Lava’s Agni 2 efforts may prove a pivotal moment for Indian phone makers

Indian smartphone brands, admittedly, haven’t delivered as was expected. Despite the push towards smartphone and mobile manufacturing in India, with Make in India a development unfolding in parallel, Indian phone brands themselves haven’t been able to break the stronghold of phone makers that originally emerged out of China (though they all make phones in India now). At least as far as the market share is concerned. That may change now, and there’s no hesitation in predicting this. That is, if phone maker Lava’s Agni 2 5G smartphone is a barometer, for refinement and performance.

The Lava Agni 2 is priced at ₹21,999 though there are some discounts you can snare, which effectively brings the price to ₹19,999. Therefore, if you’re already considering the likes of the Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 5G (this costs ₹16,999 onwards) or the Realme 10 Pro 5G (this is priced ₹18,999 onwards) or even the significantly inferior Samsung Galaxy A14 for some reason (it costs around ₹18,999), you may want to pause for a moment and reconsider.