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Lava International
Indian multinational technology company From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Lava International (stylized as LΛVΛ) is an Indian multinational technology company that manufactures smartphones, tablets, laptops, computer hardware, and other consumer electronics. It was founded in 2009 by Hari Om Rai, Shailendra Nath Rai, Sunil Bhalla and Vishal Sehgal. It is headquartered in Noida, India and operates in other countries in South Asia, Middle East[2] and Africa under the Lava brand name.
Lava is also a popular brand in several countries like Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Thailand, and Nepal.[3]
Lava revamped their product line in 2021 with the launch of the AGNI series, to relaunch the brand and gain more market share in the Indian Smartphone Segment.
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Research and development
For designing and developing its products, Lava has set up research and development facilities in India with investment through the government's Make in India and Atmanirbhar Bharat initiatives.[4]
Lava also designs its products in its R&D facilities in India.
Market share
The company held a market share of 25% in the feature phone segment in India, during the financial year 2023.[5] In 2025, Lava International Limited leads Indian mobile brands with a modest 2–3% market share, followed by Micromax, Karbonn, Intex, and Xolo, all with less than 1%.[citation needed]
Notable products
- The first smartphone under the Benco brand, the Lava Benco V8, was launched on November 4, 2019.[6]
- Lava Pulse, the first feature phone with a heart rate and blood pressure sensor, was launched on August 20, 2020.[7]
- Lava Agni 5G, the first India-made 5G smartphone, was launched on November 9, 2021.[8]
- The first smartwatch under the Lava brand, the Lava PRO Watch ZN, was launched on April 23, 2024.[9]
- Lava Agni 3 5G, the first Indian-made amoled dual-screen smartphone and the first smartphone in India with an amoled screen on the back and an action button under 30k, was launched on October 4, 2024.
- The LAVA Bold N1, and N1 Pro are the most notable LAVA products of 2025.
Current products
- Agni 5G series was officially launched on November 9, 2021. The official series includes Agni 5G, Agni 2 5G and Agni 3 5G.
- The Blaze series was launched on July 7, 2022.[10] The lineup includes the Lava Blaze, Blaze 5G, Blaze Pro, Blaze Pro 5G, Blaze 2, Blaze 2 Pro, Blaze 2 5G, Blaze NXT, Blaze Curve 5G, Blaze X 5G and Blaze 3 5G
- The Yuva series was officially launched on October 11, 2022.[11] The official lineup includes Yuva Pro, Yuva 2, Yuva 2 Pro, Yuva 3, Yuva 3 Pro and Yuva 5G.
- The Storm series was officially launched on December 28, 2023.[12]
- The O series was officially released on October 4, 2023.[13] Current devices of the lineup include the Lava O1 and O2.
- Their product line also includes the Prowatch series, Probuds series, and feature phones.[14]
- The Lava Bold N1, and the N1 Pro were released in 30 May 2025.[15]
- Lava Blaze Dragon 5G was officially launched on 25 July 2025.[16]
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Categories
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Lava currently serves products under smartphone, keypad phone and smart accessories category.
Awards and honours
Lava has been awarded as the "Fastest Growing Mobile Phone Indian Brand" by the Communications Multimedia and Infrastructure (CMAI) Association of India, during the 5th National Telecom Awards, in 2011.[17] The company later received the 'Emerging company of the year" award from Voice & Data Telecom Leadership Forum Awards, in 2013.[18] It also received an award from the Government of Uttar Pradesh in July 2017 for hiring the greatest number of apprentices in the state, of 710 apprentices from Uttar Pradesh in 2016 in keeping with the guidelines laid down in the Apprenticeship Act, 1961.[19]
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