28 September,2025 07:22 AM IST | Mumbai | Jaison Lewis
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The screen on this phone is certainly remarkable; most manufacturers cut corners on the screen, and because of that, this phone doesn't seem cheap. The phone is very thin, and the black colour model I reviewed looks great; it's got tiny specks of reflective material that makes it feel like polished granite. The Amoled 2 has a great overall hand feel, but the glass on the front and back makes it feel like it needs to be in a cover all the time. The camera bump at the back is quite large and appears to be designed to conceal the depth camera/sensor and an additional camera. The transparent case that comes with the phone is a bit flimsy, and you may want something that protects the glass better.
Phone chips have come a long way, and proof of that is a cheap sub-'15,000 phone that manages to throw everything and the kitchen sink at you for a fraction of what flagships cost. While most perform admirably given the price point, you notice that there are always some corners cut. The most obvious are the camera and the screen. The new Lava Blaze Amoled 2 aims to tackle this problem while remaining below the '15,000 mark. I have spent a little over a month with this phone, and let's see if they managed to mitigate
the issues other budget phones have.
For just '12,840, you can pick this phone up from Flipkart in two colour options: black or white. They also have one for a little more, with 8GB of RAM, if you can find it. I am a bit surprised the phone isn't available on the manufacturer's site for direct buying. At this price, the Lava Blaze Amoled 2 is a phone that is leagues ahead of what anyone else is offering, and I would have to recommend it, as there is nothing comparable in the price bracket. The company's home service, which is another great point of distinction.
Lava has kept the OS close to stock Android, which is great because the phone feels responsive and is actually good at conserving power. However, the OS seems somewhat underdeveloped, as it doesn't utilise the Infrared Sensor already present on the phone. Makes me wonder what else they missed. It's not the best-looking Android, but it works well. Gaming, work, phone calls, it all works flawlessly. The stock OS doesn't look all that good, but while it has Android 15 now, Lava promises two years of software support and a guaranteed Android 16 upgrade.
A Sony sensor on the 50MP camera is certainly something a budget phone usually doesn't have, but the Blaze Amoled 2 does have it. The rear camera on the phone works well when there is ample light. The pictures are beyond what you can expect from a low-cost phone like this. That is, till the light fades, the phone starts using its internal filters to brighten up the images, and there are a lot of blurred edges and artefacts. The colours are also pretty bad in the night mode. The night mode does significantly brighten the images, though, as long as there is a bit of light.
Blaze Amoled 2 certainly has some impressive specs, starting with the obvious 6.67-inch Full HD+ 120Hz AMOLED Screen (2400x1080). The camera is also a seemingly impressive 50MP rear camera with a Sony sensor paired with a depth/macro (320x240) camera. The phone has 6GB of RAM and 128GB of storage, expandable with MicroSD up to 1 TB. This comes at the cost of one of the two 5G nano SIM slots. The 5000mAh battery easily lasts an entire day with moderate use. What's better is that this comes with the said charger and wire in the box.
