Lava Shark 5G
Launched May 2025
Best price today₹13,999on Flipkartusually ₹15,306
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Score breakdown
Each part is scored from the specs (out of 100, the same ruler for every phone) and moves up or down with what reviewers praise or criticise. The Gifng score weighs them: camera 25%, performance 25%, battery 20%, display 15%, software 10%, build 5%.
What reviewers say
Good
- 5G and dual-band Wi-Fi for under Rs 8,000
- 90Hz screen
- Close-to-stock Android without ads
- Lasts a day
- Low-cost 5G
- About a day and a half of battery
- Little bloat, Gemini and Magic Eraser
Not so good
- Overexposed, noisy photos
- Only one 4GB/64GB option at launch
- 10W charging, about 2.5 h to fill
- SD-only streaming, dim in sun
- Hard to see outdoors
- Stutters when switching apps; heavy games lag
- Basic cameras, noisy at night
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91mobiles74/100Jun 2025
Cheap way into 5G that handles daily use and light games, at the cost of poor cameras and slow charging.
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Smartprix75/100Jul 2025
A competent starter phone: 5G, smooth screen and clean software make up for weak brightness and cameras.
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Exhibit73/100Jun 2025
Fine for first-time buyers or as a spare phone; screen and camera are the weak spots.
Full specs
| Screen size | 6.75 inches |
|---|---|
| Panel | IPS LCD |
| Resolution | 720x1612 |
| Refresh rate | 90 Hz |
| Peak brightness | 600 nits |
| Chipset | Unisoc T765 |
|---|---|
| AnTuTu score | 3,87,657 |
| CPU | 8-core (2x Cortex-A76 2.3 GHz + 6x Cortex-A55 2.1 GHz), 6 nm |
| GPU | Mali-G57 MC2 |
| RAM | 4 GB |
| Storage | 64 GB, 128 GB |
| RAM / storage type | LPDDR4X, UFS 2.2 |
| Memory card | Yes |
| Rear cameras | 13MP main + ? auxiliary |
|---|---|
| Main sensor | autofocus |
| Selfie camera | 5MP |
| Best video | 1080p30 |
| Battery | 5000 mAh |
|---|---|
| Wired charging | 18 W |
| Charger in the box | Yes |
| Software at launch | Android 15 (near-stock) |
|---|---|
| Security updates | 2 years |
| Water / dust | IP54 |
|---|---|
| Frame | plastic |
| Back | plastic |
| Weight | 200 g |
| Thickness | 8.2 mm |
| Colours | Stellar Gold, Stellar Blue |
| 5G | Yes |
|---|---|
| eSIM | No |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 5 |
| Bluetooth | 5.0 |
| NFC | No |
| Speakers | mono |
| Headphone jack | Yes |
| Fingerprint | side-mounted |
| Launched | May 2025 |
|---|---|
| Launch price | ₹7,999 |
| 4 GB + 64 GB | launched at ₹7,999 |
|---|---|
| 4 GB + 128 GB | — |
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Researched by Gifng on 2026-11-02 from the review sites and owner sources linked above (summaries in our own words). Specs as published by the maker and review sites.