Lava Blaze Curve 5G

The Lava Blaze Curve 5G camera setup includes a 64MP main sensor, an 8MP ultrawide lens, and a 2MP macro unit. The images are not particularly impressive but should suffice for casual users, especially the ones shot in well-lit environments. While the dynamic range may appear underwhelming, the colour calibration looks good. Additionally, the handset often overexposes shots, resulting in fuzzy details. The ultrawide images offer a wide 120-degree field of view but suffers from colour distortion and reduced sharpness. The 2MP macro sensor also doesn't provide promising results. In averse lighting conditions, the camera performance deteriorates, making it a less than ideal choice for photography. The front camera of the phone has a 32MP sensor for selfies and video calling. It captures images with good exposure to facial details and near-accurate skin tones. Additionally, portraits turn out well, displaying a nice depth of field and likeable edge detection.

The Lava Blaze Curve 5G performs admirably, owing to its MediaTek Dimensity 7050 SoC, 8GB of RAM, and either 128GB or 256GB storage onboard. Since there is no microSD card slot on the device, storage needs to be considered beforehand. The handset achieved 5,75,509 on AnTuTu. Additionally, on Geekbench, it returned a score of 1,103 points on the single-core test and 2,628 points on the multi-core test. These are respectable benchmark scores for a sub-Rs 20,000 smartphone and also outshine those from its competitor, the Redmi Note 13.Everyday usage is a breeze on this smartphone. The Lava Blaze Curve did not stutter or freeze while scrolling, browsing, and multitasking. As for gaming, the handset successfully handled graphically-intensive games such as Call of Duty, BGMI, and Real Racing 3 with moderate graphics settings. There was a minor spike in temperature, roughly five degrees after every game, which is acceptable given it is not a performance-centric smartphone. The CPU Throttle test, with 50 threads for 30 minutes, shows the smartphone can run at 89 percent of its peak performance when stressed. This means that the handset should run fine even under strenuous load.The Lava Blaze Curve 5G runs Android 13 OS out of the box. The platform might be a bit dated, but you get close to stock Android experience with no third-party apps pre-installed. Even the proprietary Lava apps are limited. Additionally, the lack of ads and push notifications makes the device easy to use and navigate. The handset is expected to receive at least two major software updates, with the Android 14 update expected later this year.

Keeping the lights on is a 5,000mAh battery with 33W fast charging support. A compatible charger is provided in the box, which can refill a nearly empty battery to 100 percent in a little over an hour. After a full charge, the handset can last a full day. Running our 4K YouTube test with 50 percent brightness and volume level for half an hour only resulted in a 5 percent drop in battery. The handset achieved a healthy score of 16 hours and 39 minutes on the PC Mark battery test.