Lyf Water 8 vs Meizu M3s 32GB

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Comparing the Lyf Water 8 vs Meizu M3s 32GB across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Both Lyf Water 8 and Meizu M3s 32GB run at the same processing speed of 1.5 GHz.


Display: Both Lyf Water 8 and Meizu M3s 32GB offer the same screen size of 5 inches, but Lyf Water 8 features a AMOLED display compared to Meizu M3s 32GB's IPS LCD, making Lyf Water 8 the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Both Lyf Water 8 and Meizu M3s 32GB feature a 13 MP primary rear camera.


Front Camera: Both Lyf Water 8 and Meizu M3s 32GB feature a 5 MP primary front camera.


Battery: Meizu M3s 32GB offers a higher battery capacity with 3020 mAh, while Lyf Water 8 offers 2600 mAh, making Meizu M3s 32GB better for longer battery life.


Storage: Meizu M3s 32GB offers higher internal storage with 32 GB, while Lyf Water 8 offers 16 GB, making Meizu M3s 32GB the better option for storage.


User Rating: Lyf Water 8 receives a higher user rating of 3.7, while Meizu M3s 32GB has a rating of 3.1.

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Lyf Water 8
₹10,999
(Out of Stock)
Meizu M3s 32GB
₹10,238
(Discontinued)
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Summary

Spec Score

65%
69%

Release Date

29 Jul, 2016
25 Oct, 2016

Performance

Snapdragon 615
MediaTek MT6750
Octa Core (upto 1.5 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 1.5 GHz)
3 GB RAM
3 GB RAM

Display

5.0 inches (12.7 cm)
5.0 inches (12.7 cm)
AMOLED
IPS LCD
720x1280 px (HD)
720x1280 px (HD)

Rear Camera

13 MP
Primary Camera
13 MP
Primary Camera

Front Camera

5 MP
5 MP

Battery

2600 mAh
3020 mAh
N/A
No Wireless Charging

Storage

16 GB
32 GB

Expert Review

N/A
7.0/10

Pros

  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Stylish design
  • Good cameras
  • Decent battery life

Cons

  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Average display
  • Dated software
  • Finicky performance

User Ratings

3.7/5
(1,944 ratings)
3.1/5
(8 ratings)

User Feedback

General

Launch Date

Jul 29, 2016
(Official)
N/A

Operating System

Android v5.1.1 (Lollipop)
Android v5.1 (Lollipop)

Performance

Performance Rating

Avg
Avg

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 MSM8939
MediaTek MT6750

Processor

Octa core

1.5 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53 1 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53
Octa core

1.5 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53 1 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 405
Mali-T860 MP2

RAM

3 GB
3 GB

RAM Type

N/A
LPDDR3

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent

Display Type

AMOLED
IPS LCD

Screen Size

5.0 inches  (12.7 cm)
5.0 inches  (12.7 cm)

Resolution

720x1280 px (HD)
720x1280 px (HD)

Pixel Density

294 ppi
294 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

68.68 %
69.32 %

Screen Protection

N/A
Yes

Design

Height

142 mm
141.9 mm

Width

70.5 mm
69.9 mm

Thickness

7.0 mm
8.3 mm

Weight

122 grams
138 grams

Build Material

N/A
Frame: Metal
Back: Metal

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Avg
Good

Resolution

13 MP
Primary Camera6x Digital ZoomExmor-R CMOS image sensor
13 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.2CMOS image sensor

Autofocus

Yes
Yes Phase Detection autofocus

OIS

N/A
No

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes Dual-color LED Flash

Image Resolution

4128 x 3096 Pixels
4128 x 3096 Pixels

Settings

ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

6 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Avg
Good

Resolution

5 MP
Primary Camera
5 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

Flash

Yes LED Flash
No

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

2600 mAh
3020 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer
Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 10 Hours(4G)
N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

16 GB
32 GB

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 128 GB
Yes Up to 128 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Micro SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G
5G Not Supported 4G

VoLTE

Yes
Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3) / 850(band 5)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3)

SIM 2

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3) / 850(band 5)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3)

SAR Value

Head: 1.158 W/kg Body: 0.973 W/kg
N/A

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)
Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/b/g/n) 5GHz

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.0
Yes v4.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS
Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

No
No

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

No
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

N/A
Front

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope
Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope