Finally, the feature phone with Reliance Jio support is launched in India and surprisingly the brand is LAVA. Under the Lava brand this feature phone is launched named Lava 4G Connect M1. Lava 4G Connect M1 price is near about Rs 3,333 and will available in retail stores within few weeks.
For your information, Lava 4G Connect M1 is the first feature phone with 4G support. The company was watching the popularity of VoLTE calling network after Reliance Jio introduced in the market. According to reports, Reliance Jio is also working on its own features phones with 4G support to launch soon.
Lava 4G Connect M1 Price & Features
Let’s talk about Lava 4G Connect M1 feature phone. This phone is surprisingly different from any other feature phone and it’s powered by 1.2GHz quad-core processor with unknown chipset.
It also have 512MB of RAM, Good, isn’t it?
The price of Lava 4G Connect M1 is Rs 3,333.
Lava 4G Connect M1 Battery
I bet, you must have used s feature phone, right? So, in these phones battery have much longer life than any of the smartphones at present.
Lava 4G Connect M1 has a 1750mAh battery in itself.
Apart from the 4G VoLTE support, it also supports 2G network along with EDGE connectivity.
The feature phones are also well-known for its durability, battery & affordability, agree? So, Lava 4G Connect M1 does the same as said by the company itself.
Lava 4G Connect M1 Key Features and Specifications
This phone is preloaded with some decent applications like Facebook lite and also some more cool messaging apps.
At launch the company head said,
“At Lava, we strive to think ahead of the curve w.r.t product innovation and the launch of Lava 4G Connect M1 is a step forward in this direction. The launch of this smart feature phone, we believe, will create possibilities for users as they will now be able to consume digital content and even do digital transactions. Furthermore, a sizeable segment of feature phone users in India who use their phone to only make calls will now be able to access the internet; to their advantage; and that too at affordable price.”
Below are the available specifications of Lava 4G Connect M1.
GENERAL
| Release date | February 2017 |
| Form factor | Bar |
| Battery capacity (mAh) | 1750 |
| Removable battery | No |
| Colours | Black |
| SAR value | NA |
DISPLAY
| Screen size (inches) | 2.40 |
| Touchscreen | No |
HARDWARE
| Processor | 1.2GHz quad-core |
| RAM | 512MB |
| Internal storage | 4GB |
| Expandable storage | Yes |
| Expandable storage type | microSD |
| Expandable storage up to (GB) | 32 |
CAMERA
| Rear camera | 0.3-megapixel |
| Flash | No |
| Front camera | No |
CONNECTIVITY
| Wi-Fi | Yes |
| Wi-Fi standards supported | NA |
| GPS | No |
| Bluetooth | Yes |
| NFC | No |
| Infrared | No |
| USB OTG | No |
| FM | Yes |
| Number of SIMs | 1 |
| 3G | Yes |
| 4G/ LTE | Yes |
| Supports 4G in India (Band 40) | Yes |
SENSORS
| Compass/ Magnetometer | No |
| Proximity sensor | No |
| Accelerometer | No |
| Ambient light sensor | No |
| Gyroscope | No |
| Barometer | No |
| Temperature sensor | No |
Table Courtesy: Gadgets360
Lava 4G Connect M1 Buy Now at Flipkart, Snapdeal or Amazon
For your information, this phone is only available via retail stores within few weeks.
So, if you’re planning to buy it from online stores like Flipkart, Snapdeal or Amazon, then no chances are that it would be available there.
That’s all about the brand new feature phone by Lava named LAVA 4G Connect M1.
Reliance Jio is also working to launch their own features phones soon, most probably the name would be Jio LYF Easy and it won’t cost you more than Rs 1500.
At present, there is 4G VoLTE enabled smartphones available in India under Rs 3000. So, we can’t commit what’s exciting in Lava but if you hate smartphones and want to use feature phone go for it.