The Lava Iris 502 price had earlier been spotted on an online shopping outlet a day before Blockbuster Phoneday was expected to be set in motion, leading us to believe that this Rs. 8,499 worth handset will be the smartphone laying the foundation of this drive. For those who are unaware of this, the company intends to launch a new gadget every Friday through this campaign. Clearly, the device skipped the first round, only to succeed the 4.5-inch 454, this week.
While previously, the device had solely visited Saholic, it has now knocked on the doors of other e-retailers as well. Disappointingly, it only wraps a 1GHz single core processor unlike the dual core chipset of the original member of this campaign. But what it lacks with respect to the CPU, it tries to make up in certain other aspects.
For instance, the manufacturer has optimized the device for Jelly Bean, which can be considered an agreeable development from the 454’s Android 4.0.4 OS. A full-fledged 5-inch WVGA display dominates the front, whereas a 5MP camera snuggles next to an LED flash on the flip side.
Out of the 4GB inbuilt memory which the company offers, only 2GB has been set aside for users’ storage desires. Additionally, a microSD card slot finds its way onto the phone with an intention to permit an expansion of up to 32GB. A 2,000mAh Li-polymer battery embedded within the chassis slogs to render up to 9 hours of talk time or 400 hours of standby.
By the looks of it, Blockbuster Phoneday’s consecutive introduction hasn’t taken that major a leap and those who can make do with a comparatively smaller screen size and battery life might as well opt for the 454. Available through eBay for Rs. 8,490, the smartphone may even weigh relatively less on buyers’ wallets when it hits other stores, whenever that happens.
Moving on, the Lava Iris 502 has hit availability status already at the aforementioned retail value. Customers can browse through Saholic, Flipkart, Infibeam and other such shopping websites in order to find the device. The only color that all these online outlets have made it available in at present is black.
Specifications:
– 5-inch WVGA display
– Android Jelly Bean OS
– TouchWiz UI
– 1GHz single core processor
– 5MP main and VGA secondary cameras
– 4GB internal memory, expandable up to 32GB
– 512MB of RAM
– 2,000mAh Li-polymer battery