LYF Water 1 Dual SIM with 4G and VoLTE Review: Is it the ideal 4G mid-range smartphone?

With Jio giving out invite for Jio preview offer, LYF phone are now essential to enjoy the unlimited offer from Jio. So you have to make a choice from the range of smartphones LYF offer. Obviously the choice would be the cheaper Flame or Wind series which comes around Rs 5000. However, those who really looking to buy a decent phone can spend more to get the best of LYF phones.

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LYF Water 1
The LYF Water 1 is a premium phone from LYF and stands alongside with their flagship LYF Earth 1. The phone is made of scratch resistant glass front and back in mirror finish and has aluminium frame running around it.

If I could define it in one sentence, I would say this is an exact replica of premium Sony Xperia Z series smartphones. Too bad the phone isn’t waterproof like the Xperia even though it carries water in its name.

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Display

The phone has 5″ full HD IPS display with 441 ppi and 70% NTSC colour gamut. The LCD panel make use of Incell technology for lower power consumption which suggests the display was manufactured by Japan Display or Sharp. The display bright even under outdoor sunlight. The full HD IPS panel has good contrast ratio and produces stunning colors on screen. Only problem was the ambient light sensor response was slow.

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Camera

In the imaging department, the phone has 13MP rear camera with HDR and a 5MP front camera with wide angle. What makes it stand out is the addition of front camera flash and face detection feature making it a true selfie phone. The camera App has different preset to choose from depending on the object. The Autofocus and face detection works well for outdoor photography. The images and videos produced by the camera are stunning and of unmatched quality. The rear flash can produce bright flash light even though it lacks dual tone flash.