OnePlus Watch Review: First times the charm

The OnePlus Watch is the company's first attempt at making a full-fledged smartwatch that makes a case for itself with its premium design and a slew of fitness and activity tracking features. It feels and looks great on the hand and gives you the impression of a familiar comfort which cannot be said of most smartwatches in this price segment. It tracks your vitals accurately and offers actionable visual insights that you can work upon to improve your current lifestyle. Though not without its shortcomings, the OnePlus Watch is one of the best smartwatches available at its asking price today in India.

The OnePlus Watch is OnePlus’ first full-fledged attempt at a smart wearable product, one that its fans have been waiting with bated breath for quite some time now. We first heard rumblings about a OnePlus smartwatch dating back to circa 2015, but the company put that project aside to focus on its evolving smartphone lineup. In the past few years, a much more mature OnePlus expanded into television and audio products. This year it finally took the plunge and introduced its first fitness tracker called the OnePlus Band followed by its first smartwatch, simply called the OnePlus Watch.

Starting at Rs 14,999, the OnePlus Watch has a premium build and design that tries to give us a feel of a classic timepiece albeit with modern subtlety. The OnePlus Watch is available in the Classic Edition with Midnight Black and Moonlight Silver colours along with a Cobalt Limited Edition. From a blood oxygen sensor to an optical heart rate sensor, 5ATM water resistance to speaker support, the OnePlus Watch is packed with features often seen only on high-end smartwatches. But is that enough to make it a compelling piece of timekeeper, we find out in this review of the OnePlus Watch.

OnePlus Watch Build and Design

Straight out of the box, the OnePlus Watch feels very premium in the hand with its circular 46mm dial. The Classic Edition of the smartwatch, which we received for this review, is crafted out of 316L grade stainless steel featuring a 1.39-inch display that curves towards the edges while the base is made out of polycarbonate material. The OnePlus Watch weighs 76 grams (45 grams w/o straps) which could be considered a bit hefty for people with skinny wrists and measures 10.9 millimetres in thickness.

The OnePlus Watch has a navigation button engraved with the company’s name for easier identification and a function key that can be customized from the settings menu. The buttons are fairly tactile and large enough to register the click. There’s a speaker grille on the left edge, a barometer hole in the bottom and a microphone opening just below the navigation key. The smartwatch comes with a fluoroelastomer strap with a contoured design pre-installed and is also compatible with third-party straps as it has the standard clasp design.

The OnePlus Watch is 5ATM, IP68 rated which makes it resistant to dust and water ingress. The smartwatch can withstand more than just splashes of water and can be taken for a swimming session. However, anything more than that such as water sports or deep-sea diving is not recommended as it can damage the internals.

It features a 1.39-inch HD (454x454 pixels) resolution AMOLED display with a 2.5D glass that neatly rounds off at the edges. The edge of the display has concentric lines running across that makes for a subtle effect when light falls on it from different angles. The Cobalt Limited Edition goes a step ahead with its display protected by a layer of Sapphire glass, making it more resistant to daily wear and tear.

The screen on the smartwatch offers four preset brightness controls: automatic, low, medium and high across five levels of brightness. We found ourselves comfortable with the medium brightness (level 3) indoors while outdoors, we had to turn it up to maximum for better sunlight legibility. The display on the OnePlus Watch is bright and produces vivid colours at all times. Though the watch faces are a work in progress as the OnePlus Watch comes with just 15 complications to choose from. This is a bummer especially for someone who likes to personalize their watches as third-party watch faces are not supported.

Another area where OnePlus dropped the ball is the always-on display functionality. This meant that we either had to raise the wrist or press one of the buttons to see the display every time. We hope that the next OTA update brings the always-on display feature to the OnePlus Watch.

OnePlus Watch Fitness Tracking Features

As you may have figured by now, the OnePlus Watch does not run on Google WearOS and instead has a custom RTOS (Real-Time OS) which is also pretty slick in day-to-day use. The smartwatch is powered by the STM32 processor and has 4GB of storage out of which 2GB is user-accessible to store music. It connects to your Android smartphone over Bluetooth 5.0 via the OnePlus Health app. Sadly though, there is no iOS support just yet.

