Carl Peis Nothing is partnering with Teenage Engineering for products that stand-out

Carl Pei’s Nothing has announced its partnership with Sweden-based Teenage Engineering where the latter has been onboarded as founding partners. Teenage Engineering is a design collective that is mainly known for its audio products such as the iconic OP-1 synthesizer, award-winning Polaroid camera Impossible I-1 and more. Nothing’s announcement comes after the company reportedly acquired Andy Rubin’s Essential. Nothing is expected to launch a pair of wireless earbuds in the first half of 2021.

“I’m really excited to welcome teenage engineering to the growing Nothing family. They consist of some of the best designers and creatives that I’ve had the pleasure of working with. Together, we’ve created a product roadmap that’s unique and true to Nothing’s vision,” said Carl Pei, CEO and co-founder of Nothing.

We are happy to unveil teenage engineering as a founding partner of Nothing. Over the past months, their unique craftsmanship and thorough experience in industrial design have been instrumental in shaping Nothing’s design identity. pic.twitter.com/dukyXHl20J

— Nothing (@nothing) February 24, 2021

What’s more, Nothing’s word mark has also been designed in association with Teenage Engineering. CEO Jesper Kouthoofd of Teenage Engineering has been appointed as the Creative Lead while Tom Howard will be heading the Design department at Nothing. Jesper and Tom will oversee Nothing’s product design and help make them stand out of the crowd.

“When Carl first told me about Nothing’s vision I remember being super excited thinking about how this would be translated into the design identity of the products. After months of research and development, we are now in a place where I believe we will have something exciting to show to the world,” said Jesper Kouthoofd, Founding Partner and Creative Lead of Nothing.

While the company is yet to announce details on its upcoming products, trademark filings hint that it could launch mobiles, laptops, TV, wearables, audio products and other IoT devices in the future.

Carl’s new venture Nothing has secured investments to the tune of $22 million from key players including GV (Alphabet’s venture capital arm), Steve Huffman (Reddit), Kevin Lin (Twitch), Tony Fadell (inventor of iPod), Youtuber Casey Neistat and Kunal Shah (CRED).

Carl has previously confirmed that wireless earbuds will be the first product to launch by Nothing sometime in summer. “We’re building an ecosystem of smart devices. We’ll start with simpler products, wireless earbuds. We’re going to have multiple products throughout the year, not just audio products, and eventually, we want to build it, so these devices talk to each other,” he said.

 

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Call of Duty: Mobile may be trying a new Battle Royale-focused training mode in the Chinese Version

Activision may be using the Chinese version of Call of Duty: Mobile as a test bed for new features. Following reports that the developer is trying out a new Among Us-inspired Werewolf mode, it looks like there is also a new training mode in the game. YouTuber, JRR Plays has uploaded a new video that shows a new training mode in the game.

New training for Call of Duty: Mobile Battle Royale?

According to the video posted by JRR Plays, the new training mode is more focused on Call of Duty: Mobile’s battle royale mode. The training map is located in a special training area. This is different from the previous training mode which was set in the Firing Range map. Further, that focused more on the Multiplayer aspect of the game.

What does it teach you?

The new training mode starts with teaching players how to use the wingsuit. It then moves to a shooting area where players are taught how to pick up and shoot weapons. They then learn about weapon mods and how drop crates work. Finally, they are herded on to a field where they are taught to use operator skills.

Activision has not yet commented if this training mode will make its way to the global version of Call of Duty: Mobile. The new training seems pretty straight forward. It also and seems like a good way to introduce the game mode to new players. Especially considering the fact that the current version of Call of Duty: Mobile’s Battle Royale mode has evolved quite a bit since launch.

Some new features of Battle Royale, such as weapon mods, loadouts and more were added to the game over time. Other new additions and changes to the Battle Royale mode include a map expansion, the Tank, new maps, and more. Activision has also introduced new Battle Royale classes to the game, like the new Desperado class.

