YU YUREKA PLUS vs Lenovo K3 Note – What’s Different?

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Lenovo introduced the A7000 as the successor to the A6000 at MWC 2015 shortly after the latter’s introduction in January this year. They then introduced the A6000 Plus as an upgraded version to the A6000 and most recently they introduced the K3 Note which is an upgraded version of the A7000. The A6000, A6000 Plus, A7000 and K3 Note are all selling harmoniously at prices of Rs 6499, 7499, 8999 and 9999 respectively. That is quite a lot of choice for consumers and it caters to the needs of a wide variety of customers even though all are quite similarly priced and specc’d. As a result, Lenovo has been doing quite well recently. Micromax’s YU range of devices included the YU YUPHORIA and YUREKA priced at Rs 6999 and 8999 respectively. To up the ante, YU has launched the YUREKA PLUS which is to the YUREKA what the K3 Note is to the A7000. Like the K3 Note, the YUREKA PLUS is also priced at Rs 9999. So let’s see what is different between these two handsets that are going head to head in the market.

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Yu YUREKA PLUS with 5.5-inch 1080p display, Snapdragon 615 SoC, 4G LTE launched for Rs. 9999

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YU just launched YUREKA PLUS, the company’s latest smartphone in the YU series. It has a 5.5-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) Full HD IPS display with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection, compared to a 5.5-inch HD display on the YUREKA. It is powered by a Octa-Core 64-bit Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 (4×1.5GHz + 4×1.0GHz) processor and runs on Cyanogen OS 12 based on Android 5.0 (Lollipop). It has a 13-megapixel auto focus rear camera with LED Flash, Sony IMX214 sensor, compared to Sony IMX135 sensor on the YUREKA and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Yu YUREKA PLUS with 5.5-inch 1080p display, Snapdragon 615 SoC, 4G LTE launched for Rs. 9999”

Yu YuFit to go on sale on July 29th on Amazon for Rs. 999

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Yu has announced that the company’s YuFit fitness band that was announced back in May will finally will go on sale July 29th. It can monitor steps walked, calories burnt, daily goals reached, tracks your sleep and also offers notification for incoming calls and messages. It is powered by healthifyme that provides Fitness trainers, Nutritionists and Dietitians through specific packages designed for YuFit. The company has not revealed any details about the packages yet. Continue reading “Yu YuFit to go on sale on July 29th on Amazon for Rs. 999”

Over 1 lakh YU YUPHORIA units will be available in open sale from July 21st to 23rd

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YU just announced that more than 100,000 units of YU YUPHORIA smartphones will be available in open sale on Amazon.in from July 21st to 23rd. The company said that it is making the biggest batch of phones available through this open sale. Yu already announced that the smartphone has been assembled in India. Continue reading “Over 1 lakh YU YUPHORIA units will be available in open sale from July 21st to 23rd”

YU YUPHORIA will be available on Amazon on July 8 for some who tried and failed

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YU has announced that the YU YUPHORIA smartphone will be available in Golden Ticket Sale tomorrow for select customers those who have registered to buy the smartphone but were unable to get it. The sale happens on Wednesday, July 8, 2015 from 2 PM to 5 PM. Registered customers who were unable to purchase the YUPHORIA will be eligible to participate in the sale. They will receive an email from Amazon.in informing them of their access to the sale, said the company. Continue reading “YU YUPHORIA will be available on Amazon on July 8 for some who tried and failed”

YU YUPHORIA incremental update for improvements and fixes starts rolling out

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YU YUREKA got the Cyanogen OS 12 update (YNG1TAS1K0) last month for battery life improvements. Now YU YUPHORIA has started receiving a new incremental update (YNG1TBS2P2) that is said to improve camera, keyboard, offer better thermal management, fix proximity sensor issues and more. Continue reading “YU YUPHORIA incremental update for improvements and fixes starts rolling out”

