Indian smartphone maker Comio recently launched its X1 Note smartphone in the sub-Rs. 10,000 market. It is positioned to take on the likes of the Redmi Note 5 (Review) and Honor 9 Lite (Review) which are priced similarly. Comio is a part of Topwise Communications, which has been in the mobile space since 2006. The brand made its way to the Indian market late last year with budget smartphones. It is positioning the X1 Note as its current flagship, and has priced it at Rs. 9,999.
When we see Note in a smartphone model name, we have come to expect a big display and a big battery. The Comio X1 does have a big display but surprisingly has only a 2900mAh battery, which isn't a lot compared to what is already on offer in the market. Has Comio still managed to deliver a good overall package in the sub Rs. 10,000 segment? We are about to find out.
Comio X1 Note design
The Comio X1 Note has a big 6-inch display with an 18:9 aspect ratio making the body tall and narrow. There’s an array of sensors above the display, while the space below it is blank, as the phone uses on-screen navigation buttons. The display on the X1 Note is average at best. Colours are decent, but there’s no option to customise the output. The display also does not get really bright, but we couldn't gauge outdoor performance since it wasn't sunny in Mumbai during our entire review period.
Looking at this phone from the front, it seems similar to some of the Xiaomi phones we have seen recently. Turn it around, and the circular camera module reminds us of the Moto G5 (Review) and Moto G5 Plus (Review). The module houses a dual camera setup and has a single LED flash next to it. The fingerprint scanner is positioned below the module, along with a Comio logo. We had the Sunrise Gold variant for review, and the colour looks a bit gaudy to our eyes. The back cover is made of plastic and flexes inwards when pressed. It also picks up scratches easily and we would recommend that you use the case provided in the box to prevent that from happening.
Comio has positioned the textured power button on the right side, along with the SIM tray while the volume rocker is on the left. We found that the power button is well placed, but the volume buttons aren't easy to reach without shuffling the phone in your hand. The Micro-USB port is at the bottom, with grilles on either side, out of which the left one houses the loudspeaker. Comio has put the 3.5mm audio socket at the top along with a secondary microphone.
Apart from the case, the Comio X1 Note ships with a 5W charger, a pair of in-ear headphones, and a plastic screen protector in the box. Comio is offering buyers quite a few incentives on the X1 Note. You get a 1-year warranty plus 100 extra days, a 30-day replacement guarantee, a one-time screen replacement, and a buyback offer for your current smartphone. There is also an upgrade offer that promises you 40 percent of the value of your existing Comio phone when you upgrade to another Comio device.
Comio X1 Note specifications, software, and features
Comio has opted for a MediaTek MT8735 processor to power the X1 Note. This is a quad-core processor clocked at 1.45GHz, but it’s relatively old. It was announced by Mediatek in 2015 for tablets, and we have seen it powering devices such as the Lenovo Phab 2 which was launched in India in late 2016.
The Comio X1 Note also has 3GB of RAM and 32GB of storage, out of which you have around 25GB for use. In case the internal storage isn't enough you do have the option to expand it using a microSD card of up to 128GB.
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