Micromax Yu Yureka Hands on Review

Yu made its debut in the Indian market and launched its first smartphone called the Yureka. The brand is backed by Micromax and the Indian smartphone vendor signed a deal with Cyanogen to offer support to the Yu-branded smartphones. The Yureka is priced at Rs 8,999, which is Rs 1,000 cheaper than the Redmi Note 4G, and hence becomes the cheapest LTE-capable smartphone in the Indian smartphone market. The YU Yureka comes with Cyanogen preloaded, which allows for a lot of development, almost from the moment you open the box.

The first device in the YU series, consumers expect decent cameras even in the budget smartphone category.  Yu Yureka will target tech-savvy but budget-conscious buyers, and is banking on catchy names and slogans with “attitude”. These phones will only be available online. You need to get register for the mobile.

In the Packing box of YU Yureka you get :

                      Yu Yureka Handset

                      Charger + Cable

                      EarPhones

                      2500 mAh Battery

Best Price of Yu Yureka :

The official price of the Micromax Yu Yureka is Rs. 8,999. Yu Yureka is the best mobile with most usefull features at low cost. First phone with  CyanogenMod 11 OS at the lowest price. Price is the most important and biggest factor as it play a crucial role in price-sensitive middle class and the aspiring youth population in India.

Display :

First look goes to the display, The Yureka has a 5.5-inch IPS display with resolution of 1280 x 720 and 267 ppi. It has an oleophobic coating as well as Corning Gorilla Glass 3 to stave off smudges and scratches. Slimmer mobile phones are easier to carry and look more fashionable. The screen was fairly legible in sunlight and though it isn’t perfectly crisp, it’s one of the better ones we’ve seen on such a low-priced phone. It is slim enough at 8.8 mm. Touch Displays offer a more interactive experience. The “moonstone grey” rear has an interesting texture.

High Resolution Screen – Images, videos and text will look more sharp and clear.

Quite Big Screen ( 5.5 inches ) – Reading, browsing internet and watching videos is more pleasing experience on a bigger screen.

Sharp Screen ( 267 ) ppi – Images, videos will look amazing on this sharp and clear screen. Text will be easier to read.And there is no single sign of micromax on the mobile, there is only YU symbol on the back side of the mobile.The packing was so simple which means Yu really doesn’t want to be associated with its parent company. The packing was just brown cardboard with Yu and Cyanogen logos printed on all sides, but the a single sign of micromax.

Camera 

Yu Yureka has 13-megapixel rear camera with autofocus, LED flash, and 1080p video capture for the Yu Yureka. As well as this it has a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. Rear camera 13MP CMOS camera with a f2.2 aperture for better low-light photography. This 5MP front camera that has a 71 degree wide angle lens.

Operating System :

Yu Yureka runs Android 4.4 KitKat-based CyanogenMod 11 OS. Cyanogen 11 just happens to be 64-bit capable, Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 (MSM8939) (ARM Cortex A53, Quad 1.5GHz & Quad 1.0GHz) Processor.which makes that feature worthwhile too.

It is slim enough at 8.8 mm and at around 150 grammes, relatively lightweight too. The Yureka measures 154.8mm x 78mm x 8.8mm.

The Yu Yureka has 2GB of RAM, which is good for a phone in this price bracket. There’s 16GB of internal storage space and up to 32GB can be added using a microSD card.

The Yureka has a 2500 mAh removable battery. But it has less battery backup. It can be used only for 8 hours continously.

You can connect to wifi hotspots in your area to experience a superior internet experience.

3G Enabled Handsets give you more download speed and a faster internet experience.

GPS is used for determining your location. You can get directions to a place with the help of GPS.

Having 3.5mm Jack enables you to connect to large number of other devices (such as speakers, headphones) having 3.5mm Port.

Gyroscope : Determines orientation and rotation and provides more accurate 3D motion tracking than an accelerometer

Disadvantages with Yu Yureka :

You can’t connect your phone to a TV.

Short Battery Talk Time only 8 Hours

With short battery talk time, you won’t be able to talk continuously on the phone for a long period of time without charging.

Micromax Yu Yureka comes with the lowest, affordable price tag and most importantly intuitive OS. It will definitely attract all the gadgets lovers and  who love to have a high level gadgets at lowest cost.