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Haier launches K Series 4K HDR Android TVs with 43-inch to 75-inch screen sizes

Haier has launched new 4K HDR TVs under its K-Series line-up. The TVs come in 43-inch, 50-inch, 58-inch, 65-inch, and 75-inch screen sizes respectively. All the TVs run on the Android TV platform and bring with them a voice-enabled remote control to bring up the Google Assistant. Since the TVs run on the Android 9 TV platform, they bring with them access to the Google Play Store and all popular streaming services. 

The TVs have a resolution of 4K and support for HDR 10 along with support for a wide colour gamut. The remote control which comes with the Haier K series TVs has a dedicated button to bring up Netflix. The TV also supports Bluetooth 5.0, so you can connect an external speaker or headphones to the TV to enhance your audio experience. Coming to the brightness of the panel, it ranges from 280 nits to 350 nits, depending on the screen size. 

Haier K series connectivity options

When it comes to connectivity options, the Haier K series has 4 HDMI ports, 2 USB ports, 1 headphone port, 1 component port, Ethernet port, and composite video input. It also supports Wi-Fi. 

Commenting on the launch, Mr Eric Braganza, President, Haier Appliances India said, “With the launch of new Google Android K-Series Televisions, we are strengthening our commitment to provide IoT and AI-powered smart homes to our consumers. At Haier, we believe that the solution lies in addressing the evolving needs of our consumers through innovative products powered by cutting-edge technologies. The new way of life has made people realize the need for a more connected and smart living eco-system. We are thrilled to present our latest entrants in our television range and take a step ahead in transforming Indian modern homes. With our new Smart LED K-Series TVs, we look forward to providing our customers with an entertainment prowess that caters to their need for on-demand content without any complicated hassles.”

Haier K-Series Android TV price

According to the press release shared by Haier, the 43-inch LE43K6600UGA TV is priced at Rs 51,490. The 50-inch LE50K6600HQGA is priced at Rs 63,490. The 58-inch LE58K6600HQGA is priced at Rs 90,490. The 65-inch LE65K6600HQGA TV is priced at Rs 1,06,990 and finally, the 75-inch LE75K6600HQGA is priced at Rs 2,09,990. 

However, on Flipkart, we have the 43-inch LE43K6600UGA available for Rs 34,999 and the 50-inch LE50K6600HQGA priced at Rs 43,999. The other screen sizes weren’t listed on Amazon or Flipkart as of writing this story.

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Realme Buds Air 2

The Realme Buds Air 2 is a solid, value-for-money TWS under 5K. It undercuts the competition by providing Active Noise Cancellation at a lower price point, better battery life, and a larger feature-set. 

True wireless earphones are the new rage in the audio segment and brands are leaving no stone unturned to provide their best possible version of TWS earbuds at numerous price points. One such company is Realme that has an ever-growing lineup of TWS audio solutions. The latest entrant that the company unveiled today is the Realme Buds Air 2. The successor to the popular Realme Buds Air, this second-generation variant distinguishes itself from competitors by offering Active Noise Cancellation at an extremely competitive price point. The Realme Buds Air 2 are priced at Rs 3,299, making it one of the most inexpensive TWS earbuds to offer this alluring feature. We’ve already seen TWS earbuds from Oppo and Realme itself offer this feature at the sub-5K price point. Now, Realme is attempting to undercut the competition, and itself, by offering ANC at Rs 3,299. The buds also come equipped with a host of other features that make it an appealing purchase at a budget price point, at least on paper. So, let’s find out how the Realme Buds Air 2 fare in our review and if they’re the best TWS option to consider under Rs 5,000.

Build and comfort

The Realme Buds Air 2 does look and feel relatively premium for the price and it comes in two colour variants - Closer Black (which we got for review) and Closer White. The charging case looks pretty similar to the Realme Buds Air Pro’s case with a cobble-shaped design that is flat enough to easily slip into pant pockets without bulging out too much. The case is entirely made out of glossy plastic that attracts a ton of fingerprint marks over time. It will also show small scratches, so be mindful of that and try not to store it alongside sharp objects that could scratch the surface.

