Lava has launched the Iris Fuel 20
smartphone priced at Rs. 5,399. The
smartphone will be available to buy
starting next week in Metallic Grey and
White colour via retail stores and e-
commerce websites.
The Lava Iris Fuel 20 - like other
members of the Iris Fuel series of
smartphones - sports a large battery -
4400mAh battery in this case, which is
perhaps the largest battery in a sub-Rs.
6,000 smartphone. Other Iris Fuel range
handsets include the Lava Iris Fuel 50
and Lava Iris Fuel 60 .
To compare, the Iris Fuel 20's 4400mAh
battery is larger than some of the
popular smartphones in its category,
such as Xiaomi's Redmi 1S (2000mAh),
Moto E (1980mAh), Lenovo A6000
(2300mAh) and the Asus Zenfone 5
A501CG (2110mAh). The domestic
handset maker says "this is the second
biggest smartphone battery available in
the country today." The Gionee Maratho
M3 comes with a 5000mAh battery.
However, the Iris Fuel 20 supports just
2G connectivity that might be the bigges
let-down of the handset. Recently, the
Indian smartphone market has seen
some 4G-enabled smartphones being
launched in the budget price range.
The dual-SIM based Iris Fuel 20 runs
Android 4.4 KitKat out-of-the-box. It
comes with a 5-inch (480x854 pixels)
FWVGA display. The smartphone is
powered by a 1.3GHz dual-core
(unspecified chipset) processor coupled
with 512MB of RAM.
It comes with 4GB of inbuilt storage,
which is further expandable via microSD
card (up to 32GB). It sports a 5-
megapixel rear camera with LED flash,
while there is a secondary 0.3-megapixe
front-facing camera also on board.
Apart from 2G, other connectivity option
on the Lava Iris Fuel 20 include Wi-Fi
802.11 b/g/n, Micro-USB, and Bluetoot
options.
Commenting at the launch, Navin
Chawla, Vice President and Head
Product, Lava International Ltd. said,
"The Lava Iris Fuel 20 is designed to
meet the needs of users who are heavy
smartphone users and are looking for a
device with astounding battery life that
lets them utilise the phone through the
day and more. Iris Fuel 20 is a
competitively priced 2G phone that is
designed to give buyers a delightful
smartphone experience."
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