Ahead of 4G service launch, Reliance Digital, the retail unit of Reliance Industries had launched Lyf brand of smartphones. Lyf smartphones met with lukewarm response from buyers who find the specification underwhelming for the hefty price tag on the device. However, as part of Holi offer, the company had slashed the pricing of many phones which still continues.
As every smartphone buyer look for the specification and price tag of the device before buying, we have put together a table comprising the specification and current price of Lyf smartphones.
| Model | Display | Chipset, GPU, RAM, ROM | Software | Camera | SIM Details | Battery (mAh) | Price |
| EARTH 1 | 5.5" 401 PPI | Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 MSM8939 Octa core 1.5GHz Adreno 405 @ 550Mhz RAM: 3GB ROM: 32 GB + expand. 32GB | Android v5.1.1 | 13+2 MP dual rear; 5MP front | Dual SIM (4G+2G) micro + nano/ microSD slot | 3500 mAh | MRP Rs 25,800 Offer price: Rs 19,499 (25% off) |
| WATER 1 | 5" 441 PPI | Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 MSM8939 Octa core 1.5GHz Adreno 405 @ 550Mhz RAM: 2GB ROM: 16GB + expand. 32GB | Android v5.1.1 | 13MP rear + 5MP front | Dual SIM (4G+2G) micro + nano/ microSD slot | 2600 mAh | MRP Rs 17,399 Offer price: RS 14,599 (16% off) |
| WATER 2 | 5" 295 PPI | Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 MSM8939 Octa core 1.5GHz Adreno 405 @ 550Mhz RAM: 2GB ROM: 16GB + expand. 32GB | v5.0.2 | 13MP rear + 5MP front | 4G+2G both nano | 2400 mAh | MRP Rs 15,499 Offer price: 13,499 (13% off) |
| WIND 6 | 5" 196 PPI | Qualcomm Snapdragon 210 MSM8909 Quad core 1.1Ghz GPU: 304 @409Mhz RAM: 1GB ROM: 8GB + 32 GB | v5.1 | 5MP rear + 5MP front | 4G+2G both micro | 2250 mAh | MRP Rs 7,499 Offer Rs 6,499 (13% off) |
| FLAME 2 | 4” | MediaTek MT6735M quad core, 1GHz GPU: Mali T720-Mp1 450MHz RAM: 1GB ROM: 8GB + 32Gi | v5.1 | 5MP rear + 2MP front | 4G+2G | 1500 mAh | Offer price Rs 5,599 |
| WIND 4 | 5” | Qualcomm Snapdragon 210 MSM8909 Quad core 1.1Ghz GPU: Adreno 304 @409Mhz RAM: 1GB ROM: 8GB + 32Gi | v5.1 | 8Mp/ 2Mp | 4G+2G | 4000 | Offer Price Rs 9,699 |
| WATER 7 | 5.5” | Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 MSM8939 Octa core 1.5GHz GPU: 405 GHz ROM: 16GB + 128Gi finger print scanner | v5.1 | 13Mp / 5Mp | 4G+2G | 3000 | Offer Price Rs 18,750 |
All LYF 4G smartphones come with dual-SIM card slots, VoLTE, Video Calling and Wi-Fi calling support. Also support all three 4G bands(850Mhz/1800Mhz/2300Mhz) used by Reliance Jio.
Already crowded Indian smartphone market currently have much better specification phones at lower price from Chinese and Indian manufactures. Jio 4G connection is expected to be bundled with Lyf phones soon offering good amount free data and voice minutes. Till then investing on a Lyf phones at current prices seems not attractive enough for potential buyers.