The OnePlus Watch is capable of measuring the wearer’s heart rate, blood oxygen saturation levels, steps, stress and even tracks sleeping habits. It alerts you when you have been sitting idle for a long time and asks you to move around so that lethargy does not set in. This is especially beneficial for people who sit in front of a computer or a laptop every day as it gives them a necessary burst of activity. The smartwatch tracks stress levels and categorize them based on heart rate variability detected by fluctuations.

It also keeps a track of your daily activities which includes the number of steps, workout duration, energy burned, distance walked and levels climbed. All of it is neatly presented under the Activities tab that can be viewed on the watch or in the Health app. The smartwatch is also GPS enabled so it can track your runs without a phone.

The OnePlus Watch is pre-loaded with 15 major workout modes including outdoor/indoor running, fat burn run, outdoor/indoor cycling, walking, swimming, elliptical training, rowing machine, badminton, mountaineering, cricket, cross-country, yoga and freestyle training, to name a few. These are preset modes that are commonplace for smartwatches these days.

The OnePlus Watch is also capable of measuring SpO2 blood oxygen saturation levels. In our use, we found it to be accurate however, the data for the same takes some time to sync properly to the OnePlus Health app. The smartwatch measures real-time heart rate and displays a graph in the Health app for a 24-hour cycle. It categorizes the data into average, resting, lowest and highest bpm rate for users to easily understand their heart rate behaviour.

Similarly, the sleep tracking system monitors the wearer’s sleeping patterns throughout and offers detailed assessment with actionable insights. Over on the Health app, the sleep cycle is categorized into deep sleep, light sleep, awake time and interruptions. Based on the data collected by the Watch, it offers tips to improve the sleep duration which comes in really handy. There’s also an option to track SpO2 blood oxygen saturation levels during sleep which can be enabled manually as it is turned off by default to save battery. The sleep data collected by the OnePlus Watch was pretty accurate with my sleeping habits. The watch starts monitoring sleep patterns from 8 PM every night.

The OnePlus Watch also has a breathing exercise mode that is touted to de-stress and allows the wearer to go into a meditative state. The mode is customizable for upto 5 minutes and 35 breath cycles during which the watch vibrates notifying the user to inhale and exhale. If followed precisely, this guided breathing mode actually helps in relaxing the respiratory system.

The OnePlus Watch is also equipped with a linear motor that has pretty decent haptic feedback. Be it incoming calls, notification or alarms, you will feel the vibration of the alerts though it could have been more balanced. Similarly, the speaker unit onboard can only be used during calls and users will have to connect a Bluetooth earphone for music playback. Since it does not run on WearOS, there is no music streaming app onboard and users will have to manually copy songs to the watch if they want to listen to music during their workouts.

OnePlus Watch Battery Life

The OnePlus Watch is equipped with a 402mAh battery that the company claims can last for upto 14 days on regular usage. When connected to a smartphone over Bluetooth, the smartwatch receives calls, notifications and more such alerts. Users can reply to certain alerts using the preset replies but there is no way to send a custom message. It has been five days now since our OnePlus Watch was last fully charged and the battery level has already plummeted to 41% leading us to believe that it won’t make it past the week. This is with continuous heart-rate tracking and sleep tracking enabled and the screen brightness set to medium. The OnePlus Watch uses a magnetic pop-pin connector and supports Warp Charge fast charging that quickly fills up the battery.

OnePlus Watch Verdict

Being its first smartwatch, the OnePlus Watch successfully makes a case for itself in the ever-growing wearables market. It is well-built, looks more premium than the competition and is just an overall worthy smartwatch. Of course, there are certain shortcomings such as its non-WearOS nature, lack of third-party apps and customizable watch faces but it's nothing that cannot be fixed with an OTA update. Having said that, we would have loved to see a more refined software experience something OnePlus does so well with its smartphones.

If you’re someone who uses an OnePlus phone and wants to get a smartwatch, the OnePlus Watch is a no brainer for you as it is an extension of the whole OnePlus experience. It is also a good option for users who want to try their hands on a smartwatch without the WearOS baggage. The OnePlus Watch offers almost all of the fitness features that you will find on high-end smartwatches and so it is one of the most enticing options available in the market today.

