XOLO A500S Lite

Overview

Technology Crafted in Leather Finish

By Natasha

XOLO is an Indian brand that manufactures smartphones based in Delhi, India. The A500S Lite is another android smartphone from the Xolo which was released in May, 2014. The box contents includes a handset, headset, battery, charger, USB cable and user manual. The details of XOLO A500S Lite are given below.

Design and Display

XOLO A500S Lite is a phone that unties the sleekness with plenty of elegance. Its a absolute delight to carry this stylish smartphone that grabs the attention of masses almost everywhere. The rich leather finish body enhances the beauty of A500S Lite. It measures 127mm in height, 63mm in width and 9.2mm in thickness. The device flaunts a 3.15IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen of 4.0-inches with a resolution of 480x800 pixels and a 233ppi pixel density. It comes with accelerometer, ambient light and proximity sensors.

Hardware and Software

The A500S Lite is powered by a dual-core 1.3 GHz processor with MTK6572 chip-set and Mali 400 MP GPU. The smartphone has a 512 MB of RAM and a 4 GB of internal storage which can be expanded up to 32 GB with the use of a micro SD card. The device runs on Android v4.2 Jelly Bean operating system.

Telephony and Messaging

XOLO A500S Lite operates on GSM 900/1800MHz and WCDMA 2100MHz frequencies. The phonebook has the capacity to store a limited number of contacts. There is a SMS, MMS, IM, email and push mail facility available for the device. The call quality offered is good at all the times.

Camera 

The smartphone has a 3 MP rear camera with fixed-focus which takes 2048x1536 resolution pictures. The camera features includes scene detection and tuning, face recognition, Geo-tagging and burst shot. The VGA front-facing camera is also there for video calling.

Multimedia

XOLO A500S Lite has a music and video player for the entertainment of users. The device supports MP3, AMR-NB, Wav, AAC, AAC+, MIDI audio formats and MPEG4, H.263, H.264, DivX, MP4 video formats. The FM radio gives better and uninterrupted signals all the times. One can record 720p HD videos on to the device. It comes pre-loaded with various apps like Google search, Gmail, maps, calender, you-tube, Google talk, image editor and voice memo.

Connectivity and Battery

The GPRS, EDGE, Wi-Fi802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot, A-GPS, Bluetooth v4.0, micro USB v2.0 and 3G are some of the connectivity options available for XOLO A500S Lite. It is fueled by a 1400 mAh battery which offers a talk-time up to 16 hours and stand-by time up to 520 hours on 2G network while a talk-time up to 8 hours and stand-by time up to 462 hours on 3G network.

Shades and Price

XOLO A500S Lite is available in Black and White shades. The approximate price of the phone is Rs.5,499.

Verdict

Overall, the A500S Lite serves as a great package from Xolo. In terms of price as well as features, the main competitors of XOLO A500S Lite are Karbon Smart A26, Lava Iris 405+, iBall Andi 4.5 2G and Lenovo A390.