LYF Water F1S is another handset powered by qualcomm snapdragon 652 octa core processor. This handset like the other LYF handsets also supports 4G with VoLTE. Here is the review of Water F1S, it is priced at Rs. 9,599.
Unboxing : Inside the box – handset, SIM tray ejector pin, user manual, warranty card, standard quality earphone, plastic case for protection, data cable USB Type C and travel charger 5V/2A. SAR value as mentioned on the box 0.421 W/Kg@1g head and 0.581 W/kg@1g body.
Design, Display and OS
The LYF Water F1S is available in 3 different color options, I got the silver color for the review. Handset is slim, light weight at about 145 grams. Dimensions are 73.1 x 148 x 7.7 (mm). It’s using a metal body, build quality and finishing is very good.
This is a dual SIM handset (hybrid slot) you can use 2x nano SIM or 1x nano + 1x micro SD card. 4G with VoLTE is supported. There is LED notification and following sensors – accelerometer, light, proximity, magnetic, hall and gyro sensors.
LYF Water F1S sports a 5.2 inch screen with FHD (1080p) resolution. Screen comes with Concore glass 3 protection and it’s also using a 2.5D curved glass. Color reproduction, viewing angles and touch response are good.
There are on-screen navigation buttons, dedicated navigational buttons are missing.
This handset sails on Android Marshmallow version 6.0.1.
Memory and Storage
LYF Water F1S is packed with 3GB RAM and 32GB ROM. On first boot you will get around 22GB free internal storage space and 1.5GB free RAM.
Performance and Benchmark
The Water F1S is using well known Qualcomm Snapdragon MSM8976 octa core processor clocked at 1.8GHz with Adreno 510 GPU. Performance is smooth, lag free, though the handset did get heated up with heavy usage but battery temp was under control – max battery temperature I encountered was 42 degrees.
Benchmark
Quadrant : 42903
AnTuTu : 81573 / 19244 2nd time 81510 / 19421
Nenamark 2 : 60.5fps
Disk Speed : 172 MB/s read / 80 MB/s write
Multi Touch : 10 point
Gaming
LYF Water F1S can play a lot of high end games with ease in high visual quality mode. I tried Asphalt 8 in high mode and it worked pretty smooth.
Camera
F1S comes with a 16MP camera on the back with dual tone LED support and front camera is a 5MP shooter with front LED flash support for better selfies. It can record and play 4K videos. Camera quality is average though video 4K recording is very good.
Camera Rating 3.5 out of 5
LYF Water F1S rear and front camera samples
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Others
Reliance Jio worked no issues with network, call quality and loudspeaker sound. Sound output was loud and clear. WiFi, GPS and Bluetooth worked great. Finger print sensor is missing.
Battery
The built in 3000 mAh battery does a very good job. You can expect 5 to 7 hours of non-stop moderate to heavy usage on a single charge. With mixed usage I got up to 2 days of battery life.
LYF Water F1S Battery Performance (time / battery % drop / estimated battery temperature)
- Running Benchmark app – 9 minutes / 2% / 40 degrees
- Asphalt 8 game play – 16 minutes / 5% / 42 degrees
- 4K video playback with full brightness (WiFi /4G on) – 16 minutes / 5% / 40 degrees.
It took me 1 hours 27 minutes to charge the handset from 26% to 100% using wall charger. It will take about 2 hours for 0% to 100% charging.
Verdict
The Reliance LYF Water F1S is a good handset with a good price tag, unfortunately the only thing missing is the finger print sensor. Also camera quality is average, though not that bad. It is a good option, you can consider.
Rating 4 out of 5
LYF Water F1S is available for Rs. 9,599.
Simran
Worst service I have ever seen….. They don’t even ask about what’s the problem in my phone and formatted my phone without my permission…. They even dont ask once
Subrato bhattacharjee
Hi, I have one problem that when I charge my phone from 1to 30 minutes the phone get very hot, the back of the became hot and it is worst to touch for me. Pls can you give the solution pls pls pls?
Gogi Rana
It is normal for phone to get hot when charging and when battery % reaches 90% to 100% it will cool down. Avoid using the handset when it is being charged as that will speed the charging process.
pranav
I found lyf f1s better in specifications than other phones with same price but how is it originally,should I buy it .
Samir Doshi
I brought it for 7500 in offline retail store, it is better than redmi 4 with gorila glass 3,big screen, better processor, fast charge, 2 year warranty, 20% more data on jio sim, front camera flash, slim design, it taks 2hrs to fully charge while redmi 4 takes 3 hrs so big battery on redmi 4 dosent have more advantage
Joseph
From which store? Lyf store?
Anurag R
Hello Gogi Ji,
Again i need your expert advice, i had seen your best under 10k and zeroed on lyf f1s, but while searching got one more model lyf f1, which one should buy lyf f1 or f1s.
Before this i bought 3 mobiles by asking you, (all 3 were great ☺) and as usual i will follow your verdict again. Looking for help.
The Best Pre purchase Support ever.
Gogi Rana
Have not reviewed F1 but F1s looks better. Also Reliance is giving 20% extra data on any LYF handsets.
Anurag R
Thank u Sir, just one more little issue. Worried about this C type, is it good or bad. I need to carry 2 chargers ( one for this and one normal micro usb) and also i need a usb c type adapter for otg.
Plz help…
Gogi Rana
You can get adapter for C Type to micro USB.
Anurag R
Thank You Gogi Ji….
Navi
Sir plz suggest me for best in redmi 4,2gb or lyf f1s overall
Arindam Modak
Go for F1s…It is the best in this price tag.
Seenu Obroy
Hey anyone help me……..
There r diffrent specifications on snapdeal nd price is also changed after some interval of time and the processor is said to be 1.8 ghz AMD dual core.
Plzz anyone give me the link for buy original and lowest price for LYF F1s phone bcoz I liked this phone too much.
Anyone help
Archit
Hey seenu…
The processor used in lyf f1s is Qualcomm’s snapdragon 652….octa core in whic 4 cores have ARM cortex a-53 architecture and 4 have ARM cortex a-72….
Just check… whether u are seeing for f1 or f1s….(f1s is better)…and of course price may vary from site to site and also in the same site…because there are many sellers… wherever u get the lowest price…just place the order…
Archit
AMD Processors are used only in PCs bro…not in smartphones…..and buy from amazon or flipkart ….u will get original products….if u don’t like it just request for a return…..
Arindam Modak
Best phone in this price tag… Buy from Paytm..with 15% discount. I got it for just 7K.
satya
how to stop led senser on lyf f1s
Seenu Obroy
Is there LED sensor too on this phone?
Amith Peter Jose
I have been using this Lyf f1s for a month the performance is awesome when compared to other phones ,camera need to be improved but average camera performance with lots of features like 4k recording different modes etc.it comes with snapdragon 652 processor,3 GB RAM,VR compatibility,4k support and many more the most amazing thing is the fast charging,it just need an hour to get 100% from 30%.if it has fingerprint it would have been fantastic . Overall it is a good phone in this price range