Not officially, but a price of the Xolo B700 has indeed popped up and the Android smartphone has been made available at Rs. 8,999, through Flipkart. As far as affordable smartphones go, India is not new to this concept, but this device could stand as a tough contender to the likes of the Micromax A110 from the Canvas series, as it offers a 1GHz dual core processor at the said retail value.
Apart from the CPU, 512MB of RAM and a whopping 3,450mAh battery power up the operations of the device. The smartphone allots space on its front surface to an IPS touch display stretching as much as 4.3 inches and possessing a resolution of 540 x 960 pixels. It swells up to a height of 130.5mm, width of 66.5mm and depth of 12.1mm.
A 5MP camera mounted onto the flip side undertakes various activities ranging from capturing pictures to recording videos at 720p. Placed next to an LED flash, it moreover features auto focus and touch focus. A VGA webcam grabs a seat slightly above the display and facilitates live face-to-face conversations.
Internal memory amounts to 4GB, whereas the total expandable storage sums up to 32GB. The device may not flaunt top-notch connectivity features such as NFC, mobile hotspot or DLNA, but users can keep an eye out for Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n and Bluetooth 2.1. On account of the aforementioned battery, 2G owners should be able to benefit from up to 23 hours of talk time or 380 hours of standby, while the gadget proffers around 20 hours of talk time or 363 hours of standby when employed on 3G.
Flipkart is offering the Xolo B700 with a one-year warranty as well as cash on delivery and EMI payment facilities. Aside from the said online shopping outlet, the handset has struck eBay. Interested folks will however have to buck up, seeing as limited units have been stocked with a retail tag of Rs. 8,990.
Let’s take note of the device’s important specifications:
– 4.3-inch IPS display
– 540 x 960 pixel resolution
– 1GHz dual core processor
– PowerVR SGX 531 GPU
– 512MB of RAM
– Android 4.0 OS
– 5MP main camera with LED flash
– VGA auxiliary webcam
– 4GB inbuilt memory, expandable up to 32GB
– 3,450mAh battery
– 66.5 x 130.5 x 12.1 in millimeters
– 160g weight