Lava Z70 vs Lava Z90

Comparing the Lava Z70 vs Lava Z90 across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Both Lava Z70 and Lava Z90 run at the same processing speed of 1.3 GHz.

Display: Lava Z90 offers a screen size of 5.2 inches, while Lava Z70 offers 5 inches, making Lava Z90 the larger display of the two. Both Lava Z70 and Lava Z90 feature the same IPS LCD display.

Rear Camera: Both Lava Z70 and Lava Z90 feature a 8 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: Lava Z90 offers a higher front camera resolution with 8 MP, while Lava Z70 offers 5 MP, making Lava Z90 better for front camera photography.

Battery: Lava Z90 offers a higher battery capacity with 2750 mAh, while Lava Z70 offers 2500 mAh, making Lava Z90 better for longer battery life.

Storage: Lava Z90 offers higher internal storage with 32 GB, while Lava Z70 offers 16 GB, making Lava Z90 the better option for storage.

User Rating: Lava Z90 receives a higher user rating of 3.9, while Lava Z70 has a rating of 3.6.

Lava Z70

₹8,599

(Out of Stock)

Lava Z90

₹12,499

(Out of Stock)

Summary

Release Date

04 Oct, 2017

14 May, 2026

Performance


MediaTek MT6737	MediaTek MT6737M	Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Quad Core (upto 1.3 GHz)	Quad Core (upto 1.3 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 4.61 GHz)
2 GB RAM	3 GB RAM	16 GB RAM

Display


5.0 inches (12.7 cm)	5.2 inches (13.21 cm)	6.82 inches (17.32 cm)
IPS LCD	IPS LCD	AMOLED
720x1280 px (HD)	720x1280 px (HD)	1440x3168 px (QHD+)
N/A	N/A	144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


8 MP Primary Camera	8 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


5 MP	8 MP	50 MP

Battery


2500 mAh	2750 mAh	6600 mAh
N/A	N/A	100W Flash Charging
No Wireless Charging	No Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging

Storage

16 GB	32 GB	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

3.6/5

(440 ratings)

3.9/5

(411 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

Oct 04, 2017

(Official)

Oct 04, 2017

(Official)

May 06, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v7.0 (Nougat)

Android v16

OS Updates

N/A

5 Year

Security Updates

N/A

7 Year

Custom UI

Star OS

N/A

Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Avg

Best In Class

Chipset

MediaTek MT6737

MediaTek MT6737M

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 SM8850-AC

Processor

Quad core, 1.3 GHz, Cortex A53

Octa core

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

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

N/A

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A

3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-T720 MP2

Adreno 840

RAM

2 GB

3 GB

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

Excellent

Best In Class

Display Type

IPS LCD

AMOLED

Screen Size

5.0 inches (12.7 cm)

5.2 inches (13.21 cm)

6.82 inches (17.32 cm)

Resolution

720x1280 px (HD)

1440x3168 px (QHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A

4500 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A

144 Hz

Aspect Ratio

N/A

19.8:9

Pixel Density

294 ppi

282 ppi

510 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

67.72 %

68.6 %

89.7 %

Screen Protection

N/A

Corning Gorilla Glass v3

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

143 mm

148.5 mm

162.98 mm

Width

71 mm

73 mm

76.81 mm

Thickness

8.3 mm

8.0 mm

8.19 mm

Weight

140 grams

159 grams

232 grams

Build Material

N/A

Back: Glass

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Capacity

2500 mAh

2750 mAh

6600 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

Li-Polymer

Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 11.5 Hours(3G)

Up to 10.5 Hours(3G)

N/A

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

16 GB

32 GB

512 GB

Storage Type

N/A

UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 32 GB

Yes Up to 128 GB

N/A

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

N/A

SIM1: Micro SIM2: Nano

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 850(band 5)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 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

4G Speed:

50 Mbit/s ↑ 150 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 4)

4G Speed:

50 Mbit/s ↑ 150 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 4)

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

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 850(band 5)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 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

4G Speed:

50 Mbit/s ↑ 150 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 4)

4G Speed:

50 Mbit/s ↑ 150 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 4)

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)

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

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.0

Yes v6.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

Yes

IR Blaster

N/A

Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

USB Type-C

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Rear

On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A

Ultrasonic

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

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