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Call of Duty: Mobile Season 3 will be called Tokyo Escape, will add Oasis and Coastal maps

Activision has confirmed a bunch of details about the Call of Duty: Mobile’s upcoming seasonal update. This includes the official name/theme of Season 3 as well as a tentative launch date. The developers have confirmed the names of two new maps.

Call of Duty: Mobile - Season 3 Tokyo Escape

 

Season 3: Tokyo Escape Time to bring your swords to the gun fight! New season is deploying in #CODMobile later this week! pic.twitter.com/tIZS5qBF2z

— Call of Duty: Mobile (@PlayCODMobile) April 12, 2021

 

Activison has confirmed that the upcoming Season 3 update for Call of Duty: Mobile will be called Tokyo Escape. As such, the new season should feature a Japanese-style theme complete with katanas, ninjas and samurais. When announcing the new name, the developers also revealed that the new season will start sometime this week.

Call of Duty: Mobile - Oasis and Coastal maps to be added

Not one... but TWO new maps are coming next season! A familiar multiplayer map, Oasis will be deploying in #CODMobile later this week when Season 3 launches! pic.twitter.com/0qoK7j9dzS

— Call of Duty: Mobile (@PlayCODMobile) April 13, 2021

Activision has also finally confirmed the name of the two new maps that will be added in the Season 3 update. This includes the Oasis map that was teased just yesterday. The Oasis map isn’t new to Call of Duty as it was a part of a DLC for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3. The map features a middle eastern theme and should offer multiple corridors and choke points.

Coastal is the other new map. This was initially thought to be called ‘Wine Town’ as that’s the name it has in the Chinese version of the game. This map is another completely new map that’s exclusive to Call of Duty: Mobile. Cage and Reclaim were the other maps designed exclusively for the game.

The developers have also teased the inclusion of two new weapons in the game. The names of both the weapons have not yet been confirmed yet. However, online sleuths have already deduced their identities. This includes the PP19 Bizon SMG and the Renetti Pistol. We’ll have to wait and see how players will be able to earn these new weapons.

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Amazon Grand Gaming Days Sale Brings Discounts, Offers on Laptops, Monitors, Games

Amazon Grand Gaming Days sale begins in India with up to 50 percent discounts on gaming laptops, gaming consoles, and accessories. There are also deals, discounts, and offers on products from popular brands such as Acer, Asus, Lenovo, LG, HP, Dell, Corsair, and JBL, among others.

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Acer Aspire 7 gaming laptop Review: Punching above its weight class

The Acer Aspire 7 is a solid choice for those who are looking to buy a new laptop without burning a huge hole in their pockets. This unassuming laptop managed to punch above its weight class during our testing, and it has earned a very respectable spot in a few of our laptop recommendation lists. It's a very reliable machine for handling your day-to-day workloads and it also has enough muscles to flex when it comes to gaming or content creation.

Finding a budget-friendly, reliable work laptop that's also packed with some good features for day-to-day usage can be quite difficult even with all the options that are out there. On top of that if you are also looking for a notebook with some gaming chops then your options are fairly limited.

But there are some exceptions and the Acer Aspire 7 gaming laptop is one of them. This laptop costs less than Rs 60,00 but it's powered by AMD's Ryzen 5000-series chip, has an Nvidia GTX 1650 GPU, and plenty of storage. I have been using this laptop as my daily driver for a few weeks now and it has turned out to be a sweet surprise with the kind of value it offers in this price range.

This detailed review of the Acer Aspire 7 gaming laptop should help you get a better understanding of the laptop and will hopefully help you make an informed purchase decision. Let's dive in.

Acer Aspire 7 Gaming Laptop: Specifications

Processor: AMD Ryzen 5 5500U (2.1 GHz base clock, up to 4.0 GHz max boost clock, 8 MB L3 cache, 6 cores) Graphics: Nvidia GeForce GTX 1650 RAM: 8 GB DDR4-3200 Storage: 512 GB PCIe NVMe SSD Display: 15.6" FHD IPS anti-glare panel.

