The XOLO Q700S is another 1.3GHz quad core powered handset running Android 4.2 with 1GB RAM and 4GB internal storage. This handset can record full HD videos and competes with the Micromax Canvas A114. XOLO Q700S is a available for under Rs. 9,600.
Q700S Unboxing
Inside the box you will find the handset, a screen guard, travel charger, data cable, quick start guide, warranty info, earphone and 1800 mAh battery.
Design and Display
The XOLO Q700S is smart looking. It is in black and silver color combination, the screen and a part of the sides are black color and the rest is silver. The body is made of plastic but looks like metal because of the silver metallic finish. The build quality is very good however there is a small gap on the rear (check the video review). The gap is more visible because of the silver metallic finish.
The handset weight with battery is 137 grams and dimensions are 64.40 x 135.86 x 9.46mm. The 4.5 inch screen is IPS LCD with capacitive touch supporting 854 x 480 pixels resolution with 16M colors. The touch is good, however horizontal lines are easily visible when the brightness is set to the maximum. The handset already has a factory fitted screen guard in addition to the free screen guard included in the box.
It is a dual SIM slots (normal SIMs) with dual standby mode. There are 3 sensors – accelerometer, proximity and light. The Q700S belongs to the Q7xx family (Q700 and Q700i).
Memory, Storage and OS
This handset comes with 1GB RAM of which 809 MB is available on the first boot, that’s a lot of free RAM. And of the 4GB storage 1.75GB is allocated for internal storage and a 0.95GB is the space for apps. There is Micro SD card slot that can house another 32GB external card. You can install apps on external storage. Handset runs on Android 4.2.2 out of the box.
I am not sure about OTG, I forgot to check that. If anyone is using the XOLO Q700s please let us know. I will try checking that once when I get a hold of the Q700S, again.
Performance
It is using the MT6582 chipset – quad core clocked at 1.3GHz coupled with Mali 400 MP GPU. Performance is at par as seen on other 1.3GHz quad core powered handsets using the same chipset.
Benchmark scores
- Quadrant Standard – 6998.
- AnTuTu – 17114; 2nd time – 17534.
- Vellamo – HTML5 1954, Metal 549.
- Nenamark 2 – 54.4 fps
- Multi touch : 5 points.
Entertainment and Gaming
The Q700S can play full HD videos – tested it used MX Player in H/W as well as S/W modes. I tried the Modern Combat 4 (MC4) – installed on the external storage. I skipped the Asphalt 8 cause there was some update and it forced me to download approx 1.5GB of data – did not have the time for that. The MC4 worked pretty well and am sure the Asphalt 8 would be smooth even in high visual mode. We have seen it in action on the Micromax A114 with the same hardware.
Camera
8MP rear camera quality is pretty impressive (considering the price) specially the close-ups and long shots. The low light photos with and without flash is not at all good. The night shot (street light) is hardly visible and in spite of having a dual LED flash the camera performance in a dark room is no good. Full HD videos are pretty good. Front camera output is below average.
Others
The speaker sound is a bit low. Sound clearly is good. 3G worked well, and did not face any issues with Bluetooth and WiFi. GPS is very fast – you will get a lock under 3 seconds.
1800 mAh battery performance
For the 4.5 inch screen with FWVGA resolution the battery seems more than enough. Official specifications state that the battery will give 9 hours of talk-time on 3G networks and 23 hours on 2G. I used the Q700S for 28 minutes running benchmark apps and playing MC4 for few minutes the battery dropped by 4% and the max temperature was 38 degrees.
A 4% drop in 28 minutes is pretty good an estimated over 6 hours of heavy usage on a full charge.
Verdict
The XOLO Q700S competes with Micromax A114. Price wise there is not much of a difference. Specifications are a bit different the Q700S is with smaller screen and lower resolution and also comes with 1800 mAh battery. Q700S looks more premium. XOLO Q700S is again a very good option for the price.
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Very… Very… Very.. Super! XOLO Q700s.
I like this smart phone!…
My phone’s touch screen is minor broken but display is ok and working properly where can I fix this.
Hello sir . how to on notification light in Q700s plus .if it is possible
I have updated my Xolo q700s to KitKat 4.4.2. My sound quality is very low. I am not able to get into engineering mode. Please help me.
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Does it really work after updating my q700s to KitKat 4.4.2?
I have purchased XOLO q700 S mobile. I am getting audio problem.its Volume for ring, call, and speakers is quite low and often not audible in noisy places. what is the solution for it ? please help me out.
Try going to engineer mode & then change mic settings
Dear gogi ,My Xolo Q700s’s screen has been cracked & now it is not lighting up.Can it be repaired from a local mobile shop or I need to visit a Xolo service center.How much would it cost?
It should be under Rs. 2,500.
Thank you much Gogi for reply, will there be any Issue’s after replacement?
Hi
I have installed Email account of my office thru Exchange. Earlier i use to get notifications as soon as new email is arrived into account. But now the notification has stopped. Now i am suppose to keep refreshing everytime to check for new email. Plz help me to solve this problem ?
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i m villas
mene xolo q 700s 23/5/2014 ko purchase kiya tha.or next 3rd days m services center gaya isme heating problem or display problem or mostly camera m koi b pic click karta hu to phone band ho jata hy fir bettry nikal kr wapis insert karo tab on hota hy..or m is problem ko lekar karib 7 bar services center ja chuka hu or 1 baar to phone ko 23 days k liye noida b bhej diya bt company se thik nhi huaa abhi tk..bs hr baar 1 he baat kahte hy aap k phone ko noida bhjena padega .
so i suggest u k xolo ka koi product mt purchase karo sab m kuch na kuch problem hy.or sabse achi baat to ye hy k company k pass solusation b nahi hy problem ka
i think that k xOLO K sare product bekar hy
purchase karna mtlb galti life k sabse badi
I bought Xolo Q700s on 16/08/2014 from Infibeam @ approx Rs. 6950/-
The phone very good for Dispaly Clearity, Look, Net Surfing Speed & Gaming performance
Rear Speaker volume is low compared to MMX A100….call quality in my old MMX A100 is better than in XoloQ700s….
