Indian mobile handset company Lava has brought an addition to its Iris series with the introduction of Lava Iris 401. Fonearena reports that this phone has appeared on the mobile phones listing of the company’s official website. The information about the availability and price has not been revealed yet. This phone is more like an upgrade done to its elder sibling Iris 401e.
This phone is powered by a 1.3GHz dual-core processor. It runs on Android 4.2 Jelly Bean operating system which brings nothing new since smartphones with latest Android 4.4.2 KitKat operating system are available in the market. It features a 4 inch capacitive touch screen LCD display with 480 x 800 pixels resolution. It gets 256 MB RAM and 512 MB of internal storage (expandable up to 32 GB).
It sports a 3 mega pixel rear camera (with LED flash) and a 0.3 mega pixel front-facing VGA camera. Camera specifications also seem disappointing because people are more interested in buying smartphones with good cameras for clicking superior quality pictures. VGA camera on the front is more disappointing for selfie lovers. It packs a 1450 mAh battery. This phone supports GPRS/EDGE, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n and Bluetooth 3.0 as connectivity options.
Key Features of Lava Iris 401
- Processor: 1.3GHz dual-core
- Display: 4 inch LCD display (480 x 800 pixels resolution)
- Operating System: Android 4.2 Jelly Bean
- Camera: 3 mega pixel rear camera with LED flash, VGA front facing camera
- RAM: 256 MB
- ROM: 512 MB (expandable up to 32 GB)
- Battery: 1450 mAh
- Dimensions: 126 x 65 x 10.35 mm
- Connectivity: GPRS/EDGE, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n and Bluetooth 3.0
- Colours: Black and Blue
Lava Iris 401e on the other hand, launched back in 2013, comes with 4 inch (480 x 800 pixel resolution) display. It is powered by 1 GHz processor and runs on Android 2.3.5 Gingerbread operating system. It comes with 256 MB of RAM and 512 MB of internal storage. It features a 3 mega pixels main camera and packs a 1500 mAh battery.
Clearly we can see from the specifications of both the phones that Iris 401 comes with few minor upgrades as compared to Iris 401e. Iris 401 gets upgraded operating system, though not the latest one. It also sports a front camera which is not present in the 401e model, while on the battery front, 401e packs a battery with better capacity of 1500 mAh as compared to 1450 mAh battery of Lava Iris 401.
Price and Availability
Information about the price and availability of this phone has not been revealed by the company yet. If launched in a lower price bracket, this phone will prove to deliver value for money to the buyer, it seems like a suitable smartphone for first time buyers.
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Information Source and Image Credits: Fonearena
