XOLO Prime
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XOLO Prime Mobile Price in India
XOLO mobiles are pretty well known for making entry level smartphones. They are one of the few smartphone manufacturers who are based in India and have a pretty a pretty wide variety of smartphones. XOLO has been the pioneers of bringing latest technology at a pocket friendly price. The XOLO prime is a new addition to this legacy, at very reasonable price the Prime comes loaded with Android Lollipop and a quad core processor. The smartphone not only looks good on the surface but it promises to deliver quite a punch.
Features and Specifications:
The XOLO Prime comes loaded with a 4.5inch IPS capacitive touch screen and has a resolution of 482x854 pixels. Sadly the touchscreen can detect up to two fingers at a time, where as many of the smartphones in the same price range are now up to ten fingers. The smartphone has a 1.3 GHz quad core processor and a 1 GB ram making quite quirky coupled with Android Lollipop OS. The internal storage of the device is 8 GB and the micro SD card slot can house a card of up to 32 GB giving you ample space for your apps and data. The cameras on the smartphone aren’t the best cameras out there in the market with the primary camera being 5 megapixels and the secondary camera being VGA sensor. The device is available with dual Sims and can run on 2G and 3G networks, other connectivity options include WIFI, Bluetooth and micro USB. The battery is 1800 mAh unit and sounds pretty promising.
Design and Quality:
The Xolo Prime is a pretty slim smartphone, and available in glossy, glass covered backs, it can be bought from amongst a range of colors, including black, blue, red, and brown. The front of this phone is completely black-colored, with the speaker grill in the top center and the Xolo branding beneath it. The secondary camera can be found on the far right of the front of the phone. At the bottom are located the menu, home, and back buttons within the screen. On the right edge of the smartphone are located hard buttons depicting the volume rocker and then the power/screen lock button right beneath it. The back of this phone has the primary camera at the top center with the flash to one side of it, and the Xolo branding a little below it. The speaker grill can be found on the bottom right of the back of this phone. The USB and audio jacks are located at the bottom of the smartphone. This phone, with its shiny look, gives off a stylus touch to the person using it, along with providing comfort to the hands.
OS and Tech:
The operating software of this handset is the latest one, making it a good option for buyers who like keeping up with the most recent of technology. This software is the Android v5.0 (Lollipop), and applications can be run on this phone on their latest updates, easily. The processor of this phone is no less at 1.3 GHz quad core, making multitasking an easy task for the users.
Voice calls can be made through this phone through either of the two Sims you have an option of inserting into it, both GSM. Both 2G and 3G are supported on this phone. USB v2.0, Wi-Fi, BT 4.0, and WLAN are just a few of the other multimedia features available on this phone.
Camera and Multimedia:
The primary camera of the Xolo Prime is 5 megapixels, and consists of flash, autofocus, geotagging, HDR, beauty face, scene detection and tuning, panorama, smile shot, best shot, and face recognition. Videos can be recorded through the rear camera at 1080p. The secondary camera of this phone is of VGA quality, good enough for making every day selfies or for video calls. Other than this, music player formats supported in this phone include MP3, 3GPP, MIDI, WAV, AMR-NB, and AAC. Video codecs supported are that of MPEG4, MP4, H.263, and H264.
Battery and Memory:
The battery capacity of this phone is 1800 mAh, and takes up to 3 hours to charge. The total standby time of this phone on 2G is of up to 500 hours, and on 3G, up to 400 hours. The total talk time on both 2G and 3G is up to 20.8 hours. Internet surfing can be done for 7.47 hours on Wi-Fi, and for 5.34 hours on 3G. Quality music can be heard through the speakers on this phone until the battery dies about 37 hours later, and videos can be watched for a little more than 5 hours.
The RAM of this phone is average at 1 GB, but the applications can be run smoothly with the help of the processor. Users can store their private data such as pictures, music, videos etc. using the 8 GB of internal memory present, which can be further expanded by up to 32 GB.
Pros and Cons:
For Pros:
· Glossy back
· Latest OS (Lollipop)
· 1.3 GHz Quad core Processor
· 3G
For Cons:
· VGA secondary camera
· Average battery
Verdict:
The Xolo Prime, when compared to phones such as the Xiaomi Redmi 1S and Lava Iris X1 Grand, shines through, as this entry level phone gives the users a good value of their price due to the latest features it consists of.