Google to give Android One OEMs more flexibility, new low-cost Lava-made smartphone coming soon

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Google and Lava International plan to release a new low-cost Android One smartphone in India in coming months, according to a report from WSJ. With the reboot, Google aims to give users in developing economies an inexpensive way to get online through its Android mobile operating system and win more customers in fast-growing emerging markets, adds the report. Continue reading “Google to give Android One OEMs more flexibility, new low-cost Lava-made smartphone coming soon”

Micromax, Celkon, Karbonn and Lava to set up units at mobile manufacturing hub in Tirupati

Four homegrown smartphone makers viz, Micromax, Celkon, Karbonn and Lava have come together to set up units at the country’s first mobile manufacturing hub to join the ‘Make in India’ movement.

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Lava Iris X8 gets Android 5.1 Lollipop update

Lava Iris X8 Android Lollipop

Lava has finally rolled out Android 5.1 (Lollipop) update for its Iris X8 smartphone. The smartphone was launched back in February earlier this year running Android 4.4 (KitKat), and the company had promised to offer Android Lollipop update for the smartphone at that time. To remind you, the Iris X8 has a 5-inch HD IPS display, 1.4 GHz Octa-Core processor, 8-megapixel auto focus rear camera with LED flash and 3-megapixel front-facing camera, 2GB RAM, 16GB internal memory with expansion slot and a 2500mAh battery. Continue reading “Lava Iris X8 gets Android 5.1 Lollipop update”

Lava Pixel V2 with 5-inch HD display, 13MP camera, 4G LTE launched for Rs. 10750

Lava Pixel V2

Lava has launched Pixel V2, the company’s latest smartphone in the Pixel series. The Pixel V1 was launched as an Android One smartphone, but this runs on Android 5.1 (Lollipop)-based Star OS 2.0. It has a 5-inch HD display, is powered by a quad-core MediaTek MT6735 64-bit processor, has a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 8-megapixel front-facing camera with LED flash, wide-angle lens, Face beauty, Pic Focus are more camera features. Continue reading “Lava Pixel V2 with 5-inch HD display, 13MP camera, 4G LTE launched for Rs. 10750”

Lava Iris Atom 2 and Flair P1i budget 3G smartphones launched for Rs. 4949 and Rs. 3299

Lava Iris Atom 2

Lava has launched Iris Atom 2 and Flair P1i new budget smartphones in the Iris and the Flair series. The Atom 2 has a 4.5-inch FWVGA screen and is powered by a 1.3GHz quad-core processor. The Flair P1i has a 4-inch WVGA display and is powered by a 1GHz processor. Both these smartphones run on Android 4.4 (KitKat), come with dual SIM support and have 3G connectivity. Continue reading “Lava Iris Atom 2 and Flair P1i budget 3G smartphones launched for Rs. 4949 and Rs. 3299”

Lava Pixel V1 (Android One) Review

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Google last month launched its latest Android One smartphone with Lava dubbed the Pixel V1 at Rs. 11,350. After devices from three OEM partners – Micromax, Karbonn and Spice – last year, this is company’s first large-screen (5.5-inch) Android One smartphone above Rs. 10,000 in India. Continue reading “Lava Pixel V1 (Android One) Review”

Lava Iris X5 4G with 5-inch HD display, 2GB RAM, 8MP front camera with flash launched for Rs. 10199

Lava Iris X5 4G

Lava has officially launched the Iris X5 4G, after it was leaked in benchmarks last month. It has a 5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) IPS display, is powered by a 1.3 GHz quad-core 64-bit MediaTek processor and runs on Star OS based on Android 5.1 (Lollipop). It has a 13-megapixel rear camera with dual LED flash and a 8-megapixel front-facing camera with a LED flash for capturing better selfies. Continue reading “Lava Iris X5 4G with 5-inch HD display, 2GB RAM, 8MP front camera with flash launched for Rs. 10199”

Lava Iris X1 Selfie with 5MP front camera with LED flash launched for Rs. 6777

 

Lava Iris X1 Selfie

Lava has launched Iris X1 Selfie, the company’s latest selfie-focused smartphone, months after launching the Lava Iris X5 and Lava Iris Selfie 50 smartphones. It has a 4.5-inch FWVGA display, is powered by a 1.3 GHz quad-core MediaTek MT6580 processor and runs on Android 5.1 (Lollipop). It has a 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera with LED flash to capture better selfies. Continue reading “Lava Iris X1 Selfie with 5MP front camera with LED flash launched for Rs. 6777”

Lava Pixel V1 Photo Gallery

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Lava launched Pixel V1, the company’s first Android One smartphone in partnership with Google at a price tag of Rs. 11,350. We already brought you the hands-on impressions of the smartphone, here we have its photo gallery.

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Lava Pixel V1 (Android One) Hands On Impressions

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We first heard about Google’s Android One initiative last year when Sundar Pichai announced the project during the I/O keynote 2014. It then later kicked-off with India in September and was further expanded to many other emerging markets like Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Pakistan and many more. Continue reading “Lava Pixel V1 (Android One) Hands On Impressions”

Lava pixel V1 Android One smartphone with 5.5-inch HD display, 2GB RAM launched for Rs. 11350

Lava Pixel V1

Lava has officially launched pixel V1, the company’s first Android One smartphone in partnership with Google. It has a 5.5-inch HD IPS display with minimal bezels, is powered by a 1.3GHz quad-core MediaTek processor and runs on Android 5.1.1 (Lollipop) with updates directly from Google. It has a 8-megapixel rear camera (enhanced to 13-megapixels) with LED flash and a 5-megapixel (enhanced to 8-megapixels)  front-facing camera. It has dual SIM support and 3G connectivity. Continue reading “Lava pixel V1 Android One smartphone with 5.5-inch HD display, 2GB RAM launched for Rs. 11350”

Lava Pixel V1 Android One smartphone surfaces ahead of official launch

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Lava Pixel V1, the company’s first Android One smartphone has surfaced online (via) ahead of official launch later today. According to the listing, it has a 5.5-inch HD IPS display with minimal bezels, is powered by a 1.3GHz quad-core processor, runs on Android 5.1.1 (Lollipop), has a 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. The rear and front cameras are interpolated via software to offer 13MP and 8MP images, respectively. Continue reading “Lava Pixel V1 Android One smartphone surfaces ahead of official launch”

Lava expected to launch new Android One smartphone on July 27

Lava One launch Invite July 27

Lava has sent out invites for a new launch on July 27th. The caption in the invite reads Witness the Power of the one that will never grow old, will respect your privacy, will keep you powered longer and will help you create memories. This is likely to be the launch of Lava’s first Android One smartphone that was supposed to launch on July 14th and was postponed later. Continue reading “Lava expected to launch new Android One smartphone on July 27”

Lava Flair Z1 with 5-inch display, Android 5.0 launched for Rs. 5699

Lava Flair Z1

Lava International has launched Flair Z1, the company’s latest smartphone in the Flair series. It has a 5-inch FWVGA IPS display,is powered by a 1.3 GHz quad-core processor and runs on Android 5.0 (Lollipop). It has a 5-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and 2-megapixel front-facing camera. It comes with dual SIM support and 3G connectivity. Continue reading “Lava Flair Z1 with 5-inch display, Android 5.0 launched for Rs. 5699”