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Lava Smart 4
The Lava Smart 4 is Lava's entry-level 2026 phone, pairing a 6.56-inch 90Hz display and a Unisoc SC9863A chipset with 3GB of RAM and a 5,000 mAh battery at 10W charging. It carries MIL-STD-810H military-grade durability certification and ships with Android 16 Go Edition through Lava's offline retail network in India.
Pros
- MIL-STD-810H military-grade durability certification at an entry-level price
- 5,000 mAh battery for long runtime
- 90Hz refresh rate on the display
- Side-mounted fingerprint scanner
- Retains a 3.5mm headphone jack and FM radio
Cons
- Low-resolution 540x1210 display at roughly 202 ppi
- Only 3GB of RAM and 32GB of storage, padded out with virtual RAM
- Single 8MP rear camera with no ultrawide lens
- 4G only, no 5G connectivity
Below average
Computed from specs & benchmarks via our public methodology.
Performance uses the published results of the Unisoc SC9863A, because we have no benchmark result for this device itself yet.
Full specifications
Everything we track for the Lava Smart 4
Display
- Screen size
- 6.56 ″
- Panel type
- TFT
- Resolution
- 540x1210
- Pixel density
- 202 ppi
- Refresh rate
- 90 Hz
- Screen-to-body
- 81.9 %
Performance
- Chipset
- Unisoc SC9863A
- RAM (max)
- 3 GB
- Storage options
- 32GB
Camera
- Main camera
- 8 MP
- Front camera
- 5 MP
- OIS
- No
Battery
- Capacity
- 5,000 mAh
- Wired charging
- 10 W
Design
- Weight
- 197 g
- Thickness
- 8.8 mm
Connectivity
- 5G
- No
- Wi-Fi
- 802.11 b/g/n
- Bluetooth
- 4.2
- NFC
- No
- USB
- USB Type-C
Software
- OS at launch
- Android 16 Go
Audio
- Stereo speakers
- No
- 3.5mm jack
- Yes
Quick answers
Is the Lava Smart 4 good in 2026?
The Lava Smart 4 earns an Inno Score of 26.6/100 (“Below average”) based on its specs and benchmark results. The Lava Smart 4 is Lava's entry-level 2026 phone, pairing a 6.56-inch 90Hz display and a Unisoc SC9863A chipset with 3GB of RAM and a 5,000 mAh battery at 10W charging. It carries MIL-STD-810H military-grade durability certification and ships with Android 16 Go Edition through Lava's offline retail network in India.
What are the key specs of the Lava Smart 4?
Chipset: Unisoc SC9863A · Screen size: 6.56 ″ · Capacity: 5,000 mAh · Main camera: 8 MP
What are the closest alternatives to the Lava Smart 4?
Its closest rivals on InnoReviews are Blackview BV4800 Pro, Lava Yuva 3, Redmi 9 — open the comparison pages for a spec-by-spec breakdown.