YU YUREKA and YUPHORIA Cyanogen OS 12.1 update in final stages of testing

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Cyanogen OS 12 update based on Android 5.0 (Lollipop) rolled out for YU YUREKA back in April. It even got an incremental update to improve the battery life last month. YU YUPHORIA was launched running on Cyanogen OS 12 out of the box. Today Rahul Sharma, Co-founder and CEO of YU has announced that Cyanogen OS 12.1 update based on Android 5.1 (Lollipop) is in the final phase of testing. Continue reading “YU YUREKA and YUPHORIA Cyanogen OS 12.1 update in final stages of testing”

YU YUPHORIA Battery Life Test

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Micromax’s YU launched the YU YUPHORIA smartphone, successor of the YU YUREKA earlier this month, which went on sale in the first flash sale today. We already reviewed the smartphone, here we have the battery life test results of the smartphone. It packs a 2230mAh Lithium-Polymer removable battery, smaller than the Yu Yureka’s 2500mAh battery. It also has Quick Charging capabilities that charges the smartphone from 0 to 50% in 45 minutes. It has a 5-inch HD screen and is powered by a Snapdragon 410 SoC. We tested the phone in balanced battery mode, which is the default mode. Let us check out the test results. Continue reading “YU YUPHORIA Battery Life Test”

YU YUPHORIA Benchmarks

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YU launched the YUPHORIA smartphone earlier this month. We already brought you the review of the smartphone, here we have the benchmarks. The phone is powered by a quad-core Snapdragon 410 (MSM8916) SoC that has four ARM Cortex-A53 CPUs clocked at 1.21 GHz per core and has Adreno 306 GPU clocked at 400MHz.  It has 2GB RAM, 5-inch HD (1280 x 720 pixels) display and runs on Cyanogen OS 12 based on Android 5.0 (Lollipop). Let’s find out the performance in a range of synthetic benchmark tests.

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Yu Yuphoria Review

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Differentiation is the name of the game when it comes to budget hardware. Yet, caught within this dichotomy of price and quality, most brands end up being rather generic in their offerings. Yu, a spinoff from mass market brand Micromax, is taking aim at the internet savvy, young audience that wants cutting edge features at a budget price. Sounds like Xiaomi, Lenovo and the myriad other brands out there? Well, Yu has a trick up it’s sleeve and it is called CyanogenMod. Through the course of the review we’ll take a look at the hardware, the software and also how both interplay with each other to try and create a compelling offering at a low end price. Follow along to see what we find out. Continue reading “Yu Yuphoria Review”

YU YUPHORIA Unboxing

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YU launched the YU YUPHORIA smartphone last week at a price tag of Rs. 6999. We already brought you the photo gallery and the hands-on impressions of the smartphone from the event, and also brought you the unboxing recently, check it out below.

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Yu YuFit Hands On

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There’s a new contender in town to take over the crown of the most affordable fitness tracker and the YuFit certainly seems to be taking aim straight at the current crowd favorite, the Xiaomi MiBand. We spent some time with the activity tracker to get an idea if the band is genuinely competitive or yet another gimmick. Continue reading “Yu YuFit Hands On”

Weekly Roundup: YU Yuphoria, YuFit, HealthYU, Google Chromebooks, Microsoft Lumia 540, OnePlus Power Bank and more

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Biggest announcement this week came from Micromax’s YU Televentures. The company launched three devices in India – Yu Yuphoria smartphone, YuFit fitness tracker, and HealthYU cassette. Continue reading “Weekly Roundup: YU Yuphoria, YuFit, HealthYU, Google Chromebooks, Microsoft Lumia 540, OnePlus Power Bank and more”

YU YUREKA incremental update for battery life improvements starts rolling out

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YU YUREKA got the Cyanogen OS 12 update (YNG1TAS0W0) based on Android 5.0.2 (Lollipop) last month. Now the smartphone is getting a new incremental software update that is said to improve the battery life of the smartphone. The update doesn’t change the Android version from 5.0.2, but the smartphone is expected to get the Android 5.1.1 update soon. Continue reading “YU YUREKA incremental update for battery life improvements starts rolling out”

YU YUPHORIA vs YUREKA – What’s different?

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The YU YUPHORIA was launched on 12th of May at an event in Delhi. We brought to you the hands on with the device as well as a spec comparison with its closest rival – the Xiaomi Redmi 2. Now it is time to see how the device stacks up against its older brother, the YUREKA.

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