Lyf Earth 1 Is Reliance Jio's First 4G Smartphone: Specifications and More

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Reliance Jio has announced details about its first smartphone. As previously announced, the 4G smartphone will be available under the Lyf brand. Called the Lyf Earth 1, it runs Android 5.1.1 Lollipop out-of-the-box.

The dual-SIM (Micro-SIM and Nano-SIM) Lyf Earth 1 sports a 5.5-inch Amoled display with a full-HD (1080x1920 pixels) resolution, translating to a pixel density of 401ppi. The smartphone is powered by a 1.5GHz octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 SoC, coupled with Adreno 405 GPU.

The first smartphone from Reliance Jio sports dual rear cameras, with one 13-megapixel sensor and one 2-megapixel sensor. The Lyf Earth 1 also bears a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. It comes with 32GB of inbuilt storage that is expandable via microSD card (up to 64GB).

Connectivity options include 4G LTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, and GPS. The Lyf Earth 1 runs on a 3500mAh battery. Weighing 162.5 grams, it measures in at 154x76.6x7.25mm.

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Reliance Jio to launch LYF smartphone with 50GB free 4G data, 5,000 mins talk-time in Feb
At Rs 100 per GB and Rs 0.50 per minute and SMS, these freebies are worth Rs 10,000 (Rs 5000+2,500+2,500)

NEW DELHI: Mukesh Ambani-owned Reliance Jio is planning to roll out smartphones under its "LYF" brand, along with bundled 50 GB of free 4G data, 5,000 minutes of free talk time on own 4G network, and 5,000 free SMS, by the first week of February in thirteen cities, RTN Asia reported Monday.

At Rs 100 per GB and Rs 0.50 per minute and SMS, these freebies are worth Rs 10,000 (Rs 5000+2,500+2,500), the publication said, citing various retailing sources.

Five metros Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata, Chennai and Bangalore-will be a part of the first phase launch, the report said, adding that Baroda, Kochi, Hyderabad, Pune, Jaipur, Chandigarh, Indore and Patna will also get 4G devices and services by the same time.

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