Acer Aspire 7 Gaming Laptop: Performance

The Acer Aspire 7 gaming laptop has a pretty good set of specifications on paper. The Ryzen 5 5500U, though not based on the newer Zen 3 architecture, brings some noticeable performance improvements over the older Ryzen 5 4500U processors. The Ryzen 5 5500U inside this laptop is clocked at 2.1Ghz and has a max turbo frequency of up to 4Ghz. For starters, this chip supports hyperthreading which essentially means that more threads can run on each core to maximize performance. This helps it put out some solid performance for both benchmark programs as well as day-to-day usage.

Coupled with the Nvidia GTX 1650 GPU, this laptop can actually handle gaming with pretty good numbers on the board. But before we jump into the gaming performance to see the kind of frame rates you can get, let's quickly take a look at the benchmark numbers.

We ran a slew of benchmark programs on the Acer Aspire 7 gaming laptop and it managed to give us some impressive numbers across the board. With 3DMark's Time Spy test, we pushed the limits of the GTX 1650 GPU and it managed to give us a score of 3638, beating the more expensive Lenovo Legion 5i with a 10th gen Intel Core i5-10300H and the same GTX 1650. In fact, the Aspire 7 managed to beat more or less all the laptops with the GTX 1650 that we have tested so far.

The Ryzen 5 5500U showed some significant performance improvement when I ran the PCMark 10's extended test. Not only was it better than the last generation counterparts, but it also left behind some Intel chips on offer in the same price segment. The Aspire 7 gaming laptop's score of 5168 was better than the Lenovo Legion 5i running on the 10th gen Intel Core i7-10750H processor that only scored 4091. I found very good results on the Cinebench R20 benchmark too.

The Ryzen 5 5500U processes the Cinebench R20' multi-thread test at 3.6Ghz, leaving some headroom before its max turbo frequency. On battery power, the CPU operates at 1.8Ghz only even while handling the multi-thread test to conserve power. On Cinebench R20, the Aspire 7 gaming laptop scored 3063 points, which is higher than a lot of laptops that we have tested under Rs 1 Lakh. We found similar results with other programs and the Aspire 7 gaming laptop scored some pretty good numbers overall in our internal scoring sheet.

So how well does the Acer Aspire 7 gaming laptop handles gaming? To answer this question, I ended up playing a wide variety of games on this laptop including some benchmark favorites like Doom Eternal and Grand Theft Auto 5. Here, check out the benchmark graph below to get a better understanding of how the games will run on this laptop.

All the games tested for benchmarking we running at 1080p, at their High and Medium preset graphics settings. Most games, as you can see, hits the 60FPS mark even at max settings. Dropping down the settings a notch or tweaking things a little bit makes it put out better frame rates but the experience is limited due to the 60Hz refresh rate cap. The 99th percentile frame rates, in most cases, were close to the average frames, which means the performance is consistent and smooth. 

The Nvidia GTX 1650 was maxing out its usage. The CPU usage, however, stayed around 70% which means it had enough headroom left to be pushed further with, say, a better GPU.

Acer Aspire 7 Gaming Laptop: Thermals

We did most of our testing in 24-28 degrees ambient temperature, and the laptop managed to stay relatively cool throughout the process. Irrespective of the test that we were running, the laptop's temperature remained well under bearable limits. I played GTA V for about 4 hours at a stretch to see if the GPU was able to handle the load and it stayed relatively cool while performing at its max potential.

I saw no signs of thermal throttling during the testing, which is always a good sign in gaming laptops that don't have a huge chassis with sophisticated cooling solutions. Both CPU and GPU were performing optimally and managed to stay under 70-degrees throughout the test.

The keyboard deck did start to feel a little warm to touch but it wasn't uncomfortable to use at any given point. The fans also kick in as soon as you start running a resource-intensive task like a game, and this can be controlled via the AMD Radeon software. The large perforations on the bottom lid allowed the fans to suck in as much fresh air as possible whereas the hot air was blowing out of the vents at the back of the laptop as well as on the side.

The hot air coming out of the right side of the laptop was causing a bit of an issue for me while using a gaming mouse but I don't see it as a major issue that's limited to just this laptop. 

