XOLO is one of the company that had tied up with Microsoft to launch windows enabled devices in India. XOLO has already launched the XOLO Win a windows 8.1 powered tablet and now would soon launch the XOLO Win smartphone.
According to a report on the TOI, the new windows phone that XOLO will be launching soon could be the world’s lightest smartphone at around 100 grams. The smartphone will be part of the Win series and will sail on Windows 8.1 platform.
Not much of the details were unveiled, however it is now known that the XOLO Win smartphone could come with a 4.7 inch screen and probably powered by Snapdragon 200 quad core processor. As far as the pricing is concerned, it will be budget friendly, around Rs. 12K.
XOLO mobiles on their Facebook page have posted something about the HIVE, it seems they will be manufacturing their own handset (Made in India tag).
We will be seeing many more windows powered handsets launching in India within few days / months with a price tag of under Rs. 15,000. There will be a lot of activities and more options will available for consumers looking to buy a smartphone within the Rs. 15,000 range. Micromax is also gearing up to launch their first windows smartphone, probably next week. As for the XOLO windows smartphone it is in the pipeline and will be announced soon.