On the front of the case, you have a subtle Realme branding and an LED indicator light to show battery status. The bottom houses the USB Type-C charging port and the right side has a single pairing button. The case can be held and flicked open easily one-handed, which was extremely convenient, and not something we see often, especially at this price. It also closes shut with a satisfyingly audible snap. However, the hinge is not reinforced by metal, which is slightly worrisome for long term usage.

Realme also stated that they put special care into the charging case with the Buds Air 2 to ensure that the earbuds are easy to remove from the case. We had some issues with the Buds Air Pro where it was pretty difficult to remove the slippery buds from the compact case. This time around, there were no such issues. It’s great that Realme chose to address this problem and the results are great.

The buds sport a dual-tone finish. The Closer White variant has white buds and a shiny silver stem, while the Closer Black variant looks more subdued with matte black buds and glossy dark blue stems. The top portion of the stem looks like a studded jewel, which is pretty striking to look at. Overall, we are fans of the design language, but the stems are a bit too large for our liking.  

The back of the stems has a touch-sensitive surface for touch controls for both music playback and calls. The touch controls are reasonably responsive and worked well 90 per cent of the time, with some misreadings happening occasionally. Realme also added the feature where the touch surface is disabled when an earbud is taken out of the ear, which is great to avoid accidental presses. 

Realme provides a total of three pairs of silicone ear tips for users to choose from (S, M and L).  The earbuds have a nice, snug fit and are secure even during physical activities such as walking, jogging, and others. The buds are lightweight at just 4.1g each and comfortable for the most part, however, the reviewer, who has small ears, found that the buds got slightly uncomfortable to wear after an hour or two of continuous listening. This will depend from user to user according to the ear shape, but the buds are comfortable, at least for the first few hours. We urge you to try out all silicone tips to find the perfect fit since it helps with comfort and passive isolation.

Realme Link app and other features

The Realme Buds Air 2 comes with a pretty decent accompanying app - Realme Link. The UI is clean, easy to use, and comes with a fair amount of customisation options. The app does the basics well, which includes showing the battery percentage of both buds and the charging case, allowing you to toggle between Noise Cancellation, General and Transparency modes, and toggling a few more modes such as Game Mode, Volume Enhancer, In-ear detection, and auto answer. 

In the Game Mode, Realme has managed to drop the latency from 94ms on the Buds Air Pro to 88ms on these earphones. Now, the 6ms drop in latency isn’t very noticeable, the latency feels about the same as the Buds Air Pro. However, there’s minimal discernible delay in audio whether you’re streaming content or playing games. Volume Enhancer mode increases the top volume on the buds, for the ones who love blasting music in their ears (not advised). In-ear detection works well. In our testing period, it worked about 80 per cent of the time. We kept auto-answer off, but if you would like that, you can turn it on in the app.

The app also allows you to choose between three EQ presets including Bass Boost+, Lively, and Clear. For the purposes of this review, we left it at the default EQ preset (Lively). There’s no adjustable equaliser control on the app, which is slightly disappointing, especially for those who like customising the sound, but Realme said that the earbuds’ sound signature can be customised via third-party apps such as Wavelet. Still, we would have liked to have the option to do so within the accompanying app instead of having to download another app to do so.

The app also allows users to upgrade the firmware of the buds and customise touch controls. By default, the touch controls are set to double tap for pause/play and answer/hang-up calls, triple tap for next track, long press one earbud to reject calls, and long-press both earbuds simultaneously to switch between ANC and Transparency Mode. You can switch all of this around via the app. We set it up to - double-tap (left earbud) for the previous track, double-tap (right earbud) for the next track, triple-tap for voice assistant, touch and hold either side to switch between ANC and Transparency. We chose to leave out pause and play since there’s wear detection support, where removing either earbud from your ear pauses the music and putting it back resumes it. There’s no support for volume controls, which is disappointing. We also set pressing and holding both earbuds simultaneously to turn on/off Game Mode.