Lastly, I also tested the 512GB PCIe NVMe SSD using the CrystalDiskMark program. I was able to record 3574MB/s and 2734MB/s sequential read-write speeds. It's on par with most other gaming laptops that cost under Rs 1 lakh. Moving huge chunks of files from an external SSD to Aspire 7's internal drive was also pretty consistent. This means the laptop should theoretically be able to boot both the OS as well as the games faster without any downtime. This will also prove useful to creative professionals trying to move files back and forth between drives and programs.

The Acer Aspire 7 gaming laptop can also be used for creative workloads like photo and video editing. I already tested the laptop for both photo and video editing using Adobe Lightroom and Davinci Resolve software, and the laptop managed to keep up with the loads. You might have to put up with longer render times in both cases but it's very much doable. I will be posting a separate story detailing the laptop's performance for creative workloads soon, so stay tuned for that if you are interested. But long story short, the laptop can definitely handle those workloads with some compromises.

Acer Aspire 7 Gaming Laptop: Display

The Acer Aspire 7 gaming laptop sports a 15.6-inch display that has a native resolution of 1920x1080 pixels. It's got a matte finish that keeps hash reflections at bay and makes it easier on the eyes. It provides a decent contrast ratio of 1361:1 and has a peak brightness of 268.3 cd/m².

The brightness of the display, as you can see is a little on the lower side. Anything less than 300 cd/m² is considered to be low and can cause issues with visibility outdoors, especially under direct sunlight. This is something to consider as this laptop is primarily made for indoor usage. During my testing, I recorded an Avg CCT value of 7447K, indicating that the colour temperature is on the cooler side.

 Acer Aspire 7 gaming laptop display tested on Calman Ultimate

Another important thing to note here is that the display only supports up to 60Hz refresh rate, which is again, not very desirable on a gaming laptop. I can let it slide for this one given its price, but it may prove unsatisfactory for gamers because most titles are best played at 144Hz. And the GTX 1650 GPU in the laptop can push a lot of titles to go beyond just the 60FPS mark, so it would have made it more appealing and easy to recommend.

That is, however, not even my primary concern with the display. Using the Portrait Displays C6 HDR2000 colourimeter I registered a DeltaE colour deviation of 6.21 with max DeltaE values touching as high as 20.59. So not only does the laptop misses the target of DeltaE values under 4, some colours like Blue are extremely off.

Acer Aspire 7 gaming laptop display tested on Calman Ultimate

The Avg DeltaE value for the Greyscale test was also very high, which means the grey levels are also not balanced. Besides the colour 'Black', pretty much all colour showed extremely high DeltaE values and they all ended up looking pale due to the high luminance values. The DeltaL value for even colours like, say, 'Pink' was pretty high with both DeltaC and DeltaH values being disturbingly low. I doubt if even a manual colour calibration will do enough to give accurate colours on this panel. It also only covered 59.4% and 39.8% of the sRGB and the DCI-P3 colour gamut.

Acer Aspire 7 gaming laptop display tested on Calman Ultimate

What all that means is that the display on the Acer Aspire 7 gaming laptop isn't suited for colour sensitive work. Even though the laptop's performance can drive photo and video editing software, I highly go against using this display for any kind of professional work. In fact, I recommend an external monitor even for day-to-day media consumption like watching videos, movies, and TV shows. You will enjoy much better visuals and it will be a worthy purchase on the longer run.

Acer Aspire 7 Gaming Laptop: Battery Life

The Acer Aspire 7 gaming laptop packs a 3-cell 48Whr in its chassis which the company claims has a maximum runtime of up to 11.5 hours. During our testing, we didn't manage to mimic similar results, but the laptop still has surprisingly good battery life. The Ryzen 5 5500U with a max TDP of 25W is also at play here and it tends to be more forgiving on the battery life thanks to its 7nm architecture.

I tested the laptop's battery life using PCMark 10's battery benchmark and ended up with some promising results. In PCMark's Modern office test which simulates battery life for everyday work, the Aspire 7 managed to last for 5 hours and 9 minutes. It lasted significantly longer than both the ASUS TUF Gaming A15 that's powered by the Ryzen 7 4800H, and the HP Omen 15 2020 that's powered by the Intel Core i7-10750H.

