Why We Publish Negative Reviews of Products We Earn From
Every review here has a “what annoyed us” section and a “who should not buy this” section. Here is why that is a policy rather than a style choice.
By Sumit · 3 Nov 2026White screens, 500 errors, stuck maintenance mode. The fixes, in diagnosis order.
Open Fix ItDomain to first published post. Nothing skipped, nothing upsold.
Open the guideEvery one installed on a live site and run before it gets a score.
See all reviewsFind it, remove it, close the hole, then prove it is gone. In that order.
Open the checklistLCP, CLS and INP, in the order that actually changes the number.
Open the guidesChecked against live Indian retail every month. No twelve-way ties.
All buying guidesPhones and laptops used before they are scored. Units bought at retail.
Every review here has a “what annoyed us” section and a “who should not buy this” section. Here is why that is a policy rather than a style choice.
By Sumit · 3 Nov 2026A two-week review cannot see battery degradation, software rot, or whether the update promise was kept. The six-month note can.
30 Oct 2026 · 9 minFourteen days, a logged battery, five fixed camera scenes and a twenty-minute thermal run. The procedure, so you can judge the results.
18 Oct 2026 · 10 minThe rubric, the weightings, what disqualifies a product outright, and why we do not grade on a curve.
16 Oct 2026 · 8 min