Lava today on 14th Aug launched two new entry-level 3G handsets - the Lava Iris 356 and Lava Iris 402 with a price tag of Rs 4,499 and Rs 5,499, respectively. Earlier, Lava had quietly listed both these smartphones on its website and now, the phones have been officially launched by them. With this launch Lava heats up the entry-level 3G smartphone, mostly dominated by likes of: Micromax, Karbonn.
Lava Iris 356
The Lava Iris 356 is powered by a 1GHz dual-core Mediatek 6572 Cortex A7 processor with 256MB RAM and runs Android 4.2 Jelly Bean OS. The phone has a 3.5-inch HVGA display with screen resolution of 320 x 480 pixels and a 1.3 megapixel camera with flash and a VGA front-facing camera. It includes just 100MB of internal storage space (available to the user) which is quite low, but supports memory expandable upto 32GB by microSD. The phone is packed with a 1500 mAh battery that the company claims to deliver up to 5 hours of talk time and 200 hours of standby time. It supports dual SIM (GSM+GSM).
Sensors: G Sensor, Proximity Sensor, GPS/A-GPS
Connectivity: Bluetooth with A2DP Support, Wi-Fi 802.11 g/b/n, USB, WAP/GPRS/EDGE/3G. The Lava Iris 356 comes preloaded with various apps such LAVA Zone, Twitter, Facebook, Gtalk, Google Maps, Local, MX Player and YouTube, Fusion, Ninja Rush, Saavn, Hike
SAR Value (radiation): < 1.6w / kg
Colour: The Lava Iris 356 comes in white, black, and grey.
Lava Iris 402
On the other hand, the Lava Iris 402 holds a slightly bigger display. It has a 4-inch WVGA display with screen resolution 480x800 pixels. The phone sports a 3MP rear camera with flash and a 1.3MP front facing camera. The Phone is powered by a 1.2GHz dual-core processor with 256MB RAM and runs Android 4.2 Jelly Bean. It comes with 100MB (user available) internal storage which is a quite disappointing as not much apps can be loaded. It's also a dual SIM (GSM+GSM) phone.
Connectivity: Bluetooth with A2DP Support, Wi-Fi 802.11 g/b/n, USB, WAP/GPRS/EDGE/3G. The Lava Iris 402 comes with a 1500mAh battery with up to 4 hours of talk time and 200 hours of standby time.
Sensors: G Sensor, Proximity Sensor, GPS/A-GPS
SAR Value (radiation): < 1.6w / kg
Colour: The Lava Iris 402 comes in white, grey, and red.
Update:
Lava claims that both the smartphones will be upgradable over-the-air (OTA).
Accessories:
Both phones comes with screen guard and silicon soft pouch.
Availability:
The handsets are available for sale across all national retail stores, multi-brand outlets across India and leading online stores.
At one end both the phone looks same in specification except the screen size and design. The storage of both the phone is quite very low.Whether these two phones from Lava make a dent in the entry-level 3G handsets market or not is yet to see.
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