Lava Z81

The Lava Z81 is a low-end offering from the Indian smartphone vendor and is bundled with modest specifications. The smartphone sports a rear-mounted fingerprint reader and also features face-unlock. You can protect your device with the smart face unlock and keep your files secured with a fingerprint. You can also choose which apps to lock. The major highlight of the device is that it comes with a 13-megapixel rear and a 13-megapixel front-facing camera. The rear camera can also be used to shoot Full HD videos at 30 fps. You also get an LED flash at the back and front to aid low-light shots. The frontal imaging sensor is coupled with an AI Studio mode that comes with professional lighting effects.

The smartphone boasts a 5.7-inch HD+ screen that promises a decent visual experience. The screen also comes with damage and scratch resistant Corning Gorilla Glass 3. In terms of performance, the handset ekes a seamless smartphone experience courtesy a 2GHz quad-core MediaTek Helio A22 chipset and 3GB of RAM.

The Lava Z81 is based on Android 8.1 Oreo on top of the company's own Star OS 5.0 skin. As far as connectivity is concerned, the Lava Z81 is bundled with options like 4G with VoLTE, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS, dual SIM slots, and a microUSB 2.0 port.

The Lava Z81 is bundled with a non-removable Li-Po 3,000mAh battery which is a standard offering in most budget smartphones. The battery capacity isn't a boasting feature of the device but with the Smart Power Management feature, the battery can last throughout the day. In terms of storage, you get 32GB of onboard storage space that can be expanded using a microSD card up to 128GB. Another aspect of the device is that it has a dedicated memory card slot while most devices ship with a Hybrid SIM structure.