
Samsung is offering you a chance to buy the wireless charger at a 50% discount. This means if you buy an S8 or the S8+, you can also buy their wireless charger for just Rs 2,900 which will cost you MRP 5800 without the discounts.
4G SMS offer
This one is applicable for all the Samsung phone that is 4G capable. All you need to do is buy a Samsung 4G phone, from that type “SAMSUNG<SPACE>*****(11 characters) serial number” and send it to 37722. You will get an instant confirmation and could win instant recharge or cash backs.
Smart Academy
With every purchase of an S8 and S8+, you get a training class on all the technical stuff about the Galaxy S8 duo.
VIP Service Access
You will no longer need to wait in a queue to repair your phone at any Samsung Repair Centres.
If you are in a market to buy a high-end smartphone, now would be a good time to buy the Galaxy S8. So, What do you think of Samsung’s new attempts towards promoting their current flagship? Are these offers enough to make you want an S8/S8+ more than before?
It’s been a while now since Ncell launched its 4G service in cities like Kathmandu and 3 other places. Now after exactly 2 months, the Axiata Group company has announced that Ncell has rolled out its 4G services in 17 cities across Nepal.
Ncell also promises to expand the availability over the country as soon as possible. If you happen to live in any of these cities, you need a few things to enjoy Ncell 4G:
4G enabled phone
Ncell’s 4G enabled SIM (U-SIM)
If you don’t have a U-SIM, you can easily upgrade your existing Ncell SIM card to a U-SIM for free of cost. All you need to do is visit the nearest Ncell Center or Shop near you with your citizenship or any form of authentication you used to acquire your SIM. They are also offering 30-days of free music streaming via Yonder Music app; just dial *324# for activation.
After the launch of the budget phone Zopo C3, Everest Tech Pvt. Ltd, the official distributor of Zopo mobiles in Nepal has brought a new mid-range phone, the Zopo Speed X. The phone was also recently launched worldwide and this is an instant launch here in Nepal. The Zopo Speed X comes with a sleek metal body and is priced at Rs.20,900 in Nepal.
Zopo Speed X sports a 5-inch Full HD IPS display with pixel density of 441PPI. The phone with Speed on its name is powered by the mediocre MediaTek’s MT6753 Octa-Core Processor. The chipset used has been used in a lot of other mid-range phones like the ZTE Blade V7 Lite, Infocus M680, Gionee S6s and many others. So with that processor and 3GB of RAM, the phone should be adequate for your day to day usage. For storage, the phone comes with 32GB of internal storage which can be expanded up to 128GB via Micro SD Card.
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Coming down to the Camera section, the phone gets really interesting with its Dual Camera setup (13MP and 2MP shooter). The dual camera setup helps in the Bokeh effect making the background blur. Up front, the phone houses a 13MP selfie camera with f/2.0 aperture and flash. The phone is running on Android 7.0 Nougat with Zopo’s own custom UI. The phone also incorporates a fingerprint sensor on the back which Zopo claims will unlock the phones within 0.16s. The phone is backed up by a 2680mAhbattery.
Specifications of Zopo Speed X:
5-inch (1080*1920)pixel with 441ppi
No Protection Mentioned
Android 7.0 Nougat
MediaTek MT6753 SoC with 1.3GHz Octa-core Processor
3GB RAM; 32GB Internal Storage, Expandable up to 128GB
13+2MP Primary Camera with f/2.2 aperture
13MP Secondary Camera with f/2.0 aperture and front facing flash
Vatsal Impex Pvt. Ltd., the authorized distributor of Xiaomi products in Nepal, has launched its flagship smartphone of 2017 — the Xiaomi Mi6 in Nepal. Announced 3 months ago in China, the Mi6 offers flagship grade specs at a lower price compared to existing flagships from Samsung or Sony.
Xiaomi Mi6 Specs:
The Xiaomi Mi6 sports a 5.15-inch FullHD IPS LCD display with a pixel density of 428ppi. The display is very bright at 600 nits and also very dim at 1.2 nits. It is powered by a top-of-the-line Snapdragon 835 chipset with octa-core Kryo 280 CPU (4×2.4GHz + 4×1.9GHz) and Adreno 540 GPU. It is also aided by 6GB of RAM and 64GB of storage. The decision to use a 1080P panel will surely yield better performance compared to QHD displays of Galaxy S8 or LG G6.
Xiaomi Mi6 is available in Black color option in Nepal.
In the camera department, the Xiaomi Mi6 has the all-new Dual 12MP camera setup. The first one is a 12MP Sony IMX386 sensor with 27mm f/1.8 lens and 1.25µm pixels. It is assisted by a 4-axis OIS, phase detection auto focus, and dual-LED flash. The second camera is a 12MP telephoto lens with 56mm f/2.6 lens and 1.00µm pixels. The second lens lacks OIS. The front houses an 8MP selfie camera.
