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Lava launches Iris 504q with gesture controls at Rs 13,499

Lava Mobiles has launches a new smartphone, the Lava Iris 504q at at Rs 13,499. This is another quad-core smartphone but it comes with gesture control features.

FP Staff|Jun 18, 2013, 08:30:52 IST

Lava Mobiles has launched a new smartphone, the Lava Iris 504q for Rs 13,499.

This is another quad-core smartphone but it comes with gesture control features.

The smartphone has a 5-inch screen with IPS display and a resolution of 1280x720 pixels, a quad-core processor, 8 megapixel rear camera with flash and a 2 megapixel front camera. It has 4GB internal memory space with a microSD slot which has 32GB as limit. The device runs Android 4.2.

[caption id="attachment_876559" align="alignleft" width="380"] Lava Iris 504q in this product photo.[/caption]

The gesture motion feature allows users to interact with the phone just by waving their hands in the air, a feature that is also offered by Samsung's flagship device the Galaxy S4. It can also be used for taking pictures, listening to music, checking out photos in the gallery.

The Lava Iris 504q will be available in India starting the 4th week of June, according to IBNLive.

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