At the time of writing this review, Google Fast Pair is not supported since the device isn’t catalogued on Google yet, but by the time users get their hands on it, it should be supported. There’s also auto-connection where the Buds Air 2 will connect to a paired device as soon as the charging case open. Other features on these buds include Bluetooth v5.2 support; making it one of the first affordable earbuds to support this protocol; IPX5 water resistance rating to protect against splashes, light rain and sweat; USB Type-C charging; AAC and SBC codec support (no aptX, unfortunately); and master-master connection, where you can use either bud independently. The buds are, no doubt, packed with features at this price point. We wish Realme also included Qi wireless charging support since the Realme Buds Air had it. There’s also no multipoint connection support, where you can connect the buds to two devices at once, but that’s expected at this price point.

Performance

As mentioned above, the Realme Buds Air 2 come packing Active Noise Cancellation, making it one of the cheapest TWS earbuds we know of that offer this appealing feature. Realme is certainly democratising this feature and making it available for the masses at a price that doesn’t burn a hole in one’s pocket. The company claims Active Noise Cancellation up to 25dB using a feed-forward microphone that captures external noise. The earbuds then send out a reverse signal to cancel out the sound. The company has also employed its new R2 chip that supports ANC on these earbuds.

The ANC performance on these buds obviously won’t rival premium TWS earbuds, but it’s pretty decent for the price. Constant, low-frequency sounds such as an AC’s drone, airplane’s rumble, and similar sounds are cancelled relatively well. The performance is about as good as the Realme Buds Pro. If you spend 5K, the Oppo Enco W51 offer slightly better ANC performance, but at Rs 3,299, you get what you would expect at this price point. So, human voices, loud fans, and other such sounds won’t get drowned out. 

The Transparency Mode, on the other hand, sounds pretty natural, which is rare at this price. The external sounds are relayed through the buds well without sounding too echo-y or artificial. Normal passive isolation on the Realme Buds Air 2 is also pretty decent, especially if you find the right ear tips for a good fit. 

Moving on to sound quality, the Realme Buds Air 2 sports a 10mm driver and the company selected a diamond-like carbon diaphragm that is usually found in higher-end headphones. The company also collaborated with the electronic duo, The Chainsmokers, to tune this headset. In terms of sound signature, the Buds Air 2 have a consumer-friendly V-shaped sonic signature tuning with a slightly boosted bass response and boosted highs in the 2kHz-3kHz range of the frequency spectrum. 

Uncompensated Frequency Response graph of the Realme Buds Air 2 (Purple) vs Reference IEM (Orange)

The bass response is punchy and lively, however, it lacks some detail and finesse. The slightly overexaggerated low-bass response occasionally bleeds into the mids. For example, in Billie Eilish’s bad guy, the bass beats sound boomy and hamper the clarity of the vocals. On its own, the mid-range is pretty well-reproduced with instruments in this range sounding dynamic and clear, for the most part. Vocals are also clean and detailed enough when not shrouded by the bass. The highs are decent, although the drop-off from 4kHz to 8kHz robs some details in cymbals and hi-hats, making them sound slightly dull and listless at times. This is, however, us being nitpicky. For the price, the earphones sound very good.

The earphones seem to be targeted towards bass-lovers that often listen to genres such as EDM, rap, hip-hop, pop and Bollywood, and for those genres, the earbuds provide pretty engaging and lively sound. The soundstage is also significantly wide, however, the imaging could be better. Instrument separation is also decent.

Battery life and microphone

The Realme Buds Air 2’s battery life is rated at 25 hours (buds + charging case) at 50 per cent volume with ANC turned off. The earbuds have a battery life of 5 hours with ANC turned off on a single charge, as per Realme. In our tests, we found that the buds lasted about 3.5 hours with ANC turned on and at 70 per cent volume. Your mileage will vary depending on if you keep ANC on and the volume levels. The charging case is capable of providing 5 additional charges to the buds, which is pretty good.

The buds also support Fast Charging, where just 10 minutes of charging the earbuds provide users with about 2 hours of playtime (with ANC off). The earbuds take about one hour to charge to full. The battery life is pretty good at this price point. It beats out the OnePlus Buds Z that comes with 20 hours of total battery life as well as the Oppo Enco W51 by a slight margin.

