8-inch Xolo Tab with voice calling launched for Rs 13,499

Xolo has officially launched its 8-inch Xolo Tab (QC800) at Rs 13,499. The Android tablet was earlier spotted on an e-commerce site with the same price tag. It should be noted that the budget tablet supports voice calling.

With the Tab QC800, Xolo enters the 8-inch tablet segment. The IPS display features 1280 x 768 pixels resolution, with a pixel density of 160ppi. This budget tablet is powered by a 1.2GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 8225Q processor, with 1GB of RAM. It is also fuelled by an Adreno 203 GPU.

Yet another budget tablet

Take a quick look at its specifications:

• 8-inch IPS display with 1280 x 768 pixels resolution
• 3G, Wi-Fi, EDGE, GPRS
• GPS 
• 2 megapixel rear camera, 1.6 megapixel front-facing camera
• 4GB internal storage, expandable up to 32GB via microSD card

The camera supports HD video recording along with features like auto focus, geo-tagging, touch focus and face detection. It packs a powerful 4000 mAh battery that claims to deliver 360 hours of (3G) standby time, while up to 4 hours of web browsing on 3G network or up to 4.9 hours of Web browsing on Wi-Fi network. The tablet runs on older Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean version.

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The Xolo Tab will face competition from a slew of budget tablets available from desi players like Micromax, Karbonn and WickedLeak.