I also supplemented the PCMark test by getting some real-world usage out of the laptop. As I mentioned earlier, I used the Aspire 7 gaming as my primary notebook for a few weeks and during that period, the laptop was consistently putting up with me for over 5 hours at peak brightness. That's quite an impressive number for a gaming laptop. The ASUS TUF Gaming A15 in comparison only last for about 2 hours or so during our testing. 

Obviously, your mileage may vary depending on the kind of work that you will be doing on the laptop on a daily basis. With my usage, which involves researching and writing stories for the website, web browsing, listening to music over Bluetooth, watching some YouTube videos and Twitch streams, etc., I was pleasantly by not having to reach out for my charger more often. This makes me believe that this Aspire 7 gaming laptop can also be your go-to which you can rely on to last a good while when you are out for, say, a day of class.

Acer Aspire 7: Keyboard, Trackpad, and I/O

The Acer Aspire 7 gaming laptop is equipped with a backlit chicklet keyboard with an integrated number pad. There are no adjustable brightness levels for the backlight, so it's a simple white light that you can toggle on or off. The keys are flat and smooth and there's a good amount of space between them. The keys provide a short stroke and clear pressure point, making them very pleasing to hit.

It's a very comfortable keyboard with responsive keys that have more travel than I expected. You don't get an audible click but you can feel them actuate unlike the ones with shallow or mushy keys. It's very easy to get used to and it's a great keyboard for typing. It's also perfectly serviceable for gaming if you don't plan on buying a dedicated gaming keyboard.

The touchpad, too, is very simple. It's got a smooth surface which makes it easier for your fingers to glide on. It's not the largest touchpad out there but it doesn't have dedicated keys either, so you get a one-piece patch to work with. What I really like about this touchpad is that it also responds to inputs in the corners without showing any signs of flimsiness.

Coming to ports, Acer has managed to give us plenty of them on this chassis. On the left side, you'll see two USB 3.0 Type-A ports, a USB Type-C port, an HDMI output, and an Ethernet jack. It's worth pointing out that the Type C port here doesn't support DisplayPort over USB-C or Power Delivery 3.0.

On the right side, you get another USB Type-A port along with a combo headphone/microphone jack and a power connector. As you can see, we are looking at a decent selection of ports, but what's missing here is an SD card reader, which could have been a nice addition.

Acer Aspire 7 Gaming Laptop: Design And Build Quality

Despite being a gaming laptop, the Aspire 7 isn't built to look like one. If anything, I'd say it looks plain and very generic, which is something that makes it easier for it to fit in most environments without looking overly obnoxious. Acer is selling the matte black variant of the laptop here in India and it just looks clean without any RGB or flashy lighting whatsoever.

The chassis is made entirely of plastic, which is unsurprising at this price point. However, it doesn't feel overly cheap. Of course, it is not as nice as a lot of other notebooks in this price range from the competitors but I wouldn't take this to be a bad thing. At 2.15Kg, it's not exactly the most lightweight machine in the world, but it's on the right side of travel-friendly and it's super portable.

Overall, I would say the Acer Aspire 7 gaming laptop is an unremarkable machine when it comes to looks. It's not going to turn any heads but that doesn't necessarily make it a bad choice. The laptop is well made and it doesn't have any serious stability issues albeit the noticeable flex on the lid and the substantial dips you'll experience if you push too hard on the keyboard deck. It's got a serviceable build quality and it should be just fine as long as you don't handle it roughly.

Verdict

So to sum up this review, I can say that the Acer Aspire 7 gets a lot of things right. For the price of Rs 57,000, you are essentially getting a very functional laptop that's perfect for day-to-day workloads and it's got the gaming chops to handle FHD gaming. Acer could have definitely used a better display on this laptop though. It's highly uncalibrated out of the box, doesn't have enough brightness for outdoors usage, and the limited 60Hz refresh rate leaves me wanting more. But barring that, I don't have much to complain about. Yes, it's not an ultraslim laptop and it doesn't have eye-catching looks, but it certainly makes up for that with its performance and value.

