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PTron InTunes bluetooth earphone review

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PTron is a company that makes various mobile accessories at an affordable price range. They try to introduce some great features in products that don’t cost too much on customer’s pocket. One such latest product is the InTunes bluetooth earphones which are sweatproof. So today we are doing PTron InTunes bluetooth earphone review. I have used this earphone for 2 weeks and here is my opinion if you should buy it or not.

PTron InTunes bluetooth earphone review

Design

PTron Intunes have a shiny metallic finish on the earphone. The plastic feels good with that metallic paint as the color I got was the golden-black one. They also have grey-black and red-black as other color options. The two earphones are connected with a short wire and a controller in between. The controller has the battery inside it with some volume control and main function key to receive/reject/play/pause music. It is also used to turn on the earphones. This whole wire can go around your neck so that if earphones accidentally fall, then they rest on your shoulder itself. To make things more secure there is magnet too on each earbud. But the magnet is one of the weakest and smallest I have seen on any bluetooth earphone. It can barely hold the two earbuds together. The major issue I faced was with the earphone fitting. The earbud has a shape like Airpods that means no rubber adjustments, its all plastic. Now this problem will vary depending on your ear specifically. As for me the earphones didn’t fit properly. But when I checked with one of my friend, they fit just perfectly. But the issue with no rubber adjustments is that it starts to pain a bit after prolonged usage. So I guess PTron should keep the rubber adjustment designs for better fitting ratio and prolonged usage. Apart from that, the earphones are quite light in weight which is a good sign. Also they are sweatproof which is something that you don’t normally see in budget earphones. Though that doesn’t imply that you can just dip the earphones in water and expect it to survive. 

Performance

The audio quality for PTron InTunes was decent according to the price. Do not expect much of a bass if you are a fan of that. The earphones have volume up/down buttons along with 1 main function key. This is also the power key to turn on/off the earphone as well as put it in bluetooth pairing mode. PTron InTunes comes with bluetooth v4.2 that means it can connect to two devices simultaneously. Multiple connectivity is one thing that many people are still unaware of. The audio driver unit is very small just 14.2mm. It has in-built mic too to handle audio calls. The transmission range is said to be 10 meters which is when there are no obstacles. The battery capacity for music playback is around 2-2.5 hrs. Now this is something which is considered to be less on bluetooth earphone. But again as per the price point this is what you will get since these are budget bluetooth earphones. The battery capacity in figures is 70 mAh. I guess the weight factor can be compromised a bit to increase the battery level next time. It takes about 1 hr to charge the earphone to full battery. You can charge it with normal micro-USB charger. You do get a small cable with the earphones for charging it with laptop or an existing smartphone charger. The one thing I felt weak was the magnet as it was not at all powerful may be due to the small size. So just take care and do not rely on the magnet.

The PTron InTunes bluetooth earphones will cost you around Rs. 749 on their official LatestOne website and Flipkart too. Though I think they are giving extra 10% off on their official website if you pay online. Overall the earphones are good at this price considering the features. If you want to try out the latest wireless earphones and don’t have too much money to spend then definitely go for these. Do let me know if you liked the PTron InTunes bluetooth earphone review or not.

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How to do wireless charging on any smartphone

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Today’s smartphones with big screens and high performing hardware consume a lot of juice from the battery. Despite the big battery pack, most of the smartphones out there won’t even last for a day with moderate usage. Though some of them come with fast charging which is a relief but making time for charging is difficult as we cannot leave our phones even for a single minute. Here is the place where the concept of wireless charging comes to rescue. You just have to place it on the charging pad without connecting it with any sort of cable and your smartphone starts charging. There are few brands like Samsung, Apple, LG and others offering wireless charging in few of its smartphones. But what about the other smartphones that don’t have the required hardware? Don’t worry, today I will share how to do wireless charging on any smartphone. Please read the whole article before proceeding with the process.

How does wireless charging work?

Before we actually go ahead with wireless charging let us clear a few concepts. So wireless charging basically works using two coils which transfer current using a magnetic field. Wireless charger involves a base which has the first coil which is connected to our charger. This coil creates the magnetic field which is intercepted the phones coil that is the second one. Current is induced in the second coil using the magnetic field produced by the first coil. This whole concept is called magnetic induction. But as the range of the magnetic field produced is very less, you have to nearly touch the phone and the base station for the charging to begin.

I hope you got the concept cleared now. Next thing you need to know that smartphones that come with wireless charging already has the second coil inside them. So you just need a wireless charging station to put your phone and boom your charging will initiate. But for the phones without wireless charging feature, you need to attach the second coil to the smartphone externally. So that is called the wireless charging receiver. The standard which is followed by all the wireless chargers and smartphone manufacturers is the famous Qi standard.

How to do wireless charging on any smartphone?

  1. Check if your phone supports wireless charging. If not then first purchase suitable Qi wireless charging receiver adapter. Here is what it looks like. Please make sure that you verify the type of pin before actually making the purchase. For iPhone users, you have a different adapter than Android as the pins are different.
  2. Note that for android micro-USB port there are two types available in the market – Type A and Type B. It all depends on the orientation of the micro-USB pin on the smartphone. The Below mentioned diagram shows the orientation of Type A and the other inverted will be type B.

    Wireless charging receiver type for Android

  3. Next, you need to purchase a wireless charger that is the base station which will be connected to your charger and will be charging the smartphone. Remember to check the current rating of both the charger and receiver which will decide the speed with which your smartphone will charge. I bought the PTron Wireless charger which is available for Rs. 499.
  4. Additionally, you can also purchase the phone case so that the Qi wireless charging receiver adapter is properly attached with your smartphone.
  5. Now just go ahead and connect the wireless charger to your mobile charger.
  6. Try placing the device on the wireless charger and you will see that it is charging.

Note: The phone or the wireless receiver adapter may get heated up during wireless charging which is totally normal. If the temperature goes beyond a certain limit then please contact the manufacturer to get it fixed.

One major disadvantage of wireless charging that still exists is the time it takes to charge your device. The charger and receiver that I purchased were rated at 5V 1A which is almost half the power rating as my regular charger. It is way lesser than the fast chargers out there in the market. But the advantage comes with convenience so that you don’t have to connect it to the charger with a wire. Just place the wireless charger on your work desk and let it charge when it is resting on the wireless charger.

I feel that wireless charging is surely the future and with this method, you can charge any smartphone wirelessly. Additionally, it looks so cool to charge your device wirelessly. So now you know how to do wireless charging on any smartphone. I hope you liked the tutorial, if you have any doubts please post them in the comment section below.