Lava launches dual-sim smartphones Iris 348, Iris 349 Sleek

NEW DELHI: Indian smartphone maker Lava has quietly added two new budget smartphones to its portfolio -- Lava Iris 348, Iris 349 Sleek. The new Lava smartphones are dual-sim and offer largely identical specifications.
Both Lava Iris 348 and Iris 349 Sleek have the same 3.5-inch HVGA TFT display and are powered by single-core processor with clock speed of 1GHz. There's 2MP rear camera and VGA secondary camera.Both the phones boast of 256MB RAM and 512MB of in-built storage, which can be expanded up to 32GB via microSD card. On connectivity front both Iris 348 and Iris 349 Sleek support Edge, Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n, USB 2.0 and Bluetooth.
The two smartphones, however, have different dimensions, while Iris 348 measures 116x61.6x11.3mm, Iris 349 Sleek measures 117x61.6x11.9mm.
Another difference is on operating system front: Lava Iris 348 runs on Android 4.4 KitKat; Iris 349 Sleek runs on Android 2.3 Gingerbread. Similarly, while Iris 348 comes with 1100mAh battery, Iris 349 Sleek features 1300mAh battery.
The two phones will also be available in different colours: Iris 348 will come in White and Black colours; Iris 349 Sleek will come in Dark Blue and White colours.
Both the phones are listed on the company's website.