The microphone is mediocre, at best. The voice relayed on calls via the in-built microphone sounds slightly garbled and there's some echo too. 

Verdict

The Realme Buds Air 2 is a solid, value-for-money TWS under 5K. It undercuts the competition by providing Active Noise Cancellation at a lower price point, better battery life, and a larger feature-set. ANC performance and sound quality are decent. If you want better ANC, you’ll have to spend almost 2K more for the Oppo W51, and if you want better sound quality, the Lypertek Levi is available at 5K but it lacks ANC, Transparency Mode, and other such features. All in all, Realme has created a product that will truly appeal to the masses due to its expansive feature set and its consumer-friendly sound tuning. 

The odd thing is that Realme has even demerited its own Realme Buds Air Pro by launching the Buds Air 2, since they have a similar sound quality and ANC performance, and the Buds 2 is cheaper despite having most of the features present on the Pro variant.

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PUBG Mobile 2 Could Release as Soon as Next Week, India Launch Uncertain

PUBG Mobile 2 may release as soon as next week with an announcement expected at PUBG Global Invitational.S event. A tipster claimed on Twitter that PUBG Mobile 2 will be set in 2051 and have futuristic weapons.

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Realme Narzo 30A review

Narzo 30A is an interesting phone. It's heavily inspired by the Narzo 20 launched last year, but that doesn't make it a bad phone. In fact, starting at Rs 8,999 it emerges as a value for money offering that impresses with its long-lasting battery, overall performance, and design. Its cameras do leave a little to be desired, but that's understandable considering its price. 

 

Realme launched the Narzo series last year as the company's answer to growing user demand for affordable phones that also offer plenty of processing power for watching videos, browsing the web, playing games, and more. Realme even delivered on this promise as it launched a number of phones under the series which despite a few compromises impressed as complete packages. Now, Realme plans to do the same in 2021 with the launch of the Narzo 30 series smartphones. The series brings with itself two new phones, the Narzo 30A and Narzo 30 Pro. 

Of the two, we have the Narzo 30A with us today. This is the more modest of the two smartphones, as it brings with itself as it's available at a slightly more affordable price point. However, the phone still manages to pack within its frame enough firepower to impress when you start using it. Among its highlights are the Helio G85 SoC, a 13-megapixel lens-based dual camera set-up, a big display, and an even bigger 6000mAh battery. But as we found out during our time with the Narzo 30A, there's a lot more to the device than just the above-mentioned specs. Here's everything you need to know about it. 

Realme Narzo 30A review: Performance

The Realme 30A is surprisingly good enough for most tasks that you throw at it and the primary reason for this is definitely its Helio G85 chipset that's paired with up to 4GB of RAM and 64GB of storage. This chipset is built using a 12nm process and has been used previously by Realme on the Narzo 20 launched last year. 

The chipset features an octa-core CPU that uses two ARM Cortex-A75 performance cores clocked at 2.0GHz for heavy lifting and six ARM Cortex-A55 efficiency cores running at 1.8GHz for apps of daily use. At the time of its launch, this chipset was touted to be one for mobile gaming on a budget, and even in 2021, it manages to live up to the promise. While the CPU definitely helps with running heavy-duty games, it's the ARM Mali-G52 GPU that does most of the rendering graphics. The GPU can boost up to 1Ghz for peak performance which helps provides a responsive user-experience while running games. But more on gaming later, let's first look at a few scores to see how the device does at synthetic benchmarks.

This Helio G85 SoC powered device scored a decent 201637 on AnTuTu and when compared to the competition in its segment clocked an impressive 350 in the single-core test of Geekbench 5 and 1283 in the benchmark's multicore test. It also did okay when we tested the graphics performance using our battery of GPU tests. In GFX Bench (Aztec Ruins, high tier) the phone scored 746 while also scoring 701 on 3D Mark Wild Life. But Gamebench gave us the most insight into how the device handled popular titles like Call of Duty Mobile and Asphalt 9 Legends, with Narzo 30A clocking decent results for both.

