Micromax Yu Yureka Phone

India’s largest smartphone manufacturer Micromax unveiled a budget smartphone called the Yureka, which costs just $140. The 5.5-inch phablet runs CyanogenMod’s custom ROM that’s based on Android KitKat, and features mid-range specifications. The Yureka is part of the company’s Yu series of smartphones.

Micromax’s newest handset arrives just a few days after the company pushed the Indian government to ban the sale of the Cyanogenmod version of the OnePlus One in the country. Now, Micromax’s phones are the only ones in India with CyanogenMod’s highly-customizable OS built in. The timing of the ban can hardly be described as coincidental, as the OnePlus is a well-priced, highly specced phone that’s already popular worldwide. Now that OnePlus has agreed to stopped selling the CyanogenMod version of its handset, the Yureka, and Micromax’s other phones, are perfectly positioned to snap up new customers.


Micromax’s Yu Yureka boasts a 5.5-inch screen with a 1280 x 720 pixel resolution and a pixel density of 267 ppi. Micromax packed Qualcomm’s 64-bit, 1.5GHz Snapdragon 615 octa-core processor under the hood along with 2GB of RAM. The phablet comes with a measly 16GB of storage onboard, but it’s expandable up to 128GB via a MicroSD card slot. A 25oomAh battery powers the phone, which sports a 13-megapixel back camera and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. Luckily, the Yureka supports 4G LTE, 3G, Bluetooth 4.0, and GPS.

The specifications are similar to Xiaomi’s Redmi Note 4G, which coincidentally could be about to go on sale, after the Chinese brand was given permission to sell its Qualcomm-powered hardware in India, following a court injunction over a patent row.

According to a report from the Times of India, Micromax will sell the Yureka for $140 on Amazon’s Indian site on December 19. The phablet will be available in a “moonstone” finish.

After partnering with Google on Android One, budget-friendly Micromax is out with the latest of its smartphones, Yu Yureka. The device is a Cynogen OS-based phablet. Micromax Yureka has hit the Indian market at the rate of Rs. 8,999. Just a day into the market, the device is already a hit among the consumers. Yureka is stylish with a unique and elegant look. Its tagline reads, “Play God.”

Get a preview of Micromax Yu Yureka’s features below:

• Yureka supports dual-SIM and runs on Android 4.4.4.
• The smartphone comes with a High Definition display with 5.5 screen protected by Gorilla Glass 3.
• It features a 13 megapixel rear camera with aperture and flash. Further, with the growing trend of taking selfies, Micromax has built a five megapixel front-facing “selfie” camera.
• The smartphone has an inbuilt 16 GB storage capacity and can be expanded up to 32 GB through a microSD card.
• The company claims a talk-time battery life of about eight hours and standby time of around 310 hours.
• The phone will be available only in black.

This is the first time that Micromax’s product has created such a high buzz among the consumers. Apart from the pocket-friendly price, Yureka has a sleek and stylish look, which is likely to make this phone the next big budget-friendly gadget in the market.

Micromax launches most anticiapted Cyanogen OS  smartphone Yu Yuereka at price Rs 8999 today. This is first phone from company with Yu brand which holds some unreliable specs at this price range., including 4G support, 64bit Otaccore CPU, 2GB RAM, 5.5inch display and most talked Cyanogen OS for maximum tweak.

Micromax Yu Yureka exclusive launches on Amazon India. Registration for Yu Yurek will be starting from Dec 19, and final sale will start on 2nd week of January 2015.  Phone was expected to have price like 12k or 15k but Micromax surprised by making it available for all. Such specs at just INR 8999 is unexpected but product built-quality is yet to come online.

Micromax Yu Yureka features : It holds some attractive features. A 5.5 inch HD display (1280×720) protected by Gorilla Glass 3.  Phone runs on Android Kitkat 4.4.4 which is optimized by Cyanogen OS for unlimited tweaks & easy-access. 1.5GHz Octa core  Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 CPU, Adreno 405 GPU along with  2GB DDR3 RAM will give you faster gaming performance.


