Yu Yureka Device's cyanogen mod OS 12 based on Android 5.0 lollipop update will be rolling out soon, as the company have sent the update for google's certification, the company has been testing the update in its forum from quite some time now, now that the update is on certification the company might roll out the update very soon, the next Yu Device YUPHORIA smartphone with android 5.0 later this year.
regarding the update the companies S.E.O Rahul Sharma says:
"At YU, quality is a key focus and our partner, Cyanogen is equally committed to provide a robust software. We both work hard to ensure that the awesome new features are stable enough to provide the best user experience. However, with Lollipop it became a little more stringent and longer. Every set of errors took us back a few steps costing us few more days for the rollout. Now in the final stage, we cannot wait ourselves to ship it fast"
OnePlus who also partnered with cyanogen mod, passed the certification and will be receiving the OTA update soon this month. stay tuned once the update is rolled out we will let you know.
Yureka a subsidiary brand of Micromax, Creating a lot of stir among the tech markets in India, be it the price, be it the flash sales, Yureka is in the news for a while now. To be frank, even I was one among many who raved about the device, but with the long extended use, all i can say is "Yureka might not be the perfect smartphone you've been looking for" Many users have reported about some serious issues with the device, The issues are simply making the users unhappy about the device, Let's look at some of the serious issues with Yureka reported
The Heating Issue: One major issue with Yureka is the excessive heating issue, the device tends to overheat while playing games, browsing, watching videos. The only solution for this problem is to reduce the clock speed of the device while playing or watching. Again two Questions arise, as to why include a powerful processor when it can't be utilized properly, and why a user has to go through all the trouble?
Random Rebooting: Sometimes the device reboots all by itself at random intervals, sometimes while using it and other, while it's kept on sleep. Not sure what is exactly causing this problem, for all i know the overheating of the phone causing the GPU to force shut down. But there can be other reasons as well, A bug in Operating system or internal damage.
Battery Drain and Poor Battery Calibration: Major requirement for any smartphone user is good battery life, Yu Yureka fails miserably in the battery department. Thanks to the large screen and power hungry processor, Battery on Yureka rarely lasts for a single day. Most times the battery drains even if its in sleep mode. There are some serious battery calibration issues related to the phone. And another major issue is, Phone takes a really long time to charge completely, sometimes it would take 15-20 minutes of time to move from 99% to 100%, that one percent wouldn't matter a lot but, A weird issue
Poor Camera performance: After the battery, most users look at the performance of the camera, in which Yureka fails again, the specs look grand on paper but not in reality. Yureka packs 13mp primary camera with CMOS sensor made by Sony but the shots were washed out with very less amount of details, same goes with video recording, the sound via microphone is not crisp. Camera performance isn't a complete waste, but it isn't the best either. But a software update might fix the problem.
Poor Loud Speakers and Sound: if you are a music lover, I must say Yu Yureka is not for you and does not please you in any way. The loudspeaker volume is very low, and the sound gets completely distorted when raised to the maximum level. Many users have reported that loudspeaker stops working at times and requires a reboot before any sound comes out again. Not just that sometimes the in call speakers also stop working, forcing the users to take calls via loudspeakers.
Pathetic After Sale Support: With These many issues, a general user looks for support from the company to fix the issues, Micromax is well known for its pathetic after sale support and same goes with YU as well. The support team line is always busy and very hard to get in touch with them, but few of them were lucky enough to get in touch and well, we all know what happened there.
Conclusion: Every smartphone has it fare share of drawbacks, and companies should work on them and try to fix them, which will help the reputation in the long run, in Yureka's case there a ray of hope in the form of Cyanagenmod which is known for its seamless work, so let's hope Cyanagen try to fix these issues with Android lollipop update. Stay Tuned for Yu Yureka Review After Lollipop Update
Cyanagenmod Revealed The New Boot Animation For OS 12 Based on Lollipop, The Company Changed Their Branding Logo Last Month and Now With Similar with just the Cyanogen name Replacing the Animated Mascot. Company Also Said That it is in FInal Stage of Pushing An OTA Update of Cyanagenmod 12 Which is Lollipop Build For OnePlus One and Yu Yureka Smartphones and The Smartphones Will Be Getting The Update in Next Few Weeks, Along With These Alcatel Hero 2+ Which is Powered By Cyanagenmod Will Ship With OS 11 and Will get The Lollipop Update in May or Early June.
