LAVA launches It's first Windows phone LAVA IRIS WIN 1

Lava International has launched its first Windows smartphone, Iris Win1, for Rs. 4,999, which will be available exclusively on e-commerce portal Flipkart from December 4, a company statement said.

The Lava Iris Win1 sports a 4-inch display with a resolution of WVGA pixels.  The Iris Win1 runs on 1.2 Ghz Qualcomm Snapdragon Quad Core Processor and is powered by 1 GB RAM. It comes with 8 GB of internal storage, which you can expand up to 32 GB.

There’s a 5MP main camera with auto focus and an LED flash along with a 0.3 MP front camera. The Iris Win1 runs on Windows 8.1 – the latest offering from Microsoft. In terms of the connectivity, the phone supports two SIMs (3G+2G), Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS and USB Connectivity.

It is powered by a 1950 mAh Li-Ion battery. The phone comes with a Flip Cover and a screen guard along with other standard accessories including a charger, earphones, and a USB cable.

“The Iris Win1 will be available to Indian consumers exclusively on Flipkart,” said Navin Chawla, vice president and head-product, Lava International Limited. The new device will be among the many smartphones available for purchase only via an online channel.
Specification

M / HSPA2G bandsGSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 23G bandsHSDPA 900 / 2100SpeedHSPA 21.1/5.76 MbpsGPRSYesEDGEYesLAUNCHAnnounced2014, DecemberStatusAvailable. Released 2014, DecemberBODYDimensions125 x 64.3 x 11 mm (4.92 x 2.53 x 0.43 in)Weight-SIMDual SIM (Mini-SIM, dual stand-by)DISPLAYTypeCapacitive touchscreen, 16M colorsSize480 x 800 pixels, 4.0 inches (~233 ppi pixel density)MultitouchYesPLATFORMOSMicrosoft Windows Phone 8.1ChipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 200CPUQuad-core 1.2 GHzMEMORYCard slotmicroSD, up to 32 GBInternal8 GB, 1 GB RAMCAMERAPrimary5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels, autofocus, LED flashFeaturesGeo-tagging, panoramaVideoYesSecondaryVGASOUNDAlert typesVibration; MP3, WAV ringtonesLoudspeakerYes3.5mm jackYesCOMMSWLANWi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspotBluetoothv3.0, A2DPGPSA-GPSRadioFM radioUSBmicroUSB v2.0FEATURESSensorsAccelerometer, proximityMessagingSMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IMBrowserHTML5JavaNo - OneDrive (15 GB cloud storage)
- MP3/WAV/eAAC+/WMA player
- MP4/H.264/WMV player
- Document viewer
- Video/photo editorBATTERY Li-Ion 1950 mAh batteryStand-by

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How To Restore IMEI of Any MT65XX Android Smartphone

A large portion of Android device users like to tinker with their devices, they like deleting unneeded items and files, they like rooting their phones, and installing customs ROMs that appeal to them. Thanks to the open source nature of the operating system. Although these activities are not recommended by smartphone manufacturers, but nonetheless, its being done.

While these tinkering activities can end up well bringing smiles, it can equally also go wrong. One of the things that can happen is a corrupted IMEI profile that can happen either while flashing custom or stock ROM.

Have no fear, the procedure below can fix that IMEI error with the help of MTK Droid Tools. Just follow the steps below one after the other.

Needed Items

Root access on the phoneMTK Droid Tool: Download hereYour IMEI Number, usually written at the back of the phone when batteries are removed or at the pack of the phoneAndroid ADB drivers, depending on the phone you are using but there is a universal version:Download here

Procedures

1. Extract the MTK droid tools you downloaded. It would be extracted to the same folder the zipped file was except you change the location. On extraction, you would get a "MtkDroidTools" folder.

2. Open the folder and click on MTKdroidTools.exe to launch it

3. Install the ADB drivers if it has never been installed on the computer before. Connect the phone into the computer. On connecting, it would be identified with phone's information displayed. IMEI would be displayed too if its not having issues. But if an issue is present with the IMEI, it would be missing.

4. Now click on the ROOT button at the bottom right of the page. This button would be greyed out if the phone wasn't already rooted. So you really need to root your phone before you begin the process. Root access is needed for the tool to run scripts.

5. It will ask if you want to 'receive root shell through already established SU', just click 'Yes'.

Once that has been done, click on the 'IMEI/NVRAM' tab close to the IMEI part.

On clicking 'IMEI/NVRAM', the window below would appear. 

You would need to type in your IMEI number as seen from your phone case or inside the phone and then click on Replace IMEI.

6. You would be asked if you want to replace your IMEI, click Yes and then another window will tell you that 'changes will come into force after reset'. Click OK and then reboot your phone.

7. After reboot, your IMEI error should have been fixed and you are good to go. You should also backup your IMEI next time before you carry out any modding or flashing on  your phone.

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