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Lava Bold N1 review: Sub-$80 entry.

SpecEagle Editorial·Mar 2023·$80
Overall
50/100
Class rank
#180 of 232
Tier
Budget
Buy?
Look elsewhere
The verdict, up front

Lava Bold N1 essentials.

Bold N1 is Lava's sub-$80 entry-level smartphone for India's first-time buyers — Android 12 Go for low-RAM stability.

01Display

60/100

60/100 is one of the weaker display results among budget phones of 2023 — 6 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.

TypeIPS LCD
Size6.5"
Resolution1600 x 720

02Performance

46/100

46/100 is one of the weaker performance results among budget phones of 2023 — 7 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.

ChipsetUnisoc T606
RAM2 GB
Storage32 GB

03Camera

50/100

50/100 is one of the weaker camera results among budget phones of 2023 — 8 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.

Main8 MP
Front5 MP

04Battery

80/100

80/100 — right at the average for budget phones of 2023.

Capacity5,000 mAh
Charging10 W

05Software

60/100

60/100 is one of the weaker software results among budget phones of 2023 — 8 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.

What works
  • $80 entry.
  • 5,000 mAh.
  • 6.5" big screen.
  • Made in India.
What doesn't
  • Unisoc T606 slow.
  • 2 GB RAM.
  • 8 MP cam.
  • HD+ only.
Cross-shop it against
Moto G85
$299 · score 74/100

How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 232-phone cohort of budget devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .