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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.

                                   

                               

Xolo Black 1X Full Specifications

Connectivity

Dual-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE; quad-band 3G with HSPA; 4G-LTE
Dual-SIM (Nano + Nano/MicroSD Hybrid)
Bluetooth v4.0
Wi-Fi a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct
GPS with A-GPS, GLONASS
Standard 3.5 mm audio jack

Display

5.0" 16M-color 1080p IPS-OGS capacitive touchscreen; 80% NTSC Gamut coverage
Dragontrail Protection

Operating system UI

Android OS v5.1 Lollipop with HIVE UI

Under the hood

Octa-core 1.3 GHz Cortex A53 CPU, Mali T720MP3 GPU; MediaTek MT6753 chipset
3GB of LPDDR3 RAM

Camera

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

Storage

32GB of built-in storage
microSD card slot; Upto 128GB (Hybrid-SIM)
microUSB 2.0 port with USB OTG

Sensors

Accelerometer, 3-axis GyroScope, Magnetometer, Gravity Sensor, Light and proximity sensor

Battery

2,400mAh battery

Xolo Black smartphone will be launching in July 10 via flipcart will be priced below 15k. the budjet smartphone will be occupied with a odd two back cameras with flash. the teasers showed curvy edges similar to Iphone and two back cameras with a flash in between them.

Xolo showcasing new Xolo black smartphone's camera fast focus feature in a demographic video. Says 

Experience quick focus that will never let you miss a moment. BLACK - Coming soon, only on Flipkart.

Xolo black comes with dual rear cameras which makes focusing lightning fast. The ddevice will be launching next week via online. Xolo black devices will be sold via Flipcart registrations. Also Xolo recently announced that will be partnering with Vodaphone also for the Xolo black sales.The upcoming device host Snapdragon processor with 2GB ram. You can read full specifications of the Black on the previous post 

• Xolo Black Specifications
• Xolo Black Camera Samples Out!
• Early Sneak Peak To Xolo's Hive Os Latest Version 1.5 And ‪Black

Experience quick focus that will never let you miss a moment. BLACK - Coming soon, only on Flipkart
Posted by XOLO on Tuesday, 7 July 2015

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

Check out Best Online deals for Xolo Black Here :  Xolo Black Smartphone Online Deals.

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.

Apart from ‪#‎Flipkart‬ online , ‪#‎BLACKbyXolo‬ devices will be also available at Vodafone India Offline Stores too, So you can walk into a vodafone store and get a feel of ‪#‎Black‬

XOLO‪#‎DonoAankhenKholo‬ and get excited people. ‪#‎BLACKbyXOLO‬ is on its way! Coming soon on Flipkart! Tell us how excited you are…
http://xolo.in/xolo-black

Official sources confirmed the launch date of Xolo Black as July 10. Xolo Black will be online only Brand exclusive to Flipcart. Expected specs include 2GB ram, Snapdragon 615 processor, Dual rear camera 13mp, 5mp front, 16 Gb ROM with Micro sd card slot expandable up to 32GB, 3000mah battery, Full Hd OGS display, Android 5 Lollipop with Hive1.5 UI on top, Dual sim capable of 4G LTE, With dust-smudge proof body.

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

Did you see the ‪#‎XoloBlack‬ Teaser? 

BLACK is a new brand by XOLO (Lava International). These handsets will be exclusively online, all BALCK handsets will be 4G enabled.

Xolo releases New Xolo Black smartphone's official teaser 30 sec.video in Youtube. Says coming soon on flipcart. Stain free smudge free. Indicates unibody type. with dual rear cameras with a flash on centre.

Official Teaser is out

BLACK by XOLO – Official Teaser Video

Experience the design that is strain free and smudge free. BLACK - Coming soon, only on Flipkart.

YOUTUBE.COM

Xolo started teasing new twin Black smartphones on Xolo official facebook page today. They started  by playing #‎whathappensnext‬!  hashtag 

XOLO

Help us finish this interesting story. Leave your answers in the comments with‪#‎whathappensnext‬! 

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

 Xolo Black smartphones will be available via the online flash sales  Vishal Sehgal said the company didn't believe in "gimmicks," but was otherwise non-committal, details will be shared when the first smartphone is launched. He added that the company is exploring a tie-up with a telecom operator for marketing, as well as in-store sales that will also allow customers to experience Xolo Black smartphones first-hand before making a buying decision. 

          Today Xolo officially announced the tie up with major online retailer Flipcart for the online sale of new Xolo Black devices. Official sources revealed that new Black brand will be launched before July 5th. 

First smartphone from Xolo under the sub-brand black will be focusing on camera preformance. According to sources will feature  a dual rear camera. Unllike all other smartphone cameras comes with depth-sensing support, which seen one like HTC One (M8). With this you could use your smartphone's camera to find dimensions in depth feel. Also refocussing after pictures are taken them. 

The new Xolo black smartphone comes with the dual rear camera. What is it? Whats the advantage of having two cameras? lets find out.

• Xolo Black Smartphone Brand Everything you need to know 

Unlike other smartphones that comes with a single rear camera: the Xolo Black allows you to capture images with two cameras at the same time. This will be useful if you apply the same technique as what you see through your eyes. try to observe an object closing one of your eye. and switch to other. you can see two different angles of vision. The camera of Xolo Black can capture the same object in different angles. they record the two sides of the images in separate. using some software techniques it combines to get a processed image with the in depth vision.

There are other smartphones that use this  unusual features like the new HTC One (M8) and  Huawei's Honor 6 Plus. 

Using this features you can 

• focus easily to the subject like never before. and even afrer the clicking image you can change the focus and refocus image.
• You can detect the distance to the subject, find the depth of an object using some software
• you can take some pictures with special focus effects like background blur like DSLRs.
• have different focus points using some apps like in HTC M8.
• "Foregrounder" effect is "Colorize," which gives the background an artificially muted coloring effect that really makes the foreground pop.
• "Cartoon" effect makes your entire background look like it was colored in by hand while leaving your subject in full normal focus
• You can change the focus to behind even after picture is captured.

Xolo announced that will be launching two smartphones which will feature 4G connectivity. The device is expected to be mid range premium smartphones priced between 10-15k. Black device will come with Android Lollipop with Xolo's own custom user interface Hive latest version 1.5 or higher.According to CEO Vishal Sehgal, Lava International Ltd. The parent company of Black brand,

 Xolo plans to release 5-6 Black smartphones every year, priced between Rs. 8,000 and Rs. 20,000 - will come with Hive 1.5 or above and will support 4G. Black is being positioned as "the premium end of Xolo."

Xolo is the latest smartphone sub-brand by Lava International which is an Indian company. Black is the new brand that will be an online only brand by Xolo. Sales of the new brand Black will be exclusive to the e-commerce sites, like Micromax's recently launched new the Yu brand, and other Chinese Brands like Huawei and ZTE too have launched sub-brands which are online called Honor and Nubia respectively.

Xolo is focusing on urban customers base like larger cities, where the most people prefer purchase via online retailers like Flipcart, Snapdeal etc.

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