Conspiracy against Mobile Brands of India

Remember the time when Indian brand were ruling the android smartphone market? That’s ancient history now. I remember being so joyful and feeling out of the world when Micromax became No.1 brand of India in October 2014. But that escalated rather quickly after Xiaomi entered the smartphone market. I also believe that were was some conspiracy done by Chinese companies to make Indian brands phones have poor perfomance and stability issues as that is what i experience on my Micromax Bharat 5 Pro android phone which i bought from flipkart. It was probably the cheapest 3GB RAM phone at that time and with humongous battery of 5000mah, i had really high expectations from it but i was bitterly disappointed later on after i found out so many critical issues.
First of all performance was really pathetic, even a basic game like Subway Surfers was running real slow.

After inserting my 32GB SD Card, every application would suddenly crash and the phone was sometimes suggesting to format so i thought there must be something wrong with it but the phone couldn’t even process that, the technician from flipkart came and he also found in his test that his memory was also having same trouble as mine in the phone, so we finally reached a conclusion that something was seriously wrong with the phone and decided to get a replacement, even with sealed pack i barely sold it for half the price which was a real bummer but i was happy that I at least got rid of it for something.

Nowadays, you will hardly see any major Indian tech Youtuber reviewing smartphones or tablet from an Indian brand. The reason is obvious, they are being paid by Chinese / American brands so Indian Brands don’t get much marketing and hence really poor sales and this is what has mainly caused their downfall. I am still amazed by the value a phone from Karbonn provides which launched earlier this year in may and I am looking to buy soon but due to financial condition i am obliged although it’s very affordable especially considering it’s specs. It’s named  “Platinum P9 Pro” and it’s probably one of the most high-end phone Karbonn made and only disappointing thing about is that screen is not HD otherwise a very solid phone for the price, as i mentioned earlier.

How Gaming on PCs is better than Consoles (XBOX Series S/X, PS5, Nintendo Switch etc.)

There has been alot of debate about various gaming platforms. For me personally, PC Gaming stands out in all of them. Today I'm going to share my opinion with which most people with even a hint of common sense would agree or appreciate. So here's my top 4 reason why PC Gaming is better than any of the current gen consoles such Xbox One X/S, PS4 Slim / Pro, Nintendo Switch or you could even say Soulja Boy Console 😜

1. Cheaper in Long Run

Silly console gamers claims that their console is much cheaper than PCs while in long run it's much more expensive due to ridiculously overpriced games while for PCs there are always sales on games like every other month on PC and generally PCs games price drop significantly as they get older while console games for most part maintain their high price over the years. Even launch price of games is cheaper for PC.

2. Free Online

I was a huge fan of Sony in past as they had free online for PS3, since that disappeared with the inauguration of PS4, we were left high and dry. Nothing could be more disappointing as they became rather greedy which this decision reflects.

3. Upgradeable Hardware

As the games are getting more and more demanding there's a decent need of upgrading regularly if you want stable 60fps in high / ultra settings. Though you can get away with no upgrade down the line for few years if you are ready to compromise your experience set visual quality preset to low or medium which might still give you around stable 40-45fps. My story with 750 ti now something similar. I have to turn down recent AAA games such as Far Cry 5 or AC Odyssey to 1080p low to get smooth framerates.

4. 4K 60FPS Glory

No console currently in the market could provide you this amazing experience. PS4 Pro does 4k but with checkerboard (literally upscaling) that too won't give you more than 30fps without being in Native 4k. While Xbox One X does have true 4k, it doesn't have any major game it can play at full 60fps glory at that resolution.

Budget Indian Gamers, Avoid Corsair VS Series PSUs at all cost

Corsair Budget PSU LineUp, VS Series Power Supplies are complete garbage. They might be cost effective but not even worth a single penny. I have heard numerous complaints from people having random reboot issues with these units. Avoid them at all costs, a much better alternative is Circle PSU which provide much better quality at similar price range. I see so many people buy Circle Cases for their PC builds but most of them ignore the potential of their PSUs.

