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Three Amazon Prime Services Everyone Should Know About

Amazon introduced Amazon Prime in India at the end of 2016. Initially, the subscription was priced at Rs 499 with 12 months validity. However, at the end of 2017, the charges were doubled to Rs 999. The company also offers a free trial of the Prime membership for the first 30 days, where a user gets a clear picture of the services provided under the Prime membership.

Free One-Day Delivery

Amazon offers free delivery for every customer. However, the price of the product should be more than Rs 500. If you are a prime member, then the company offers free delivery within one day. Note that, normal users have to pay Rs 50 to get the delivery in one day. Users living in Bengaluru, Delhi, Mumbai, and Hyderabad can avail free same day delivery at a discounted price.

Amazon Prime Video

Though it does not have as many exclusive titles as Netflix, the library is getting better by the day. Be it Indian stand-up comedy shows or original series, it has everything. One can access Amazon Prime Video from a smartphone or a computer. Young Sheldon, Two And A Half Men, and Grey’s Anatomy are some of the favourite shows, that we keep an eye on. The perks don’t end there, as one can download these shows to watch them in the offline mode. The collection also has a dedicated section of children’s shows and movies.

Amazon Music

Amazon recently launched its music streaming service here in India. A member can access millions of songs. The service offers ad-free music experience with curated music playlists. Users can access Amazon Music from a computer or a smartphone running on iOS or Android. The library consists of music from almost all the regional languages including Kannada, Hindi, Telugu, Malayalam, and Tamil.

We have used Gaana, Hungama, Wynk, and other music services and none of those match the Amazon Music’s choice of songs. However, Amazon is still not clear about the number of songs its library has but, so far, we have been able to find almost any song we asked Alexa for.

March 17, 2018
Amazon Prime Music Launched in India

Amazon’s Prime Music service now available in India. The Amazon Prime music app can be downloaded from Android or iOS App Store. Similarly, users can also use the service using a standard web browser.

Amazon was testing the Amazon Prime Music In India from last 4 months. However, it was only available for the Amazon Echo users.

The Amazon Prime Music is an ad-free music streaming service from Amazon with more than 10 million songs. If you are an Amazon Prime customer, then you can use the service right away without any additional cost.

Features:

The Amazon Prime Music has a curated music playlist in 12 Indian languages. The overall UI looks clean and the song selection is also impressive. The company has also integrated Amazon Alexa into the music player.

If you have a favourite song, then the song can be saved in offline mode to reduce data usage. The Prime Music offers complete ad-free experience.

Conclusion:

With the launch of Amazon Prime Music, the company is offering a lot of a lot of services for just Rs 1000 subscription. In the first few hours of using this streaming service, it has impressed me with the choice of song selection. This might convince me to continue the subscription to the Amazon Prime.

February 28, 2018
OnePlus 5T Official Promotional Poster Leaked

OnePlus 5T rumours refused to fizzle out and as we get closer to the alleged launch date, these leaks will just increase in number. However, that doesn’t mean every leak can be taken on its face value, and it is important to anakyse some leaked images. The latest one that is doing the rounds on the internet is that of the promotional poster of the launch event.

As can be seen in the image, the poster looks as legitimate as it gets. However, it is fair to say that this image is nothing but a well designed hoax. Remember the Ultra Pixel? The caption as well doesn’t seem like something a brand would go for. The word footprint is a term largely used within the tech industry and isn’t a word laymen use to describe a phone. The rumoured specifications do seem to be on point and feasible for a 6-month upgrade.

Just like the OnePlus 3T, the OnePlus 5T is expected to be an incremental update rather than a drastic new upgrade in terms of hardware. The 5T is expected to have the Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 chipset as it is the current flagship chipset. The dual cameras at the back are also expected to be the same as found on the OnePlus 5. The OnePlus 5T will have a 6 inch AMOLED display with a 2160 x 1080 x resolution which translates to an 18:9 aspect ratio.