The Current Trend in The Mobile World is The Affordable 4G LTE Smartphones, With The Recent Launch of Lenovo A6000 in Stunning Price Range Many Companies are Now Gearing Up For Affordable 4G Devices, if Reports are to be Believed Motorola is Working on Affordable 4G Device Which Might Be Launched This Year. But For Now We Have A Handful of Devices to Talk About Before the New Comers. So This Article is About the Most Affordable 4G LTE Smartphones Available in India Right Now.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 4G:
Xiaomi Redmi Note 4G Was Launched in India Last Month, The Device Costed 1,000 More Than the 3G Variant, This Amazing Phablet From Xiaomi Sports a 5.5 Inch HD Display with 1280*720p Resolution.Powered By Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 Chipset Clocked at 1.6GHz Quad Core Processor With Adreno 305 GPU. The Camera on Redmi Note 4G is a 13MP Rear Auto Focus Camera with 1080p Video Recording and 5MP Front Facing Camera. There is 2GB Ram and 8GB Internal Memory with Micro SD Card Slot.Xiaomi Redmi Note 4G Comes WIth Custom Skin Called the MIUI v6.0 on Top of Android 4.4 KitKat. And Battery on Redmi Note is a 3,100mah Unit.
Must Read:Xiaomi Redmi Note 4G Review
Priced at 9,999 and is Available Exclusively in Flipkart and Goes on Sale Every Tuesday. Yu Yureka:
Launched Last Month in an Event Held in Delhi. Went on For Sale for The First Time Last Week. Yu Yureka a Subsidiary Brand of Micromax, Sports a 5.5 inch HD Display With 1280*720p Display Along With Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection. Powered By Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 64bit Chipset Clocked at 1.5GHz Octa Core Processor.The Camera on Yurekha is 13MP f/2.2 Sony IMX 135 CMOS Sensors Can Record Video in 4K Resolution and 5MP Front Facing Camera.There is 2GB Ram and 16GB Internal Memory With Micro Sd Card Slot.Runs on Android 4.4 KitKat Which is Powered By Cyanagenmod OS 11. The Battery on Yureka is a 2,500mah Unit. Must Read:YU Yureka Review Priced at 8,999 and is Available Exclusively in Amazon.in via Flash Sales.
Lenovo A6000:
Lenovo Announced Affordable 4G LTE Smatphone A6000 Back at CES 2015, Also A6000 is a India Specific Device. The Latest Affordable 4G Device From Lenovo Sports 5 inch HD Display with 128-*720p Display. The Device is Powered By Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 64bit Chipset Clocked at 1.2GHz Quad Core Processor. The Camera on A6000 is an 8MP Auto Focus Rear Camera With 1080p Video Recording and 2MP Rear Camera. There is 1GB Ram and 8GB Internal Memory with SD Card Slot. Lenovo's Custom Made Skin Called Vibe UI on Top of Android 4.4KitKat. The battery is 2000mah Unit.
Back in November Nokia or Microsoft Launched a 4G LTE Device Called The Lumia 628.This Windows 8.1 Powered Device Sports a 4.5 inch FWVGA Display with 854*480 Resolution. The Device is Powered By Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 Chipset Clocked at 1.2GHz Quad Core processor. The Camera on The Device is a 5MP Auto Focus Camera and No Front Facing Camera. There is 1GB Ram and 8GB Internal Memory With SD Card Slot. The Device is running on Latest Firware of Windows 8.1.
Priced at 8,299 and is Available in Online and Offline As well.
Yu Yureka Has been The Talk of The Town Since its Announcement, it Been Considered as Xiaomi Redmi Note and OnePlus One Competitor. The Registrations Were Closed a Day Before the Actually Planned Date, This Indicates How The Users are Eagerly Waiting for the Device . But To the Sad Ending Micromax Today Revealed That only 10,000 Units Will Be Available For the First Sale, But The Registered Users Count is Near to 3 Lakhs. This Was The Same Situation of MI3 When it First Went on For Sale in India. Yu Yureka is Exclusively Available via Amazon.in.
The First Sale of Yu Yureka is Going to be Held Tomorrow i.e 13th January 2015 Tuesday, Which is Exactly the same Day Xiaomi Conducts its Flash Sales. Note 4G and Yureka are Being Sold on The Same Day. However the Sales will be Held on two Different E-Commerce Sites. SO that Shouldn't Effect the Sales of Either of the Devices.But The Fact That Both the Devices are a Great Buy at The Price Point Have to Wait and See How Would the Market React to Devices.
To Refresh Your Memory, Yu Yureka Sports a 5.5 inch HD Display with 1280*720p Display Which is Same in Case of Redmi Note, Sports a 5.5 inch 720p Display. Yu Yureka is Powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 chipset clocked at 1.5Ghz Octacore Processor, While Redmi Note 4G is Powered by 1.6Ghz Quad Core processor Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 chipset. The Processor on Yureka is Powerful.The Camera on Redmi Note 4G is a 13MP Auto Focus Camera and Front is 5MP Fixed Focus Camera, Also The Same in Yureka Which is 13MP Auto Focus and 5MP Fixed Focus Camera.