Yu Yureka has 13MP AF rear with Flash and 5MP front camera. Rear camera support 1080P video recording.  It will have 16GB internal space out of which 12.5Gb is usable but Micro-SD card support allows further storage expansion up to 32GB.

It support both 4G LTE TDD & 4G LTE FDD.  You can use 1 sim for 4G & another sim for 3G.  All conventional connectivity features including Bluetooth, WiFi, GPS are present. Problem is it has just 2500mAh battery which offers just 8 hours of talktime – Not bad for 3G use but not sufficient for constant 4G use. RJio is yet to release 4G across Indian, so you can use without any problem now.

Micromax Yu Yureka Price : Smartphone was expected to be a very costly device but all rumors comes as false & it’s priced just Rs 8999 which is great for Indian market.

Cyanogen OS in Yu Yureka :  Smartphone will feature Cyanogen OS on Android Kitkat 4.4.4, so you will get lots of tweaks which you never used in any other smartphone before (Except OnePlus One).  You will definitely be surprised at first use of Yu Yureka  mobile for its Cyanogen OS  (Tweks &Changes)

Pros:
1. Snapdragon Octa core CPU
2. 2GB RAM
3. Camera
4 Indian 4G network support
5. Cyanogen OS
6. Price

Cons:
1. 5.5 inch display with only 1280×720 pixel resolution
2. 267 ppi Pixel Density
2. 2500 mAh battery
3. Magnetic Sensor

Micromax mobiles are often criticised for its build-qaulity but it seems company removes overheads and, prepared a budget smartphone with reasonable features & price. Quality is yet to be published but if you are interested in high-end smartphone with entry level price tag then Micromax Yu Yureka is definitely a great choice.  Good move by Micromax toward making high-end smartphone for price-concious Indian market.

5 reasons why you shouldn’t buy Yu’s “Yureka”.

Micromax’s new Yu brand of Cyanogen OS-based smartphones was unveiled on Thursday with the launch of Yu Yureka. The smartphone, priced at Rs. 8,999, will go up for registrations via Amazon on Friday (2pm IST), and it will start shipping in the second week of January.

There are lot of things that to me marked in our checklist to get a debut product of market.The Reasons not to buy Micromax Yureka are :

1 .Display is a mixed bag

The display has Gorilla Glass 3 to protect against scratches and an oleophobic coating to prevent smudging. As you know that Micromax Yureka has a 1280×720 HD screen resolution and a high end 5.5 inch display screen. If you have decent amount of knowledge about mobile screen sizes, the HD display would make you disappointed on a 5.5 inch Display. Also Viewing angles were good but the display is highly reflective. This may cause some problems in using the phone under direct sunlight.

2. Battery

it encompasses a 2500 mAh battery that claims to supply seven hours of 4G talktime, or 8 hours of 3G talktime, or 9 hours of 2G speak time, or six hours of music playback with most brightness. this is often superb on paper however we expect the battery backup isn’t quite encouraging as they claim because it encompasses a 4G LTE support and therefore the 5.5 inch show with an influence processor that takes voluminous juice to run. thus we tend to feel it ought to have supercharged by a much bigger battery to spice up additional speed and additional operating capability to ‘YoU’r Smartphone.

3. 4G LTE Support

Does India has 4G in Indian telecom circles? As YU may be a phone designed for Indian market the whole usage 4G LTE power ought to be doubted. The 3g isn’t therefore we tend toll cover our country as still we don’t see most of the networks providing sensible information measure of 3G to the users. And at constant time the individuals of our country aren’t therefore noted to use 3G. an extra assume the tariff of 4G, because the Networks provides impose sensible worth for 3G itself.

4. Heat from Chipset

The phone is powered by a 64 bit Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 octa core chip with 1.5GHz processor cores, Adreno 405 graphics and 2GB DDR3 RAM. We’ve seen the same chip in the recently launched Vivo X5Max phone. Qualcomm’s latest chip supports dual-mode 4G LTE connectivity with support for both LTE TDD 2300MHz and LTE FDD 1800MHz bands covering most present and upcoming Indian 4G networks. Due to this the Chipset makes the Yureka heat more and more. This is the most disappointment news for Yureka Buyers.

