Reliance Retail has launched a new smartphone in India, a phablet with a 6-inch display – the Lyf Wind 2 – priced at Rs. 8,299. Like other Lyf-branded smartphones from the company, the smartphone offers 4G connectivity alongside VoLTE (voice over LTE) support.
Running Android 5.1 Lollipop, the dual-SIM (Regular + Nano) Lyf Wind 2 comes with a 6-inch HD (720×1280 pixels) IPS display with a pixel density of 294ppi. The smartphone is powered by a 1GHz quad-core MediaTek MT6735M SoC, coupled with 2GB of RAM.
In terms of optics, the Lyf Wind 2 sports an 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash, and a 2-megapixel front camera. The phablet features 16GB of inbuilt storage that can be expanded via microSD card (up to 32GB).
Connectivity options on Lyf Wind 2 include 4G (with support for Indian LTE bands), Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, FM radio, GPS, Bluetooth v4.1, Micro-USB with OTG, and a 3.5mm audio jack. Notably, only one SIM card slot can be used for 4G networks at a time.
The Lyf Wind 2 runs on a 2850mAh non-removable battery that rated to deliver up to 9 hours of talk time on 4G networks, a standby time of 190 hours, and continuous HD video playback of up to 6 hours.
The phablet measures 157.5x81x8.5mm, and and weighs 223.00 grams. Sensors on the Lyf Wind 2 include proximity sensor, ambient light sensor, and an accelerometer.
Lyf Wind 2
General
| Release date | August 2016 |
| Form factor | Touchscreen |
| Dimensions (mm) | 157.50 x 81.00 x 8.50 |
| Weight (g) | 223.00 |
| Battery capacity (mAh) | 2850 |
| Removable battery | No |
| Colours | Gold |
| SAR value | NA |
Display
| Screen size (inches) | 6.00 |
| Touchscreen | Yes |
| Resolution | 720×1280 pixels |
| Pixels per inch (PPI) | 294 |
Hardware
| Processor | 1GHz quad-core |
| Processor make | MediaTek MT6735M |
| RAM | 2GB |
| Internal storage | 16GB |
| Expandable storage | Yes |
| Expandable storage type | microSD |
| Expandable storage up to (GB) | 32 |
Camera
| Rear camera | 8-megapixel |
| Flash | Yes |
| Front camera | 2-megapixel |
Software
| Operating System | Android 5.1 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi | Yes |
| Wi-Fi standards supported | 802.11 b/ g/ n |
| GPS | Yes |
| Bluetooth | Yes, v 4.10 |
| NFC | No |
| Infrared | No |
| USB OTG | Yes |
| Headphones | 3.5mm |
| FM | Yes |
| Number of SIMs | 2 |
| SIM 1 | |
| SIM Type | Regular |
| GSM/ CDMA | GSM |
| 3G | Yes |
| 4G/ LTE | Yes |
| Supports 4G in India (Band 40) | Yes |
| SIM 2 | |
| SIM Type | Micro-SIM |
| GSM/ CDMA | GSM |
| 3G | No |
| 4G/ LTE | No |
Sensors
| Compass/ Magnetometer | No |
| Proximity sensor | Yes |
| Accelerometer | Yes |
| Ambient light sensor | Yes |
| Gyroscope | No |
| Barometer | No |
| Temperature sensor | No |
