About a decade ago, when Intel launched the Pentium series of processors, buying a computer was all about touching the highest GHzs. Today, the craze is back, especially in the Android platform, which has many ‘Made in China/ Taiwan’ phones offering not one but quad core processors at low prices. We aren’t saying these are bad, especially since everything these days is made in South Asia. But are these safe? The question, emerged when the Spice Coolpad Mi-515 arrived. Not because we found traces of lead in the pack (let us know, if you did too) but because of a problem that we’ve been experiencing regularly in low-end phones.

Spice Coolpad Mi-515