5. Retail Sale and Service

Now within the purpose of Services, we should always suppose all over again to urge this phone because the services given by Micromax. All the folks that have used Micromax once in their life area unit pretty legendary with fundamental quantity the take. This may be a degree that to be take into thought whereas however a tool and this build this phone not therefore enticing to shop for. however still aside from that every one the negatives Yu’s Yureka appears an honest value} at it comes at a killer price of Rs.8,999.

Amidst the brewing controversy between Micromax and OnePlus over the exclusive use of the Cyanogen software in their phones in India, the former has unveiled its first smartphone to be powered by the software. Besides running the developer-friendly flavour of Android, known for its customisation capabilities, the phone also boasts of the latest hardware and 4G connectivity.

Yureka…!!! Yeah, you would utter this word if you would come to know the best aspects of the Micromax YU  Yureka. Are you in fix? Release Micromax YU Yureka smart mobile with Cyanogen has made it complex and is leaving most of the techies and smart mobile freaks in ambiguity to choose a better choice between the One Plus One mobile. Then here we end this ambitiousness with this post which would ensure and helps all the tech freaks and smart device lover who wish to upgrade to the new smart device.

Micromax YU Yureka vs OnePlus One:

Micromax YU Yureka Launch

Indian smart mobile manufacturer Micromax has launched its much awaited and prognosticated smart device YU Yureka which has been classified under YU series of smartphones and operates on latest updated version of Cyanogen OS. What makes it more special of a kind is that its budgetary cost of Rs 8,999 in Indian domestic markets and is a first domestic branded smart device to be launched with Cyanogen OS in India. Though it is powered with Cyanogen OS Micromax YU Yureka appears as Android smartphone with the bewitching and captivating specifications, features and most concerned factor in India budgetary price. For those who aren’t aware of the Cyanogen OS let me make it clear that Cyanogen software is based on the Android operating system, popular for the host of customization and features it provides over stock Android.



Recently there has been a rival between the Indian smart mobile giant Micromax and One Plus One with the launch of Cyanogen OS smartphones in India where Micromax is claiming that One Plus One has been infringing its exclusive rights over Cyanogen in India and filed an lawsuit. Check out the best specifications of these two smart gadgets and find out which gadget has the best aspects of Cyanogen with this review.

Micromax YU Yureka Vs One Plus One

Display Specifications

Micromax Yureka has 5.5 inch IPS display with HD resolution of 1280 x 720 pixels while dissimilar to the One Plus One it is facilitated with the full-HD screen which implies that the number of pixels per inch are less and One Plus One comes with a resolution of 1280 x 720 pixels in comparison. We sensed that colours to be a little over saturated in the Micromax YU Yureka mobile however we didn’t notice distortion due to lower pixel density and are not pretty sure if it has got to do with the custom icons of the default theme that look a little too vibrant or the display. Other most concerning factor is that both smartphones have a layer of Corning Gorilla Glass 3 for added protection against scratches.

Software

Micromax YU Yureka  and One Plus One operates on Cyanogen OS 11 based on Android 4.4.4. Cyanogen offers features and options which are not found in the official firmware distributed by mobile device vendors. Cyanogen supports native theming support, FLAC audio codec support, a large Access Point Name list, an OpenVPN client, Privacy Guard – a per-application permission management app, support for tethering over common interfaces, CPU overclocking and other performance enhancements, soft buttons and other “tablet tweaks”, toggles in the notification pull-down (such as Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and GPS), as well as other interface enhancements. Cyanogen is found to be a key aspect to increase performance and reliability compared with official firmware releases.



Micromax assures stating that their smart device Yureka would turn out as an best and is the first smartphone to to get the Android Lollipop OS based version of Cyanogen on the other hand One Plus One smart device may not get the Android Lollipop OS based version of Cyanogen in India right now.

Memory Storage Specifications

Micromax Yureka has been offered with 16GB of inbuilt memory space and supports an external secondary storage up to 32 GB using a microSD card; on the other hand One Plus One comes with 64 GB of inbuilt space at just Rs 21,999 and doesn’t have any external memory card slot to expand the memory and is double the cost of the Yureka.

