Lava Blaze Dragon 5G launching in India on July 25 for less than Rs 10,000: Details
Under the hood, the Blaze Dragon 5G is powered by the Snapdragon 4 Gen 2 chipset built on a 4nm process. This is an octa-core processor, with two high-performance cores clocked at 2.2GHz and six efficiency cores running at 2GHz. It's paired with an Adreno 613 GPU for graphics. The Blaze Dragon 5G packs 4GB of LPDDR4x RAM and 128GB of UFS 3.1 internal storage. There's also support for microSD cards in case you need more space.The phone runs on the stock version of Android 15, out of the box, which is a nice addition in the budget segment. On the back, it houses a 50-megapixel primary camera with an LED flash. There's no word yet on the front camera, but more details should be available at the launch.Other key features include a side-mounted fingerprint scanner, 3.5mm headphone jack, FM Radio, and dual SIM support. In terms of connectivity, the Blaze Dragon 5G offers 5G, dual 4G VoLTE, dual-band Wi-Fi (2.4GHz and 5GHz), Bluetooth 5.4, GPS with GLONASS, and a USB Type-C port.To keep things running, the phone is backed by a 5,000mAh battery with support for 18W fast charging. This should easily last a full day or more with moderate usage.With its launch just around the corner, we'll know soon if the Lava Blaze Dragon 5G can hold its own against the competition in this crowded segment.- Ends
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