Lava Iris X5: A New Budget Selfie-focused Smartphone at Rs. 8,799

Indian mobile handset company, Lava has introduced a selfie-smartphone, Iris X5 with a price tag of Rs. 8,799 in domestic mobile phone space. Manifestly, the newly commenced device is exclusively procurable on an e-commerce website, Amazon that has announced an offer for the launching day, in which the handset will be bundled a free 16GB microSD card, mobile cover and screen protector.

The successor of Lava Iris X1, Iris X5 incorporates Android 4.4 KitKat operating system that is disseminating company's Android KitKat portfolio, which already includes Iris 460 and Magnum X604. The handset is decked with 5-inch HD IPS Full Lamination LCM display and delivers pixel resolution of 720x1280p. It houses with 1.2GHz quad-core processor clocked, where its chipset is still unspecified.

The new budget device is also designated as selfie-focused smartphone due to inclusion of 5-megapixel front-facing BSI+ autofocus camera with LED flash for low-light images, which is identical to Nokia's much-anticipated device, Lumia 730. It will also capacitate the users to capture pictures up to 84degree with its wide-viewing angle. The other highlight is its 8-megapixel rear camera with dual-LED flash alongside an Omni BSI sensor.

The mobile is arrayed with 1GB of RAM and 8GB of built-in storage, which you can further enlarged up to 32GB via a microSD card. Furthermore, the new scion in lava X line up comprises 3G, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth options on the connectivity front. It is packed with an 2100mAh battery. The device will surely attract the Indian consumers with the comprisal of an intelligent flip cover powered by hall sensor that puts the phone automatically in sleep mode to reduce battery consumption.

Notably, Chairman and Managing Director of Lava International has stated that they have built a strong portfolio of mid-range smartphones with high quality camera for selfie crazy generation in the X series. However, the native marketplace has recently seen some 'selfie' phones such as Sony Xperia C3 Dual and Karbonn Titanium S19, so it is envisaged that Lava Iris X5 could be a better opponent in this array.