Now that Apple has announced the launch of the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus, many of you might be looking to upgrade. That means some of you might want to sell your oldiPhone, which brings us to the inevitable task of ensuring that your data is securely removed from the device. You don't want to hand strangers access to your data. To avoid all the hassle, here's a guide to help you securely delete all you data from your iPhone.

According to Apple, all iPhones from the iPhone 3GS onwards come with hardware encryption so if someone tries to use data recovery software on your iPhone, your information will still be secure. As per Apple, all you need to to completely delete your data, is use their erase functions. For this to work, you need to have a passcode enabled. To do this, you need to follow these steps:

1. On your iPhone, Go to Settings > Passcode.

2. Tap Turn Passcode On.

3. You'll be asked to enter a passcode, and then re-enter it for verification. That's it, the passcode is enabled.

4. The last line on the page should be "Data protection is enabled."

After that, you can erase all your data. This is what you need to know:

Create a backup

Before wiping your data, make sure that you backup your iPhone to avoid loss of data while changing phones.

1. Just go to Settings > iCloud > Storage & Backup.
2. Turn on the switch marked iCloud Backup. You'll get a warning telling you that your iPhone will not back up to your computer automatically. Tap okay.
3. One iCloud Backup is on, tap Backup Now. This will start backing up your data to iCloud.
4. Please note that if you use iCloud Backup, then anything you delete manually will also be removed from the backup. Do not manually remove phone numbers, photos etc. unless you don't want to recover them on your new device.
5. In case you don't want to use iCloud or if your Internet has low upload speeds, you can also backup your data using iTunes. First, connect your iPhone to the computer. iTunes also backs up all the apps you downloaded and the data in those apps. iCloud offers up to 5GB of free space and beyond that you will have to pay. So if you have a lot of data on your iPhone, an iTunes backup is the best because it is free and doesn't need Internet.
6. Open iTunes. Click iPhone on the top-right, next to iTunes.
7. Under Automatically Back Up, check Encrypt iPhone backup. Now set a password for your iTunes backup. We recommend that you do this because your iPhone backup might contain sensitive data such as passwords and personal content that you may not want others to see. If you enable this option, you will have to enter a password if you want to restore the backup from iTunes. This keeps your data from being accessed without authorisation.
8. Under Manually Back Up and Restore, click Back Up Now to start backing up your iPhone. This process takes some time especially if it's the first time you are backing up data. Make sure you have time to spare before you do this. It took us a little over 40 minutes to take a backup the first time.
9. Once essential data from the default apps has been backed up, iTunes will ask you if you want to transfer purchases. This basically takes a backup of all the apps installed on your phone, along with data downloaded within those apps. To do this, you will have to sign in with your Apple ID. We took a backup of 97 apps this way and after restoring, only almost all apps had retained a copy of data saved. One podcast app couldn't save downloaded podcasts and the email apps required re-authentication. That apart, the backup saved everything, including unread notifications.

If the iPhone is with you

Once you have taken a backup, you are ready to delete your data. 

1. Go to Settings > General > Reset.
2. On this page, you'll see options to reset various saved data. To delete everything, tap Erase All Content and Settings.
3. You will be prompted to enter your passcode. If your phone has a Restrictions passcode, which is used to block certain websites and content, you will have to enter that code too.
4. After this, you will see warnings telling you that this will delete all media and data. Tap the Erase button both times.
5. Following this, you will have to enter your Apple ID password. This step only applies if you have enabled the Find My iPhone service. It's an effective anti-theft measure. After you provide your password, your iPhone will be erased and the next owner can activate the phone using his or her Apple ID.
6. After you get a new iPhone, you can quickly restore your backup by choosing Restore from iCloud Backup or Restore from iTunes Backup instead of Set Up as New iPhone.

If the iPhone is not with you

In case you lose your phone and want to wipe it to keep your data safe, you can use the Find My iPhone service. This is free, and you should ideally always activate it.

