XOLO BLACK 1X Full Review by Gogi Rana

Front looks like Q1010i, back looks like 8X-1000

XOLO Black 1X Full review

The XOLO Black 1X is a 64 Bit Octa Core powered smartphone running 64 Bit Android Lollipop 5.1 with Hive UI. This dual SIM handset with 4G LTE support comes ...

First Look: XOLO BLACK 1X



After the launch of the bigger brother XOLO brings to us it's younger sibling . Though priced at a lower price-range this device feels much more premium, don't be fooled by it's form factor this is a wolf in sheep's clothing.

Compared to the Original BLACK this comes with a more compact display size of 5 inches, still keeps the same resolution of 1080p which translates to a higher ppi of 441. Under the hood it runs on a Octa-Core Mediatek MT6753 clocked at 1.3 Ghz coupled with 3GB of LPDDR3 RAM and 32GB of Internal Storage all for Rs9999. That's a Sweet Deal!

Talking about Sweets it runs on Android 5.1 Lollipop underneath the HIVE Skin.

Key Features

• Dual-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE; quad-band 3G with HSPA; 4G-LTE
• Dual-SIM (Nano + Nano/MicroSD Hybrid)
• 5.0" 16M-color 1080p IPS-OGS capacitive touchscreen; 80% NTSC Gamut coverage
• Dragontrail Protection
• Android OS v5.1 Lollipop with HIVE UI
• Octa-core 1.3 GHz Cortex A53 CPU, Mali T720MP3 GPU; MediaTek MT6753 chipset
• 3GB of LPDDR3 RAM
• 13 MP ISOCELL camera with phase-detect autofocus, 1/2.6" sensor and LED flash
• 1080p video recording @ 30fps
• 5 MP front-facing camera, 480p video recording
• Wi-Fi a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct
• GPS with A-GPS, GLONASS
• 32GB of built-in storage
• microSD card slot; Upto 128GB (Hybrid-SIM)
• microUSB 2.0 port with USB OTG
• Bluetooth v4.0
• Standard 3.5 mm audio jack
• Accelerometer, 3-axis GyroScope, Magnetometer, Gravity Sensor, Light and proximity sensor
• 2,400mAh battery

Main disadvantages

Hybrid SIM Slot; Though the device has ample storage of 32GB

Below Average Front Camera

Design and Build Quality

Build Quality is good. The device is super-light but feels sturdy in hand, the device has a glass finish on the back leather textured finish on top and bottom with metal on the sides.

It weighs on 125gm and is 7.6mm thin, it's a very unique looking device and is certain to catch a lot of eyes.

We give XOLO a thumbs up for such a premium looking device as so low price.

There's metal lining around the display,camera and flash which gives it a vertu like looks.

The Front has the earpiece and beside it resides the 5MP camera with Flash, the Notification LED and the light and proximity sensors, Below the display are 3 Capacitive touch buttons for Menu, Home and Back and they don't light up when pressed.

On the Top there's a 3.5mm Earphone Jack

On the Bottom there's the Micro-USB port with OTG support and the Speaker and Microphone Grills

On the Right side there's the Hybrid SIM card/MicroSD card Slot

On the Left there's the Volume Rocker and Lock/Power Button.

The back is made of Fibre Glass and Front has Dragontrail Glass Protection,

The Back has XOLO Branding on it.

Overall the design is minimalistic but the materials used are over the top.

Display

The Display on the device is a 5" 1080p Display with a PPI of 441. The color reproduction though not the best but very good for the price. The viewing angles are excellent there's no loss of color even it seen at a angle of 170 degrees.
The contrast is good the blacks are deep but has a very slight yellow tint to it.
It has MediaTek Patented MiraVision Engine for better color reproduction which has a Standard, Vivid and User Modes.
In the user mode you can change the contrast, Saturation, Brightness, Sharpness and color temperature according to your taste.
Theres also a Dynamic Contrast Mode.

 

User Interface

The UI is almost Stock Android with a little pinch of HIVE to it.
HIVE features include a theme engine with EDGE, you can also change icons with it. Other thsn that you have Underground App Hider , Secure, FusionX Music Player and Comet Browser powered by Opera.
We liked the BLAWB icon pack on Android Classic theme.

The UI is smooth and fluid with no lags, the Apps open fast there's no issue with Multitasking as we have around 2.5 GB of RAM Free on first boot.

         

Camera

The Rear camera is a 13MP Samsung made unit with a LED flash and Phase Detection AutoFocus which claims to focus in 0.15 seconds

We tested the camera it's not the best but it's good for casual camera users, the colors are accurate and not oversaturated, we felt the brightness of the shots to be little low than our 8x-1000.

The Front camera is not good colors and brightness is poor, the front flash helps a little.

                                   

                               

Specifications:

2nd Gen Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 Octa-core(4+4)@ 1.5 Ghz + 1.1 Ghz
Adreno 405 GPU 
2GB DDR3 RAM
13 MP Rear Dual-Camera for depth mapping (Found in Huawei Honor Plus or HTC One)
5MP Front camera with 1080p video
5" Full HD 1920x1080 Display
Bluetooth 4.1
Accelerometer, Gyrocope, Proximity, Ambient Light and Compass Sensors
A-GPS with GNOLASS
Hopefully a 3000 mah battery and Dual-Sim
Available around Rs. 13-15K

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It’s been almost 12 months since Xolo announced its new UI, which was dubbed as Hive. With its own user interface, the Indian manufacturer gave a lot of freedom to its consumers with the ROM offering a wide range of customization.

Today, thanks to our insider, we get to know more about the enhanced version of the Hive UI. Our source has sent us two screenshots of the Hive UI 1.5 that will debut on the first device from Xolo’s new online only sub brand – Black.

For starters, the Hive UI 1.5 will be based on Android 5.0 Lollipop and as you can see in the screenshots, the UI will come with material design. Furthermore, it sports a flat look and the user interface features vibrant colors. All in all, the upcoming version of the custom layer seems to be more graceful and elegant as compared to the current form.

(Full resolution screen shots – screen 1, screen 2)

Just like Hive 1.0, the new iteration is expected to offer a wide range of theme options. And, if our source is to be trusted, you’ll have about 17 unique themes available for download on day one of the official release.

Xolo seems to have taken the philosophy of customization very seriously. With Hive UI 1.5, users will have the ability to replace the app icons and have a user interface that matches their taste. The company is also said to be planning to hire designers to create some exclusive digital art work for its Hive consumers.

Camera samples Xolo Black smartphone with dual rear cameras shows the camera features like adjustable focus and live filters.

Out of focus

With filters effects

In focus

Xolo's recently announced new online only Premium brand Black will be coming with smart design and smart features like dual rear cameras. Xolo officially announced the online partner Flipcart to host the sales. The new Black Phone will be running Android Lollipop with Xolo's custom ui Hive on top. It will be capable of 4G LTE connectivity. With a blazing fast Snapdragon processor.

Hive is the operating system designed exclusively  for the Indian audiences by Xolo. The new device brand expected to launch in first week of July. The first device under sub-brand Black will be featuring Latest versin 1.5 of Hive OS. We take a sneak peek at the technology and design features that makes Hive unique in this video. First impression.

Via:yourstory.com