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iQOO 7 series to be available via Amazon in India, confirms company

iQOO is set to launch a new phone later this month, and ahead of its launch, the company has announced that the series will be available for purchase in the country through Amazon. Under the iQOO 7 series, the phone maker is set to include two new phones, the iQOO 7 Legend and the vanilla iQOO 7. 

The company has also confirmed the two phones are being manufactured in India, at the brand's Greater Noida facility. The company has also confirmed that it will use Vivo's service centers for all after-sales-related issues for the new iQOO 7 phones. 

Commenting on the partnership, Gagan Arora, Director-Marketing, iQOO said, “Our endeavour at iQOO is to offer products with superior performance and unmatched experience. Our partnership with Amazon is a step further in that direction. iQOO phones are built for those consumers who are naturally skeptical of the status quo and are constantly seeking to improve themselves- Quest  on and on!”

iQOO 7: Specifications

iQOO 7 has was launched in China earlier. The phone uses a 6.62-inch Full HD+ (2400 x 1080 pixels) resolution display that uses an AMOLED panel and supports a 120Hz refresh rate. The screen has a punch-hole notch cutout for the selfie camera in the top center and is also home to an in-display optical fingerprint sensor. 

The iQOO 7 measures 8.7 millimeters in thickness and weighs roughly around 209 grams.  It is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 processor with an octa-core CPU and Adreno 660 GPU. This is paired with up to 12GB RAM and 256GB storage options to choose from. It runs on OriginOS based on Android 11 out-of-the-box. 

The iQOO 7 has a triple camera setup on the back that consists of a primary 48MP camera, 13MP ultra-wide-angle camera with 120-degree field-of-view, and 13MP portrait camera with 2x optical zoom. The rear cameras can record in 4K UHD at up to 30FPS and there’s a 16MP selfie camera on the front. The phone is compatible with Wi-Fi 6, supports Bluetooth 5.2, and is equipped with a 4,000mAh battery that supports 120W fast charging. The company claims it can go from 0-100% in 15 minutes tops.

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Acer Nitro 5 with 11th Gen Intel Core H-series Processors, Nvidia GTX 1650 launched in India

Acer's Nitro series is extremely popular among gamers mainly because of the kind of performance it brings to the table at a relatively affordable price point. The company already has a bunch of different variants of this particular laptop on the market, but we now have yet another variant. After launching the AMD Ryzen-powered variant a few days back, Acer has now launched a variant that's powered by the Intel processor.

Acer Nitro 5 Specifications

The new Acer Nitro 5 gaming laptop is powered by the 11th generation Intel Core i5-11300H processor. The H-series processor, for those of you who don't know, is usually deployed in systems with higher-powered, discrete graphics. They have much higher thermal design power than the standard U-series.

It is coupled with Nvidia's GeForce GTX 1650 GPU with 4 GB GDDR6 memory to handle gaming. The laptop also packs up to 32GB DDR4 RAM and a 512GB PCIe NVMe SSD for faster performance. The Nitro 5 gaming laptop sports a 15.6-inch FHD IPS display with support for up to 144Hz refresh rate and 3ms response time, making it perfect for gaming.

The laptop also brings a couple of other interesting things to the table like the Thin Bezel design, CoolBoost Technology, industry-leading CPU performance, immersive graphics, amazing AI acceleration, and best-in-class wired and wireless connectivity. In terms of the battery, the Nitro 5 has a 4-cell 57.5 Wh battery which the company claims can last up to 8.50 hours on a single charge.

The Acer Nitro 5 also features DTS: X Ultra dual 2W speakers to deliver good output. It also comes with Wifi 6 and Bluetooth 5.1 support for better connectivity.

Acer Nitro 5 Pricing & Availability

Acer has launched this new variant of the Nitro 5 gaming laptop for Rs 69,990 in India. It is now available to purchase from Acer Exclusive store, Acer Online Store, and Amazon.

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Acer Nitro 5 With 11th Gen Intel Tiger Lake CPU, Nvidia GeForce GTX 1650 Graphics Launched in India

Acer Nitro 5 gaming laptop with the latest 11th Gen Intel Tiger Lake CPU launched in India. It comes with the Nvidia GeForce GTX 1650 graphics card with 4GB VRAM.

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