LAVA Z81 vs Apple iPhone 16 Plus Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
	Sep 09, 2024
Prices (MSRP)
	8GB/128GB - $899 | €1099 8GB/256GB - $929

Design

Dimensions
5.99 x 2.87 x 0.31 inches 152.2 x 73 x 7.9 mm	6.33 x 3.06 x 0.31 inches (~0.44 inches with camera bump) 160.9 x 77.8 x 7.8 mm (~11.2 mm with camera bump)
Weight
4.99 oz / 141.6 g	7.02 oz / 199.0 g
Materials
	Back: Glass Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)	3D Face unlock
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key, Other
Colors
Black	Black, White, Pink, Teal, Ultramarine

Display

Size
5.7-inch, 75.60% screen-to-body	6.7-inch, 88.16% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD	OLED, 60Hz, HDR, 2000 nits
Resolution
1440x720px, 282 PPI	2796x1290px, 19.5:9 ratio, 460 PPI
Colors
16 777 216
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 3	Ceramic Shield
Features
	Super Retina XDR, HDR support, Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	1993 (Excellent)
Bright Min
Untested	1 (Excellent)

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Hardware

System chip
MediaTek Helio A22 MT6762M (12 nm)	Apple A18 (3 nm)
Processor
Quad-core 2000 MHz ARM Cortex-A53	Hexa-core 2x4.04GHz 4x2.20G​Hz
GPU
PowerVR GE8300	5-core GPU
Memory
3GB/32GB	8GB (LPDDR5)/128GB 8GB/256GB 8GB/512GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB	not expandable
OS
Android (8.1 Oreo)	iOS (18.x)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
Untested	3257
GeekBench 6 Multi
Untested	7842
3D Mark High
Untested	4055
3D Mark Low
Untested	2580

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Battery

Type
3000 mAh, Li - Polymer	4674 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
	Fast charging Qi2 wireless charging, Reverse wired charging, MagSafe wireless charging
Charge speed
	Wired: 26.0W Wireless: 25.0W

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Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

7h 31min

Browsing

18h 5min

Video

10h 24min

Gaming

10h 32min

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Camera

Rear
Single camera	Dual camera
Main camera
13 MP (Autofocus)	48 MP (Sensor-shift OIS, PDAF) Sensor name: Sony IMX904 Aperture size: F1.6 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/1.56" Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Second camera
	12 MP (Ultra-wide, PDAF) Sensor name: Sony IMX633 Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 13 mm
Flash
LED	Dual LED
Video recording
1080p Time-lapse video, Video calling, Video sharing	4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps) OIS, HDR, Dolby Vision HDR, Cinematic mode
Front
13 MP (Flash)	12 MP (Time-of-Flight (ToF), Autofocus, HDR) Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)

PhoneArena Camera Tests

N/A

Overall

N/A

Photo

N/A

Video

149

Overall

154

Photo

143

Video

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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.1	5.3
WLAN
Yes Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 b, g, n	Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 6E,Wi-Fi 7 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
	M3/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC, Ultra Wideband (UWB)

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
Album art cover, Background playback	Dolby Atmos
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share
Radio
FM

Cellular

5G Bands
	n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n14, n20, n25, n28, n29, n30, n38, n39, n40, n41, n48, n66, n70, n71, n75, n77, n78, n79, n258, n260, n261, SA, NSA, Sub-6, mmWave International version - n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n14, n20, n25, n28, n29, n30, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n70, n71, n75, n77, n78, n79, SA, NSA, Sub-6
LTE Bands
1, 3, 5	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 66, 71 International version - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 66, 71
TDD Bands
41	34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48 International version - 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48
3G Bands
8, 1	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE, HSPA, UMTS	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	eSIM
HD Voice
	Yes
VoLTE
Yes	Yes

Phone Features

Notifications
Haptic feedback, Music ringtones, Vibration
Other features
Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
	Date approved: Sep 09, 2024 FCC ID value: BCG-E8692A
Measured SAR
	Head: 0.98 W/kg Body: 0.98 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.55 W/kg

Alternative variants

With 256GB internal storage

Memory	256GB
Prices (MSRP)	$999

With 512GB internal storage

Memory	512GB
Prices (MSRP)	$1199

International

5G Bands	n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n14, n20, n25, n28, n29, n30, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n70, n71, n75, n77, n78, n79, SA, NSA, Sub-6
LTE Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 66, 71
TDD Bands	34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48

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