XOLO X900, smartphone with Intel Inside now in India

Intel Corporation and Lava International Ltd announced on Thursday the general availability of the XOLO X900, first smartphone with Intel inside.

The device will be available from April 23 for Rs 22,000, said a company statement.

Lava also announced its long-term partnership with Croma, a national chain of mega stores of consumer electronics and durables, for promotion and sale of the XOLO X900.

The partnership between Intel and Lava was announced at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona in February.

The XOLO X900 is based on Intel's smartphone reference design featuring the Intel® Atom™ processor Z2460 with Intel® Hyper Threading Technology and supporting HSPA+ 3G connectivity.

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The high-performance 1.6 GHz Atom™ processor with Hyper Threading Technology brings speed and multi-tasking performance to consumers' fingertips.

The leading-edge 400 MHz graphics clock and the full 1080p HD video encoding and playback make this phone a perfect entertainment device, providing users with an immersive gaming and video experience.

It also features an 8-megapixel camera delivering advanced imaging capabilities including burst mode that allows 10 pictures to be captured in under a second.

The XOLO X900 is housed in a sleek design with a 4.03-inch high-resolution LCD touch screen for crisp text and vibrant images.

At launch, the X900 will run on Android Gingerbread, with a planned over-the -air software upgrade to Android's Ice Cream Sandwich platform shortly thereafter.

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Intel's technology enables a high-performance user experience, all while maintaining great battery life -- up to 5 hours of 3G browsing, 45 hours of audio and 8 hours of talk time.

"The first smartphone with Intel inside is now available to Indian consumers," said Mike Bell, Intel corporate vice president and general manager of the Mobile and Communications Group.

"The boundaries of personal computing are expanding.

"As we enter the India market with our first smartphone from Lava, the device not only showcases the rich capabilities and user benefits of Intel computing, but also highlights the exciting possibilities of what's still to come."

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Customers can buy XOLO X900 from Croma and Xolo.in, followed by availability in other retail chains, general trade and online stores from early May.

Intel is a world leader in computing innovation.

The company designs and builds the essential technologies that serve as the foundation for the world's computing devices.

Lava international is one of the growing brands in Indian mobile market today.

The organisation started operations only 30 months back and is rapidly growing its market share.