I have owned a Corsair VS450 PSU unit which started giving me random reboot isues just under 4 months of moderate usage, while my current Circle 500W PSU is doing really well for more than 2 years. I can't tell much you how much i suffered due to random restarts issue due to this poor quality Corsair unit, it drove me nuts for more than one and a half year (oct. 2014-Apr 2016).

In early May 2016 i got this Circle 500 Watts APFC PSU which looked quite impressive right from the start, the cables looked premium though little disappoiting as no other than motherboard 24-pin connector had sheilding but that's acceptable at this price range and quality it possess. One of the best i liked about this PSU is 24-pin motherboard connector was quite slick and plugs easily in socket without using much force which isn't present in even some of the most high end PSUs.

So guys my conclusion is, if you are on a tight budget and want a long lasting quality psu and better life for your pc. Look nowhere else and get any 80+ bronze Circle PSU, earlier their PSUs (when i bought it back in 2016 they didn't 80+ certified units) but now they have quite a few of them. They have a good range of 450W-700W units which would serve you well.

Circle 500 Watts APFC Power Supply Review

My Stunning Looking Quality Circle PSU

So two years back i got this Circle 500 watts APFC PSU for my PC as my Corsair VS450 PSU was having random reboot issues that i had to suffer for 1 and a half year (Oct. 2014-April 2016). I got this PSU in early May, not only the price was great (i bought it for ₹2550) but the build quality was also above par. It's the cheapest 500W PSU in Indian market with AMD Gaming / Crossfire and Nvidia SLI certification.

One of the most satisfying thing i noticed about this PSU while installing it my PC was how slick Motherboard 24-pin ATX connector was. You don't need to put any force, just push it gently and it will go all the way.

It is silent and has a decent 120mm thermal fan which is barely audible even when your PC is running at full load. No overheating issue even when PSU is fully stressed.

There are 5 SATA Power Connectors, 3 Molex, 1 PCIe 6+2 pin, 1 CPU Connector with EPS 12V (8 Pin), 1 Motherboard Connector with 20 + 4 pin and 1 Floppy connector with 4 pins. Should be more than enough for average consumer.

Comes with 3 years of warranty provided officially by Circle so you don't have to worry if it fails or starts malfunctioning although it's unlikely with this unit as it offers tremendous quality, i would be surprised if it fails under 3 years even with heavy usage (14-18hrs per day) and expect it to last at least 5 years with normal usage (6-8hrs per day).

So far for me it's been really good, you can say Indian brands are excellent at providing quality budget products. I hope Indians brands can dominate the market in near future so our economy can grow, we can get rid of unemployment and most importantly poverty. Possibly in future people might realize that extra charge that MNCs take is not worth it, it's not for better quality but actually due to their greed of extra profit margins.

If OnePlus Phones can be priced competitively in India, why can't other namebrands electronics?

I am quite impressed by seeing how well OnePlus phones have been priced in India ever since their first official launch back in Late 2014.

The Official price of OnePlus 6 in USA is 530$ (₹36,000 approx.) In India the price is 35,000 which is barely 1,000Rs. cheaper than USA for base model. This also proves that Import duties and taxes have minimal affect on the final pricing of a product.

So we come down to the conclusion that most MNCs are making extra profit by selling electronics at about 1.25x to 1.50x higher prices compared to America or sometimes Europe. I think the current launch of OnePlus 6 has really proven my point.

That's the reason why building a decent hardware equipped budget PC is a dream for many. I am also in a dilemma due to high prices of pc components and using a pc back from mid-2011 which i'm eager to upgrade.

Though I have everything upgraded except monitor and processor ever since I bought but i still in a hunt for better CPU and bigger monitor.

