Lava Iris 370 Launched at Rs. 3,599.

Lava has launched and listed Iris 370 on its official website at a nominal price of Rs. 3,599 only; although nothing is said about its availability in the market.

The specifications of this budget smartphone are as follows :

DISPLAY : 3.5-inch HVGA TFT display.

PROCESSOR : 1 GHz single-core processor.

RESOLUTION : 320 x 480 pixels.

OPERATING SYSTEM : Android 4.4 KitKat .

RAM : 256 MB.

MEMORY : 512 MB of inbuilt storage, which is further expandable via microSD card (up to 32GB).

REAR CAMERA : 2 MP with LED flash.

FRONT CAMERA : 0.3 MP.

CONNECTIVITY : 3G, GPRS/ EDGE, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Micro-USB, and Bluetooth.

BATTERY : 1300 mAh claims to deliver up to 6 hours of talk time and up to 250 hours of standby time on 3G.

SIM VARIANT : Dual-SIM (GSM+GSM).

DIMENSIONS : 110 x 61.4 x 11.5 mm.

COLORS : Black/ Red, and Black/ Blue colour combinations.

4.5" Karbonn Alfa A120 Available at Rs. 4,590.

Launched in the low budget range, is the new smartphone from the Karbonn - Alfa A120 priced at just Rs. 4,590. This economic device is available on e-commerce websites, but not yet listed on the official website.

With this smartphone, Karbonn provides support for 22 Indian languages and some multi gesture features making it compete with same range devices like Lava and Iris.

Karbonn last month announced its foray into the mobile accessories segment with the launch of portable power banks and screen guards. The power banks and screen guard accessories come from the company's newly launched Karbonn Mobile Accessories vertical. Starting at Rs. 999, the Karbonn power banks come in three different battery capacity variants - 5000mAh, 7000mAh and 10000mAh. The screen guards come under the brand "Ultra Clear" and are customised for Karbonn mobile devices.

SPECIFICATIONS :

DISPLAY : 4.5-inch FWVGA IPS display.

PROCESSOR : 1.3 GHz dual-core processor (unspecified chipset).

RESOLUTION : 480 x 854 pixels.

OPERATING SYSTEM : Android 4.4.2 KitKat.

RAM : 512 MB.

MEMORY : 8 GB of inbuilt storage, which is further expandable via microSD card (up to 32 GB).

REAR CAMERA : 5 MP with LED Flash.

FRONT CAMERA : VGA 0.3 MP.

CONNECTIVITY : 3G, GPS, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, FM radio, Micro-USB, and Bluetooth.

BATTERY : 3000 mAh claims to deliver up to 240 hours of standby and 18 hours of talk time.

SIM VARIANT : Dual-SIM (GSM+GSM).

COLORS : Blue.