Xolo Black with Dual-Camera Launched in India
Xolo Black with Dual-Camera Launched in IndiaXOLO via Facebook

Xolo, a subsidiary of Lava International, unveiled the much-awaited new Black series smartphone in India on Friday, 10 July.

Xolo Black boasts top-of-the-line hardware and yet comes with a sub-β‚Ή13,000 price tag. It dons Corning Gorilla Glass 3 shield on both sides with an additional layer of oleophobic coating making the phone stain-and-smudge free.

Another notable feature of Xolo Black is the main dual-camera on the rear side. It's 13mp camera is complemented with an additional 2mp snapper to enhance photography experience.

Xolo Black Pictures: View HERE

The additional camera sensor besides the main camera module of Xolo Black is used to capture detailed depth information of the scene enabling user to re-focus objects on the photos, which are already taken via ubiFocus application.

On the front, it houses 5mp camera with smart LED flash to get good quality photos under low-light conditions.

Other stipulated features include 5.5-inch full HD screen, Snapdragon 615 Octa-core SoC (System on Chip), Android 5.0 Lollipop with Hive UI, 2GB LPDDR 3 RAM, 16GB storage (expandable) and a 3,200mAh battery, which can power the phone for close to 735 hours under standby mode.

Xolo Black India release and price details:

The company has confirmed that the new Xolo Black will go on sale exclusively on Flipkart for β‚Ή12,999 next week on 13 July. Prospective Xolo Black consumers can also visit Vodafone stores (select ones in India) to get hands-on demo to make informed decision to buy the device.

Competition:

The new Xolo Black will be up against the popular brands like Lenovo K3 Note, Xiaomi Mi 4i, Asus Zenfone 2 series, Micromax Canvas Sliver and among others

Key Specifications of Xiaomi Mi 4i:

Models Xolo Black
Display 5.5-inch full HD (1,920x1,080p) IPS screen with OGS (One Glass Solution) technology
  • Pixel density: 401 ppi (pixels per inch)
  • Phones comes protected with Corning Glass 3 shield on both front and back
  • Oleophobic coating on both sides to make the phone stain-and-smudge free
OS Android 5.0 Lollipop with Hive UI
Processor Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 Series Octa-core (1.7GHz quad-core ARM Cortex A53 + 1.0GHz quad-core A53) CPU
GPU Adreno 405
RAM 2GB LPDDR3
Storage capacity 16GB, expandable up to 32GB
Camera Main: (13mp + 2mp) dual camera
  • 13mp camera features 5-element lens, f/2.0 aperture, full HD video recording
  • 2mp camera features 3-element lens, f/2.4 aperture

Front: 5mp camera with 5-element lens, f/2.0 aperture, front flash and 81-degree angle lens

  • Add-ons: LED Chroma flash , intelligent OptiZoom, Adobe photo studio, ubiFocus,
Battery 3,200mAh (Lithium polymer) with optimisation feature, which helps phones to last 20% longer than conventional phones
  • Talk time: close to 36 hours 6 mins (2G)/23 hours 31 mins (3G)/ 6 hours 17 minutes (4G)
  • Standby time: up to 735 hours 31 minutes (2G)/698 hours 34 mins (3G)/547 hours (4G)
Network 4G-LTE
Add-ons Breathing light (on power button) for notifications ,dual-SIM slots, Comet browser, Bluetooth 4.0, Wi-Fi (802.11 b/g/n), USB v2.0, USB OTG, microSD card slot, GPS/GLONASS,
Dimensions 155.5x76.6x7.3mm
Price β‚Ή12,999/-