Most of my upgrades have been budget oriented cheap upgrades like adding another 4GB stick, getting Asus H61 motherboard after my original one (Intel DH61WW) started malfunctioning due to mishandling, adding two Seagate Drives (1TB in early 2015 and 2TB in late 2016) as I initially had only one 500GB WD Blue HDD.

GPU and PSU upgrades for me were a must as they both were failing severely, my GPU had crashing issue in most modern games and my PSU used to cause random restarts and both i replaced 2 years ago (GPU in March 2016, PSU in May 2016). It was such a relief to see all those bogus issues disappear and now i could enjoy doing my stuff without any worry.

Coming back to the topic,

Apple, Samsung, Sony, Microsoft, Nokia, Google etc. are the major brands which people look up-to a lot. There's no second thoughts denying the fact they lead the big chunk of not only smartphone market and but other electronics such as DRAM/NAND Flash chip manufacturer (Samsung), Playstation; Bravia TVs; Blu-ray Players etc. (Sony).

We all are thankful to google for making Android Open Source thus indirectly offering people ultimate smartphones within the reach of their tight budget and who doesn't know about Microsoft for making the most popular and widely used Windows OS for computers.

Now just imagine if these major companies can be honest in their pricing policy then what wonders would it do for India, right? Our economy will get a huge boost, the share market would sky rocket and most importantly even middle class to some lower middle class people would be able to afford the electronics that are unfortunately in present moment considered a luxury in India.

I am hoping one day my dream will come true and we Indians would finally be able to get value for our money, especially in consumer electronics sector.

The Lie of Stupid "Science" We Live

Well, the world these days is simply stupid. Most of the things happening around make me cringe and yell so hard that it would blow the whole universe.

What stupid scientists don't understand is Humans are a form of universe or you could literally say are universe itself. What happens inside us has an effect on the whole universe (not only limited to earth) because the god designed it in such a way that everything is connected and our actions syncs perfectly with nature's harmony.

With all the stupid scientists we see these days are actually just a symbol of Satan (or even worse). They just try to decline the existence of higher power and believe that they can do anything without the help of nature or belief in spirituality. 

If so, why can't a dead person be brought back to life without any hope of miracle?

How come the whole world is balanced, synchronized and organized almost perfectly?

Regret Buying a stupid cheap motherboard for My Computer

I consider myself lucky that my 750 ti works with my mercury motherboard just fine, it has stock bios back from 2011 (when 2nd gen / sandy bridge launched). They haven't released any bios update and not even stock bios are listed on their site. Only few audio/ lan or video driver.

I was skeptical when i heard this brand name, never really heard before and all-in-all a completely unknown brand, but it was my only option as i was on a tight budget. I still regret my decision and wish i could have gone with intel oem mobo but it was twice the price though i did had the chance but i went miser.

Initially, i was thinking about getting DB75EN which has all good features such as SATA 3, USB 3.0 and PCIe 3.0. But the price online was quite ridiculous (especially on amazon). So i thought to get a cheaper option such as the one originally came with my PC, DH61WW. It was priced around ₹3,500 (54$) few months ago (i think around in august) but due to some heavy fluctuation the price went double and currently it is selling for ₹7,000 (108$). It has PCIe 2.0, USB 2.0, SATA 2 (quite older technology). But the one mind boggling feature was it has fully functional UEFI BIOS (which were released for it in a bios update around the launch of Windows 8).

I consider myself unlucky for ones that the initial replacement from Gigabyte (H61M-S) i got had a manufacturing defect which would cause it to stop booting after BSOD crash of changed bios settings from IDE to AHCI or vice-versa. Mercury is really an amateur motherboard manufacturing company and it shows in their work and effort to manufacture these motherboards.

