The rapidly evolving budget smartphone market now includes devices like the Lava Blaze AMOLED2, which prioritizes a high refresh rate AMOLED display, improved connectivity, and faster charging. Powered by a MediaTek Dimensity 7060 and featuring a 120Hz AMOLED panel and 5G, it aims to offer modern features at an entry-level 5G price – Rs 13,499 starting. After a week of use, here’s what we think about the budget 5G smartphone from Lava.
Lava has introduced its latest budget smartphone, the Blaze Dragon 5G, in India. It is powered by the Snapdragon 4 Gen 2 SoC and features a premium-looking design for users seeking a smartphone under Rs 10,000.
The Lava Blaze Dragon 5G is the next budget smartphone from the brand, and will be launched in India on July 25. Ahead of the launch, the company has revealed the design, colour options, and key features of the handset, alongside its expected price.
The latest eruption lasted about eight hours this Wednesday. Lava fountains shot from the northern vent with force. Some streams soared more than 1,000 feet into the air.
Experts believe the violent flow was triggered by a collapse in part of the volcano’s caldera wall. The superheated avalanche, thankfully, caused no injuries or deaths.
Lava Yuva Smart has been launched at Rs 6000. The phone is offered in three colours including the Glossy Blue, Glossy White, and Glossy Lavender
Lava has expanded its phone lineup with the launch of its entry-level smartphone – Yuva 4 – in India. The handset features a 6.56-inch HD+ resolution display with 90Hz refresh rate and a 50MP primary camera,
Lava MD Hari Om Rai was arrested on money laundering charges in the case against Vivo-India and others.
The total length of the fissure was about 3.9 km (2.42 miles) and had extended by 1.5 km in about 40 minutes, the Icelandic Met Office, which is tasked with monitoring volcanoes, said in a statement.
The appointment follows Lava International's board restructuring last week under which the company's executive director Sunil Raina and chief manufacturing officer Sanjeev Agarwal joined the board as directors.
BSNL’s former MD Anupam Shrivastava and ex Lt Governor of Andaman & Nicobar Islands and Puducherry Ajay Kumar Singh have been named independent directors
Cold lava remains hot internally due to chemical reactions within the volcanic material, but its external appearance and behaviour are more akin to wet concrete.
In September 2021, Lava International Ltd filed a draft red herring prospectus (DRHP) with markets regulator Sebi to raise about Rs 500 crore through a fresh issue of shares and private placement of about Rs 1,000 crore. However, the company shelved the IPO plans due to tough market conditions.
The Lava O2 is packed with a large, 5000 mAh battery under the hood. Lava claims a 468-minute playback time on YouTube or 38 hours of 4G talk time.
Iceland's fourth volcano eruption in three months occurred Saturday evening, with lava jets, creating a 3km fissure on Reykjanes Peninsula.
Positioned as an Indian smartphone brand, Lava is hoping to disrupt the mid-range segment with a device that comes in two variants.
Indian handset brands had a 31% share in the Indian market till 2014, after which it fell to just 2% in 2023. Lava intends to turn that around by staying ahead of the competition, particularly Chinese brands, said Sunil Raina
The PLI 2.0 scheme, with a total budget outlay of Rs 17,000 crores, aims to boost employment and create a competitive environment for the production of IT hardware in India.
The company will launch 4G feature phones in the effort to take its market share in the segment to 35% within a year, up from 26% now, said Sunil Raina, the president and business head of Lava International.
More than 12,600 people have left the mostly poor farming communities within a six-kilometre radius of Mayon Volcano's crater in mandatory evacuations since volcanic activity increased last week.
The Lava X3 price in India is set at Rs 6,999 for the 3GB/32GB model.
The Lava Blaze NXT will feature a staring price of Rs 9,299 in India for the sole 4GB/64GB configuration.
Lava is yet to announce a sale date for the Blaze 5G in India.
The venture would aim to win contracts from the US and Chinese customers for research and development, design, and manufacturing of electronics products, according to a letter from Lava to India’s technology ministry seen by Bloomberg News.
The mobile device was unveiled by telecom minister Ashwini Vaishnaw at the India Mobile Congress here.