Lava Mobiles today launched an entry level smartphone the Lava Iris Atom 2 for ₹4,949. This is a quad core powered smartphone sporting a 4.5 inch screen and running Android KitKat out of the box.
The Lava Iris Atom 2 as mentioned is using a 1.3GHz quad core processor (chipset unknown). This dual SIM handset is running KitKat version 4.4 over a 4.5 inch TFT screen with FWVGA (854 x 480 pixels) resolution. There is 512MB RAM and 8GB of internal storage. As per the press release handset is upgradeable to Android Lollipop 5.1 (but I doubt if it will be rolled out).
The micro SD card slot supports up to 32GB external cards. The handset also comes with a 5MP camera placed on the rear and a VGA camera on the front. Key features are 3G, 2G, Wi-Fi, GPS and Bluetooth.
The Lava Iris Atom 2 houses a 1750 mAh battery, supports smart gesture and will be available in Black and White colour options in retails store / online for ₹4,949.