The smartphone is expected to run Android 7.1.1 Nougat with OnePlus’ Oxygen OS on top. The 2017 flagship will have the Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 chipset with a combination of either 6GB RAM and 64GB of storage or a whopping 8GB RAM and 128 of storage which can not be expanded. The OnePlus 5T is also expected feature dual cameras on the back, one of the main cameras is a 20 MP sensor with an f/2.6 aperture, while the other is a 16 MP camera with an aperture of F/1.7 . The secondary telephoto lens is used for 2X lossless optical zoom and a ‘portrait mode’ for blurred background images.

Co-founder of OnePlus, Carl Pei recently held a poll on Twitter:

https://twitter.com/getpeid/status/915818321471311872

The overwhelming response in favour of the headphone jack should at least guarantee that the OnePlus 5T if launched, will have the beloved 3.5mm headphone jack.

October 27, 2017
Top Smartphone Deals on Amazon Prime Day
As the Amazon Prime Day Deal madness begins, here’s a list of top 10 phones you need to add to cart when the prices drop.

iPhone 7

Calling out all the Apple enthusiasts! The 32GB Apple iPhone 7 is priced at INR 47699, which to be honest, is a catch considering the market price of INR 56200.

Details :
- 12MP camera
- 4.7-inch display
- IP67 water and dust resistant
- iOS 10-11
- A10 Fusion chip w+ M10 motion co-processor
Samsung On5 Pro

Even though it’s nothing less of a daunting task to pick the best phone under INR 10000, this one’s definitely on our list.

Details:
- 8MP Main Camera
- 5MP front facing Camera
- Android v6.0 Marshmallow
- 1.3GHz Exynos quad core processor
- 5-inch TFT 720 x 1280 px display
- 2GB RAM, 16GB Storage
- 2600 mAh battery
Honor 6X

Slashing the prices by 15%, Amazon has priced this product at INR 10,999. Launched in January 2017, Honor 6X has an interesting dual lens camera setup.

Details :
- 12MP+2MP dual lens camera
- 8MP front facing camera
- 5.5-inch LCD LTPS 1920 x 1080px Display
- Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow
- 2.1GHz + 1.7GHz Kirin 655 octa core processor
- 3GB RAM, 32GB Storage
- 3340mAH battery
Google Pixel XL

Google Pixel XL is what we call pure Android perfection. It is slick, powerful and now that it’s on 27% discount, it offers a lot of Android bang for your buck.

Details :
- 12.3 MP camera
- 8MP front facing camera
- 5.5-inch QHD AMOLED 2560 x 1440 px Display
- Android Nougat
- 2.15GHz + 1.6GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 821
- 4GB RAM, 32GB Storage
- 3450mAH battery
Moto G5 Plus

Looking for a budget phone? Look no further! Moto G5 Plus’s premium build, and a great dual pixel camera are wonderful:

Details :
- 12MP camera
- 5MP front facing camera
- 5.2-inch TFT IPS display 1920 x 1080 px
- Corning Gorilla Glass 3
- Android v7 Nougat
- Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 + Adreno 506 GPU
- 4GB RAM and 32GB Storage
- 3000mAH lithium-ion battery
Coolpad Note 5

With a Metal build, the Coolpad Note 5 is a perfect pick for those on a budget. Priced at INR 8999.

Details :
- 13MP primary camera
- 8MP front facing camera with flash
- 5.5-inch IPS Display 1920 x 1080 px
- Android 6.0
- 1.5 GHz, Qualcomm Snapdragon 617
- 4GB RAM, 32GB Storage
- 4010 mAh battery
Lenovo Z2 Plus

Lenovo Z2 Plus with Great specs and 45% discount.

