30 May 2026 · 10.0M views · 41:30

I Investigated India’s Biggest Smartphone Controversy

7 products in this video, in the order they appear. Tap a timestamp to jump to the bit where I talk about it.

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In this video.

01Not rated▶ 4:38
AI Plus Pulse
Cheap launch phone whose preinstalled Chinese apps undermined the brand's data-stays-in-India claims.
02Not rated▶ 4:38
AI Plus Nova
Cheap 5G launch phone from AI Plus, caught up in the Chinese-apps controversy.
03I'd skip it▶ 11:57
AI Plus Pulse 2
Second-generation phone that still has bloatware and the Chinese apps despite the CEO's claims.
04I'd skip it▶ 13:29
AI Plus Nova Flip
Essentially a rebadged ZTE Nubia Flip 2, which clashes with the made-in-India pitch.
05Not rated▶ 13:35
ZTE Nubia Flip 2
The Chinese phone that the AI Plus Nova Flip appears to be a copy of.
06I'd skip it▶ 15:20
AI Plus Wearbuds Watch
Claimed as designed in India, but appears to be a Chinese AI Power product co-developed with that firm.
07I'd skip it▶ 26:38
AI Plus Nova 2
Arrived with all three Chinese Sprocomm apps despite the CEO's guarantee, and still shows bloatware after updating.

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