Homegrown mobile phone brand Lava is doing well in the Indian smartphone market. The company has brought many such phones in budget option, which are very good in terms of design and software. Recently, the company has launched Lava Blaze Curve 5G in a budget of less than Rs 20 thousand, which comes with a curved display.
This phone has direct competition with Realme Narzo 70 Pro, iQOO Z9 and devices of other brands. In such a situation, the question arises whether you should buy a homegrown brand phone or there is still a need to improve the brand. Let us find the answer in this review.
What are the specifications?
display– 6.67-inch AMOLED, 120Hz refresh rate
processorMediaTek Dimensity 7050
camera– 64MP + 8MP + 2MP rear and 32MP selfie camera
Operating System-Android 13
Battery– 5000mAh, 33W charging
Design
Looking at the design of Lava Blaze Curve, you cannot guess its price. At least all the people we showed this phone to have failed in this matter. Yes, after seeing the branding of Lava, people definitely considered its price low. The phone has a curved screen.
The rear panel is also curved, which gives it a slim look. This smartphone feels like a premium device in the hand. It has glass in both front and rear. Glass back handsets are rarely seen in this budget. Overall, this phone is quite brilliant in terms of design.
display
The smartphone comes with an AMOLED display with 800 Nits peak brightness and 120Hz refresh rate support. Minor bezels are seen in it, which makes the phone attractive according to its budget. The screen is decently bright. Colors also look good on this.
You will get clear colors when playing the video. The handset comes with Widevine L1 certification. That means it can stream FHD quality videos. Overall you will get a good experience. The phone comes with an in-display fingerprint sensor, which works well.
Performance and software
Lava has used MediaTek Dimensity 7050 in this handset. The smartphone comes in storage options up to 8GB RAM and 256GB. However, there is no micro SD card slot available in it. There is no problem with this phone in everyday work.
You can also do gaming on it. You can easily play games like COD, BGMI and Free Fire Max on it. However, the phone does get a little hot while gaming. The smartphone works on Android 13. The company has been a little stingy here.
The brand should have provided at least Android 14 in this smartphone. We are now seeing this version in most brands. However, the company will release the update to the latest Android version in it. The brand will give it two software updates. This phone does not disappoint in terms of performance.
camera
The company needed a little work in the case of the camera of Lava Blaze Curve. The photos clicked with this do not look very good, but for a normal user it can work. Many times details are missing in photos. The front camera is better, which takes good photos.
Battery and Charging
To power the handset, a 5000mAh battery has been provided, which supports 33W charging. You can use the phone the whole day on a single charge. And it takes a little more than an hour to charge. Talking about network and connectivity, we did not see any problem.
bottom line
If you want a premium designed phone in low budget, then you can try this. The good thing is that unlike other Chinese phones, it does not contain bloatwares. The company provides clean UI. However, the presence of camera and Android 13 are definitely two negative points.
This phone comes at a starting price of Rs 17,999. It is possible that you may be able to buy it even cheaper in the sale. If you get this phone at a low price, then you can try it.
Aaj Tak Rating- 8.5/10