1. The first step is making sure the service is on your device now. On your iPhone, go to Settings > iCloud.
2. Slide the switch to turn on Find my iPad, and it is on.
3. This can be useful in case you lose your phone, or sell it without remembering to wipe all the data. Assuming you had enabled this service, deleting everything is simple. First, log in to iCloud using your Apple ID.
4. Click All Devices at the top and select your iPhone from the list of devices.
5. Select Erase iPhone from the box that pops up on the top-right > click Erase in the next popup.
6. After you've clicked on Erase, a new button pops up, labeled Remove from Account. Click this, to de-link that phone from your account and prevent the next owner from accessing your data.
7. In case you sold your iPhone without deleting your data and Find My iPhone isn't enabled on your phone, then the best you can do is change the password of your Apple ID. This won't stop the next owner from accessing data already stored on the device, but it will make sure that they can't delete data from your iCloud account. Here's how to change your Apple ID password.
8. Visit the Apple website. Enter your Apple ID and click Next.
9. Now you can choose between email authentication or answering security questions to change your password. Choose the method you prefer, and click next.
10. You'll be asked to verify your birth date before proceeding. Fill in the details, and click next.
11. Answer the security questions and click Next, or follow the link that is sent to your registered email addresses.
12. Now you can enter your new Apple ID password, enter it again and click Reset Password.

You don't have to worry about data theft once you've wiped your iPhone. Apple uses hardware encryption on every iPhone, which ensures that even if someone tried to recover data from your iPhone, they wouldn't be able to do so.

We hope you found this tutorial useful. For more such tutorials, visit our How to section.

Google, at this year's I/O Keynote address, had revealed that Chrome OS devices (such as Chromebook and Chromebox machines) will be receiving Android app support. The company on Thursday announced it has brought the first set of Android apps to Chrome OS.

The company has announced four apps - namely Duolingo, a free language-learning app; Evernote, the popular note taking app; Sight Words, an app to help improve your child's reading skills, and Vine, for creating short, looping videos - have landed on Chrome OS.

Ken Mixter, Software Engineer and Josh Woodward, Product Manager at Google, in a Chrome blog post titled "First set of Android apps coming to a Chromebook near you",announced the release of four Android apps and said, "Today, we're making Chromebooks even more mobile by bringing the first set of Android apps to Chrome OS. These first apps are the result of a project called the App Runtime for Chrome (Beta), which we announced earlier this summer at Google I/O."

The blog post also clarified that in the coming months Google will be working with select group of Android developers to bring more apps to the Chromebook. "Over the coming months, we'll be working with a select group of Android developers to add more of your favorite apps so you'll have a more seamless experience across your Android phone and Chromebook," blog post added.

Google is leaving no stone unturned to make its Chromebook a mainstream device for consumers. Sundar Pichai, Google's Senior Vice President Android, Chrome and Apps, had previewed some Android apps running on a Chromebook at I/O Keynote address.

The event saw some apps including Evernote, Flipboard, and Vine, being showcased running on a Chromebook based on Chrome OS. Pichai was also quoted saying, "We're in early days," regarding the new Android apps support on Chromebooks.

We can expect Google to announce few more Android apps compatible with Chrome OS in the coming months.

Long before the widely praised Moto E, the fairly competent Asus Zenfone 4 or the new crowd favourite Xiaomi Redmi 1S took the budget smartphone market in India by storm, there was one phone that stood out - the Nokia Lumia 520. This phone was a surprise hit for both Microsoft and Nokia, and it introduced first-time users to a polished smartphone experience without having to dig deep into their pockets.

The Nokia Lumia 520 and its successor, the Nokia Lumia 525, have both received the Windows Phone 8.1 update via the Lumia Cyan update, but Microsoft has also announced the Nokia Lumia 530 Dual SIM, which comes with the update preloaded. However, taking a look at the specifications of the Lumia 530 Dual SIM on paper, it doesn't actually look like an upgrade to the Lumia 520. The asking price is much lower this time around, which puts it in a lower market segment.

