Xolo has launched the company’s latest 4G smartphone in the Era series with 4G VoLTE support – Xolo Era 2X at a starting price tag of Rs. 6,666. It comes in Latte Gold & Dark Gunmetal colors and it will be available exclusively from Flipkart starting from January 9th, 2016. The Xolo Era 2X comes in two variant – 2GB RAM variant cost Rs. 6,666 while the 3GB RAM variant cost Rs. 7,4999. The Xolo Era 2X is a successor to the Era 2, which was launched in October last year at a price of Rs 4,999. The smartphone comes with Reliance Jio’s Happy New Year offer.
Talking on the occasion, Mr. Sunil Raina, Business Head, XOLO said:
“We are very excited at the launch of XOLO Era 2X-our first Era smartphone with fingerprint sensor. Ever since the launch of Era series around one and half years back, catering to the needs of tech enthusiastic millennials, we have endeavored to deliver great smartphone experience for XOLO customers. With Era 2X XOLO offers a bouquet of benefits like security, performance, experience & convenience to its users.”
Speaking on the partnership, Mr. Ajay Yadav, Head – Mobiles, Flipkart said:
“As more and more consumers in India are making a shift towards affordable, 4G enabled smartphones, they are opting for brands and models that offer them not just the features, but are pocket-friendly as well. Through our exclusive brand partnerships, Flipkart has been enabling customers across India to get their hands on the best in class smartphone technology by making it affordable.”
On the specifications front, the Xolo Era 2X features 5-inch HD display with a resolution of 1280 x 720 pixels and it is powered by 1.25GHz Quad-core MediaTek MT6737 64-bit Processor which is paired with Mali T720 MP1 GPU & 2GB/3GB RAM. It runs on Android 6.0 Marshmallow operating system and has 16GB in-built memory which can be expanded further up to 32GB via microSD card.
On the photography front, the Xolo Era 2X features 8-megapixel auto-focus rear camera with LED flash. The rear camera comes with Blue Glass Filter, Face Beauty, HDR, Panorama, Gesture Recognition, Voice Capture, Smile Shot, Face Detection, Self-Timer, and Time Lapse Video features. There is a 5-megapixel front-facing camera for selfie & video-calling.
It has dual SIM support and connectivity features like 4G VoLTE, WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS.
It is the affordable smartphone that comes with a fingerprint sensor on the back. Above all, you can set up specific actions for individual fingers & specific use cases include locking up your phone app, gallery or tap to capture.
The Xolo Era 2X packs 2500mAh battery.
At such a price tag, the Xolo Era 2X compete with other smartphone like Coolpad Note 3 Lite, Micromax Canvas Unite 4 Pro, Xiaomi Redmi 3S & Xiaomi Redmi 3S Prime.