TECH REVIEW Xolo Q1000s
The Q1000s is the new flagship
device from Xolo that combines a unibody design with top-notch hardware. The
phone is just 6.89mm thick, but still weighs a hefty 162 grams — strange as the
back panel is made of plastic. Build quality is commendable and the phone feels
good to hold in the hand. Opening the SIM slot was a major issue -—we tried
various pins and had to apply a lot of pressure to open it. Keep in mind that
the back panel is a fingerprint magnet and needs to be frequently cleaned. The
slim design takes its toll on the loudspeaker volume too — it’s good enough for
personal listening only.
Like many other smartphones with 5-inch displays, the Q1000s also has a great screen with a resolution of 1280 x 720 pixels. The viewing angles are fantastic along with excellent brightness and vivid colours.
Inside the sleek frame is a Mediatek quad core processor clocked at 1.5Ghz with PowerVR SGX544MP graphics and 1GB RAM. The phone comes with 16GB of internal storage but has no microSD slot for expansion. We suspect that one of the reasons for this is the slim unibody design of the phone. In our benchmarks, the phone scored 16437 in AnTuTu and 4823 in Quadrant — figures very close to the Nexus 4 in performance. We played full HD videos as well as games such as Shadowgun and Dead Trigger — the phone offers smooth performance in both. The 2,500mAh battery lasts one full day with mixed use of calls, data, gaming and multimedia — no surprise here, it’s similar to most Android phones available in this price range.
We were pleased to see that the device has a stock Android interface with no bloatware — one of the reasons for the zippy interface. The camera interface is customized to enable simultaneous video and stills. Xolo preloads its Xolo Power and Xolo Secure app on the device. Xolo Power offers power saving options to optimise battery life while Xolo Secure enables backup of mobile data to the cloud along with device protection from theft.
Looking at the spec sheet, the Q1000s sports a 13MP camera with BSI2 (back side illuminated) sensor. BSI2 is supposed to improve on BSI sensors found in many budget smartphones with improved low light and enhanced colour accuracy. However, we did not find any significant visible improvement between images shot with this BSI2 sensor compared to phones with ‘regular’BSI sensors. Overall, the images were bright and crisp when shot in daylight, but indoors and in low light conditions, there was visible noise on the phone screen itself. The phone is capable of recording videos in 1080p full HD resolution at 30fps. Quality of videos is impressive with rich colour and no frame drops. Thanks to the dual microphone, the audio recording in videos is loud and clear.
If you are on the lookout for a slim phone with a large display and powerful hardware, the Xolo Q1000s is one of the better choices available today. If slimness is not a priority, consider the iBerry Auxus Nuclea N1 (9.6mm). It has a full HD display, expandable storage, larger battery, dual SIM support and weighs just 120 grams.
Like many other smartphones with 5-inch displays, the Q1000s also has a great screen with a resolution of 1280 x 720 pixels. The viewing angles are fantastic along with excellent brightness and vivid colours.
Inside the sleek frame is a Mediatek quad core processor clocked at 1.5Ghz with PowerVR SGX544MP graphics and 1GB RAM. The phone comes with 16GB of internal storage but has no microSD slot for expansion. We suspect that one of the reasons for this is the slim unibody design of the phone. In our benchmarks, the phone scored 16437 in AnTuTu and 4823 in Quadrant — figures very close to the Nexus 4 in performance. We played full HD videos as well as games such as Shadowgun and Dead Trigger — the phone offers smooth performance in both. The 2,500mAh battery lasts one full day with mixed use of calls, data, gaming and multimedia — no surprise here, it’s similar to most Android phones available in this price range.
We were pleased to see that the device has a stock Android interface with no bloatware — one of the reasons for the zippy interface. The camera interface is customized to enable simultaneous video and stills. Xolo preloads its Xolo Power and Xolo Secure app on the device. Xolo Power offers power saving options to optimise battery life while Xolo Secure enables backup of mobile data to the cloud along with device protection from theft.
Looking at the spec sheet, the Q1000s sports a 13MP camera with BSI2 (back side illuminated) sensor. BSI2 is supposed to improve on BSI sensors found in many budget smartphones with improved low light and enhanced colour accuracy. However, we did not find any significant visible improvement between images shot with this BSI2 sensor compared to phones with ‘regular’BSI sensors. Overall, the images were bright and crisp when shot in daylight, but indoors and in low light conditions, there was visible noise on the phone screen itself. The phone is capable of recording videos in 1080p full HD resolution at 30fps. Quality of videos is impressive with rich colour and no frame drops. Thanks to the dual microphone, the audio recording in videos is loud and clear.
If you are on the lookout for a slim phone with a large display and powerful hardware, the Xolo Q1000s is one of the better choices available today. If slimness is not a priority, consider the iBerry Auxus Nuclea N1 (9.6mm). It has a full HD display, expandable storage, larger battery, dual SIM support and weighs just 120 grams.
SPECIFICATIONS 5-inch IPS display (1280 x 720
pixels), 1.5Ghz quad core processor, 1GB RAM, 16GB storage, PowerVR graphics,
13MP rear camera, 5MP front camera, Android 4.2, 162 grams, 2,500mAh
Excellent build quality, display, performance, stock android UI, high quality video recording
No expandable storage, heavy at 162 grams, low speaker sound output Rs.18,999/
KARAN BAJAJ ET131002Excellent build quality, display, performance, stock android UI, high quality video recording
No expandable storage, heavy at 162 grams, low speaker sound output Rs.18,999/
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