For the former, Gamebench revealed that the Narzo 30A running at medium graphics settings clocked a median of 58 FPS at 87 per cent stability. As for Asphalt 9 Legends, the median was 30 FPS at stability of 99 per cent. Considering we're testing a budget segment device, these numbers look pretty impressive. 

These results also fell in line with our general experience of using the device in day-to-day life as the Realme Narzo 30A felt snappy and responsive for most parts. Apps and games were quick to fire up, with the device rarely feeling sluggish or turning unresponsive. 

As we found out during our review, the chipset can handle games like Call of Duty well at the highest available medium graphics settings with a few other toggles for visuals turned on. While the game initially recommends the low graphics preset for the device, we found it to work without any hitches at the higher graphics setting also. The experience was similar for Asphalt 9 Legends which ran at high graphics settings without displaying any signs of stress on the hardware. 

Realme Narzo 30A review: Software and features 

The Realme Narzo 30A comes running the Realme UI which is based on Android 10 and provides a relatively clean Android experience. The custom skin is built using Android 10, however, Realme has already promised an upgrade to the more minimalistic Realme UI 2.0 which the company claims will be coming soon to the Narzo 30A. 

While the update is definitely something to look forward to, in its current form, the Realme UI also brings with itself a lot to like as it is powered by the company's latest quantum animation engine which improves the screen fluency. Realme UI also brings in 11 new wallpapers inspired by natural elements. 

Further, it also brings with itself support for features like Dual Mode Music Share which enables output of audio through two different devices at the same time. For this, the user can connect a pair of wireless earbuds and wired earphones to share audio with a friend. Apart from this, this Android 10-based copy of Realme UI also brings with itself support for features such as Focus Mode and Dark Mode. Overall, all these elements come together to provide a good experience on what is essentially a budget segment device. 

Realme Narzo 30A review: Design and Display

Realme 30A offers an industrious design. However, the use of a sporty diagonal stripe pattern on the back panel helps make the device look a little sporty. This will be appreciated by gamers. The back panel also uses a Pixel-like dual finish scheme, where this striped design covering almost 70 per cent of the back, and the upper end of the phone using a more subtle solid black again in matter finish. This section also houses the phone's square camera set-up and round fingerprint scanner. Both look well designed, with the former protruding very little from the back panel. 

All the buttons of use are on the right of the device, with the volume and power button working as expected and feeling tactile and responsive. The phone's speaker grille is placed at the bottom which can be muffled while playing games. Moving on to the display, the front of the phone uses a 6.5-inch panel with support for HD+ resolution (720x1600 pixels). The display also promises a decent pixel density of 269ppi and high peak brightness of 570 nits, although when we measured it, the display topped out at 419 nits. In the real world, this panel does get plenty bright for use even under direct sunlight, however, its feels lacking in clarity because of the low resolution it runs at.  

The Realme Narzo 30A flaunts an average screen-to-body ratio of 88.7 per cent with some amount of bezels remaining visible at the chin of the display. At the top, and the sides there's little in the way of bezels to take you away from the experience, however, we do have a small water-drop notch that houses the phone's front camera. 

Despite weighing 207 grams, the Narzo 30A doesn't feel too heavy in the hand with the weight appearing to be evenly balanced across the device. The phone also feels quite compact in the hand, especially if you are moving from a bigger smartphone. Overall, it's a well-built device that feels nice in the hand and does just about enough to look appealing to the eye. 

Realme Narzo 30A review: Battery 

One of the most impressive things about the Realme Narzo 30A is its battery life. The phone is backed by a massive 6000mAh battery pack which provides very good battery life. On average, the phone can easily last a day and a half on moderate use with only gaming draining the battery of the device fast. During our review, we found the phone to lose about 7 per cent charge after a 30-minute session of Call of Duty Mobile when the phone was set at full brightness and audio played through the device's speakers. We also received similar battery results for Asphalt 9 Legends. 

