Lava Yuva Star 3

The Lava Yuva Star 3 has a non-folding, non-rugged design measuring 165 mm tall, 76.1 mm wide, and 8.5 mm thick, with a total volume of 106.73 cm³ and a weight of 193.7 g. It carries an IP64 rating, meaning it is protected against dust ingress and splashing water from any direction, giving it a degree of everyday water resistance without qualifying as a fully submersible device.

The Lava Yuva Star 3 uses an IPS LCD touchscreen measuring 6.75″ with a resolution of 720 x 1600 px and a pixel density of 260 ppi, paired with a 90Hz refresh rate for moderately smooth on-screen motion. The display does not include branded damage-resistant glass, an Always-On Display mode, or a secondary screen, and it does not support HDR10, HDR10+, or Dolby Vision content formats.

The Lava Yuva Star 3 is powered by an octa-core processor built on a 28 nm process node, running eight threads split across two clusters at 4 x 1.6 GHz and 4 x 1.2 GHz using big.LITTLE technology, with a thermal design power of 3W and integrated LTE on the SoC. It comes with 4 GB of DDR4 RAM running at 933 MHz across two memory channels, offering a maximum memory bandwidth of 7.464 GB/s and supporting up to 6 GB total, alongside 64 GB of eMMC 5.1 internal storage and a 0.512 MB L3 cache. Graphics are handled by the PowerVR GE8322 GPU, which features 4 execution units and 128 shading units, clocked at 550 MHz with a turbo frequency of 800 MHz, supporting DirectX 11, OpenGL ES 3.2, and OpenCL 2.0. Benchmark results include a Geekbench 6 multi-core score of 725 and single-core score of 164, Geekbench 5 scores of 2956 multi and 901 single, and PassMark results of 1327 overall and 478 for single-core; the platform is 64-bit capable.

The Lava Yuva Star 3 features a dual-lens rear camera system with a 13 MP CMOS sensor, supporting phase-detection autofocus for photos, touch autofocus, continuous autofocus during video, and a range of manual controls including exposure, ISO, focus, and white balance, though manual shutter speed is not available. It can record video at 1080p and 30 fps, supports slow-motion recording, and includes an in-camera panorama mode, burst mode, and HDR photo mode, while HDR10 and Dolby Vision video recording are not supported; optical zoom is absent and there is no optical image stabilization or back-illuminated sensor. A flash is present, though the rear camera has no LED flash units listed, and neither a dual-tone nor an RGB flash is included. On the front, a 5 MP single-lens camera is available without a front-facing flash or under-display placement, and 3D photo and video capture as well as 360-degree panorama shooting are not supported.

The Lava Yuva Star 3 runs Android 15, an open-source platform that supports multi-user accounts, split-screen multitasking, picture-in-picture mode, widgets, sharing intents, a media picker, full-page screenshots, live text selection from images, dark mode, dynamic and manual theme customization, an extra dim display mode, and the ability to play games while they are still downloading. Privacy-oriented features include clipboard warnings, location privacy options, camera and microphone access controls, and the ability to block app tracking, though cross-site tracking blocking and Mail Privacy Protection are not present. The OS also includes on-device machine learning, offline voice recognition, voice commands, notification controls with customizable permissions, a battery health check tool, app offloading, a child lock, and device position tracking. Wi-Fi password sharing, focus modes, Quick Start, and the ability to use the device as a PC are not supported, and direct OS updates from the vendor are not available on this model.

The Lava Yuva Star 3 is fitted with a 5000 mAh rechargeable, non-removable battery that supports fast charging at up to 10W, and a charger is included in the box. A battery level indicator is present for monitoring charge status, while wireless charging and reverse wireless charging are not supported.

The Lava Yuva Star 3 includes stereo speakers but lacks a 3.5 mm headphone jack, so wired headphones require an adapter or a USB-C solution. No advanced Bluetooth audio codecs are supported — aptX, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive, aptX Lossless, and LDAC are all absent — and there is no built-in radio.

The Lava Yuva Star 3 supports dual SIM cards and connects over 4G cellular networks with download speeds of up to 300 Mbit/s and upload speeds of up to 150 Mbit/s, though 5G is not available. Wireless connectivity is handled by Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n) and Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac) alongside Bluetooth 4.2, and the device includes a USB Type-C port running USB 2.0 as well as an external memory card slot for expandable storage. Location capabilities include GPS with Galileo support, and an accelerometer is present, while a gyroscope, compass, and barometer are absent. The device has a fingerprint scanner for biometric authentication but does not support 3D facial recognition or an iris scanner, and there is no NFC, HDMI output, infrared sensor, heart rate monitor, ANT+, DLNA certification, satellite SOS, crash detection, motion or optical tracking, built-in projector, or included stylus.

The Lava Yuva Star 3 includes a video light to assist with recording in low-light conditions. The display is flat rather than curved, uses neither sapphire glass nor e-paper technology.