Lava launches Z91 smartphone with 5.7-inch display, facial recognition and fingerprint shortcuts at Rs 9,999 in India

Indian smartphone manufacturer **Lava** has launched Z91, another smartphone in its Z series. The Lava Z91 is priced at Rs 9,999 and comes with a cashback offer of Rs 2,000 with Airtel. [caption id=“attachment_4409859” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] Lava Z91. YouTube screenshot from Power of Technology.[/caption] Lava Z91 features a 5.7-inch HD Plus Full View display with an 18:9 aspect ratio, is powered by MediaTek MTK6739 SoC and runs on 3 GB RAM. The fingerprint reader has been placed on the rear side of the device and comes with a feature that allows users to set shortcuts to open apps using the fingerprints of five fingers. Placing your index finger on the scanner will open a particular app, whereas putting the thumb on the sensor will open another app, depending on your customised setting. The dual-SIM smartphone Lava Z91 also comes with facial recognition feature that can unlock the device by scanning the face of the user. The smartphone comes with a 3,000 mAh battery, Android 7.1 Nougat, skinned with Star OS 4.2. Other smartphones from Lava’s Z series of includes the Z60, Z70, Z80, and Z90. The company is offering a two year of warranty and a one time screen replacement for free. Lava and Airtel **recently launched Android Go powered Z50** priced at Rs 2,400. The smartphone is originally priced at Rs 4,400 but the effective price of the smartphone comes to Rs 2,400 after a cashback offer of Rs 2,000 by Airtel. The Lava Z50 features a 4.5-inch 2.5D Curved display with VGA resolution and Corning’s Gorilla Glass for protection against scratches and screen damage. It comes with 8 GB of internal storage, 1 GB RAM and a 2,000 mAh battery. The memory can be expanded up to 64 GB with the help of an external microSD card.