Lava Shark 4G vs Samsung Galaxy A14 5G

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PHONES
Phone Names	Lava Shark 4G	Samsung Galaxy A14 5G

Network
2G bands	GSM 900 / 1800	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands	HSDPA 900 / 2100	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G bands	1, 3, 5, 8, 28, 40, 41	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66 - International
5G bands	-	2, 5, 66, 77 Sub6/mmWave - USA
Speed	HSPA, LTE	HSPA, LTE, 5G
Technology	GSM / HSPA / LTE	GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
	-	1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 40, 41, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - India

Launch
Announced	2025, March 25	2023, January 04
Status	Available. Released 2025, April	Available. Released 2023, January 12

Body
Build	-	Glass front, plastic back, plastic frame
Dimensions	165.8 x 77.2 x 8.5 mm (6.53 x 3.04 x 0.33 in)	167.7 x 78 x 9.1 mm (6.60 x 3.07 x 0.36 in)
SIM	Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM	· Nano-SIM· Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Weight	200 g (7.05 oz)	202 g (7.13 oz)

Display
Resolution	720 x 1612 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~269 ppi density)	1080 x 2408 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~400 ppi density)
Size	6.67 inches, 103.7 cm2 (~81.0% screen-to-body ratio)	6.6 inches, 104.9 cm2 (~80.2% screen-to-body ratio)
Type	IPS LCD, 120Hz	PLS LCD, 90Hz

Platform
CPU	Octa-core (2x1.6 GHz Cortex-A75 & 6x1.6 GHz Cortex-A55)	Octa-core (2x2.4 GHz Cortex-A78 & 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55) - SM-A146BOcta-core (2x2.2 GHz Cortex-A76 & 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55) - SM-A146P
Chipset	Unisoc T606 (12 nm)	Exynos 1330 (5 nm) - SM-A146BMediatek Dimensity 700 (7 nm) - SM-A146P
GPU	Mali-G57 MP1	Mali-G68 MP2 - SM-A146BMali-G57 MC2 - SM-A146P
OS	Android 14	Android 13, upgradable to Android 15, One UI Core 7

Memory
Card slot	microSDXC	microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) - USA onlymicroSDXC (dedicated slot) - International
Internal	64GB 4GB RAM	64GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM

Main Camera
Features	LED flash, HDR, panorama	LED flash, panorama, HDR
Single	50 MP, (wide), AF	13 MP, f/2.0, (wide)
Triple	-	50 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/2.76", 0.64µm, PDAF 2 MP (macro) Auxiliary lens
Video	1080p@30fps	1080p@30fps

Selfie camera
Single	8 MP	13 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1.12µm
Video	Yes	1080p@30fps

Sound
3.5mm jack	-	Yes
35mm jack	Yes	Yes
Loudspeaker	Yes	Yes

Comms
Bluetooth	5.0, A2DP, LE	5.2, A2DP, LE
Infrared port	Yes	-
NFC	No	Yes
Positioning	GPS, GLONASS	GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO
Radio	FM radio	FM radio (Exynos 1330 chipset only), recording
USB	USB Type-C, OTG	USB Type-C 2.0
WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n/ac, dual-band	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct

Features
Sensors	Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, proximity	Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer (USA only)

Battery
Charging	18W wired	15W wired
Type	Li-Ion 5000 mAh	Li-Po 5000 mAh

Misc
Colors	Titanium Gold, Stealth Black	Black, Light Green, Dark Red, Silver
Models	-	SM-A146B, SM-A146B/DS, SM-A146P, SM-A146P/DS, SM-A146U, SM-A146U1, SM-A146U1/DS, SM-A146W, SM-A146P/N, SM-A146P/DSN, SM-S146VL, SM-A146M
Price	About 80 EUR	$ 77.63 / C$ 151.00 / £ 97.00 / € 159.79 / ₹ 14,990
SAR	-	1.00 W/kg (head)     1.00 W/kg (body)
SAR EU	-	0.56 W/kg (head)     1.28 W/kg (body)

Tests
Battery life	-	Endurance rating 130h
Camera	-	Photo / Video
Display	-	Contrast ratio: 1334:1 (nominal)
Loudspeaker	-	-26.8 LUFS (Good)
Performance	-	AnTuTu: 307886 (v9) GeekBench: 1727 (v5.1) GFXBench: 12fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)

OUR TESTS
Battery (old)	-	Endurance rating 130h
Camera	-	Photo / Video
Display	-	1334:1 contrast ratio, 519 nits max brightness (measured)
Loudspeaker	-	-26.8 LUFS (Good)
Performance	-	AnTuTu: 307886 (v9) GeekBench: 1727 (v5.1) GFXBench: 12fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)