Itel S23 Plus vs Lava Blaze Curve 5G

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Comparing the Itel S23 Plus vs Lava Blaze Curve 5G across performance, display, camera, battery, storage, expert reviews and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Lava Blaze Curve 5G scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 2,628, while Itel S23 Plus scores 1,581, making Lava Blaze Curve 5G the better performer.


Display: Itel S23 Plus offers a screen size of 6.78 inches, while Lava Blaze Curve 5G offers 6.67 inches, making Itel S23 Plus the larger display of the two. Both Itel S23 Plus and Lava Blaze Curve 5G feature the same AMOLED display.


Rear Camera: Lava Blaze Curve 5G offers a higher rear camera resolution with 64 MP, while Itel S23 Plus offers 50 MP, making Lava Blaze Curve 5G better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Both Itel S23 Plus and Lava Blaze Curve 5G feature a 32 MP primary front camera.


Battery: Lava Blaze Curve 5G delivers longer battery life with 16h 39m, while Itel S23 Plus delivers 11h 40m, making Lava Blaze Curve 5G the better pick for all day usage.


Storage: Itel S23 Plus offers higher internal storage with 256 GB, while Lava Blaze Curve 5G offers 128 GB, making Itel S23 Plus the better option for storage.


Expert Review: Itel S23 Plus receives a higher expert rating of 7.5 from the editorial team, while Lava Blaze Curve 5G is rated 7.4.


User Rating: Itel S23 Plus receives a higher user rating of 4.1, while Lava Blaze Curve 5G has a rating of 3.9.

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Itel S23 Plus
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Summary

Spec Score

74%
81%

Release Date

06 Oct, 2023
11 Mar, 2024

Performance

Unisoc T616
MediaTek Dimensity 7050
Octa Core (upto 2 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.6 GHz)
8 GB RAM
8 GB RAM

Display

6.78 inches (17.22 cm)
6.67 inches (16.94 cm)
AMOLED
AMOLED
1080x2400 px (FHD+)
1080x2400 px (FHD+)
60 Hz Refresh Rate
120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

50 MP
Primary Camera
64 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
N/A
8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
N/A
2 MP
Macro Camera

Front Camera

32 MP
32 MP

Battery

5000 mAh
5000 mAh
18W Fast Charging
33W Fast Charging
No Wireless Charging
No Wireless Charging

Storage

256 GB
128 GB
UFS 2.2
UFS 3.1

Expert Review

7.5/10
7.4/10

Pros

  • Appealing design
  • Curved AMOLED display
  • Reliable battery life
  • Attractive design
  • Vibrant display
  • Dependable performance, clean UI
  • Reliable battery life

Cons

  • Performance could have been better
  • Not 5G capable
  • Cameras could have been better
  • Slightly dated software

User Ratings

4.1/5
(1,867 ratings)
3.9/5
(1,102 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

303,038
AnTuTu Score
575,509
AnTuTu Score
11h 40m
Battery Life (PC Mark)
16h 39m
Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

Oct 06, 2023
(Official)
Mar 11, 2024
(Official)

Operating System

Android v13
Android v13

OS Updates

N/A
2 Years

Security Updates

N/A
3 Years

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
Very Good

Chipset

Unisoc T616
MediaTek Dimensity 7050
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Processor

Octa core

2 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A75 1.8 GHz, Hexa Core, Cortex A55
Octa core

2.6 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A78 2 GHz, Hexa Core, Cortex A55

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

12 nm
6 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-G57
Mali-G68 MC4

RAM

8 GB
8 GB

RAM Type

N/A
LPDDR5

Performance Test Results

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

303,038
575,509

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

23.0 s
15.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

4.0 %
6.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

0.8 %
15.6 %
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent

Display Type

AMOLED (Curved Display)
AMOLED (Curved Display)

Screen Size

6.78 inches  (17.22 cm)
6.67 inches  (16.94 cm)

Resolution

1080x2400 px (FHD+)
1080x2400 px (FHD+)

Brightness

500 nits
N/A

Peak Brightness

N/A
800 nits

Refresh Rate

60 Hz
120 Hz

Touch Sampling Rate

240 Hz
N/A

Aspect Ratio

20:9
20:9

Pixel Density

388 ppi
395 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

N/A
89.71 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla
Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display
Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A
Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

93 %
90.5 %

Design

Height

N/A
161.8 mm

Width

N/A
74 mm

Thickness

N/A
8.8 mm

Weight

N/A
189 grams

Build Material

N/A
Back: Gorilla Glass

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Very Good

Resolution

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.6
64 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.88 Wide Angle
N/A
8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
N/A
2 MP
f/2.4 Macro Camera

Autofocus

Yes
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

8150 x 6150 Pixels
9000 x 7000 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Macro Mode

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
10 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Filters
Touch to focus

Video Recording

N/A
4k @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Resolution

32 MP
Primary Camera
32 MP
Primary Camera

Flash

Yes
Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

N/A
Full HD @30 fps

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Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

5000 mAh
5000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer
Li-Polymer

TalkTime

N/A
Up to 22 Hours(4G)

Quick Charging

Yes 18W Fast Charging
Yes 33W Fast Charging 50% in 30 minutes

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.

11h 40m
16h 39m

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

1h 58m 32s
N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

256 GB
128 GB / 256 GB

Storage Type

UFS 2.2
UFS 3.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 256 GB
No

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G
5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes
Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N41 / N77 / N78
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)
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SIM 2

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N41 / N77 / N78
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)
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Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 b/g/n/ac) 5GHz
Yes Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) 5GHz 6GHz

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.1
Yes v5.2

GPS

Yes with A-GPS
Yes with A-GPS

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

N/A
Yes

Audio Jack

USB Type-C
USB Type-C

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

On-screen
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

Optical
Optical

Other Sensors

Accelerometer
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope