Lava Bold N1 Pro

The Lava Bold N1 Pro has a standard, non-folding form factor measuring 165.8mm tall, 77.2mm wide, and 8.4mm thick, with a total volume of roughly 107.5cm³ and a weight of 200g. It carries an IP54 rating, meaning it offers a degree of protection against dust and water splashes, though it is not built to rugged standards and should not be considered fully waterproof.

The Lava Bold N1 Pro features a 6.67-inch IPS LCD touchscreen with a resolution of 720 x 1600px and a pixel density of 263 ppi, paired with a 120Hz refresh rate for smoother on-screen motion. The display does not include branded damage-resistant glass, and it lacks support for HDR10, HDR10+, Dolby Vision, and Always-On Display functionality. There is no secondary screen present on this device.

The Lava Bold N1 Pro is powered by the Unisoc T606 system-on-chip, built on a 12nm process with an octa-core CPU running at 1.6GHz across all eight threads, supported by 4GB of LPDDR4 RAM at 1600MHz and 128GB of eMMC 5.1 internal storage — expandable up to a maximum of 14GB RAM addressable by the chip. The SoC employs big.LITTLE architecture with HMP scheduling, integrates LTE, and includes ARM TrustZone security, while graphics are handled by the Mali-G57 MP1 GPU clocked at 650MHz with 64 shading units, supporting DirectX 12, OpenGL ES 3.2, and OpenCL 2.0. Cache configuration consists of 128KB L1, 2MB L2, and 1MB L3, with a maximum memory bandwidth of 12.8GB/s and a TDP of 10W. In benchmark testing, the device scores 371 single-core and 1391 multi-core on Geekbench 6, 313 single-core and 1175 multi-core on Geekbench 5, and a PassMark score of 2663 overall with 988 in the single-core test.

The Lava Bold N1 Pro features a single-lens 50MP rear camera using a CMOS sensor without back-side illumination, backed by phase-detection autofocus, touch autofocus, and continuous autofocus during video recording, though laser autofocus and optical image stabilization are absent. Manual controls cover exposure, ISO, focus, and white balance, while burst mode, HDR, panorama, timelapse, and slow-motion video recording are all supported; manual shutter speed and RAW capture are not available. The main camera records video at up to 1080p at 30fps and has no optical zoom, and flash is provided by a single LED unit without dual-tone or RGB configurations. On the front, an 8MP single-lens camera handles selfies without a front-facing flash or under-display placement, and neither HDR10 nor Dolby Vision recording is supported on either camera.

The Lava Bold N1 Pro runs Android 14 as a free and open-source operating system, bringing a range of privacy controls including clipboard warnings, location privacy options, camera and microphone access management, and app tracking blocking, though cross-site tracking blocking, Mail Privacy Protection, and Wi-Fi password sharing are not present. The interface supports dark mode, dynamic theming, theme customization, customizable notifications, widgets, split-screen multitasking, Picture-in-Picture, full-page screenshots, a media picker, and an extra dim mode, while focus modes, app offloading, and Quick Start are not available. On the functional side, the device offers on-device machine learning, offline voice recognition, voice commands, phone tracking, multi-user support, a child lock, sharing intents, battery health check, and the ability to play games while they download; however, it does not support direct OS updates from the vendor and cannot be used as a PC.

The Lava Bold N1 Pro is equipped with a 5000mAh rechargeable, non-removable battery that supports fast charging at up to 10W via cable, though wireless charging is not available. A battery level indicator is included, giving users a clear readout of remaining charge at a glance.

The Lava Bold N1 Pro includes a 3.5mm headphone jack for wired audio and a built-in FM radio, though it lacks stereo speakers, outputting sound through a single speaker instead. On the wireless audio side, none of the advanced Bluetooth codec standards — aptX, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive, aptX Lossless, or LDAC — are supported.

The Lava Bold N1 Pro supports 4G cellular connectivity with download speeds of up to 300 Mbit/s and upload speeds of up to 100 Mbit/s, but does not include 5G. Wireless connectivity covers Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n) and Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac) alongside Bluetooth 5.0, while NFC is absent. The device accommodates two SIM cards, has a USB Type-C port, and includes an external memory slot for storage expansion. For positioning, GPS and Galileo are supported, and an accelerometer is present, though there is no gyroscope, compass, barometer, or any motion, optical, or infrared sensor on board. Security is handled by a fingerprint scanner, with no 3D facial recognition or iris scanner available, and features such as crash detection, emergency SOS via satellite, DLNA certification, ANT+ support, heart rate monitoring, HDMI output, a built-in projector, and a stylus are all absent.

The Lava Bold N1 Pro includes a video light for use during video recording, while its display is flat rather than curved and uses neither sapphire glass nor an e-paper panel.