Away from the buzz of the IFA 2016 event in Berlin, Reliance Retail has launched another smartphone in its LYF Water series, the Reliance LYF Water 11 in India.
This launch is coming just weeks after the last device in the series, the Reliance LYF Water 10 was launched in the same country. The Reliance LYF Water 11 is a minor upgrade over the LYF Water 10, featuring many similar specs to its predecessor, the major difference between them being that the LYF Water 11 runs on the most recent version of the Android Operating System, Android 6.0 Marshmallow.
Reliance LYF Water 11 Specifications
Display & Design
The Reliance LYF Water 11 comes with a 5-inch HD IPS display with a pixel resolution of 1280 * 720, which is the same type of display found on the LYF Water 10. The smartphone is designed with metal.
Memory & Performance
The Reliance LYF Water 11 is powered by a 64-bit MediaTek processor with eight processing cores and a maximum processing speed of 1.3GHz. It also comes with a Mali-T720 GPU to handle graphics operations.
The LYF Water 11 comes with 3GB of RAM capacity and 16GB of internal memory which can be expanded up to 64GB with a microSD card.
Connectivity & Battery
The Reliance LYF Water 11 packs a 2,100mAh battery which ensures at least 12 hours of usage from full charge.
The smartphone possesses a Hybrid Dual-SIM slot which can receive a micro/nano SIM card and a microSD card. It supports 4G LTE network bands, and offers fast wireless connectivity with Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n. Other connectivity options include Bluetooth version 4.1 and GPS.
Camera
The Reliance LYF Water 11 sports a 13MP rear camera with LED Flash and auto focus which makes capturing of images fast and easy.
It also has a 5MP camera unit at the front, also equipped with Auto Focus.
Software and Hardware
Unlike its predecessor in the LYF Water series which runs on Lollipop, the Reliance LYF Water 11 runs Android 6.0 Marshmallow out of the box with minimal software tweaks. The phone weighs about 135 grammes and is just 7.3mm thick.
Reliance LYF Water 11 Specifications (Summary)
- 5-inch HD IPS display with pixel resolution of 1280 * 720.
- Dimensions – 141 * 70 * 7.3 mm.
- Weight – 134.5g.
- 1.3GHz Octa-Core MediaTek MT6735A 64-bit processor.
- Mali-T720 GPU.
- 3GB RAM.
- 16GB internal memory, expandable up to 64GB with microSD.
- 13MP Rear Camera with LED flash and Autofocus.
- 5MP Front Camera with Autofocus.
- Hybrid Dual SIM (micro+nano/microSD) Slot.
- 4G LTE network connectivity with VoLTE support.
- Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.1 & GPS.
- 2,100mAh Battery.
- Android 6.0 Marshmallow OS.
Reliance LYF Water 11 Price in Nigeria, Kenya and India
The Reliance LYF Water 11 comes in only one colour variant – Gold. It is available at the price of Rs. 8,199 in India, N39,000 in Nigeria and KES 12,464 in Kenya.
