There are many 5G phones available for around Rs 10,000 in India. The Lava Storm Play, which also falls in the said price segment, manages to successfully set itself apart from its competitors. Apart from being India’s first phone with Dimensity 7060, the Storm Play packs standout hardware specs, like LPDDR5 RAM and UFS 3.1 storage, which are not available in phones priced around Rs 20,000 to Rs 25,000. I’ve spent a few days using the device as my secondary phone, and here’s a breakdown of how it performed in real-world use.
2Display and Audio
The 6.75-inch HD+ LCD screen won’t blow you away with pixel density, but it compensates with a 120Hz refresh rate, which makes UI transitions feel fluid and responsive. Whether I was scrolling through Instagram or browsing Chrome, the high refresh rate gave the phone a more premium feel.
Brightness is adequate indoors, and while it struggles slightly under direct sunlight, it’s still usable. Colors are tuned on the cooler side, but I didn’t find them overly saturated or washed out. The only gripe with the display is that it has a waterdrop notch.
As for audio, the bottom-firing speaker is loud enough for casual video watching or hands-free calls. It lacks bass, but I appreciate that Lava retained the 3.5mm headphone jack. This is a rare and welcome feature, especially when I wanted to quickly plug in wired earphones during video calls.
