Lava has announced the launch of a new entry level smartphone called Lava Iris 444 that is listed on sale via e-commerce portal Flipkart for a pricing of Rs 3,199. Like several other smartphones in this pricing, the Iris 444 is a dual SIM smartphone running on Android 4.4 KitKat operating system.
To elaborate on its specifications, the Lava Iris 444 boasts of a 4 inch WVGA display with a resolution of 480×800 pixels and it employs a 1 GHz Cortex A7 processor that is paired with a meager 256 MB of RAM for basic multitasking. There is a paltry 512 MB of RAM that can be further expanded by another 32 GB using a micro SD card.
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For imaging, the Lava smartphone is bestowed with a 2 MP rear camera accompanied with LED flash and a VGA front facing selfie snapper camera. The device is packed with connectivity aspects such as 2G, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and dual SIM functionality. Things are juiced up by a standard 1,400 mAh battery.
Besides letting the Iris 444 smartphone on sale via Flipkart, Lava is prepping a tablet called Lava NKS 101 that is a variant of the Xtron Mega. This upcoming tablet boasts of a 10.1 inch IPS HD display with 1280×800 pixels. Under its hood, there is a 1.6 GHz quad core processor teamed up with 1 GB of RAM. There are two variants of the device 16 GB and 32 GB of native storage support.
The Lava NKS 101 boasts of a 2 MP main snapper and a 2 MP front facer for imaging. Other goodies of the tablet include Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 3.0, HDMI and micro USB for connectivity and a 7,200 mAh battery. The device runs on the dated Android 4.1 Jelly Bean OS.
Key Specs
| Model | Lava Iris 444 | Lava NKS 101 |
| Display | 4 inch, 800×480 | 10.1 inch, 1280×800 |
| Processor | 1 GHz Cortex A7 | 1.6 GHz Quad Core |
| RAM | 256 MB | 1 GB |
| Internal Storage | 512 MB, Expandable up to 32 GB | 16 GB/ 32 GB, Expandable |
| OS | Android 4.4 KitKat | Android 4.1 Jelly Bean |
| Camera | 2 MP/ VGA | 2 MP/ 2 MP |
| Battery | 1,400 mAh | 7,200 mAh |
| Price | Rs 3,199 | Yet to be announced |
