Indian manufacturer Xolo set to launch the lightest smartphone in the world

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After unveiling its beginning Windows eight.1 tablet last week, Indian manufacturer Xolo is getting fix to launch a Windows Phone handset, which will reportedly exist 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 the smartphone the lightest smartphone in the world, taking the crown from the Galaxy S4 mini, which weighs 107g. While the exact details of the Xolo Win smartphone weren't made public, the device will reportedly feature a iv.seven-inch display and volition be powered by Qualcomm'southward Snapdragon 200 CPU.

The smartphone is rumored to be targeted at the budget segment and is said to be bachelor for Rs. 12,000 ($200). At this price point, there isn't much competition (for now), with the Lumia 630 emerging every bit the main competitor at a price of around Rs. 10,115 ($170). Information technology remains to be seen whether the Xolo Windows smartphone will similarly exist offered exclusively online, much like Xolo's Win tablet.

Xolo, which is a subsidiary of Indian manufacturer Lava Mobiles, is known to bring innovative products to Indian customers. Whereas most Indian vendors have resorted to using MediaTek SoCs in their offerings, Xolo has launched products with Intel'due south Cantlet Z2460 processors, Nvidia'due south Tegra iii and Tegra four, and has recently collaborated with AMD in bringing the AMD A4 serial APU to the Xolo Windows tablet.

While the moniker of the lightest smartphone in the world is interesting, Xolo won't be the showtime Indian vendor to launch a Windows Telephone handset, as Micromax is scheduled to launch its offering in this segment later today. We'll be covering the event, so do bank check dorsum to know more details of Micromax's first Windows Phone handset.

Thanks for the tip Arpit!

Source: The Times of India

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