Lava Storm Play 5G Phone Under ₹10,000 – Full Review, Specs & Price in India 2025

Lava Storm Play: Best 5G Smartphone Under ₹10,000 

Are you looking for a 5G smartphone under ₹10,000? Then you should know about the new Lava Storm Play. Lava is an Indian brand and this phone is made in India. In this price range, you get good features that many big brands do not give.

Price and Variants

Lava Storm Play price in India is around ₹9,999. Lava has also launched another phone called Storm Lite, which is cheaper, but the Storm Play has better features.

What You Get in the Box

1. The Lava Storm Play phone

1. A clear back cover

2. SIM tool

3. USB Type-C cable

4. 18W charger

5. Some papers (manual and warranty)

Design and Look

This phone looks stylish for its price. It comes in Dune Titanium and Blue colours. The sides are flat, so it looks modern.

1. Power button with fingerprint sensor

2. Volume buttons

3. SIM card tray

4. USB Type-C port

5. Speaker

6. 3.5mm headphone jack (so you can use wired earphones)

Display

1. The Lava Storm Play has a 6.75-inch HD+ display. The special thing is its 120Hz refresh rate, which makes scrolling smooth.
2. The screen has a small notch on top for the front camera. The display quality is good for daily use, watching videos and browsing. A Full HD screen would be better, but for this budget, HD+ is fine.

Performance

This phone is India’s first phone with MediaTek Dimensity 6080 processor. This chip is powerful for daily tasks.

1. 6GB RAM

2. 128GB storage (expandable with SD card)

3. 5000mAh battery with 18W fast charging

4. You can easily use WhatsApp, YouTube, Instagram and even play light games. Heavy games like BGMI work at medium settings (around 30 FPS).
5. It also have LPDDR4X RAM and UFS 2.2 storage, which means apps open fast.

Camera

The Lava Storm Play has:

1. 50MP main camera (Sony sensor)

2. 2MP secondary camera

3. 8MP front camera for selfies

Camera features: Night mode, Portrait, Slow motion, Time lapse, Dual video, and more. In good light, photos are clear and colours look good. In low light, photos are average but acceptable for this price.

You can record videos up to 2K at 30 FPS.

Battery Life

1. The 5000mAh battery is good for one full day. Normal use like calls, social media and YouTube will not drain it fast. The 18W charger charges the phone decently fast.

Network and Connectivity

The Lava Storm Play supports 5G with 12 bands, so it will work with all major 5G networks in India. It also has:

1. Dual SIM

2. Dual-band WiFi

3. Bluetooth 5.2

4. USB Type-C port

5. FM Radio

It has IP64 dust and splash resistance, which is a good bonus.

Sound and Entertainment

1. The phone has a single loudspeaker which is okay for calls and videos. It has Widevine L3, so you can watch SD videos on Netflix, Prime Video, etc. You also get a headphone jack for wired earphones.

Software and Updates

1. The phone runs on clean stock Android 13. There are no unnecessary apps and no heavy ads. Lava says they will give 1 major Android update and 2 years of security updates.

Free Service at Home

• If your phone has a small problem, Lava gives you free doorstep service. They will send someone to your home to fix it. This is very useful if you do not live near a service centre.

Final Answer Buy or Not

• If you want a budget 5G phone under ₹10,000 with good features, then Lava Storm Play is a good option. You get:

1. 5G network

2. Big display with 120Hz refresh rate

3. Big battery

4. Good camera for this price

5. Clean Android

6. Free service at home

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