India, Feb. 26 -- It is equally surprising and disappointing that in a space as vibrant as India's smartphone ecosystem, certain things Lava does often go unnoticed. Case in point: the Indian phone maker's latest Blaze series phone, the dual-screen Blaze Duo 3. This succeeds the Blaze Duo after a gap longer than a year (skipping the "2" iteration) yet still holds strong with the same Rs.16,999 price tag - this counters all conventional wisdom of generational inflation, as specs improve (and become more expensive) year after year. Two screens in a phone, unless it's a foldable, remain a rare proposition. But even then, that feature has not been used as a laurel to rest on.

The Lava Blaze Duo 3 sees fair continuity in design refinement, he...