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Lava Storm Play, Storm Lite smartphones launched in India for under Rs 10,000

Lava Storm Play, Storm Lite smartphones launched in India for under Rs 10,000

Time of Indiaa day ago

Lava today has its
Storm
Series smartphones, introducing the Storm Play at Rs 9,999 and Storm Lite at Rs 7,999, targeting the competitive sub-Rs 10,000 market. The Storm Play, as per the Lava, is the the world's first smartphone powered by MediaTek's Dimensity 7060 processor, while also being the first device under Rs 10,000 to feature LPDDR5 RAM and
UFS 3.1 storage
. Lava says that Storm Lite also marks an industry milestone as India's first smartphone under Rs 8,000 equipped with the MediaTek Dimensity 6400 processor.
The Storm Play, Storm Lite smartphones feature identical 6.75-inch HD+ displays with 120Hz refresh rates and 5000mAh batteries. The Storm Play offers enhanced specifications with 6GB+6GB RAM, 128GB storage, dual 50MP+2MP rear cameras, 8MP front camera, and 18W fast charging. The Storm Lite provides 4GB+4GB RAM, 64GB/128GB storage options, single 50MP rear camera, 5MP front camera, and 15W charging. The 50MP sensors on both the phones are an IMX752 sensors. Both smartphones run clean Android 15 without bloatware and include IP64 dust and water resistance, side-mounted fingerprint sensors.
"The Storm series introduces best-in-industry innovation with the world's first Dimensity 7060 and segment-first LPDDR5 and UFS 3.1 features," said Sumit Singh, Head of Product at Lava International Limited. The company positions these devices as performance-focused smartphones for tech-savvy youth seeking flagship features at affordable prices.
The Storm Play launches exclusively on Amazon from June 19 at 12 PM, while the Storm Lite follows on June 24 at 12 PM, both at special introductory pricing. Lava promises one Android upgrade and two years of security updates, along with pan-India Free Service@Home support.

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