The Xiaomi Mi6 has a 3,350mAh battery with quick charge 3.0 support (55% charge in 30 minutes). Connectivity option includes Dual Nano SIM slots with 4G LTE (Cat.16 with 1Gbps of download speed), Dual-band Wi-Fi a/b/g/n/ac, GPS/GLONASS/Beidou, Bluetooth v5.0, NFC, USB Type-C port, and IR blaster. The Xiaomi Mi 6 lacks FM radio and 3.5mm earphone jack, but Xiaomi is providing a Type-C-to-analog jack adapter inside the box. It is currently running on MIUI 8 base on Android 7.1 Nougat.
There are stereo speakers on the bottom and a fingerprint scanner on the front.
You can buy the Xiaomi Mi 6 in Nepal for Rs. 54,999 starting today from its official website or from authorized retail stores all over Nepal. So, what do you think about the Xiaomi Mi6 (Considering the specs and price)? Let us know in the poll down below.
In July 2017, Tesla began production of their latest mass market electric car – the Tesla Model 3. At the end of last month, Tesla organized an event to distribute 20 of its production cars to its customers who had booked them well over a year ago. In total Tesla made 50 production cars last month out of which 20 went on for post production testing, and 30 were meant for the customers. This event was as usual hosted by the CEO of Tesla – Elon Musk.
Tesla Model 3
Tesla Model 3 is the world’s most affordable pure electric car with the longest range of 300 miles. It’s base priced model is priced at the US $35,000. Tesla is making two variants of the model 3. The Standard option will be the base variant that will have a range of 220 miles. It will go 0-60mph in 5.6 seconds and will have a top speed of 130 mph. On the other hand, the Long range variant will have 310 miles of range and an acceleration of 5.1 seconds. It will have a top speed of 140 mph.
The surprising fact of the Model 3 is that it will not have a driver instrumentation panel like that of the Model S. There will be a large 15-inch center infotainment screen that will display all the required information. Elon Musk says that the future cars will be more or less autonomous. Therefore, a driver doesn’t need to gaze upon the instrumentation panel constantly. All the speed, range, lane requirements will continuously be monitored by computers onboard in the car. The base version of Model 3 will come as a standard with autonomous hardware and fast charging capabilities.
Model 3 Production
Tesla is in plans to meet the initial production target of 5 thousand cars a week. They are hopeful that they can produce 10 thousand vehicles a week later on. In the event, Elon Musk emotionally thanked the customers who bought the Model S and the Model X. This helped them build the insanely cheap Model 3 for the masses. He also stated that if customers order a Model 3 now, they will get it within a year. But if they order a Model S or a Model X as of now, they will get it in about 1 to 2 months.
What’s happening here in Nepal?
After the fuel crisis in 2016, sales of electric scooters started blooming here in Kathmandu. Now, as the crisis of gas is at its minimum, people have forgotten the misery of the crisis. The only electric car that is being sold here in Nepal is the Mahindra e2o priced at 25 lakhs. If the production of fuel declines in the world, developing countries like ours will be the first to get hit by the crisis. For a country which is trying to be independent in electricity, electric cars would be the best way to reduce the petroleum dependency to some extent at-least. For an electric car to run in Kathmandu, it doesn’t even require the range like that of Model 3. It is due to the fact that Kathmandu and all the other major cities are concentrated in a radius of 10 kilometers.
What do you think about electric car and scooters running here in Nepal? Also if you own an electric vehicle, how has it treated you? Write down your views in the comments below!
The state owned telecom service provider in Nepal, NTC has announced a few exciting offers. Ranging from its internet services to the GSM/CDMA line, all of the services gets a few “promotional offers”. These offers are valid for the next 90 days.
The first offer is for the unlimited ADSL users. They can now enjoy internet speeds of up to 1mbps for just Rs 1000 per month (including tax). This will be a huge improvement for people who have been using internet speeds of 256kbps for Rs 1017.
The volume based ADSL users also get price cuts. You can check the new rates for 1mbps internet speeds below.
Volume (GB)
Price
15
Rs 300
25
Rs 500
40
Rs 700
The previous rate was Rs 1980 for 15GB of data, so this is also a huge step in the right direction. All of the above-mentioned packages come with one month validity period.
Likewise, the installment cost has also gone down significantly. The old price of Rs 500 has been slashed down to Rs 300 for the volume based users and Rs 200 for the unlimited ADSL users.
The FTTH users can also enjoy double the volume they were getting at the same price. The new volumes for the 10mbps internet packages are:
Data (GB)
Validity (Months)
240
3
500
6
1200
12
For the 100mbps package, you get 1200GB with a validity of 12 months.
Lastly, something for the GSM/CDMA users. If you happen to receive an international call of more than 7 minutes within the time frame of a week, you get 7 mins talk time and 7 SMS for free. But do keep in mind these free calls and SMS are only applicable within the NTC network.
All of these new offers are definitely a step in the right direction, certainly due to that fact that their previous offerings were uninspiring. The new offers are certainly not up to par with other internet service providers, but it’s a huge improvement none the less.
