YU YUREKA Unboxing


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Micromax’s YU launched the YU YUREKA (AO5510) smartphone running Cyanogen OS last month for Rs. 8,999. We already brought you the hands on impressions from the launch event last month, here we have the unboxing.

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Box Contents

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  • YU YUREKA smartphone in Moonstone Grey color (Mentioned as Moon-Dust grey on the box)
  • micro USB cable
  • In-ear earphone with microphone
  • 2-pin charger (5V-1A)
  • Screen Guard
  • User guide and Warranty card

Here are the specifications of the smartphone

  • 5.5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) IPS display with Corning Gorilla Glass protection
  • Octa-Core 64-bit Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 (MSM8939) (ARM Cortex A53 – 4×1.5GHz + 4×1.0GHz) processor with Adreno 405 GPU
  • 2GB DDR3 RAM, 16GB internal memory, expandable memory up to 32GB with microSD
  • Dual SIM
  • Cyanogen OS 11 based on Android 4.4 (KitKat)
  • 13MP rear camera with LED Flash, 5P lenses, Sony Exmor RS IMX135 sensor, f/2.2 aperture, 1080p at 30fps, 720p slow motion at 60fps
  • 5MP front-facing camera, OmniVision 5648 sensor, 4P lenses, 71-degree wide viewing angle
  • Dimensions: 154.8x78mm x6-8.8mm
  • 4G LTE, 3G HSPA+, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS
  • 3.5mm audio jack, FM Radio
  • 2500mAh battery

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As we said in our hands-on, the smartphone has solid build quality. The removable back cover has smooth finish. Even though it runs on CyanogenMod OS 11 based on Android 4.4.4 (KitKat), the company has promised to update the smartphone to Android 5.0 (Lollipop) and offer OTA updates every month. It has 4G support, including support for 4G LTE bands (TDD-LTE B40 2300MHz and FDD-LTE B3 1800MHz) for India.

The YU YUREKA will go on sale in India exclusively on Amazon.in on January 13th. We will be brining you the photo gallery, benchmarks and more in coming days.

Srivatsan contributed to this report


Author: Varun Krish

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