Lava X81

Lava is one of the top 5 Indian smartphone manufacturer that competes with other brands like Micromax, Intex & Karbonn. The company also owns Xolo which has been recently doing well in the market with their budget oriented devices that offers good value for money. Lava X81 is a phone that has an extremely well build body with Metal Unibody construction.

Design and Display
On the front sits a 5 inch HD (1280x720) display giving the display a pixel density of 294PPI which does sound sharp enough. Unfortunately, there is no Gorilla Glass protection on the display. In terms of design, the phone looks well built and has an unibody construction. The looks of the device somewhat resembles the iPhone 6 without the antenna bands but definitely a good looking device.

Hardware and Features
You get a MediaTek MT6735 Quad Core chipset clocked at 1.3GHz and there is 3GB of RAM which should be great for average usage with basic apps and should provide a great multitasking experience. On the software front, Lava X81 comes with the latest Android 6.0 Marshmallow out of the box.

Camera and Storage
On the rear of Lava X81 lies a 13MP camera that can record videos up to 1080p whereas on the front sits a 5MP shooter for those selfie moments. The rear camera also gets a Dual LED Flash for taking videos and pictures in dark plus you also get an LED Flash on the front which is a huge bonus for all selfie lovers. To store all those selfies and other data there is 16GB of onboard storage with expandability option up to 32GB more via a MicroSD card.

Battery and Connectivity
Powering the device is a 2700mAh non removable battery that should easily last you through the day. On the connectivity front, Lava X81 supports Dual SIMs and also supports 4G LTE networks in India.

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