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MARKET STATUS: AVAILABLE MRP: ? 6, 999
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Summary
The Yu Yuphoria mobile features a 5.0 Inch display and runs on Android v5.0.2 ( Lollipop) operating system. The device is powered by a Quad core, 1.2 GHz, Cortex A53 processor paired with 2 GB of RAM. As far as the battery is concerned it has 2230 mAh. Over that, as far as the rear camera is concerned this mobile has a 8 MP, Auto focus sensor and the front snapper is powered by a 5 MP sensor.
Key Features
PERFORMANCE
1200 MHz, Quad core
DISPLAY
5.0 Inch
STORAGE
16 GB
BATTERY
2230 mAh
CAMERA
8 MP
RAM
2 GB
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Critic Review
YU Yuphoria review
Anupam Saxena | TOI Tech | May 28, 2015, 09.39AM IST
We spent almost two weeks with the Yu Yuphoria to find out if it’s the best phone available under Rs 10, 000.
Critic Rating
3.5/5
Top Features
Affordable
Highly customizable
Decent performance
Riding on the success of Yureka, YU Televentures, a division of Indian handset maker Micromax, is back with a new value-for-money, budget smartphone. Following the same naming convention, this one’s called Yuphoria ( the name was crowd sourced) and sports hardware specifications that are inferior compared to its predecessor. At Rs 6, 999, the pricing is also lower, and is similar to the likes of the Xiaomi Redmi 2 and Lenovo A6000 Plus. We spent almost two weeks with the Yu Yuphoria to find out if it’s the best phone available under Rs 10, 000.
Build and design
Unlike the Yureka, the Yuphoria smartphone is not a phablet and features a 5-inch display optimised for one hand use. It’s interesting how phone makers are going back to the compact form factor and the phablet revolution appears to be passing fad.
The highlight of the phone is its metal frame which is curved all over and has rounded corners. It sports a smooth matte finish, however, we’re not sure if the paint would last long. Our unit was champagne gold with white back but the phone is also available in buffed steel with black back plate.
There are two small bands on both the top and bottom edge of the phone that feature the 3.5mm headset jack and the micro-USB port, and also act as the antenna. The right edge features the three metal buttons - a longish power key sandwiched between the volume rocker keys. The arrangement of the buttons is awkward but they’re placed within easy reach, offer good tactile feedback and are pretty responsive.
The back of the phone features a removable plastic panel that fits with the frame with the help of the plastic clamps but we noticed some gap. We’ve seen this design before in some Nokia Lumia phones including the Lumia 925 and 830. However, the quality of materials is not comparable to that of the Lumias.
The back panel plate hides a removable battery, two micro sim-card slots and a microSD card slot. At the back, you’ll also see a ring surrounding the camera lens. It also embeds an LED flash.
There’s some YU branding at the back and the front of the Yuphoria phone.
Overall, we feel the YU Yuphoria is a well built phone for its price but the overall fit and finish could have been better.
Display
The front of the phone is dominated by a 5-inch HD IPS display ( 720x1280p) . Yuphoria is one of the few phones in this range to feature Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection.
The display is sharp thanks to the high pixel density though we noticed colour shift when you change the viewing angles horizontally. We also observed that the screen’s colour temperature is skewed towards the warmer side and whites have pink tint.
We also found the display to be reflective and this affected the sunlight legibility as the brightness levels are also a little low. Touch response was decent but we noticed an issue with the multi-touch that makes typing a little slow and inaccurate.
Software
YU Yuphoria runs Cyanogen OS 12, a custom aftermarket version of Android 5.0 Lollipop developed by Cyanogen. Cyanogen is known for its customisability, enhanced