Itel City 100 vs Lava Bold N1 5G

Comparing the Itel City 100 vs Lava Bold N1 5G across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and expert reviews to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Lava Bold N1 5G runs at a higher processing speed of 2.3 GHz, while Itel City 100 runs at 1.8 GHz, making Lava Bold N1 5G the better performer.

Display: Both Itel City 100 and Lava Bold N1 5G offer the same screen size of 6.75 inches and feature the same IPS LCD display.

Rear Camera: Both Itel City 100 and Lava Bold N1 5G feature a 13 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: Itel City 100 offers a higher front camera resolution with 8 MP, while Lava Bold N1 5G offers 5 MP, making Itel City 100 better for front camera photography.

Battery: Lava Bold N1 5G delivers longer battery life with 12h 03m, while Itel City 100 delivers 10h 50m, making Lava Bold N1 5G the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: Lava Bold N1 5G offers higher internal storage with 64 GB, while Itel City 100 offers 128 GB, making Lava Bold N1 5G the better option for storage.

Expert Review: Lava Bold N1 5G receives a higher expert rating of 7.7 from the editorial team, while Itel City 100 is rated 7.5.

Itel City 100

₹7,599

(Out of Stock)

Lava Bold N1 5G

₹9,999

(Out of Stock)

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Summary

Spec Score

71%

75%

Release Date

07 Jul, 2025

23 Sep, 2025

Performance


Unisoc T7250	Unisoc T765
Octa Core (upto 1.8 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.3 GHz)
4 GB RAM	4 GB RAM

Display


6.75 inches (17.15 cm)	6.75 inches (17.15 cm)
IPS LCD	IPS LCD
720x1600 px (HD+)	720x1600 px (HD+)
90 Hz Refresh Rate	90 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


13 MP Primary Camera	13 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera

Front Camera


8 MP	5 MP

Battery


5200 mAh	5000 mAh
18W Fast Charging	18W Fast Charging
N/A	No Wireless Charging

Storage

128 GB	64 GB
UFS 2.2	UFS 2.2

Expert Review

7.5/10

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7.7/10

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Pros

Clean, compact design
Big battery
Decent cameras
Feature-rich software

5G capability on budget
Clean, ad-free software
Good battery life
2 OS upgrades

Cons

Dated Android version
No 5G support

Slow charging speeds
Weak cameras

User Ratings

N/A	4.1/5 (899 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

294,005 AnTuTu Score	516,090 AnTuTu Score
10h 50m Battery Life (PC Mark)	12h 03m Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

Jul 07, 2025

(Official)

Sep 05, 2025

(Official)

Operating System

Android v14

Android v15

OS Updates

N/A

2 Years

Security Updates

N/A

3 Years

Performance

Performance Rating

Good

Chipset

Unisoc T7250

Unisoc T765

Processor

Octa core

1.8 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A75 1.6 GHz, Hexa Core, Cortex A55

Octa core

2.3 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A76 2.1 GHz, Hexa Core, Cortex A55

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

12 nm

6 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-G57 MP1

Mali-G57 MP2

RAM

4 GB	4 GB / 6 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

294,005

516,090

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

38.0 s

24.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

6.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

8.5 %

33.8 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Display Type

IPS LCD

Screen Size

6.75 inches (17.15 cm)

Resolution

720x1600 px (HD+)

Peak Brightness

700 nits

N/A

HBM Brightness

700 nits

N/A

Refresh Rate

90 Hz

Aspect Ratio

20:9

Pixel Density

260 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

84.64 %

86.59 %

Screen Protection

N/A

Bezel-less Display

Yes with waterdrop notch

Yes with notch

Design

Height

167.7 mm

165.85 mm

Width

77.5 mm

76.6 mm

Thickness

7.65 mm

8.2 mm

Weight

185 grams

198 grams

Water Resistance

Yes Splash proof IP64

Yes Splash proof IP54

Ruggedness

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good

Resolution

13 MP
Primary Camera

13 MP
Primary Camera Wide Angle

Autofocus

Yes

OIS

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

4128 x 3096 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps

4k @30 fps

Video Recording Features

N/A	Short Video Mode

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Good

Very Good

Resolution

8 MP
Primary Camera

5 MP
Primary Camera

Autofocus

N/A

Flash

N/A	Yes Screen flash

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Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Capacity

5200 mAh

5000 mAh

Battery Type

N/A

Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes 18W Fast Charging

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

10h 50m

12h 03m

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

1h 40m 0s

2h 28m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB

64 GB / 128 GB

Storage Type

UFS 2.2

Expandable Storage

Yes	Yes Up to 1 TB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3)

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N40 / N77 / N78

N/A	4G Bands: TD-LTE 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5)

SIM 2

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3)

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N40 / N77 / N78

N/A	4G Bands: TD-LTE 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5)

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 b/g/n/ac) 5GHz

Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes

Yes v4.2

GPS

Yes with A-GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Side

Other Sensors

Accelerometer