Lava launches the Iris Icon for INR 11,499

Lava launched a new phone in its existing Iris series as Iris Icon, this will be the latest smartphone in the Company's portfolio, the phone has Asahi Dragon Trail Glass which protects the screen of the phone from getting accidental scratches. The phone also has a Sony EXMOR lens at the back which will allow you to take good pictures. The phone is sold via Snapdeal and other local stores in the country. The phone is priced at INR 11,990 but at snapdeal is offered for INR 11,499. Their is also an offer for a free selfie stick for first 500 customers.

The Lava Iris Icon features the folowing specs

• 5-inch HD IPS display 
• 1280 x 720 pixels Resolution
• Asahi Dragon Trail glass
• 1.3 GHz quad-core processor
• 2GB RAM
• 16GB internal memory
• Android 4.4 KitKat
• Dual SIM
• 13MP rear camera 
• Dual LED Flash
• 5MP front camera
• 2500 mAh battery

Xiaomi products will be sold on Amazon and Snapdeal from today onwards.

As a part of Xiaomi's Birthday part, today head of Xiaomi India announced under #MiFanFest  that Xiaomi products will be available on Amazon and Snapdeal too along with Flipkart which is the current driver of the sales of Xiaomi products. Now we have a total of 5 stores where we can find Mobiles from Xiaomi which are as follows

• Flipkart
• Snapdeal
• Amazon
• The Mobile Stores
• Airtel Stores

Their will be some offers available as the launch day offer type as it will be the first day for Snapdeal and Amazon to sell the handsets, and the offer will start from 12 Noon on 8th April and will continue till midnight.
The offers will include:

• 2000 INR off on Xiaomi Mi4 i.e [Mi4 16 GB for 17,999 INR & Mi4 64 GB as 21,999 INR]
• Redmi Note 4G buyers will get 
• Mi Power Bank 
• Mi In Ear HeadPhones
  Along with the handset

All the handsets from Xiaomi will be available without any registrations for one Day.

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Tweets by Manu Kumar Jain.

Tweet 1:

1) To mark this special occasion, we are announcing two new partnerships with @Snapdeal n @amazonIN :) #MiFanFest
— Manu Kumar Jain (@manukumarjain) April 7, 2015

Tweet 2:

2) This means u can now purchase your favourite Mi products from @Flipkart, @Snapdeal, @amazonIN, @themobilestores, and @airtelindia stores
— Manu Kumar Jain (@manukumarjain) April 7, 2015

Tweet 3:

3) We will have host of offers that will start on April 8, 12 noon, and will last till midnight #MiFanFest
— Manu Kumar Jain (@manukumarjain) April 7, 2015

Tweet 4:

4) we are having a 1 day only discount of Rs. 2000 for all our Mi 4 models (16GB @ Rs 17,999 and 64GB @ Rs. 21,999), to thank for ur support
— Manu Kumar Jain (@manukumarjain) April 7, 2015

Tweet 5:

5) When you buy Redmi Note 4G, u will get a free Mi Power Bank or Mi In-Ear Headphones, again only for day #MiFanFest
— Manu Kumar Jain (@manukumarjain) April 7, 2015

Tweet 6:

6) Redmi 2, Mi Pad, and other products will be available across all platforms without any registrations :) #MiFanFest
— Manu Kumar Jain (@manukumarjain) April 7, 2015

Infocus M330 to launch soon in India

Infocus stepped into the Indian market with Infocus M8 which was an amazing smartphone with 8-MP front and rear cameras with LED flash that too at an affordable price tag of INR 4,999. Infocus has partnered with Snapdeal for the sale of the phones and now they have listed the Infocus M330, a new mid-range smartphone with some more interesting specs. As listed on snapdeal the phone is priced at INR 9,999. The phone will compete with the likes of Xiaomi Redmi Note 4G and Lenovo A7000 which will also launch soon in India.

Infocus M330 holds the following specs sheet

• 5.5-inch IPS display 
• 1280 x 720 pixels Resolution
• Corning Gorilla Glass 2 protection
• 1.7 GHz Octa-Core CPU
• MediaTek MT6592 SoC
• Mali 450 GPU
• 2GB RAM
• 16GB internal
• Android 4.4 (KitKat) with InLife UI
• 13MP rear camera 
• LED Flash
• Sony Exmor R sensor
• 8MP front-facing camera
• Sony Exmor R sensor
• 3100 mAh battery

The smartphone is currently out of stock on Snapdeal, but it is expected to go on sale soon since Snapdeal has already started teasing the arrival of the smartphone.

The next sensation in smartphone photography is just around the corner. Watch this space for more!
Posted by Snapdeal on Friday, 3 April 2015

External Links::

1. Snapdeal Link

Karbonn ventures into Mobile Accessories market with Power Banks

India-based smartphone maker Karbonn has announced its foray into the Mobile Accessories market by launching Power Banks and Screen Guards today.


The power banks will be made available in capacities of 5000 mAh, 7000 mAh and 10,000 mAh and will retail at prices of Rs. 999, Rs. 1,299 and Rs. 15,999 respectively. These will be available exclusively via e-commerce retailer Snapdeal from Wednesday.

The 10,000 mAh Li-Po power bank from Karbonn is touted to be India's first multi-power bank and packs an LED torch, TF card reader, and two standard USB ports along with an LCD display. The 7000 mAh power bank also features dual charging ports and LED indicators to display power capacity. Karbonn claims that all three power banks use an intelligent IC for efficient load fluctuation management.

In addition to the three power banks, Karbonn has also launched Screen Guards under the brand name "Ultra Clear" which will be available in physical as well as online retail stores. 

Commenting on the launch of the mobile accessories, Shashin Devsare, Executive Director of Karbonn said, "The increasing mobile adoption in India has given an impetus to the demand for mobile accessories market which is burgeoning rapidly. Currently, the accessories market is dominated by grey market products which impact the functioning and efficiency of the device. The move towards expanding our product portfolio to include mobile accessories is aimed at offering the consumer the choice of technologically superior mobile auxiliaries which are affordable. We are highly optimistic about the growth of Karbonn’s accessories vertical and expect it to touch 100 crores by the end of FY 2015-2016."