Lava has launched Blaze 2 5G, the company’s latest budget 5G smartphone, as the successor to last year’s Blaze 2 5G. The phone retains the 6.56″ 90Hz LCD screen with 90Hz refresh rate, but this is powered by Dimensity 6300 SoC. It has 6GB RAM and additional 6GB of virtual RAM.
The phone has a 50MP rear camera along with a 2MP AI camera. There is a ring light which the company is calling ‘vibe light’. It has a 8MP front camera, side-mounted fingerprint scanner, glass back, and packs a 5000mAh battery with support for 18w fast charging. The company has also added stereo speakers.
The phone runs Android 14 without any bloatware, and the company promises an upgrade to Android 15 and two years of security updates.
Lava Blaze 3 5G specifications
- 6.56-inch (1600 × 720 pixels) HD+ 20:9 LCD 2.5D Curved screen with 90Hz refresh rate
- Octa Core MediaTek Dimensity 6300 6nm processor (2x Cortex-A76 @ 2.4GHz 6x Cortex-A55 @ 2GHz) with Arm Mali-G57 MC2 GPU
- 6GB LPDDR4x RAM, 128GB (UFS 2.2) storage, expandable memory up to 1TB with microSD
- Android 14
- Dual SIM
- 50MP rear camera with f/1.8 aperture, LED flash, 2MP secondary AI camera
- 8MP front-facing camera
- Side-mounted fingerprint sensor
- 3.5mm audio jack, FM Radio, Stereo speakers
- Dimensions: 164.3×76.24×8.6mm; Weight: 201g
- 5G SA/ NSA (n1/n3/n5/n8/n28/n40/n41/n77/n78 bands), Dual 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 ac (2.4GHz + 5GHz), Bluetooth 5.1, GPS, USB Type-C
- 5000mAh (typical) battery with 18W charging
Pricing and availability
The Lava Blaze 3 5G comes in Glass Blue and Glass Gold colours and is priced at Rs. 11,499 for the single 6GB + 128GB model. With bank offers, the price goes down to Rs. 9999. It will be available from Amazon.in, in addition to Lava online store starting from September 18th.
Lava will be offering Free Service @Home for Blaze 3 5G users, pan India alongside attending user concerns at Lava retail outlets.
Commenting on the launch, Sumit Singh, Product Head, Lava International Ltd., said:
Blaze 3 5G, the latest offering in the Blaze series is designed to enhance the smartphone experiences with better camera capabilities, vibe light and a good processor in the entry segment. Enabling a premium product experience has been our key focus area, as we believe it is time to cater to the larger consumer base with quality and value. The introduction of the ‘Vibe Light’ in the new series adds a unique dimension to the user experience, blending aesthetics with functionality. We believe Blaze 3 5G will resonate with users who seek a smartphone that empowers them to travel, capture, create, and build content effortlessly.