Lava, the Indian smartphone manufacturer has launched its new smartphone in the Indian market — Lava Z50. The phone, which is a part of Google‘s Android Go program, was unveiled at Mobile World Congress last month.

The smartphone features a 4.5-inch FWVGA display with 854 x 480 pixels screen resolution and 2.5D curved glass on top with a layer of Corning Gorilla Glass for protection from minor scratches.

Under the hood, the device is powered by a MediaTek MT6737M 1.1GHz quad-core processor, along with Adreno 304 GPU. It packs 1GB RAM and 8GB internal storage with support for memory expansion up to 128GB through microSD card.

Coming to the camera department, the smartphone comes with a 5-megapixel rear camera with an LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera that too has an LED flash. The Dual SIM smartphone supports 4G VoLTE, WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, and GPS as connectivity options.

One of the major highlights of the is that it runs on Android Oreo (Go Edition) which is a lightweight fork of the Android 8.1 Oreo operating system that is designed to run more efficiently on underpowered hardware.

It also comes with a specialized, trimmed-down set of Google apps like Google Go, Maps Go, which don’t require a ton of resources to function. The Lava Z50 is powered by a 2,000mAh battery which should be enough to last whole day on a single charge.

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The Lava Z50 is priced at Rs. 4,400 (approximately $68) in India and will be available through offline as well as online stores. The company has also partnered with Airtel as a part of “Mera Pehla Smartphone” program which offers a cashback of Rs. 2,000, bringing the effective price of the phone down to Rs 2,400, which roughly converts to $37.

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Indian smartphone maker Lava has joined the fast-growing train of Android phone makers who are embracing Google’s Android Go platform. The company Tuesday announced its first smartphone running Android Ore0(Go edition) also known as Android Go. The model is christened Lava Z50 was showcased at the ongoing MWC 2018 and will go on sale in mid-March across stores in India.

The Lava Z50 is the product of a collaboration between Lava and Airtel as part of the telecom giant’s Mera Pehla Smartphone initiative. So, the device comes with an Rs. 2,000 cashback courtesy of Airtel. It also offers 2 years warranty just like other smartphones in Lava’s Z series.

Lava Z50 features a 4.5-inch FWVGA display with 2.5D Corning Gorilla Glass for protection but a resolution of 480×854 pixels. The device is also powered by a 1.1GHz quad-core MediaTek MT6737M SoC paired with 1GB of RAM. There is also an 8GB native storage onboard the device.

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On the camera aspect, the Z50 packs a 5MP camera both at the front and rear. The front and rear camera are also accompanied by LED flashlights. Lava said the Z50 will offer a Bokeh mode. As stated earlier, the device runs Android 8.1 Oreo (Go edition). The version of Android has been optimised to provide a smooth experience on low-end handsets with less than 1GB of RAM. It comes preloaded with apps such as YouTube Go and others. The device will be available in Black and Gold colour variants.

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