Lava has launched Z50, the first Android Oreo (Go edition) smartphone to launch in the country. It was introduced last month. Apart from the Android Go edition features for smooth performance, it has Bokeh mode and an LED flash for both front and rear cameras. It also offers search in 10 major Indian languages (including Hindi) besides enabling search for images, weather and also translate from search home screen.
Airtel already announced its partnership with Google to bring low-cost smartphones powered by Android Oreo (Go edition) to the Indian market under Airtel’s ‘Mera Pehla Smartphone’ program. This phone is available at an effective price of Rs. 2400 after Rs. 2000 cashback.
Lava Z50 specifications
- 4.5-inch (854 x 480 pixels) FWVGA 2.5D curved glass display with Corning Gorilla Glass protection
- 1.1GHz Quad-core MediaTek MT6737M with Mali-T720 GPU
- 1GB RAM, 8GB internal storage, expandable memory up to 128GB with microSD
- Android 8.1 (Oreo) Go Edition
- Dual SIM
- 5 MP rear cameras with LED flash
- 5MP front-facing camera with LED flash
- Dimensions: 135 × 66.6 × 9.7 mm; Weight: 140g
- 4G VoLTE, WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS
- 2000mAh battery
The Lava Z50 comes in Black and Gold colors, is priced at Rs. 4400 (MOP) and will be available from Flipkart, Amazon and Snapdeal online as well as over 100,000 retail stores across India. It is backed by a 2-year warranty and comes with cashback offer of Rs. 2000 from Airtel.