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@theonecid It looks beautiful as a concept, but it could be a durability nightmare as a real phone.

With almost no bezel protecting the screen, one bad drop could damage the entire display and putting a thick case on it would defeat the whole purpose of this design.

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@sondesix Samsung could’ve simply modernised this Galaxy S10 design. That horizontal camera layout still has more identity than turning another Galaxy flagship into an iPhone clone.

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I can see a slight delay in the animation, but it still looks smoother than the base iPad’s 60Hz display.

At this point, Apple needs to justify the iPad’s price.

Xiaomi is offering a high refresh rate display and almost the same everyday experience for much less, while Apple still sells 60Hz as “premium.”

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Motorola, iQOO and even Samsung Ultra users are reporting terrible service-centre experiences.

Brands take full credit while selling the phone, but the moment their own hardware or software messes up, suddenly the customer has to prove everything and keep visiting service centres.

Specs mean nothing if the company disappears after taking your money.

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At ₹13,999 after the bank offer, it’s decent considering the current price hikes, clean Android 16 and a 6,000mAh battery.

But at its actual ₹15,999 price, how is this well priced when the POCO M7 Pro costs ₹14,999 and offers a better processor, FHD+ AMOLED display, OIS camera and 45W charging?

A temporary bank offer cannot make weak pricing competitive.

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@TheAppleDesign Imagine paying over ₹1 lakh for a phone and still getting ads inside the Settings app. Apple is slowly becoming everything it used to mock Android brands for.

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@Sankew06 What’s your daily screen time and what do you mostly use your phone for?

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@Gadgetsdata Yeah, they should either replace the motherboard free of cost or give the affected users a full refund. Customers shouldn’t have to pay for the company’s fault.

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@Saurav_DJ47 Wasn’t OnePlus planning to stop launching new phones? Do you think the OnePlus 16 will even come to India?

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I almost paid ₹5,955 for the AULA F75 on Amazon.

Before ordering, I checked AULA India’s own website once. Same keyboard was ₹4,999 there.

₹956 saved in two minutes, and it still reached me within three days.

I chose the top-printed version because the side-printed model was selling for around ₹7–8k. If I ever want that look, I can buy side-printed keycaps for roughly ₹1,000 and replace them myself.

So paying ₹2–3k extra upfront made no sense. Good decision, I guess.

I’ve been using it for a month now. The smaller 75% layout gives me much more desk space than my old full-size keyboard, typing feels great and the knob is actually useful for volume and RGB.

I normally charge it through USB-C, unplug it and get around three days of wireless use. Good enough for me.

Amazon is convenient, but it isn’t automatically the cheapest.

Always check the brand’s own website before paying. That ten-second search can sometimes save you ₹1,000.

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@DealsDhamaka This country won't change until our people change their mindset!

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@Ravisutanjani Thanks to social media.

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@onlyequities @narendramodi @nsitharaman @Infosys_GSTN Tbh you should hire a better CA

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@ManiBarani005 You should always check how much you spend and then get credit card according to that.

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@airtelindia @Airtel_Presence Issue was resolved by airtel!

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@onetwotweat @rz1v3ely_16 Cry hard fanboy

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@nishantjain2102 @cosmologist123 Me as well.

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@GenX46622509 @cosmologist123 You should once visit motorola service center then you will know what's going bts

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Cheap performance phones are about to get cooked.

@Xiaomi has confirmed that the POCO X8 Pro 8/256GB will jump from ¥59,980 to ¥79,980 in Japan from September 4.

That’s a price increase of more than 30%.

Same phone. Same processor. Same storage.

Just ¥20,000 more expensive because Xiaomi says it can no longer absorb rising memory costs.

No price hike has been announced for India, but dismissing this as “Japan-only news” would be stupid.

POCO and Redmi sell RAM-heavy phones on thin margins, they’re exactly the brands most exposed when memory becomes expensive.

So if you’re waiting for every ₹25–30k performance phone to become cheaper during the next sale, don’t assume it will.

AI companies are swallowing the world’s memory supply, and normal phone buyers are slowly receiving the bill.

Would you still buy a POCO if the same phone suddenly became 30% more expensive?

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@AnxiousHolly Yeah, this looks genuinely terrible. iPhone 17 Pro camera plateau was already ugly, and Samsung somehow copied its worst feature and made it look even more awkward 😭

Really hoping this CAD leak is wrong.