Details :
- 13MP primary camera
- 8MP Front facing Camera
- 5-inch LTPS LCD 1920 x 1080 px
- Android v6.0.1
- Snapdragon 820
- 4GB DDR4 RAM, 64GB Storage
- 3500mAh Battery
Moto Z Play with Style Mod

Moto Z Play : with a great camera, excellent battery life and Mods to enhance capability.
- 16 MP dual autofocus camera
- 5 MP front camera
- 5.5-inch super AMOLED 1080px
- Android 7
- Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 +Adreno 506 GPU
- 3GB RAM + 32GB Storage
- 3510 mAh battery with TurboPower charging
Lenovo Phab 2 Plus Smartphone

Because the bigger the better! Lenovo Phab 2 Plus is a well built phone with a metal uni-body on the back and glass on the front.

Details :
- 13 MP primary Camera
- 8 MP front camera
- 6.4-inch IPS 1920 X 1080 display
- Gorilla Glass 3
- Android Marshmallow
- 1.3 GHz MT8783 Processor
- 3GB RAM, 32 GB Storage
- 4050 mAh Battery
July 10, 2017
Amazon Prime Launched in India, Prime Video Coming Soon
Earlier in June iGyaan had reported that Amazon will launch prime in India, and today is the day that happens. The company has officially launched Amazon Prime in India, offering free One-Day and Two-Day delivery to its subscribing customers.

The service is free to try for two months, after which the company will charge a sum of Rs. 499 for a 1 year service for early subscribers offering a limited discount of Rs. 500 from the usual 1 year membership of Rs.999 for one year. This is also much lower than the earlier expected price of Rs 3499 based on US subscriptions.

Amazon Prime benefits include:
- FREE One-Day Delivery to eligible addresses.
- FREE Two-Day delivery to eligible addresses.
- Discounted Same-Day Delivery to eligible addresses at Rs.50.
- Discounted Morning Delivery to eligible addresses at Rs.50.
- Discounted Scheduled Delivery to eligible addresses at Rs.50.
- No minimum order value required for FREE Standard Delivery.
- Prime Early Access- Get early access to Lightning Deals on Amazon.in.
- Prime Exclusive Deals – Get exclusive Lightning Deals and Deals of the Day for Prime members on Amazon.in
While the service is relatively new in India, Amazon prime is heavily subscribed in the US and European markets. Where yearly subscription of prime is as much as US $ 49 for a year.

Source : Amazon
July 26, 2016
Amazon to Launch Amazon Prime in India This Year for Rs 3999

Amazon Prime is one of the best subscription services offered by the company and there are many benefits of becoming a Prime member. Some of which include free two day shipping, Amazon Prime Video library which works like Netflix, unlimited music streaming via Amazon Prime Music and Prime Photos give you unlimited Photo storage. You will also get a 30 minute heads up to Amazon instant deals and almost a million e-books.

Amazon also delivers better customer support to Prime members, with express exchanges and returns. The company has stayed away from a membership model in India, due to several government restrictions and also due to it being a grey area with respect to success expected from said model in India. Flipkart tried and failed with a similar model offering next day shipping for a yearly fees for Rs 500 and later discontinued the service without informing the consumers.Flipkart has now brought back the Flipkart First service and claims a lot of people have subscribed to it.

The Amazon fulfilled service works in the same way however does not offer up free shipping typically charging a couple hundred rupees for overnight delivery.

Amazon is working hard to bring its prime service to what is now a large online community that is ready to consume content online, on there phones, tablets, computers and smart TVs.

Someone close to the Amazon Prime launch in India claims that the challenges are immense in bringing about the kind of awareness that is required to launch and monetise a feature like this. Netflix’s recent launch has seen great appreciation from Indian consumers and Amazon is taking that data to understand subscription trends in India.

With Amazon racing fast to reach the number one E-Commerce spot in India, services like these will possibly help the company reach new consumers. Amazon offers prime in the US for $99 for a year which roughly translates to Rs. 6700. Our source exclaims that the price may turn out to be too high for the India region, and Amazon is known to offer differential pricing based on region.

Amazon is planning to launch Prime services, most of them, in 2016, with a yearly subscription as low as Rs 3999.

While we are not sure if Amazon will be able to launch the whole suite of Prime services in the coming months, it will however, be a great add-on to what seems to be a growing appreciation for customer support and service in India.

June 2, 2016