Lava Iris Atom 3

The Lava Iris Atom 3 stands out as one of the cheapest smartphones with decent features. This device is suitable for first-time smartphone users or those senior citizens wanting to experience Android.

The device is available in the market in black and white colour variants. Measuring at 144 x 72 x 9 mm (height x width x thickness) and tipping the scale at 150 grams, it is a pocket-friendly handset. The Lava Iris Atom 3 features a 5-inch display with a resolution of 854x480 pixels. Since the display is standard LCD and not IPS, don't expect much in terms of viewing angles and colour reproduction.

The Lava Iris Atom 3 is powered by a quad-core processor, clocked at 1.3 GHz. You can work on more than one app at a time, thanks to the phone's 512 MB of RAM. The device comes with a moderate 8 GB internal storage for storing data and apps. The storage capacity can be expanded by another 32 GB with the help of a microSD card.

On the software front, the Lava Iris Atom 3 runs Android 5.1 Lollipop out of the box. The smartphone comes with connectivity options such as Wi-Fi, GPS, Bluetooth, and 3G. There is a microUSB slot for media transfer and charging. The phone comes with a standard 3.5 mm audio jack for plugging in headphones and it includes the FM radio feature as well.

This dual-SIM smartphone is kept up and running by a 2000 mAh battery. When it comes to the imaging department, the Lava Iris Atom 3 packs a 5-megapixel rear camera with an LED flash. On its front panel is a 2-megapixel secondary camera for taking selfies.

  An interesting feature of this smartphone is its video PIP option. This option lets you watch videos and work on other applications at the same time. The device also supports gesture recognition for quick access to different apps. Given the price pocket, the Lava Iris Atom 3 competes with smartphones such as Lenovo A2010 and ZTE Blade Qlux.