Lava launches Play Ultra smartphone for budget centric gaming audiences in India
The Lava Play Ultra has a 6.67 inch flat AMOLED display with a 120 Hz refresh rate, 1,000 nits peak brightness and supports 100% DCI-P3 colour gamut. The display also allows 10-finger multi-touch support for controls and comes with an oleophobic coating.
Lava Play Ultra ships with a 5,000 mAh battery and a 33W charger included in the box. It also has dual stereo speakers for audio.
Lava Play Ultra runs on MediaTek Dimensity 7300 processor with up to 8 GB RAM and 128 GB UFS 3.1 storage which is expandable up to 1 TB. It The operates on clean Android 15 and will receive two years of Android OS upgrade and three years of security updates.
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Play Ultra sports a 64 MP Sony IMX682 primary sensor along with a 5 MP macro lens. It has a 13 MP front camera.
Lava Play Ultra starts at ₹14,999 for the 6 GB/128 GB variant. The 8 GB/128 GB unit costs ₹16,499. It will sell exclusively on Amazon starting August 25 in Arctic Frost and Arctic Slate colours.
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