Lava just launched the Agni3 5G, the company’s latest 5G smartphone in the Agni series, as the successor to last year’s Agni 2 5G. The phone has a 6.78″ 1.5K 3D curved AMOLED display with 120Hz refresh rate.
The phone has a secondary AMOLED rear screen that the company calls Instascreen. This lets you receive calls, see notifications, use the rear camera to shoot selfies, and use several useful day-to-day apps like Music Player, Steps & Calorie tracker, Voice Recorder, Timer, Stopwatch & Weather, making it the first in the segment with dual screens. When not in use, it shows animated character firey.
The phone also has Action Key, which the company says is the first in the segment. This offers single click, double click or long press to seamlessly switch between functions and apps like flashlight and recorder.
It is powered by the MediaTek Dimensity 7300X SoC, which is designed for dual-screen phones. The phone also has a 5000mm² copper-plated 9-layer Vapour Chamber cooling and X-Axis Linear Motor Haptics. It has a glass back, and features a 50MP rear camera with Sony sensor with OIS, secondary 8MP ultra-wide camera and a tertiary 8MP 3X telephoto camera.
The phone has 8GB of RAM + 8GB of virtual RAM and 128GB or 256GB storage options. The phone runs Android 14 without any bloatware, and the company has confirmed 3 Android updates and 4 years of security updates for the phone. It packs a 5000mAh battery with support for 66W fast charging. However, it doesn’t come with a charger in the box for the base model.
Lava Agni 3 5G specifications
- 6.78-inch (1200 x 2652 pixels) 1.5K 3D curved AMOLED screen with 120Hz refresh rate, 1200 nits peak brightness, HDR 10+,
- 1.74″ (336 x 480 pixels) secondary AMOLED screen
- Octa Core (2 x 2.5GHz Cortex-A78 + 6 x 2GHz Cortex-A55 CPUs) MediaTek Dimensity 7300X 4nm processor with Mali-G615 MC2 GPU
- 8GB LPDDR5 RAM, 128GB / 256GB UFS 3.1 storage
- Dual SIM (nano + nano)
- Android 14
- 50MP camera with 1/1.55″ Sony sensor, OIS, 8MP ultra-wide camera with f/2.2 aperture, 8MP 3x telephoto camera, 30x digital zoom
- 16MP front-facing camera with Samsung sensor
- In-display fingerprint sensor
- USB Type-C audio, Stereo speakers, Dolby Atmos
- Dust and Water resistant (IP64)
- Dimensions: 163.7×75.53×8.8mm; Weight: 212g
- 5G SA/ NSA (n1/n2/n3/n5/n7/n8/n20/n28/n38/n40/n41/n66/n77/n78 bands), Dual 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 6E 802.11 ax (2.4GHz + 5GHz), Bluetooth 5.4, Beidou, GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS, USB Type-C, NFC
- 5000mAh (typical) battery with 66W fast charging
Pricing and availability
The Lava Agni 3 5G comes in Pristine Glass and Heather Glass colours and is priced at Rs. 20,999 for the 8GB + 128GB model without charger, and the same model with the charger costs Rs. 22,999. The 8GB + 256GB model with the charger costs Rs. 24,999.
The phone is now available for pre-order from Amazon.in and will go on sale starting from October 8th for pre-bookings and the open sale begins from October 9th. The company offers Agni Mitra service, offering Free Replacement at Home for Agni 3 users during 1 year of warranty period.
Launch offer
- Rs. 8000 flat discount for Agni 2 users and Rs. 4000 flat discount for Agni 1 users on lavamobiles.com
- Up to Rs. 2000 discount on SBI cards for first sale
Commenting on the launch, Sumit Singh, Head-Product, Lava International Ltd. said:
AGNI 3 embodies the fiery spirit of innovation and excellence that defines the series. It’s not just a smartphone; it’s a testament to India’s technological prowess and our commitment to providing quality products with unparalleled user experiences designed in India. I hope the AGNI fanbase expands with the new series that hosts cutting edge features and is poised to redefine smartphone experiences in the segment.
Anku Jain, Managing Director, MediaTek India, said:
MediaTek Dimensity 7300X is a flagship-grade chipset designed with best-in-class 4nm process node, enabling excellent performance and power efficiency with next-generation capabilities. MediaTek Dimensity 7300X has dual display support, upgraded photography prowess with the MediaTek Imagiq 950, featuring a premium-grade 12-bit HDR-ISP, along with accelerated gaming features facilitated by MediaTek HyperEngine optimisations.