Lava has launched a new Android smartphone with 4000 mAh battery. Called the Iris Fuel 60, the new Lava smartphone is priced at Rs. 8,888. The smartphone will be available from December 25.
The Lava Iris Fuel 60 has a 5-inch 720p IPS display with Gorilla Glass 3 protection. It runs Android 4.4 out of the box and is upgradable to Android Lollipop. The smartphone is powered by a 1.3GHz quad-core processor with 1GB of RAM. The Fuel 60 comes with 8GB of ROM.
The Iris Fuel 60 has 10MP rear camera with LED Flash and 2MP front facing camera. Camera features include HD Video recording and digital zoom with built in auto-focus, panorama, HDR mode, face detection, smile shot and voice capture. Connectivity options include dual-SIM, 3G, Bluetooth and OTG support.
The 4000 mAh battery is rated to deliver 32 hours of talk time on 2G. The phone comes with quick charge technology that supposedly restricts the charging time to 3 hours 15 minutes. Besides battery, the phone is loaded with a range of gesture driven features such as double tap wake up and drawing gesture shortcuts.
“The Fuel series has been carefully designed by LAVA to meet such a crucial need. Today, we are delighted to announce the launch of a new member to our Fuel series of high powered battery smartphones, Iris Fuel 60 with stupendous battery of 4000 mAh is designed to provide users a relief from all battery and power bank hassles. Apart from this, the smartphone is also bundled with stylish design, blazing fast processing speeds, and brilliant camera. It is bound to provide a great user experience without sacrificing performance,” says Navin Chawla, Vice President & Head Product, LAVA International.
Lava had recently launched the Iris Fuel 50 smartphone featuring a 3000 mAh battery. Priced at Rs. 7779, the Fuel 50 has 5-inch display, 1.3GHz quad-core processor and 8MP camera.
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