Where Samsung is consumed with manufacturing bigger-than-average phones (phablets?), XOLO has come up with the XOLO Q800 which - thankfully - still qualifies as a phone. Although it may look like your average phone at first sight, it has enough going for it. Is it, however, worth your hard earned money?
We find out!KEY FEATURES
- 4.5″ qHD IPS LCD display – 540×960 pixels
- Mediatek MT6589 chipset
- Quad-core ARM Cortex A7 – 1.2 GHz processor and PowerVR SGX544 graphics
- 1GB RAM
- 8 Megapixel Auto Focus camera with Full HD 1080p video recording.
- LED flash
- 1MP (HD) Front Facing Camera
- Quad Band 2G and Single Band 3G with data speeds upto 21.1 Mbps DL and 14.4 Mbps UL – SIM 1 & Quad Band 2G – SIM 2
- 4GB storage with microSD expansion slot
- Wi-Fi b/g/n
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Bluetooth
- GPS
- Proximity Sensor, 3 axis Accelerometer, Ambient Light Sensor, Gyroscope, 3 Axis Magnetic Sensor and Gravity Sensor
- 2100 mAh Battery
- Android 4.1.1 (Jelly Bean) OS, Upgradeable to 4.2.1
- SAR Value – <1.5 W/Kg
Unboxing:
Xolo Q800 comes in a white box in which you will find the handset, battery, micro USB cable that doubles up as a charging cable for the A/C adaptor, single piece headset, a screen guard, and warranty card with the list of authorised service centres in India.
There’s no microSD card bundled with the phone.
There’s no microSD card bundled with the phone.
DESIGN & BUILD QUALITY
When you first hold the Q800 you immediately realize that the phone is pretty well constructed. While it may not look good pretty from the front, it does look graceful from the back. The phone houses a 4.5 inch qHD IPS TFT LCD Display. Above it sits the earpiece and on either side of the earpiece lie the proximity sensor, light sensor and a front facing 1MP camera. The phone does not feature a notification LED while the cheaper(well, in terms of price) Xolo Q700 does. Beneath the display there are 3 backlit capacitive keys – Menu, Home, and Back. The keys are haptic feedback enabled. A microphone sits below these keys.
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The left side of the P770 is completely bare. On the right side we find the volume rocker and the power button. On the top, we have the 3.5mm headset jack and next to it is the micro USB port.
When you first hold the Q800 you immediately realize that the phone is pretty well constructed. While it may not look good pretty from the front, it does look graceful from the back. The phone houses a 4.5 inch qHD IPS TFT LCD Display. Above it sits the earpiece and on either side of the earpiece lie the proximity sensor, light sensor and a front facing 1MP camera. The phone does not feature a notification LED while the cheaper(well, in terms of price) Xolo Q700 does. Beneath the display there are 3 backlit capacitive keys – Menu, Home, and Back. The keys are haptic feedback enabled. A microphone sits below these keys.
The left side of the P770 is completely bare. On the right side we find the volume rocker and the power button. On the top, we have the 3.5mm headset jack and next to it is the micro USB port.
Display
contrast-rich qHD display with decent blacks and good brightness levels!
With a 4.5 inch display, the XOLO Q800 classifies as a phone rather than a hybrid tablet-phone (or phablet, if you will). With a pixel density of 245 ppi, the display is considerably sharp and it is hard to find jagged edges around text despite the display not being retina-grade. Auto-brightness is available as the phone features an ambient light sensor.The onscreen images are quite crisp albeit with relatively good colours. The blacks look very good for an LCD. Viewing angles are quite good too because of the IPS panel.
USER INTERFACE
The Q800 runs Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean out of the box. This review will however focus on one of the custom 4.2.1 Gionee GN708W ROMs. Xolo Q800 is infact a re-branded Gionee GN708W.
The phone has a five-pane homescreen configuration and a standard set of widgets are included.
The notification bar is split into 2 columns where the first one shows you the notifications and on the other one you'll find 14 toggles which include Owner Profile Widget, Airplane Mode, Battery Status, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS, Data Connection, Data Usage, Audio Profiles, Brigtness, Display Timeout, Auto Rotation Lock, Guest Mode & Power Saving Mode.
The app drawer is pretty standard with 2 tabs. The first one is the apps tab which lists all the applications installed on the phone while widgets are listed under a separate tab.
PERFORMANCE
The XOLO Q800 is powered by a MediaTek MT6589 chipset which packs a 1.2GHz Quad Core ARM Cortex-A7 processor, 1GB of RAM and PowerVR SGX544 GPU. It comes with 4GB of internal space out of which a total of 1 GB is reserved for Apps while 1.75 GB is available to the user.
