Spreadtrum powers Lava�s low-cost 4G-enabled Connect M1 featurephone

New Delhi, April 3 : Fabless semiconductor company Spreadtrum on Monday announced that its LTE SoC platform -- SC9820 -- has been adopted by Lava for Indias first 4G-enabled feature phone called Lava Connect M1.

"We are looking forward to seeing Spreadtrum SC9820 power more feature phone users all over the world and thus enable them to access the internet and consume digital content at an affordable price," said Leo Li, Chairman and CEO, Spreadtrum Communications, in a statement.

As the world's first LTE feature phone chipset, Spreadtrum SC9820 integrates 1.2GHz dual-core ARM Cortex - A7 processor, ARM Mali-400 MP1 GPU for 3D-graphics acceleration and supports GSM and GPRS connectivity. 

"Our association with Spreadtrum Communications is a step forward in this direction," added Gaurav Nigam, Head-Product, Lava International.