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Lava V5

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Text: Heena Gupta, TOI Tech Indian handset maker Lava launched yet another budget smartphone V5 in India. Priced at Rs 11,499, Lava V5 is the company's latest flagship smartphone. Lava V5 comes with a 5.5-inch display, 3GB RAM, 13MP camera and quad-core processor, which are pretty standard for any other budget smartphone available in India, in this bracket. We reviewed the device to see where it stands in the over-crowded budget smartphone market. This is our review of the Lava V5 smartphone. Lava V5 reviewRead more
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Pros

  • wide viewing angles are good and the screen works well in bright light environments
  • nice-looking UI and a very usable design
  • switching between apps and multitasking with up to 10 apps running worked very smoothly

Cons

  • The battery backup is not the most impressive
  • 8MP front camera is also not great
  • too much noise and blur

Key specs

  • 13 Mpx
  • 5.5 in
  • 1280, 720 px
  • IPS LCD
  • 267 ppi
  • 3000 mAh
  • Quad-core
  • 8 Mpx

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Lava V5 - Pros & Cons

Lava V5

Pros

  • wide viewing angles are good and the screen works well in bright light environments
  • nice-looking UI and a very usable design
  • switching between apps and multitasking with up to 10 apps running worked very smoothly
  • well-built phone with a compact form factor
  • It captures colours and contrasts well
  • The touch screen is responsive and provides good visibility under bright sunlight
  • large display makes the gaming experience a complete delight
  • The display is big enough to offer a great gaming experience to the users
  • colour reproduction was also sharp
  • The display offers decent pixel density and the colour reproduction is also sharp
  • The interface is clean and easy to use

Cons

  • The battery backup is not the most impressive
  • 8MP front camera is also not great
  • too much noise and blur
  • The LED flash in the front is not of much help
  • looked a bit blurry and the colours sometimes looked washed out

Lava V5 - Technical Overview

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IconScreen size
5.5 in
Best:
Asus FonePad 8
Screen size: 8 in
IconBattery capacity
3000 mAh
Best:
Doogee BL12000
Battery capacity: 12000 mAh
IconPixel density
267 ppi
Best:
Sony Xperia Z6
Pixel density: 891 ppi
IconCPU clock speed
1.3 GHz
Best:
Motorola Moto G100
CPU clock speed: 3.2 GHz

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Lava V5 - Full Specifications

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Hardware
Operating systemAndroid 5.1
CPU clock speed1.3 GHz
CPU coresQuad-core
CPU modelMediatek MT6735
GPU modelARM Mali-T720 MP4
RAM memory3 GB
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Rear camera
Primary sensor resolution13.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture2.0 f
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px
Autofocusyes
Burst Modeyes
Digital Image Stabilizationyes
Digital zoomyes
Face detectionyes
Geo-taggingyes
Gesture Shotyes
HDR Captureyes
LED Flashyes
Panoramayes
Smile detectionyes
Touch focusyes
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Storage
Internal storage16 GB
Memory card readeryes
Maximum card storage32GB
Types of memory card supportedmicroSD
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Dimensions
Height5.98 in
Width3.02 in
Depth0.33 in
Weight5.4 oz
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Connectivity
Dual sim supportyes
Sim card sizeMicro-SIM
Bluetoothyes
Bluetooth version4.0
Headphone connection3.5 mm
Type of USB connectorMicro-USB
USB On-The-Go (OTG)yes
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Battery
Replaceable batteryyes
Battery typeLithium Polymer
Battery capacity3000.0 mAh
Standby time261.0 h
Talk time14.0 h
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Display
Screen size5.5 in
Number of colors16.7M
Panel typeLCD
Resolution1280 x 720 px
TechnologyIPS LCD
Pixel density267.0 ppi
Screen materialCorning Gorilla Glass 3.0
Multi touchyes
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Front camera
Primary resolution8.0 Mpx
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Design
MaterialMetal
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Sensors
Accelerometeryes
Proximityyes
Digital compassyes
Ambient light sensoryes
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Cellular
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yes
Data transmissionHSPA+
Navigation systemGPS
2G GSMyes
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
UMTS frequences
  • 900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
4G LTEyes
LTE frequencies
  • 1800 MHz
  • 2300 MHz
Mobile hotspotyes

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