But when it did run out of charge, the battery of the phone took some time to charge as the device comes with support for only 18W fast charging. At this speed, the Narzo 30A takes over 3 hours for a complete charge. Apart from this, the Narzo 30A also comes with support for reverse charging to help fuel up other smartphones. 

Realme Narzo 30A review: Camera

There's not a lot happening here in terms of the cameras with Realme deciding to equip the Narzo 30A with a rather basic dual-lens set-up. At the heart of it is a primary 13MP lens with an aperture of f/2.2. This is sat next to a secondary B&W portrait lens for adding extra information to shots. This lens has an aperture of f/2.4. In terms of features, the camera can click images in Super NightScape Mode, Night Filters, Chroma Boost, Beauty, Filter, HDR, Panoramic view, Portrait, Time-lapse, Slo-mo, and Expert Mode. 

All the heavy lifting here is done by the primary lens which clicks good enough shots in well-lit situations. Resultant images come out with a decent amount of detail, and the shots are generally sharp with adequate dynamic range. The lens does a decent job at locking into focus, however, the shutter response between images is poor with the camera app taking at least 2-3 seconds to process one shot and then move to click the next one. While this may not be a deal-breaker, it is definitely very frustrating if you're trying to click a few shots quickly as this delay between shots can easily lead to the user missing the intended shot. 

The Narzo 30A also clicks decent portrait shots, however, edge detection remains a problem. The phone does well with low light, with the NightScape mode definitely improving the quality of the pictures when the f/2.2 aperture lens is not fed enough light to work with. There's also little in the way of noise to ruin the shots clicked in low light using this lens. 

The phone also comes with an 8MP in-display selfie lens with an f/2.0 aperture. This lens manages to capture plenty of detail and accurate skin tones in daylight. However, its low light performance leaves a little to be desired. The selfie lens also offers support for features such as AI beauty, HDR, Panoramic View, Time-lapse and also brings with it various filters. The front camera can also click portrait shots, however, these are let down a little by the camera's average edge detection.

Realme Narzo 30A review: Conclusion

The Narzo 30A is by no means a stand-out phone that changes the game with the sheer value it offers in terms of its hardware or aesthetics. A quick look at the spec sheet will tell you that the device is heavily inspired by last year's Narzo 20 as it shares not only some hardware but is also similar to the previous generation Narzo device when it comes to the display and to an extent even the design. Yet, this does not make the Narzo 30A a bad phone. In fact, in isolation, the device manages to impress both with its overall performance and design. Its cameras do leave a little to be desired, but that's something that is a fair trade-off for the low price point that Realme has launched the Narzo 30A at.

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Ratchet & Clank on PS4 available for free next week as part of PlayStations Play at Home feature

If you’re gaming on a PS4, there’s some good news for you guys. You will now be able to download Ratchet & Clank for free. Part of the PlayStation Play at Home service, the game will be available for download until the end of March. Once you download the game onto your console, the game will be yours forever. Sony has not announced anything else, but we can assume that there will be more freebies for PS4 gamers. Just last year, Sony included Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection and Journey as part of the PlayStation Play at Home service.

Download Ratchet & Clank (2016) for free beginning next week - details in the post! https://t.co/aLRCLqjgBz

— Insomniac Games (@insomniacgames) February 23, 2021 Ratchet & Clank free on PlayStation's Play At Home initiative 

Ratchet & Clank was one of the OG games on the PlayStation 2 and has been remastered for the PS4. In fact, we even listed the game as one of the best platformers on the PS4. You can check out the rest of the list, right here. One of the best action-platformers on the system, Ratchet & Clank will introduce you to the vibrant and quirky world of the titular characters. The series is so popular that there’s a new Ratchet & Clank game called Rift Apart. It will be arriving for the PS5 on June 11.

From what we can see, Ratchet & Clank is the first free game in this year’s PlayStation Play at Home promo. We can expect more free games to hit the service as the months roll by. If you’ve already bought a PS5, here’s a quick guide on what you should do when you first turn on the console. You can also check out our review of the console in the video below.

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