A month ago, Lava introduced the Bold N2, a fairly basic 4G phone. Now the company is launching the Lava Bold N2 Pro – confusingly, the Pro phone is smaller and cheaper than its vanilla sibling. Huh?
The N2 Pro is powered by the Unisoc T7250, a staple of cheap 4G phones. This is a 12nm chip with Cortex-A75 and A55 cores, a Mali-G57 and an LTE modem. The Pro seems to only have one configuration with 4GB of RAM and 128GB storage.
The Lava Bold N2 Pro is powered by a Unisoc T7250 with 4GB of RAM
The phone features a 6.67” 120Hz LCD with 720p+ resolution. It runs Android 15, which is a generation behind and Android 17 is just around the corner. The Bold N2 Pro won’t see v17, though, since Lava only promises a single OS update and 2 years of security patches.
The phone runs on a 5,000mAh battery with 18W charging support – though the retail package only includes a slow 10W charger.
The Bold N2 Pro has a 6.67” 120Hz display and a 5,000mAh battery
Okay, let’s stop and compare with the Lava Bold N2. That one has a larger 6.75” LCD, a 90Hz 720p+ panel, and the same 5,000mAh battery. What’s so Pro about this one? Well, the non-Pro N2 runs Android 15 Go Edition on a Unisoc 9863A, an ancient 28nm chipset with eight Cortex-A55 cores clocked at 1.6GHz.
The Pro also has better cameras – a 50MP rear and an 8MP front camera, compared to 13MP and 5MP on the regular N2.
The Lava Bold N2 Pro has a 50MP rear and an 8MP front camera
The N2 Pro has an IP54 rating, which is lower than the IP64 rating of the non-Pro model. The new model is available in Eclipse Grey and Aurora Gold.
Lava Bold N2 Pro in Eclipse Grey and Aurora Gold • IP54 rating
If all this wasn’t confusing enough, the Lava Bold N2 Pro is up for pre-order on Flipkart where a 4/128GB model costs ₹8,000 (supposedly discounted from ₹10,500). Meanwhile, the same store has a 4/64GB Bold N2 non-Pro listed (out of stock, but still) for ₹9,000.
Lava Bold N2 Pro highlights