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REVIEW AFTER TWO WEEKS’ USESony caught thunder in a cup and called it SRS XB-100. This speaker is pretty loud and clear for its size, purpose and price. It is strictly meant for personal use or a small gathering of 6-8 people at best. Yet this little coffee mug outsmarts every other speaker below 5000 Rs.(Note – this speaker is not loud enough for a party. Those who feel that it is not loud enough for personal use may get an audiological evaluation to see if you have noise-induced hearing loss. Since hearing loss from loud noise (above 70 dB / 70% volume) is irreversible, try to reduce the loudness you listen to and follow 60:60 rule.)AUDIO QUALITYVocals are loud, crisp and clear. Bass is good but not over-the-top. Good treble. From my experience, I would rate SRS XB-100 for various purposes as below.Playing music files = 10/10Playing podcasts = 8/10Call quality = 8/10Playing YouTube videos = 7/10Playing Movies & Series = 7/10Generally, 50%-60% volume was sufficient for audio files to be clear and loud enough. Podcasts needed around 70%. YouTube videos, Movies & Series needed 70%-100% and they largely depended on the quality of file as well. Some old BBC documentaries and series played as clear as any music file at 60% volume whereas Avatar, LOTR series and Spiderman needed at least 80% volume.PORTABILITYThe MOST underrated aspect of this speaker. You could take it and hang it anywhere.CHARGING & BATTERY LIFEAbout 4 to 4.5 hours to charge fully. At around 60% volume, SRS XB-100 lasts for nearly 10 hours, 2 hours less than advertised. At full volume, it lasts nearly 6 hours. But it has no fast charging and the chord provided for charging is very small. These are the only cons I felt.SONY MUSIC CENTRE APPIt just tells you how much battery is left, allow connecting with other Sony speakers for stereo effects and updates the software. It serves no other purpose for this speaker.COMPARED TO OTHER SPEAKERS…….From below 5000 range, only Tribit MaxsoundPlus comes close in XB-100’s audio quality. Tribit XsoundGo is not even as good as the good old Sony SRS-XB13 which got replaced by XB-100. To me, XB-100 sounded better than Tribit Stormbox Micro 2, and even Marshall Willen. XB-100 sounds way better even than Sony’s own 24W speaker SRS XE-200.Don’t fall for the gimmick of speakers with more wattage. 1 watt means that speaker can produce maximum 87dB sound within 1 m distance. Whereas as a 20W speaker could produce only 97dB sound within 1 m distance. For comparison, train horns are blown at 90dB. Any sound above 90dB could cause earache and permanently damage hearing. Nobody plays songs and videos at that sound. As the distance increases beyond 1 m, loudness also decreases.So unless you are not looking for a party speaker or something for an outdoor gathering, a speaker below 10W is sufficient. I am NOT talking here about how loud a speaker can get. There is no point in getting a speaker that is just earblastingly loud but lacks any clarity of sound.So yeah. I am completely satisfied with this one. Try it; you too might be.

With advent of smartphones, the function of wristwatches has been mostly relegated to that of a jewellery. Now that we have smartness built into watches, they can additionally compliment the smartness of the phones and not try to duplicate them for phones are always handy. I cannot understand why anybody needs to duplicate any functionality that is available on a much bigger screen. The complimentary functionalities are mostly health and fitness related as the smartwatch is more in contact with our body. Keeping these factors in mind, my criteria to buy a smartwatch are looks, fitness/health functions and long battery life.Huawei GT series watches perfectly fit all these 3 criteria for me. And that’s the reason why I have continued with Huawei, upgrading from GT2 to GT5. Looks wise, it is hands down far superior to other smartwatches. The metallic octagonal design, great material and built quality with attention to finer details, it has a very premium look. As compared, the ugly looking Samsung watch or toy Apple watch are nowhere near.Huawei claims a battery life of 14 days with optimal usage. And I have no reason to believe that such long battery life can last for years as my 4-year-old GT2 still gives me 10-12 days of life. In 4 days since I have started using this GT5 watch, the battery has gone down by only 30%.Coming to fitness tracking, I can see that the sensors and software both have major improvement since GT2. GT2 GPS has mostly worked fine for my running distances except for the nearby park track which has dense coverage of trees. On days, it goes off by more 10%. But GT5, in my 3-4 runs so far in this track, has accurately predicted the distance within few meters for a 3K. (See attached screenshot comparison). It also provides some additional information like ground contact time, vertical oscillation, and left/right balance during running. The UI within the watch has also improved a lot to provide more analysis which earlier was only available in the Health app on my phone. The heart-rate monitoring, stress monitoring, SPO2 monitoring and sleep tracking also have improved (though GT2 too was doing an adequate job on these). ECG and blood-pressure are still not available in the GT5 version. It has a skin temperature sensor as well.Among other features, the UI is much more vibrant and fluidic. There are many more watch faces available, including some dynamic ones. The call and message functionalities appear to be similar to that of GT2. You can receive calls (connected to phone through Bluetooth) and probably can make calls from a limited list (though I have never felt the need to make a call from the watch in 4 years). Messages (whatsapp, FB messenger, SMS) can be viewed but photos and videos do not load. There is probably new feature to make some standard replies but I have not explored. It has some storage available to copy songs into the watch and can connect to Bluetooth headphones.On the negative side, due to restrictions on Huawei, few functionalities are limited. You need to download the Health app that is required to connect the watch to your smartphone from Huawei site. It is not available in Google Playstore. Petal maps and payment app are blocked. ECG functionality that, is available with GT5 Pro, is also blocked in India.Overall if you are look for a smartwatch that looks like a watch, does a good job tracking your fitness and does not require charging every evening, then there is simply no other option available at this price range. But if you want to duplicate smartphone features like mindless reel scrolling etc, then this is not for you.As for upgradation from previous Huawei GT watches, those who already have GT3/GT4 watches and are happy with sensor outputs, there is hardly any major addition in functionality to go for the upgrade. If you have a GT2, you will notice some changes and hence may consider going for it.

Amazing watch. Beautifully designed. Any 22mm strap works with it. UI is buttery smooth and intuitive. Unlimited watch faces. Extremely feature filled app. Go fo it.

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Amazing audio quality, just as expected!The adaptive & transparency mode are the best in any headphones I’ve ever used, especially the conversation awareness feature…it’s a game changer, the way the volume automatically reduces within a second as soon as you start talking, and immediately gets back to it’s previous level when you’re done talking. It fits greatly in my ears as well, very comfortable.For all its pros, I’d say it’s perfectly priced, even a little cheap actually. And for cons, I’d say it’s got a slightly smaller battery life than my AirPods Pro…but still pretty good! If you’ve got 20K to spend, go for it, if you’re using an iPhone. Chances are you’ll love it.

I have been using this Sony speaker for the past 2 months, and I must say I’m really impressed! The sound quality is crystal clear, the bass is deep and punchy, and the battery backup isexcellent.It connects easily via Bluetooth and works smoothly with both mobile and laptop. If you’re looking for a reliable speaker with great audio performance, this is it!Highly recommended!