New Delhi: Xolo has launched two new budget smartphones, the Omega 5.0 and the Omega 5.5, at Rs 8,999 and Rs 9,999, respectively.
While Omega 5.0 will be available starting December 10, the Omega 5.5 will be up for grabs starting December 20.
The Omega 5.0 comes with a 5.0-inch 720 display, 1.4 GHz octa-core MTK6592M processor, 1GB RAM, 8GB memory with microSD support, 8 megapixel Sony EXMOR R sensor on the back and 2 megapixel camera on the front and 2100mAh battery.
The Omega 5.5 offers a similar hardware but a bigger 5.5-inch 720p display, a 13 megapixel Sony EXMOR R sensor on the back and a 2600mAh battery. Both phones run on Android 4.4 KitKat with XOLO's HIVE UI on top.
As a special offer, Vodafone is offering 500MB of free 3G data on Omega 5.0, alongside unlimited music content on Vodafone Music for two months. The Omega 5.5 will get 1GB of free data and unlimited music content for two months. Unfortunately, the company has not announced whether it is offering 2G/3G data to users.
Xolo also said the Android 5.0 Lollipop update will be rolled out to Omega 5.0 and Omega 5.5 users without giving an exact time frame.
Notably, both the smartphones run the proprietary Hive UI – based on Android 4.4 KitKat. The UI comes with various visual tweaks including a new launcher and support for themes, downloadable via 'Edge', a special store that features themes, ringtones and wallpapers created by the community and Indian artists.
Other additions in the Hive UI include a new contacts app that comes with Facebook integration; Chameleon widget for notifications on weather, calendar, missed calls, SMS and email; and an overhauled gallery app.
