Lava A56 vs Lenovo Z2 Plus 32GB (Zuk Z2)

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Comparing the Lava A56 vs Lenovo Z2 Plus 32GB (Zuk Z2) across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Lenovo Z2 Plus 32GB (Zuk Z2) runs at a higher processing speed of 2.15 GHz, while Lava A56 runs at 1.3 GHz, making Lenovo Z2 Plus 32GB (Zuk Z2) the better performer.


Display: Both Lava A56 and Lenovo Z2 Plus 32GB (Zuk Z2) offer the same screen size of 5 inches, but Lenovo Z2 Plus 32GB (Zuk Z2) features a IPS LCD display compared to Lava A56's TFT, making Lenovo Z2 Plus 32GB (Zuk Z2) the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Lenovo Z2 Plus 32GB (Zuk Z2) offers a higher rear camera resolution with 13 MP, while Lava A56 offers 5 MP, making Lenovo Z2 Plus 32GB (Zuk Z2) better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Lenovo Z2 Plus 32GB (Zuk Z2) offers a higher front camera resolution with 8 MP, while Lava A56 offers 0.3 MP, making Lenovo Z2 Plus 32GB (Zuk Z2) better for front camera photography.


Battery: Lenovo Z2 Plus 32GB (Zuk Z2) offers a higher battery capacity with 3500 mAh, while Lava A56 offers 1850 mAh, making Lenovo Z2 Plus 32GB (Zuk Z2) better for longer battery life.


Storage: Lava A56 offers higher internal storage with 4 GB, while Lenovo Z2 Plus 32GB (Zuk Z2) offers 32 GB, making Lava A56 the better option for storage.


User Rating: Lenovo Z2 Plus 32GB (Zuk Z2) receives a higher user rating of 3.8, while Lava A56 has a rating of 3.6.

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Lava A56
₹2,599
(Discontinued)
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₹15,499
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Summary

Release Date

23 Jun, 2017
25 Sep, 2016
14 May, 2026

Performance

N/A
N/A
Snapdragon 820
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Dual Core (upto 1.3 GHz)
Quad Core (upto 2.15 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 4.61 GHz)
512 MB RAM
3 GB RAM
16 GB RAM

Display

N/A
5.0 inches (12.7 cm)
5.0 inches (12.7 cm)
6.82 inches (17.32 cm)
TFT
IPS LCD
AMOLED
480x854 px
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
1440x3168 px (QHD+)
N/A
N/A
144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

N/A
5 MP
Primary Camera
13 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
0.3 MP
8 MP
50 MP

Battery

N/A
1850 mAh
3500 mAh
6600 mAh
N/A
Quick Charging
100W Flash Charging
No Wireless Charging
No Wireless Charging
Wireless Charging

Storage

4 GB
32 GB
512 GB
N/A
N/A
UFS 4.1

Expert Review

N/A
8.0/10
8.7/10

Pros

  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Solid build
  • Almost vanilla Android interface
  • Stable performance
  • Great value for money
  • Stellar and versatile three-lens camera system
  • Excellent performance
  • Bright and crisp 2K AMOLED display

Cons

  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • No expandable storage
  • Average cameras
  • Design is boring
  • Battery life could have been better
  • Very expensive with camera kit
  • No shortcut key

User Ratings

3.6/5
(200 ratings)
3.8/5
(6,525 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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General

Launch Date

N/A
Sep 25, 2016
(Official)
May 06, 2026
(Official)

Operating System

Android v4.4 (Kitkat)
Android v6.0.1 (Marshmallow)
Android v16

OS Updates

N/A
N/A
5 Year

Security Updates

N/A
N/A
7 Year

Custom UI

N/A
N/A
Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

N/A
Good
Best In Class

Chipset

N/A
Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 SM8850-AC

Processor

Dual core, 1.3 GHz
Quad core

2.15 GHz, Dual core, Kryo 1.59 GHz, Dual core, Kryo
Octa core

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

Architecture (The higher, the better)

N/A
64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

N/A
Adreno 530
Adreno 840

RAM

512 MB
3 GB / 4 GB
16 GB

RAM Type

N/A
LPDDR4
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
N/A
3,977,648

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

N/A
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
N/A
6,450

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
7.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
21.7 %
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

N/A
Excellent
Best In Class

Display Type

TFT
IPS LCD
AMOLED

Screen Size

5.0 inches  (12.7 cm)
5.0 inches  (12.7 cm)
6.82 inches  (17.32 cm)

Resolution

480x854 px
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
1440x3168 px (QHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A
N/A
4500 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A
N/A
144 Hz

Aspect Ratio

N/A
16:9
19.8:9

Pixel Density

196 ppi
441 ppi
510 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

64.79 %
70.58 %
89.7 %

Screen Protection

No
N/A
Yes

Bezel-less Display

N/A
N/A
Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A
N/A
Yes

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A
N/A
94.49 %

Design

Height

147 mm
141.6 mm
162.98 mm

Width

72.2 mm
68.8 mm
76.81 mm

Thickness

9.9 mm
8.4 mm
8.19 mm

Weight

N/A
149 grams
232 grams

Build Material

N/A
Frame: Metal
Back: Metal
Back: Glass

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

N/A
Good
Best In Class

Resolution

5 MP
Primary Camera
13 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.21/2.6" sensor size ISO-CELL 1.34µm pixel size
200 MP
Primary Camera105x Digital Zoom 3.7x Optical Zoomf/1.8535 mm focal length LYT 901 0.7µm pixel size
N/A
N/A
200 MP
f/2.67 Telephoto Camera85 mm focal length 1/1.28" sensor size
N/A
N/A
50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera14 mm focal length

Autofocus

N/A
Yes Phase Detection Autofocus
Yes

OIS

No
No
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash
Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

2592 x 1944 Pixels
4128 x 3096 Pixels
N/A

Settings

N/A
Exposure compensation ISO control
N/A

Shooting Modes

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
N/A

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
105 x Digital Zoom
3.7 x Optical Zoom

Video Recording

1280x720 fps
4k @30 fps
8k @30 fps
4k @30/60/120 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

N/A
Very Good
Best In Class

Resolution

0.3 MP
Primary Camera
8 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera1/3.2" sensor size 1.4µm pixel size
50 MP
f/2.45 Primary Camera

Autofocus

No
N/A
N/A

Flash

No
No
Yes Screen flash

Camera Features

N/A
Wide Angle Selfie
N/A

Video Recording

N/A
Full HD @30 fps
N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

N/A
Very Good
Excellent

Capacity

1850 mAh
3500 mAh
6600 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-Polymer
Li-ion

Quick Charging

N/A
Yes Quick Charging v3.0
Yes 100W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A
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
N/A
15h 10m

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

N/A
N/A
0h 36m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

4 GB
32 GB / 64 GB
512 GB

Storage Type

N/A
N/A
UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 32 GB
No
N/A

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

N/A
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported
5G Not Supported 4G
5G 4G

VoLTE

N/A
Yes
Yes

SIM 1

N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5)
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 Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 300 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 6)
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)
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SIM 2

N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5)
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 Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 300 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 6)
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)
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Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)
Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz
Yes Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 be/ax) MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v2.1
Yes v4.1
Yes v6.0

GPS

N/A
Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

No
No
Yes

IR Blaster

N/A
N/A
Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm
USB Type-C

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

No
Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

N/A
Front
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A
N/A
Ultrasonic

Other Sensors

Accelerometer
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

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