Out of the 1 GB RAM, a good 976 MB is usable, out of which ~390 MB is freely available to the user after you’ve installed all the necessary apps. . During my time with the phone, no lags were witnessed even on the power saving mode, which is a commendable job indeed.
The CPU performance is good. It does pull its weight while executing apps and games and also making the interface feel relatively fluid and is a relatively good performer especially on a qHD display.
Games like Temple Run, Temple Run 2, Angry Birds, etc. run lag free and so do more demanding titles like Dead Trigger, NFS Most Wanted.
The Q800 runs Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean out of the box. This review will however focus on one of the custom 4.2.1 Gionee GN708W ROMs. Xolo Q800 is infact a re-branded Gionee GN708W.
The phone has a five-pane homescreen configuration and a standard set of widgets are included.
The notification bar is split into 2 columns where the first one shows you the notifications and on the other one you'll find 14 toggles which include Owner Profile Widget, Airplane Mode, Battery Status, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS, Data Connection, Data Usage, Audio Profiles, Brigtness, Display Timeout, Auto Rotation Lock, Guest Mode & Power Saving Mode.
The app drawer is pretty standard with 2 tabs. The first one is the apps tab which lists all the applications installed on the phone while widgets are listed under a separate tab.
PERFORMANCE
The XOLO Q800 is powered by a MediaTek MT6589 chipset which packs a 1.2GHz Quad Core ARM Cortex-A7 processor, 1GB of RAM and PowerVR SGX544 GPU. It comes with 4GB of internal space out of which a total of 1 GB is reserved for Apps while 1.75 GB is available to the user.
Out of the 1 GB RAM, a good 976 MB is usable, out of which ~390 MB is freely available to the user after you’ve installed all the necessary apps. . During my time with the phone, no lags were witnessed even on the power saving mode, which is a commendable job indeed.
The CPU performance is good. It does pull its weight while executing apps and games and also making the interface feel relatively fluid and is a relatively good performer especially on a qHD display.
Games like Temple Run, Temple Run 2, Angry Birds, etc. run lag free and so do more demanding titles like Dead Trigger, NFS Most Wanted.
AUDIO QUALITY
XOLO Q800 sounded pretty mediocre on the stock XOLO 4.1.1 ROM. However, the audio quality improved a lot after installing the 4.2.1 ROM. The bundled earphones are average, if not poor. Companies do bundle these earphones for namesake. After using a better set of earphones, the sound quality was quite good though though the treble was bordering on harsh which you can correct with the help of an equalizer.
CAMERA - IMAGE QUALITY
As far as image quality is concerned, the XOLO Q800 produces some pleasing photos in broad daylight which are not only more-than-passable for Social Networking but also good enough for your 5×7 prints. Low Light performance is pretty average to say the least and I suggest you to use the led flash as much as possible. Overall, it produces decent photos.
The flash is only helpful in close up photos. Being a single LED, it barely manages to provide enough lighting in pitch darkness.
XOLO Q800 sounded pretty mediocre on the stock XOLO 4.1.1 ROM. However, the audio quality improved a lot after installing the 4.2.1 ROM. The bundled earphones are average, if not poor. Companies do bundle these earphones for namesake. After using a better set of earphones, the sound quality was quite good though though the treble was bordering on harsh which you can correct with the help of an equalizer.
The XOLO Q800, as a musician, is still better than loads of handsets in the market even from the ones manufactured by the likes of Samsung and LG.
Overall, a more than satisfactory performance in this department.CAMERA - IMAGE QUALITY
As far as image quality is concerned, the XOLO Q800 produces some pleasing photos in broad daylight which are not only more-than-passable for Social Networking but also good enough for your 5×7 prints. Low Light performance is pretty average to say the least and I suggest you to use the led flash as much as possible. Overall, it produces decent photos.
The flash is only helpful in close up photos. Being a single LED, it barely manages to provide enough lighting in pitch darkness.
BATTERY LIFE
So how long does a Dual SIM Quad Core phone with a moderately big 4.5" display last on a 2100mAh battery? Well, it'll certainly get you through a day with moderate usage (which includes a screen-on time of 2 hours and one of the SIMs always latched on to a 3G network). Be more brutal with your usage and you'll hear the phone cry by evening.
So how long does a Dual SIM Quad Core phone with a moderately big 4.5" display last on a 2100mAh battery? Well, it'll certainly get you through a day with moderate usage (which includes a screen-on time of 2 hours and one of the SIMs always latched on to a 3G network). Be more brutal with your usage and you'll hear the phone cry by evening.
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