The Sunday Guardian

In the premium segment, the price doesn’t have to be right

- TARU BHATIA

Every new technology comes with a price tag. And more often than not, that price tag proves to be too hefty for most of us. Yet expensive gadgets are made and, more importantl­y, are sold. The premium segment of the market is forever jampacked with the latest and most sought-after devices. In 2017, some of the best tech brands in the world pushed their flagship products further up, setting the bar a little higher than before and making the price tags dearer than ever. Here’s a look at the priciest gadgets.

APPLE MACBOOK PRO

cessor and new front-end LSI. The camera has faster burst shooting, better autofocus performanc­e than its previous version. The camera let the user shoot up to 76 compressed RAW images or 28 uncompress­ed RAW images in burst mode. The camera also comes with Advanced Hybrid AF system with 399 focal-plan phase-detection AF points cover 68% of the image Plane and 425 contrast AF points covering 47% of the image area. Sony also offers impressive shooting speeds at up to 10 fps1 with full AF/AE tracking, as well as beautiful 4K2 HDR3 video qua0lity, wide 15-stop4 dynamic range and high sensitivit­y with 2160p frame buffers, High Dynamic Range and Spatial Audio. It also features a 4K Blu-ray player that provides much better gaming and entertainm­ent. Users can play with the greatest community of gamers on the most advanced multiplaye­r network. Games run smoothly on a 1080p screen. The console also comes with Project Scorpio Edition Wireless Controller, Xbox One X Vertical Stand, 1 month Game Pass subscripti­on trial, 14-day Xbox Live Gold trial9, HDMI cable (4K capable), and AC Power cable. Xbox one X is priced at Rs 59,990. Source: www.xbox.com

SONY BRAVIA X9300E SERIES

color, contrast, and edges, to give a brilliant clarity. It is powered by 50 W Speaker Output. User can connect Connect a USB or an HDMI source to start playing videos or music. With ClearAudio+ technology and the front-facing 3-way speaker users can get an immersive sound experience. Source: www.sony.co.in

BOSE QC35 II

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