It seems that Indian smartphone manufacturer Lava is gearing up to launch two new budget smartphones – the Lava Iris 350M and Lava Iris 402e – as both devices have now been listed online.
While there is no official word on the announcement, the Lava Iris 402e has been listed on the company’s official site without price and availability, while the Lava Iris 350M is now available for purchase via an online retailer at a discounted price for Rs. 3,329 (MRP is listed at Rs. 3,949).
According to the retailer listing, the 2G dual-SIM (GSM+GSM) supporting Lava Iris 350M runs Android4.2 Jelly Bean. The Iris 350M features a 3.5-inch HVGA (320×480 pixel) display and is powered by a 1GHz dual-core (unspecified chipset) processor coupled with 512MB of RAM.
The Iris 350M comes with a 2-megapixel rear camera along with LED flash support and there is a VGA (0.3-megapixel) front-facing camera. It supports an additional 32GB expansion via microSD card, with 512MB of inbuilt storage already on the device.
The Lava Iris 350M packs a 1200mAh Li-Ion battery and is 10.2m in thickness with a weight of 80 grams. It is listed at Homeshop 18 in a Black colour variant.
On the other hand, from official listing’s specifications, the Lava Iris 402e runs on the now-dated Android 4.2.1 Jelly Bean, and comes with dual-SIM (WCDMA+GSM) standby support.
The Iris 402e features a 4-inch WVGA (480×800 pixel) display and is powered by a 1GHz dual-core (unspecified chipset) processor coupled with 512MB of RAM.
The Iris 402e comes with a 2-megapixel rear camera along with no LED flash support and a 0.3-megapixel front-facing camera. The handset supports an additional 32GB storage expansion via microSD card, with 512MB of inbuilt storage on the device, of which only 130MB will be available to users. Various connectivity options on the Lava Iris 402e include Bluetooth, EDGE, GPRS, Wi-Fi (including hotspot functionality), and GPS.
The Lave Iris 402e packs a 1450mAh Li-Ion battery that can offer up to 9 hours and 40 minutes (2G) of talk time, and 200 hours of standby time. The smartphone measures 126x65x10.35mm and weighs 100 grams.
