Lava Iris X8 octa-core phone launched at Rs 8,999

Lava Iris X8 octa-core phone launched at Rs 8,999

Lava has launched its new budget smartphone Iris X8 at Rs 8,999. It will be available exclusively on e-commerce marketplace Flipkart starting February 9.

The dual sim smartphone features a 5-inch HD (720x1280pixels) IPS display with Asahi Dragontrail glass protection.

Powered by 1.4GHz octa-core MediaTek processor, Lava Iris X8 has 2GB RAM, and comes with 16GB of internal storage. Users can also install microSD cards of up to 32GB for more storage.

The smartphone sports an 8MP rear camera and a 3MP front-facing camera.

The phone runs Android 4.4 Kitkat, but is upgradable to Android 5.0 Lollipop. It packs a 2500mAh battery. Iris X8 comes with an Intelligent Flip cover that allows users to access applications like music, calling, camera, messaging and a few other functions directly without the need of using the screen.

The smartphone also has gesture recognition functions with 'Smart Wake-up' and gesture controls which allows consumers to directly jump to applications from the locked screen.

For connectivity, the smartphone offers 3G, GPRS/EDGE, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.0 and a micro-USB slot.

Lava Iris X8 comes in black and white colours.