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.

                                   

                               

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 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

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 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. 

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.