Lava Z81 16GB vs Xiaomi Redmi 7A

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Comparing the Lava Z81 16GB vs Xiaomi Redmi 7A 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 Z81 16GB and Xiaomi Redmi 7A run at the same processing speed of 2.0 GHz.


Display: Lava Z81 16GB offers a screen size of 5.7 inches, while Xiaomi Redmi 7A offers 5.45 inches, making Lava Z81 16GB the larger display of the two. Both Lava Z81 16GB and Xiaomi Redmi 7A feature the same IPS LCD display.


Rear Camera: Lava Z81 16GB offers a higher rear camera resolution with 13 MP, while Xiaomi Redmi 7A 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 Xiaomi Redmi 7A offers 5 MP, making Lava Z81 16GB better for front camera photography.


Battery: Lava Z81 16GB delivers longer battery life with None, while Xiaomi Redmi 7A delivers 17h 16m, making Lava Z81 16GB the better pick for all day usage.


Storage: Both Lava Z81 16GB and Xiaomi Redmi 7A offer the same internal storage of 16 GB.


User Rating: Lava Z81 16GB and Xiaomi Redmi 7A both receive the same user rating of 4.3.

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Summary

Release Date

19 Dec, 2018
11 Jul, 2019
14 May, 2026

Performance

MediaTek Helio A22
Snapdragon 439
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Quad Core (upto 2 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 4.61 GHz)
2 GB RAM
2 GB RAM
16 GB RAM

Display

5.7 inches (14.48 cm)
5.45 inches (13.84 cm)
6.82 inches (17.32 cm)
IPS LCD
IPS LCD
AMOLED
720x1440 px (HD+)
720x1440 px (HD+)
1440x3168 px (QHD+)
N/A
60 Hz Refresh Rate
144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

13 MP
Primary Camera
12 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

13 MP
5 MP
50 MP

Battery

3000 mAh
4000 mAh
6600 mAh
N/A
N/A
100W Flash Charging
No Wireless Charging
No Wireless Charging
Wireless Charging

Storage

16 GB
16 GB
512 GB
N/A
eMMC 5.1
UFS 4.1

Expert Review

N/A
7.0/10
8.7/10

Pros

  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • 18:9 aspect ratio display
  • Good performer
  • 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
  • Lowlight performance of the cameras not great
  • No fingerprint sensor
  • Battery life could have been better
  • Very expensive with camera kit
  • No shortcut key

User Ratings

4.3/5
(252 ratings)
4.3/5
(452,420 ratings)
4.6/5
(29 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

N/A
75,196
AnTuTu Score
3,977,648
AnTuTu Score
N/A
17h 16m
Battery Life (PC Mark)
15h 10m
Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

Dec 19, 2018
(Official)
Jul 11, 2019
(Official)
May 06, 2026
(Official)

Operating System

Android v8.1 (Oreo)
Android v9.0 (Pie)
Android v16

OS Updates

N/A
1 Year
5 Year

Security Updates

N/A
3 Year
7 Year

Custom UI

Star OS
MIUI
Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Avg
Avg
Best In Class

Chipset

MediaTek Helio A22
Qualcomm Snapdragon 439
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 SM8850-AC

Processor

Quad core, 2 GHz, Cortex A53
Octa core

2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53 1.45 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53
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
12 nm
3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

PowerVR GE8300
Adreno 505
Adreno 840

RAM

2 GB / 3 GB
2 GB
16 GB

RAM Type

DDR3
LPDDR3
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
75,196
3,977,648

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

N/A
33.0 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
7.0 %
7.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A
20.1 %
21.7 %
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent
Best In Class

Display Type

IPS LCD
IPS LCD
AMOLED

Screen Size

5.7 inches  (14.48 cm)
5.45 inches  (13.84 cm)
6.82 inches  (17.32 cm)

Resolution

720x1440 px (HD+)
720x1440 px (HD+)
1440x3168 px (QHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A
N/A
4500 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A
60 Hz
144 Hz

Aspect Ratio

18:9
18:9
19.8:9

Pixel Density

282 ppi
295 ppi
510 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

75.46 %
74.42 %
89.7 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v3
N/A
Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes
Yes
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

152.2 mm
146.3 mm
162.98 mm

Width

73 mm
70.4 mm
76.81 mm

Thickness

7.9 mm
9.5 mm
8.19 mm

Weight

141.6 grams
165 grams
232 grams

Build Material

N/A
Back: Polycarbonate
Back: Glass

Water Resistance

N/A
Yes Splash proof
N/A

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Avg
Good
Best In Class

Resolution

13 MP
Primary Camera
12 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.21/2.9" sensor size IMX486 Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 1.25µm 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

Yes
Yes Phase Detection Autofocus
Yes

OIS

N/A
N/A
Yes

Flash

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

Video Recording

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

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Good
Good
Best In Class

Resolution

13 MP
Primary Camera
5 MP
f/2.2 Primary Camera1/5.0" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size
50 MP
f/2.45 Primary Camera

Flash

Yes LED Flash
N/A
Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

N/A
Full HD @30 fps
N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Excellent

Capacity

3000 mAh
4000 mAh
6600 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer
Li-Polymer
Li-ion

TalkTime

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

Quick Charging

N/A
N/A
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
17h 16m
15h 10m

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

N/A
3h 46m 16s
0h 36m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

16 GB / 32 GB
16 GB / 32 GB
512 GB

Storage Type

N/A
eMMC 5.1
UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 128 GB
Yes Up to 256 GB
N/A

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

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

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G
5G Not Supported 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)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 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
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)
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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 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 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
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: 0.744 W/kg Body: 0.785 W/kg
N/A

Wi-Fi

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

Bluetooth

Yes v4.1
Yes v4.2
Yes v6.0

GPS

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

NFC

N/A
No
Yes

IR Blaster

N/A
N/A
Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm
USB Type-C

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 Compass
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

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