Processor Specifications

Mircomax Yureka operates on 64 bit Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 octa core chip with 1.5GHz processor cores, Adreno 405 graphics and 2GB DDR3 RAM and sports the latest internals and is one of the cheapest devices to offer 4G connectivity and a chip based on 64 bit architecture. Micromax Yureka has Qualcomm’s latest chip supports dual-mode 4G LTE connectivity with support for both LTE TDD 2300MHz and LTE FDD 1800MHz bands covering most present and upcoming Indian 4G networks. However Mircomax Yureka has 2GB of RAM, which is lower than the 3GB RAM on the OnePlus One which would leave an impact and has effect if you are really concerned of high end performance while it has no noticeable difference in the speeds in the two phones.


Battery Backup Specifications

Micromax Yureka operates and functions with 2500mAh battery while One Plus One functions with 3100mAh battery which makes it clear with less battery power backup although as per most of the smart devices users you can judge the battery power backup unless and until you use it as per your specifications however the battery power test and our personal test with One Plus One was good.



Camera Specifications
One Plus One and Micromax Yureka both the smart devices has 13 MP od rear camera (f2.2 aperture, capable of 1080p video capture) with Sony EXMOR CMOS sensor and a 5MP front camera with 71 degree field of view. What makes Micromax Yureka somewhat special is that its capability to shoot slow-motion videos as 60 frames per second and a future software update will make it capable of shooting slow motion video at 120 frames per second which stands a s fascination aspect for those who wish to explore some sort of photography with their smart device. Micromax Yureka has been offered with the CyanogenMod Camera app that offers granular settings for controls including size, quality, shutter speed, focus duration, focus mode, and ISO, among others. Vertical swipes change the scene mode while a horizontal swipe allows you browse pictures and videos shot with the phone. The app offers Panorama, Burst and HDR modes. Photo clarity varies with both the phones.



On a concluding note, I would like to state that One Plus One which is acclaimed as flagship killer offering high end features is better option while if you are really looking for an mobile with that of similar features then you may opt Micromax Yureka as it is one of the best budgetary mobiles in the recent times with best top notch features in the price slab of Rs 10,000 below price in India. At the Micromax Yureka is assuring a software update with doorstep service and replacements and a great warranty policy this would leave out one of the best mobile with Cyanogen. Stay connected for more tech updates.

 Micromax's new Yu brand of Cyanogen OS-based smartphones was unveiled on Thursday with the launch of Yu Yureka. The smartphone, priced at Rs. 8,999, will go up for registrations via Amazon on Friday (2pm IST), and it will start shipping in the second week of January.

Early adopters will get a leather back cover worth Rs. 999 free. Notably, the company is also touting "free replacement or repair" at the user's doorstep. The Yu Yureka (AO5510) smartphone runs on a custom-build of Cyanogen OS, Cyanogen OS 11, what Rahul Sharma, co-founder of Micromax, calls the "temple of customisation" and "Android on steroids", boasting of the "thousands of features over and above stock Android."

Micromax's Yu Yureka smartphone features dual-SIM support, with slots for Micro-SIM cards (4G+3G). It bears a 5.5-inch HD (720x1280 pixels) IPS display with a pixel density of 267ppi and Gorilla Glass 3 protection. The smartphone notably also features Cat. 4 4G LTE connectivity with up to 150Mbps download speeds and 50Mbps upload speeds, apart from Band 40 and Band 3 support.

It runs on a 64-bit 1.5GHz octa-core Snapdragon 615 SoC (MSM8939), coupled with Adreno 405 GPU and 2GB of RAM. The Yu Yureka bears a 13-megapixel Sony Exmor CMOS sensor rear autofocus camera with an f/2.2 aperture and flash. A front-facing 5-megapixel fixed-focus camera is also onboard.

The Yureka comes with 16GB of inbuilt storage expandable via microSD card (up to 32GB), and sports a 2500mAh Li-Po battery claiming talk time up to 8 hours, standby time up to 310 hours, video playback time of up to six hours, and gaming up to 4 hours.

