Lava Iris 504q goes online, available for Rs.13,499

The much expected Lava Iris 504q has been listed online now with a price tag of ₹13,499. E-commerce retail sites Infibeam and flipkart have started accepting pre-booking for the device. This latest smartphone from Lava is its first foray into the premium segment to compete against the likes of Samsung, Micromax and Karbonn.

The Iris 504q sports a 5-inch display with 1280×720 pixels resolution. It is very thin at just 8.4 mm in thickness, but still packs enough juice in it. It is powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core MediaTek processor and has 1 GB of RAM. The primary camera is 8 MP with LED flash and BSI sensor, while the secondary camera is a front-facing 2 MP shooter. It will be running on Android 4.1.2 (Jelly Bean), though it is not known whether Lava has any skin customisations added on top of the stock OS.

The biggest surprise however is its Air-gesture support. You can interact with your screen without even touching it; just swipe your fingers above the screen. The internal memory is a paltry 4 GB, but it can be expanded up to 32 GB with a microSD card. The phone can have dual-SIMs and supports both 3G and 2G. The battery is rated at 2000 mAh capacity.

The Iris 504q is expected to release by the end of June, but you can pre-book it now itself to avoid any out-of-stock situations.

You can go through our specification review of Iris 504q here

Lava Iris 504Q launched with a price tag of Rs 13,499

Lava puts it’s own creation to the test against the likes of Micromax, Karbonn and Xolo. Lava Iris 504Q is the name of that new budget Quad-core. Lava has impressed us before with it’s design and software, this time is no exception.

Lava Iris 504Q

The device greets us with it’s good looking 5 inch (1280 x 720 pixels) display. The hardware is powered by a Media Tek MT6589 quadcore processor clocked at 1.2 GHz. It is also gifted with a satisfactory 1 GB of RAM. It has an 8 MP primary camera with LED flash for taking good snaps coupled with a VGA front facing camera. For those who like to expand their network prowess, there is a provision for Dual SIM. Connectivity options include WiFi, Bluetooth 4.0 and USB OTG support. A 2000 mAh battery for the 5 inch display is simply not enough, just might get you through the day.

The device runs stock Android 4.1.2 with no customizations . Lava did integrate some cool gesture controls, one being waving your hand over the sensor in the gallery, which looks to be inspired by the Galaxy S4. The phone comes pre-loaded with Gameloft’s Modern Combat 2 and Fusion Music player, to stream and download music. The box has an included extra back panel, which also works as a flip cover.

Lava Iris 504Q specifications

• 5 inch (1280 x 720 pixels) display


• 1.2 GHz Quad-core Media Tek MT6589 processor


• 8 MP primary camera


• VGA secondary camera


• Android 4.1.2 JellyBean


• WiFi, Bluetooth 4.0, USB


• 2000 mAh battery

Lava Iris 504Q will be priced Rs 13,499.