Indigenous smartphone maker, Lava International Ltd. has launched a mid-range phablet dubbed as Iris 550Q in India.
Lava Iris 550Q flaunts a 5.5-inch True HD (1280x720p) IPS screen and ships with Android v4.2 Jelly Bean OS out-of-the-box.
Under the hood, it comes loaded with a quad-core CPU, 1GB RAM, 4GB inbuilt memory (expandable up to 32GB via microSD card) and is backed by a high-capacity battery which can power the phone for up to 500 hours under standby mode.
The mid-range Lava phablet also boasts of a 8.0-megapixel camera with BSI sensor 2, CMOS sensor, LED flash, HDR, 4X zoom, full HD recording, whereas on the front side, the phone houses a 2.0-megapixel camera (with CMOS sensor) for video chat.
Lava Iris 550Q phablet comes with a pocket-friendly price tag of ₹13,000 and is said to be made available in the market this month. The new phone will be competing with Karbonn Titanium S9, Micromax Canvas XL A119, Canvas Doodle 2 A240 among others.
Key Specifications of Lava Iris 550Q:
| Model | Lava Iris 550Q |
| Display | 5.5-inch True HD (720x1280p) IPS screen |
| OS | Android v4.2 Jelly Bean |
| Processor | 1.2GHz quad-core processor |
| RAM | 1GB |
| Storage Capacity | 4GB, expandable up to 32GB |
| Camera | Main: 8.0-megapixel camera with BSI sensor 2, CMOS, flash support, full HD video recording, 4X zoom, HDRFront: 2.0-megapixel camera with CMOS |
| Battery | 2,600 mAh (Li-Polymer);Talk time: up to 10 hours (2G) & 5 hours (3G)
Standby mode: 500 hours |
| Network | 2G & 3G |
| Add-ons | Dual-SIM slots, Bluetooth (with A2DP), Wi-Fi, USB connectivity, microSD card slot, GPRS/EDGE, A-GPS |
| Dimensions | 156.0 x 77.8 x 9.8 mm |
| Weight | 177 g |
| Price | ₹13,000 |