It is no secret that the battle for the title of best low-cost smartphone is very hot at the moment and the Nokia Lumia 530 Dual SIM has a tough fight on its hands to emerge victorious.

Look and feel

One thing that Nokia always seemed to get right with almost every single new launch was design. Despite being chunky at 11.7mm, the subtly curved edges of the Lumia 530 Dual SIM make it feel ergonomic. The phone is of course made completely using plastic but it doesn't feel cheap. The matte white variant that we received was extremely slippery and difficult to hold, but it's small enough that using it with one hand is not going to be a problem at all.

The 4-inch screen is surrounded by medium-sized borders. Nokia/Microsoft decided to go with on-screen buttons instead of capacitive buttons below the screen. Unfortunately, that takes up precious real estate, which is already lacking. Above the screen is an earpiece. The right edge has a power button and a volume rocker. A Micro-USB port lies on the bottom while a 3.5mm audio jack sits on top. The rear has the primary camera and a circular speaker grill. It is easy to pry the rear cover off by pulling on a corner. Once opened, you'll see that the fairly stocky battery covers the two SIM card slots and the memory card slot.

Specifications and software

Under the hood of the Nokia Lumia 530 Dual SIM is the same processor that is inside the Motorola Moto E - a Qualcomm Snapdragon 200. This dual-core processor is clocked at 1.2GHz and has an integrated Adreno 302 GPU. Disappointingly, there is only 512MB of RAM. We will see if this affects the performance later in the review. The phone has 4GB of storage space, of which only around a gigabyte is available for users. It is a relief then that the phone also accepts microSD cards of up to 64GB.

There is a 5-megapixel fixed-focus rear camera but no flash. The two SIM cards can connect to 3G networks. Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 4.0 are the other connectivity standards. A 1430mAh battery provides the juice for the phone to work.

The 4-inch LCD panel on the phone is a step down from the IPS LCD panel on the Nokia Lumia 520. It has a resolution of 480x854, and this is probably the lowest quality display we've ever seen on a Nokia smartphone. The viewing angles are awful, with the screen washing out with even the slightest of hand movements. Sunlight legibility is really bad even at the highest brightness setting. There is very evident screen tearing when scrolling through the apps pane. We are supremely disappointed that Microsoft had to cut corners like this.

Windows Phone 8.1 has a lot of new useful updates and it is catching up to a feature-rich platform like Android. However, in our review of the Lumia 630 we noted that Windows Phone 8.1 still has a lot of catching up to do. Our opinion hasn't changed since. One still has to arrange the Live Tiles carefully for the transparent background option to look good; on-screen buttons are visible when playing videos just like we mentioned earlier; the implementation of the Back button as a multitasking shortcut is still confusing; and the Marketplace is missing many useful apps and fun games.

We loved the additional apps such as Battery Saver, Data Sense, Wi-Fi Sense and Storage Sense as they do exactly what their names suggest. While Nokia's signature apps MixRadio and Nokia Camera are present, Here Maps and Here Drive+ are missing. Bookmyshow and Snapdeal are the two third-party apps that are preinstalled on the device.

Camera

It's been a long time since we last saw Nokia opting for a fixed-focus camera on any smartphone. The 5-megapixel rear camera captures good details and colours in daylight provided it can manage to lock focus on the subject. On the other hand, you'll have to forget about capturing subjects that are very close to you.

Images captured in low light conditions are serviceable. The camera on the Lumia 530 Dual SIM can capture only 480p videos, which is a significant step down from the 720p and 1080p options available on other phones. The quality of captured video is not too great. The camera app has a good number of manual options available for users who wish to tweak settings, but we don't know why anyone would bother doing so with a fixed-focus camera. To be fair to the Lumia 530 Dual SIM, even the Moto E has a fixed focus camera, and the former's is much better than the latter's.

Performance

In daily use, we noticed that the phone stuttered a bit while opening apps but it wasn't too apparent. This could be because of the relatively low 512MB of RAM. Otherwise, most of our experiences during daily usage were good.