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MIUI 6 Full Review: Visually Stunning, Stunningly Simple

Hi MIUIers,

The long-expected MIUI 6 is finally here! Visually stunning, Stunningly Simple. It's a new chapter for MIUI. And here is a full review for you to get a taste of it. 

            We believe that it takes more than justgood features to create a beautiful design. From orderly workflows, clearhierarchies and fluent responses, we believe that good design exists in everytap, drag and pinch you make. Natural and intuitive, just the way it should be.This is MIUI 6. It's visually stunning, stunningly simple. It's the start of anew chapter.

MIUI 6 Design: Less is more
We want to create a ROM with the best user experience. So we've stripped away unnecessary distractions sothat you can really focus on the rights things, in the right place, when youneed them. Simple is the key word here.

 Home screen. All-new icons.

The home screen has always been the centralplace to switch between apps and enable or disable features. With MIUI 6, we'vebrought in new global operation gestures that are also optimized for devices withlarge screens. Batch organize icons, quick search tools and other features areeasy, intuitive, and even fun to use.

 

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Asus Zenfone 5

A mid-range smartphone:

Today we’ll be taking a closer look at the Zenfone 5. With a starting price of just Rs 10,000 for the 8GB model, can it take the ‘budget-king’ crown away from the Moto G?

Design and Build

We’ve already talked about the design and aesthetics at great length in our unboxing and first impressions articles, so we’ll keep it short and sweet this time. The Zenfone 5, as with the rest of the family, has a simple candy bar design. It’s not too flashy and thanks to the changeable covers, it’s not boring either.

 The phone is built mostly of plastic while retaining a premium look and feel. The Zenfone is also quite sturdy and durable and will easily handle a few knocks and bumps along the way. The placement of ports and buttons are pretty ergonomic and have good tactile feedback.Overall, the Zenfone 5 is built well and although it might not be the flashiest phone on the block, many will appreciate its simple aesthetics.

Feature

The middle child of the family rocks a 5-inch IPS, HD display that’s also got a scratch resistant coating from Corning. The display is quite vivid and colours are fairly punchy. Viewing angles are pretty good as well. Asus also bundles an app which lets you adjust the colour temperature of the display to suite your needs.

                                            The new Zen UI looks very nice

The phone features Android 4.3 and the refreshed Zen UI, which is a big departure from Asus’s previous skins. The new theme follows a flat look for all the icons, which seems to be the trend these days. There’s a bunch of useful apps thrown in as well from Asus like Share Link and Remote Link. The heavily skinned version of Android doesn’t slow down a bit however, which is highly commendable. The app called ‘What’s Next’ throws up lockscreen notifications on the weather or any upcoming calendar appointments you might have.

The Zenfone 5 is powered by an Intel Atom Z2560 SoC which consists of a dual-core Clover Trial+ CPU running at 1.6GHz. The phone also features 2GB of RAM. Together, the chipset delivers better performance than MediaTek’s MT6582 and Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 400 SoC, which are commonly seen in phones in this price segment.

Media

The Zenfone is available in 8GB and 16GB variants and both have expandable memory. The new look of the music player is very slick and easy to use. Audio is pretty loud as well through the loud speaker. The player lets you stream audio through DLNA as well and we have the standard EQ settings of Jelly Bean.

Connectivity

The Zenfone 5 supports dual-SIM functionality, 3G and 2G. We also get Wi-Fi ‘n’, Bluetooth v4.0, GPS and GLONASS. The phone comes with plenty of productivity apps like Tasks, Flashlight and an app called Omlet, which lets you share photos among friends.

Camera

The 8MP camera sensor features an aperture value of f/2.2 and manages to capture good low-light-shots. The camera interface is completely overhauled but is still easy to get around. The quality of pictures is pretty good as well for a budget offering.

Battery life

The 2110mAh battery manages to deliver a day-long battery life and you can squeeze out even more with the power saving modes turned on. It came out of our 8-hour battery test with quite some juice to spare. This is a great advantage for the Zenfone 5.

Verdict and Price in India

The Asus Zenfone 5 starts at Rs 12,999, although at the launch, Asus said you could find it for as low as Rs 10,000, for the 8GB model. In our books, that seems like unbeatable value when you consider its rich feature-set and good all-round performance. It’s really hard to fault the Zenfone 5 as it doesn’t really stumble much in any department. The Moto G seems to have met its match, finally!

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