Few months ago, the Indian handset maker, XOLO, introduced their maiden Windows Phone device, the XOLO Win Q900s, that went on sale recently. Touted as the world's lightest Windows Phone and sold at a sub-₹10,000 (US$160) price, the phone competes with budget Android smartphones as well as the Lumia 530, Lumia 630, and the Micromax Canvas Win W121. Design The XOLO Win Q900s is a...
The XOLO Win Q900s is touted as the world's lightest Windows Phone device, and recently went on sale in India. The company's maiden Windows Phone device is a budget smartphone and intends to compete in a crowded price segment with basic, yet decent, specifications and the Windows Phone 8.1 experience. I got my hands on one, and head past the break to check out the what's included in...
XOLO, the Indian handset maker, introduced the world's lightest Windows Phone 8.1 device – XOLO Win Q900s – a couple of months ago. The device is finally available for sale broadly across all authorized retail counters and modern trade chains at a price of INR 9,999 (US$ 165). Previously, it was available to pre-order for some time at online retailer Snapdeal and went on sale a couple...
The Xolo WIN Q900s, the new Windows Phone 8.1 device that was first launched as a Snapdeal exclusive in India a few weeks ago, is now also available via the country's more popular Flipkart retail web site. This move should allow the very light phone to get a wider audience in India. Flipkart is selling the phone for the price of Rs. 8753, excluding taxes. There's still no word on...
Micromax is the second largest smartphone company in India, piggybacking on the success of feature phones and cheap and mid-range Android smartphones. Recently, the company became the 10th largest mobile phone player in the world. At a press conference in New Delhi today, Micromax unveiled two Windows Phone devices for the Indian market. Micromax is the first Indian smartphone...
After unveiling its first Windows 8.1 tablet last week, Indian manufacturer Xolo is getting ready to launch a Windows Phone handset, which will reportedly be the lightest smartphone in the world. Unnamed sources revealed to the Times of India that Xolo has managed to bring the overall weight of the smartphone, which will be sold in the Xolo Win series, to under 100g. That would make...
And finally it’s here! XOLO Win, the maiden Windows 8.1 tablet from XOLO, the premium devices brand from LAVA International, was first showcased at the CES 2014 in January and has just gone on sale. The tablet is now available exclusively on Flipkart.com, one of India’s largest online retailer, for INR 19,990 ($350). You could also exchange your old smartphone or tablet to get up to...
I often hear a lot of complaints from people I meet here in India about the Surface tablets and the Nokia Lumia 2520 not hitting our shores. We could either believe or argue the reasons offered by Microsoft and Nokia about the same, or look at all other options available in the market right now and make an informed purchase decision. In a Microsoft event last week, I learned about...