The Yu Yureka measures 154.8x78x8.8mm. Connectivity options include Bluetooth 4.0, Micro-USB, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, GPS, and a 3.5mm audio jack. Onboard sensors include an accelerometer, proximity sensor, ambient light sensor, and gyroscope.

The Cyanogen OS 11 build is based on Android 4.4.4 KitKat, and an Android 5.0 Lollipop-based build is promised.

Co-founders of Cyanogen Inc, Kirt McMaster and Steve Kondik, appeared at the event via webcast, and spoke about their early motivation for creating CyanogenMod, wanting to "modify and change Android" to create a mobile platform with the features "they wanted to see" on the open source operating system.

McMaster said there was a "level of stagnation in the smartphone market ever since Steve Jobs unveiled the iPhone, where the predominant mobile paradigm was to swipe, tap, and open an app." He explained how Cyanogen set out to defeat that paradigm. He added that the partnership will see the company bring a number of global and local services to Cyanogen in India, which he described as the the fastest growing smartphone market in the world, "There's a battle being fought in India, and Cyanogen+Yu, we intend to win that battle."

Other Cyanogen executives present at the event spoke of the 'personalisation, security, performance' of Cyanogen OS. Starting with customisations, Cyanogen stressed that Yu users will be able to modify icons, fonts, boot screen animation, taps, and more via the Themes app that will debut on the smartphone. Two free custom Yu themes will be available at launch.

As for privacy, Cyanogen said users will be able to edit and customise permissions of each app, apart from use features like Find & Wipe device, device encryption, Pin Scramble, Blacklist for spam callers, and a Protected Apps section.

Speaking about performance, Cyanogen executives detailed the camera and gallery apps of Cyanogen OS 11, and said that the current slow mo functionality at @60fps will be boosted to 120fps soon. The company also detailed that the highly-anticipated third-party Android continuity feature, NextBit Baton, which allows for backup and cloud synchronisation of logins, apart from app data and settings, will debut on the Yu Yureka. The NextBit Baton Pass feature lets users continue their work on another device. The AudioFX app's 24-bit high-res lossless audio was also emphasised.

Interestingly, Sharma clarified that the Yureka phone will feature an unlockable bootloader, kernel source, and full Android build tree. As for power users, Micromax claims warranty will not be voided on rooting the smartphone. Commenting on the feature, Sharma said, "You are the master, you control your destiny, you create the software, we'll put it on your devices."  

Alternate names	AO5510
Release date	December 2014
Form factor	Touchscreen
Dimensions (mm)	154.80 x 78.00 x 8.80
Battery capacity (mAh)	2500
Removable battery	Yes
Colours	Moonstone Grey
SAR value	NA

Screen size (inches)	5.50
Touchscreen	Yes
Touchscreen type	Capacitive
Resolution	720x1280 pixels
Pixels per inch (PPI)	267
Colours	16.7M

Processor	1.5GHz  octa-core
Processor make	Qualcomm Snapdragon 615
RAM	2GB
Internal storage	16GB
Expandable storage	Yes
Expandable storage type	microSD
Expandable storage up to (GB)	32

Rear camera	13-megapixel
Flash	Yes
Front camera	5-megapixel

Operating System	Cyanogen OS 11
Java support	Yes
Browser supports Flash	Yes

Wi-Fi	Yes
Wi-Fi standards supported	802.11 b/ g/ n
GPS	Yes
Bluetooth	Yes, v 4.00
NFC	No
Infrared	No
DLNA	No
Wi-Fi Direct	No
MHL Out	No
HDMI	No
Headphones	3.5mm
FM	Yes
USB	Micro-USB
Charging via Micro-USB	Yes
Proprietary charging connector	No
Proprietary data connector	No
Number of SIMs	2
SIM 1
SIM Type	Micro-SIM
GSM/ CDMA	GSM
3G	Yes
SIM 2
SIM Type	Micro-SIM
GSM/ CDMA	GSM
3G	Yes

Compass/ Magnetometer	No
Proximity sensor	Yes
Accelerometer	Yes
Ambient light sensor	Yes
Gyroscope	Yes
Barometer	No
Temperature sensor	No