lava iris pro 20 review in pictures
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Did you know that the Lava Iris Pro 20 is the lightest smartphone in its category? The Iris Pro 20 takes many of its features including the design and hardware specs from the Pro 30, but there are some things that sets it apart. Join us as we take you through its review in pictures along with the mention of the key differences between the two siblings.TRANSCRIPT
Lava Iris
Pro 20
Review in pictures
If looks could kill…
• One of the better designed smartphones from an Indian vendor
• At 112g, the Lava Iris Pro 20 is the lightest smartphone in its category
• It’s quite sleek as well with a thickness of 7.7mm
• Has the usual layout of buttons and ports
• The blue rear panel is highly flexible, but lends it a distinct look
Rich display even with lower resolution
• The smartphone features a 4.7-inch display• Even though it bears a low resolution of 960 x 540 pixels,
the display is pretty good• Legible outdoors as well, though you’ll need to increase
brightness• Protected by a layer of Corning Gorilla Glass
Rear shooter is good enough for casual purposes only…
• At the back, the Iris Pro 20 has an 8-megapixel camera
• It’s supplemented by a dual LED flash for shooting in low-light conditions
• The camera app is stock Android
• It offers options like smile detection, best shot selection, HDR, panorama, multi-angle view, etcetera
• The camera captured accurate colours, though image quality isn’t extremely impressive
… and the secondary camera might not lure selfie-addicts
• Just a VGA camera at the front
• Good enough for Skyping purposes, but not for taking selfies
Here are a few samples from the primary camera:
Nothing much to talk about in terms of software
• The operating system on offer is Android 4.2 Jelly Bean
• Minimal amount of customisations on top
• Graphs for viewing the status of battery, CPU, etcare a valuable addition
• It also comes with preinstalled apps like Lava Care and OfficeSuite
Gets you through the usual tasks
• The smartphone is powered by MediaTek’s 1.2 GHz MT6589 quad-core SoC
• For rendering graphics, it has PowerVR SGX544MP
• This combination is mated with a gigabyte of RAM
• The smartphone performsfairly well for the usual tasks
• There are some lags while playing heavy games like Riptide GP2
Battery that lasts you through the day
• Powered by a 2,000mAh non-removable battery
• Once charged, it can run for more than a day of moderate usage
• In our standard battery test, the smartphone lasted for a period of eight hours while playing a 720p video non-stop
• Offers a power saving mode shutting down non-essential features when the battery level is low
Huge disappoint in the storage department
• The device offers a paltry 4GB of onboard storage
• Out of which only 1.4GB is available for installing apps and 0.9GB for personal data
• This means that you can neither install heavy games nor too many regular apps and games
• However, the memory can be extended via a microSD card
Bundled goodies for protecting your device
• The retail pack includes a screen guard to protect the display
• It also comes with a flip cover, which can be adhered to its rear panel
• The cover also supports the device in upright position in landscape mode, making it ideal for watching movies
At a glance
• 4.7-inch, 960 x 540 pixels (234 ppi)
• 1.2GHz quad-core MediaTek MT6589 processor
• PowerVR SGX544 GPU• 1GB RAM• 4GB in-built storage with
microSD slot• 8-megapixel main camera with
dual LED flash, VGA secondary camera
• Android 4.2 Jelly Bean• 2,000mAh battery• 2G / 3G dual-SIM (one is regular
SIM and other is micro-SIM), Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and GPS
-• Run-of-the-mill specs• Average rear camera• Low internal storage• Priced on the higher
side
Pros and cons
+• Distinct design• Great handling
Sibling rivalry: how is the Iris Pro 20 different
from the Iris Pro 30
• The devices are strikingly similar both in terms of their looks and the internals
• However, there are some differences which makes the Iris Pro 20 one rung lower than the Iris Pro 30
• The Lava Iris Pro 20 has a qHD (960 x 540 pixels) display as compared to the 720p display offered by the Iris Pro 30
• The Iris Pro 20 gets only a VGA camera at the front
VS
Price: Rs 12,799
Pricing and verdict
“The Lava Iris Pro 20 takes the philosophy of the ‘Pro’ series
to deliver a stylish smartphone at an economical price tag
further. It surely is successful in that regard, although its
average hardware configuration and camera
sour the deal slightly”