AnTuTu returned a score of 11,485 and WPbench touched 241.09, which is okay. We played a few HD videos which worked fine, but FHD ones refused to play. The earphones bundled with the device are not of the in-ear kind, but they serve the purpose well. The loudspeaker gets really, really loud. True to Nokia's reputation,  call quality is exceptional. In our battery test the phone managed to last us 7 hours and 22 minutes before it died. This is not bad at all and we noticed that it lasted us a day and half in real-world conditions.

Verdict

At the moment the Lumia 530 Dual SIM is available for around Rs. 6,500 at many e-commerce outlets. The price is low for a phone that can provide a decent smartphone experience, but unfortunately the Moto E, the Xiaomi Redmi 1S and the Asus Zenfone 4all provide better smartphone experiences at the same price. 

Buy this phone only if you want a really cheap device running Windows Phone 8.1. TheLumia 630 and the Lumia 520 have seen price drops and are also available for less than Rs. 10,000. Those two older devices are better options if you don't mind spending only a little bit more.

Nokia Lumia 530 Dual SIM

Rs. 6,761

• REVIEW
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• Design
• Display
• Software
• Performance
• Battery life
• Camera
• Value for money

• Good
• Good battery life
• Inexpensive

• Bad
• Bad camera
• Terrible display

Read detailed Nokia Lumia 530 Dual SIM review

Intex on Thursday launched the Aqua 4X smartphone, priced at Rs. 2,999, which will be exclusively sold via ecommerce site eBay.

The new Intex Aqua 4X smartphone features 3G connectivity, which is also the highlight of the device at this price.

It runs the dated Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean out-of-the-box and offers dual-SIM (GSM+GSM) support. The Aqua 4X comes with a 4-inch display with a WVGA (480x800 pixels) resolution. A dual-core MediaTek (MT6572) processor powers the smartphone, clocked at 1GHz coupled with 256MB of RAM.

The new Aqua 4X from Intex sports a 2-megapixel rear camera without LED flash, while there is a 0.3-megapixel front-facing camera also onboard. It comes with 512MB of inbuilt storage, and can be expanded up to 32GB via microSD card. Apart from 3G support, the smartphone includes Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, GPS/ A-GPS, and GPRS/ EDGE connectivity options as well.

It is backed by a 1300mAh battery, which according to the online retailer's listing can deliver up to 3 hours of talk time and 180 hours of standby time. The Intex Aqua 4X smartphone is currently available in Black colour only on eBay.

Commenting on the launch, Sanjay Kumar Kalirona, Business Head, Intex Mobiles said, "The Aqua 4X will be the lowest priced 3G phone in a 4-inch category, making it a pertinent phone for consumers across all age groups."

The newly announced Intex Aqua 4X will be up against some stiff competition fromCelkon Campus A35K, which was launched in June at the same price point. However, the Campus A35K runs an updated Android 4.4 KitKat OS when compared the Aqua 4X.

Earlier this month, the company launched the Aqua Style Mini smartphone, priced at Rs. 4,800. The highlight of the Aqua Style Mini handset was the 4-inch WVGA (480x800 pixels) Samsung AMOLED display.

Last month, the company launched its first Firefox OS smartphone in India, the Cloud FX, priced at Rs. 1,999. The handset was touted as the 'most affordable smartphone'.

Intex Aqua 4X

• KEY SPECS

Display

4.00-inch

Processor

1GHz

Front Camera

 0.3-megapixel

Resolution

 480x800 pixels

RAM

 256MB

OS

 Android 4.2.2

Storage

512MB

Rear Camera

2-megapixel

Battery capacity

1300mAh

See full Intex Aqua 4X specifications

In our weekly series on the world of crowdfunding, we look for the most interesting and exciting projects on sites like Kickstarter and Indiegogo. We're on the lookout for the next big thing in tech like the Pebble smartwatch or the Oculus Rift, and while everything won't be the next game-changer, there's usually something that's cool, or at least fun - and this week's find fits that description.

Today, having your phone run out of charge is such a common problem that everyone's learned to keep a power bank handy - but of course, you've got to remember to charge the power bank, just the way you have to charge the phone.

