Lava has announced the arrival of the Lava P7, a new entry level smartphone which has great camera-taking features in India.
The smartphone has a price tag of Rs. 5,499 (that’s about 16,500 Naira) and will be going on sale via physical retail channels, multi-brand outlets, as well as online retailers.
The Lava P7 smartphone features a 5 inch display with a screen resolution of 854 x 480 pixels which is further protected by Corning Gorilla glass.
It sports a contemporary smartphone design and runs Android 5.1 Lollipop operating system out of the box. The company added that the handset is guaranteed to receive an upgrade to Android 6.0 Marshmallow.
Powering the phone is a 32bit quad-core MediaTek processor clocked at 1.2 GHz. This is further backed by 1 GB of RAM, offering average services in multitasking and application execution.
Prospective users won’t have issues with the phone if they use it moderately and avoid trying to execute applications that consume a lot of memory. With its price tag, one can expect this and adjust appropriately.
The Lava P7 also sports 8 GB of internal memory for storing media files and applications. This can however be expanded via a microSD card up to 32 GB if more storage space is needed.
The Lava P7 sports a 5-megapixel rear camera and a 2-megapixel front camera is also on board for selfie and video calls. Both the cameras are equipped with LED flashes and offer various modes and features.
One of them is Child Mode, which plays sounds such as chuckles, bell sound, and others to attract attention of the child and captures the child’s image when his/her face is detected.
Other camera features include Live Photo, Panorama, Voice Capture, and Face Beauty. The camera also supports HD video recording. Apart from 3G, the handset supports GPRS/ EDGE, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, GPS, and Micro-USB as connectivity options.
The handset is backed by a 2000mAh battery which according to Lava, can offer up to 20 hours of talk time and also comes with a Power Saver mode. The handset will be available in Blue, Gold (With Pearl Finish), and White colours.