Lava Z81 16GB vs Apple iPhone 13

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Comparing the Lava Z81 16GB vs Apple iPhone 13 across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Apple iPhone 13 runs at a higher processing speed of 3.23 GHz, while Lava Z81 16GB runs at 2.0 GHz, making Apple iPhone 13 the better performer.


Display: Apple iPhone 13 offers a screen size of 6.1 inches, while Lava Z81 16GB offers 5.7 inches, making Apple iPhone 13 the larger display of the two. Apple iPhone 13 features a Super Retina XDR display compared to Lava Z81 16GB's IPS LCD, making Apple iPhone 13 the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Lava Z81 16GB offers a higher rear camera resolution with 13 MP, while Apple iPhone 13 offers 12 MP, making Lava Z81 16GB better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Lava Z81 16GB offers a higher front camera resolution with 13 MP, while Apple iPhone 13 offers 12 MP, making Lava Z81 16GB better for front camera photography.


Battery: Apple iPhone 13 offers a higher battery capacity with 3227 mAh, while Lava Z81 16GB offers 3000 mAh, making Apple iPhone 13 better for longer battery life.


Storage: Lava Z81 16GB offers higher internal storage with 16 GB, while Apple iPhone 13 offers 128 GB, making Lava Z81 16GB the better option for storage.


User Rating: Apple iPhone 13 receives a higher user rating of 4.6, while Lava Z81 16GB has a rating of 4.3.

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Summary

Release Date

19 Dec, 2018
17 Sep, 2021
14 May, 2026

Performance

MediaTek Helio A22
Apple A15 Bionic
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Quad Core (upto 2 GHz)
Hexa Core (upto 3.23 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 4.61 GHz)
2 GB RAM
4 GB RAM
16 GB RAM

Display

5.7 inches (14.48 cm)
6.1 inches (15.49 cm)
6.82 inches (17.32 cm)
IPS LCD
Super Retina XDR
AMOLED
720x1440 px (HD+)
1170x2532 px (FHD+)
1440x3168 px (QHD+)
N/A
60 Hz Refresh Rate
144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

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

Front Camera

13 MP
12 MP
Wide Angle Lens
50 MP

Battery

3000 mAh
3227 mAh
6600 mAh
N/A
20W Fast Charging
100W Flash Charging
No Wireless Charging
Wireless Charging
Wireless Charging

Storage

16 GB
128 GB
512 GB
N/A
NVMe
UFS 4.1

Expert Review

N/A
8.0/10
8.7/10

Pros

  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Excellent performer
  • Capable cameras
  • Long-lasting battery life
  • Stellar and versatile three-lens camera system
  • Excellent performance
  • Bright and crisp 2K AMOLED display

Cons

  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Slow wired and wireless charging speeds
  • No high-refresh rate screen
  • Battery life could have been better
  • Very expensive with camera kit
  • No shortcut key

User Ratings

4.3/5
(252 ratings)
4.6/5
(304,284 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

Dec 19, 2018
(Official)
Sep 17, 2021
(Official)
May 06, 2026
(Official)

Operating System

Android v8.1 (Oreo)
iOS v15
Android v16

OS Updates

N/A
N/A
5 Year

Security Updates

N/A
N/A
7 Year

Custom UI

Star OS
N/A
Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Avg
Very Good
Best In Class

Chipset

MediaTek Helio A22
Apple A15 Bionic
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 SM8850-AC

Processor

Quad core, 2 GHz, Cortex A53
Hexa Core

3.23 GHz, Dual core, Avalanche 1.82 GHz, Quad core, Blizzard
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
5 nm
3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

PowerVR GE8300
Apple GPU (four-core graphics)
Adreno 840

RAM

2 GB / 3 GB
4 GB
16 GB

RAM Type

DDR3
LPDDR4X
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
13.0 s
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
8.0 %
7.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A
21.8 %
21.7 %
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent
Best In Class

Display Type

IPS LCD
Super Retina XDR
AMOLED

Screen Size

5.7 inches  (14.48 cm)
6.1 inches  (15.49 cm)
6.82 inches  (17.32 cm)

Resolution

720x1440 px (HD+)
1170x2532 px (FHD+)
1440x3168 px (QHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A
1200 nits
4500 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A
800 nits
N/A

Refresh Rate

N/A
60 Hz
144 Hz

Aspect Ratio

18:9
19.5:9
19.8:9

Pixel Density

282 ppi
457 ppi
510 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

75.46 %
86.89 %
89.7 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v3
Yes
Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes
Yes with notch
Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A
Yes
Yes

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A
N/A
94.49 %

Design

Height

152.2 mm
146.7 mm
162.98 mm

Width

73 mm
71.5 mm
76.81 mm

Thickness

7.9 mm
7.6 mm
8.19 mm

Weight

141.6 grams
174 grams
232 grams

Build Material

N/A
Back: Gorilla Glass
Back: Glass

Water Resistance

N/A
Yes Water resistant IP68 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 6 meter)
N/A

Ruggedness

N/A
Dust proof
N/A

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Avg
Very Good
Best In Class

Resolution

13 MP
Primary Camera
12 MP
Primary Camera5x Digital Zoom 2x Optical Zoomf/1.6 Wide Angle1/1.9" sensor size Sensor-shift Image Stabilization 1.7µm 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
12 MP
f/2.4 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera13 mm focal length
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

Yes
Yes Phase Detection Autofocus Dual Pixel Autofocus
Yes

OIS

N/A
Yes
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes Dual LED Flash
Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

4128 x 3096 Pixels
4000 x 3000 Pixels
N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control
N/A

Shooting Modes

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

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
5 x Digital Zoom
2 x Optical Zoom
Apple ProRAW
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
105 x Digital Zoom
3.7 x Optical Zoom
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Video Recording

N/A
4k @60 fps
Full HD @240 fps
8k @30 fps
4k @30/60/120 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps

Video Recording Features

N/A
Slow Motion
Video HDR
Night Time-Lapse
Action Mode
Audio Zoom
Stereo recording
N/A

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Good
Very Good
Best In Class

Resolution

13 MP
Primary Camera
12 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera23 mm focal length 1/3.6" sensor size
50 MP
f/2.45 Primary Camera

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes Retina Flash
Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

N/A
4k @60 fps
Full HD @120 fps
N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Excellent

Capacity

3000 mAh
3227 mAh
6600 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer
Li-ion
Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 19.3 Hours(3G)
N/A
N/A

Quick Charging

N/A
Yes 20W Fast Charging 50% in 30 minutes
Yes 100W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A
Yes 15W Wireless Charging
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
1h 33m 17s
0h 36m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

16 GB / 32 GB
128 GB / 256 GB / 512 GB
512 GB

Storage Type

N/A
NVMe
UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 128 GB
No
N/A

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano
SIM1: Nano SIM2: eSIM
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

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

VoLTE

Yes
Yes
Yes

SIM 1

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 / N20 / N25 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N71 / N77 / N78 / N79
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)
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 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 2300(band 30)
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

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 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42)
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 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 2300(band 30)
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
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)
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SAR Value

N/A
Head: 1.18 W/kg Body: 1.19 W/kg
N/A

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)
Yes Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) 5GHz MIMO
Yes Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 be/ax) MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.1
Yes v5.0
Yes v6.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

N/A
Yes
Yes

IR Blaster

N/A
N/A
Yes

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

N/A
Yes
N/A

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
Lightning
USB Type-C

Audio Features

N/A
Dolby Atmos Dolby Digital Dolby Digital Plus
N/A

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
No
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Rear
N/A
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A
N/A
Ultrasonic

Other Sensors

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

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