Xolo (company)
Indian mobile handset brand
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Xolo, stylised as XOLO, is an Indian mobile handset brand by Lava International.[1] It manufactures personal electronics devices such as smartphones, tablets and laptops, and accessories such as powerbanks.
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| Company type | Subsidiary |
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| Founded | 2012 |
| Headquarters | Sector 64, Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India |
Area served | India, UAE |
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| Products | |
| Parent | Lava |
| Website | www |
In April 2012, Xolo launched India's first smartphone with an Intel processor, the Xolo X900.[2][3] Xolo was the first Indian manufacturer to partner with AMD to launch a tablet, the Xolo Win tablet.[4] This was followed by the first 4G-enabled smartphone in India, the LT900, in December 2013.[5] On 6 January 2014, Liverpool FC announced Xolo as its first regional partner in India.[6] Xolo launched one of the first dual camera phones in India, Xolo Black, in July 2015 in an exclusive partnership with India's largest online marketplace, Flipkart[citation needed]. Xolo Era series was launched in July 2015 in an exclusive partnership with Snapdeal[citation needed].
Xolo uses various series of MediaTek processors in its smartphones. Xolo focuses on online retail through Amazon and Flipkart.
Smartphones
Android phones
Xolo offers Android smartphones in the series: Era, Black, Q, Omega and Play. The company sells its devices only via online marketplaces/ e-commerce websites such as Snapdeal, Flipkart and Amazon[citation needed].
Era series handsets are priced from INR 5,000 to 10,000, whereas Black series ones are priced above Rs. 10,000.[citation needed]
Different models introduced in the Xolo Era series: Era (launched in July 2015), Era HD (October 2015), Era 4G (February 2016), Era 4K (February 2016), Era X (February 2016), Era 2 (October 2016), Era 1X (September 2016), Era 2X (January 2017), Era 2V (October 2017), Era 3 (October 2017), Era 3X (October 2017), and Era 4X (January 2019).
Xolo Black series: Black (launched in July 2015), Black 1X (October 2015).
Xolo Q series: Q700 (2014),[7] Q1000 Opus (2013),[8] Q2000 (2013),[9] Q3000 (2013),[10] Q1010i (2014).[11]
Other notable smartphones:
Xolo Omega 5.0 and Omega 5.5.[12][13]
Xolo One Liverpool FC limited-edition smartphone, launched on 14 May 2015.[14]
Xolo Cube 5.0 (2015)[15]
Xolo One HD (2015)[16][17]
Windows Phone devices
Xolo Win series: Win Q900s (launched in 2014),[18] Win Q1000 (2015),[19] Win (2015)[20]
Tablets
Laptop
- Xolo Chromebook, launched in 2015, operated by Android Auto. A fingerprint sensor, 2K resolution, USB, HDMI, AUX, Bluetooth, and WiFi are installed, powered By Google.
Marketing
In 2013, Xolo signed Bollywood actor Ayushmann Khurrana to endorse its products.[23]