Lava, the Indian smartphone brand, has made a remarkable comeback in the Indian market in recent years. After facing tough competition from Chinese brands like Xiaomi, Oppo, and Vivo, Lava revamped its product strategy and focused on delivering quality products at affordable prices. The brand has also shifted its manufacturing base to India, which has helped it to save costs and provide better support to Indian consumers.

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Lava is preparing to launch the Lava Agni 2 5G in the Indian market, where it will be facing stiff competition in the highly contested mid-range smartphone segment. The brand has announced that the official launch of the Agni 2 5G will take place on May 16 at 12 PM IST. Ahead of the launch, here’s a roundup of everything we know about the upcoming smartphone.

Design & display

Lava has officially confirmed the design of its upcoming Agni 2 5G smartphone in a recent teaser. The image confirms that the device has a circular camera module with five cutouts. Three of these are expected to host the camera sensors, while the remaining two will feature an LED flash module and an unknown sensor. The back of the device is curved along with the edges. Another teaser has confirmed that the smartphone will have a curved display, with thin top and bottom bezels. The exact details of this display are still a mystery, however, rumors say that it is a 120Hz AMOLED panel.

Performance

Surprisingly, Lava is stepping up its game in the performance segment as the device is confirmed to have a MediaTek Dimensity 7050 chipset under its hood. For those unaware, this is a rebrand of the Dimensity 1080 SoC that debuted in previous year’s mid-range smartphones.

The chip has an octa-core CPU featuring 2 x 2.6GHz Cortex-A78 cores and 4 x 2.0GHz Cortex-A55 cores. The graphics are handled by Mali G68 MC4 GPU and there’s an AI processing unit for imaging and other stuff. It has 5G connectivity and it is made on the tried and tested TSMC 6nm node.

The Agni 2 5G has already appeared on Geekbench giving us a peak at its performance. The Dimensity 7050 powered phone scored 819 points on the single-core test and 2267 points on the multi-core test. These aren’t flagship-level scores by any means, however, the performance is plenty for a lower-mid-range device.

It will get up to 8GB RAM and an Android 13-based operating system. The onboard battery is said to have a 5,000mAh capacity, with 44W fast charging support.

Cameras

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The Lava Agni 2 5G will feature a 50MP primary camera with a 1/1.55” sensor, 1.0 µm pixels, and an f/1.88 aperture, accompanied by two other undisclosed cameras. Notably, the main camera will come equipped with OIS stabilization technology, enabling users to capture steady photos and videos even in shaky environments. Up front, we can expect a 16MP selfie snapper which is quite standard in this segment.

Expected price

With an anticipated price range of Rs. 20,000-25,000, the Lava Agni 2 5G is set to compete against popular mid-range smartphones like the Realme 10 Pro+ 5G, Moto G82, Redmi Note 12 Pro 5G, and others. As Lava tries to regain its former glory in the Indian market, it remains to be seen if the brand can generate enough buzz and excitement among consumers in a market that is already saturated with a plethora of value-for-money options.

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