Lava may not have a same success story as that of a Micromax but it is certainly one of the successful Indian brands. It was the first Indian brands to join hands with Intel and has come out with first of its kind products like Tegra 4 tablet.
Design
The Lava Iris X8 is thick( 143.38mm X 70.99mm X 8.57mm) and is a bit heavy( 160 grams) but it feels solid at the same time, partly due to the thick metal rim that cover all its four sides. The volume and power button are made of plastic with a chrome plating( on the right hand side) .
Camera
The Lava Iris X8 offers an 8 megapixel rear camera with BSI 3 sensor. It has normal digital zoom, panorama mode, HDR option and a bunch of effects. To assist the rear camera, there are two LED flash lights at the back panel as well. In the front there is a 3 megapixel camera.
Pros
Octa core CPU,
2 GB RAM offer superb performance
Decent cameras
Okay battery life
Plenty of storage space
Cons
Misses out on 4G
No clarity about Lollipop update