Lyf Water 8 vs Moto G4

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Comparing the Lyf Water 8 vs Moto G4 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 Moto G4 run at the same processing speed of 1.5 GHz.


Display: Moto G4 offers a screen size of 5.5 inches, while Lyf Water 8 offers 5 inches, making Moto G4 the larger display of the two. Lyf Water 8 features a AMOLED display compared to Moto G4's TFT, making Lyf Water 8 the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Both Lyf Water 8 and Moto G4 feature a 13 MP primary rear camera.


Front Camera: Both Lyf Water 8 and Moto G4 feature a 5 MP primary front camera.


Battery: Moto G4 offers a higher battery capacity with 3000 mAh, while Lyf Water 8 offers 2600 mAh, making Moto G4 better for longer battery life.


Storage: Both Lyf Water 8 and Moto G4 offer the same internal storage of 16 GB.


User Rating: Moto G4 receives a higher user rating of 4, while Lyf Water 8 has a rating of 3.7.

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Lyf Water 8
₹10,999
(Out of Stock)
Moto G4
₹6,999
(Discontinued)
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Summary

Spec Score

65%
68%

Release Date

29 Jul, 2016
23 Jun, 2016

Performance

Snapdragon 615
Snapdragon 617
Octa Core (upto 1.5 GHz)
Tru-Octa Core (upto 1.5 GHz)
3 GB RAM
2 GB RAM

Display

5.0 inches (12.7 cm)
5.5 inches (13.97 cm)
AMOLED
TFT
720x1280 px (HD)
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

Rear Camera

13 MP
Primary Camera
13 MP
Primary Camera

Front Camera

5 MP
5 MP

Battery

2600 mAh
3000 mAh
N/A
Turbo Charging

Storage

16 GB
16 GB
N/A
eMMC 5.1

Expert Review

N/A
7.0/10

Pros

  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Great display
  • Smooth performance
  • Long battery life

Cons

  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Camera is a mixed bag
  • No fingerprint reader
  • Heating issue

User Ratings

3.7/5
(1,944 ratings)
4/5
(8,933 ratings)

Video

There are no videos available for the device.
Videos
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User Feedback

General

Launch Date

Jul 29, 2016
(Official)
N/A

Operating System

Android v5.1.1 (Lollipop)
Android v6.0.1 (Marshmallow)

Performance

Performance Rating

Avg
Avg

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 MSM8939
Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 MSM8952

Processor

Octa core

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

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A
28 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 405
Adreno 405

RAM

3 GB
2 GB / 3 GB

RAM Type

N/A
LPDDR3

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent

Display Type

AMOLED
TFT

Screen Size

5.0 inches  (12.7 cm)
5.5 inches  (13.97 cm)

Resolution

720x1280 px (HD)
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

Pixel Density

294 ppi
401 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

68.68 %
70.99 %

Screen Protection

N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass v3

Design

Height

142 mm
153 mm

Width

70.5 mm
76.6 mm

Thickness

7.0 mm
9.8 mm

Weight

122 grams
155 grams

Build Material

N/A
Back: Plastic

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Avg
Good

Resolution

13 MP
Primary Camera6x Digital ZoomExmor-R CMOS image sensor
13 MP
Primary Camera4x Digital Zoomf/2.0CMOS image sensor UltraPixel BSI image sensor

Autofocus

Yes
Yes

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
4 x 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/2.2 Primary Camera

Autofocus

N/A
No

Flash

Yes LED Flash
No

Camera Features

N/A
Wide Angle Selfie

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

2600 mAh
3000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer
Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 10 Hours(4G)
N/A

Quick Charging

N/A
Yes Turbo Charging v3.0

Storage

Internal Storage

16 GB
16 GB / 32 GB

Storage Type

N/A
eMMC 5.1

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: Micro SIM2: Micro

Network Support

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

VoLTE

Yes
N/A

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 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)

SIM 2

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

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 v4.2

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
No

Other Sensors

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