Indian smartphone vendor Lava is all set to launch Iris X8. While the 
company is teasing the device on its official website with a huge numeric ‘8’ and the tagline “Get ready to Do More! Coming Soon,” ecommerce website Flipkart accidentally listed the smartphone on its website.
According to Flipkart’s listing, which was later removed, Lava Iris X8 is a dual sim smartphone featuring a 5-inch HD (720×1280 pixels) IPS display accompanied with Asahi Dragontrail glass protection. The smartphone sports an 8MP primary camera and a 3MP secondary camera.
Iris X8 is successor to the company’s Iris X5 which was launched in September last year.Powered by 1.4GHz octa-core MediaTek processor, Lava Iris X8 has 2GB RAM, and comes with 16GB of internal storage. Users can also install microSD cards of up to 32GB for more storage. The phone runs on Android Kitkat, but is upgradable to Android 5.0 Lollipop and packs a 2500mAh battery.
For connectivity, the smartphone offers 3G, GPRS/EDGE, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.0 and also has a MicroUSB slot. Lava Iris X8 comes in black and white colours and is expected to be priced at Rs 8,999.
