MUMBAI: XOLO, the Indian smart-phone brand launched its new XOLO 8X-1000 smartphone operated on XOLO’s own Hive user interface (UI).

The XOLO 8X-1000 features a 5-inch display with 1280 x 720 pixel resolution along with 294 ppi and Corning Gorilla Glass 3. The device also has an 8MP rear camera with Exmor R Sensor camera and 2MP front camera. The new XOLO smart-phone is based on Android v4.4 KitKat and powered by 1.4GHz true octa-core processor along with 2GB of RAM. It has 16GB internal memory which can be expanded to 32GB. For connectivity, the smart-phone 3G, Bluetooth 4.0, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, USB 2.0 and WiFi Direct support. It is powered by a 1920 mAh battery, which promises to deliver 7.6 hours of talk time on 3G.

The camera includes f/2.0 aperture, 1.4 micron, flash support Scene detection & tuning, High Dynamic Range (HDR), Low Light enhancement, Face recognition, Vertical & Horizontal Panorama capture, Geo tagging, Face beautification Smile detection, Gesture detection and Live filters.

In addition to the aforementioned features, the main highlight of the smart-phone is the Hive UI, which XOLO claims to have taken to a year to build. The UI comes with an array of features that includes unique themes, Fusion X which combines the music player, video tracks and radio into one centralised core, Hive Launcher, Chameleon Widget that gives access to info on weather and calendar, apart from notifications regarding missed calls, SMS and email, and a social networking platform called Connect.

The XOLO 8X-1000 is priced at Rs. 13,999.