Coming to Battery There is a 3,100 mah Huge Battery in Xiaomi Redmi Note 4G With a Great Battery Backup and Stand by Time but the 2,500 mah Battery in Yureka is not Upto the Mark When Compared. the Special Algorithm Implemented in Yureka with 615 chipset Helps in Certain Conditions but When Compared with Redmi Note, Yureka is on Lower side. the Internal Storage on Yureka is 16GB with SD Card Slot which is Enough for Games and Media Storage and in Redmi Note its 8GB With SD Card Slot. No Issue With the Storage in Both the Devices.
Yureka Comes with Cyanagenmod OS With Android 4.4.4 KitKat and Redmi Note Has a Custom Skin Called the MIUI v6 Which is Also Android 4.4 KitKat. But Cyanagenmod is known for Faster and Stable Updates Every time and also Yurekha Would be Receiving the Lollipop Update Next to Nexus Devices.Both These Devices Support 4G LTE and Yureka Comes with Dual Sim Slots and While Redmi Note is a Single Sim Device Which May Effect the Dual Sim Users.
Conclusion: Both Redmi Note and Yureka Are Great Budget Devices From 2 Mobile Manufacturing Gaints. Both of Them Have Their Own Drawbacks and Advantages. it All Comes Down to User Choice Based on Their Requirement.but Our Pick Would be Yureka For Tech Lover to Experiment with Cyanagenmod.
Micromax Had Climbed The Crown Of Top Selling Phones in India, Though The Bad Reputation of After Sale Service it Maintained its Place, But Now Micromax Wants to be a Standout From Other Companies Offerings, The Result is YU-Televentures a Subsidiary Brand of Micromax With Cyanogen Mod as Partner. The Main Aim of Yu is to Target Youth and Tech Savvy with Tight Budget Constraints and Intelligent Marketing.
Unlike The Micromax Regular Bloatware, YU Comes With Clean and Yet Powerful of CyanogenMod OS 11 (KitKat 4.4.4). The Box in Which it's packed Looks Similar to That of Xiaomi. Looks Like Micromax is Trying Hard To Sustain, So did YU Justify The Requirement?? Find Out.
Display: Though The Phone sports 5.5 Inches it is Good Enough to Operate With One Hand and also when compared with the Redmi Note 4G which is the competitor of Yu this Device looks premium and also the Back of the device looks similar to that of One Sandstone Black. The Device is 13.97 mm HD IPS Display with 1280*720p Resolution and 267 PPI with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Protections. The Viewing angles are not the bestThough the said it has 80-degree viewing angles.
Physical Overview: Though it is the device, they are no signs of its branding on the device nor the box. The volume buttons and power lock/unlock buttons are on the sides that are easily reachable though the fact that it is. USB slot is at the bottom and headphone jack on the top. On opening the back panel, you can find, SD card slot and two micro slots while on back the device has 13MP Auto Focus camera and on the front 5MP camera.
Performance: Yurekha is one the few devices powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 chipset with 64Bit support, Clocked at 1.5GHz with 2GB Ram. Games like Modern Combat 5 and Asphalt 8 which ran without any issuesWith Some Intense Testing we Say that YU Can run anything you through at it provides that you have memory in it.
Camera: There is 13MP f22 aperture Sony IMX 135 CMOS Sensor Rear Camera With 5P Large with Blue Lens Architecture Can Record 4K Videos also and 24FPS frame rate and 5MP Front Camera. The Camera Has Decent Amount of Tweaks Like Live Filter, Exposure Control, Burst Mode and Video Can Recorded in SLO-MO and Time LapseCamera Interface is Simple Enough For Modifying the Filters and Options. The Day Lighting Pictures are Clear and Had Very Less Noise in Them with lot of details Captured, The Focus was Sharp and the Closeup Shots were Sharp, but the low lighting was a bit of as it sometimes struggles with no sufficient ambient light, as a result, he wider shots and long distance shots turned out good but close-ups were a hit or miss here with no doubt best camera in this price range
Battery: The Battery on YU is 2500, which might be less in numbers but then the battery backup was decent. We played games for around half n hour, and the battery dropped by 9% and on continuous video playback the battery lasted for around 9 hours. So to sum it up the battery performance is decent and depends on individual's usage.
Software and Connectivity: YU Comes with Android 4.4.4 on top of Cyanogen mod OS 11. is themes that change the complete look and feel of the device. From the boot animation to everything can be customized. As far as the connectivity the device supports 4G bands for faster connectivity and faster speeds with CAT4 150mbps Download speeds.
Bottom Word: YU Got it Correct on Some Levels. It's a Tough Competitor For Redmi Note 4G and Asus Zenfone 5 (3G)