If your phone and power bank are both out of juice, then you're powerless to do anything about the problem. That's where the Oivo charger comes in.

This little keychain fob-sized accessory is actually two pieces of a charging plate held together with strong neodymium magnets. You can pry the pieces apart, and fit four-AA batteries in between, to get a battery pack that connects to your iPhone's Lightning port.

There are actually a fair number of chargers that use AA batteries - this one from Verbatim is available online for $12.39 - approximately Rs. 750. The four batteries can add up to eight hours of talk time, and unlike power points or USB ports, AA batteries can be bought pretty much anywhere, making this type of charger useful in a real world scenario. It is wasteful - the batteries will be thrown away, and you'll spend Rs. 120 if you're buying Duracell; but if you're on the road and don't have a charging point handy, you can at least get your phone running.

What sets the Oivo apart from other AA battery chargers is its small size. The other chargers of this sort are all large chambers with a USB port - you end up having to carry something that is as big as your iPhone, just to keep it charged. At least the rechargeable power banks are getting slimmer these days.

The Oivo does away with the chamber to hold the batteries in place, and replaces it with strong neodymium magnets - the two contact plates are cut into wedges that fit together to make a nice looking keychain, but can be pried apart to hold the batteries tightly when needed. The small size means that the Oivo will always be with you, unlike other battery power packs whose extra bulk makes them less likely to fit in a pocket.

You can see the full pledge video below:

The team is trying to raise $50,000 by October 3, and for a pledge of $39, you will get one Oivo charger. We're quite enthusiastic about this little charger, and the team says that after the iPhone version is launched, if there is enough demand, it will also make a version with a Micro-USB, so Android and Windows Phone users might be able to get this too.

The HTC-made Nexus 9 tablet has seemingly been confirmed, if a reported lawsuit document by Nvidia against Samsung and Qualcomm is to be believed. Nvidia is said to have accidentally revealed the HTC Nexus 9 tablet name in the legal document, alongside its expected release time frame.

The Nvidia legal document was posted on the company's site (it has since been removed), and was spotted by a blog called the Bright Side of News. The document reportedly states, "the HTC Nexus 9, expected in the third quarter of 2014, is also expected to use the Tegra K1."

While the third quarter release for HTC Nexus 9 seems unlikely, HTC on Wednesday has sent out invites for an October 8 event in New York. Although the invite doesn't reveal anything, it suggests a smartphone and shows two women seemingly capturing a selfie, along with the tag line 'double Exposure'.

The alleged HTC Nexus 9 is anticipated to come with Android L - which has been rumoured to be named Android Lemon Meringue Pie (LMP). The purpoted specifications were recently leaked in an AnTuTu benchmark listing pointing towards an LTE variant alongside the expected Wi-Fi only variants.

The alleged listing with name 'Google Nexus 9' showed the tablet running on an Nvidia Tegra K1 Denver processor, which is a 64-bit chip - ideal for the upcoming Android L release. The display resolution was listed as Quad-HD (1440x2560 pixels), for the rumoured screen size of 8.9-inch or 9-inch, as learnt from the previous leaks. The AnTuTu benchmark results also revealed a score 45,923, which as per the test's rating system is 'Amazing' performance for a tablet device.

Alexander Amosu, a luxury designer, has introduced two premium versions of the freshly announced iPhone 6. While the first one comes with a 24-karat Yellow and Rose gold plating, the second iPhone 6 model comes additionally studded with diamonds on its back side and all four side bezels.

The 24-karat gold iPhone 6 handset is named 'Amosu 24ct Gold IPhone 6' and is already up for pre-orders for GBP 2,399 (roughly Rs. 2,35,800) from the official Alexander Amosu website. Interested buyers have the option to engrave their name or their company's name on the back panel of the handset. As a part of a deal, Alexander Amosu website is also offering a leather cover worth GBP 150 (roughly Rs. 14,700) for the iPhone 6, free of cost for those users who pre-order the smartphone before September 12.

