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Early this year, Lava International president and business head, Sunil Raina had exclusively confirmed to Financial Express Online that the home-grown brand will switch gears and launch its first 5G smartphone by the end of 2021. As promised, Lava’s first 5G smartphone aka the Lava Agni 5G is here and having spent some time with it, we can say for sure that there’s a lot to like here. Not only does the Lava Agni 5G pack some good hardware, but Lava has also priced it very aggressively—though at Rs 19,999 it also happens to be one of its most expensive phones to launch in recent memory. While we work on our full review and comparison with the Realme 8s/Realme 8 5G and the newly launched Redmi Note 11T 5G, here’s a closer look at the Lava Agni 5G, its specs, features, India price and everything you need to know. (Photo credit: Saurabh Singh/Financial Express)
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Much like the Redmi Note 11T 5G and Realme 8s, the Lava Agni 5G is also an all-plastic phone with a soft-touch matte finish. It has a gradient finish. Like competition, Lava has also equipped its phone with a side-mounted fingerprint reader. It also has face unlock for biometrics. It has Corning Gorilla 3 screen protection (the Redmi Note 11T also has this). The Redmi Note 11T 5G is the only phone in this list to come with dedicated IP53 dust and splash-resistance. (Photo credit: Saurabh Singh/Financial Express)
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The Lava Agni 5G comes with a 6.78-inch 1080p LCD display with a 90Hz refresh rate and hole punch cut-out. The Redmi Note 11T 5G has a slightly smaller 6.6-inch display. The panel is LCD and refresh rate is adaptive 90Hz. It also has a hole punch setup. The Realme 8s is the smallest of the lot with a 6.5-inch LCD display with a 1080p resolution, 90Hz refresh rate and hole punch cut-out. (Photo credit: Saurabh Singh/Financial Express)
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All the three phones are powered by MediaTek’s 6nm MediaTek Dimensity 810 chip. The Lava Agni 5G comes in single 8GB/128GB configuration. The Realme 8s comes in two—6GB/128GB and 8GB/128GB. The Redmi Note 11T will be available in three options—6GB/64GB, 6GB/128GB and 8GB/128GB. All the three phones support expandable storage. The Realme 8s runs Android 11-based Realme UI 2.0. The Redmi Note 11T 5G runs MIUI 12.5. The Lava Agni 5G is based on near stock version of Android 11 with the least amount of bloat and minimal third-party skinning. (Photo credit: Saurabh Singh/Financial Express)
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The Redmi Note 11T 5G has two cameras on the back. There is a 50MP main sensor behind an f/1.8 lens, and another 8MP ultra-wide-angle sensor behind a 119-degree field-of-view lens. The Realme 8s has three rear cameras—64MP main and two 2MP sensors, one for macros and another for depth or portrait photography. The Lava Agni 5G has a quad camera setup with 64MP main, 5MP ultra-wide-angle, and two 2MP shooters, one for macros and another for depth. All the three phones have a 16MP selfie shooter. (Photo credit: Saurabh Singh/Financial Express)
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All the three phones come with a 5,000mAh battery with 33W fast charging support. The Redmi Note 11T 5G additionally, gets you dual speakers and an IR blaster. (Photo credit: Saurabh Singh/Financial Express)
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The Lava Agni 5G costs Rs 19,999 (8GB/12)8GB. The Realme 8s starts at Rs 17,999 for 6GB/128GB while the top-end 8GB/128GB model is available for Rs 19,999. The Redmi Note 11T 5G starts at Rs 16,999 for a version with 6GB RAM and 64GB storage. A version with 6GB RAM and 128GB storage will cost Rs 17,999 while the top-of-the-line 8GB/128GB version will set buyers back by Rs 19,999. (Photo credit: Saurabh Singh/Financial Express)