Lava A79

The Lava A79 is an entry level smartphone with capable specs for its price range of under 5000 such as a relatively strong battery and a large screen, in addition to which is the phones attractive exteriors available in gold or grey which lends to a premium feel while using the phone.

The Lava A79 comes with a comfortably large 5.5-inch FWVGA display with 480p resolution and 178 ppi pixel density that will display content with adequate clarity. Videos and images can be viewed comfortably on the large screen with a good amount of sharpness. The phone is 9.2mm thick and weighs a light 134 grams. The phone is available in two colors: gold and grey.

The phone runs Android 5.1 Lollipop powered by a 1.2GHz quad core processor and a 1GB RAM that will run everyday tasks without a hitch but might face difficulties with complex task and multiple apps being open at the same time. The phone has 8GB of on board storage that can be expanded to 32GB with a memory card.

The A79 features a 5-megapixel primary camera with LED flash that might need ample light to take clear images. In addition, the camera app comes with geo-tagging, HDR and panorama features while 2-megapixel secondary camera with LED flash takes adequate selfies. The phone runs on a 2,200mAh non-removable battery that lasts a day with moderate use.

The A79 is a dual SIM phone in addition to supporting Bluetooth 4.0, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, GPS for navigation, and a microUSB 2.0 port for charging and data transfer. Sensors on the A79 include a proximity and ambient light sensor, and an accelerometer.