Lava Blaze 5G with MediaTek Dimensity 700 SoC, 5000mAh battery, 6.5-inch display announced

Lava, on Monday, announced the affordable Lava Blaze 5G smartphone at the India Mobile Congress (IMC) 2022. The phone was revealed by Ashwini Vaishnav, Minister of Railways, Communications and Electronics and Information Technology. Lava Blaze 5G features a 6.5-inch HD+ display, MediaTek Dimensity 700 SoC, 50-megapixel primary sensor, 5000mAh battery, and a side-mounted fingerprint scanner. It runs on the Android 12 operating system out of the box.

Lava Blaze 5G specifications

Lava Blaze 5G features a 6.5-inch HD+ (1600 × 720 pixels) IPS display with a 2.5D curved screen and a 90 Hz Refresh rate. The phone is powered by an octa-core MediaTek Dimensity 700 7nm chipset paired with 4GB of RAM and 128GB of internal storage. There is also an option to enable 3GB of virtual RAM.

The Lava Blaze 5G sports an AI-powered triple rear camera setup of a 50-megapixel primary sensor with an f/1.8 aperture lens. On the front, it has an 8-megapixel camera with an f/2.0 aperture lens. The phone packs a 5000mAh battery.

Connectivity options include dual-band Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Bluetooth 5.1, 4G VoLTE, GPS/ A-GPS, 5G SA/NSA, and a USB Type-C port. Further, it has a side-mounted fingerprint scanner for biometric authentication.

Pricing and availability

Lava is yet to announce the pricing of the Lava Blaze 5G smartphone in India. However, in a press release, the company said that the cost of the smartphone would be around 10,000. The phone will be available for pre-order around Diwali in India.