Lava A48 8GB vs iBall Shaan 1.8G Rajah

Comparing the Lava A48 8GB vs iBall Shaan 1.8G Rajah across display, camera, battery and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Display: Lava A48 8GB offers a screen size of 4 inches, while iBall Shaan 1.8G Rajah offers 1.8 inches, making Lava A48 8GB the larger display of the two. Both Lava A48 8GB and iBall Shaan 1.8G Rajah feature the same TFT display.

Rear Camera: Lava A48 8GB offers a higher rear camera resolution with 2 MP, while iBall Shaan 1.8G Rajah offers 0.3 MP, making Lava A48 8GB better for rear camera photography.

Battery: iBall Shaan 1.8G Rajah offers a higher battery capacity with 1800 mAh, while Lava A48 8GB offers 1300 mAh, making iBall Shaan 1.8G Rajah better for longer battery life.

User Rating: Lava A48 8GB receives a higher user rating of 3.9, while iBall Shaan 1.8G Rajah has a rating of 3.8.

Lava A48 8GB

₹2,920

(Discontinued)

iBall Shaan 1.8G Rajah

₹920

(Discontinued)

Summary

Release Date

02 Sep, 2016

19 Aug, 2016

14 May, 2026

Performance

	N/A
Spreadtrum SC7731G	N/A	Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Quad Core (upto 1.2 GHz)	N/A	Octa Core (upto 4.61 GHz)
512 MB RAM	N/A	16 GB RAM

Display

	N/A
4.0 inches (10.16 cm)	1.8 inches (4.57 cm)	6.82 inches (17.32 cm)
TFT	TFT	AMOLED
480x800 px	128x160 px	1440x3168 px (QHD+)
N/A	N/A	144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

	N/A
2 MP Primary Camera	0.3 MP Primary Camera	200 MP Primary Camera (upto 3.7x Optical Zoom)
N/A	N/A	200 MP Telephoto Camera
N/A	N/A	50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera

N/A	N/A
0.3 MP	N/A	50 MP

Battery

	N/A
1300 mAh	1800 mAh	6600 mAh
N/A	N/A	100W Flash Charging
No Wireless Charging	N/A	Wireless Charging

Storage

8 GB	N/A	512 GB
N/A	N/A	UFS 4.1

Expert Review

N/A

8.7/10

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Pros

Device yet to be reviewed

Device yet to be reviewed

Stellar and versatile three-lens camera system
Excellent performance
Bright and crisp 2K AMOLED display

Cons

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Device yet to be reviewed

Battery life could have been better
Very expensive with camera kit
No shortcut key

User Ratings

3.9/5

(9 ratings)

3.8/5

(71 ratings)

4.6/5

(29 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

N/A	N/A	3,977,648 AnTuTu Score
N/A	N/A	15h 10m Battery Life (PC Mark)

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₹159,999

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Video

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General

Launch Date

N/A

May 06, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v5.1 (Lollipop)

N/A

Android v16

OS Updates

N/A

5 Year

Security Updates

N/A

7 Year

Custom UI

N/A

Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Below Avg

N/A

Best In Class

Chipset

Spreadtrum SC7731G

N/A

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 SM8850-AC

Processor

Quad core, 1.2 GHz, Cortex A7

N/A

Octa core

4.61 GHz, Dual core, Oryon 3.62 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon

Architecture (The higher, the better)

N/A

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A

3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-400 MP2

N/A

Adreno 840

RAM

512 MB

N/A

16 GB

RAM Type

N/A

LPDDR5X Ultra

Performance Test Results

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

N/A

3,977,648

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

N/A

14.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Wild Life Extreme (The higher, the better) Wild Life Extreme is a classic mobile benchmark; it renders in 4K to test the peak performance of a wide range of devices.

N/A

6,450

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A

7.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A

21.7 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Very Good

N/A

Best In Class

Display Type

TFT

AMOLED

Screen Size

4.0 inches (10.16 cm)

1.8 inches (4.57 cm)

6.82 inches (17.32 cm)

Resolution

480x800 px

128x160 px

1440x3168 px (QHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A

4500 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A

144 Hz

Aspect Ratio

N/A

19.8:9

Pixel Density

233 ppi

114 ppi

510 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

56.56 %

N/A

89.7 %

Screen Protection

N/A

Yes

Bezel-less Display

N/A

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A

Yes

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A

94.49 %

Design

Height

125.8 mm

N/A

162.98 mm

Width

64 mm

N/A

76.81 mm

Thickness

10.4 mm

N/A

8.19 mm

Weight

116.4 grams

N/A

232 grams

Build Material

N/A

Back: Glass

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Below Avg

N/A

Best In Class

Resolution

2 MP
Primary Camera

0.3 MP
Primary Camera

200 MP
Primary Camera105x Digital Zoom 3.7x Optical Zoomf/1.8535 mm focal length LYT 901 0.7µm pixel size

N/A

200 MP
f/2.67 Telephoto Camera85 mm focal length 1/1.28" sensor size

N/A

50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera14 mm focal length

Autofocus

N/A

Yes

OIS

N/A

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

N/A

Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

1600 x 1200 Pixels

640 x 480 Pixels

N/A

Camera Features

Digital Zoom

105 x Digital Zoom
3.7 x Optical Zoom

Video Recording

N/A

8k @30 fps
4k @30/60/120 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

N/A

Best In Class

Resolution

0.3 MP
Primary Camera

N/A

50 MP
f/2.45 Primary Camera

Autofocus

N/A

Flash

N/A

Yes Screen flash

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

N/A

Excellent

Capacity

1300 mAh

1800 mAh

6600 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

Quick Charging

N/A

Yes 100W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A

Yes 40W Wireless 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.

N/A

15h 10m

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

N/A

0h 36m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

4 GB / 8 GB

N/A

512 GB

Storage Type

N/A

UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 32 GB

Yes Up to 16 GB

N/A

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Mini SIM2: Mini

N/A

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported

5G 4G

VoLTE

N/A

Yes

SIM 1

N/A

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78 / N79 / N80 / N81 / N83 / N84 / N89

N/A

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)

SIM 2

N/A

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78 / N79 / N80 / N81 / N83 / N84 / N89

N/A

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)

N/A

Yes Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 be/ax) MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot

N/A

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v2.1

Yes

Yes v6.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS

N/A

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

N/A

Yes

IR Blaster

N/A

Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

USB Type-C

Video Player

N/A

Yes Video Formats: 3GP MP4

N/A

Ring Tone

N/A

Music ringtones Polyphonic ringtones Vibration

N/A

Music

N/A

Yes Music Formats: MP3

N/A

Special Features

N/A

Torch Light Auto Call Recording Mobile Tracker

N/A

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

N/A

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

N/A

On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A

Ultrasonic

Other Sensors

Accelerometer

N/A

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

Games

N/A

Yes

N/A

Phone Book

N/A

Yes Limited 500 entries

N/A

Other Facilities

N/A

Calculator Stopwatch Calendar Alarm

N/A

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