Lava Agni 3 Review: Double The Display, Double The Fun?

Lava has launched the Agni 3 with innovative features like dual AMOLED displays, an action button, and a telephoto lens, all at an affordable price, but does it deliver? Keep reading to find out.
Lava Agni 3

Lava Agni 3

Lava is the last of the Indian phone manufacturers still trying to survive in a rather competitive market, heavily dominated by the Chinese players. While difference in quality is debatable, the Agni line-up has been a sincere effort in the last couple of years, and the latest in this series is the Agni 3. The new budget offering from Lava offers range of innovative features, packing not one, but 2 AMOLED displays, an iPhone-esque Action button, and even a telephoto lens – all for a price that won't break the bank.
Lava Agni 3 display
Lava Agni 3 display
But before you rush to empty your wallet, there are a few questions that need to be answered. Is this a new budget king in town? Is the second screen a gimmick or a game-changer? And just how good is that telephoto lens for a budget smartphone? Buckle up, because we're about to dive deep into the “fiery” world of the Lava Agni 3!

Displays

The Agni series aims to deliver a premium experience at a mid-range price by bringing features like high refresh rate displays and curved screens to the masses. With the Lava Agni 3, what they’ve done is quite unique for this price segment: dual AMOLED panels - one at the front, other at the back. The front boasts a 6.78-inch AMOLED panel with vibrant and punchy colors, deep blacks, and a smooth 120Hz refresh rate. Brightness on this panel is 1200 nits but I noticed some struggling in direct sunlight. That said, it was not generally manageable and did not hinder my experience.
Lava Agni 3 display
Lava Agni 3 display
But the real surprise is the second 1.74-inch AMOLED panel on the rear, which Lava calls the "Agni Instascreen." This tiny rear display lets you take pictures with the rear camera while seeing yourself, even controls exposure and flash, and if you create video content on a daily basis just like myself, this is going to be very helpful while shooting alone.
Agni Instascreen on Lava Agni 3
Agni Instascreen on Lava Agni 3
This can show notifications, media playback info, and health activity rings. And oh, you can also control the brightness of this second panel, sweet. Lava has clearly drawn inspiration from the rear display of the Xiaomi 11 Ultra, but this is just a little less functional, and I can’t really complain about it looking at the difference in price between the two phones.
I mostly used the rear panel display while shooting pictures, videos and to have a look at incoming notifications whenever the phone was kept upside down. This may look very cool at first, but after a while I was slightly agitated by not having quick replies or something to convey my message to the on the rear panel. Whenever you tap on any notification, you’ll be asked to flip the phone in order to interact with it.

Action button and design

Similar to the iPhone 15 Pros and 16s, you get a customizable button that can be mapped to perform designated tasks, such as opening apps or triggering shortcuts like turning on the flashlight or putting your phone to silent.
iPhone 16 vs Lava Agni 3 Action button
iPhone 16 vs Lava Agni 3: Action button
You can assign different actions to single clicks, double clicks, and long presses. And while the button's functionality is great, its placement above the power button, where your thumb naturally rests, can lead to accidental triggers. It took me around 2 days to get used to it.
Design of the Lava Agni 3
Design of the Lava Agni 3
Apart from this, the phone has a plastic rear panel, and the frame is made of aluminium, and thankfully the overall package doesn't feel cheap. The action button and power buttons felt slightly loose, as if they’re moving in their place but this would be nit picking at this point looking at the price.
The Agni 3 also has IP64 rating for the times when you get caught in rain, or dust storm. It's a nice feature, but standard for this price range.

Camera

The camera setup includes a 50MP Sony IMX766 primary camera, an 8MP ultrawide camera, and an 8MP telephoto camera. While the inclusion of a telephoto camera at this price is much appreciated, I noticed a bit of focus hunting and overexposed scenes in images even if they were captured in well-lit conditions. The images tend to have a reddish tint, and even though the details are decent but there’s inconsistency in the color science of the images.
Lava Agni 3 Camera sample
Lava Agni 3 Camera sample
Lava Agni 3 Camera sample
Lava Agni 3 Camera sample
Lava Agni 3 Camera sample
Lava Agni 3 Camera sample
Lava Agni 3 Camera sample
Lava Agni 3 Camera sample
The primary camera captures good photos in daylight with good detail and accurate colors. Just like it’s predecessors, the Agni 3 also tends to capture sharp and saturated colors, but this can be a preference to a lot of people, so not really a con.
Lava Agni 3 Camera sample
Lava Agni 3 Camera sample
However, the images clicked on the ultrawide camera lack in terms of details, sometimes even gives an illusion as if they are oil painted.
Lava Agni 3 Camera sample
Lava Agni 3 Camera sample
Low-light photography is where the camera struggles even more, with both the primary and ultrawide sensors producing grainy and soft images. Night mode helps to some extent, but it's not the best.

Performance and Software

The Lava Agni 3 is powered by the MediaTek Dimensity 7300X chipset, paired with 8GB of LPDDR5 RAM and UFS 3.1 storage (128GB or 256GB). The benchmarks may not favor this phone in terms of performance as it scored just what every other phone from this segment would score.
Processor of the Lava Agni 3
Processor of the Lava Agni 3
On Antutu v10, it was able to touch 6,99,384 score and on Geekbench 6 it was able to hit 1070 in Single-core, and 3298 in Multi-core. However, throughout my usage, I didn't notice any stutter or issue in the performance.
Geekbench 6 score of Lava Agni 3
Geekbench 6 score of Lava Agni 3
AnTuTu V10 score of Lava Agni 3
AnTuTu V10 score of Lava Agni 3
Apps open quickly, multitasking is handled with ease, and gaming is a breeze. To stress the CPU even more, I tried gaming PUBG while listening to music on TWS connected via TWs for more than an hour on the device’s highest supported graphics settings (HDR graphics and Ultra frame rate), and to my surprise I didn't faced hindrances or lags in the gameplay. I could easily notice slight warmth after this playback, but nothing alarming.
The phone runs on Android 14 with a clean UI which also has been Lava’s USP. It feels so good to interact with UI that has no bloatwares installed and has no random ad pop-ups or app suggestions every now and then. Lava also promises 3 years of Android updates and 4 years of security updates, which makes it your companion in the long run.

Battery and charging

If you’re a lite to moderate smartphone user, the 5000mAh battery can easily last a full day. However, with usage such as mine, where I would use the device for calling, messaging, gaming, taking pictures (by putting both the displays to use) and scrolling Instagram and X, I had to charge it by the evening in order to wake up to next day’s alarm.
66w adapter
66w adapter
Thankfully, it supports 66W fast charging, meaning just by putting it to charge for 15-20 minutes, it gave me about 40-45% of charge and would take about 55-58 minutes to fully charge it.
But there's a catch, the base variant (8GB + 128GB) doesn't include a charger in the box. Meaning you’ll have to pay Rs 1,000 extra to get the variant of the phone but with 66W charging adapter. Or else, go can also go for the the highest variant (8GB+256GB) that has the charging adapter inside the box.

Verdict

The Lava Agni 3 stands tall with impressive features like the great display, bloat-free UI, solid everyday performance, and long battery life. While the Action button and dual display are innovative additions, their current implementation feels somewhat underdeveloped.
Lava Agni 3
Lava Agni 3
Furthermore, the camera performance falls short of expectations in this price range, particularly in low lighting conditions. If Lava can address these shortcomings, especially the camera performance through software updates, the Agni 3 could easily become a top contender in the Rs 20,000-22,000 price segment.
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