LYF Flame 2 and Wind 4 4G


LYF has formally launched two affordable 4G LTE smartphones, the LYF Flame 2 and LYF Wind 4. The Flame 2 is priced at Rs 4,799, whereas Wind 4 cost Rs 6,799.

The LYF Flame 2 features a 4-inch WVGA (480 x 800 pixels) display. It is powered by a 1 GHz quad-core (MT6735M) processor, 1 GB of RAM and MaliT720-Mp1 450MHz GPU. The smartphone runs on Android Lollipop 5.1 operating system and comes with 8 GB of internal storage, which can be further expandable by up-to 32 GB via a micro SD card.

The Flame 2 is backed by a 1,500 mAh Lithium-ion battery, which claims to offer up-to 7.5 hours of talk-time and up-to 190 hours of standby time on 4G network. The Flame 2 has a 5-megapixel auto-focus rear camera with an LED flash and a 2-megapixel fixed-focus front camera. The camera features include Zoom 4X, Picture in picture, multi angle view mode, ASD (Auto-Scene Detection), Face Detection, Video Snapshot, Smile Shot and Gesture Capture.

On the connectivity front, the smartphone offers Dual SIM, 4G/LTE with VoLTE, WiFi (802.11 b/g/n), WiFi Calling, Bluetooth 4.1, GPS, and a micro USB 2.0 port. It has Accelorometer and Gravity sensors. The handset measures 124.2 x 64.8 x 10.3 mm and weighs 145 grams. The device comes in two colour variants - Black and White.


On the other hand, the LYF Wind 4 features 5-inch HD (1280 x 720 pixels) display. It is powered by a 1.1 GHz quad-core Qualcomm SnapDragon 210 (MSM8909) processor, which is clubbed with 1 GB of RAM and Adreno 304 GPU. It has the Android Lollipop 5.1.1 operating system, 8 GB internal storage and even a 128 GB expandable storage facility.


The Wind 4 is backed up by a huge 4,000 mAh Lithium-ion battery, which claims to offer up-to 28 hours of talktime and up-to 630 hours of standby time on 4G network. The handset sports an 8-megapixel auto-focus rear camera with an LED flash and a 2-megapixel fixed-focus front camera. The camera features include 1/4" colour CMOS image sensor, Face detection, Continuous shot, High Dynamic Range mode (HDR), Touch to focus, and Panorama. 

On the connectivity front, the smartphone offers Dual SIM, 4G/LTE with VoLTE, WiFi (802.11 b/g/n), WiFi Calling, Bluetooth 4.1, GPS, and MicroUSB 2.0. Sensors include Accelerometer, Ambient Light Sensor, and Proximity Sensor. The handset measures 144 x 72 x 8.9 mm and weighs 146 grams. The device comes in three colours- Black, Blue, and Brown.