One of the review on Amazon India of their PIH55Z motherboard says  (1 star rating review) : 

First of all this mercury pih55z is a mini ITX motherboard with all the essential features cut-off, It is the worlds tiniest motherboard I've ever seen, square shaped, probably the size of my stretch Palm !!! It comes with no features at all. It is a basic motherboard like Raspberry Pi , It comes with American Megatrends Bios (AMI Bios ver080015/v2.67) which is the worst bios ever .Most of the important settings( like CPU Frequency , CPU/Ram voltage ) are locked and hidden. It has a bad OEM Lock, so you can't use Intel turbo boost' technology and locks your CPU speed to low and stock !!! It has only one 4pin CPU fan connectors, there is no provision for any other System fans . It just is plainly rubbish and has a misleading title saying " Extreme " but is a basic board like raspberry pi and has no basic features that a H55 lga1156 socket motherboard should have !!! Overall avoid buying this, it is worth less than Rs.500 actually it is not even worth buying for 1ruppee. Avoid , Mercury is an inexperienced manufacturer that doesn't know what a motherboard is !!!! Don't buy , I bought from amazon.in from a seller called Comfortliving (a.k.a Gamebox) , the product sucks and is the worst mobo I've ever seen !!! Although Comfortliving delivered good service , Mercury and The bios are the worst parts, No proper CPU support for Intel CPU with turbo boost .... Don't buy unless it is Intel celeron or pentium... In short buy a MSI or Asus Motherboard , this is not a motherboard for an i5 or i7 though it says it supports, driver issues are the worst, no driver available at Mercury.com only CD drivers which don't install at all....this is one of the worst motherboards...

Original Review : Do not buy this at any cost , it sucks.!!!

Foreign Brands ripping off Indian Consumers? A look at pricing and policies of MNCs in India

iPhones are generally consider to be overpriced all around the world. But, when it comes to India, people still blindly buy it despite it being most most expensive compared to other parts of the world.

Many Indian brands make loads of good quality products at reasonable price but many Indian despise them because they think just because "it's made by a local company, the quality is most likely to be terrible" which is a very stupid belief.

I have owned many products made by Indian brands some of them were not as quite expected but most others did upto the expectations.

Being from middleclass family and lots of restrictions being put for luxurious stuff. I had no choice but to find the best products for the price and i certainly did not fail for the most part.

Recently, When i started to go deep and discovered that products of most MNCs (MultiNational Companies) were priced quite higher than what they actually are in other countries such as UK, USA, Russia, Canada etc. Another thing I noticed when i looked around that same type of products by Indian brands were much cheaper and even lesser priced than their ones as compare the price in developed countries.

......So the Question that Arises in Mind !!!!

How come Indian brands generally maintain above average quality and yet sell products at much lower rate than any other foreign brand (mainly American ones)? Well, the answer is a quite straightforward one....

They are big game players !!! They want to make as much profit as they could by fooling people and Indian Government doesn't even care which makes it even worse. It also helps USA maintain their economy as their companies earn much larger profit and it's no worse than being slaved like Britishers did for 200 years but atleast we knew about and some people fought for it but nowadays people accept this indirect slavery and think of themselves as cool just because they have too much money, but remember nothing ever goes unpaid.

The amount of people who believe in hype of International Brands is staggering. It boils my blood to see companies like Apple and Samsung dominating the market of Mobile sector which proves it's quite easy to fool people nowadays if you're smart, have enough money to invest in a startup and the most important thing... the foundation of company is in USA or any other developed nation. Ever wondered about top 20 World Wide Brands and found name of a developing or especially Indian Brand name on the list? Most Probably Not !!!

This completely proves and clarifies how powerful nations of the world are trying to take control of the planet. They don't care about your loss or suffering. They just want to brainwash people and monopolize the whole market sector by their dirty tactics.

So my humble suggestion to all Indians, please wake up before it's too late or our country will suffer in the hands of world's most powerful nation and always remember that you have the power to change even though our government is being ignorant about most issue we face but still if we all unite and fight against the odds it can do wonders against any kind of evil (doesn't matter how strong it is).