(Also See: Apple Launches iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus)

The 'Amosu Call of Diamond iPhone 6' shares the gold-plated body as seen on Amosu 24ct Gold IPhone 6, however this time in 18-karat gold. The Amosu Call of Diamond iPhone 6 comes additionally studded with 6,127 VVS1 diamonds and one big 51.29 carat diamond exactly cut to the shape of Apple logo. Made over two months of time, the hand-set, diamond-studded iPhone 6 is priced at GBP 1.7 million (roughly Rs. 16.7 crores), as per GSMArena.

The luxury brand has not made any premium versions of the iPhone 6 Plus as of now. However, another brand named Falcon has already gone ahead and listed the iPhone 6 Plus handsets with a number of diamond-studded options on its website.

(Also See: Apple Watch Unveiled as 'Comprehensive Health and Fitness Companion')

Unlike Amosu Call of Diamond iPhone 6, the Falcon's iPhone 6 Plus boasts just one big diamond on the back panel of the handset, placed between the Apple logo and the 'iPhone' engraving. The handsets come in three different categories based on the material used for their build - Platinum, 24K Gold and Rose Gold. The full list can be seen here.

A week after launching its Desire 820 smartphone, HTC has sent a press invite for an October 8 event in New York.

While HTC has not mentioned what it will showcase in the event, the words 'Double exposure' in the invite, and the focus on the camera on the pictured smartphone, hint that the Taiwanese firm will unveil something camera-specific at the event. This may be an update to the HTC One (M8)'s

camera, the first smartphone to carry HTC's Duo camera technology, or may be the unveiling of a brand new product.

The image in the HTC invite (via GSM Arena) shows two women that seem to be taking a selfie shot from what look like an HTC One (M8) smartphone.

To recall, the highlight of the HTC One (M8) (Review | Pictures) is its dual rear camera setup. While the main camera is the same 4-UltraPixel resolution as seen in HTC One (Review | Pictures), the second rear camera captures depth information, and the ability to do things like refocussing images, background detection work much better because of this extra information.

GSMArena speculates HTC may just be release its Desire 820 smartphone in the US during the October 8 event, and not unveil any new product or features. Based on the smartphone pictured in the invite however, this does not seem very likely, as the HTC Desire 820 doesn't feature the very visible Duo camera.

HTC had launched the Desire 820 at its pre-IFA 2014 event, with a 64-bit Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 processor and 4G LTE Cat. 4 connectivity. HTC had announced the smartphone will be available worldwide beginning late-September. The dual-SIM (Nano-SIM) HTC Desire 820 runs Android 4.4 KitKat with HTC Sense UI skinned on top. The smartphone is the successor to HTC Desire 816 (Review | Pictures). It features a 5.5-inch HD (720x1280 pixels) display. The Desire 820 packs a 13-megapixel (with f/2.2 lens) rear facing camera with LED flash and BSI sensor, apart from an 8-megapixel secondary front-facing camera.

Soon after Apple's Tuesday launch that saw the unveiling of next-generation iPhone 6and iPhone 6 Plus, two arch rivals of the Cupertino giant - HTC and Samsung - without wasting much time fired a shot each at the company's new release.

Of course Apple's rivals could not let the company's entry into the big-screen smartphone (or phablet) segment go unchallenged. After all, the company famously stuck to its guns by using 4-inch displays on 2 generations of smartphones (iPhone 5,iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c), whilst manufacturers all around it were offering a wide-variety of sizes and slowly progressing to the larger displays on their flagships.

First it was Samsung Mobile's Philippines Twitter handle that put out this tweet saying, "Big improvements and innovation come with change - even they thought so." The tweet was accompanied by an image that quoted the late Steve Jobs, "No one is ever going to buy a big phone," with a tagline below that noted, "Guess who surprised themselves and changed their minds."

Notably, the quote used by Samsung is said to be from an event back in 2010 that saw Jobs (then CEO) addressing wireless 'death grip' issues iPhone 4 consumers had (viaPhone Arena). Jobs had then famously also called the relatively large HTC HD2 and Droid X 'Hummers', referring to the large tank-like jeeps.

