Indian handset maker Lava today announced a new smartphone under its new 'X' series, dubbed Lava X2. The Lava X2 is an online-exclusive smartphone for the Indian market in the sub-INR 10,000 (US$ 130/€ 120) segment that will be sold through Amazon.in.
The Lava X2 is built around a 6.5"
HD+ IPS screen and has a Helio octa-core processor under the hood paired with
2GB RAM. Lava hasn't mentioned the name of the Helio chip anywhere on its
official website or in the press materials we received, and the company is yet
to respond to our query regarding the same. But we'll update the story once we
have more information about the SoC.
That said, the Lava X2 runs Android 11 (Go
Edition) and has 32GB of storage onboard. The smartphone features a 5MP selfie
camera and its rear panel sports a dual camera system headlined by an 8MP
primary unit. The purpose of the second camera is unknown, but it could be one
of those not-so-useful 2MP depth sensors.
The Lava X2 comes with a rear-mounted
fingerprint scanner, 3.5mm headphone jack, and USB-C. It's fueled by a 5,000
mAh battery, but there's no fast charging here since Lava says the cell takes
3.45 hours for a full charge with the bundled adapter. However, the company
says you can get 38 hours of talk time on 4G networks, 480 hours of standby
with mobile data turned on, or 10.5 hours of YouTube playback at full display
brightness on a single charge.
The Lava X2 comes in Blue and Cyan colors
and can be pre-booked on Amazon.in for INR 6,599 (US$ 85/€ 80) till March 11. Once
the open sales begin on March 12, it will be priced at INR 6,999 (US$ 90/€ 85).
