Tuesday, March 12, 2013

Xolo A1000: Another 5-inch HD IPS Android smartphone making raves


I've been seeing this device making a lot of buzz in the local market scene lately, so I decided to take a look at it. The Xolo A1000 is the new Android smartphone recently released by India's premiere phone manufacturer Xolo. It follows previously launched phones Xolo A700 and A800 from the same maker.



The Xolo A1000 is sporting a 5-inch HD touchscreen display with 1280 x 720 pixel resolution. Its 295ppi IPS display is made up of a new display technology called OGS (One Glass Solution). The same technology which is currently rumored to be used for the new iPad mini 2. Feedbacks on display quality from this device is very good. Wide viewing angles, vivid colors, sharper images and excellent touch response.

It is powered by Mediatek's dual-core MT6577 chipset clocked at 1Ghz speed. Paired with 1GB RAM and 4GB storage capacity, the Xolo A1000 is decent enough to handle most demanding power hungry apps or games you could throw in.

Design wise, the Xolo A1000 exceeds expectations and maybe the best designed smartphone by an Indian manufacturer. Its 8.8mm thick frame fits snuggly in one hand. It features a slightly curved glossy body with a thin silver lining gracing its sides. It comes in either black or white color.

Its rear 8-megapixel camera takes good quality photos and videos. Along with a slew of built-in camera settings, its HDR camera mode comes handy in bringing out high contrasting colors from your images.

And if rumors are true that one local phone label (Cherry Mobile?) will soon rebrand this phone for the Philippine market, expect another long queue of people at the mall eager to get their hands on this new toy.

Xolo A1000 Specifications

  • 5-inch HD IPS OGS (1280 x 720 pixels) display at 295ppi
  • 1 GHz dual-core Mediatek MT 6577 processor
  • PowerVR SGX 531 GPU
  • 1GB RAM, 4GB internal memory
  • 32GB expandable memory with MicroSD
  • Dual SIM (GSM + GSM)
  • Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean)
  • 8MP rear camera with LED Flash, BSI sensor and HDR
  • 1.2MP front-facing camera with BSI sensor
  • 3.5mm audio jack, FM Radio
  • 3G (HSDPA: 7.2 Mbps, HSUPA: 5.7 Mbps)
  • WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS
  • 2100 mAh battery
  • 143.5 x 70.8 x 8.8mm dimension

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