Samsung's salvo was soon followed by HTC, which greeted the new iPhone release by saying, "Bigger screen. Better performance. Elegant design. Welcome to the party." The tweet was accompanied by a hashtag iPhone 6.

Nokia, not being far behind, also published a video mocking Apple's voice-based virtual assistant, Siri. Notably, the video does not mention anything about the new iPhone 6 or the iPhone 6 Plus. It's also worth mentioning that Microsoft, whileannouncing the Lumia 830, had compared its price against the iPhone 5s.

Not forgetting the Apple Watch that was also unveiled alongside the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus. The famous food chain, Chili's Grill & Bar took a gentle swing at the Apple's first smartwatch and said, "Giving you more options in wristwear... Introducing the iGuac, the future of wearable fresh."

It's now become a tradition that the iPhone launch every year seems incomplete until we see some handset manufacturers trying to capitalise on the event's announcements by taking few digs at Apple soon after the launch.

Last year, Nokia was on top with this tweet.

To remind you, Apple announced the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus alongside the Apple Watch wearable on Tuesday. The Cupertino-based giant also revealed its new mobile payment mechanism called Apple Pay.

Lava has launched 5 new smartphones in its Iris range - Iris 404 Flair, Iris 400s, Iris 250, Iris 410 and Iris 400 Colours - priced between Rs. 4,000 to Rs. 6,000. As of now, the company has not revealed the pricing for all individual smartphones, instead has only confirmed the price range.

The company details that out of the 5 smartphones, 3 support 3G connectivity (Iris 400s, Iris 250, and Iris 400 Colours), while the Iris 410 and Iris 404 Flair only support 2G (GPRS/ EDGE).

Earlier on Tuesday, the Lava Iris 404 Flair recently went up for sale via an e-commerce website at Rs. 4,199. The Iris 404 Flair runs Android 4.4 KitKat. It comes with a 4-inch (480x800 pixels) WVGA display and 4GB of inbuilt storage, while there is 512MB of RAM also onboard. The smartphone sports a 5-megapixel rear camera. It includes GPRS/ EDGE, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth, GPS and Micro-USB connectivity options, apart from packing a 1400mAh battery.

The Lava Iris 400s features a 4-inch IPS LCD WVGA (480x800 pixels) display, and is powered by a 1GHz dual-core processor clubbed with 512MB of RAM. It runs on the now-dated Android 4.2 Jelly Bean. Other specifications include 4GB of built-in storage that expandable via microSD card (up to 32GB); a 5-megapixel rear camera; a 0.3-megapixel front camera, and a 1400mAh battery.

The Lava Iris 250, much like the Iris 400s, runs Android 4.2 Jelly Bean. The budget smartphone comes with a 4-inch WVGA TFT (480x800 pixels) display; a 1GHz dual-core processor; 512MB of RAM; 4GB of inbuilt storage that is expandable via microSD card (up to 32GB); a 3.2-megapixel rear camera; a 0.3-megapixel front camera, and a 1400mAh battery.

Notably, the Lava Iris 400 Colours running Android 4.4 KitKat out-of-the-box comes with identical innards as the Iris 250.

Lastly, the Lava Iris 410 also runs on Android 4.4 KitKat, and features a 4-inch display; a 1.3GHz dual-core processor; 512MB of RAM; 4GB of inbuilt storage that's expandable via microSD card (up to 32GB); a 3-megapixel rear camera; a 0.3-megapixel front camera, and a 1700mAh battery.

Commenting on the launch, Navin Chawla, Vice President and Head, Product LavaInternational Ltd, said, "Lava has a vision to empower people with right kind of products to help them do more and be more. Given that bulk of the market is still driven by feature phones, through these values for money products, we aim to help the consumer upgrade to smartphone and realize the power of internet. These smartphones offer an enhanced browsing experience and also takes care of the entertainment/ connectivity needs of a customer who is upgrading to an entry level smartphone."