As mentioned earlier, this is the second smartphone by Lava which was launched yesterday with Lava Z10. Lava Z25 is also a mid-range smartphone which looks upgraded version of Lava Z10. We have not expected this from Lava, but unfortunately the chipset of this smartphone is also not revealed.
Looking at the price tag, Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 and Moto G5 Plus are far better than this smartphone but a decent formula applied here by company is the offline market targeting.
Talking about the Lava Z25 itself, it sports an unspecified octa-core processor which is running with 4GB of RAM & 32GB of Internal Storage which is further expandable upto 128GB using microSD card.
One main highlight of this phone is its fingerprint scanner but it’s yet so annoying as it takes 0.16 seconds to unlocked the device. The placement of fingerprint scanner is underneath the home hutton placed in front of smartphone.
Lava Z25 Price in India & How to Buy
Lava Z25 is priced at Rs 18,000 which is a lot of this smartphone. In terms of score of value for money, it deserve 4 out 10.
Our suggestion is to go with ZTE Nubia Z11 MiniS, Moto G5 Plus or Xiaomi Redmi Note 4.
Talking about the availability, it will be also available througj offline stores starting from Thursday.
Lava Z25 Key Features
》 Lava Z25 sports a 5.5-inch HD (720×1280 pixels) IPS display with a 2.5D curved glass-topped on it. Pixel per inch is not mentioned anywhere. Also, the screen could have been better in that price range.
》It is powered by an unknown octa-core processor which irritate buyers a lot while judging whether the smartphone is good or bad. Well, there’s only one reason to hide reality, hope you understand.
》The Lava Z25 features 4GB of RAM & 32GB of Internal Storage which is further expandable upto 128GB using microSD card.
》Lava has installed Star OS 3.3 which is a customs skin made for Lava phones running on the top of Android Marshmallow. We hope it should be at least Nougat, they are demanding Rs 18,000 which is a lot for getting latest version of Android.
》Talking about the optics, it’s not that excellent but yet not so bad. It houses 13-megapixel rear camera with Sony Exmor RS and f/2.0 and a LED flash. While in the the front it has a 8-megapixel with Spotlight flash for better low-light images. Also, the wider aperture of f/2.0 helps the smartphone to take decent macro shots.
》The Lava Z25 has a fingerprint scanner on the front side underneath the home button which takes 0.16 seconds to unlock the device.
》It is powered by 3020mAh of battery with ‘Power Saver mode’ and ‘Super Power Saver mode’ which will help smartphone to extend battery life.
Lava Z25 Full Specifications
GENERAL
| Release date | March 2017 |
| Form factor | Touchscreen |
| Battery capacity (mAh) | 3020 |
| Removable battery | No |
| Colours | Champagne Gold, Grey |
| SAR value | NA |
DISPLAY
| Screen size (inches) | 5.50 |
| Touchscreen | Yes |
| Resolution | 720×1280 pixels |
HARDWARE
| Processor | octa-core |
| RAM | 4GB |
| Internal storage | 32GB |
| Expandable storage | Yes |
| Expandable storage type | microSD |
| Expandable storage up to (GB) | 128 |
CAMERA
| Rear camera | 13-megapixel |
| Flash | Yes |
| Front camera | 8-megapixel |
SOFTWARE
| Operating System | Android 6.0 |
| Skin | Star OS 3.3 |
CONNECTIVITY
| Wi-Fi | Yes |
| Wi-Fi standards supported | 802.11 b/g/n |
| GPS | No |
| Bluetooth | Yes, v 4.00 |
| NFC | No |
| Infrared | No |
| USB OTG | Yes |
| Headphones | Yes |
| FM | No |
| Number of SIMs | 2 |
| SIM 1 | |
| GSM/CDMA | GSM |
| 3G | Yes |
| 4G/ LTE | Yes |
| Supports 4G in India (Band 40) | Yes |
| SIM 2 | |
| GSM/CDMA | GSM |
| 3G | Yes |
| 4G/ LTE | Yes |
| Supports 4G in India (Band 40) | Yes |
SENSORS
| Compass/ Magnetometer | No |
| Proximity sensor | No |
| Accelerometer | No |
| Ambient light sensor | No |
| Gyroscope | No |
| Barometer | No |
| Temperature sensor | No |
Lava Z25: Here’s Company Statement at Launch
“Lava Z series is a result of our continued innovation and focus on in-house research and development over the last 7 years. Over these years, we have developed a team of over 700 product development and design engineers in India and China collectively – the Z series is an output of our collective focus, as an organization, on in-house R&D. Lava Z25 and Z10 are packed with premium features of Camera, Fingerprint, Design and Durability that go well beyond the conventional boundaries in this price segment. Further, Z series is a premium product category for us which is born out of our end-to-end control on entire product value chain – from design to manufacturing,” said Gaurav Nigam, Product Head, Lava International said.
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