Lava International, an Indian company with research and development at home, launched Iris Fuel 60, a device that certainly has enough power no matter what you do. It features a huge 4000 mAh battery with four times more capacity than some other well-known models. And it's only $140.
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The battery is something every smartphone user will accept with a big smile. You can lose yourself into conversations up to 32 hours long on 2G or 13.5 hours on 3G with a huge Li Pol battery. When you plug in your earphones to enjoy your favorite music, it doesn't give up before 2 days. This is perfect for anyone on the road, be it a long business trip or several hours a day on a subway. The phone has quick charge technology that restricts the charging time to 3 hours 15 minutes.
Looking into technical side, Fuel 60 is powered by 1.3 GHz Quad Core Cortex A7 processor, it has 1GB RAM and 8 GB ROM running on Android KitKat 4.4. which ensures good performance and smooth graphics coupled with responsive web browsing and multitasking. The phone will be upgraded to Android L via FOTA (firmware over the air) in future. The Fuel60 features a 5 inch HD IPS Display with Full Lamination and 720 x 1280 HD resolution for a rich and sharp display.
The Corning 3 Gorilla Glass offers scratch and impact resistance. The Iris Fuel 60 has primary camera of 10 megapixel with single LED flash and sports a 2 megapixel front camera. The Fuel 60 supports full HD Video recording and digital zoom with built in auto-focus, panorama, HDR mode, face detection, smile shot and voice capture. For those who need connectivity, they can use dual SIM, 3G, Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth 3. The phone is made using the solderless technology where each component is connected to PCBA via connectors, not using soldering.
This results in lesser defects and makes it easier for service engineers in case of any fault.
The Fuel 60 is equipped with a naumber of gesture driven features that makes it user friendly. In built features like Double Tap Wake up and Drawing Gesture Shortcuts function makes it more customizable and user friendly. For instance, the user may double tap the screen to wake up the device from sleep mode or draw letters on the display in sleep mode and link them with one of the tasks. The Iris Fuel 60 will be available in black and white color in retail outlets across India and e-commerce portals.
Lava Iris Fuel 60 is a very interesting smarthone coming from the Indian lab, with new technologies and especially suitable for the people on the road. Check it out. ■