Still Kitkat update still not available now for this model… confirmed with Xolo Customer care….
Also during the running it heats up more… battery temperature goes upto 41 Deg C also…..heating is major from SIM card area in top half & rear side….
Battery performance is not Good. By the evening 6:00 or 7:00 it reaches to 20% or 15%……
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My usage is for most of whatsapp synch only… no major images or video downloads, …..on 2G only….no usage for games or surfing… moderate usage on Phone calls….
Is anybody using Q700s… have same problem ….or is it with particular instrument……????
Pl help…
Hey I m also using xolo q700s ….I have updated to KitKat 4.4.2 version before 28 days..after updating heating problem solved…sound increased little bit..
how u update it to kitkat I unable to find any?……pls tell me so…-.if possible tell me the link….email me in my email adress
I was planing to buy this XOLO 700 s, but after reading these review I don’t think it’s a good phone to handle for a middle class man, and not sure about it’s sound and sw/hw performance.
Any suggestion…..
You can’t find better phone from xolo q700s this was in under 8000rs I have this phone and am pretty sure I cant find better phone from this yeah only 1 problem low audio.
is this q700s is durable or long lasting like nokia?
I bought phone in may 2014 for 7800, unfortunately on 17th July it fell down and internal camera lens was broken. Xolo care told the value of camera as 1300 and they would repair it within 10 days. And its resale value was declared as 3500 only. Such a worst company. Go for sony,samsung or moto they are expensive but their service and quality is awesome.
Go for xolo Q700S spare part rates on xolo website…!!! http://www.xolo.in/xolocare/spare-parts
I had purchased Xolo Q700i in November. In may I was facing battery issue, in June again I was facing touch problem so submitted my phone to service centre. They took 1.5 month and now they are saying that company has given me replacement in replacement they have given Q700s instead of Q700i. In this new phone battery is less screen resolution is less and front camera is VGA. So I need your help Gogi should I take this or not.
Nimish, pls check this http://www.gogi.in/xolo-q700s.html
I found this phone preety good but the only thing its lacking is a qHD screen, which you can find in XOLO Q600S. So I would like you to tell me whether I should buy the Q600S or Q700s?
I have been used xolo q700s since last one month and I got lots of problems. Its getting hang, ring volume is too slow, vibration is too low. Camera result is also bad. Don’t ever buy this phone. It becomes very hot while charging.
Bluetooth is not work proper…… so pls help me
How much time does it take to fully charge the mobile xolo q700s?
Hey any buddy can tell me how to install big games in external storage where to put games data files in external storage?
I have bought it about six months back. Initially faced with network drop problem. upon taking to service center thrice it has been resolved. There is sound clarity problem with the set. Volume is okay but words are not clear. Every time you have to request to caller to repeat conversation.
I want to buy this phone after reading your review. But I am still surprised about the battery performance. Please tell that you used this device till full battery drain. Was there any % problem of battery.
Karan, please check the video review and the battery section. I have not used the handset till 0% battery.
At present I am using q700s. Performance is good. Battery condition is poor. It was overheating while charging and also heating while working with wifi, gaming mode. Battery was charging down on video playback. But remaining features are very good.
Please can you say about otg support in xoloq700s? I am big confusing so I saw the features in xolo their otg is nothing to say so can you check for me otg support or not and how can you forget that otg you give all review but you forget that can you check plzzzzzz sir.
I am going to buy my first phone. I want to know that does xolo q700s have heating and lagging issues or not.
I bought this phone everything is good but phone ringing volume is very very low. Can’t even attend a phone if the phone is in the room. I need to keep vibrate mode on to attend phone calls.
hello gogi sir,
sir pls tell me that you used this phone till full battery drop ?
is % battery of this phone drops slowly then quickly ( in flipkart reviews )
Gogi sir, can you plz tell me something about xolo q700s camera and flash.. dual led flash is useful or not? or this BSI sensor work properly? I mean it’s really help take colorful photo? or one more question Wi-fi hotspot available in this phone?
Its a Good Phone I have bought it today. Using it for a while, its a pretty good phone in this price qcore its good //Gpu is also good mali mp400 gives around 55.5 fps..nice..and ram available is 650 mb. Okay battery lets see I will post soon..
Buddy you bought this phone, can you plz confirm if otg is supported or not. I want to buy this phone but I need otg.
gogi thax a lot 4 your latest reviews. can u suggest me which phone to buy between unite 2 and q700s if we ignore OTG support? Plz reply as I am buying one this week.
Q700s has the same hardware as used on Unite 2 and it will also get kitkat update. Go for any one that is cheaper and the one that you like look wise.
Then I want to buy one with better battery. So, which one should I choose? Thax 4 d quick reply.
plzzzzzzz………somebdy tell me that this phone has WIFI-HOTSPOT or not??
reply confirmed news…
xolo q700s or micromax colors 2 ??
The new KitKat 4.4 update is coming to Xolo Q700s so wait.. to june 11th 🙂
How can you say that the kitkat update will be rolled out on the 11th of june.
Please tell me the confirmation source.
hi gogi sir, the only drawback i heard about xolo q700s is its low ringing tone and voice related issues …….could u pls help me to tell that is it true or not?